Competition wins - etiquette with friends?

weeowens

I've no problem letting people know.A lot of the prizes get given as gifts so they are happy.

cheznal

I wouldn't feel guilty telling family/friends about my comping and wins. My family benefit from my wins anyway, ie the wii I won was given to my brothers, and I have even promised to share my magnum wins with my parents to treat them. My work colleagues also benefitted and still do benefit from the years supply of chewing gum which I won, as they are always asking if I have any gum on me

fire**fly

all my family & friends know i spend more time doing comps than anything else & they love it 'cause they benefit from it as well, prizes i can't use go to family, friends for b/day, xmas/ anniversary etc pressies or just a nice surprise for them,
pet wins go to friends pets/local animal shelters,
kids pressies are for the grandkids, or baby pressies for mates with LO's,
shoudn't think you should feel guilty about winning as they could put the time & effort in themselves if wanted, even when i was working full time always managed to find time to enter for comps & used to do the puzzle mags in my lunch/tea breaks & on the buses/trains to work got some funny looks sometimes when muttering to myself but if you want to win it you've got to keep at it

eyeballpaul

People I know think I am sad when I tell them I enter competitions as a hobby.
I too have won two holidays to places I wouldn't normally go to.
Have just come back from Canadian Rockies and had a great time.
(my ideal holiday is on a beach on an exotic location)
Next month on a luxurious holiday to S Ireland worth over £2k.
I enjoy upsetting people who tell me how "lucky" I am.

Eyeball Paul

PS About four years ago I won a trip to Morocco. It was to Agadir.
With the benfit of hindsight I wish I had booked one of he other beach resorts.
Must confess, Marrakesh wouldn't interest me, but would go if I won

ThinkingOfLinking

If they're your friends, they'll be happy for you and your wins, and if they're bitter about it, then are they really your friends? Anyone can enter these competitions and win, so just tell them that if they want to win too, just start entering. I don't really talk about comping much, other than if I've won something I want to give someone. Eg the other day, I won tickets, as a surprise win with no prior phone call or email, to an event I can't make as I am going to be away, enjoying another win. So I told my friend I'd won these tickets and would she like them.

crin

My family and friends are happy when I win something as I share most of it with them either just as a treat or birthdays/Xmas pressies. The grandkids like it when they get a bit of something extra at Xmas or when they are doing well in school or in exams.

My nieghbours grandkids have benefitted too from Mars balls wins etc and they all think it is great I have an interest in something that may bring some kind of benefit for me or them.

Just tell them and if they are truly your friends they wont be orrible about your wins.

calash

I'm quite careful who I tell when I've won something quite big like a holiday, as people always say "I never win anything" but then again they don't spend hours and hours entering!! My son who is 10 used to say my mum won this, this and this until the kids who were jealous starting getting quite nasty about it, so now he doesn't tell anybody anything!!! Just my experience

lab-lover

I haven't won anything that was worth a lot of money or a big cash win (yet) fingers crossed. I've been comping for about 2/3 years and just lately I have noticed Iam getting a bit embarrased (for want of a better word) when I tell my friends that I have won. Their usual reaction is ' god, again?' Then followed by' oh good'. Couldn't be less interested if they tried. Iam starting to put this down to jealousy. I have decided Iam going to keep quiet about my little wins from now on. If they ask they ask. If not, well, just showed they not interested.

whoopidoo

I don't tell people unless they ask anymore - same reasons as many of you have said already. Had so many 'you're so lucky, it's not fair' comments but when I say 'well have you entered any?' they say no because they never win.

clairesims1978

I dont tell people about every single win, if people ask I will say though. Big wins I do tell people about though but not in a bragging kind of way, just close friends and family who know all about my comping addiction and actually look forward to hearing about my wins !!! Several other people have benefited from my comping, I dont feel guilty about anything I have gained from it as its me who put all the effort in. I find when I get a big win people say they are going to start comping themselves but they rarely actually do and then you get the "I never win anything" comments and "its not fair"
I think you should be proud of your wins and be allowed to enjoy them openly without guilt. Happy holidays !! xxx.