Newbie

Ltonksxx

Hi all :j
I started 'comping' 3 days ago and im already hooked! Im having a bit of trouble working out which ones are real or scammers, im assuming ones posted on here are legit?

Any tips or advice anyone has would be great? Really excited to get a first win...whatever it may be :rotfl:

weeowens

Ltonksxx wrote: »

Hi all :j
I started 'comping' 3 days ago and im already hooked! Im having a bit of trouble working out which ones are real or scammers, im assuming ones posted on here are legit?

Any tips or advice anyone has would be great? Really excited to get a first win...whatever it may be :rotfl:

Loads of advice here.

Passed to Glad re a move.

weeowens

Plus a good start would be: Comping Guide - Getting Started & Other FAQs

Plus:
40 Comping Tips Find and win competitions with insider tips

weeowens

Plus:

Competition Board - useful links PLEASE READ - Posts by the MSE Team and BG's - merged

Comping Guide - Getting Started & Other FAQs

Offering unwanted prizes to other forum users

Competition Scams - Please Post Them Here

A reminder about Vote for me Comps

People on the comps board introduce themselves

Quick ways to sort the board eg by end date & New Topic

How you are informed of wins..

Have You Won? - Post a Pic Of Your Win!

Abbreviations on MSE

weeowens

Plus:

11 Are there any sites, from experience, which are likely to generate lots of spam?
There are a few which have come to our collective attention as sites that, when used for comps, seem to generate lots of unwanted postal, email & phone call attention. These are listed below for your information, however, please do remember that this is only the collective opinion of other MSE Compers & does not necessarily reflect upon the sites themselves.

2minutedraw
4FreeUK
ABCWins
ActiveYou
Bouncing-Babies
Cashillion (Lead Generation, Data Aquisition, Email Marketing company)
Catalink
Clash Club/Clash media
Club La Costa
Consumer Lifestyles
Consumer Opinions
Craftomatic Beds (Comps appear to be just a way to get a salesman into your home, especially if vulnerable/alone)
Emailinform
EZ Prize Giveaway
Fair Exchange
FindAPrize (questions raised if prizes awarded, slight spam, non existant company address, dodgy? Info here & here)
Foresters (have pestered with phone calls quite badly and even salesmen turning up on the doorstep. See here and here for more info)
Freeb.ie
GetMeATicket
GetYourBillsPaid
GreatUKsurveys
Guide2Win
HelloMagazine (offers.hellomagazine.com - comps on this URL have caused spam to some compers, be aware!)
InstantPrizeDraw
Just-Rewards
Lingscars
MyConsumer
MyFamilyUK
MyOffers
NoizeMakesEnemies (Care - your profile with name, address, phone number & email appear to be on show with no way to make it private!!)
Nuts (comps.nuts.co.uk - comps on this URL run by data collecting co. Data Media & Research Ltd.)
OffersClick
OfferX
Opinioniser
Optical Express (have pestered with calls, more info here and here - scroll down to post on 12 Nov'12 onwards)
Optimax (phone calls, letters & emails!)
PenicuUK.com (linked to Weatherseal below)
PickUpThe Prizes
Planet49 (please read here, here, here & here for more information)
PlayAndWin (beware emails received, see this thread for info)
Plum Offers
PostcodeLottery (see here, here, here & here - don't confuse with FreePostcodeLottery who are fine)
Premier Christian Radio (lots of postal junk mail even when you opt out of future contact)
Prize4U
Prizes.UK
PrizePunch
PrizeStore
RewardsToday
Sandersons Blinds (various comp sites but the prize is for blinds from this company, Thomas Sanderson - pestered very badly, please read here for more info)
ShopBe
Simple2Win
SoapBoxSurvey
SoFreebies
SupremeOGlaze (linked to Weatherseal below)
Space Kitchens (see thread here)
TheStarPrize
Tickbox
Topfox
Toyhound
UKDailyDeals
UkPrize
UK-PrizeDraw
VoiceInACrowd
Vouch4me
WatchMyWallet
Weatherseal
Weather Wherever
Whats On TV (now 'powered by Instant Win 4 Now')
Willowbrook (chairs) (have pestered with phone calls quite badly on some comps - see here and also here)
Win 4 Now
Win24
Zenith Windows (linked to Weatherseal above)
Ziinga (beware emails received, see this thread for info)

JessicAhh

Everything WeeOwens said

And... Welcome to the forum! Have fun, and good luck :j :j

fire**fly

Ltonksxx wrote: »

Hi all :j
I started 'comping' 3 days ago and im already hooked! Im having a bit of trouble working out which ones are real or scammers, im assuming ones posted on here are legit?

Any tips or advice anyone has would be great? Really excited to get a first win...whatever it may be :rotfl:

hi, tips/advice.. here..

Comping Guide - Getting Started & Other FAQs

all info posted is from the velvetgloves guide above


Competition Board - useful links

good luck & happy comping

sax11

well that was a different one

fire**fly

sax11 wrote: »

well that was a different one

not that much different