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What have we all won in August 2013?

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  • I have just started and i have had my 1st win of tickets to Blackpool Tower, had a fab day and looking forward to more wins (hopefully) :be:T
  • Normally I read what everyone has won and am happy for you all but never expect to be able to post that I've won fab prizes, until this month! My best ever comping month!
    -a bottle of sparkling wine
    -a MINI IPAD!!!!
    -£100 love to shop voucher
    -tickets to opera by the lake £60 (I'm in hospital and unable to go so 2 of the lovely staff who look after me went)
    -£100 craft goodies which are being shared around the hospital
    Best wins in 2013 £200 and Mini iPad. 2014 no wins. 2015 2 nights 5* hotel with £300 vouchers plus £1150 Harrods gift card
    Rehome an unwanted prize or gift with a seriously ill child through Postpals.co.uk
  • Elsbells21
    Elsbells21 Posts: 1,702 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    Feast Festival Tickets (Thanks ComperChris)
    2 tickets to a preview screening of Pain and Gain

    Goodreads win:
    The Unexpected Wedding Guest (Modern Tempted)
    Boonie
    It's Got to Be Perfect: the memoirs of a modern-day matchmaker
    The Grim Company

    Still not great month but better then last month!
  • 50 Song Downloads on Itunes
    £100 GoApe Voucher
    Lacoste Backpack
  • bossladysal
    bossladysal Posts: 1,576 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    I've had a pretty good month:

    a pack of fairy detergent tablets
    Family ticket for Blackpool Tower Ballroom BigDay Out, Blackpool Eye, circus, jungle jims :)
    TravelGuard tablets
    Stress-out CD
    £10 voucher for Beefeater x 2
    a pair of Showaddywaddy tickets :)
    2x Dorset teabags
    2 rolls of duck tape
    Comfort Umbrella
    Twinings everyday extra teabags
    Omron thermometer
    Car sun shades
    £5 Nisa voucher
    Kate: A biography
    Calvin Klein Down Town perfume sample
    £10 Amazon Gift Certificate
    Green Nail Polish ( Stella giveaway sent me a second one)
    2 Packs of Haribo
    NOW TV Drawstring Bag
    Simoniz Car wash kit
    Rio Rosa Mosqueta Rosehip Oil and compact mirror
    Pampering spa break for 2 at Ragdale Hall :j
    2 tickets for Stand Up – The Musical :)

    Massive thanks to all posters :T:T and good luck to everyone for September :)
  • FruitBroo Drink
    Signed Rio Ferdinand Manchester United Shirt (MY FAVE WIN EVER)
    2x Limited Edition Fosters Glass
    2012 - £350.88
    £2013 in 2013 Challenge £1969.98
    /£2013
    A-Z Challenge -
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    2013 Best wins - iPhone 5c, £100 Iceland Vouchers, £500 spend at BoBelle London, Beats Pill.
  • Gregg Wallace cookbook
    Crate of energy drinks
    6 Mavala nail polishes
    Shamballa watch
    Massage Bar
    Runner up prize -??
    iPaint Stylus
    Fat burning pills of my choice worth £40
    Memory foam pillows
    Bbold fake tan
    Tribal necklace
    Mousemat
    Swarovski Luxe Edition Tweezerman tweezers worth £80 :eek:
    Also found a comp I won 6 months ago, they can't supply what I won after so long but have said they are going to send me some goodies :D

    Annnd...
    My gadgets from my July LWE started arriving yesterday! :j:j
    Comping since Feb 2012.

    Best wins - Pram, £800+ Baby equipment, Big :eek: gadget bundle, Summer hamper, £500 worth Freeze 24/7 products, Sony Xperia Z, £200 worth tanning/beauty products.
  • hornetgirl
    hornetgirl Posts: 6,155 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    Hairbrush
    Family weekend ticket to Watchet festival
    £200 cheque

    Lots of luck for September everyone x
  • sourge
    sourge Posts: 259 Forumite
    Still not won anything :(, since I Started comping in June, but thats ok, I enjoy it, and as they say good things come to those that wait.
    2013 -£1550 / £2013 :)
    2014 -£1955.95 / £2014
    2015 - £1600 / £2015
  • badamsgirl
    badamsgirl Posts: 4,516 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Just a book for me right at the end of the month so still better than July and May where i won nothing. Hoping my wins will pick up for the remainder of the year.

    Thanks to everyone who takes the time to post the competitions and answers and well done to the August winners.

    Good luck for September 2013 comping :)
    [COLOR="Px (urple"]Good luck for 2025 Comping! Be lucky! [/COLOR]
    My December 2025 wins: book (IG), chocolate advent calendar (ig), earrings (ig), diary (web), honey bundle (ig), goody bag (web), lipbalm/handcream (ig), kids festive books (ig), pen set (ig), cardigan (web)
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