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No such luck :(

I seem to be putting in all this effort to do competitions and getting nothing back, not won a thing yet. Maybe i'm just not a lucky person or am just being impatient lol Who knows :/
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  • Keep your chin up, keep entering and soon the wins will come rolling in!


    Best of luck SuzieQ
    *fingers crossed*


    "The hammer of the gods will drive our ships to new lands,
    To fight the horde, singing and crying: Valhalla, I am coming"
  • Daza
    Daza Posts: 3,936 Forumite
    Best way to do competitions is

    ENTER, FORGET

    Winning is a bonus, not guaranteed
  • Daza wrote: »
    Best way to do competitions is

    ENTER, FORGET

    Winning is a bonus, not guaranteed


    Excellent advice!
    "The hammer of the gods will drive our ships to new lands,
    To fight the horde, singing and crying: Valhalla, I am coming"
  • SuzieQ82
    SuzieQ82 Posts: 72 Forumite
    Thank you! I do hope so :)
    Keep your chin up, keep entering and soon the wins will come rolling in!


    Best of luck SuzieQ
    *fingers crossed*


  • SuzieQ82
    SuzieQ82 Posts: 72 Forumite
    Very true Daza. Will have to try change my mindset
    Daza wrote: »
    Best way to do competitions is

    ENTER, FORGET

    Winning is a bonus, not guaranteed
  • peachyp
    peachyp Posts: 214 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary
    Hi Suzie, I started at the end of April, and it took until last week for me to win anything and now I've had 4 wins in the last 2 weeks..... forget about them and they will come :)
  • sax11
    sax11 Posts: 3,250 Forumite
    Home Insurance Hacker!
    SuzieQ82 wrote: »
    just being impatient

    bingo

    .....
  • cagsd
    cagsd Posts: 7,662 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    You haven't been comping very long really - I see you've been on here less than a fortnight!! So don't forget that a lot of the comps you've entered probably haven't even finished yet!! I started comping in earnest about August 2 years ago, it took me till November to get what I'd call a proper win (I did win a pack of sweets in the October lol but can't really count that). You just have to be patient. At a very rough estimate you could get one win for every 1000 comps you enter, but it all depends on what you enter. If you're entering just for "big ticket" items like cash, TVs, etc, there are going to be thousands upon thousands of people entering them and your chances are that much slimmer than say if you enter a comp for a book or a DVD.
    Also don't forget it's all a game of chance. You could enter one comp and strike lucky, but then again you could enter 1000s and not get a win. Just keep at it and the wins will come - but stay realistic; you're not likely to win big things all the time. Try not to fixate on winning or not winning, and just enjoy entering!
    Good luck xx
  • hazyjo
    hazyjo Posts: 15,475 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Have you only been comping as long as you're a member? Jeez... that's really not long!! Look at my piddly wins for this year - I enter hundreds every week (maybe more!). It's endless, it's boring, it's tiring, but it's also incredibly compulsive and if you don't have that compulsion to enter/fill out forms, it's not for you!

    You may NEVER have a big win! I'm desperate to win a holiday and have been entering everything but still nada. Also would love a BBQ and have been trying for prob 5 years or so, but, again, nothing.

    Also, are you fussy with what you enter? If you enter for all the small stuff too, you'll get a win. If you only enter the biggies, don't hold yer breath!

    Oh, and karma seems to play a big part. Hope you're hitting that thanks button at least ;)

    Jx
    2024 wins: *must start comping again!*
  • SuzieQ82
    SuzieQ82 Posts: 72 Forumite
    Yeah ok i get it people... I'm impatient! I wish i wasn't but can't help it lol. I'm entering to get different prizes, big and small. At the minute i would just love to win some nice beauty stuff to treat myself. Guess i'll just have to keep plodding along with it then and see what happens
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