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Click to wins getting really annoying!

I started doing click to wins but find they take too long, too many of the prizes are shared across multiple sites and worse still I get annoying pop-up ad for things like 'jellysplash' which i have to keep cancelling.
Then recently I would go to enter an answer and another page would suddenly load, an advert for a game of some sort to download. No way to say no thanks. I emailed Take a Break. They said it wasn't them, must be my computer, but it only happens on Bauer sites. I've decided to give up doing them.

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  • Zanzib
    Zanzib Posts: 5,376 Forumite
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    I do the click to wins and don't get any of the things you describe.

    It does suggest it is a problem on your computer.

    Do you clear your cookies regularly?
  • robbies_gal
    robbies_gal Posts: 7,895 Forumite
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    i dont get any pop ups either

    maybe try an adblocker
    What goes around-comes around
  • mjm3346
    mjm3346 Posts: 47,378 Forumite
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    I don't get any pop ups either although I don't do them very often but there are links on the sites that at best look very spammy.
  • Ann2747
    Ann2747 Posts: 28 Forumite
    Thanks for the replies. It must be my computer if I am the only one getting the annoying pop-ups. But why is it only on the Bauer sites?
  • sidsnot
    sidsnot Posts: 2,621 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    Have you got Adblock Plus ? If not try loading that (only takes a minute and is free) and then see if you still have the problem
  • Ann2747
    Ann2747 Posts: 28 Forumite
    I'm comping on an ipad. Would Adblocker work on that? Thanks for the suggestion.
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