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Sooo.....Are you a "Professional Comper"?
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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...
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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.
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[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
C2W........718/1000......FB...........526/1000
IG...........667/1000......MD..........652/1000
2020 January Challenge
Simply Media 423/1000
Winning Moments 85/10000 -
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 - £1400
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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 85/10000 -
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 85/10000 -
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 pouch0 -
13 for me lolNew start.... positive vibes0
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11.5 for me :P0
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“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 85/10000 -
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 :smileyhea0 -
I scored 110
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