Competitions Discussion Thread

azp74

Er, to be honest, mrsyorkie, I don't know I can answer that! Sometimes it's not always clear how far in advance you'll be notified, if you'll get tickets or just on a door list ... so I figure I'll just give it a go! Other times (like the Calvin Harris tickets! - which I feel really guilty about now) there's another prize on offer I would like.

mrsyorkie

Don't feel guilty about it azp, i've never even heard of Calvin Harris! Can you give them to another MSE'r perhaps?

Thanks for trying to explain

I think that sometimes we all get carried away with entering comps and sometime enter things just for the sake of entering (i know i sometimes do). I'm putting it down to the excitement of winning something.

samf1971

Have no idea why my comment should make you chuckle

but I'll state it on the open forum and make it clear that no pm's were from me, I don't think necessary or neither could I be @rsed to take it that far & in any case, I've got 10 pages of comps to catch up on

Tiggertail

I do agree that you shouldn't enter comps where you don't qualify to use the prize/tickets. However, I did recently win a pair of VIP tickets to Donnington Park (full VIP treatment worth £500). I had thought I could go but realised my DH had a meeting that day and I had no other person to go with and no babysitters - gutted! I wasn't given the choice to pass them on so agreed that they picked the next person from the comp which I think is fair.

josie301

Wow!

I'll add my piece now. I generally don't enter tickets or holidays (unless they are weekend trips - as I have 3 small children its hard to have them looked after and too stressful to take them! )

I have 'won' tickets I couldn't use - but I didn't enter the competitions (video-c seemed to be running thru the registered user list to get someone who could go.)

In general I don't agree in entering something that you are not going to use, but I don't see a problem if you are entering for a friend or relative.

I am shocked that people needed to PM you - this is a public forum and everyone is entitled to their own opinon.

Please don't stop posting due to the words of a few - as you see a majority agree with you, those who don't, agree to differ.

jennalicious

I don't enter comps for tickets unless they include travel and accommodation as I live in Scotland on a tight budget and can't afford to just jump on a plane/train/bus etc.

I do enter comps where I might not want the first prize though. Sometimes I want the runner up prize so I enter in the hope of winning that.

womble65

Why worry, what we should be doing is thanking all those where share the competition details with us, people like Kipper, fluffynit and strepsy to name a few. Sorry to the rest but so many people to mention and thank. they could keep all that information to themselves and stand more chance of winning so from me
A BIG THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!

missjennipenni

Like i have already said though, soemtimes tickets are the runner-up prize! i have never entered a comp where the main prize is tickets, as i know i cant go. Yet ive still managed to win tickets for 2 musicals in london and tickets for the ideal home show

Thrupneybit

sarerb18 wrote: »

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http://www.rhymer.com/

Sarer

Did search could not find
if it's there I must be blind
hugs and kisses everyone
hope it helps you win a ton!

Posted this on freebie site
then I thought Hmmm I might
post again on comping thread
if that's bad don't shoot me dead!

Looking at that you should be writing tiebreakers too,,,,,,,,,:T

But yes I wouldn't be without my Rhyming Dictionary and Thesaurus.
Theres so many words and so little space to put them.
You got to make everyone count.

lizzielie

Thanks OP for bringing this up, it has made me think twice about entering a comp. Although I win a lot of ticket comps, I have used them all bar one. But I am probably going to be more selective in the future, as it is easy to get caught up in entering a comp without looking at the prize. Personally I don;'t enter DVD/CD comps unless I really want it (or family/friends wants it).