Postal, Text and Phone Competitions - Part 16

Daphne01

Thanks for the help guys, I couldn't get on mse properly last night for some reason so couldn't update.

Bonnie151's hubby got C spot on, it's Anne Hathaway ~ the actual pic they used is here.

Still not sure on "A" suggestions are Britney Spears, Leona Lewis, Gwyneth Paltrow.
I appreciate all the help :A
You're right fire**fly, it is a stinker this week :mad:

oddies

origanally posted by jimmyThewig
Just out of interest (it's probably been asked a hundred times before but I only stumbled across this thread as the photo question interested me), is there any value in entering these competitions where you have to pay £1 (or similar) each time? Do people who do this regularly win more than it costs them?

i won a 40 inch 3d hd samsung tv last year for a 25p text hope that helps

JimmyTheWig

fire**fly wrote: »

i've won an ipad for a £1.50 text, a websurfer for a 50p call,
a hoover for a £1.00 call,
& had many other prizes worth well more than the text call

oddies wrote: »

i won a 40 inch 3d hd samsung tv last year for a 25p text hope that helps

I appreciate that for individual competitions you can win, but overall how much have you paid out on these competitions - including those where you don't win?
And how many people have paid out similar amounts to you and won nothing significant?

JimmyTheWig

Daphne01 wrote: »

Thanks for the help guys, I couldn't get on mse properly last night for some reason so couldn't update.

Bonnie151's hubby got C spot on, it's Anne Hathaway ~ the actual pic they used is here.

It's not that actual pic (unless it's been photoshopped). Her earring would be visible if it was. Not saying it's not her though, whoever she is!

Still not sure on "A" suggestions are Britney Spears, Leona Lewis, Gwyneth Paltrow.

Not Leona. Pretty sure it's not Britney. Could be Paltrow.
I'd still say Sarah Michelle Gellar. See http://weheartit.com/entry/1160893, for example. Not that pic, but not too disimilar.

oddies

E: 15/02 Win £50 for each puzzle (Daily Express)
You must send a separate postcard for each competition.

Competition name - DITLOIDS
Answer – CRIMSON RIBBON ON THE VICTORIA CROSS :j

**

Competition name - WORDS
Answer - MELON :j HUGE THANKS TO ONE-EYE FOR THIS ANSWER :T:T:T

**

Competition name - MUDDLESOME
Answer – HERTFORDSHIRE :j

**

Competition name - QUIZ OF THE WEEK
Answer – SONNY AND CHER :j

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Competition name - CLOCK-WISE
Answer - NODE :j


Send your answer, name and address on a postcard to:

[Competition name eg: DITLOIDS)
Express Newspapers
PO Box 10220
Sutton Coldfield
B76 1ZH


Good Luck

Winners for JAN 27TH
DITLOIDS – MR L HAMILTON - HEBBURN S TYNESIDE.
MUDDLESOME – MISS G PATTERSON - LONDON W5.
QUIZ OF THE WEEK – MISS C JOHNSON - DURHAM.
CLOCK-WISE – MISS L NASH - MAIDENHEAD - BERKS.
WORDS – MR J SHEPHEARD - BROMSGROVE - WORCS.

good luck all

fire**fly

JimmyTheWig wrote: »

I appreciate that for individual competitions you can win, but overall how much have you paid out on these competitions - including those where you don't win?
And how many people have paid out similar amounts to you and won nothing significant?

way i see it, compings a fun hobby, it's just the thrill
of winning & it's supposed to be fun, suppose it's just the same as paying for the net & entering all the comps on there,
everythings got a fee, always best to just enter for the ones you realy want

catmiaow

JimmyTheWig wrote: »

I appreciate that for individual competitions you can win, but overall how much have you paid out on these competitions - including those where you don't win?
And how many people have paid out similar amounts to you and won nothing significant?

I used to do loads of phone and text comps, but got sick of never winning and when I got the phone bill it was huge, so I just stick to free with the occasional postal now.

amsquared

JimmyTheWig wrote: »

Just out of interest (it's probably been asked a hundred times before but I only stumbled across this thread as the photo question interested me), is there any value in entering these competitions where you have to pay £1 (or similar) each time? Do people who do this regularly win more than it costs them?

No accurate figs but I think in the last two years I've spent about £40 a month on txts and stamps so approximately £1000 total spend. The main prizes have been £4500 holiday to Thailand, £1000 weekend at Turnberry, £500 weekend in Glasgow, £3000 holiday to St Lucia, £1500 holiday to Cyprus, £250 Yamaha keyboard, XBox 360, Katy Perry Tkts and a few other smaller prizes. So that's over £11,000 in prizes. Do I think its worth it - definitely YES.

I've won a few smaller prizes from free internet comps but none as good as the txts and postals.

6969annw

amsquared wrote: »

No accurate figs but I think in the last two years I've spent about £40 a month on txts and stamps so approximately £1000 total spend. The main prizes have been £4500 holiday to Thailand, £1000 weekend at Turnberry, £500 weekend in Glasgow, £3000 holiday to St Lucia, £1500 holiday to Cyprus, £250 Yamaha keyboard, XBox 360, Katy Perry Tkts and a few other smaller prizes. So that's over £11,000 in prizes. Do I think its worth it - definitely YES.

I've won a few smaller prizes from free internet comps but none as good as the txts and postals.

wow that is impressive! Is that haul just from postals and texts? I do the postals and buy 100 stamps each time, if i dont make at least the £40 back to cover the next 100 stamps i make a note and hopefully cover it with wins from the next 100 stamps. I've only had to make one note lol and biggest win from postals was the grazia goodie bag weekly one. I also do the cheap texts but only venture into the expensive text ones if its something i really want

catmiaow

Maybe for you amsquared - but I don't have that sort of luck!