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First of all congrats on the win - second of all what was the website so I know to enter lol
I do the same thing, if I have won something from someone I don't normally enter off them again as I think that I wont have very good chances of winning a second prize from the same company (although I have never won anything major.....yet lol)

Yeah, I entered a comp the other day from a site I'd won some tickets from then I thought why did I just do that? I think it's really hard to win twice in a short time. Would be interesting to see if anyone has though! :)

I won a Samsung phone from a company once and then the next comp they ran was to win a MacBook!
I still entered and had one of the best entries (in my own opinion!) that I've ever come up with and answered the question really well and creatively but I didn't win. They took longer than normal to announce the winner so I told myself they were probably arguing between themselves whether it's acceptable to award a prize to me again 😁
Though I'm sure someone else just had a much better entry lol. I'm actually not that full of myself!
More recently I won the Slideliner tickets to the Bledisloe which was the major prize but now I'm not likely to win the minor prize of the $6999 TV!
Which seems like a pretty major prize to me

And 'I hate it when' the terms and conditions say the winner will be announced on their page on a certain date and then that date comes and goes. Put me out of my misery already! Even if I haven't won I still want to know the judging has been done and a winner chosen

I hate it when I get an email that has 'Congratulations' in the description and my heart skips a beat, but then goes on..."to the winner of our competition. Go to ........to see if it is you". If it was me, the email would have said "Congratulations you have won".

I hate it when family holiday prizes can't be taken in school holidays. Not much good then is it.

I hate it when the WOL question is "What do you like about (CD, Book, Movie, DVD)?". I haven't seen it. That's why I want to win it.

Haha. I agree with all of the above. I recently won 2 (minor) prizes from the same company on Facebook. Both were 25WOL but the comps were running concurrently so I didn't know I had won the first one when I entered the second.

Well done Brooksta. Sometimes I prefer the minor prizes to the major prize.

I've won two prizes from the same site within weeks of each other. Who cares if you've won before? The prize goes to the best entry, not the second-best. The idea of 'fairness' is not part of the Terms and Conditions, so it shouldn't enter your mind (unless you like to give the even better prizes to someone else, lol).

Hahahahaha @ these answers! Wow! I completely agree with them all! @Jrob71 - just this morning, I had an email with 'Congratulations' as the subject. I thought here we go again .... more misleading junk mail ..... and I HAD won an outdoor BBQ light! lol divergent, I guess that makes sense. I might have a crack anyway then :-)

Nobody ever told Roger Federer "You can't enter that tournament, you won it last time".

I've though of another...
I hate it when the advertising says "just enter you details/sign up for your chance to win:, then when you've given them the info they say "Step 2. Now share, answer, vote, do a backflip...). When I can't comply I'm then stuck with an unwanted newsletter subscription and no chance of winning.

It just happened. I filled out my details signing up to the newsletter. Then a survey. Then was told I had to share with a friend to complete entry (and by the way, you are not entered unless they also sign up). Think I'll start reading Ts and Cs.

I hate those too Jrob71. Requires too much effort and annoying other people!

@Jrob71 Yessssssssssss I HATE those too! 'Simple one step entry', so you fill it in, and then there's 465 'would you like to be contacted by .....' questions. I just close the screen and tell them out loud to shove it lol and yes I'm picky with what I enter that requires sharing. I don't want to become one of 'those, that bombards everyone else on my Facebook and email with things I want to win

Me either....lol

If you do, just remember sharing can be a good thing! :) lol

@fourleaf.... or is it the THOUGHT that counts..? Lol.. hmmm

Well you couldn't keep all 60 mill surely!

Interesting thought though. . . What would you do if you won 60 million? I'd quit work, travel the world and spend MONTHS in each country and set up funds to help the homeless and help save the environment, every bit counts, oh and help family of course!

@toxicgherkin, couldn't agree with you more on that one!

Dont forget me bunna! :-)

Yep wouldn't it be nice : )

Thankyou :)

Thanks for more inspiration!

Cheers @LuckyNicky.

@fourleaf - No problem! Hope you enjoy.

I love the surprise ones. Congrats!

Congratulations :)

Congrats :)

Love surprise wins!

enjoy :)

Well I DID get bills! 3 infact. so I'm more than happy to share

Nooo, nooo, nooo, @roobycat. I couldn't possibly. Literally, I couldn't possibly...! ;)

Your on a roll buddy

Congrats well done.

Congrats! I won one too, nice surprise :)

Good one!!

