Comping For Cash Article Discussion

andcouldheplay

Hi everyone, signed up for this last night, and so far have entered about 100 competitions, do i have to write down the details of each one (which i have not done so far), or do they contact you by email if you win?

dooby

andcouldheplay wrote: »

Hi everyone, signed up for this last night, and so far have entered about 100 competitions, do i have to write down the details of each one (which i have not done so far), or do they contact you by email if you win?

Hi, Welcome to comping.

You'll either be contacted by email, sometimes by phone or prizes might just turn up out of the blue which is very nice indeed.

Good luck. I hope you win something soon cos the feeling when you do is ace!

andcouldheplay

dooby wrote: »

Hi, Welcome to comping.

You'll either be contacted by email, sometimes by phone or prizes might just turn up out of the blue which is very nice indeed.

Good luck. I hope you win something soon cos the feeling when you do is ace!

Thats great, thanks a lot. i was worrying that i had to write down the name of every site and keep checking them. Another thing is, i know there is no guarentee , but i seen somewhere the win ratio is 1/1000. does this seem correct.

dooby

andcouldheplay wrote: »

Thats great, thanks a lot. i was worrying that i had to write down the name of every site and keep checking them. Another thing is, i know there is no guarentee , but i seen somewhere the win ratio is 1/1000. does this seem correct.

lol No, no need to write them down. There are some compers who make spreadsheets but most don't bother. If you enter a comp and click the 'thanks' button and the 'entered' button in the opening post you'll be able to keep track that way.

It's hard to say re - win ratio, it's really just down to luck. Some people enter less and win more, some people enter absolutely loads and can win nothing or barely anything for months.

I enter about 100 to 200 per day and win from about 5 prizes up to 30 prizes per month. Some prizes are small eg a razor, some might be big eg a Wii or an iPhone.

There's no real 'fairness' to comping. The amount of time a person spends or the amount of comps entered doesn't necessarily reflect what a person wins. It's just down to getting your name pulled out of a hat (or the electronic version of). Also, compers seem to have good spells and bad spells. Having said that the more you enter it stands to reason that the more chance you have of winning something.

It's a great hobby and the feeling you get when you win is really very amazing, it's enough to get you hooked anyway.

andcouldheplay

dooby wrote: »

lol No, no need to write them down. There are some compers who make spreadsheets but most don't bother. If you enter a comp and click the 'thanks' button and the 'entered' button in the opening post you'll be able to keep track that way.

It's hard to say re - win ratio, it's really just down to luck. Some people enter less and win more, some people enter absolutely loads and can win nothing or barely anything for months.

I enter about 100 to 200 per day and win from about 5 prizes up to 30 prizes per month. Some prizes are small eg a razor, some might be big eg a Wii or an iPhone.

There's no real 'fairness' to comping. The amount of time a person spends or the amount of comps entered doesn't necessarily reflect what a person wins. It's just down to getting your name pulled out of a hat (or the electronic version of). Also, compers seem to have good spells and bad spells. Having said that the more you enter it stands to reason that the more chance you have of winning something.

It's a great hobby and the feeling you get when you win is really very amazing, it's enough to get you hooked anyway.

Thanks again. Out of interest, what is your biggest win? if you dont mind me asking.

dooby

andcouldheplay wrote: »

Thanks again. Out of interest, what is your biggest win? if you dont mind me asking.

I don't mind you asking.

I've had a few that would be worth about a grand. I won £1,000 to spend on a clothes website, a netbook and vouchers that would be worth about £1,000 in total, another prize was a camcorder, a PS3 and some headphones and once a TV and a Blue Ray just turned up out of the blue.

I've been comping for about 4 years now, last year was probably my best to date but one prize that seems to escape me is a holiday or a short break. It's funny cos i've seen people say that they are having to stop entering holiday comps because they can't go on any more that year but even though I keep trying I don't seem to get lucky with those.

If I could give anyone starting out any advice it would be just be prepared for the quiet spells. They are hard going and it's soul destroying at times constantly plugging away to seemingly get nothing in return, BUT, you have to keep at it. When they come the wins really are amazing. I've had some wonderful prizes that have made a huge difference to me and to those close to me. If I weren't entering competitions i'd be cleaning or watching TV and you don't get surprises turn up for doing that.

weeowens

andcouldheplay wrote: »

Hi everyone, signed up for this last night, and so far have entered about 100 competitions, do i have to write down the details of each one (which i have not done so far), or do they contact you by email if you win?

It might be a silly question but why sign up to Prizefinder when we have virtually every comp on here that is out there & the answers are on here,in most cases.We seem to have a lot more than any other site posted on here.
I used it years back but when I found this soon stuck with MSE.Mind you I did win a trip to NY with them so it always holds a bit for me.

dooby

Oops. I never noticed prizefinder in the title.

I've been gearing my replies to entering on here, I don't enter anywhere else. I aint got the time for one

scousenat

hi.i have been here for about a month now and i have entered about a 100 postal comps,10 text comps and loads of online comps..my question is to the people who have saod they enter 100 and more a day could you tell me where you find these please as i canot find that many ..i must be missing some forums or discussions or something but i dont know where they are lol x i have really enjoyed comping and will continue to do so for a very long time,im a stay at home mum of 3 and apart from seeing to my kids,cleaning,cooking,washing,ironing and everything else in between lol i like to spend a few hrs a night writing my postcards an entering online it is quite therapeutic for me and i even look forward to my walk the postoffice every morning to post my cards so it gets me out in the fresh air and it is a little something to brighten up, a sometimes dull mundane morning (love waiting for mr posty haha) not that i have won yet..and i dont expect too the way i see it..i could spend 5 pound a week on scratchcards or a little less on stamps to me your chances r about the same.sorry for going on but gotta say i love reading these forums and hope ill be welcome x

sheils6

Are you doing the Daily Comps scousenat? There are loads to do on there.

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