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Which words in a competition scare you away?

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  • HurdyGurdy
    HurdyGurdy Posts: 989 Forumite
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    lilias wrote: »
    It's worth checking what the Effort is. Sometimes it's something quick and easy like choosing your favourite item from the site.

    For me, "on air" are the scary words.

    ^^ this! I would NEVER go on air. I just know I would stumble over my words and probably end up saying a banned word!
  • renegadia
    renegadia Posts: 1,921 Forumite
    Personalised.
    Golly, I've got the newt pregnant...

    **Gulp**
  • andrew71
    andrew71 Posts: 1,229 Forumite
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    Actually I've never really thought of a competition entry being something so simple when they say effort.

    Another I have just thought of isn't actually in the title but the body of the text. When they ask you why you should win or what would you say if you came face to face with an alien (example I must point out :rotfl:) then it says "winner will be picked at random) What is the point of posting a witty reply if they just pick randomly?
  • Weirdly mine is Candles- I hate candles, they give me the creeps, so do coathangers, but there aren't that many comps giving away coathangers!!!
    If the comp said win a candle and £10K I may not be able to enter because if I win I would have to take delivery of a candle............hmmmmmmmm
    I am a Random Number!(£174)
    2016:£14(venus),£50(WhiteHouse),£100(NisaNoFear),£10(SportsDirect)
  • ankspon
    ankspon Posts: 2,371 Forumite
    Facebook,i hate it
  • Daphne01
    Daphne01 Posts: 22,145 Forumite
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    On air was one of my nightmare scenarios until I entered a joke on Heartfm not knowing they would ring you up.............which they did at 8.30am one morning.

    I'm a very shy person but didn't have time say anything before they put me through to Toby Anstis (Rabbit in the headlights time :eek:)

    But....I told the joke and won a TV, Sky plus box and all the channels for a year.
    Would I do it again? Not a chance in hell :rotfl::rotfl:
    A strong man stands up for himself, a stronger man stands up for others.




  • BlueBella
    BlueBella Posts: 10,374 Forumite
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    'EFFORT' esp 'PHOTO EFFORT' - apart from the fact I don't have a camera (just on my phone), I cannot take a decent photo to save my life!:D
    :TA big thanks to all who post and sprinkling lucky dust to all who enter :smileyhea
  • Marg2k8
    Marg2k8 Posts: 5,838 Forumite
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    Words make me run a mile are

    recipe
    vote
    football
    highest score
  • nanto3girls
    nanto3girls Posts: 5,974 Forumite
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    Rafflecopter and vote put me off entering.
  • BlueBella
    BlueBella Posts: 10,374 Forumite
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    ...and:

    voting,

    games (I hate games!)

    giveaway at 'X' likes (especially those pages with just a few likes and a too high target!),

    handmade jewellery (much of it is crap!)

    rafflecopters with more than 8 entry methods (I have seen many with 20+)

    end dates that are into next year!

    ...I will be back to add more I am sure!
    :TA big thanks to all who post and sprinkling lucky dust to all who enter :smileyhea
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