How long have you been comping?

JamboDP

Blulu said:

I had to check my profile to find out and the irony is that it will be my 10th anniversary of comping...tomorrow.

Blu XXX

Happy Anniversary

Deb2008

I have been comping on and off since Aug 2008......had a huge break over the last few years and am now back at it...finding myself with lots of free time, so I had to find something to fill it

LemonSocks

My mum and I used to enter the take a break mag comps when I was still a teenager (we never won anything!) - so about 00ish? But probably myself since 2012 on and off. I think my 10 years is roughly Feb next year. 

cagsd

About 9 years for me, and even in that short time it's changed so much! 90 + % of comps seem to be social media based now, and there are definitely far fewer decent prizes around.  You could often find multiple comps with (eg) iPads, high value vouchers, laptops etc, whereas these days many comps just offer (eg) a moisturiser or a jar of chutney! My win ratio also used to be much higher.  I never went a month without winning at least 4 prizes, whereas now I struggle to reach 4 wins in a year! Yes I am entering fewer comps but there's definitely fewer worthwhile prizes too.

ness13

Nearly 30 years.  Someone left a Take a Break in our house and I did all the puzzles and posted it off, using my mum's name (as I was under 18) and she won £50!