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could i be doing this wrong

Hi to all of you and thanks to all the comp posts:T

right then i started comping about 6-7 weeks ago in my 1st week i had 2 wins over the moon with them

wen i enter i tick/un-tick for newsletters
always my mobile number
could not be helping? i know im not going to win everything just wanted to ask to put my mind at rest that its something im doing/not doing

good luck H
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  • LynA_3
    LynA_3 Posts: 65 Forumite
    i always put my mobile cos we dont have a landline...maybe thats where i'm going wrong lol
    June 2008 - Lazer eye surgery worth £895 for one eye! :rotfl:
    July 2008 - Paul Van Dyke Cream Ibiza 2008 CD :D
    August - Garnier Ambre Solaire sun Cream x2 :cool:
    :j ROLL ON IBIZA!!! 27th August! :j
  • Hiya! From what I've learnt so far it shouldn't matter that you untick or tick the boxes (apart from some smaller companies who get a bit squiffy about it !!!) and your mobile number isn't a problem either - as long as they can get in touch with you that's all that matters. Think it just depends on random luck to be honest!!! :rotfl: hth Happy Comping! xxx ;)
    "You give a little love and it all comes back to you! La La La La La La La!"
    Just loving comping and the good guys here!
  • LynA_3
    LynA_3 Posts: 65 Forumite
    yeah it is just random luck mostly and some people have more luck than others! :)
    June 2008 - Lazer eye surgery worth £895 for one eye! :rotfl:
    July 2008 - Paul Van Dyke Cream Ibiza 2008 CD :D
    August - Garnier Ambre Solaire sun Cream x2 :cool:
    :j ROLL ON IBIZA!!! 27th August! :j
  • hayleyw1
    hayleyw1 Posts: 20,911 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    i always un tic the boxes an use my mobile as a contact number, i have won alot of prizes this years so i think it is just luck....;)
    R.I.P TO THE MOST AMAZING MAN PUT ON THIS EARTH! MY DAD XX 13/03/2010 love and miss you so much xxjan wins, uki goodies,necklace, case wkd, thomas goodies, sterilizer, 2 pairs boot, earings
  • KittyPryde
    KittyPryde Posts: 2,623 Forumite
    I always use my mobile, been comping almost a year and never had a winning telephone call though.

    But I always untick newsletters etc too and have won lots in the post so that doesn't seem to matter.

    Good Luck.
  • Ayreon_2
    Ayreon_2 Posts: 1,029 Forumite
    2 wins in your first week is pretty damn good.

    I always untick the boxes. Plenty of people still win with them unticked.
  • josie301
    josie301 Posts: 4,654 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    hiya - I always use my mobile number (so I can call screen ;) ) and always untick any boxes I can! And from my sig I reckon I'm doing ok. :p

    Good luck - hopefully you'll get another lucky spell soon!
    :T
    Jo x
    2007:£5181.09 2008: £6619.70 2009: £4284.49 2010: £5213.14 2011: £4980.62 2012: £3188.52 :)

  • kisto
    kisto Posts: 7,075 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I also usually use my mobile number and I also normally 'un tick' any contact boxes - I'm averaging about two wins a week (although August is being particularly kind for wins).
    :T*Thanks to all who posts comps * :j
  • s0ulassassin
    s0ulassassin Posts: 2,239 Forumite
    I have a comp mobile :rotfl: abit like the batphone..........but hasn't rung as yet :mad:

    Guess its the luck of the draw. I started comping late July and had 1 win :rotfl: that was afew days after i started ;) but none after that and thats after entering about 200 comps a day on average.

    I'm not bothered at the minute with regards to winning because i've only just started and picked up my comp rate per day but i would :wall: if i didn't win owt after afew months :rotfl:

    I just enjoy comping and ppl are right, it is addictive :D
    Just Remember What Ol' s0ulassassin Does When The Earth Quakes, & The Poison Arrows Fall From The Sky, & The Pillars Of Heaven Shake. Yeah, r-s0ul Just Looks That Big Ol' Storm Right Square In The Eye & He Says, "Give Me Your Best Shot, Pal. I Can Take It." :D
  • Shellybee
    Shellybee Posts: 4,171 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I have a comp mobile :rotfl: abit like the batphone..........but hasn't rung as yet :mad:

    :rotfl: :rotfl:
    On an aside s0ulassassin have you been awake all night? or like me just a very early start???:p


    I untick most boxes and use my landline unless it specificly (how the 'beep' do ya spell that word?) asks for a mobile. Have won a few things since starting back to comping in June :D


    What happened the quote bit????
    :coffee:
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