Great prize, that was a very creative competition. Good on you!

What an awesome win!!! Congratulations :)

Nice!

Cool!

Another nice win, congratulations!

COOL

Nice prize - enjoy

Very cool :)

This is payback Daddy, for watching sports all day on TV. Ill make you proud Mamma

'I didn't say I needed to see.. I said I needed to pee!'

Now you know what its like when Mummy gets her "Hot Flushes"

"You're so sweaty dad, I'm getting a wet bottom."

No sweat!

I always get a warm feeling carrying my daughter on my shoulders..

Weeeeee, It's fun up here!

who said only snails leave trails?

who won this????

@tinman249
The winners name was announced on the original post... A few scrolls down more :-) I forget the winners name

Fab prize, JulieD. Congratulations.

Well done...

What a cool prize!

super lucky!

Love the colour, congratulations!

Lol, ride it proudly. She's a beauty! :)

Awesome win :)

Thanks everyone. Good luck to you all!

OMG I love this... Great win :)

Oh this is gorgeous! I'd actually use it as a decoration in my house, which has LOTS of yellow in it. Well done Julie!

Ohh been trying to win one of those! So awesome - that colour!!!

It is beautiful and you will be easy to spot in the yellow. Well done!

Thanks@Mellyxo

Thank you@roobycat

SBS are running a comp, think it's closed now for two vintage bikes!@Bel7861

Thanks@ChristineA09

Pretty Bike....Congratulations!!

Very stylish! Congratulations and happy riding

congrats...

I like the bike, what a bonus.

all you need now is a yellow helmet to match lol

Wonderful and Useful prize, enjoy :)

Great prize, well done :)

Congratulations!!

Your a real winner toxic!!

On a roll!

more congratulations :)

Congrats nice prize

Awesome Wins :)

Congrats!!

Great win!

Congratulations again!

On a rollllllll

woohoo - enjoy

Nice win mate!!

Oooooh I wanted those! I'll swap ya for a $20 iTunes voucher *bats eyelashes*

@roobycat, perhaps if you buy me a drink first... ;)

Congratulations!!!

Good win, sweet dreams!

Congratulations!

A winning streak! :)

That's good

Great prize!!

Excellent prize, love winning the prizes that are practical but also save you a fortune

Nice prize, well done :)

Cool. Im Trev. Look forward to your blog :)

Lol funny that you mention this. Every time I win something half decent, people always say 'what did you write?' to which I answer 'no idea'. I've been saying for months that I'll start keeping all my answers, but then I copy and paste about 3 and I'm over it lol. I really just type whatever comes into my head at the time, and ALL of my biggest wins in the 12 months I've been doing this (2 x $2000 cash, $500 cash, years supply of chocolate, 5 star weekend away, computer etc etc) have all been 25 WOL, so I focus on those more than anything now. I've had (what I think are) good answers win AND lose, and I've had very ordinary ones win, so you really just never know

Cool, looking forward to it! :)

Welcome aboard, LuckyNicky. May I say what an inspirational first blog it is too. I'm in the midst of my proactive digital Spring Clean as well. Good for the soul!

Welcome and thank you for the sound advice. I don't usually keep my WOL answers but should so I will from now on :)

Thanks so much everyone!

@roobycat - Wow the force is strong with you! I know what you mean at the end of the day it is just luck. You just never know how the judges are going to judge. It's good to keep your WOL because down the track you may wish you had of.

@toxicgherkin Thanks so much!

@LuckyNicky I already DO wish I'd kept them, moreso, so I know what wins and what doesn't lol. Oh well, ONE day I will lol

Hi @luckyNicky looking forward to reading your posts! Thanks

Good for you, great win!

Congrats! Great win :)

Thanks guys! Yes I'm stoked. Such a surprise! I've had random small prizes turn up un-announced, but never anything like this! It's a fancy schmancy one with thermostat and timer etc. Very happy indeed :-)

Well done!

Thanks fourleaf. Got it fired up now, and it's perfect :-)

How exciting! Bet you're on that winning high right now :)

Awesome. Surprises are the best. Congratulations :)

I sure am Brooksta! A WARM one lol. Thanks Trevsta. Yes they are. I stood looking at the box for ages wondering what it could be, and then I thought ummm, how about I just open it, and then I'll know??? What's with that! lol DUH!

Nice surprise!

