General Chat

I won £100 worth of BHS vouchers in Take a Puzzle last year. As my nearest store is in York, I gave them to my kids g/parents who who going through to York and they spent them on the kids after checking what kind of things they needed. I've also won a signed photo of Cliff Richard which went to my sister who's a big fan of him Sarah, xxx

I was mystery shopping Mecca Bingo and won £500.

Hubby won the 1861 London census on dics at the London family history fair last yr... he was NOT impressed, esp as he never knew he'd even entered LOL

Thank you to all the people who replied to my thread since I last posted a thank you. How long do threads last? Do you keep checking them forever? Was surprised to find more replies. When someone replies does this make it come back to the beginning again. Sorry I must have missed it. THANK YOU. Love Janet

Alan, great to hear someone won something from T.A.B. - my friend always says I am wasting my time as no one really wins anything. I will show him your reply. I have been doing the comps in T.A.B. and That's Life since the magazines started but have never won a prize, only things from the send a postcard ones in That's Life. I won 10 aerosols of Hair Removing Cream, and a huge box of Thorntons chocs which arrived all bashed up in a jiffy bag so I complained to the Post Office and to the magazine and they sent me yet another better box of chocs, well wrapped this time. I managed to force myself to eat the bashed chocs first!! I won a black and white t.v. by guessing the weight of the Dulux dog at the opening of B & Q in Norwich, and I won a portable colour tv when I phoned in to the tv station about which team Norwich were playing that week. I also have won several raffles including a Barnardo's bear who will be mini Gaynor Bear's guardian when she arrives. My son won a box of toys from a newspaper competition and several other prizes and we have often won books and tickets for the theatre or cinema in Norwich. And I have won a couple of 50 pounds on the Premium bonds. Am just waiting for the big one there , or a car or holiday etc from the magazine comps. One of these days....

janet lol means laughing out loud, there are lots of these little abreviations around the board and there is a thread somewhere with a whole list of them. jenny

The 'yes' 'no' competition in Blackpool tower when I was about 10!! I recieved vouchers and a little trophy!! Susie x

my daughter,lauren won the worcestershire baby of the year competition (aged 3)......i was sooooo proud...mind you she's 12 now and got all the lads after her......noooooooooooooooo!!!!!

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

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

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.

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:>

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?

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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