Non-coupon related Drivel

Aesop

Afternoon all

no heatwave here.... DH was all for getting paddling pool out! Where is the sun?

Aesop

Wendy_x wrote: »

wow :eek: thats brilliant - you must be cracking comp experts. well done, really pleased for you! :T:T:T
I'm feeling somewhat inspired to be a bit more comp savvy

enter as many comps as you have time for daily and enter ones that you think there are few entrants for, more chance of winning.

Wendy_x

Aesop wrote: »

enter as many comps as you have time for daily and enter ones that you think there are few entrants for, more chance of winning.

Hi there and thanks, I will try. However how do you judge which are likely to have fewer entrants?

bullshot

Wendy_x wrote: »

Hi there and thanks, I will try. However how do you judge which are likely to have fewer entrants?

If you use MSE, the ones with the fewest thanks...no guarantees though as not everyone that uses them thanks the poster....also the ones that require some effort..most people just want to enter email address and then click....I love comps that require effort.
I know I am very, very lucky, but I always use correct details and a 'proper' email address....What I mean is I never enter with hotmail or gmail ones, I think that shows I don't do multiple entries....if the prize is 'male' then I use hubbys details and otherwise mine...I also use a comping email address, one that I never use for anything else so it's easy not to miss wins.....I got an
WEM the week before last and it had nothing in the subject matter...could easily have ignored it, but as it was in my comping inbox, right clicked to see senders details and then realised it was a comp , and it was a 'congrats' one...wish they had put 'congrats' in the subject box...the one I missed the other day was just a post on Facebook...phew...I use a different colour and font for email comp entries, hopefully to make them stand out...you never know if this works or not, but have nothing to lose ...I always, always,always reply to comp wins with a 'huge thanks' message and always, always send a 'thank you' when I receive my prize....courtesy costs nowt....I have won several times with same sites, so still enter on those I have won on before.....I never enter for stuff I don't want, only enter for things for myself , family or for charity raffles...I love winning fishing stuff...I won a fishing reel once, the comp lasted for a year..20questions and then 1 added every week....the leaderboard showed all others entering were male...I stuck at it...the result would be on Boxing Day...week before I was 2nd....stinker of a question, took ages to research, but got the call late Boxing Day to say I won.....sooooo pleased, the reel gives me so much pleasure when
I use it...but the greatest fun I had from a win was the one on the BBC, to present the Motor Show...such a long hard day, but meeting all those famous peeps and flashing a BBC reporter pass was priceless, and then helping put the programme together and sitting in the gallery at the BBC to see it going out on the telly....fantastic win....sending you GL vibes...you can and will win...honest!!

re emails entries...I also make a reference to the prize...I know some peeps have a standard email that they use, very quick ..if I do that then I insert the reference to the prize with a comment ...ie.fantastic /very useful/excellent/or say it is something I would love to win and would never be able to afford...I once won tickets to Alton Towers and I said in my email entry that I'd love to win them as I was a bit skint and the grandkids wanted to go...I actually used the word 'skint'...when the WEM came it said they knew what it was like to be 'skint' and to want to have a good day out so they wanted me to do just that and have a good day out on them...and they sent me £25( not in the prize details) to enjoy it even more....so not all email entries are draws...they do read them sometimes and maybe pick the one that makes 'em laugh or smile....we had a fab time at Alton Towers, I go on all the rides..sometimes I'm the oly pensioner queueing...Air is my fave, I get off and race the grandkids round to queue again...same for Oblivion...fantastic fun...sorry for length of post peeps...I just want more of you to win and am just trying to help...

carolinabirichina

I'm a bit confused - there is a lot of talk on the Grabbit board of people who have managed to use umpteen Dove coupons in one shop and get 20+ deodorants. When I try to print the coupons I can only get 2 and then it tells me my print limit has been reached. I have used a couple of other email addresses and managed to get 2 more each time - is this what people are doing? If so, then i need to get more email addresses but unfortunately, I have great difficulty trying to keep track of the ones that i have got!

I think I need to get a special notebook - like the Lakeland one - that might help!

Dr.Who-Who

I have 2 spare cravendale codes to give away. PM me but please bear in mind I only give it to the regular/contributors. sorry....:cool:

Btw, there is no way you will be able to do your foraging @ ASDA as of yesterday - when you pay your groceries they scan the leaflet & put yr receipt inside the leaflet this is to encourage more customers to compare APG.

