ONE tip for Newbies from Old Hands

Blueyez

BlueBella wrote: »

You need to win a fish slice - it is like a wand to a comper - wave it with pride! (you can always use it for swatting flies, slapping thighs or patting sandcastles if you don't eat fish!)

Also a silentNight Hippo and duck, I'm still trying.

Blueyez

Advent competitions- make a choice between comping or enjoying the festive season! So many competitions, not enough hours in the day!

dontone

Blueyez wrote: »

Also a silentNight Hippo and duck, I'm still trying.

Don't forget Toblerone as well.

Be Lucky

BlueBella

Blueyez wrote: »

Also a silentNight Hippo and duck, I'm still trying.

I want one of those too! So much cuter than that 'Cushella Koala' which many compers won a while back! :eek:

toniq

Always answer the phone in an upbeat POLITE manner! You never know who it could be.

(I had been rowing with hubby over which takeaway we were having and thought it was him trying to convince me to move my subway preference to kfc so I snapped as I answered phone NO FINGER LICKIN......it was a company telling me I won a camera.....cringe)

Sunny_Saver

hazyjo wrote: »

Got one

My tip:

HOLIDAY COMPS: Read the T&Cs! Don't enter for one if you've used up all this year's holiday and it has to be used by the end of Dec. Don't enter if it's for a family but the T&Cs state 'can't be used in school hols' and you can't take them out of school. Check it includes flights, a hotel, and whatever else might be essential to you. Don't presume they will let you add a person/child. Check not for one person! Don't enter for one you don't want to win then go 'oh no, I didn't actually expect to win that trekking holiday to Outer Mongolia...'

Good luck

And don't expect sympathy if you win a prize that didn't include flights or that you can't go to because actually you are doing something else. You should have read the T&Cs.

Also don't expect sympathy if you can't go to an event that is say in London because you live in John O'Groats and it's too far. Did you move between entering and winning?

Sunny_Saver

Don't cheat.

grannybiker

Accept that you will become a habitual liar every time you tick that box, "I have read the T&Cs." LOL!
Comping time is far too short so I tend to rely on OPs or folk like WeeOwen who post anything relevant in the T&Cs on the thread

Misslayed

Bumping for New Newbies

euronorris

Enter local competitions. Generally speaking, there are far fewer entrants, so your chances are better. Also, it tends to be for local events, theatres etc, so a win can mean a cheap/free day/evening out!


ie, local newspaper competitions.