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Whats been your biggest unexpected delivery??

Hi everyone!

I've not been comping long so have not much experience of this.. but the whole idea of a random parcel arriving at your doorstep excites and bemuses me after the endless hours of entering your details to be contacted if you win, especially when they [STRIKE]can't be bothered[/STRIKE] are too busy to enclose a compliment slip or stamp on envelope to say who it is from..:rotfl:

As the days pass and I enter more comps I tend to view the postman more and more like santa than just plain boring postman who brings me bills..The thought of what he could bring tomorrow is exciting :D

Anyway, I wandered where the cut off point was for wins turning up unannounced? What has been your biggest random delivery?

I've won a pair of socks, some baby bottles, a cheeseplate, tastecard and red meat cook book.. all relatively small winnings, but exciting none the less.. Anyone had anything big turn up?


Be happy and be lucky :j
I smile because I have absolutely no idea what's going on
:dance:
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  • weeowens
    weeowens Posts: 81,990 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    A printer worth £180 & a pushchair.

    No wtc or email & no compliments slip :-)
  • Skippycat
    Skippycat Posts: 5,976 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    A nintendo wii :j No compliments slip or anything included in the box with it. It wasn't even sent recorded delivery and postman left it with a neighbour without putting a card through the door. It's a good thing that I have lovely, honest neighbours :A
    2022 wins include.... £1,000 cheque £150 ASDA gift card £250 Impericon gift voucher £100 cheque £100 of plant bulbs £100 Bower Collective voucher
  • Matryoshka
    Matryoshka Posts: 10,408 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    A 40" telly. Still don't know where I won it from :D
    SECRET TO WINNING PRIZES ;):
    If you see it in your mind, you're going to hold it in your hand.
    Thoughts become things!
    What you think about you bring about!
    No one is ready for a thing until he believes he can acquire it.
    Romans 12:15 Be happy with those who are happy :)
  • cherylf3
    cherylf3 Posts: 124 Forumite
    A nikon camera - no idea where it came from either!

    It was around christmas too so at first I thought it was something I had ordered and forgotton about!
    August - December 2011 prize total approx £1450.:j
  • nothing as good as those above but ive had 3 different big boxes of toys arrive only 1 said where from was lovely surprise for me and kiddies
    JAN WINS- pepsi tshirt,
  • I had a box of OPI nail varnishes and other stuff delivered with no compliment slip in, it was worths about £250. My daughter and I thought it was christmas :)
  • hamsterfan1
    hamsterfan1 Posts: 8,281 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    a blender worth over £100
    proud gran to 4 lovely boys and one little girl
  • An ipad 2 - sill no idea where it came from but I'm not complaining :)
  • Livewire
    Livewire Posts: 1,674 Forumite
    Woah..:eek: there have been some really big prizes just turn up out of the blue.. I think I would feel guilty for receiving a any of those prizes mentioned with no wem/wtc or note.. would feel like someone has made a mistake and would be needing it back!!

    Well done to you guys :T... it gives me hope that my postman may still bring me unexpected lavish gifts one day :D
    I smile because I have absolutely no idea what's going on
    :dance:
  • GeorgeBee
    GeorgeBee Posts: 2,629 Forumite
    Last year I had lots of surprise wins but only a few were big value, most were books/DVDs:

    A box full of GHD, Fake Bake and Nails Inc products and a bottle of Malibu turned up one day - it was worth about £200.

    A Bare Minerals kit turned up (same month as the above) worth about £110.

    A Dremel Multi Tool worth about £60.
    2009 Wins = £833
    2010 Wins = £6,597
    2011 Wins = £7,083

    £2,012 in 2012 = £450/£2,012
    20 in 2012 = 4/20
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