I stumbled across comping back in 2011 and as soon as I won my first prize (a box of chocolates!) I was hooked. Once I returned to work and then found out I was pregnant again, comping took a back seat for a while as life got in the way. Then in January 2013 and feeling the pinch, I decided to pick up where I left off to see if I could win our little family a few treats. As most of my previous wins were from ‘effort’ comps, I decided to focus my energy on these and cut down on the basic ‘enter your details’ competitions (apart from those to win prizes on my wish list!). ThePrizefinder is brilliant and makes it so easy to sort through the thousands of comps out there & whittle it down to those that I really want to enter. In the last few months I’ve been fortunate enough to win trips to Paris, Bristol and Ireland, a year's supply of Gu chocolate puddings, £80 meal vouchers, hair styling goodies, baking goodies and (my Husbands favourite!) a 10Kg wheel of Jarlsberg cheese, plus lots of other little bits and bobs to keep us smiling. Comping is a lovely, fun and free hobby that has afforded us some luxuries that we wouldn’t normally have been able to have. The effort comps can range from the serious to the utterly silly, and I love seeing everyone's entries - some make me laugh, some make me cry, and I’m always amazed at the creativity of people. Good luck everyone, happy comping!
