Gadzooks - the July edition of Simply Prizes has just thudded on to my doormat - its got 351 brand new competitions inside which include 34 summer holidays, 7 cars and a £100,000 jackpot prize.
To be honest I'm getting behind a bit again and haven't finished all the entries from the June edition. I'll focus on all the biggies and postcard entries first and not worry so much about the smaller ones - maybe catching up with them if I can find some time somewhere. I'll do the postcard entries as there tends to be fewer entries for them and hence more chance of wnning.
Today is also publication day of Mycomps and there are normally about 150 new internet based competitions each week............sooh I've probably got a list of about 600 comps to be entered.
Interestingly the Editor of Simply Prizes says in her editorial that she is also having a bit of a lean time at the moment - so I'm in auspicious company.
Today is one of those difficult days where comping unfortunately falls down the pecking order (maybe I'll manage between 10 and midnight). This evening I've got the Governor's Meeting to chair at my local primary school - a really great thing to do. This clashed with my midweek cricket which has been cancelled as well as the Germany vs Spain World Cup Semi which I will tape and watch later when I'm comping.............phew
good luck
compingking
Showing posts with label competitions prizes winnings holidays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label competitions prizes winnings holidays. Show all posts
Wednesday, 7 July 2010
Monday, 5 July 2010
No prizes yet
I've been doing this blog for just over a month now and amazingly have entered just over 1200 competitions - pretty typical number of entries. I haven't done anything special this month - maybe entering fewer than normal being busy at work and gallavanting up Scottish mountains for charity.
What is a little unusual is the lack of prizes............1200 entries vs 2 Rubiks Cubes, if this was the norm I would pack up, stop, quit, desist, cease or never enter another competition again - fortunately this isn't the case........................I hope.
I popped round to Morrisons earlier - they do have a constant supply of new comps to enter including some great holidays, most of which are "no purchase necessary" - managed to pick up a couple of entry forms.
Roll on the thud of Long White Envelopes landing on the mat!!
good luck
Compingking
Prizes entered 1240
Prizes won 1
Approx value £15
What is a little unusual is the lack of prizes............1200 entries vs 2 Rubiks Cubes, if this was the norm I would pack up, stop, quit, desist, cease or never enter another competition again - fortunately this isn't the case........................I hope.
I popped round to Morrisons earlier - they do have a constant supply of new comps to enter including some great holidays, most of which are "no purchase necessary" - managed to pick up a couple of entry forms.
Roll on the thud of Long White Envelopes landing on the mat!!
good luck
Compingking
Prizes entered 1240
Prizes won 1
Approx value £15
Wednesday, 23 June 2010
Another comping session
I've just looked back to my last post, gadzooks - it's been a week since I've done an update.
Quite a lot has happened since my last post, I was pretty whacked after the mountaineering extravaganza last week but still managed to play an evening cricket match, do some long days at work (including a 14 hour day!).
At the weekend my wife was away on a girlie weekend so I spent the whole weekend as taxi driver for the children - as well as managing to be persuaded to have a fathers day lunch in Pizza Hut - not my favourite I admit but the endless ice cream fountain is a real winner for my 10 and 6 year old daughters.
So it came as a bit of a surprise when I added up the number of competitions I've managed to enter - a huge 312 in just over a week. This includes all of the puzzle magazines (Take a Break, That's Life and Chat) - must admit I've been entering them for years and haven't won anything from them - but I'll persevere as there are some great prizes every week, lots of cars and holidays for example.
Oh, thought I might mention that my big parcel contained a Rubiks Cube and a Rubiks Cube Keyring - a prize from Girltalk magazine. Hey, not much but my first prize since I started this blog.
good luck!
Compingking
Prizes entered 771
Prizes won 1
Approx value £15
Quite a lot has happened since my last post, I was pretty whacked after the mountaineering extravaganza last week but still managed to play an evening cricket match, do some long days at work (including a 14 hour day!).
At the weekend my wife was away on a girlie weekend so I spent the whole weekend as taxi driver for the children - as well as managing to be persuaded to have a fathers day lunch in Pizza Hut - not my favourite I admit but the endless ice cream fountain is a real winner for my 10 and 6 year old daughters.
So it came as a bit of a surprise when I added up the number of competitions I've managed to enter - a huge 312 in just over a week. This includes all of the puzzle magazines (Take a Break, That's Life and Chat) - must admit I've been entering them for years and haven't won anything from them - but I'll persevere as there are some great prizes every week, lots of cars and holidays for example.
Oh, thought I might mention that my big parcel contained a Rubiks Cube and a Rubiks Cube Keyring - a prize from Girltalk magazine. Hey, not much but my first prize since I started this blog.
good luck!
