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Sooo.....Are you a "Professional Comper"?

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  • mansey
    mansey Posts: 4,585 Forumite
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    lucinad wrote: »
    1) You comp until you have a numb bum/stiff neck/desperate for loo... usually my knees that hurt, just stretch out
    2) You sleep very little in December...i coped well with the advent!
    [STRIKE]3) You have folders of photos for Christmas/Easter/Halloween/yourself/dogs/kids ect
    [/STRIKE]i dont, but might be an idea
    [STRIKE]4) Your trying to win a "Fish Slice" cos everyone else has one...
    [/STRIKE]
    5) You check your emails constantly waiting for that WEM..constantly
    6) You trawl page after page after page looking for hummingbirds...some days i did
    7) You have imaginary pets/kids/husband/wife for comping purposes...i do have pets/kids/partner
    [STRIKE]8) You keep your "You are a Winner/Congratulations emails/letters[/STRIKE]...no i dont
    9) You see a delivery van and get grumpy when it goes next door...lol yep
    10) Your family/friends ask you if you have won anything lately...yep
    [STRIKE]11) You buy things in shops that you don't really want because they have a competition on them.[/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]12) You have a mobile phone just for comping.
    [/STRIKE]
    [STRIKE]13) You have an email address just for comping.
    [/STRIKE][STRIKE]14) You put off buying things because you might win them.[/STRIKE]
    15) You stop what ever you are doing to answer you phone, it might be a win...depends on the number
    16) Your bored with comping, but one small win spurs you on again...definitely
    17) You walk past a row of shops and think which ones you have won with/would like to win with/know what competitions they have running now....yep
    18) You Google missed phone calls...sure do
    19) You have 100s of carp emails each day....soooooo many
    [STRIKE][STRIKE]20) You can listen to the most awful radio station for 12 hours a day waiting for your name to be called..[/STRIKE][/STRIKE]..no cant be bothered with that
    21) You have 100s of FB friends and follow 100s on Twitter but know few of them personally.yes, i think i have more comping friends than real friends!
    22) You enter competitions on holiday...if i get internet, yes
    23) You wouldn't dare write a sob story on FB, the MSE members would lynch you...they annoy the hell out of me!
    24) You visit Compers Chat Corner several times a day...maybe once a day
    25) You enter the MSE Yearly Challenges....yay! dont always do so well tho!

    Were you scared to admit 17/25 :rotfl:
    “I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints.” - Billy Joel
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  • hdh74
    hdh74 Posts: 2,879 Forumite
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    14 for me. If that makes me a professional I would like to request a pay rise please.
    2018 - £562  2019 - £130 2020 - £276  2021 - £106 2022 - £140
  • mansey
    mansey Posts: 4,585 Forumite
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    hdh74 wrote: »
    14 for me. If that makes me a professional I would like to request a pay rise please.

    Ditto :T :T
    “I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints.” - Billy Joel
    C2W........718/1000......FB...........526/1000
    IG...........667/1000......MD..........652/1000
    2020 January Challenge
    Simply Media 423/1000
    Winning Moments 85/1000
  • mansey
    mansey Posts: 4,585 Forumite
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    BlueBella wrote: »
    Nope! I don't meet very much of the above criteria so thankfully I'm not obsessed and just normal!

    Define "normal" in your little world of pink fluffy clouds and unicorns :rotfl:
    “I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints.” - Billy Joel
    C2W........718/1000......FB...........526/1000
    IG...........667/1000......MD..........652/1000
    2020 January Challenge
    Simply Media 423/1000
    Winning Moments 85/1000
  • lucinad
    lucinad Posts: 5,328 Forumite
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    mansey wrote: »
    Were you scared to admit 17/25 :rotfl:

    ha ha ....i consider myself a determined comper...not a professional (i dont win enough)....maybe that makes me a professional enterer..... errrr maybe not that sound wrong!!!
    Compers challenge 2024 wins!!!!.... Oct £60... £10 free spins, £50 palm, m&m pouch
  • 13 for me lol
    New start.... positive vibes
  • bex88
    bex88 Posts: 658 Forumite
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    11.5 for me :P
  • mansey
    mansey Posts: 4,585 Forumite
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    bex88 wrote: »
    11.5 for me :P

    No half points in this game.....Admit the truth to yourself :p
    “I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints.” - Billy Joel
    C2W........718/1000......FB...........526/1000
    IG...........667/1000......MD..........652/1000
    2020 January Challenge
    Simply Media 423/1000
    Winning Moments 85/1000
  • BlueBella
    BlueBella Posts: 10,374 Forumite
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    24) You visit Compers Chat Corner several times a day.

    Mmmm I don't think a professional comper would do this as they would be thinking 'less chat = more time to enter!'
    :TA big thanks to all who post and sprinkling lucky dust to all who enter :smileyhea
  • BUZZ1
    BUZZ1 Posts: 175 Forumite
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    I scored 11
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