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Competitions (READ POST 1 FIRST!)
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I might win 3 a month but only enter like 5 a day I think, just lucky. Nothing big, but got a lot of things I need and some extra treats for us.
To be honest I don't know how you can enter so many, reading the T&Cs is time consuming. Plus your Karma is broken for not sharing them with us
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https://lastpass.com/JosephDoyleIre wrote: »Out of interest, could you elaborate on your "speedy system to enter as fast as possible and more so how to find them" - reason being I wonder if some of the competitions block what they deem to be automated entries (may have been why you never won?) Just a thought
Use that to keep track of passwords/automatic login to Sites that run comps, it also has a Form Filler. So not "automated" but set it up right and you've logged in and entered in seconds really.
Their's sites that list competitions but they miss Loads, I was using Google Advanced Search to find Comps, then I got really clever with Search and had my own big long search query wrote out that I kept messing with to really go to town filtering what I wanted-->http://mashable.com/2011/11/24/google-search-infographic/ --->http://www.googleguide.com/Daddydaycare1 wrote: »It's tedious to win competitions alright - but I agree that Tombstone must be doing something wrong..
I save myself a lot of legwork by strictly ignoring competitions which don't have ".ie" web addresses or an Irish postal address mentioned in the T&Cs. I try to do slogan competitions mainly but they're few and far between these days so I mainly enter draws nowadays and I have limited success.
I also ignore Facebook and Twitter popularity contests which require likes or retweets.
Any competition "open to UK and Ireland" or with a ".co.uk" address isn't really going to award a prize (a Mediterranean or US holiday, for example) to an Ireland resident, are they? I mean, realistically, why would they go through the hassle of arranging an extra flight from Dublin Airport connecting to London when it's such less hassle for the judges to give it to a British person and just fly out of London? I'm not saying what they're doing is right (I find it as frustrating as the next person) but that's what goes on in the real world (despite what it says in the T&Cs, which are never binding, by the way).
Similarly, shipping of a prize to Ireland from London is too much hassle for a judge when they could simply ship the prize cheaply to an English person. Judges are lazy (like the rest of us!) and they will choose the path of least resistance if they need to pick a winner quickly.
Here's a decent competition (if someone hasn't posted it already).
irishtimes.com/life-and-style/generation-emigration/the-irish-times-flying-visit
Theirs not that many Comps in Ireland really. I entered lots of UK comps and used Parcel Motel as my address, as long as the terms don't say "UK Mainland Only" then that should be grand I think. It costs them nothing extra to post to there.
Holiday Comps you mention, they'll say in the T&Cs that they won't pay to get you to the Airport so they don't care who wins really. Assuming they're not giving it their best friend.
Facebook/Twitter Comps are a Con, cheap advertising is all they want. No doubt someone is gonna say they won one but I'd bet all my winnings:pac: that thats a huge rarity.
I also like you said, looked especially for the Comps that made you work for it, slogans, tiebreakers, puzzles, I stopped at writing short stories though.:D
Here's one for ya with a bit of photography/Sculpting from Waterways Ireland.
http://www.waterwaysireland.org/Pages/News-Details.aspx?news-id=115
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Ah:(, I was putting up a good few their for awhile but only like 2 or 3 thanked any post despite this Thread getting something like 1500 views per post-->I checked out in the main Forum outta curiosity a couple of times. Something wrong there. I started using a different site.I might win 3 a month but only enter like 5 a day I think, just lucky. Nothing big, but got a lot of things I need and some extra treats for us.
To be honest I don't know how you can enter so many, reading the T&Cs is time consuming. Plus your Karma is broken for not sharing them with us
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Your post there is one of your most thanked in here in a good while because of the Karma line....it's thanked but not a post where you put up 15 comps
Edit: Putting to much thought into "Thanks" there but community spirit and all that. Anyway...0 -
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I've won a fair bit on FB (hate L&S ones, but some have Questions to answer, rhymes etc), a few on twitter (it's about interaction) and some accidentally, A few on blogs, one on Pinterest (not looked into the comping side of that platform).
I have a search sytem, but nothing in relation to entering....... too lazy or chilled out for that, as it can be everwhelming and you can get OCD (Obsessive Comping Disorder).
Chances of wining a UK based one is slim but not impossible, I just enter the worthwhile ones. I've unliked quite a few 'Brands' on FB who sell here but won't let you enter a comp. Plus Prizefinder has gone to the dogs, you can't rely on comps stated as open to Eire anymore, think the listers are getting ff-ing lazy.
I agree with you Tombstone, there are a lot of leechers here, who don't contribute in any way. It is nice to get thanked once in a while as it lets you know people are still interested, plus it's nice to feel appreciated I don't think my post got likes for the Karma thing (which I said in jest) but more because the regulars are glad I actually have some wins.
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PS that Bushcraft one, you can enter without FB is you sign up for the newsletter "Those who are signed up to our newsletter are permitted to enter the competition without the need for a 'Like'."0 -
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