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Competitions Discussion Thread Part 6

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  • Muffy0
    Muffy0 Posts: 4,387 Forumite
    Can I just ask, how many people enter postal comps as well as normal ones and have they won much from postal comps?
    M xxxx
  • hjb123
    hjb123 Posts: 32,002 Forumite
    Muffy0 wrote: »
    Can I just ask, how many people enter postal comps as well as normal ones and have they won much from postal comps?
    M xxxx

    I never enter postal comps, find have enough web/email ones to keep me going:D
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  • Muffy0
    Muffy0 Posts: 4,387 Forumite
    Ive been entering for a few weeks, i was just wondering if much can be won through them as a book of stamps cost me 3 squid and I'm a tight a*se :D I quite enjoy posting them off and choosing nice looking cards though :D:D
  • Have you thought about doing the Royal Mail survey thing? Takes a bit of effort with sending/recieving/logging mail but you get 18 first class stamps every month! I now have 54 just sat around... I was gonna use them for postal comps but saving for my wedding invitations instead.
  • aytch
    aytch Posts: 1,721 Forumite
    Have you thought about doing the Royal Mail survey thing? Takes a bit of effort with sending/recieving/logging mail but you get 18 first class stamps every month! I now have 54 just sat around... I was gonna use them for postal comps but saving for my wedding invitations instead.
    Do you have a link for this?
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  • ginjim
    ginjim Posts: 10,078 Forumite
    Muffy0 wrote: »
    Ive been entering for a few weeks, i was just wondering if much can be won through them as a book of stamps cost me 3 squid and I'm a tight a*se :D I quite enjoy posting them off and choosing nice looking cards though :D:D

    you should comp within your means
    i enter postal comps because i enjoy it and can afford too
    but it can be costly but i go without other things
  • Miss_Cinnabon
    Miss_Cinnabon Posts: 19,481 Forumite
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    won a few things off postal comps, i do loads and i love doing them:D

    have won:

    a cuddly toy
    a picnic book
    nivea beach summer kit worth £200
    loads of exercise eqipment:D

    good idea to do the royal mail survey to get free stamps;)
  • Muffy0
    Muffy0 Posts: 4,387 Forumite
    Have you thought about doing the Royal Mail survey thing? Takes a bit of effort with sending/recieving/logging mail but you get 18 first class stamps every month! I now have 54 just sat around... I was gonna use them for postal comps but saving for my wedding invitations instead.

    Hehehe I signed up for this months ago, got my stamps etc through and then I had an email sayign they had enough people in my area so didn't need me but I could keep my 18 stamps. :D Used them up ages ago on postcard comps :rotfl:Shame they didn't need me because the postman lost all my post tuesday - including a blockbuster DVD...:mad::mad::mad::mad:
  • Muffy0
    Muffy0 Posts: 4,387 Forumite
    ginjim wrote: »
    you should comp within your means
    i enter postal comps because i enjoy it and can afford too
    but it can be costly but i go without other things

    I can afford it, I just want to know if its worth doing - wins wise. I enjoy doing them but as I'm on a money saving website, I thought I'd check it is worth doing them :T Wow princesspixiedust, thats a cool haul! :D :T:T
  • ginjim
    ginjim Posts: 10,078 Forumite
    i do maybe 25-30 a week and havent won anything

    but its the luck of the draw like anything
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