Competitions Discussion Thread Part 14

MimiJane

I'm pretty sure it is a lady on here

I'm let her come forward though ... don't want to risk getting it wrong!

maemaesmummy

Isn't it the cupcake or bagel lady?.... hope she wins the NYC trip if it is lol

broughton

i think it might be lizd who post lots of comps on here. good luck to her. i win zilch and nada every day.

Lakshmi7

Gore Press don't like us posting their competitions, but if you Google them, they are running one to win The Mercenary on Blu Ray.

flipflop29

Sorry if this has been answered somewhere else, I'm not sure where to look for it. When you enter online competitions, does anyone know if it makes a difference if you tick the boxes opting in or out of sites sending you advertising emails etc? I've only just started comping, and I wondered if they tend to pick winners from people that are willing to sign up for info more than people who don't.

fire**fly

MimiJane wrote: »

I'm pretty sure it is a lady on here

I'm let her come forward though ... don't want to risk getting it wrong!

flipflop29 wrote: »

Sorry if this has been answered somewhere else, I'm not sure where to look for it. When you enter online competitions, does anyone know if it makes a difference if you tick the boxes opting in or out of sites sending you advertising emails etc? I've only just started comping, and I wondered if they tend to pick winners from people that are willing to sign up for info more than people who don't.

hi, am sure it explains in the comping guide

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

11 If you opt in or out of their mailing / 3rd party mailings, does it affect your chances?


hthx

flipflop29

Ah, that's good news then I was a bit worried that I'd have to start accepting a lot of spam.

Thanks fire**fly!

littleboo21

I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask this but...

With email only comps would it not be helpful to place (email) in the header like we do for blog comps (blog)??

weeowens

littleboo21 wrote: »

I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask this but...

With email only comps would it not be helpful to place (email) in the header like we do for blog comps (blog)??

Hi,often times people try but there is a limited amount of detail allowed by MSE on the title line.Plus I often forget.:o
Personally it does not bother me as I can send the email often quicker than entering a comp that has a capcha code.
I have the signature set as my address etc so just need to add the to & subject.
With blogs there is often a lot more messing about eg following & commenting.
Thanks for the comment though.

weeowens

flipflop29 wrote: »

Ah, that's good news then I was a bit worried that I'd have to start accepting a lot of spam.

Thanks fire**fly!

I'd not worry re spam.Just have a dedicated comping email account.
My biggest inbox on my account was 45,000 unopened items:rotfl::rotfl: