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Does anyone else read the thread for a comp and think I have no idea what that is?
Open the page look at the item and still have no idea what it is or what it does :o

It happens to me quite regular with techy stuff where the name of the item is just letters and numbers. :eek:

I just opened a competition for a shell thing, and I have no idea what it does. :rotfl:
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  • hdh74
    hdh74 Posts: 2,872 Forumite
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    I'm glad it's not just me. And the ones that (I think) are computer parts totally mistify me. Some of the beauty gadgets are a mystery to me too. Not to mention the (ahem) adult prizes.

    On a plus note my geography is improving - I regularly have to google a place when there's a comp for a short break or tickets to see if it's in travelling distance.
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  • mansey
    mansey Posts: 4,585 Forumite
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    hdh74 wrote: »
    I'm glad it's not just me. And the ones that (I think) are computer parts totally mistify me. Some of the beauty gadgets are a mystery to me too. Not to mention the (ahem) adult prizes.

    On a plus note my geography is improving - I regularly have to google a place when there's a comp for a short break or tickets to see if it's in travelling distance.

    Yeah I Google a lot of unknown towns too and I have never read so many Ts and Cs since we got the puppy. ;)
    “I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints.” - Billy Joel
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    2020 January Challenge
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  • hamsterfan1
    hamsterfan1 Posts: 8,281 Forumite
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    If I think a prize is obscure I usually add it to the thread - yes I knw it's bumping but it may save others time . On the other hand having worked for a well known directory company for a long time ( until they got very small) my UK geography is pretty good
    proud gran to 4 lovely boys and one little girl
  • Zanzib
    Zanzib Posts: 5,376 Forumite
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    Every so often I have to look at what the prize is because it's not obvious.

    I'm grateful to the posters who add equine, and fishing in brackets on their posts. :)
  • One-Eye
    One-Eye Posts: 69,909 Forumite
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    It's a bit embarrassing when there are 5 or 6 fishing tackle comps in a row where I have no clue what the prizes are or do, and I enter them because my uncle is a keen fisherman, only to realise the last of them is actually some weird sex toy that I'm sure my uncle would not really appreciate.
  • AprilLady
    AprilLady Posts: 949 Forumite
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    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
  • mansey
    mansey Posts: 4,585 Forumite
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    One-Eye wrote: »
    It's a bit embarrassing when there are 5 or 6 fishing tackle comps in a row where I have no clue what the prizes are or do, and I enter them because my uncle is a keen fisherman, only to realise the last of them is actually some weird sex toy that I'm sure my uncle would not really appreciate.

    You just never know..........:rotfl::eek::T
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