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What time of day are you usually informed of wins?

Hi

Just wondering what time of day you usually get a call or email about wins. My friend has won 3 or 4 times and says she has always got the emails around 5.00pm. If I am near a computer around 5 I always check just in case!

Is this quite a common time to be contacted or does it vary a lot? Would be interesting to know.

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  • DynasticDux
    DynasticDux Posts: 3,549 Forumite
    Can be at anytime of the day - just depends when the company get round to contacting you
  • For the click-to-win and daily magazine competitions, I typically get their congratulatory emails between 08:00 and 12:00.
  • mjm3346
    mjm3346 Posts: 47,391 Forumite
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    I have had a few before and after but most will be between 8 am and 8 pm as that time span covers most working days.
  • 2013yearofthehouse
    2013yearofthehouse Posts: 3,115 Forumite
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    edited 29 January 2016 at 9:08PM
    My one mag daily (Woman and Home) WEM was at 4:55pm, but other than that I've had WEMs between 8am and 12pm or 2pm and 4pm. That's just me though, could easily be anytime, especially if being internationally run (have a friend who had one at 2am and another at 6am for example).
  • gizmobenny
    gizmobenny Posts: 1,490 Forumite
    All times.. 10am to noon seems most popular for me .. but I have had one at 2 minutes past midnight before
  • grannybiker
    grannybiker Posts: 12,128 Forumite
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    Usually during working hours but I've had a WTC on a Saturday morning and I WEM around 11am on a Sunday, so never lower your guard ;) !
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  • lolamia
    lolamia Posts: 1,393 Forumite
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    I have found that all of mine have been between 10-12 :)
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  • Quite a variety of times then - I guess I need to stop clock-watching!

    Thanks for your feedback everyone.
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