Thank goodness it wasn't the 'Sharknado' brand! Congratulations there, roobycat.

ha

Thanks all. lol @toxic. I can't believe I watched that. Now I need to find a competition giving away free HOURS, because I wasted 2 of mine, on that crap! haha

Great surprise win! Congrats

Yay - excellent prize congrats

Hi Christine. I'm going to say that whether you spend $20 or $200, if it's all on one receipt, then that is only one entry. Someone else may have a different idea, but that's how I read it :-)

I think it means one entry per receipt too.

Thank you Roobycat and Purpleone. I thought so too, just wanted to check.

Alaila is helping us out on the forum, we'll try and run fun little comps on here for you guys every week:)

lets have some fun :D

"Wow I think I must be getting sick ... my back just got really warm and sweaty all of a sudden ...."

"whoops... surely dad wont notice"

I told Dad I wasn't ready for "trainer pants" yet!

*sings* {Frozen movie}
"Let it flow, let it flow
I can't hold it back anymore
Let it flow, let it flow
A raincoat dad you should have wore.."

"WHAT GOES UP......MUST COME DOWN!!!!"

Wee, wee, wee. All the way..... oh, my!

@Zedmin I'm in! This will be fun. Thanks for injecting some levity into the Forum! Cheers!

Weeeeeeeeeeeeee!

oops...I did it again...

Now that's a relief.

Daddy forgot to put my nappy on me again.

Daddy forgot to put my nappy on me again.

"Oops. I've had a wee little accident, Daddy."
"Urine trouble now!"

Normally daddy gets too hot and only piggybacks me for a short time. Today he said he felt refreshed and carried me for ages.

Ah, that feels better! Now for some more ice-cream.

You should have listened to Mummy when she told you I was Lactose Intolerant.

Bubs liked to decorate her horsey with an ice-cream hair-do and a wee-wee mane. Now for the cone horn to turn him into a pretty unicorn...

Here's the deal Dad!.......Buy me an ice cream and I'll cover up the fact you have a perspiration problem and a hairy back to a T!...no sweat!

When I said she's my wee little one, I didn't exactly mean this!

Carrying a toddler is really sweaty work!

WHOOPS!

This is not where you have your potty training, little one.

"To pee, or not to pee, that is the question ... oops, never mind"

"That should help Daddy keep cool!"

"Tinkle tinkle little star".

"Daddy always said 'Whereever you may be, let your wee flow free!' Okay, I may have ad libbed a bit. :)"

so relaxing up here

Wee are in this together dad

Dad......that lion was sooo friendly!.......can we keep him?

It's alright dad.. I've got your back!

@Brooksta21 hi i like your caption. please send me your complete details to alaila@competitions.com.au .. thanks.. ;)

WOW 200 wins - that's awesome - congrats :)

@Shannon06 Best of Luck to you, lovely . . . . . LADY!

congrats ...

congrats

@Inwithachance yep - lady lol - and thank you :)

@Inwithachance yep - lady lol - and thank you :)

@Inwithachance yep - lady lol - and thank you :)

Pretty impressive! Well done!

A great milestone! Have you submitted your entry into the Guinness Book of Records? You might have another win coming your way! ;)

Wow! Well done :)

Good win, saw the first movie, yet to see the follow up. enjoy!

Congrats - I won that too - I have never seen either one... yet :)

Awesome, congratulations, well deserved :)

great prize! :)

On ya toxic!!

Well done. I won a copy of it the other day too, from Civic, along with a T shirt. I'll look like 'FAT AMY' in it, but oh well lol

Awesome :)

Thanks, all.

@roobycat NEVER. You're an artist. Never forget that! I can see a SKYPE karaoke session in formation... ;)

Lol! As long as I don't come in on my wrecking ball like Amy, and forget to wear undies! haha

Well done. I liked the music video from the first movie "When I'm Gone" sung by Anna Kendrick, but I haven't seen any videos released from the second movie. I might actually watch the movies one day, lol.

@roobycat Gracious! Lol

Awesome wins!! :)

Terrific!

congrats, good wins!

Congratulations!!

Woohoo!

CONGRATULATIONS! : )

Good wins! Congrats!

Well done Shannon! I did nothing but whinge and whine last week, and then I won 5 things in about 4 days! Enjoy your prizes!

Thank you all :)

@Shannon06, well done, indeed! And to win the prize for your nominated school is just awesome. Congratulations.

congrats thats awesome!

great winner day

@MammaPigga84, cheers.

Good wins!

