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How do you keep count?

What it says on on the tin...For the folks who do count how many comps you enter on a daily basis how do you do it?

I have been looking at a couple of other comping forums (I was just looking :eek:) and I noticed they had trackers that kept count for them, it is a pity we don't have anything like that here :(

I am getting fed up of a pen and piles of scraps of paper, so how do you keep count?

I saw the thread earlier in the week did anyone try out the programe one of the compers was offering? Is it simple?

KISS (Keep it simple ((cos I am techy)) stupid) ;)
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  • weeowens
    weeowens Posts: 81,990 Forumite
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    mansey wrote: »
    What it says on on the tin...For the folks who do count how many comps you enter on a daily basis how do you do it?

    I have been looking at a couple of other comping forums (I was just looking :eek:) and I noticed they had trackers that kept count for them, it is a pity we don't have anything like that here :(

    I am getting fed up of a pen and piles of scraps of paper, so how do you keep count?

    I saw the thread earlier in the week did anyone try out the programe one of the compers was offering? Is it simple?

    KISS (Keep it simple ((cos I am techy)) stupid) ;)

    Hi,I have solved the dilemma by not counting.

    I use the enter & forget model.That way you just comp for the fun & do not get hung up on totals etc.

    I used to subscribe to threads but gave that up about 5 years back.
  • vixsta7
    vixsta7 Posts: 163 Forumite
    I take a rough count as I'm going. I have a excel file which I update at the end of my chomping for the day. X
  • Daza
    Daza Posts: 3,936 Forumite
    I don't bother counting --- too much hassle

    But if you need to know - you could always buy a clicker counter on eBay for £1
  • fire**fly
    fire**fly Posts: 148,056 Forumite
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    I lose count after about a hundred :D
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  • toniq
    toniq Posts: 29,340 Forumite
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    https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tab-counter/

    Fab simple download which sits by your close window ey, lets you se ehow many tabs you have snapped open x
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  • snakepilsen
    snakepilsen Posts: 2,757 Forumite
    mansey wrote: »
    What it says on on the tin...For the folks who do count how many comps you enter on a daily basis how do you do it?

    Count your thanks.
  • LizB62
    LizB62 Posts: 5,188 Forumite
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    I'm with weeowens on this - knowing how many I've entered doesn't add to the overall comping experience for me, so I save time and don't bother keeping count !
    Best win ever: Trip to the Galapagos Islands in 2010
  • brownhandbag
    brownhandbag Posts: 1,858 Forumite
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    I don't keep a count, just use the ticks/crosses to make sure I don't enter twice. I keep a tally of all wins though..... and approx rrp. I also keep all the winning paperwork and comp slips etc in a folder which is a bit sad maybe.
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  • LizB62
    LizB62 Posts: 5,188 Forumite
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    I don't keep a count, just use the ticks/crosses to make sure I don't enter twice. I keep a tally of all wins though..... and approx rrp. I also keep all the winning paperwork and comp slips etc in a folder which is a bit sad maybe.

    Not sad at all (I do the same !)
    Best win ever: Trip to the Galapagos Islands in 2010
  • JessicAhh
    JessicAhh Posts: 3,903 Forumite
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    I don't keep count either - that would waste potential comping time! I thank every comp I open (even if I don't enter), and also lots of posts elsewhere, so counting my thanks doesn't work. I use the green ticks and red crosses to signify which comps I've actually entered.
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