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Cotta
Cotta Posts: 3,667 Forumite
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Hello All,

You guys have always fascinated me, do any of you do it as a full time vocation and if so what sort of returns do you make?

Thank you.
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  • Kovu2013
    Kovu2013 Posts: 593 Forumite
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    Hi there Cotta, i'm not sure many on here do comping as a job, the prizes can be wonderful but it's just not feasible to live off them in the long run, as they are so sporadic and unfortunately bills are pretty regular :)
    :starmod: Looking for the lucky dust :starmod:

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  • Cotta
    Cotta Posts: 3,667 Forumite
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    I didn't even realise this forum existed until recently and I remember watching a programme once where it followed a series people who enter competitions all day and spend a fortune on stamps etc. Some made reasonable incomes.
  • Marg2k8
    Marg2k8 Posts: 5,838 Forumite
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    No - I work full time and comp sometimes (as now) in my lunch break, or during evenings and weekends. I reckon my rate of return for comping is somewhere around £1 per hour spent, so no way would it substitute for a job.
  • sarahj1986
    sarahj1986 Posts: 1,612 Forumite
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    I work full time and do my comping around that. I probably spend between 1-2 hours a day on it and not at weekends so about 10 hours per week. I only enter comps I want to win, I cant see how it could be a full time job
    :money::rotfl::T
  • brownhandbag
    brownhandbag Posts: 1,856 Forumite
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    one of my many jobs :)
    total wins 2013 £5500 2014 £7500 2015 £23,900 2016 £10,650 2017 £13,040 2018 £10,620 2019 £10,115 2020 £3970.00
    ITV Winners Club Member #131
  • mclarkie
    mclarkie Posts: 11,790 Forumite
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    I work full time, comping is my hobby which sometimes brings in a bit extra revenue, usually in the form of vouchers.
  • nelie
    nelie Posts: 1,568 Forumite
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    Yes.

    I spend my life here and only eat my winnings...

    Sadly I've been living off books this month.


    (no, it's not really but I wish it was!) xx
    December Wins: £300 worth of board games, £500 Tesco Vouchers Best Win in 2023: £500 Tesco Vouchers
  • Daphne01
    Daphne01 Posts: 22,145 Forumite
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    It's just a hobby, there's no way you can earn a decent living from comping.
    Good luck :)
    A strong man stands up for himself, a stronger man stands up for others.




  • angiesandhu
    angiesandhu Posts: 541 Forumite
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    I am off work sick at the moment so have a lot of free time to enter comps on here but I only do online ones and never buy stamps or purchase ones.

    I just love the excitement and if I am sitting at home anyway, I might as well do something with my free time.
  • System
    System Posts: 178,106 Community Admin
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    Unless you were REALLY lucky, I can't see anyone making a living from it. I've been doing it for around 2 years and my wins are worth under 1k. Its definitely a hobby....not work. x
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