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What has been your favourite win of 2011?... :)

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  • tgroom57
    tgroom57 Posts: 1,433 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    My favourite win has to be the Sony Ericsson Xperia mini pro phone (fb comp) - it is my constant companion and is proving very useful.
  • For me it's a toughie, I was bouncing off the walls when the ASOS black and white dress collection arrived as I put alot of time and effort in to win that one. I also love my Radley bag and my Barneys leather jacket and Very leather jacket which were lovely treats.

    My £200 cash win was welcomed and went towards our holiday, the kids toys and books were a big help at Christmas time.

    My favourite wins at the moment are the two that haven't arrived yet, I don't want to jinx them so I wont say but it could be because of the anticipation :)
    Comping wishlist for 2017
    1. Family holiday 2. Christmas presents :rudolf: 3. Fishing stuff
    The more you put into life, the more you get out
  • angelflower_2
    angelflower_2 Posts: 2,426 Forumite
    Amy83 wrote: »
    It was absolutely AMAZING. My Grandad is nearly 95, he was able to meet my nephew who's 3, for the very first time. The look on my Grandad's face when he scooped my nephew into his arms is incomparable...I'll not forget it in a long long time, and spending an entire 2 weeks with my aunties, uncles, cousins and all the extended family, truly was a dream come true!


    Ok.....that just made me cry!!
    DFW 228 LONG H 68
    DFD 2017 :eek:
  • partlydave
    partlydave Posts: 19,646 Forumite
    tickets to see newcastle united play man u at st james park

    although technically i dont see them till next year (wed to be exact.......... OMG WED!! :eek: )


    i had been playing the daily barclays comp for months and not a sniff, on the night i won i did it again thinking not a chance

    when it came up congratulations youve won i was literally like :eek: i think i blinked about 10 times, looked away from the screen then back again to make sure it wasnt my eyes playing tricks

    then i screamed for my OH who was in the kitchen making a cuppa, was something along the lines of

    OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!

    oh came running in and i had told him i won, he asked me what game we were seeing and it hadnt even occurred to me to check lol when i realised what game it was i was again literally like :eek:

    even now typing this im getting emotional :D

    OMG WE ARE GOING ON WED!!! :eek:


    Hope your boys play better than they did against us on Friday night ;)
    Justice for the 96 YNWA
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    will you lie with me and just forget the world ;)
  • BenhamsLC
    BenhamsLC Posts: 5,881 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    My favourite our VIP experience at Taste of London even though it bucketed down with rain we had a fantastic time and came away with 5 bags of goodies.
    Strangiest the Nivea beach ball in December and the large box the doritos and pepsi came in.
    Most useful all the anchor bits which get used daily
    Silver Surfer, Always Smiling

    114 wins in 2015, 94 wins in 2016
    121 Wins in 2017, 154 wins in 2018
    90 wins in 2019, 37 wins in 2020
    Good Luck and Thank You
  • jansus
    jansus Posts: 12,531 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic
    £2,600 Real Deal win :T:T what a shock that was, my first win too :)
    ITV comp winner no 41
  • niclon26
    niclon26 Posts: 405 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts
    I have 2 favourites.In April I won a £300 Smyths Toy voucher and in June I won a HTC Desire S Mobile phone which I absolutely love.
    Live each day as if it was you're last
  • My best win of 2011 was a trip to London with my two children and sister and watch my eldest daughter open the disney shop. She was made up and hasn't stopped telling everyone about it all year. We also had 200 pound to spend instore. The money was
    not important but all of us being together was fantastic and it was the first time the girls had been to london so it was soo exciting for them. Hoping to win some more family things this year.
    #Sealed pot #085.
    1 debt versus 100 days £108.32/£300:j
    Debt Jan 2016 £6877.37. Aug £6155.56
    xmas saving £1 a day 274/366.
  • i won a diamond and ruby ring on facebook ! retail value was £1699. think i was in shock for a week :)
  • judy2357
    judy2357 Posts: 3,744 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Although this was six months ago I am still in shock, it included:-

    Sony Bravia 40" LED 3D TV
    • Panasonic 3D Blu-ray Home Cinema System
    • XBox 360
    • Compaq Laptop with 250GB
    • Acer Aspire One 532 Netbook
    • Canon IXUS 105 pink
    • JVC HM300 High definition camcorder
    • Apple iPod Nano 8GB Graphite

    Good luck for 2012 everyone
    2008£3002009£13002010£15002011£41952012£21942013£1494
    2014£24402015£10222016JAN£20FEB£210MAR£80APR£26tMAYWillowPouchBag£65BathPillowCrCardcover,Curry
    JUN£10m'shakeJULpennywellAUGCameraFootproducts£27SEPMiniBBQOCTB'let£45Jarm£4Jacket£80GoodyBag£40NOVmealfor2Ace,ScarfTotes£100DECChocs,AsterixDVD,DVD&bk

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