I had entered the odd competition before, but started comping in earnest when I discovered the Prizefinder website a year ago.
My very first prize were VIP tickets to the Taste of London Show incl. a hotel stay and throughout the year I managed to win some really lovely prizes, strangely all but a couple (deodorant & a crime novel) food related, despite entering all sorts of competitions for household goods, furniture, clothes, electronics and holidays. But I’m not complaining! I’ve won an afternoon champagne tea, a meal in a Cuban restaurant, a tea bundle from Teapig worth £200, an ice cream make, a bag of dairy products, a tub of ice cream, a bar of chocolate and six cookery books. I had a complete dry spell from November to May, but persevered and won three prizes on one day this month: invitations to a supper club, tickets to the BBC Good Food Show and the mini cheesecake in the photo!
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A Year of Foodie Wins
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Meeting Michael Morpurgo!
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
I was delighted to win a low entry competition on Twitter recently. To enter, you had to tweet a picture of where your wellies take you, which is the title of Michael Morpurgo's new book. Are used a lovely picture of my two children on the beautiful island of sky last year, wearing wellies to go for a walk. It was a short run competition and rather lower entry and, to my delight, we were picked as a witness! The price was two tickets to see Michael Morpurgo's new show and a copy of his book. I decided to go with my son, and we were thrilled to be able to get a selfie With Michael after the show. The book is beautiful and we had a very happy day out together. It does show that it is always worth entering Twitter competitions where photographs on needed, especially if you keep photographs from special occasions and unusual locations!
My little boy's new ride :)
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
When I started comping I always had a wishlist and at the top of the list was something that finally turned up two weeks ago. Some people wish to win a car, a holiday or a vast amount of cash, but for me, rocking up to play group with my little boy on this dream-machine was my ultimate win :) . Thank you ThePrizeFinder for making all our dreams come true...
Anniversary break
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Last year I've won a 3 night hotel stay in Devon with Coastal Magazine. We're going this weekend to celebrate our wedding anniversary, and I'm so excited!!! We will be treated to champagne afternoon tea on arrival, plus breakfast and dinner every day. The hotel has just opened a brand new spa, so whatever the weather, we're going to have a lovely time for sure! :)
A little win
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
This month I began trying some daily entry competitions after reading about a winner who had won all her prizes this way. I used to think I'd never win anything in a daily entry comp for some reason. Managed to bag 4 AA batteries from Battery Force! Not my best win to date but it's something! Hopefully the start of more wins in general - been a pretty lean year. I too am amazed when I read how many prizes some people win - lucky them!!
Amarula has good taste :-)
Monday, May 23, 2016
In January this year I was delighted to hear that I had been picked as a winner in an online competition on the Amarula liqueur website. The prize was a luxury night away in a 'Handpicked Hotel' , a 3 course dinner for two and a bottle of Amarula Liqueur. We excitedly accepted the prize and opted to travel in April 2016. Our choice of hotel was Crathorne Hall in Yarm, North Yorkshire. We upgraded our room and were given the luxurious Maltby deluxe suite complete with balcony . My partner and I had a fabulous time, the staff were excellent and nothing was too much trouble. We plan to return in the future and would highly recommend this hotel to you all. :-) Natalie x
Another great win!
Monday, May 23, 2016
I haven't had a great year for comping, having had less time than usual to commit to my hobby. In February I won an amazing prize - a trip to the BAFTAs, and since then I have not had any more luck. This didn't put me off as my February trip had been so incredible I didn't think I would have another win for a long time, but a few days ago I checked my email and found a winning email from Bon Marche, I had won a two night trip to a four star hotel! I am going to use the price which includes breakfast and dinner on one of the nights for my wedding anniversary this year. This is my first 'holiday' win so I am really excited, I love winning things which otherwise I never would have thought to do/buy for myself. Thank you Prizefinder and good luck everyone for next month!
A Nice Surprise!
Sunday, May 22, 2016
Like a lot of people, I enter competitions in my spare time and enter quite a lot before I win anything! I was really pleasantly surprised recently to check my JUNK mail box and found a winners email from a website I vaguely remembered. In the email she just told me that I was the winner; a quick check on the website showed the competition and the prizes were an iPad Air 2 along with some gaming prizes. I didn't want to get my hopes up too much for the main prize, so I was ecstatic to find the iPad in the post a couple of weeks later!!
I love to win prizes like this, and I only enter competitions for prizes that I'd really like. It is something that i wouldn't have the spare cash to buy for myself so what a treat!
As soon as i had it unwrapped and the husband was busy playing on it I came straight back online to try to find some more competitions to enter!
A Win worth the wait
Saturday, May 21, 2016
Before my daughter was born I was a regular winner, I won a 3 grand Hot Tub, 3 grands worth of garden furniture, VIP Royal Box Hospitality tickets, A Mascot day for my son, the list goes on and on over the space of 18 months. Once my daughter was born I didnt have the time to spend comping and only entered a few here and there until a few weeks ago when I started dedicating and hour a day for comping. My dedication paid off and I have just won a Fantastic 5 Star HB Family Holiday to Dubai staying in the Atlantis Palm, the excitement is killing me and it has given me a massive boost to keep up my dedication, the 15 months without a win was definitely worth the wait for this prize!
Ladies Day at the races!
Sunday, May 15, 2016
I have always enjoyed comping even when I was too young to enter helping my Dad write out post cards as a girl. I loved the excitement that surrounded it but unfortunately I never seemed to win. I've kept at it over the years though and its finally paid off! I won 4 grandstand tickets, two race cards and a bottle pf prosecco for the Gem 106 Ladies Day at Nottingham Race course. It was a fantastic day and the weather was definitely on our side :) Next time perhaps a holiday?!