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is there always notifications of winning?
tania12
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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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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,

Well done if you have won something,
:)
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Thanks for your response i will update tomorrow if its a winner lol x0
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yes
Last Month a huge box arrived... It turned out to be a posh bag and purse
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
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List of how some prizes have been notified here
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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 0 -
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!
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probably a book to big to fit through letterbox - I get them delivered everydayYes, I know there is no "R" in the word dream in my username - it was setup in memory of my grandson :A0
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unfortunately it wasnt a win, but a free box of chocolates from another company as an apology lol.0
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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 Prizes0
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