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is there always notifications of winning?

so today i received a card from royal mail stating i have a parcel waiting for me at my local office... i havent purchased anything so i know it nothing that im expecting, has anyone ever won an competition and not had an email confirming that they have won and just recieved the item as im really puzzled as to what this could be???
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  • sophiebryn
    sophiebryn Posts: 214 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary
    Yes, last year i had won the 'Strictly Come Dancing 2015 Annual' i didnt have an email or phone call stating that i had won this.. Luckily i was in on the day it was delivered, :D

    Well done if you have won something, :):)

    xx
  • tania12
    tania12 Posts: 125 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 10 Posts Combo Breaker I won, I won, I won!
    Thanks for your response i will update tomorrow if its a winner lol x
  • sophiebryn
    sophiebryn Posts: 214 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary
    tania12 wrote: »
    Thanks for your response i will update tomorrow if its a winner lol x

    You're welcome, and yes please do.
    Fingers crossed for you x
  • Blueyez
    Blueyez Posts: 2,983 Forumite
    yes :D Last Month a huge box arrived... It turned out to be a posh bag and purse :D with a congratulations note inside(turned out to be from a Harpers Bazzar comp) No phone call or Email before hand. It was a nice surprise :)
    2018 wins-12wins
  • mjm3346
    mjm3346 Posts: 47,327 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    List of how some prizes have been notified here

    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/526089
  • tania12
    tania12 Posts: 125 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 10 Posts Combo Breaker I won, I won, I won!
    excellent i cant wait now, i enter hundreds of competitions ive won a few tickets to football games and a few toys, i hope this is a parcel from a win :) will keep you informed thanks for responding xx
  • happysaz133
    happysaz133 Posts: 908 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Hope its a win for you too! :) I have had a few surprises, just last week a bar of chocolate turned up. Yummy!
    I just enter and forget...hoping to win something! :)
  • IDeamOfFairies
    IDeamOfFairies Posts: 2,289 Forumite
    1,000 Posts
    probably a book to big to fit through letterbox - I get them delivered everyday
    Yes, I know there is no "R" in the word dream in my username - it was setup in memory of my grandson :A
  • tania12
    tania12 Posts: 125 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 10 Posts Combo Breaker I won, I won, I won!
    unfortunately it wasnt a win, but a free box of chocolates from another company as an apology lol.
  • 1972
    1972 Posts: 962 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts
    Sorry to hear it wasn't a prize, but a box of chocolates in the post is a nice surprise too!


    I once received a card to say I had missed delivery and the next day it was redelivered and inside was an iPad!
    2019 Prize Total - £0/0 Prizes 2018 Prize Total - £100/1 Prize 2017 Prize Total - £250/2 Prizes
    2016 Prize Total - £650/3 Prizes 2015 Prize Total - £250/5 Prizes 2014 Prize Total - £625/10 Prizes
    2013 Prize Total - £430/5 Prizes
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