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The 'losers' support thread

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  • kit34
    kit34 Posts: 2,945 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    i like the little things tbh , i dont want a holiday so i dont enter em , not that bothered about a car either , its the small things in life that keep you smiling :)
    my name is Kit and im addicted to competitions , the what if is my driving force :D !!



  • madhouseof4
    madhouseof4 Posts: 848 Forumite
    Kit34, that is very true, I hardly ever enter the holiday comps unless they are for families or in the UK. I can't complain, I hit my comping target with several small wins.
  • monhon1
    monhon1 Posts: 109 Forumite
    Strepsy I know exactly how you feel! I feel like giving up - but feel guilty if I don't comp with all the hard work I've put in.

    I been trying to win for months, months and months... and sometimes I have been comping all day when I can with no success to show for it. The only thing I have won is an avon eye/face thing which I gave to my sister since I'm a male.

    I just wan't all my hard work to pay off!!!!

    But anyway, I enjoy comping (mostly).
  • black-saturn
    black-saturn Posts: 13,935 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Strepsy you've won over £1,000 worth of prizes :confused: How can you start a thread for the losers of comps? Just keep at it, a big win will turn up eventually.
    2008 Comping Challenge
    Won so far - £3010 Needed - £230
    Debt free since Oct 2004
  • Strepsy
    Strepsy Posts: 5,651 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Thanks for all your lovely and encouraging replies everyone, and I've actually just won a hoody too so do feel bad for having a whinge.

    Wishing everyone lots of luck, especially those who've never won or those going through a drought. :T
    I've been lucky, I'll be lucky again. ~ Bette Davis
  • littleholly
    littleholly Posts: 5,682 Forumite
    I know how you feel. I've been entering comps for about 1 year now and my biggest win was yesterday - a ds lite, which i'm made up about. I think sometimes 'is it worth it' but its something I feel I need to do! I'm not a very lucky person, I can't even win £10 on the lottery! One day though i'll win big, hopefully! :rotfl: :rotfl:

    NOW IN COMPING SEMI-RETIREMENT! :D
    AL MAC APPRECIATION SOCIETY MEMBER NO: 550 748 ;)
  • SoozyJ22
    SoozyJ22 Posts: 3,286 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Please don't give up Steph, it wouldn't be the same without you. I'm sure your big win must be around the corner now.:grouphug:
  • Thrupneybit
    Thrupneybit Posts: 496 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    hobbes wrote: »
    Do you think it makes a difference to your chances if you choose not to let the company and/or 3rd parties contact you?

    I always opt out of these things and I wonder if it reduces my chances of winning?

    I've entered almost everything on here for the past month or so, but haven't won anything yet.
    If you don't want them to contact you, How can you win :confused:

    If I was a company running a comp & someone wanted one of my prizes but didn't want nothing else to do with me I certainly wouldn't let them win,,
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