Competitions Discussion Thread Part 12

MrNotty

Hello everyone - this is my first post in this forum.

Can anyone tell me how email or online competition draws work? You, and many others, email, or enter a simple answer, to an inbox - how then do they draw the winner. Also some say you can enetr by post - how are these entered fairly?

Do you stand less of a chance if you have ticked "NO" to news letters or other contacts?

Finally - does anyone regulate the fairness?

Thanks

fire**fly

MrNotty wrote: »

Hello everyone - this is my first post in this forum.

Can anyone tell me how email or online competition draws work? You, and many others, email, or enter a simple answer, to an inbox - how then do they draw the winner. Also some say you can enetr by post - how are these entered fairly?

Do you stand less of a chance if you have ticked "NO" to news letters or other contacts?

Finally - does anyone regulate the fairness?

Thanks

hiya there's a great comping guide on here might help answer some of your questions..

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/1014121

hth xx

fire**fly

that's life fit 5 puzzle,
have been at this one for about 20 mins this morning
[STRIKE]& stiil can't get it right can anyone help please [/STRIKE]


have finally done it,:eek::D

fire**fly

s'okay, thanks all, have finally done it

kaz21

I have found these ones which include ones that are worldwide, but I haven't found a purely UK based one either:
http://etsygiveaways.blogspot.com/2010/08/1-handmade-soap-ends-0830.html
http://www.internationalgiveaways.com/

titchylin

help needed - does anyone have booklet with answer please
House Beautiful 2010

This is a special offer for Subscribers to the House Beautiful Magazine who will have received the House Beautiful summer chequebook with their October issue, which includes Mackie’s chance to win a year supply of Mackie’s luxury dairy ice cream.
The Winner will receive a free year supply of Mackie’s ice cream – delivered in format of a chequebook of 52 vouchers for 1 litre tubs of Mackie’s luxury dairy ice cream and runners up will receive prizes of Mackie’s ice cream and crisps.


Your entry

Which picture (in your House Beautiful booklet) shows Mackie's best selling Traditional flavour?:


re this comp
http://www.mackies.co.uk/get_involved/competitions.aspx?item=1112

fire**fly

titchylin wrote: »

help needed - does anyone have booklet with answer please
House Beautiful 2010

This is a special offer for Subscribers to the House Beautiful Magazine who will have received the House Beautiful summer chequebook with their October issue, which includes Mackie’s chance to win a year supply of Mackie’s luxury dairy ice cream.
The Winner will receive a free year supply of Mackie’s ice cream – delivered in format of a chequebook of 52 vouchers for 1 litre tubs of Mackie’s luxury dairy ice cream and runners up will receive prizes of Mackie’s ice cream and crisps.


Your entry

Which picture (in your House Beautiful booklet) shows Mackie's best selling Traditional flavour?:


re this comp
http://www.mackies.co.uk/get_involved/competitions.aspx?item=1112

ppd might be able to help, she posts the House Beautiful mags on postals , hopefully she might know

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2680959

One-Eye

Something in THIS POST caught my eye.

It seems that to sabotage other comper's entries, some people go so far as to edit facts on Wikipedia so that others enter with the wrong answer. :eek: :mad:

jujugaboo

kaz21 wrote: »

Hi, I just wanted to know if most people don't like me posting blog giveaways? If so, I will stop posting them.

A lot of blogs actively encourage people to share their giveaways on dedicated 'giveaway blogs' etc and don't seem to mind as it gives them more publicity too, but recently I have had a few blog writers asking me to remove their giveaways, and I know a lot of people on MSE don't like the fact that on a lot of them your email address is visible when you enter. If I am causing more annoyance to people than anything else I will happily stop and I'm sorry to have caused trouble. (I have noticed a few wins, and I have won from some of these giveaways, also I have noticed those kind of things posted on MSE before I started finding some).

Thanks Kaz for posting, I have entered a few but they take so long and so boring I can't be bothered half the time, the searching ones get on my nerves. If you can put 'blog' in the main title it would be helpful.

Keep at it and hope some of you are winners!

toniq

One-Eye wrote: »

Something in THIS POST caught my eye.

It seems that to sabotage other comper's entries, some people go so far as to edit facts on Wikipedia so that others enter with the wrong answer. :eek: :mad:

It's sad, but it has been done before a few times, I remember on the classic fm thread this year when i spent a bank holiday helping search on that thread that some answers were recently removed on wiki,
It is petty and pathetic xxxxxxx