Well done. Must be the day for it. I won twice today as well. And once yesterday, and twice last week. I love these 'runs' of luck

Congratulations Toxic :)

Well Done :)

Yay!

Nice wins there Toxic, Congratulations

Congrats

Thanks all. I banked the cheque this morning. $35 from That's Life c/ Channel 7 and Pacific Magazines. Woot. Woot.

congrats...

Me too :)

Congrats!

@Inwithachance, the T&C clearly state...

QPAC COMPETITION TERMS & CONDITIONS
........
3.   Entry is open to all Queensland residents excluding Trust members, directors, officers, management and employees of QPAC and any entities associated with the Competition (including suppliers of the prize/s), and their immediate families.

I do believe you are ineligible. Sorry, mate.

@admin Re the reply to this post by member toxicgherkin. Please be advised as with all Comps I read the t's & c's. QPAC are aware of my details and I have been advised my pass is posted.
Where I currently live is private, please maintain members' privacy and confidentiality and ask this member to a) not post any details re other members on this Forum b) not post on any of my posts.
It may be an idea to allow a facility on this Forum to be able to block members who refuse to respect you and leave you alone, even though they may be blocked on other site/s.
My family and friends all agree, treating people with decency and leaving them in peace is what is right
Thankyou.

Without getting into the middle of anything, and especially not getting anyone off side, as I'm not that kind of person, I think all that toxic is pointing out is that the company themselves have broken their own T&C's, which is what gets on ALL compers nerves. That's one thing that I DO expect, is that if they state rules, then they themselves must adhere to the rules. Otherwise there may as well not be any. I've seen some awesome comps that I would love to win, but then I see that I am ineligible either because of where I live, or age or whatever, so I leave it alone. I couldn't think of any worse feeling than 'winning' and then having that win taken off me. Although this one is only a very small prize, if it was something a lot bigger, then the company would find themselves in all kinds of trouble :-) ... just my two cents

@roobycat As you are unaware of previous issue/s please realise a) people move location,(once again, privacy and confidentiality) b) all that is happening here is someone who is blocked on Facebook and knows why is insisting on bothering someone else who has never done anything to him.
Recent remarks about McDonald's Fries and Coke Wins not being noteworthy, (though others entered , Won and commented thanking me), questioning a 'tea-towel' Win when as stated it's a piece of autographed Movie Memorabilia.
Regrettably in Comping there are those who are jealous and behave pitifully. I am and have always been a polite, respectful, friendly, encouraging person. I have said MANY times I cannot believe my Luck. My posts are to encourage others, let people see you CAN Win a lot! As I have said before.
As you said you don't want to get in the middle of something, it's probably best to realise when you don't know the full story you comment on an issue that is wider and entirely one sided. I have done nothing whatsoever to anyone.
My family and friends are aware of the whole blocking story and are entirely unimpressed by it.
There are many decent people on this Forum, then there are others. Thankyou.

Hi Guys,

Let's try to keep the forums as a friendly place. Don't forget we're a community of compers who all enjoy the same hobby.

@Toxicgherkin try to refrain from mentioning any members whereabouts - there's no reason to engage in overly negative behaviour.

Thanks

@Zedmin Thankyou.

@inwithachance. Fair enough, but this IS a public forum, and I can only go on what I see posted here. I don't know either of you personally, and no I don't know your 'history', nor do I want to. I shall refrain from commenting on anything further then. Have a good day

@Inwithachance let me just thank you. I enjoy reading your posts about your wins. When I was first contemplating starting up comping as a hobby, I was reading these forums, and it was your posts that stuck out the most, so thank you. Its not all about the BIG wins, you keep me thinking a long the lines that a 'win is a win not matter how small' (to rephrase dr sues). Sometimes I get discouraged that I have only won small items (although a few), but then I read your posts and realise it all adds up, and the more you keep entering, the more chance you have of that BIG win). If people only ever posted the BIG wins, this would be a very boring forum. I often wonder how you find so many competitions, especially on facebook (seriously I would LOVE to know lol). Also, I don't comment too much on here any more, after a comment was made on one of my posts about not being entitled to the win (the natgeo camera comp) - I still am not sure why my post was targeted, but it was. I know not everyone is like that, but Id rather try and avoid it as much as possible. I do enjoy reading about wins though, so please don't stop posting - thank you again - cheers Shannon

I don't know the history but I noticed that some of the comments seemed to be judgemental. There is nothing to say you can only post wins over x amount of dollars. I enjoy comping but I didn't know it was a competitive sport in itself. I thought the point of this forum was to share our wins and encourage each other not to put others down. If someone doesn't agree with someone else's post then you can ignore it or if it really bothers you report to admin.

