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Ok I give Up!

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  • Barnabysue
    Barnabysue Posts: 9,058 Forumite
    One thing's for sure, you'll win even less if you stop ;)
    Luck is believing you’re lucky – Tennessee Williams

    May your pockets be heavy and your heart be light. May good luck pursue you each morning and night – Anonymous
  • ALILYN
    ALILYN Posts: 254 Forumite
    Thanks for your replies,glad im not the only one not winning!
  • catmiaow
    catmiaow Posts: 5,954 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    graphicuk wrote: »
    I havent won a thing since November last year! But before that I have won computers, tvs, holidays (including a £7500 Thailand trip) so thats what keeps me going, its a hobby for me so I dont get fed up :) best frame of mind to be in. Just have faith x

    If I won all that then I wouldn't mind if I had a long dry spell!
    No you're not a vegetarian if you eat any animal or fish, so do not insult genuine veggies by calling yourself one! :mad:

    Thanks to everyone who posts competitions. You are the stars of the board :T:j:T
  • kevroberts66
    kevroberts66 Posts: 215 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts
    don't enter just to win anything its pointless. enter the ones that you really want to win but don't be disappointed if you don't win. treat it as a hobby and then when you get a win it feels worth it
  • Mokeyjen
    Mokeyjen Posts: 185 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    We all go through spells where we win nothing or very little and I know it can get you down but you need to stay positive and focus on the things you really want to win!

    I used to enter for all sorts of things but in the last month or so I have been concentrating my efforts on things I really wanted and I have won an iPad 3, toys for the kids, gok wan glasses, cinema tickets and some other bits!

    Focus your efforts and you will reap the reward!

    "What you see in your mind, you will hold in your hand" - a quote from The Secret (a book I would definitely recommend readind!)
    :D I love comping! Just waiting for the call from ITV! :D

    :j Best win so far... iPad 3, £500 & KitchenAid Mixer :j
  • zoescrims
    zoescrims Posts: 2,865 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    Before you throw in the towel and if you don't mind winning anything why not enter the daily Glamour comps.( mostly make up bits)

    It's the only one i'm hanging onto at the moment as things are slowing down at my end too!

    Good luck x
    2020 Jan: storage box,£150 pots & pans, £50 restaurant voucher,dining experience,19 tubes of Pringles Feb: £50 food giftcard,
  • doltage
    doltage Posts: 236 Forumite
    Barnabysue wrote: »
    One thing's for sure, you'll win even less if you stop ;)

    haha, great point.

    I also agree with the person who said to treat it as a hobby, I enter so many comps and win so little it'd be easy to get disheartened, but it's a handy way of killing time.

    I entered a comp for an ipad (my dream win) on Sunday and the second word of the recaptcha was my forename, that's gotta be a sign.

    Hasn't it? :(
  • sineadoreb
    sineadoreb Posts: 481 Forumite
    I had such a good end to last year and even in Jan and Feb I won over £1500 worth of items, then March to now I've won little.. I maxed it and won £500 last month, but when you're winning over 14 - 19 items a month and it slows down to 3 or 4, it does get disheartening. I always think that there are so many new people entering competitions now that the prizes are reduced, but at the end of the day someone has to win!

    I've started taking more time for myself recently, having a few days off here and there, I don't miss that many competitions, and I know that I can catch up, but I find not winning frustrates me less, if I'm not putting in all the hours and winning little.

    Don't give up, just take a fresh approach, the wins will come.

    Good luck everyone :)
    Thank you, to all those who make the comps forum, what it is.
  • Allsloppy
    Allsloppy Posts: 94 Forumite
    I know how you feel. I enter lots of competitions and rush home eveyday to see if I have a WEM and the find I am disppointed. However I have won a few small items and reading the IWIWIW keeps me going. You have to be in it to win it.:j
  • kamt40
    kamt40 Posts: 15 Forumite
    i'm glad i'm not the only one with a huge dark cloud over me! i find it amazing how lucky some members on here are with their numerous wins. it's all karma so i guess i should try to be nicer!
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