How long has everyone been comping for

cjc3001

I've been using this site on & off since about November 2012 I think - I then got made redundant in October 2013 so all of my spare time for the next few months was spent job-hunting! I probably came back on a more-or-less daily basis about 9 months ago - I fit in about an hour a day, or catch up on a few days at a time if life has been particularly busy - my prizes are listed in my signature!

baudsley

ive been comping for 3 1/2 years now and i must say it is getting harder and harder to win things... in my first year i won over 20K worth of prizes... no where near that this year...

DUKE

On & off doing TAB mag puzzles ... for many years but never won anything worth mentioning. You can imagine my joy at finding this site in January/February 2007 :j I've won a few holidays, books, DVDs, camera, phone, vouchers, shoes, clothes, headphones, toys, flowers, chocs, champagne, wine, food, perfume, make up, a cooker .... I'm one of the poor relatives compared to some, but I ain't complaining as it's the best hobby I ever had!

Vixxx666

I've been comping for as long as i can remember. Joined here last June. I enter dailies/mag dailies/c2ws and boards every day (i'm also a mum to 2 and housewife) Worked out I must do about 1300-1500 entries every day!
June - Dec last year I had 86 wins. Jan-today this year I've had 58. Not won anything "huge" (as in lots of money or itv win lol) but lots of lovely wins for my and my family!
My youngest son is about to be potty trained..today I recieved an email to say I'd won a Disney Cars potty! He's going to be so happy as he's a huge Cars fan! Today I've also won a french cookery class down in London & case of wine!
I don't expect to win though, I just enjoy entering them and enjoy the thrill of the chance of winning a prize.

However as of 31st Jan next year (which just happens to be my birthday) i will be quitting c2ws and mag dailies and just end dating on the boards because I'll also be a distance learning student with the OU!

DaveyBoi1901

I have been comping for around 7 years now, and I have won just one thing, a Scalextric set.

discodiva123

about 7 years now. Started in magazine competitions and postcard entries then I won my first item a Charlie red perfume set , so then the addiction started I came here and never went anywhere else.


I've won a few thousand of the years and last year I won a three night 5* trip to Istanbul with The Observer my sister moved to Oz last year so it meant before she went we had time to go on an amazing trip we would never have afforded to go on.


I've won allsorts from teabags a years supply to a Nintendo Wii, I love comping. If I cant use a win I pass it on to friends and family. I have found a dip in wins in recent years (I think competitions are more popular with people now) though I'm not complaining anything that comes through the door that's not a bill is fab.


Nothing better than the thrill of opening a parcel or package and having no idea what it is.


I love the forum here and sense of community
thank you all for posting the comps and good luck to all of us

judy2357

I've been comping since May 2008 and have won loads, see my signature

beardedsalmon

I've been comping since 2009, but only 'properly' since 2011. Been very lucky - total prize value last year was £24,000 - made more from comping than my full time job!

Total overall is approx £43k since starting - holidays are my fave to win - BVI's, Vegas, LA, Cape Town, Venice…my boyfriend thinks it's mad we have not paid for a holiday since 2009!

I love posting for others on the odd occasion i am quick enough to the punch before the other incredible contributors on this forum A lady won a cruise from one of my posts and was able to take her kids on holiday and that gave me just a big a rush and tears as winning my own holidays!

Love my hobby and so grateful for it.
GL all and remember - you get out what you put in.

Keeping my fingers tightly crossed for a big ITV win - being a couple in our twenties who moved to london to follow our career dreams, owning our own house and being able to start a family is a pipe dream for us as much as our families would love to help they can't.