Compingking
Prizes entered 771
Prizes won 1
Approx value £15
Tuesday, 8 June 2010
Day 8 - another prize free day
Really busy day at work today - early start and 100 mile round trip commute from Swindon to Bristol - I try to work at home a couple of days per week to save on the commute - and to be honest I can get far more work done.
Anyway, I've just whizzed off about 25 entries including holidays to the Cook Islands, Malta, Butlins, Pontins and Zanzibar (where Freddie Mercury was born). There was also a rather tasty BMW convertible - cor!
Another prize free day today - but to be frank it's only day 8, which is no time at all...........
good luck!
Compingking
Prizes entered 459
Prizes won 0
Approx value 0
Anyway, I've just whizzed off about 25 entries including holidays to the Cook Islands, Malta, Butlins, Pontins and Zanzibar (where Freddie Mercury was born). There was also a rather tasty BMW convertible - cor!
Another prize free day today - but to be frank it's only day 8, which is no time at all...........
good luck!
Compingking
Prizes entered 459
Prizes won 0
Approx value 0
Monday, 7 June 2010
Phew - major competition marathon completed
I've just completed a marathon session, c. 90 minutes.
About 165 entries (c. 150 from this weeks Mycomps and 15 from today's Coffeebreak Winner). As usual there are some lovely prizes e.g. cars, holidays and wheelbarrows full of cash - deuced difficult to win though.
No prizes in June yet or indeed since I started this blog - fingers crossed that I get something from the huge number that finished on 31st May.
I introduced my childminder Jane to the joys of comping about 2 months ago - she has yet to win anything, it will happen - just need to persevere!
I need to get a wiggle on this week, I'll get my Simply Prizes magazine with, usually, about 150 competitions to enter. I'm off to Scotland to do a charity walk for Wateraid (the Munro Challenge) - so I expect I'll have withdrawl symptoms from Thursday to Sunday.
About 165 entries (c. 150 from this weeks Mycomps and 15 from today's Coffeebreak Winner). As usual there are some lovely prizes e.g. cars, holidays and wheelbarrows full of cash - deuced difficult to win though.
No prizes in June yet or indeed since I started this blog - fingers crossed that I get something from the huge number that finished on 31st May.
I introduced my childminder Jane to the joys of comping about 2 months ago - she has yet to win anything, it will happen - just need to persevere!
I need to get a wiggle on this week, I'll get my Simply Prizes magazine with, usually, about 150 competitions to enter. I'm off to Scotland to do a charity walk for Wateraid (the Munro Challenge) - so I expect I'll have withdrawl symptoms from Thursday to Sunday.
Prizes entered 434
Prizes won 0
Approx value 0
good luck!
compingking
Friday, 4 June 2010
Snuck a few competition entries in!
Just spent a swift 20 minutes getting some competition entries submitted!
Entered 24 Coffeebreak comps from Thursday and Friday as well as 4 cash and 12 holiday competitions from Mycomps.
I've got a big backlog of entries to do this week, might get up a bit early tomorrow.
The holiday competitions included 3 trips to New York (all Sex and the City promotions) as well as trips to Australia and the Cayman Islands........so big fingers crossed.
Entered 24 Coffeebreak comps from Thursday and Friday as well as 4 cash and 12 holiday competitions from Mycomps.
I've got a big backlog of entries to do this week, might get up a bit early tomorrow.
The holiday competitions included 3 trips to New York (all Sex and the City promotions) as well as trips to Australia and the Cayman Islands........so big fingers crossed.
Prizes entered 269
Prizes won 0
Approx value 0
good luck!
compingking
Wednesday, 26 May 2010
Coffee Break Winner
I subscribe to a comping service "National Compers Alliance" (NCA) that gives me access to most of the current big comps available at any one time.
Coffee Break Winner is part of this service. Every day at 11 a.m. the site is updated with shortly closing comps, normally about 5 to 10 a day Mondays to Fridays.
I've just done todays entries including a fine chance to go to New York with Cosmo (fingers crossed) and other compos for concert tickets and sports tickets. I didn't enter them - they were too far away or I couldn't make the dates.
Life is too short to enter everything and I think it's a little unfair to deprive others of an opportunity when I know I can't use them myself. Athough I would enter if I could give the prizes away as prezzies.
good luck!
compingking
Coffee Break Winner is part of this service. Every day at 11 a.m. the site is updated with shortly closing comps, normally about 5 to 10 a day Mondays to Fridays.
I've just done todays entries including a fine chance to go to New York with Cosmo (fingers crossed) and other compos for concert tickets and sports tickets. I didn't enter them - they were too far away or I couldn't make the dates.
Life is too short to enter everything and I think it's a little unfair to deprive others of an opportunity when I know I can't use them myself. Athough I would enter if I could give the prizes away as prezzies.
good luck!
compingking
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