Make Me A Winner - General Chat

Blulu

mjm3346 said:

I don't think it is about trying to get people to give up using free entries but more about persuading the majority who pay what a bargain £30 is for 150 entries when compared to say £20 for 50 entries down to £2.50 for just 1 - the number of free entries has to match the 150 they offer via the pay route

It's a good point, mjm. It opens the discussion into a wider one, on gambling, which I'm not sure how much we should do here, seeing that it will keep 'pinging' a message to those who have bookmarked it. But as it's a chat thread, I will risk a short one...

The thing is, it is a bargain, in the terms you mention. On the other hand people are paying £30 a week, when they are extremely unlikely to get anything back for it. I don't mean to come across as judgemental, but it's the difference between our 'free to enter' competitions and gambling. People are free to make their own choices, of course. But I fear that some who can't afford it are dragged into it, for the faint hope of winning a life-changing amount of money - and that's my issue. The more annoying it is for us to do the free entries, the more likely people are to shell out for it instead. £30 a week is a lot of money to throw away, for many of us.

Edit: Just to say, if anyone wants to carry on the discussion, as it is going slightly off topic, I suggest moving it to Compers Chat Corner. Feel free to open a new thread there, please tag me in and post the link here. That way, people can join in or ignore it as they please. Note, please keep any discussion 'friendly' - as it has been up to now.

Tomso

If I were given a free lottery ticket, I wouldn't refuse it because of the low odds - you can win on one ticket so if time is tight or you find it frustrating to enter 150 times or whatever the limit is, just do what to are content with.
Personally, I find it hard to refuse a freebie but a couple of the last weeks, I have only managed 60 entries or so. That's how it is sometimes!
Merry Christmas all and again, many, many thanks to all who post the competitions for us all to enjoy 😉 

Blulu

Just a reminder that it ends at 3pm today. I assume that means they are likely to phone the winner soon after 3pm, not soon after 5pm. But I don't think they specify that on their T&C, from what I could see.

GL

Blu XXX

Holly16

Thanks Blu, I had forgotten it was an earlier end time today 😊
Good luck everyone

MuDelta54

Next week £525,000
Ends Tuesday 31/12/24 at 3pm
150 telephone entries again

Ash_AFC

Still another chance before the end of the year! We keep going!

janE1956

sounds like she entered once today  so a paid entry? do wonder how random random is

JamboDP

janE1956 said:

sounds like she entered once today  so a piad entry? do wonder how random random is

If it was not and they were found out they would be taken to the cleaners by the courts. If she only entered once she would have got 5 entries not one.

mclarkie

MuDelta54 said:

Next week £525,000
Ends Tuesday 31/12/24 at 3pm
150 telephone entries again

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6576590/e-31-12-3pm-525-000-new-year-s-cash-countdown-150-free-telephone-entries#latest

pleaseme

Do you need to say the amount when you answer ?