Wendy_x

bullshot wrote: »

If you use MSE, the ones with the fewest thanks...no guarantees though as not everyone that uses them thanks the poster....also the ones that require some effort..most people just want to enter email address and then click....I love comps that require effort.
I know I am very, very lucky, but I always use correct details and a 'proper' email address....What I mean is I never enter with hotmail or gmail ones, I think that shows I don't do multiple entries....if the prize is 'male' then I use hubbys details and otherwise mine...I also use a comping email address, one that I never use for anything else so it's easy not to miss wins.....I got an
WEM the week before last and it had nothing in the subject matter...could easily have ignored it, but as it was in my comping inbox, right clicked to see senders details and then realised it was a comp , and it was a 'congrats' one...wish they had put 'congrats' in the subject box...the one I missed the other day was just a post on Facebook...phew...I use a different colour and font for email comp entries, hopefully to make them stand out...you never know if this works or not, but have nothing to lose ...I always, always,always reply to comp wins with a 'huge thanks' message and always, always send a 'thank you' when I receive my prize....courtesy costs nowt....I have won several times with same sites, so still enter on those I have won on before.....I never enter for stuff I don't want, only enter for things for myself , family or for charity raffles...I love winning fishing stuff...I won a fishing reel once, the comp lasted for a year..20questions and then 1 added every week....the leaderboard showed all others entering were male...I stuck at it...the result would be on Boxing Day...week before I was 2nd....stinker of a question, took ages to research, but got the call late Boxing Day to say I won.....sooooo pleased, the reel gives me so much pleasure when
I use it...but the greatest fun I had from a win was the one on the BBC, to present the Motor Show...such a long hard day, but meeting all those famous peeps and flashing a BBC reporter pass was priceless, and then helping put the programme together and sitting in the gallery at the BBC to see it going out on the telly....fantastic win....sending you GL vibes...you can and will win...honest!!

re emails entries...I also make a reference to the prize...I know some peeps have a standard email that they use, very quick ..if I do that then I insert the reference to the prize with a comment ...ie.fantastic /very useful/excellent/or say it is something I would love to win and would never be able to afford...I once won tickets to Alton Towers and I said in my email entry that I'd love to win them as I was a bit skint and the grandkids wanted to go...I actually used the word 'skint'...when the WEM came it said they knew what it was like to be 'skint' and to want to have a good day out so they wanted me to do just that and have a good day out on them...and they sent me £25( not in the prize details) to enjoy it even more....so not all email entries are draws...they do read them sometimes and maybe pick the one that makes 'em laugh or smile....we had a fab time at Alton Towers, I go on all the rides..sometimes I'm the oly pensioner queueing...Air is my fave, I get off and race the grandkids round to queue again...same for Oblivion...fantastic fun...sorry for length of post peeps...I just want more of you to win and am just trying to help...

Wow you sound like the resident expert. Its ever so generous of you to share your knowledge and experience - you've given me some great tips :T:T. Plus well done on some cracking wins - brilliant!
Cheers me dear - I'm going to hunt for some comps and I've always wanted to win a holiday so I might stick to that in the first instance.
Thanks again - you are very kind to have taken the time to explain all of this to me you are an :A

BLUEWKD

Wendy_x wrote: »

wow :eek: thats brilliant - you must be cracking comp experts. well done, really pleased for you! :T:T:T
I'm feeling somewhat inspired to be a bit more comp savvy

Are you on FB Wendy? A lot of the regulars have opened up Facebook accounts for comps and drwho is putting links each day to comps with answers. You could join us if you wanted. Just pm drwho with your FB details, I'm sure she would like another friend cos she aint got many:(:rotfl::rotfl:

Now to do all my thanking, least I only have this thread now as have given up with thanks on the other one unless it is a coupon.

No sun here but it is warm. Just trying to decide whether to go shopping or not. A bacon and egg butty might make my mind up:D

BLUEWKD

Wendy_x wrote: »

Wow you sound like the resident expert. Its ever so generous of you to share your knowledge and experience - you've given me some great tips :T:T. Plus well done on some cracking wins - brilliant!
Cheers me dear - I'm going to hunt for some comps and I've always wanted to win a holiday so I might stick to that in the first instance.
Thanks again - you are very kind to have taken the time to explain all of this to me you are an :A

Bully gave us all inspiration. Thanks to Bully encouraging us to enter comps I won a holiday to Gambia, which I went on last Dec, stopping here for a week http://www.gambia.co.uk/Hotel/6011/45034/Kombo-Beach.aspx?Booking=false
1 weeks hol for 2 people which I could pick any time from Nov to April. The best holiday I've ever had and not because it was free :beer:

Dr.Who-Who

BLUEWKD wrote: »

Are you on FB Wendy? A lot of the regulars have opened up Facebook accounts for comps and drwho is putting links each day to comps with answers. You could join us if you wanted. Just pm drwho with your FB details, I'm sure she would like another friend cos she aint got many:(:rotfl::rotfl:

BW forgot to mention that I charge £5 annual administration fee to be me FB fren:p I accept APG and JTD only - I do not do paypal:D

And you got to go thru' the 1st initiation /communion ie : APG & JTD contribution any amount accept. If you fail its not refundable! The bigger APG/JTD amount the better chances you pass your initiation.