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  • fenners
    fenners Posts: 435 Forumite
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    Just wondered :)
  • happysaz133
    happysaz133 Posts: 908 Forumite
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    I kept count last week for the first time ever, it was just over 60 per day. Hardly anything compared to some but I don't have much more time to enter a lot more each day.
    I just enter and forget...hoping to win something! :)
  • mansey
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  • Hey guys and girls

    So how much time do you spend each night or each week comping? How many comps do you rekon you enter in a week?

    Anyone Regular winners on here?

    I haven't entered any yet if I'm honest only joined today lol
  • purple4mum
    purple4mum Posts: 107 Forumite
    I'm new to comping and I ve entered about 900 comps in the last month.Is this about normal -no wins as yet so I'm a bit concerned!
  • System
    System Posts: 178,349 Community Admin
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    It all comes down to luck.... you could enter 9k and still not win! Some enter a handful and do! Its just one of those things. Your time will come, you just have to keep at it.

    Most people enter for fun, its a hobby or something to do to pass a little time... As much as I love winning, I also enjoy entering them and thats why I have been doing it for as long as I have!

    Chin up! xx
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  • mjm3346
    mjm3346 Posts: 47,278 Forumite
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    People in these threads are aiming/aimed for 4,000 a month

    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5231194

    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5252085


    This thread gives an idea of the number of entries into some competitions

    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4472983
  • sammi86
    sammi86 Posts: 532 Forumite
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    Just because you enter a lot is not by any means a guarantee of winning anything.
    You're up against statistics and odds, and to be honest the odds are stacked against you due to the sheer number of other entrants. You need to use the enter and forget method.
    You could be comping for 10 years and enter a million comps and not win anything (not even a fish slice!) or you could enter only one comp in your life and win the prize of your dreams so its all about luck.

    If you win, great! If you don't, on to the next comp! Comping is not an easy hobby (well not as easy and fruitful as the media make it out to be) you've just got to stick with it and hopefully persistence will pay off eventually.
  • ellen_vannin
    ellen_vannin Posts: 424 Forumite
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    Also don't forget that some of those comps will not have closed yet. It then takes up to 28 days to receive the prizes.
    Good luck and keep entering.
  • nanny_7
    nanny_7 Posts: 932 Forumite
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    sammi86 wrote: »
    Just because you enter a lot is not by any means a guarantee of winning anything.
    You're up against statistics and odds, and to be honest the odds are stacked against you due to the sheer number of other entrants. You need to use the enter and forget method.
    You could be comping for 10 years and enter a million comps and not win anything (not even a fish slice!) or you could enter only one comp in your life and win the prize of your dreams so its all about luck.

    If you win, great! If you don't, on to the next comp! Comping is not an easy hobby (well not as easy and fruitful as the media make it out to be) you've just got to stick with it and hopefully persistence will pay off eventually.[/


    Dear Lord after a million comps I would hope law of averages would kick in :rotfl:Ha would give up on the lotto as well x
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