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  • Teerah
    Teerah Posts: 1,794 Forumite
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    JellyTot wrote: »
    I was wondering if my e-mail address was causing a problem. It has an _ (underscore) in it and sometimes that's not been accepted as a valid e-mail address. It has generally been accepted though but I was wondering if it could still be damaging my chances?
    Thank you!

    Hi JellyTot, my email address has an underscore in it too and have no problems getting WEMs (winning emails) with it.

    Best of luck to you :beer:
  • Ienter about40compsaday (some days more , some days less but i'd say thats te average!) I've won 3 comps so far won 3 in as many weeks and now i've hit a bit of a dry spell!! Hoping I get lucky again soon!!:grin:
    Back Comping after a 2yr break! :j
  • Teerah wrote: »
    Hi JellyTot, my email address has an underscore in it too and have no problems getting WEMs (winning emails) with it.

    Best of luck to you :beer:

    Oooh thank you so much! I was a bit worried that I'd been entering competitions for nothing as sometimes my e-mail address has been rejected dur to the underscore. You've reassured me, so thank you and I hope you have many wins :)
  • nan64
    nan64 Posts: 274 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    I started in October and was setting myself a target trying to enter about 30 or more a day. For me I found this became a chore and got tired of trying to keep up with the numbers game. Now I enter the ones I fancy and dont count them any more and that way I find I am enjoying it more. Some days I dont enter any if I want to do something different.

    best wishes
    Nan 64
  • I've just started comping about 4 or 5 weeks ago and got my 1st WEM today, hopefully the start of many :p I also have a seperate email address for registering with comps and freebies. Hope you are lucky soon. :j
  • KatyC_2
    KatyC_2 Posts: 50 Forumite
    Hi JellyTot! I started entering comps exactly a week ago and I got my first win on Monday- a gourmet weekend in Lancashire. Admittedly, I did spend the entirety of last Thursday, Friday and Saturday ('til 1 am!) entering comps, but it goes to show if you put the time in you'll reap the rewards! It got 100% easier when I downloaded Roboform. Good luck- I hope you get your first win soon!
    2009: £328
    2010: ITV win £5100! :j
  • comping_cat
    comping_cat Posts: 24,006 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    I prob enter 600 = 800 a week, get 3 -4 wins each month (sometimes more), my best win being a laptop!!!
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