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How many do you enter? Do you feel you win enough? Curious!

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Hi,

Thought I'd just do a little post to see how many comps people are entering on a daily/weekly basis?
Do you feel lucky? Or do you feel you win enough to just about justify the time you send comping? Or do you feel unlucky?

I'm really just curious to seee from person to person as I know it varies majorly.
I'm always noseing at peoples signatures seeing how lucky everyone is comparision to me! :o Although I personally think I'm doing pretty good this year. My first full year as I started in May 2009 and cause my computer went bust I had to stop between Sep and Dec 2009.

...Ok so me first:
It varies day to day: I'd say on average 70 a day but I try to at least 500 a week
At the moment I feel very lucky although I didn't get anything last month :(
Hoping for bigger and better....always get jealous of those on here who just seem VERY VERY lucky!

Love to know everyone else thoughts and stats!:o
Wins 2010 (holiday pretty please!): Jan:BlueReefAquariumTicket!Feb: TottenhamTeamMascotExperience!Mar: AvonPerfume£100YatesbartabAltonTowersbreak!Apr: - May: BicSoleilRazor June:2OdeonTickets BicRazorAgainHippHamperHamper July:HairAwards2010 Products!Aug:Nothing Sep: Nothing:( Oct: DailyMail£250! :p
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  • hails84
    hails84 Posts: 514 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    I feel very very lucky and am amazed at my wins since starting last October!!

    When I was winning the bigger prizes I was entering the dailies and some weeklies, but mostly whatever comps were ending the next day (ranging from about 70-200+ depending on date-more to enter for end of month) so I was putting th hours in of an evening!! I also enter the postals and have had some good wins from there.

    Since my World Cup and Drench wins though i've tailed off a bit and only been entering the dailies so wins have also tailed off but now back into it and raring to go again!!

    Good luck to all :D X
    Best win; South Africa World Cup package.
    2023: ~ June ~ -£150 Reptile store spends -£200 Naturalizer shoes spends -Kiss Radio win (Ooni, bbq, Sonos speaker, Fujifilm instax camera) ~ July~ -Children’s books -Paintbrushes -Tin of paint. ~September -5* hotel stay -£500 wallpaper spends -£60 hair care set
  • staceysteve
    staceysteve Posts: 371 Forumite
    Wow - yours is a signature I am jealous of!!! : D
    Wins 2010 (holiday pretty please!): Jan:BlueReefAquariumTicket!Feb: TottenhamTeamMascotExperience!Mar: AvonPerfume£100YatesbartabAltonTowersbreak!Apr: - May: BicSoleilRazor June:2OdeonTickets BicRazorAgainHippHamperHamper July:HairAwards2010 Products!Aug:Nothing Sep: Nothing:( Oct: DailyMail£250! :p
  • vodkawitch1
    vodkawitch1 Posts: 1,033 Forumite
    I enter thousands a month and have won hardly anything in past 6 months. I enter all sorts of comps including postal and radio. In the past I have had some nice prizes so that keeps me going.
    Make £2 a day challenge - doing well so far.
  • bella165
    bella165 Posts: 13,127 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Stoptober Survivor
    i had a little break now back in full swing i do 100+ aday, i dont expect to win i just do it as a hobby so when i win turns up its a suprise,ive won lots of little comp like books cds and ive had a few £150+ wins this last 2 months,

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  • jodester1980
    jodester1980 Posts: 2,165 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I spend about half hour flitting round the comps I want to win and think most I probably do in a day is around 50ish.
    I never do dailies, weeklies or monthlies.
    Or the text and postals.
    I've had some amazing wins and put it down purely to luck. xxx
    :j It doesn't get any better than this :j
  • always_comping
    always_comping Posts: 6,391 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I do around 100 a day, and have had some fab wins, i think its purely down to luck and youre name being drawn :)
  • Matryoshka
    Matryoshka Posts: 10,408 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I feel lucky but I think I win more via the postal entry route than online ;)
    SECRET TO WINNING PRIZES ;):
    If you see it in your mind, you're going to hold it in your hand.
    Thoughts become things!
    What you think about you bring about!
    No one is ready for a thing until he believes he can acquire it.
    Romans 12:15 Be happy with those who are happy :)
  • Markfezzer
    Markfezzer Posts: 518 Forumite
    I spend around 4 hours each and every day entering comps and started at the end of June 2009. I've averaged around £1000 per month in prizes, so would say the time is very much justified. On top of that I have had some great experiences that I doubt I would have had if it wasn't for comping.

    I usually get a few wins per week but recently they have all been small wins like DVD's and CD's.
    Not complaining though as I love every win I get.

    I love the fact that I actually look forward to the postman coming every day. Before I started comping he'd bring me nothing but bills and bank statements.

    I do sometimes get bored of entering and have a break for a few days, but then I just go to the pictures thread or read peoples sigs and get inspired again.
    I smile when I see peoples wins and never get envious. I never expect to win anything, although if I went longer than two months without winning anything I'd probably give up completely. That is never going to happen though. I wake up everyday convinced I will win something and if I don't win then there is always tomorrow.

    Do I feel lucky?
    As long as me and my loved ones are in good health, I have a roof over my head and food in my belly...I feel like the luckiest guy alive.
    2010: £8604

  • Markfezzer wrote: »
    Do I feel lucky?
    As long as me and my loved ones are in good health, I have a roof over my head and food in my belly...I feel like the luckiest guy alive.

    Such a lovely comment ......Hope you win lots more :A
    Winging life....
  • I've only started again in April I did a bit last year and won a good few things, only won vouchers so far but a lot of the comps i've entered won't have ended yet. Never tried postal comps but i'm going to start! It's all fun for me when it stops being fun i won't bother..........And it's also to hide from assignments ;) I won a lot for my daughter last year DVDs,CDs, toys etc i've never had a 'big' win but enjoy all the little ones anyway - my biggest dream is to win a new TV ...... Seriously don't want to part with £450 yet so entering all telly comps hehe........good luck to everybody xx
    Winging life....
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