Postal, Text and Phone Competitions - Part 6

Miss_Cinnabon

Please keep chat to a minimum in here, thanks:D

Link to previous thread HERE ( Please also check this thread as there are still active comps in it, thanks)

AIOE (all in one envelope)

Data Solutions Centre - Prima, Zest, Reveal, Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping (going to data solutions centre address) and any others going to the data solutions address (thanks juliejugs for finding this out)

Kennedy Publishing Mags ( Angelina ballerina, Cute, Busytime, Pink)

Animals & you
Bliss
Bon marche
Doctor who adventures
Dogs monthly
Dogs today
Ellegirl
Girl Talk
Hair
Hair & beauty
Health & fitness
Hello
House beautiful
Ideal home
Jetix
Love it
Marie Claire
Marks & Spencer
More
Pick me up (aoop)
Prima
Real People (not the entry form)
Reveal
Sainsbury's mag ( as long as its going to the same address) thanks lislou for finding that out
Slimming World
Tesco Magazine
Toxic Magazine
Weightwatchers
Woman & Home
Sweet
Inside Soap
Full House

If you hear of any more that can go aioe, then let me know:D

When inputing a comp, please put end date, name of prize and where you got the comp details from ie:

E: 01/01 win cash - name of magazine etc helps with searching, thanks

As there were some confusion over what can go into the thread and what cant, here is what can be put in:

All Postal Comps
Text Comps (Up to price £1.50)

Phone Comps (Costing no more than £1.50)

Details Of Entry Form Comps

Daily texts go in here, but if you can let gilla know so she can link the comp from here into the dailies post, so its easy to find:D

Email comps from magazines etc go onto the main board

As requested and to avoid posts getting duplicated, i have compiled a full list of who posts what with the help of others of course:D if you see mags not listed then pm me and i will add them.

Princess Pixiedust - Sweet, Prima, Woman, Woman's Own, Bella, Best, Health and Fitness, Rosemary Conley, Sunday Post (With Post Plus Mag), Reveal, Hello, Hair magazine, Real People, Sunday Mirror (With Celebs on Sunday Mag), Weightwatchers, She, Top Sante, Daily Mirror, Hair & Beauty, Pick Me Up, Megaton, Toxic, Dandy Xtreme, Asda Mag, Daily Express (Friday), Sunday Express (Main Paper), Natural Health, Nitro (covering Look magazine for prozacspice)

Korky - Bella Mag Puzzles, Best Mag Prize Puzzles, Love It Mag Wordsearch, Total TVguide, Woman's Weekly, My Weekly, People's Friend, Weekly News, Yours Mag, Full House, That's Life, Take a Break Specials, Chat Specials, That's Life Specials, Sir lancelot (Crossword answer from the Mail On Sunday Paper), Sunday scottish mail (With Seven Days and Right at Home Mags)

Juliejugs - House Beautiful, Your Home, Good Homes, Glamour, Ideal Home, Sky Magazine

Graceandowen - Fate and Fortune, Chat it's Life

Elverman - Forecourt Trader, Glos media, Northcliffe Media Prize Sudoku Challenge

Fusty - Sunday Express Magazine

Skippycat - People Newspaper (With Take it Easy Mag)

Duke - Tv Choice

Cookinmummy - Tesco, Easy Living, Cosmopolitan

Poohbear1 - Somerfield, Mizz, Top of the Pops

Salsa16 - Grazia, Now, Daily Record

Tazamuchkin - Zest

Ellasmommy - Heat, Fhm, More, Company

Princessmoneysaver - Dr who adventures, Cute Magazine, Busy Time

Cheeky Chicken - Empire

Rexy -Sunday Mirror (Sudoku), Tv Choice (kids comp)

Wingobins - Pink mag, Sparkle World

Claner - Record Collector

Prozacspice - Belfast Telegraph, The Sun, TV Quick, Total Film, Elle Decoration, News of the world, Star Trek Magazine, Star Trek Comic, Dog's Monthly, Look, Sun Tv Mag

