We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.

This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!

Tell me your wins...

:mad: Having a really crappy day and thinking I can't be arsed sat at the computer tonight. So tell me your best wins are inspire me... already been through the pics thread a million times!

So here's mine. I only started proper comping last October so have done amazingly well.

- £3000 made to measure dress (should be ready soon :T)
- Premier tickets, Hotel & £175 cash. It was an amazing night and I met Missk9
-£200 pub vouchers. Used for hotel stay and a couple of nights out
- Case of wine :beer: 12 bottles lasted 12 days lo
- 2 nights in Belfast, flights, malmaison hotel & £90 meal. Going with my friend in June
- Trip to Italy on a private jet and top hotel/meal :eek: Out of this world
- £1000 cheque from horlicks. It was much needed!
- Dsi, ebook reader & squeezebox radio. Have had to sell them all tho :(

Right am now considering myself kicked up the bottom and reminded why I do this... over to you
OLYMPICS CHALLENGE :Win £2012 in 2012: 0/£2012
GOLD
:Holiday SILVER:Gadget BRONZE: Cash

«1345

Comments

  • jodester1980
    jodester1980 Posts: 2,165 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Oh dear

    I only started comping in August/September 2009 but my best wins:

    Peugeot 107 verve
    3 iphones
    2 x ibiza hols
    1 x rome hol
    thousands on bonkers
    4 xboxes
    3 wii's
    Nokia n97
    £1000 plus visa
    god knows how much other cash

    Hope your wins pick up love xxx
    :j It doesn't get any better than this :j
  • Mrsd_2
    Mrsd_2 Posts: 1,344 Forumite
    Oh dear

    I only started comping in August/September 2009 but my best wins:

    Peugeot 107 verve
    3 iphones
    2 x ibiza hols
    1 x rome hol
    thousands on bonkers
    4 xboxes
    3 wii's
    Nokia n97
    £1000 plus visa
    god knows how much other cash

    Hope your wins pick up love xxx
    LMAO:T Well done you! It always inspires me to see mass wins. I always thought before that if you win big you're unlikely to win big again. Slowly learning that's not always the case. This is the first dryish spell I've had. My wins are helping us just about survive each month. Gives us a little breathing space:rotfl:
    OLYMPICS CHALLENGE :Win £2012 in 2012: 0/£2012
    GOLD
    :Holiday SILVER:Gadget BRONZE: Cash

  • Mrsd_2
    Mrsd_2 Posts: 1,344 Forumite
    Oh and did you ever get bounty sorted?
    OLYMPICS CHALLENGE :Win £2012 in 2012: 0/£2012
    GOLD
    :Holiday SILVER:Gadget BRONZE: Cash

  • Melli
    Melli Posts: 4,602 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    edited 27 April 2010 at 6:19PM
    I'm having a bit of a quiet spell too Mrsd - I was figuring it's because I had more important things on my mind over Christmas/New Year (with my OH walking out :eek:)... However, with the exception of a few biscuits and some very nice tickets (so looking forward to the days away :)), it's been a bit dry, particularly after last year.

    I started comping in March 2009, my best wins have been:

    VisitScotland holiday - 4 nights 5* + £500 spending money + £500 Tiso vouchers
    VisitScotland break - night at Malmaison + £400 travel money (we flew!)
    Aspinal handbag (worth £300)
    Liberty Nike dunk high tops (worth £70)
    Nintendo wii and wii fit
    Trip to Monster Jam + £200 spending money + Monster Jam Game
    Trip to London worth £1000 (my DS won this one - lots of effort on his behalf!)

    Lots and lots of tickets too (we went all over last year - particularly loved Sonisphere, winning 8 weekend tickets in total...)

    I'm sure there's plenty more smaller prizes (CDs, DVDs etc), but I sooooo want to win a holiday abroad (would love a job too, please, so I can pay my bl**dy mortgage - or a GMTV win? Not greedy at all!)
  • Mrsd_2
    Mrsd_2 Posts: 1,344 Forumite
    Not greedy Melli. I'm sure a lot of us do this with the hope of one day hitting the jackpot. I keep thinking of the daily mail comp. If I was to win that it'd clear all our debts. Problem solved lol. I am pleased I discovered comping as it allows me and my family to have treats we could never justify. Italy was amazing as it was the first proper break my husband and I have had. We've been together 7 years lol! Would love to win a holiday for us and the babies.
    OLYMPICS CHALLENGE :Win £2012 in 2012: 0/£2012
    GOLD
    :Holiday SILVER:Gadget BRONZE: Cash

  • Jimjams00_2
    Jimjams00_2 Posts: 219 Forumite
    I'm sitting here gobsmacked reading what you lot have won. :eek: In the two and a bit years i've been comping my best wins have been an ipod nano, a phone and a digital radio. Sold the phone still got the nano & radio. There has been NO cash, holidays, wii's, xbox's or any other games consoles.

    I live in constant hope that ITV will call me one day to tell me i've won several thousand pounds. And any holiday would be nice as I have not been on on holiday for several years. :(


    I must admit that looking at the photo's of what people have won both inspires and brings out the worst in me. Namely ENVY! Especially recently as i have been in a dry spell. Or more like a drought. Only three small wins this year. Anyway I shall continue comping and hoping. :)

    And I must thank all those that that give their time in making this the best comping site. :T
  • Jokey
    Jokey Posts: 8,801 Forumite
    Oh dear

    I only started comping in August/September 2009 but my best wins:

    Peugeot 107 verve
    3 iphones
    2 x ibiza hols
    1 x rome hol
    thousands on bonkers
    4 xboxes
    3 wii's
    Nokia n97
    £1000 plus visa
    god knows how much other cash

    Hope your wins pick up love xxx

    Wow!!!! That is some wins you've racked up :T How? Do you enter the effort ones? I've done really well (not quite as well as you tho!!) xx
    :) xx JoJo xx :)

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

    :T Baby girl due 09/03 :T

  • jodester1980
    jodester1980 Posts: 2,165 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Got £250 compo Mrsd which is better than a poke in eye, its still with ofcom at the mo though so i've just forgot about it.

    Sweetiepie, just enter what I want to win - never go in the regular comps, I just don't have the time.

    In jan and feb my wins were lucozade and vimto, lol. Almost threw the towel in.

    Its just a hobby though, keeps me off the streets lol

    Come sept I won't have any time to comp I reckon.
    :j It doesn't get any better than this :j
  • It drags you back in like heroin tbh. My OH do anything above £50. The other day, just as we were getting down at the lack of wins lately, he won £1000 cash and a hotel stay :D

    See sig for amount we have collectively won over the past ... 22 months :)
    2008-2011: £23k of wins :eek:
    2011 best win: my wedding ring :o
    2012 best win so far: iPad 2!!!! Holiday to Austria (given to family member) :j also £100 & 2 wine cases
    Thank you so much, all posters :beer:
  • nicolefrenzy
    nicolefrenzy Posts: 2,540 Forumite
    edited 27 April 2010 at 7:20PM
    Been comping for just over a year now and my best/fav wins are

    Apple ipad:D
    x2 mobile phones
    x3 ipods
    Garden funiture set
    Jukebox
    blu-ray player
    Jura coffee machine
    Stokke high chair
    £250 amazon voucher
    Samsung netbook
    Sat nav

    Still waiting on a cash win;) or a holiday;) but very happy with all my wins.x
This discussion has been closed.
Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 352.1K Banking & Borrowing
  • 253.6K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 454.3K Spending & Discounts
  • 245.2K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 600.8K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 177.5K Life & Family
  • 259K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.7K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.