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Favoriting Tweets on Twitter?

I was just wondering if anyone knew why sometimes after you've entered a twitter comp the prize promoter sometimes favorites your tweet?

It always gets me really excited to see i have a notification & then i'm left with high hopes till the end of the comp but to no avail?

Curious?
2021 Wins (0):
2020 Wins (£260): Product of the Year Goody bag
2019 Wins (£168): Book Trust Book, Family Ticket to England Ladies Vs Denmark, Baby Bjorn Baby One Carrier
2018 Wins (£0):
2017 Wins (£32): Stickman Bundle, Wilkinson Sword Razor, The everywhere Bear Book
2016 Wins (£308): £100 Tesco Voucher, Wool, £100 Love to Shop Vouchers, 1xBottle of Aussie 3-Minute Miracle, 1x Free Flu Jab, Natural Cycles 6 Month Subscription + Thermometer
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2014 Wins (£875): Best win - Shnuggle Baby Bath
2013 Wins (£510): Best win - £100 Body Shop gift card

Comments

  • gholmes724
    gholmes724 Posts: 661 Forumite
    I think they're just keeping track of entries Twitter isn't too reliable in that area.
  • CrackEdd
    CrackEdd Posts: 595 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper
    Clareycat wrote: »
    I was just wondering if anyone knew why sometimes after you've entered a twitter comp the prize promoter sometimes favorites your tweet?

    It always gets me really excited to see i have a notification & then i'm left with high hopes till the end of the comp but to no avail?

    Curious?

    I think your excitement is somewhat justified. Every single twitter win I have had, has been when one of my tweets has been favourited. To me, it signals that I have been entered into the draw, which, on twitter, seems to be the hardest part. At least then it is down to luck.
  • Clareycat
    Clareycat Posts: 194 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper I won, I won, I won!
    Ah i thought that might be the case. I favorite any comp entries to keep track of them and enable me to go back an check for winners.

    Ooo CrackEdd, well that's certainly good to know, i shall keep my fingers crossed in that case :)
    2021 Wins (0):
    2020 Wins (£260): Product of the Year Goody bag
    2019 Wins (£168): Book Trust Book, Family Ticket to England Ladies Vs Denmark, Baby Bjorn Baby One Carrier
    2018 Wins (£0):
    2017 Wins (£32): Stickman Bundle, Wilkinson Sword Razor, The everywhere Bear Book
    2016 Wins (£308): £100 Tesco Voucher, Wool, £100 Love to Shop Vouchers, 1xBottle of Aussie 3-Minute Miracle, 1x Free Flu Jab, Natural Cycles 6 Month Subscription + Thermometer
    2015 Wins (£16,831): Kindle Paperwhite + £25 worth of Kindle books, A Trunki, A Jolly Ginger, £50 Chat Puzzle Win, £50 Debenhams Voucher, £5000 Big Top 40 Twitter Comp, Another Jolly Ginger, Chester Races Tickets, Blue Planet Aquarium Family Ticket, Massage, £10,000 Amada Wakeley Gift Voucher, Childeren's Board Book, £400 Fuel Card, £1000 Harveys Sofa
    2014 Wins (£875): Best win - Shnuggle Baby Bath
    2013 Wins (£510): Best win - £100 Body Shop gift card
  • surfboard2
    surfboard2 Posts: 2,006 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Ha! This happened to me the other day - the excitement that they favourited my tweet and also complimented by entry too.

    I didn't win though...
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