Nuttytart26 - Manchester Evening News, Metro

Jenza8 - Good Food

CraSiEla - What's On TV, Gadget Show

Sweetiepie1982 - Favourites, Friends Magazine, Daily Star (Including Mags), Daily Mail Coffee Break, Good Housekeeping, Tv Times, Zoo Mag, Tv Easy, Inside Soap, Spirit & Destiny, 360 Gamer, Beano (weekly), Beano Max, Stv, Newsshopper, Liverpool Echo (also covering temporarily for prozac spice - Sun, Sun Tv Mag, News of the World, Fabulous Mag, Tv Quick)

Wookeyhole1 - Soaplife, Animals and You

Katkim - Docklands Paper, Paddington Times, Kilburn Times, Hammersmith and Kensington Times, Ham & High / Wood & Vale, Bromley/Bexley/Darford Times, Romford Recorder, Ilford/Newham Recorder, Milton Keynes Citizen, Peterborough Today

GeorgeBee - Crafts Beautiful

Pretenna - Bliss Mag

Aytch - Cornwall Today

IWish - Coast Mag

Daphne01 - Essentials

Jellie75 - Slimming World

Winteremma - Sainsbury's

Chrissie57 - Woman & Home

Best Of Luck Everyone xxx

Miss_Cinnabon

Taken from velvet glove's fantastic comping guide HERE

What tips are there for when I enter a postcard entry comp?
There is a special thread for comps which can only be entered by post called Postal, Text and Phone Competitions.

Money saving ideas follow:

1. Make sure you read carefully what details they want from you. If it says name, address & phone number then do make sure that is what you put - then before you send it double check everything you have written to make sure it is correctly spelt & everything they asked for.
2. Printed address labels can really save you time & a sore hand when entering lots of postcard comps in one sitting.
3. Ensure anything you do hand write is clear & easy to read, as messy or rushed handwriting may mean they can't work out your details & move on to another winner.
4. Send the postcard with a 2nd class stamp as they seem to arrive around the same time as a 1st class stamp does too. Only worth splashing out on a 1st class stamp if the comp end date is close.
5. Stamps can be bought in bulk from Sainsbury's, Superdrug or other places which have special promotions for stamps at certain times which means you save money.
6. To avoid your postcard coming back to you, write the comp address on the right of the card as usual but when you write your details on the left, turn the card around so you are writing sideways, this avoids the automated machinery returning your entry to you by mistake. You can also write your phone number under your post code as that works too.
7. Places like cinemas, health clubs, libraries, leisure centres, some TK Maxx stores (by the till), O’Briens, various coffee shops, galleries, hotels & some pubs may have a stand with free post cards (mainly advertising things), so no need to buy post cards.
8. Make your own from old birthday/Christmas cards/cereal boxes.
9. Buy a cheap pack of coloured card & cut each page into 4 postcards. You end up with colourful postcards & you could further brighten them up using highlighter pens, stickers or even glue some pictures from magazines that are themed for the comp you are entering!
10. Cut up your old cereal boxes, birthday / Christmas cards & use them for postcards. One MSE Comper prints a label (generally using a fancy font) & sticks that on the front, then puts their details on the back. This MSE Comper has won with them so they do work, they're free & they save space in the recycling bin.

Miss_Cinnabon

List of places that you can pick up free postcards normally:

Vue Cinemas
Odeon Cinemas
TK Maxx
Showcase Cinemas
Coffee Bars
Cineworld Cinemas
Slug and Lettuce Pubs
Starbucks
Libraries

Also keep a look out when out shopping as shops sometimes have free postcards when they are advertising a product.

List of places to buy postcards:

The Postcard Store
Ebay

You can also make up your own postcards by using up your old xmas cards, greetings cards, printing your own out etc

Also a great way for your cards to stand out is to personalise them, either by using stickers ( i use tinkerbell of course;)) or by decorating them in your own unique way:D

Miss_Cinnabon

Can i buy stamps from ebay?

Yes, you can buy either a book of stamps or buy in bulk, search either 1st class stamps or 2nd class stamps and you should get some good results from that, if in doubt then send me a quick pm and i can help you with the search.

Can i not just put my entry into an envelope as opposed to putting my details on a postcard?

Answer is no, you run the risk of your entry being disqualified as some companies will not open envolopes, the only time to send in an envolope is when a comp states ppe (plain paper entry) or aioe (all in one envelope).

I'm new to text comps, what do i do?

To enter text comps, read what comp is asking for ie just your details or answer, name and address.

