I love contests. I think the best part about a contest is the anticipation of winning. This usually happens immediately after I submit my contest entry. š I guess that allowing myself to dream about winning is a nice feeling because it makes me hope for something, silly though this may sound. Dreaming about my “winnings” is fun but of course winning is even better.
To maximise my chance of winning, IĀ don’t enter sms contests (which is usually expensive and can be a scam). I don’t enter contests which require a lot of work (eg a different entry each week or as many entries as you can types)Ā andĀ thoseĀ which require a lucky chance among millions because IĀ don’t ever seem to win any lucky draws.
I usually enterĀ contests which require some writing because I think some people would be lazy to write in so it increases my chance and I enter those which I think has less contestants so that increases my chance. Using these “strategies” I have won quite a few items.
Jewellery, Expensive face creams (which I wouldn’t buy myself if I didn’t win them ;)), a watch worth RM1,000 which I eventually sold to Cash Converters for RM100 a few years later after the batteries ran out. And each time I won I was on cloud nine. I remembered the first time I won a string of pearls, I was so excited when I called hubby he was wondering what it was all about.
Hubby used to shake his head when I entered yet another contest but he stopped shaking it after I won something rather useful. Now, he helps me look out for contests and helps me to send out my entry forms. š
Well, if you’re like me and you like contests, here’s a chance for you to win something. Now, we have contests on blogs. Thats a new and good medium for contests because it increases your chance of winning, IMO. The prize for this contest is a cash voucher worth RM88 for a clothing line which is exclusively for boys only, boys agedĀ 1 to 14. So, if you have a son, a newphew, a brother or a friend’s son who is this age, go check out this Blogger’s Contest on my Parenting Times Blog.
Psst: Hope that all the blogger kakis out there can help to spread the word about the contest around. Thanks.
interesting.
Wanna try?
Here is another contest going on ….
http://daddyparentingtips.blogspot.com/2008/10/tip-100-giving-of-ourselves-contest.html
Its a good way to compile all your winnings like this, even for the small prizes to give you and others an idea of what contests are available.
http://www.geocities.com/philchlee/winnings.htm
Wow! You love contests even more than me! lol.
MG, woww….you have won so many prizes ya! So nice!
For me, I seldom participate in contest, coz I am not good in writing plus I dont have the luck of winning anything!
I don’t have the luck as well. Most of my prizes were won by writing. Hehe.
I’m terribly ‘unlucky’ when it comes to contests and lucky draws… now I had given up after so many years…
Wish you lots of luck!
I live to dream about winning so I haven’t given up. Haha.
I love participating in contest too and of coz the thrill of winning.
It gives me a chance to dream my ordinary day away. lol.
I love contests too! I would look out for contest in newspaper or whenenver i buy magazines or whenever I hear or see one! But usually I am not so lucky. Only have won small prizes, nothing expensive. But this does not stop me from entering more contests! š
Me too. Hehe.