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I was hoping 4 a win on my Birthday

:( Feeling fed up,havent won 4 ages, but thought my luck might change today 4 my birthday,well nope it hasnt,think i might give this up for a while.
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  • hazyjo
    hazyjo Posts: 15,475 Forumite
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    Aww that's a shame.

    It's very time consuming for little reward... I think a lot of us are a 'certain type' who do it cos we just like doing it (and the occasional/rare win is nice!). I've always quite liked filling in forms (sad) and am possibly a bit OCD in some areas!

    If you're doing it purely to win, I can understand you'd get fed up quite quickly. I think there has to be a certain amount of enjoyment at just entering... I honestly believe I'm gonna win everything I ever enter! But, on the other hand, I don't get disappointed when I don't win for ages. I do come home hoping something will be waiting for me, or the phone will ring and I'll win thousands, but it's not a big deal if I get zilch for months. I'm always over the moon with any win!

    I see you joined in September last year. Is that when you started comping? If so, it's barely any time, and a lot of comps aren't drawn until a couple of months after they've been posted, and some take months to notify winners after they've been drawn. You need to do it daily for months before any regular wins are likely to occur.

    Do you do many per day? A lot of people are entering hundreds.

    Happy birthday, btw :D

    Jx
    2024 wins: *must start comping again!*
  • minerva123
    minerva123 Posts: 1,446 Forumite
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    :)Happy Birthday:)
  • Go and buy a Euro Millions - you never know, might be keeping it for something big for you!!
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  • Claire79
    Claire79 Posts: 1,064 Forumite
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    Don't give up! It will come :D

    Happy Birthday! x
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  • Tulip
    Tulip Posts: 29,324 Forumite
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    Dont give up,a win will come for you and its just around the corner.

    Happy Birthday!
  • Sphynx
    Sphynx Posts: 877 Forumite
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    Happy Birthday! I have just started entering comps and I spend hours doing it now, very addictive! I think it is easy to get down about lack of wins, but I am like hazyjo and I like to daydream about the chance of winning an amazing prize even if the chances are remote. I really enter for the daydreams (how sad). I think you have to comp a lot for a long time to get anything good, and even then it's just luck...
    Still gotta be in it to win it! Maybe I will get fed up in a few months, but I am hoping I will just get used to not winning and stop expecting that dream call!
  • fire**fly
    fire**fly Posts: 148,056 Forumite
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    awww, big (((hugs))) don't give up, you never know what's round the corner, happy birthday BonAnnif04.gif for today &
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    hope comping fairy comes soon for you
    xx
    please be a responsible pet owner & spay/neuter your pets, too many strays & not enough homes for them sadly. k2u58ioz4c8e.png




  • Happy Birthday! i was feeling like you but then i had a couple of wins in 2 days and something to collect from post office tomorrow! keep at it you time will come! Good Luck :)
    :j
  • Jokey
    Jokey Posts: 8,801 Forumite
    Happy Birthday :D Something will come your way soon enough, my wins tend to come together then nothing for as looong time. It's hard to motivate yourself when you get nothing in return, but when you do win it's magical. Hang in there ;)
    :) xx JoJo xx :)

    :heart2: And only now I see the light...
    :heart2:

    :T Baby girl due 09/03 :T

  • zray
    zray Posts: 1,110 Forumite
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    Happy Birthday! As everyone else says dont give up and I always try to remember that even if I dont win ( and thats often!) I obviously wouldnt have had a surprise to look forward to if I hadnt entered. Hopefully you had a good Birthday and when you have a bad day thats when a prize will turn up. Best of luck :)
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