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Do you need a break from comping ??

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  • smeeth
    smeeth Posts: 578 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts
    I'm actually just coming back from a comping break like you.. life got busy and it felt more like a chore to enter than a pleasure.

    Good luck!
    Anchor yourself to the foundations of everything you love.

    Thank you to all those who post competitions!:beer:
  • dontone
    dontone Posts: 4,871 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    I'm on a sort of semi-break. I've stopped doing the Click 2 Wins (the captcha issue is one of the main reasons) and just concentrated on stuff that's posted on the forums. My comping count hasn't half dropped, but I don't feel as if I have to finish everything.
    I've still won a few little bits, but it got to a point where it wasn't fun anymore trying to do everything.
    I feel a bit more relaxed now, and I'm getting other stuff done away from the computer.
    Be Lucky
    BEST EVER WINS WON IN ORDER (so far) = Sony Camcorder, 32" lcd telly, micro ipod hifi, Ipod Nano, Playstation 3, Andrex Jackpup, Holiday to USA, nintendo wii, Liverpool vs Everton tickets, £250 Reward Your thirst, £500 Pepsi, p&o rotterdam trip, perfume hamper, Dr Who stamp set, steam cleaner.

    comping = nowt more thrillin' than winnin':T :j
  • Sophie56
    Sophie56 Posts: 2,090 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic
    I am thinking of taking a break but it is quite hard to stop and I miss the hope of a win. I am having a dry spell so I might get fed up soon and that would make it easier to take a break. I'm surprised someone hasn't studied addiction to comping!
  • carpathian
    carpathian Posts: 223 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    i have been having a break as my health has taken a turn for the worse just haven't got the energy, have only entered a few here and there since last november and i go and win a cruise for two, what's the odds have been trying to win a holiday for the last few years and when im not trying we win, we are over the moon we go in july for 7 days round greece and turkey cant wait just shows its all down to luck.
  • hertzyabazas
    hertzyabazas Posts: 33,975 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    I take a break from entering competitions most weekends.
    More to life that sitting in front of a computer screen on a Saturday and Sunday.
  • missprice
    missprice Posts: 3,736 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    I have been a comper for over a decade and these last few weeks I have for the first time thought about giving up for quite a while, several months at least.

    It's the first year I have found next to nothing to enter for, and the first year I have not won even something small so far on in the year.

    However the serious lack of stuff to enter for means I breeze through in less than an hour a day.

    Can't decide yet 😕
    63 mortgage payments to go.

    Zero wins 2016 😥
  • paadzer
    paadzer Posts: 1,846 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Yes, been doing mainly Goodreads since Xmas with 26 wins :D

    I had a month without the internet and a laptop and then I was busy looking for a new job as I have to leave mine in June (thankfully!) and I was dating someone too for a few weeks.
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