General Chat

I subscribe to two competition magazines (one is posted to me and the other is sent by e-mail). Both subscriptions have come up for renewal. Not won anything yet! Dithering about renewal but enjoy doing them. Anyone been successful themselves or know someone who has been? Thanks a lot.

Morning Janet, haven't won a lot of things, the best thing was a big tin of Quality Street for Mum on Mother's Day, her face was a picture :)

I won a dolls' pram at the Church Fayre when our SON was a toddler! Lily

An old girlfriend of mine come third in a beauty competition a Pig won it and a Donkey was second. Davex

Entered comps for years, never won a thing. Still go on ukcompetitions site sometimes.

Many years ago, in the 60s I think, I entered a caption competion for Woodpecker Cider - i wrote 'It perks up your pecker' ! I got a lovely letter from them saying they loved my caption but didnt think they could use it - and gave me a small prize. How things have changed - bet they would use it now. lol

One that may shock you all.... I actually won ten pounds in a Readers Digest prize draw! Not quite the £250,000 I had anticipated, but just goes to show that these things are sometimes genuine! Helen

Went to the local bingo hall with my friend 2 years ago and won, I didnt know it was link came home with half of £2,300, wohoo suex

Hi Jane I used to subscribe to a competition magazine a while back. Me and my sister used to do them. Never won a big prize but got a few runner up ones. I think if you enjoy doing them then carry on. Jeanette x

Dave, Show more decorum. I was going to tell that one, but decided to wait until the thread died down a bit. happy days

I won a butler, maid and chef for the day on Capital Radio in 1993. See the maids face when all I asked her to do was my 4 feet of ironing! Kim

Small stuff really but it always makes ya happy to have won something. A bounty box (full of baby stuff) when expecting with my 1st. A hand held colour tv from Sky Rewards A wooly hat runner up prize from Sky Rewards A CD and some tickets to a circus from local radio station XX Sioux

About 3 yrs ago we were in a disney store and my youngest(then 5)wanted to fill in a comp form to win tickets to the Disney Channel Kids Awards.i didn't want her to as i was short of time but she started to create so it was quicker to just let her do it. well you could have knocked me down with a feather when we got a letter saying we had won 4 ticket to see the awards at the Albert Hall. best thing was after the show she kept telling everyone that she saw Kylies daughter(Danni) LOL

my mum years ago in the late 60s won the jackpot on spot the ball in the southern evening echo, it was £350.00 which was a lot of money in those days, I still have the news cutting and the telegram she sent to her sister to tell her the news as she wasn't on the phone then lol. jenny

Hi Janet If you enjoy doing them keep going. You know the old saying is 'If you ain't in it you can't win it' so keep going you never know one day you might be lucky I buy two magaxines every week & have one a few small prizes. Love Cilla.

Hi, it's Janet. Thanks to all who replied. So there are real prizes out there somewhere! I've signed up for another year. What is LOL?

Only as a child ... our local paper used to have 'Junior Reporters' section and each month there would be a competition to win for writing stories, articles, poems, etc. I won a bike when I was 10 .... and 24 cans of coca cola when I was 8! S:>

As an amateur I have won photographic competitions and have two nice framed certificates on my 'office' wall. len ps. my office is the spare bedroom.

Last year a webcam and a signed CD of Chris de Burgh - am still in shock! Ann

I was on a kid's tv programme called 'Incredible Games' when I was 12. We won a sodastream, a Flintstones phone, a CD, a few other bits and the chance to fly in the 'Crunchie' aerobatics plane. Also ate 3 doughnuts in under a minute on live tv (The Priory, Channel 4) to win £500 when I was 18. becx