A win is a win when?

Makeandsave

I used to count a win a win when i got the email/message to tell me i won. Now i only post about my wins when the item i have won has turned up. A few times i have been told i am a winner and not had my prize and then also been told i am a winner along with everyone else that entered the competition.

When do you post about your prizes?

Hope everyone is doing well considering the awful time we are in

Marg2k8

A prize in the hand is worth two in the post. Count when received.

ness13

I have a spreadsheet of wins and note when I am notified of the win. I have a column with Y/N so I know if I have received it or not. (Was more useful about 10 years ago when I was winning more!)

I_luv_cats

What's a win LOL ?
2020 has been drier / dryer than a 7 year old cream cracker on a warm day

Normally count when receive notification

mjm3346

I don't mention it to anyone before I have received the prize, that way no one else is disappointed just in case the prize never turns up, no one asking if a prize has arrived yet and keeps running totals of prize value correct.

Makeandsave

ness13 said:

I have a spreadsheet of wins and note when I am notified of the win. I have a column with Y/N so I know if I have received it or not. (Was more useful about 10 years ago when I was winning more!)

Seems a lot of work, I have a old fashion notebook (i won lol) to keep note.

Scorpioangel

Makeandsave said:

ness13 said:

I have a spreadsheet of wins and note when I am notified of the win. I have a column with Y/N so I know if I have received it or not. (Was more useful about 10 years ago when I was winning more!)

Seems a lot of work, I have a old fashion notebook (i won lol) to keep note.

I have a spreadsheet where I log every comp I enter! I log the number of comps on a monthly basis, how much i have spent on postage or texts, what wins I have - prize, promoter, date notified, date received, date entered. Yes, i am a statto, I used to run fantasy leagues for football, cricket and rugby at a place I worked in the 90s. 
A lot of work? With the declining number of comps these days, not really. I used to spend 2 or 3 hours a night doing comps, now there aren't enough to keep me occupied for 1 hour on most days.
In the 70s and early 80s I used to keep a notebook listing every record, LP or single, that I bought and the date, long since thrown away but i do have my entire collection logged on a spreadsheet!