Should the spend limit on comps go up?

Daphne01

4. Yes, up to £2.00

I voted for £2, we are all adults and can make up our own minds to enter them or not.

I find the grabbit board more of a problem for spending, many of the offers are short lived and encourage impulse buying. To me that's worse.

Each to their own

Blulu

5. Yes, to £2.10

hamster wrote: »

I agree the way to go is to have a separate gambling forum for people who want to buy lottery tickets etc. where they get nothing but a piece of paper for their £2 spend and the vain hope of winning something.

We are not talking about a limit of a "mere £2" but £2 per entry, per competition so gambling rather than comping would be a more accurate description of these pay to enter prize draws.

We could have sub forums on how to stop gambling, how to get out of debt caused by gambling and how best to encourage others to start gambling, using the promise of huge potential wins to make them part with their cash with little real hope of any return.

The rest of us could then carry on comping on this forum and those demanding the right to promote gambling and take others down a potentially destructive path would have their own forum, with no spend limit, and everyone would be happy.

Wow! Anyone else watch, "The Ginge, the Geordie and the Geek"? I feel like the three nuns have just stamped "Sinner" on my forehead

I would respond to the comments, but there is no point debating it with someone who views expressing an alternative opinion as being "demanding".

Blu X

OneYorkshireLass

I have a flutter on the horses sometimes.

*feels like a leper*

snakepilsen

No

hamster wrote: »

I agree the way to go is to have a separate gambling forum for people who want to buy lottery tickets etc. where they get nothing but a piece of paper for their £2 spend and the vain hope of winning something.

We are not talking about a limit of a "mere £2" but £2 per entry, per competition so gambling rather than comping would be a more accurate description of these pay to enter prize draws.

We could have sub forums on how to stop gambling, how to get out of debt caused by gambling and how best to encourage others to start gambling, using the promise of huge potential wins to make them part with their cash with little real hope of any return.

The rest of us could then carry on comping on this forum and those demanding the right to promote gambling and take others down a potentially destructive path would have their own forum, with no spend limit, and everyone would be happy.

Excellent post :T:T:T:T

tgroom57

3. Yes, up to £1.75

I was going to vote £2, but I'm feeling a bit skint after buying all those Daily Mail newspapers last week, and Mirrors the week before.

If you insist on 'no spend required' then all the postal comps will be out, and I do occasionally have a spare stamp.

I feel that whatever limit is eventually implemented, it should be relaxed for comps in daily newspapers.

For the record, I spent £2.50 extra on newspapers for the Daily Mail comp last week - but will not be doing so this week as the extra paper means an additional 90p. My normal weekly spend is 50p on a paper, 1 stamp and no lottery ticket.

tranmereforever

5. Yes, to £2.10

hamster wrote: »

I agree the way to go is to have a separate gambling forum for people who want to buy lottery tickets etc. where they get nothing but a piece of paper for their £2 spend and the vain hope of winning something.

We are not talking about a limit of a "mere £2" but £2 per entry, per competition so gambling rather than comping would be a more accurate description of these pay to enter prize draws.

We could have sub forums on how to stop gambling, how to get out of debt caused by gambling and how best to encourage others to start gambling, using the promise of huge potential wins to make them part with their cash with little real hope of any return.

The rest of us could then carry on comping on this forum and those demanding the right to promote gambling and take others down a potentially destructive path would have their own forum, with no spend limit, and everyone would be happy.

But there is a matched betting section on the site already which I do not use but surely it should be banned as well, I have said it should be in a separate section maybe but it does not need to be frowned upon

Its also as I said with the grabbit section, as posted above that can lead to people inpulse buying

Its all so cloudy at the moment thats the problem, if the limit is £2 and there is a promotion of a product that runs a competition that normally costs £5 but is on offer for a month at £2, does this mean it is valid on the board for one month and then needs to be taken off again?

Its all individual choice as is if someone buys one lottery ticket or two, its up to the person

One-Eye

5. Yes, to £2.10

I suppose it is strange that a code for 50% off a £500 gas cooker is regarded as money saving and can be posted elsewhere on MSE, but the win £5000 prize draw that you can then enter is not allowed to be posted in the comps section. Does this mean that 'normal' people are not daft enough to buy a gas cooker they don't want, but compers will end up with a garage full of them?

snakepilsen wrote: »

This may help you understand the difference between raffles / prize draws and lotteries.
http://www.out-law.com/page-6780

I found the article quite interesting, especially

So someone who buys a packet of soap powder which directs buyers to a website competition will be treated as paying to enter that competition if the soap powder costs more than an equivalent non-promotional packet. However if promotional and non-promotional packs cost the same, there will be no payment.

jamme18

No

I don't really think it should be increase just so phone and post isn't comprised.

It would be better to have a separated page for purchase comps like the P+P board, then all purchased comps are posted together. But only where you have to buy something e.g biscuits or lottery and NOT where you have to pay to enter like a raffle. I.E. you get use out of the product as well as being able to enter the competition!

So if you go to a restaurant that can count if you get a code on the receipt or if you buy a pack of cereal, but should you have to pay to enter like a charity raffle then that should not count unless like the lottery it is an addition prize

purplebutterfly

5. Yes, to £2.10

hamster wrote: »

The rest of us could then carry on comping on this forum and those demanding the right to promote gambling and take others down a potentially destructive path would have their own forum, with no spend limit, and everyone would be happy.

:eek: Whoa there! Firstly, having the option to buy a packet of biscuits and potentially win something is hardly hardcore gambling.

Secondly, if you are the type of person who is going to gamble/drink/take drugs/go shopping/eat etc to excess then you'll come across enough temptation in real life that an online forum won't make much difference. People prone to addiction manage very well on their own without any encouragement.

It seems people are willing to take less and less responsibility for their own actions these days.

If I want to buy something because it gives me an entry into a competition, I'm perfectly capable of working out how much I can afford - whether that be one item costing £10 or 10 items costing £1 each.

snakepilsen

No

[QUOTE=hamster;63507445]I agree the way to go is to have a separate gambling forum for people who want to buy lottery tickets etc. where they get nothing but a piece of paper for their £2 spend and the vain hope of winning something.

We are not talking about a limit of a "mere £2" but £2 per entry, per competition so gambling rather than comping would be a more accurate description of these pay to enter prize draws.
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purplebutterfly wrote: »

:eek: Whoa there! Firstly, having the option to buy a packet of biscuits and potentially win something is hardly hardcore gambling.


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Hamster wasn't talking about buying a packet of biscuits though.