A text will normally start with a heading, this will identify what competition you are entering, either an answer to the question and ask for your details, for example HAIRA then answer, name, house no and postcode or your name and full address details.

What do i text when it says send answer?

If a comp says send your answer, sometimes it will state what they are looking for ie the daily mirror comps just ask for the letter ie if the answer is Face, then all they want is the letter B.

Others like the sunday post just ask for the answer, what they are looking for is the full answer ie Face, majority of comps it is best to put that full answer in, if in doubt, either send me a quick pm or pop a question onto this thread and we will be glad to help out.

How much will i be charged, can i use my free minutes?

Unfortunately no, you cant use your free minutes unless it is snr (standard network rate only) comp, the charges are are either 25p, 50p, £1 or £1.50 + snr.

How successful are the postal/text comps?

As these type of comps require a bit of effort/cost then there are less people entering them so more chance of winning them! there have been amazing wins from the postal thread in the last few months and i have had 2 text wins since last month, both from £1.50 texts, other people have won things like holidays, hampers, wine, makeup, hair goodies etc.

Can i enter the belfast telegraph comps?

Answer to that is yes! there have been winners before from the belfast telegraph that dont live in ireland.

If anyone else can think of commonly asked questions, then just let me know and i will add them:D good luck xxx

turbotina

Just a question on the Belfast comp, thought it was part of UK and price to send in post was the same as mainland UK, I think it costs more the send to southern Ireland.

Merry_Wanderer

Yes N.I. is same postage as the UK. Southern Ireland counts as Europe.

I usually use stuck down envelopes (postcard size) as opposed to postcards, because they are so cheap at around 1p each ... I'm guessing this is ok

Miss_Cinnabon

I put that because i have had postcards returned back to me saying incorrect postage, hence why i said make sure its the right postage at the post office

wingobins

Thanks for the new thread PPD. :T
Just to let you know that Bratz has now stopped publishing. I think they stopped making Bratz stuff altogether.:(
I am still ok for my other mags; Pink, Sparkle World, Girl Talk & motd.

Salsa16

Win a seasonal bouquet and a box of Thorntons Continental chocolates every month for a year from Clare Florist. Flowers and chocolates will be the ones available to the florist on the day of dispatch. A vase will be included with the first delivery. Two runners-up will each win a mixed bouquet delivered to their door.

Who is the famous mother of actress Kate Hudson?
Answer: Goldie Hawn

Call: 0904 026 0166
Text: DRCOMP13 followed by your answer, name, house number and postcode to 84080

Calls cost 60p a minute for two mins max, texts cost £1.50 plus standard network rate. Lines close at midday on Wednesday 10 March.

CraSiEla

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Win a 182-prize gadget bundle worth nearly £29k [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Lines close at midday on Monday 15th March and 3 days later for postal entries.[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Question:- Dublin is the capital of which country?[/FONT]

A) FRANCE
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND :j
C) ICELAND

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Text A,B or C to 63555 texts cost £1.50 + snr[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Phone 0904 16 16 555 calls cost £1.50 Calls from other networks may vary & from mobiles will cost considerably more.[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Or send your answer, name and contact telephone on the back of a postcard or sealed envelope to[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Gadget Show 6[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]PO Box 46556[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]London[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]N1 0WW[/FONT]

princessmoneysaver

Can I just add a couple of points already brought up :-

AFAIK Belfast Telegraph comps should be a normal stamp because it has a UK postcode, Southern Ireland doesn't have postcodes so will cost more but Belfast is totally fine with a normal standard 1st/2nd class stamp.

I will try google this later if you wish but from what I remember from a Bratz mad daughter the makers from Barbie took the makers of Bratz to court & won saying they were too similar so were copied from Barbie's, this meant they were no longer allowed to produce ANY merchandise about Bratz in anyway which is why the magazine will no longer be in the shops neither will dolls etc.

Can I just had my own special thanks to the wonderful Princess Pixiedust for all her fantastic work on this thread, I for one totally appriecate it so thank you hun xxxx

P.S Princess you have Kennedy Publishing mags listed as AIOE, which is correct, but then you seem to have all of them listed seperatley - Angelina, Pink, Cute & Busy Time (not sure of anymore?) - would it better to link them like you have The Data Solutions Centre ones? Thanks hun xx