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A question for all the male compers.....

Have any men won on female sites such as femalefirst, closer, cosmopolitan etc....??

I always enter these despite being a bloke, is this just a complete waste of time?
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  • purplevamp
    purplevamp Posts: 11,004 Forumite
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    Good question, also do women entering on men sites have any chance of winning?
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  • JCD_Capulet
    JCD_Capulet Posts: 1,441 Forumite
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    I enter comps on sites for men just incase. I recon anything I win there could be given to male freinds/my boyfriend as christmas/birthday gifts :)

    I draw the line at entering kids/pensioners comps tho.
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  • perc
    perc Posts: 1,040 Forumite
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    I have never won anything from a female site - have taken to entering my wife's details now just in case :)
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  • Myself and few others from here (all female) won a mens health comp some months back. The prize was 100 condoms!!! :rotfl:

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  • elver_man
    elver_man Posts: 20,787 Forumite
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    I have won on female sites such as Pick Me Up, Now Mag & Marie Claire using my own details.
    Thoughts:

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  • ryan85k
    ryan85k Posts: 1,158 Forumite
    Thanks elver man! I think i will continue to use my own details rather than creating a female alter ego (except at the weekends of course);)
  • DUKE
    DUKE Posts: 7,360 Forumite
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    I always enter the mens comps on behalf of my husband, but I still haven't won the guitar/motorbike for him yet :confused:
  • claner
    claner Posts: 1,272 Forumite
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    I must admit I enter a lot of comps on sites aimed at females but I nearly always enter them in my wife's name!
  • sammiad
    sammiad Posts: 56 Forumite
    wouldnt it be some sort of strange discrimination? i get that comps have terms and conditions, i only dont enter kids and pensioner ones (and wedding ones i saw recently) , but i think it would be pretty strange if the prize isnt some sort of gender specific thing if men couldnt enter
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  • I won a bag full of women beauty products like olay etc from a superdrug site competition. The OH was well pleased with the win.
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