Competitions Discussion Thread Part 16

hdh74

Does anyone else hate competitions that say 'tell us why you deserve to win?' I mean want to win ok, but deserve to? Horrible question. Is that just me?

weeowens

hdh74 wrote: »

Does anyone else hate competitions that say 'tell us why you deserve to win?' I mean want to win ok, but deserve to? Horrible question. Is that just me?

Me too.I tend not to bother with them & just move on.Loads on here to keep me busy :-)

nanto3girls

hdh74 wrote: »

Does anyone else hate competitions that say 'tell us why you deserve to win?' I mean want to win ok, but deserve to? Horrible question. Is that just me?

It's not just you, i hate those as well.

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magicspice wrote: »

Greetings compers! I'm a newbie and if I'm being realistic, I can only spend about 5 hours a week entering comps which probably equates to about 100 - 120 comps per week. Is this enough of a time investment to see some sort of return? When I originally read the guide, it mentioned people entering 100 comps per day, and I can't come anywhere near that. Do compers with only a reletively small time committment see enough returns to reward them for their time?? Has anyone ever calculated a comps entered to comps won ratio?? What are peoples thoughts??

many thanks
magicspice

Hi magicspice and welcome

To give you my perspective, that is about the same amount of time that I spend entering things (could enter more but then my house would attract the attention of Kim & Aggie!) I'm not particulary lucky as it goes so I would certainly not say that there is a "return" worth mentioning and if you're talking value of prizes alone won then I am in no way at all "rewarded" for my time! I have won maybe between £50-£100 of stuff in the time I've been comping (which has been spotty as I have had exams but is at least 2 years and I must have entered a good few thousand in this time). Of this, one prize made up the bulk as I won 2 football tickets worth about £17 each. Suppose then I'd guess my comp to win ratio is something like 1 to maybe 750.

HOWEVER, I treat it as a hobby and certainly do not expect to win anything. The way I see it, the time I spend entering comps I'd only be sitting watching TV or doing something else on the internet anyway, and I enjoy visiting this forum, so in that way I do feel that the time spent is rewarding, just not financially or materially if you see what I mean!

Of course there will always be people that do the same as me and have won many more prizes and I don't know how these people do it! I have been known to check my roboform to make sure I've not mistyped my email address but sadly it is A-OK, I'm just unfortunate! :rotfl:

laney85

Anyone been playing the sound of scotland on real radio scotland, driving me daft was looking for the wrong answers and any ideas also welcome lol
http://www.realradio-scotland.co.uk/competitions-offers/the-sound-of-scotland/g36niqdq/

November2

Hi, sorry, I'm sure this is in the wrong place! I'm doing the Radio Times Big Film Quiz and have searched unsuccessfully on here for a thread, I'm sure there must be one. I have all the films but am a bit dubious over two, the rope and the moon. Which I have as being Hithcock's The Rope and the recent film Moon. But they just don't seem right as all other films are I believe oscar winners. Any one point me in the right direction.

weeowens

November2 wrote: »

Hi, sorry, I'm sure this is in the wrong place! I'm doing the Radio Times Big Film Quiz and have searched unsuccessfully on here for a thread, I'm sure there must be one. I have all the films but am a bit dubious over two, the rope and the moon. Which I have as being Hithcock's The Rope and the recent film Moon. But they just don't seem right as all other films are I believe oscar winners. Any one point me in the right direction.

Hi,is it online?
Just so I could check on here.

Barnabysue

I can only find this one, but it ended on January 4th. If it's a new one it may not have been posted yet.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3679479

Tea_Pea_Dee

November2 wrote: »

Hi, sorry, I'm sure this is in the wrong place! I'm doing the Radio Times Big Film Quiz and have searched unsuccessfully on here for a thread, I'm sure there must be one. I have all the films but am a bit dubious over two, the rope and the moon. Which I have as being Hithcock's The Rope and the recent film Moon. But they just don't seem right as all other films are I believe oscar winners. Any one point me in the right direction.

I don't think it is on here. A poster talks about it here (and offered to start a thread, but can't see it) on another thread for radio times posted by midnighter, but the two comps. are not connected.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/50898389#Comment_50898389

There is a whole discussion about this quiz on the answerbank:

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/Question1104170.html

barnabysue, your link goes to a different competition.

Daphne01

Bonnie151 wrote: »

I'd guess Anne Hathaway for C. She has very distinctive lips (OK, if I'm being honest, DH says it's her )

edit - e.g. here the lips/chin look similar: http://www.dailymakeover.com/hairstyles/all_womens_looks/anne_hathaway_mar_17_2009?tid_ref=96

Your husband is good!!
Found the actual pic here