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I give up entering comps

16 months and not a single win. What a waste of time. Thousands of comps entered, not even a DVD or book has been won.


All I have got for my trouble is an inbox of junk mail every single day.

Bye.


:tongue:
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  • hazyjo
    hazyjo Posts: 15,475 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Awww - shame you've not won so much as a sausage! Did you enter comps every day or was it just a couple of hundred every month or so? Very unusual not to have won anything in all that time! Did you find your own comps before joining here? Just that I notice you only joined up in Feb. If you've been using another site that just sends you junkmail, that's probably why. I don't get any from the comps I've entered here (apart from loads of newsletters) - but do from another 'pretending to be a competition site' site which I joined before finding MSE.

    Jx
    2024 wins: *must start comping again!*
  • Sorry to hear you haven't won anything yet, it must be very frustrating especially when you put all that time into entering competitions. I am sure your luck will change and I hope that a few prizes turn up soon!
  • Have you tried using a different email address?
    Comping & Coupons!
  • stelly
    stelly Posts: 402 Forumite
    Have you tried using a different email address?


    Do comps prefer certain email addresses?

    Now wondering if thats why im quite unlucky....


    Thanks

    Stelly xx
    "Opportunity only knocks once.
    It doesnt knock, knock again, then leave a note asking you to give it a call back when you've got your s*** together".
    John Connolly
  • Well i win quite q bit with my hotmail...
    When i changed to my BTconnect i won nothing...
    As soon as i went back to hotmail i won again....
    Comping & Coupons!
  • im begining to wonder if the effort is worth it aswell...just praying for a big itv win x
  • stelly
    stelly Posts: 402 Forumite
    Thanks. :T

    Will have to think about getting a new one.

    Im with aol and have had a couple of wins but not many in ratio to how may i enter.


    Stelly xx
    "Opportunity only knocks once.
    It doesnt knock, knock again, then leave a note asking you to give it a call back when you've got your s*** together".
    John Connolly
  • im with aol..entered 1000's and had 1 very small win
  • Mamzie
    Mamzie Posts: 2,540 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    1000s of comps may not actually be many, could be 2 or 3k, how many did you mean? I must enter around 50ish a day so about a 1000 every 2-3 weeks... I still may go a few weeks with nothing, but often get something most weeks (fingers crossed so I don't jinx myself).

    In 18 monthes, this means I'd have entered about 30,000+ comps - OMG!!!
    My light may be on, but that doesn't always mean I am looking at the PC - I am far more likely to be cuddling or feeding Tianna atm, so please don't think I am ignoring you if I don't reply quickly :)

    Our Precious Baby Tianna has now joined our Family, she is much loved and very welcome, xxx
  • dynamicdawg
    dynamicdawg Posts: 365 Forumite
    edited 14 December 2009 at 4:19PM
    im with aol..entered 1000's and had 1 very small win

    I really don't think it matters. I'm used to be with aol I wan loads - now with googlemail not noticing any major diffrence.
    btw I'm feel on a lucky streak this month -no wins since October up until this week when I've been having a couple of small wins. Got a feeling a biggie is just round the corner :)
    feeling lucky?:beer:
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