Competitions Discussion Thread

loobyloo80

Panic_Central wrote:

Has anyone ever won anything on My Offers? (Sorry if this has already been discussed). I enter every competition on there pretty much (the odd one or two I ignore because I'm not interested in prize & couldn't sell it or think of anyone to give it to!) but I have never won anything! Been doing it for a long time too!
Thanks
PC

Hi Panic Central-I used to do My Offers and for quite a while but never won a thing ! It has taken me a really long time to unsubscribe from all the spam as well. Maybe I'm just really unlucky I've never won anything !! Heres hoping 2007 is my year !!

stilernin

I would like to have a go at entering comps but am not very organised. How do you all remember what you have entered, when the comps close etc?

So far I have entered a dozen or so, but wonder if I should have been keeping a note of them. That makes it more time consuming though.... ?

Any advice or tips would be gratefully received. Even the very obvious ones!!

Thanks...

hd7481

I personally don't keep a note, as there is too many and it would take too long. Plus the liklihood of you winning loads of comps is slim. I find it useful to thank people that have posted comps and then if I cannot remember whether I have entered I look back to see if I thanked them or not.

tamarto

stilernin wrote:

I would like to have a go at entering comps but am not very organised. How do you all remember what you have entered, when the comps close etc?

So far I have entered a dozen or so, but wonder if I should have been keeping a note of them. That makes it more time consuming though.... ?

Any advice or tips would be gratefully received. Even the very obvious ones!!

Thanks...

I click the thanks button for every comp i enter on here so i know i've entered it

Prudent

I never keep a note, although I know many compers do,especailly for tie breakers, so that they remember their winning entry. I just tend to click thanks button.

clairestelle

bhafc810 wrote:

Competitors companion if you look on there website , fill in your details they will send you a back issue. I recently got one and there a loads of postal./online/email/text comps on there

Do you have their website address please? I can't seem to find it. Thanks.

Tyrannical

After reading through these forums for the last few weeks i see quite a few of the more hardcore compers take away several wins a month, i was just wondering do you guys just do the comps that come up on MSE or are there other websites that i don't know about that offer a large compilation of competitions?
After reading through here i am thinking about entering comps on a regular basis and maybe taking part in the comping challenge (btw how do i go about competing in that?), any advise you can offer would be gratefully received

djl

hi

i have started to do comps on mse i find there are plenty of good posts on here i don`t go anywhere else. i have won a few good prizes as well ( three in two weeks) good luck

black-saturn

The best ones you can enter are in your local paper. Theres enough comps on here to keep you going through.

Prudent

I mainly enter comps on here, although I do use other sites too. As BS says, your best chances of winning are with your local paper. You can go through some 'dry' periods where you get nothing for ages. I used to comps more seriously and do postcard and entry form comps too. I used to win 2 -3 prizes per week. Now I tend to stick to local aper and online comps as I have less time.