Advents 2015 ... Chat

dontone

cheekyvimto wrote: »

I think I have 'advent comp fatigue', what with 'normal' comps and daily comps as well, it seems a bit relentless. I haven't touched any CTWs at all in the last week.

In fairness it is my first year of doing them so religiously, I'm clearly not as well trained as the seasoned professionals :rotfl:

On the plus side I have had an advent win, a jelly belly hamper :j

Well done on the win.
I have to agree with the 'advent comp fatigue' thing. I missed a couple of days because I was away, but I've come back to being way behind on the comp thread, and with doing the advents, I've barely touched the CTW's either.
I have to admit that my attitude towards them has been a bit 'meh' this year, because not only are some of them rather stingy, it's also the fact that this year is so BORING. It seems to be all the same type of questions and just feels lazy. Although tbh, it does bring out the best in sob stories.
It seems to be getting worse every year. Some of the prizes are also beyond naff. The fun seems to have gone out of it.
And another thing, how come some of the same names - especially on FB, seem to do so well every year, and the rest of us don't get so much as a sniff? Are we doing something wrong? Beginning to think Father Christmas doesn't like us lol. Surely we haven't been naughty all year?
Be Lucky

Blueyez

dontone wrote: »

Well done on the win.
I have to agree with the 'advent comp fatigue' thing. I missed a couple of days because I was away, but I've come back to being way behind on the comp thread, and with doing the advents, I've barely touched the CTW's either.
I have to admit that my attitude towards them has been a bit 'meh' this year, because not only are some of them rather stingy, it's also the fact that this year is so BORING. It seems to be all the same type of questions and just feels lazy. Although tbh, it does bring out the best in sob stories.
It seems to be getting worse every year. Some of the prizes are also beyond naff. The fun seems to have gone out of it.
And another thing, how come some of the same names - especially on FB, seem to do so well every year, and the rest of us don't get so much as a sniff? Are we doing something wrong? Beginning to think Father Christmas doesn't like us lol. Surely we haven't been naughty all year?
Be Lucky

Amen to the sob-stories! they are bad enough during the rest of the year but people seemed to have stepped it up a bit during the advents I Have had four wins on FB so far this month and two last month... but noting for a few months before that. Twitter is dead as a dodo

One-Eye

Yet another advent thread disappeared.

This time it is Country House Outdoor - https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5375707

BlueBella

On the subjest of sob stories...

When asked:

What is top of your Christmas list?

or

What are you hoping to receive for Christmas this year?

I tend to answer 'a soup maker' or 'a slow cooker', both of which I would love to receive, but it does bug me some what when some people use a sob story....

'All I want for Christmas is a cure for my cancer' or '....for my daughter, who is disabled, to smile' or '...for my dying dad to enjoy his final Christmas with us'. It's Christmas - come on - spread the joy guys! Do you really want to tell the world of your family problems in order to win a pair of Christmas light up socks!?

dontone

BlueBella wrote: »

On the subjest of sob stories...

When asked:

What is top of your Christmas list?

or

What are you hoping to receive for Christmas this year?

I tend to answer 'a soup maker' or 'a slow cooker', both of which I would love to receive, but it does bug me some what when some people use a sob story....

'All I want for Christmas is a cure for my cancer' or '....for my daughter, who is disabled, to smile' or '...for my dying dad to enjoy his final Christmas with us'. It's Christmas - come on - spread the joy guys! Do you really want to tell the world of your family problems in order to win a pair of Christmas light up socks!?

You, know, I woke up this morning feeling rather chipper (apart from the weather) and now I feel rather depressed, because I've been on FB and one of the advent prizes is an Xbox One, and the amount of sob stories that has been posted on there.......
You are right, Bluebella, in regards to telling the world family problems just to win something. Some of them today, while I feel sorry for things that have happened, seem far too distressing to use as a competition entry.
I really wish some of these companies would just have a simple form you can fill in, it seems fairer that way.

BlueBella

dontone wrote: »

You are right, Bluebella, in regards to telling the world family problems just to win something. Some of them today, while I feel sorry for things that have happened, seem far too distressing to use as a competition entry.
I really wish some of these companies would just have a simple form you can fill in, it seems fairer that way.

Yes, and I bet half of the sob stories are made up! The companies are merely asking 'what would you like for Christmas?' and probably don't have the time to read through all the sob stories at such a busy time of year! :eek:

cheekyvimto

On the plus side, those people are so busy typing their sob stories that they might not get time to enter many others! (unless of course they have a pre-typed stock of sob stories - which I'm sure they do!)

I'm often tempted to write something sarcastic as well as the answer to the question asked, something like:

Rudolph(sorry I don't have cancer, my boyfriend hasn't left me, I don't have a sick child who would really love this present - do I still qualify?)

Enigmatic_Me

Or the ones like

WOW WOW WOW THANK you so much for offering such an amazing fantastic price. Thank you for the chance to #win such an INCREDIBLE prize! HAPPILY sharing away for the whole world to see as sharing is caring. This c**p followed by a pile of emoticons like heart, clapping hands etc.

If there was a little emoticon with a person being sick I would be very tempted to reply with emoticon only

Makeandsave

I am enjoying the advents this year, But i do agree i am sick of the same questions i now have all my answers saved so i can copy and paste them, I also have the same pictures for the ones about trees lol. On the plus side i have won some good gifts best being a jacket worth £120, Got in the size down as i am losing weight. Also gave a £30 gift card for spa treatment to someone who lost there job, Winning the jacket has saved me some money so i am now able to buy some more food for the local food bank collection. Decided to take Friday to Monday off as i am going away. hmmmmm

fuzzyduck22

Enigmatic_Me wrote: »

Or the ones like

WOW WOW WOW THANK you so much for offering such an amazing fantastic price. Thank you for the chance to #win such an INCREDIBLE prize! HAPPILY sharing away for the whole world to see as sharing is caring. This c**p followed by a pile of emoticons like heart, clapping hands etc.

If there was a little emoticon with a person being sick I would be very tempted to reply with emoticon only

I've noticed that a lot! One was saying 'wow, incredible' etc at a pair of Xmas socks prize. Seriously!!!