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What can you cross off from your 16 from 2016 list ?

claire21
claire21 Posts: 32,747 Forumite
Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
edited 1 January 2017 at 5:44PM in Compers chat corner
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  • claire21
    claire21 Posts: 32,747 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    edited 1 January 2017 at 5:40PM
    My list was : and I'm updating now with what i got

    My 16 for 2016

    1 Something you can't buy - done
    2 Michelin star meal - done
    3 Spa experience
    4 London hotel stay - done
    5 Anything gaming wise for sons
    6 Anything by vloggers for daughter
    7 Cookery day or experience
    8 Camera gadgets or sea fishing goodies or motorhome items for husbands hobbies-done
    9 Something techie - done
    10 Something beautiful
    11 Vouchers or cash for amazon or shopping etc - done
    12 Something I had no idea I wanted but love it after I win it
    13 High end clothes, shoes, handbag etc
    14 High end beauty products - done
    15 Something I can gift to a friend that will make their day
    16 Tickets to something decent eg theatre or event - done

    Numbers 1,2 & 4 came from one win
    My best one. 24 hours in London with my best friend Jill who's 3 years over breast cancer so we had a wonderful time together. Train tickets, private car pick up, Stand Palace hotel with £15 bar credit and breakfast, next day private car again to The Ivy, meet Davina McCall , publicity photos , signed book then into lunch at The Ivy, serval gins and two bottles of wine and the full works for lunch. Absolutely loved it!

    Number 4 again and again
    Another London hotel stay x 3

    Number 8
    Camping membership and £100 campsite vouchers

    Number 9
    Apple watch and iphone

    Number 11
    Lots of vouchers won , best being £500 clothing voucher and £500 cash

    Number 14
    Neal & wolf £150 hair products

    Number 16
    Reading festival tickets

    I didn't keep a list for whole year so just had to look when I posted in the monthly win thread , so that's what I can cross off from what I can remember, so 8 out of 16 achieved off to think about my 17 for 2017
  • Blueyez
    Blueyez Posts: 2,983 Forumite
    .Kindle/E reader
    .vouchers Done
    .clothes/shoes/accessories (designer bag) * Sort of done (bought shoes with shoe vouchers I won)
    .art supplies
    .perfume
    .Children's toys Done
    .Books Done
    2018 wins-12wins
  • brownhandbag
    brownhandbag Posts: 1,858 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Photogenic
    My wishlist was:

    Motorbike (for Mr BH)
    Campervan (for Father)
    Cruise holidays (for Aged P's)
    American Fridge (for neighbour opposite)
    Washing machine
    Smart phone
    ipad Done
    Spa breaks/holidays
    Cookery courses
    total wins 2013 £5500 2014 £7500 2015 £23,900 2016 £10,650 2017 £13,040 2018 £10,620 2019 £10,115 2020 £3970.00
    ITV Winners Club Member #131
    Back Comping in 2024!
  • Helga14
    Helga14 Posts: 1,003 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Photogenic Combo Breaker I won, I won, I won!
    This was my list for 2016 with my comments in red.

    1. Holiday to anywhere preferably asia or caribbean

    I won three trips abroad including Hong Kong so Asia was ticked off. Still looking for Japan or vietnam this year.
    2. Cash (is it too much to ask for the big one of an ITV cash win)

    won £1000 with the hong kong holiday so that ticks money

    3. A new oven mine is broken and I don't want to pay to fix it...
    oh dear the oven is still broken and I still don't want to buy a new one.... must get on to this in 2017

    4. A new kitchen.. why get just an oven if you can get a whole kitchen. I hate mine the only thing that is good is the flooring and I won that five years ago.

    no luck yet
    5. a roomer hoover no luck yet
    6. an ipad no luck yet
    7. a new mac computer. no luck yet and my computer died in 2016 so this is more desperate now
    8. liposuction no luck yet but did win £1200 of hair extensions so i can try to hide the fat with hair.
    9. presents for my neice who is 9 months old now. no joy with this either
    10. a car!!! wouldn't that be amazing. no but i'd just sell it if i won it probably anyway so the cash would be just as good.

