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Number of Entries to Unlimited Comps

Hello,

I was just curious what everyone's method is when it comes to competitions with unlimited entries. Obviously you could hypothetically sit there non-stop for days and enter thousands of times, but that is not at all practical.

Does everyone have a limit to enter or avoid them altogether? Would appreciate hearing people's view on this, as personally I hate seeing unlimited entries allowed to comps. I feel like there will always be someone who will enter a crazy amount of times and mean nobody else has much of a chance, so I don't usually bother at all.

Thanks :)
"You miss 100% of the chances you never take"
"Happiness is not by chance but by choice"

:)

Comments

  • sleepyjones
    sleepyjones Posts: 6,093 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Problem with unlimited entries is that it's easy to write a script (or a bot) to enter for you, I'll maybe enter once every now and then it if it's a C2W, if it's a "proper" competition I'll enter once, green tick it and never see it again as it fades into the oblivion of page 10+
  • RubyMcC
    RubyMcC Posts: 12 Forumite
    I'm still pretty new to comping, but I tend to avoid unlimited entry competitions because I have no idea how long some people are willing to spend sat there entering again and again!

    I might enter it once or twice just so my name is in the hat. Competitions that are technically unlimited entry but limit people to entering only x number of times per day are different, I'll usually keep an eye on those and put a daily entry whenever I get the chance.
  • xoxlauraxox
    xoxlauraxox Posts: 3,795 Forumite
    to be honest I enter once, there's too many bots out there to compete with so i'd rather spend my time on other competitions
    Thanks to everyone that posts :T:money:
  • Veegsforlife
    Veegsforlife Posts: 237 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 100 Posts I won, I won, I won!
    I enter once of its something I would like
    Well this is fun :)
  • hdh74
    hdh74 Posts: 2,883 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Once or twice if at all.
    2018 - £562  2019 - £130 2020 - £276  2021 - £106 2022 - £140
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