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Holiday
Has anybody ever won a holiday from CNTraveller
social media animal
Do you need to be a social media animal to win on there? (TW / FB / IG) ANIMAL as in loads of comments, followings and followers. Shares etc. (over and above the min requirements)
How are people entering Twitter competitions?
I've been entering for a while, mainly just searching #win & #competition on Twitter to find ones to enter. However, I'm seeing many of the comments from people worded almost identically .. something along the lines of "Awesome giveaway! Thank you for the super and very delicious chance to #WIN. Fingers tightly crossed."…
Are You Looking Forward To New MSE Forum? poll on boards
hope it's ok to share this with all just in case most haven't seen it yet, prob won't affect the change but at least we can vote.. https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6091760/msexit-update-sneak-peak-at-the-new-forum-and-more-info-forum-closes-3pm-on-6-2-20-until-7-2-20
"New Compers Please Read" sticky thread in Game Over
The 'New Compers Please Read' sticky thread has moved from the top of the main Comps Board to the top of Game Over board. Is this a mistake on someones part or is it a new "Expired button" target like used to happen to the Magazines threads? Or perhaps it is part of preparation for the forum?
Prize received different to advertised
Had a packet of dog food arrive today, but the original advent comp said that the prize would be a tube of dog treats. Another winner of the same comp has had the same problem. Is this normal if they don’t have the original prize in stock?
CDP Christmas Band/Artist Quiz - Answers
For those who racked their brains in the Christmas Band/Artist Quiz The official answers have been published - 32 & 39 highlighted are the two we did not get right. 1 Queen’s diet appears to have gone well THIN LIZZY 2 Famous bear with the famous detective RUPERT HOLMES 3 These gents have discarded their bowlers MEN…
Problem with Twitter entry on Gleam
The Twitter button is missing when I open entries on gleam. All the other social media icons and links are working. Anyone else having this problem? Thank you
Searching for comps
I cannot search on my tablet for comps, the box disappears, any ideas?
Competition end times with unusual times
Is it just myself that's noticed some competition ending at unusual times? As well as majority finishing at 00 minutes there's some that are now finishing at different minutes for example 11:47 Very random
Kerching and Win ?
Hi what does everyone think about https://www.kerchingandwin.co.uk ? Worth doing? Spamy? Intrusive? or Good chance to win? I'm on the fence :money:
Advice on win
Hi guys Sorry it’s my first post, so please bare with me. I just need some advice on a win I have had. I won a prize with heart radio, I was called on Christmas Eve to say I had won a prize, but I haven’t received anything yet. Is that normal or should I have got something by now? Thank you in advance for your help :)
Apologies for multiple posts
I'm having a few problems with posting comps - it blocked me from posting the Sunuva 'win a luxury beach bundle' comp or editing it, now I see it's posted the comp in a jumbled form twice, but I'm being blocked from editing or deleting the posts :mad: Have e-mailed MSE as to why I've been blocked but just wanted to…
Best mobile for short code text comps
I'd like to have a separate phone that I can put credit on each month to enter text to win comps. Am I right in thinking that some don't do short code numbers for instance - 61160? Does anyone have any advice on what phone/deal/company to use? Thanks
Roboform - Problems After Upgrade
Hi I've just upgraded Roboform and am struggling to work out how to amend a password for a login that already exists. Has anyone else struggled with this and found a solution please. Thanks Ms C x
Search by closing date
Can anyone remind me how you do this please ?
Dorset Cereals are dropping tokens
"At the end of this year, we’ll be waving farewell to our tokens scheme. That means there’ll be no more tokens to collect after August – but don't worry, you’ll still be able to exchange yours for offers from our friends, and our raffle will be back to give you an extra chance to win fabulous stays in Dorset. Plus, all our…
parcel force card
anyone had a delivery with parcel force today? i had a card put through while i was out, dont think i am waiting for anything, says leave 24 hrs so i will have to see what it is tomorrow!!!
How was your comping year?
As we come to the end of 2019 how did you do in competitions overall? I am pleased with what i won, nearly £3,000. I don't usually keep count of the amount but as i do the compers challenge i try to write the value there. I have won items that are for myself and family members and even the dog got lucky this year,lol.…
An Interesting Fact!
Hi everyone, I thought some of you might find this interesting as I most certainly did!! At work, we recently ran a competition through cosmopolitan magazine and have just recieved the data back - we had over 11,000 entries!!! Certainly puts wins into perspective for some of these high value prizes!!

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