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how many to win

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  • funnyguy
    funnyguy Posts: 2,561 Forumite
    3 questions black sabbath.where do yiou find all these postal comps to enter?
    15 postal comps per day is approx .£23 per week in stamps.thats approx £1200 per year...is it worth it...? by telling other people about competitions{which we all appreciate}you cut your odds of winning as more people will enter.?
  • toozie_2
    toozie_2 Posts: 3,278 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Before starting on-line comps, I used to spend about £3.00 a week on stamps for comps.

    I justify this because, I don't smoke, I don't go out drinking (just a bottle of wine at home sometimes) and its my hobby, just like some people like to play golf (and pay the fees, and buy the equipment) or drive expensive cars etc.
    :j
  • toozie wrote:
    Before starting on-line comps, I used to spend about £3.00 a week on stamps for comps.

    I justify this because, I don't smoke, I don't go out drinking (just a bottle of wine at home sometimes) and its my hobby, just like some people like to play golf (and pay the fees, and buy the equipment) or drive expensive cars etc.

    I totally agree, I am very new to this but it is very nice to win, but it is also exciting opening the post just incase you have won. I also look upon it as a hobby and have only won one decent thing, but I will keep trying as I enjoy hoping that I will win one day something very big.
  • toozie_2
    toozie_2 Posts: 3,278 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Yeh, between the freebies you learn about on here, and send for, and the chance I may have won a comp, I always look forward to to the postie arriving.

    Yesterday I went to work before the post arrived, when I got home I'd won The Jordan Workout DVD, this was from a local newspaper comp.

    It might be fun trying to increase the size of my bust, whilst wearing high heals!!!!

    Actually I have a friend desperately trying to loose weight, so I'll probably give it to her.
    :j
  • Batgirl
    Batgirl Posts: 2,035 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    Still no joy, entering every competition I can find, picking up every leaflet going, i'm sure i can spot a comp from 100 yards. I think i must just be really really unlucky but will keep trying.
    May 2015 £10 a day currently £208
  • hrafndot
    hrafndot Posts: 2,155 Forumite
    Don't give up Batgirl. I'm still reeling from my first win ever (trip to San Fran). There's nothing like the feeling. It took a couple of month's concentrated effort at on-line competitions. Do you use a form filler?
  • Batgirl
    Batgirl Posts: 2,035 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    Yep use a form filler and trying to stay motivated but seem to be entering less and less comps by the day. Cograts on you win, at least it proves someon wins on online comps. ;)
    May 2015 £10 a day currently £208
  • leona71
    leona71 Posts: 618 Forumite
    I've entered a few competitions but the only ones i win are slogans or tiebreakers, i wrote a peom once and won an X Box. So i only enter them now as what's the point in those comps that have thousands of entries. I just don't have the patients.

    I've also won little things like a CD or Dvd, nothing exciting yet. But i have entered a few good slogan ones recently and hoping i win something out of them.

    Leona
    Envy is the most stupid of vices, for there is no single advantage to be gained from it.:A
  • hrafndot
    this may sound silly but wot is a form filler?
    thanks
    sarah
  • calleyw
    calleyw Posts: 9,896 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
    this may sound silly but wot is a form filler?
    thanks
    sarah


    A form filler is a little program that you fill your details in and then when you need to fill in your details on a webpage you click a button. Rather than typing saves on the old wrists.

    I have a feeling that Internet Explorer has one. But what ever you chose don't choose gator.


    Yours

    Calley
    Hope for everything and expect nothing!!!

    Good enough is almost always good enough -Prof Barry Schwartz

    If it scares you, it might be a good thing to try -Seth Godin
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