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First time winning!

andromedagalaxy

andromedagalaxy Posts: 6 Forumite

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5 February 2022 at 1:33AM in I won! I won! I won!

A bottle of Red Door gin just showed up at my door today! I had entered 1000ish competitions since I started at the end of last year and was kind of giving up after not winning anything so this was really nice!

Thank you if this comp was posted here!

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Ms_Chocaholic Posts: 12,703 Forumite

5 February 2022 at 1:47AM

Yaay congratulations

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fire**fly Posts: 148,056 Forumite

5 February 2022 at 8:43AM

lovely, well done

please be a responsible pet owner & spay/neuter your pets, too many strays & not enough homes for them sadly.

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Misslayed Posts: 15,245 Senior Ambassador

5 February 2022 at 12:57PM

Congratulations! 🍸🍸Hope it's the first of many.

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MintyB Posts: 1,990 Forumite

5 February 2022 at 3:28PM

Well done

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Samjade97 Posts: 1,995 Forumite

5 February 2022 at 6:43PM

well done

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madix Posts: 129 Forumite

5 February 2022 at 6:51PM

Well done!

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julescumbria Posts: 49 Forumite

5 February 2022 at 7:23PM

Well done 👏, hope it's just the first of many for you.

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Bigboytyson Posts: 3,980 Forumite

5 February 2022 at 9:19PM

Well done xxx

💖💖Love Comping,💖💖 In it to Win it.💖💖
💖💖If I don't win its not the end of the world,theres always another one to enter💖💖
💖💖Always be happy and congratulate those that do win💖💖
💖💖Always Thank the original poster where's possible,💖💖 Thank you's goes along way💖💖 Good Luck Everyone💖💖
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Deb2008 Posts: 1,526 Forumite

5 February 2022 at 11:44PM

Well done

2011 & 2012 - Many Fantastic Prizes - thank you to all posters 2021 7 small prizes 2022 1 small clever pots win2023 £50 Yours Mag 2024 £100 Thats Life, book win, Thats Life Crime, June, £100 Codebreakers, December Elf The Musical tickets and an overnight stay in Newport 2025
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becksta Posts: 2,164 Forumite

6 February 2022 at 1:06AM

Well done

MFW 2022 #88: £6620/£6000
MFW 2023 #38: £13242.13/£6000
MFW 2024 #38: £15792.12./£9000
MFW 2025 #38: £6317.24/£7500

Thank you to all competition posters
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