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Advice for a new comper ...

ps_live
ps_live Posts: 143 Forumite
in I won! I won! I won!
Hi, been comping like mad all week, and I have been reading the success people have.

What does WEM mean?

I reckon I have entered 200+ different competitions, can I expect any success from this?

I'm slowly getting addicted I think, I keep checking the forum for new posts ;)

Thanks to everyone who posts, its brill :beer:
Debt-free as of 01.10.08. I will never have a CC again and I'm "in the black" :beer:
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  • Gilla_2
    Gilla_2 Posts: 13,228 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts
    WEM is winning email.

    Unfortunately, unless you are extremely lucky, you need to enter far more than 200 comps to get a win. Most wins are purely luck, and as there are more compers than ever competing for them, there's less chance than ever of winning.

    However, having said that, luck may smile upon you.

    Best of luck.

    This kind of post is better put in the chatty threads at the start of the Regular Board.
    42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot
    :hello: Good Luck everyone !:hello:
  • cg1982
    cg1982 Posts: 8,961 Forumite
    good luck ps just do as many comps as you can
  • kimmy393
    kimmy393 Posts: 5,472 Forumite
    I think I do on average 20 pages of comps a day so about 600 comps a day OMG did not realise it was that much !!! And even more for the last day of the month think there was around 80 pages (2400 comps) just for the 30th April (took me 3 days to complete in spurts LOL). So to be honest unless you are really lucky you have to enter thousands a month to win, unless its a comp where their are loads of prizes. HTH
    2015 Big wins: luxury 7 night holiday in sharm el sheikh, theatre tix, £123, IPad Air 16gb, Night in London hotel celebjuicetix :, Portable dvd playerT

    Best 2014: £900 VIP cheltenham races day, £200 H&M voucher, £300 camera, 2 nights luxury apt Harrogate, 5 nights glamping cumbria
    Total:2010: £10,531, 2011:£11,075
  • ps_live
    ps_live Posts: 143 Forumite
    kimmy393 wrote: »
    I think I do on average 20 pages of comps a day so about 600 comps a day OMG did not realise it was that much !!! And even more for the last day of the month think there was around 80 pages (2400 comps) just for the 30th April (took me 3 days to complete in spurts LOL). So to be honest unless you are really lucky you have to enter thousands a month to win, unless its a comp where their are loads of prizes. HTH

    :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:
    Debt-free as of 01.10.08. I will never have a CC again and I'm "in the black" :beer:
  • cg1982
    cg1982 Posts: 8,961 Forumite
    ps have you read compers guide
    the best thing i can suggest is autofill
  • ps_live
    ps_live Posts: 143 Forumite
    cg1982 wrote: »
    ps have you read compers guide
    the best thing i can suggest is autofill

    Thanks cg1982, I'm already using it on my Google toolbar :D Mind you, it never fills my postcode in, the field rarely goes yellow :confused:
    Debt-free as of 01.10.08. I will never have a CC again and I'm "in the black" :beer:
  • cg1982
    cg1982 Posts: 8,961 Forumite
    try using firefox hun with autofill much easier
  • lolotoo
    lolotoo Posts: 344 Forumite
    cg1982 wrote: »
    ps have you read compers guide
    the best thing i can suggest is autofill


    As a newbie how do you get auto fill??? Does it cost and is it easy to load.

    Tiaxx
    Jan 2011 £10 Sports Direct, Football and 442 Subscription. Lindt Chocolate and a Camera and makeup.:j
  • cg1982
    cg1982 Posts: 8,961 Forumite
    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1014121
    read through this it will help you alot
  • Muffy0
    Muffy0 Posts: 4,387 Forumite
    Roboform is the best comping aid :) Good luck x

    I have a moneysaving version that I can email you if you like :):)
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