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Whats the best thing youve ever won?

I need some motivation! What's the best thing you've ever won?
I'll start us off, when I used to comp years ago I won a voucher for hair styling products, which was for a few hundred pounds. Still use the products to this day!
May 2020 Wins - Pen, Old Speckled Hen,
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  • libra10
    libra10 Posts: 19,531 Forumite
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    It's lovely to win something you really appreciate.
    My best win was £2000 from a Radio City  competition a couple of years ago, but through the years have had a few favourites.  I won a Warners holiday several years ago, and we enjoyed it so much have been back many times.  Have also won a Dualit toaster, which is great to use, also ipads and vouchers.  
    I used to win quite a few prizes, but not as many now.
  • CompKB
    CompKB Posts: 66 Forumite
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    libra10 said:
    It's lovely to win something you really appreciate.
    My best win was £2000 from a Radio City  competition a couple of years ago, but through the years have had a few favourites.  I won a Warners holiday several years ago, and we enjoyed it so much have been back many times.  Have also won a Dualit toaster, which is great to use, also ipads and vouchers.  
    I used to win quite a few prizes, but not as many now.
    Wow, lovely prizes! I have noticed that I'm definitely not winning prizes as often as I used to when I was into comping!
    May 2020 Wins - Pen, Old Speckled Hen,
  • bluesooz
    bluesooz Posts: 7,386 Forumite
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    edited 14 May 2020 at 3:43PM
    monetary wise it was £1000 cheque - which was lovely, but mainly used for household/vet bills, so I didn't really have anything to show for it.

    Best was probably £1000 worth of red letter day vouchers, which were used primarily for food rather than 'experiences' - included a year subsciption to monthly chocolate deliveries (x2) and several spice subscriptions - I still pay for the spice deliveries now, they were so good.

    Other good prizes include: 
    55inch TV
    a years supply of salmon (I have bought this since)
    Mashooq hair oil (have bought since)
    large supply of both Jakeman cough sweets and riccola sweets - these were shared with my walk group and greatly appreciated
    most unusual was a giant snicker bar - about a foot long!
    Product of the year goodie bag is always entertaining to unpack!

    I appreciate all my prizes - large and small - as i only enter those that i or my family can use/like  (besides i just don't have the enthusiasm or time to enter everything!)  however I normally win something every month.  

    There does appear to be fewer of the big prizes about and more of the little ones though
  • pleaseme
    pleaseme Posts: 866 Forumite
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    £22,222.22 from Magic but 4 years ago l won £10,000 from Planet Rock.  I have won quite a few small prizes as well 
  • CompKB
    CompKB Posts: 66 Forumite
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    bluesooz said:
    monetary wise it was £1000 cheque - which was lovely, but mainly used for household/vet bills, so I didn't really have anything to show for it.

    Best was probably £1000 worth of red letter day vouchers, which were used primarily for food rather than 'experiences' - included a year subsciption to monthly chocolate deliveries (x2) and several spice subscriptions - I still pay for the spice deliveries now, they were so good.

    Other good prizes include: 
    55inch TV
    a years supply of salmon (I have bought this since)
    Mashooq hair oil (have bought since)
    large supply of both Jakeman cough sweets and riccola sweets - these were shared with my walk group and greatly appreciated
    most unusual was a giant snicker bar - about a foot long!
    Product of the year goodie bag is always entertaining to unpack!

    I appreciate all my prizes - large and small - as i only enter those that i or my family can use/like  (besides i just don't have the enthusiasm or time to enter everything!)  however I normally win something every month.  

    There does appear to be fewer of the big prizes about and more of the little ones though
    Fantastic! Id love to win cash, but I would do the same spending it on boring things like bills and putting it towards my deposit haha! But I do love physical prizes too!
    May 2020 Wins - Pen, Old Speckled Hen,
  • pate-ci0
    pate-ci0 Posts: 3,053 Forumite
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    Over 35 years there’s been lots of great wins, Peugeot 106XT, Rover Metro Gti, holiday in Monaco in the Fairmont hotel and more, but best must be Hits radio win of £23,803.17 last year.
  • I have only comping for a few weeks only and last week I won an Amanda West, handmade cushion and lampshade, worth about £150. She called me up to tell me I had won. I was delighted. 
  • Lynsey89
    Lynsey89 Posts: 150 Forumite
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    I won £50,000 with absolute radio last August and have won 5 foreign holidays with the best one being two weeks in Australia. I’ve also won lots of days out and electronics.
  • CompKB
    CompKB Posts: 66 Forumite
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    I have only comping for a few weeks only and last week I won an Amanda West, handmade cushion and lampshade, worth about £150. She called me up to tell me I had won. I was delighted. 
    Wow! Thats great! I've only won a pen so far this year :( haha
    May 2020 Wins - Pen, Old Speckled Hen,
  • CompKB
    CompKB Posts: 66 Forumite
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    Lynsey89 said:
    I won £50,000 with absolute radio last August and have won 5 foreign holidays with the best one being two weeks in Australia. I’ve also won lots of days out and electronics.
    Wow! id love a big money win like that! That must have been such a thrill to win!
    May 2020 Wins - Pen, Old Speckled Hen,
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