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Any comps you'd love to win but don't enter?

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anderson8
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edited 5 February 2016 at 9:59PM in Compers chat corner
Just curious.
sorry started this thread as a how many comps thread but it got me think about my comping habits

I'd love to win a holiday but there's loads I don't enter as I don't think I could leave the kids. I see holidays for two people to Australia etc and just think, there's no way I could leave me kids and fly to the other side of the world( they're 2 and 4)
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  • I'm up to date so do the most recent ones for the day :) before it'd range from 1 page to 30 pages :)
    Started comping 7/12/15
    Prize fund 2015: £55.89
    Prize fund 2016: £679.76
    Prize Fund 2017: £51.94
  • P.s I've only been comping since December snf sll wins hae been on Facebook
    Started comping 7/12/15
    Prize fund 2015: £55.89
    Prize fund 2016: £679.76
    Prize Fund 2017: £51.94
  • anderson8
    anderson8 Posts: 1,224 Forumite
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    RG01 wrote: »
    I'm up to date so do the most recent ones for the day :) before it'd range from 1 page to 30 pages :)

    So do you enter every comp on every page? I work backwards from the last time I was in but maybe only enter 3-5 per page
  • mjm3346
    mjm3346 Posts: 47,264 Forumite
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    Over 300 replies to the "how many" question here

    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3807277
  • anderson8
    anderson8 Posts: 1,224 Forumite
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    mjm3346 wrote: »
    Over 300 replies to the "how many" question here

    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3807277

    Sorry I didn't even think to search.
  • Ha ha - There are loads I'd like to win but don't enter for various reasons:

    Prizes from wedding magazines ( not the wedding related prizes but cosmetics / jewellery etc) but I don't enter those because I'm already married and worry I'd be cheating.

    Radio money comps because I'd not want to be live on air.

    Many of holiday comps because of my work / time restrictions so would be a waste of prize that someone else could have had if I won.

    50 connect and 60 surfers as not quite at that stage yet!

    Sometimes I see an iPad / phone comp etc but then see it is from a teen mag and that just seems somehow weird / wrong so don't enter those either.

    I skip all of these ones and spend my free time (not entering above kind of comps) day dreaming about winning all of the ones I have entered :)
  • jaibaby
    jaibaby Posts: 4,002 Forumite
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    Weddings - I don't think my OH would be happy if I won a wedding when I say quite often I'd happily do time to off him :rotfl:

    Holidays - being a family of 6 there's not many that would cater for us and I couldn't leave the kids. The OH yes, but not the kids!
    Thanks to all posters :A
  • I don't enter any aimed at kids or for kids things because I don't have children and wouldn't want to take away from them.
    Also don't feel right entering the 50 plus ones.
    Only enter holiday ones if I know I would be able to us it.
    I just try to only enter for things I really want.
  • anderson8
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    Yep sone of the wedding honeymoon ones look amazing but after 5 years of marriage think I've left it too late!
  • I'd love to try my luck with the big shopping spree comps, how amazing would that be...but they often involve "with help from a stylist" and I'm far too shy!

    I don't particularly like meet and greet comps either, so avoid them - even if it's for a band or personality I like.

    Not making myself sound very sociable am I? :D
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