@roobycat That is absolutely fine roobycat. I realised you were doing your best to comment sensibly, though out of context. I have noticed you are ALWAYS a straightforward, friendly, fun person. One thing though, in fairness to myself, the 'history' IS one-sided and like the person that instigated it, an outright bore. Best of Luck for a Big Win for you soon!

@kaybee72 Indeed. Good Luck!

@Shannon06 Yes I witnessed the nastiness over the cameras. When you are good natured and like seeing people happy, it IS difficult to comprehend the malice behind the puerile drivel some malcontents spout. Before I started Comping I always wondered how 'Winners' did it and thought Good Luck to them. Now that I am one, I can only say how nice it is that you would take the time to be supportive and encouraging. Dignity suggests it is always best to ignore foul people. However, there are times when it is best to intervene before matters become worse. After MONTHS of jealous, petty, sniping; today I thought best to comment. Ofcourse I'll keep posting, you don't let miserys spoil the fun. BEST OF LUCK TO YOU! : )

@Forum, @Zedmin
no nastiness over the cameras issue. I was playing Devil's Advocate. We all seem to complain when promoters do not adhere to published T&C. I posed the question. That's all.

@Shannon06, the site's daily competition is now open - the link now works. Grab your points now. :)

@Zedmin, character assassination will never be tolerated. Please contact me to discuss. An open in-context discussion is what I was seeking here. That's all.

@Roobycat, i agree with you, i wish i could say my true opinion but not here, not now!! Talk about temperamental!!

@Trevsta Temperamental? no. Self respecting, yes. BTW Please explain what your remark,

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"Oh come with us a gallop!!!! Pffft"

on my recent horse poster Win means, particularly the "Pffft". Seems disparaging; jealous or just rude?

@inwithachance, you have your nickers in a knot, you read into things too much, mellow out mate, Good luck :)

@JoLee As you have no idea what you are talking about, please don't show your ignorance, why not show some common sense and why not mind your own business?
I don't think interjecting into a history you do not fully know is polite or sensible regarding your remark to me here:

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@inwithachance, you have your nickers in a knot, you read into things too much, mellow out mate, Good luck :)

Chill Out Mate, your an interesting character, jealous, not a chance buddy, may all the luck continue with you, chillax bro, lol

@Trevsta I am 'chill' it's you that's petty. The "Pffft" meant?

Whats with the name calling, wow your a keyboard warrior, also a bully, this forum is everyone's business, picking on girl compers cause she had an opinion, wow i am gobsmacked at your lack of intelligence , i am over this forum cause of you and your silly attitude, your a blow in mate aND YOU ALSO LOOK LIKE A BLOWFLY, SORRY, OVER AND THANK GOD OUT, WHAT A TOSSER, @Jolee, i am sure most people agree, toxic, don't you dare have a sat PFFFTT

@admin Please advise members toxicgherkin, trevsta and jolee to refrain from further comments on this post or any of my other posts. This is abuse here caused by jealousy. Two blocked members on Facebook toxicgherkin and trevsta, and another jolee who I do not know to be male or female.
This just now from Trevsta is unacceptable,
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Whats with the name calling, wow your a keyboard warrior, also a bully, this forum is everyone's business, picking on girl compers cause she had an opinion, wow i am gobsmacked at your lack of intelligence , i am over this forum cause of you and your silly attitude, your a blow in mate aND YOU ALSO LOOK LIKE A BLOWFLY, SORRY, OVER AND THANK GOD OUT, WHAT A TOSSER, @Jolee, i am sure most people agree, toxic, don't you dare have a sat PFFFTT

I blocked you fool

@Trevsta Please go away, and you know I blocked you.

Control freak. Away i shall go because of you

@Trevsta I am a polite, straight forward, self respecting person actually. You are FINALLY going to leave me alone? Thankyou.

@HellHound Inwithachance has as much right to post as much as he wants here as anyone else... There's no reason to discuss someone's location at all on this forum.

@Inwithachance i'd suggest you update your privacy settings on FB since it's been raised. Email me if you need help.

This thread is closed... Let's keep it civil pleae

Good win!

...a tea towel...?

Iconic Aussie Actors in that movie! A great prize. Well done!

Have you lost your winning streak? loved reading your wins

Lovely prize!

That's a goodie