    Fingers crossed.... i'd be very happy to win a year worth of cheese again too. That was a great prize.
    Top wins in 2018: Trip to Iceland, helicopter ride over london, couples massage, £300 flight from Pringles, trip to Paris, cocktail making class and afternoon tea up the shard. .

    Top wins in 2017:holiday to the Bahamas, trip to Paris, meal with champagne, a week in a manor house in France with £500 spending money.
  • Zanzib
    Zanzib Posts: 5,376 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    This was my 2016 list:

    Kitchen Aid
    Cash (not a lot but still nice)
    Laptop
    King Size Bed
    Tesco/LoveToShop Vouchers
    Books (I have won National Book Tokens this month)
    Camera - pocket sized
    Garden Bench

    Better than nothing...
  • Donnylover
    Donnylover Posts: 704 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker I won, I won, I won!
    16 for 2016

    1. Holiday (preferably long-haul)still waiting after all these years!
    2. European City Break
    3. London Theatre Break
    4. Theatre Tickets A few lots
    5. Rugby Tickets A couple of lots
    6. Cricket Tickets One lot for Essex
    7. Wimbledon Tickets
    8. F1 Tickets
    9. Football tickets (Various teams for various friends)Only managed England v Malta and son went
    10. Posh Hamper
    11. Dishwasher Gave up and bought one
    12. Stove / Oven (preferably gas) still broken - will have to give in and buy one
    13. Supermarket Vouchers Kind of - £1k Intu so use in any shop - paid for Christmas
    14. Gig / festival tickets A few - best one being Robbie Williams (even though I'm not a fan)
    15. Cash
    16. Spa Break

    Did win a long weekend at Yarmouth with £ 100 spend - good fun as it was a 70's weekend.
  • tgroom57
    tgroom57 Posts: 1,432 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    edited 11 January 2017 at 11:21AM
    My wishlist for 2016:
    • Ipad or tablet for my grandson Riley
    • Laptop, HP Pavilion or similar preferably with a SSD- mine was a lesser brand new in 2004
    • tickets for First class travel on First Great Western (1 person travelling)
    • a single built-in electric oven with programmable timers etc
    • a) Any itv win [STRIKE]b) any cash win[/STRIKE] Amazon vouchers win, December
    • Replacement patio door
    • new bathroom including installation - or better still vouchers to acquire same
    • [STRIKE]anything for a dolls house - I have entered one miniature comp already.[/STRIKE] - see Amazon vouchers above
    • sim-free smartphone (Samsung or Sony preferred)
    • dashcam - see below.
    • a car - for my daughter who needs it for work.

    The vouchers would have bought an ipad or tablet for grandson- if my daughter hadn't sold her laptop to get him one & beat me to it.
  • mjm3346
    mjm3346 Posts: 47,331 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    mjm3346 wrote: »
    I simply wish to win every competition I enter - no point in entering if I don't wish to win it.:)

    Didn't win everything I entered but managed over 100 wins and happy with that.
  • sheils6
    sheils6 Posts: 15,850 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic
    Had forgotten I did this!

    My Top 16


    Holiday - Won lovely Forest Lodge break and two other short breaks
    Cash - Won small amounts (under £50)
    Vouchers - Won about £100 of vouchers
    Large TV
    Laptop
    iPad
    iPhone
    Ferry Tickets
    Flights - Won one flight but changed it to £200 off holiday
    Hamper
    Malt Whisky
    Case of Wine
    Jewellery - Won bracelet from Tresor Paris
    Perfume/Aftershave
    Blu ray player
    Flowers

    Didn't win much this year but ticked some things off
    Mar Wins :- £2 GfK Media


    Best Win of 2019 - Forest Holiday :)
  • cagsd
    cagsd Posts: 7,664 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Last year's list looked like this:

    Composite front door - NO :(
    Vouchers - any sort would do - YES I won a few lowish value vouchers. Off the top of my head, £10 Amazon, £20 Ed's Diner, £50 Shell, £5 M&S, £45 NowTV
    Any sort of holiday or break - NO :(
    New phone for middle son - NO :(
    Bedding - NO :(
    Cash - well I won a few 50p / 20p etc on TCB and Quidco games but nothing to write home about
    Perfume, makeup etc - YES won £100 of Pixi makeup off the mag dailies and also an expensive Elizabeth Arden serum thing.
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