Won a competition!

[munky]

Nearly deleted this thinking it was spam:

email said:

From: "[e-mail]"
Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 15:53:13 +0100
To: <munky>
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU'VE WON AN APPLE MAC BOOK AIR, 24" SCREEN AND ITUNES DOWNLOADS

Congratulations – you’re a winner with Comedy Central and Virgin Electric Magazine.

An amazing Apple Mac Book Air, 24” Apple LED Cinematic display and a full series download of South Park and the Sarah Silverman program are all yours.

I've won a few bits and pieces over the years, from a camelback water rucksack thing to a gourmet hamper but this is the best at about 2 grand worth! So, thank you to Virgin Media and Comedy Central

What's the best thing you've won? Anyone here won a car, or the gadget show bonanza perhaps?

[Arese]

Nice work!

Do they want you to send the monies for couriers via Western Union?

[f13ldy]

My sister-in-law won a car on a promotion on some food containers for their takeaway.

A brand new Ford Fiesta or £7k cash. She took the car and her parents promptly gave it to her brother.

[Mc lovin]

I have never won a competition and i've entered bloody loads of them!!

Congrats anyway, you must be pretty happy with that!

Edited by Mc lovin on Thursday 25th June 14:25

Jesus, wtf is up with my spelling these days *hangs head in shame*

Edited by Mc lovin on Thursday 25th June 14:25

[davemac250]

And I was excited by winning the bottle of wheel cleaner from Practical Classics.

Oh, the shame...................

[lawrence567]

A highly skillful drinking game, whilst i was pissed that ensure me & 3 friends next 2 rounds of doubles & jaeger bombs & take-away after the club was paid for!

[minimatt1967]

I won a Pentax Digital camera a few years ago from Fanta, one text job done

[munky]

Arese said:

Nice work!

Do they want you to send the monies for couriers via Western Union?

"I will let you know by the special grace of God when the boxes are airlifted."

No, I was convinced when I checked the email headers, that the domain existed and that they were only asking for my address. And a few days later a UPS courier arrived at the doorstep with some boxes. The sensible thing to do would be to sell them as I don't *need* another laptop, but I'm a sucker for gadgets so I can't bring myself to part with them. I have to say, the LED external monitor is astonishingly good. The screen is glass, and it includes speakers, a camera, USB ports and a power supply for the Macbook (in addition to the one that came with it). Very well thought out. I think there's an adaptor available to plug in a PC to the Apple monitor, I'll have to check that out.

[JayKaybi]

A signed Clarkson DVD, from a competition in The Sun. Result.

Sigh...

[minimatt1967]

JayKaybi said:

from a competition in The Sun.

A brave admission

[JayKaybi]

minimatt1967 said:

JayKaybi said:

from a competition in The Sun.

A brave admission

Clarkson's columns are worth a read wherever. I've said it before on here, what my Dad buys, I'll read. I don't buy any newspapers, I have the internet for that.

[WorAl]

Mc lovin said:

I have never won a competition and i've entered bloody loads of them!!

Willy waving doesnt count.

[Arese]

munky said:

Arese said:

Nice work!

Do they want you to send the monies for couriers via Western Union?

"I will let you know by the special grace of God when the boxes are airlifted."

No, I was convinced when I checked the email headers, that the domain existed and that they were only asking for my address. And a few days later a UPS courier arrived at the doorstep with some boxes. The sensible thing to do would be to sell them as I don't *need* another laptop, but I'm a sucker for gadgets so I can't bring myself to part with them. I have to say, the LED external monitor is astonishingly good. The screen is glass, and it includes speakers, a camera, USB ports and a power supply for the Macbook (in addition to the one that came with it). Very well thought out. I think there's an adaptor available to plug in a PC to the Apple monitor, I'll have to check that out.

Brilliant!

[lord summerisle]

erm most recently a 'signed' (whoooOOOooo) DVD of Wheeler Dealers.

best win tho was a 4 day trip to Spa-Franconchamps for the bikers classic last July - inc. Ferry, Full board at the hotel plus VIP passes to the circuit (inc the lounge in the Uniroyal Tower - free drinks and lunch each day plus watched the British GP sat next to John and Henry Surtees and several riders/team owners from the MotoGP and Superbike champs. while lunch was served.)

[AB]

Had a £15k all inclusive holiday inc. First Class flights etc not too long ago.

Won an MP3 player with Evian, £60 on the lottery, a DVD animal kingdom box set and an Indian mean for 2.

Cant think of anymore.

[Davi]

I won a day in a Lotus Elise on a well known motoring website but have yet to avail of it

[Cara Van Man]

I won a mini laptop thing last year at my xmas draw.

[bigTee]

Won some Man U Director Box tickets once.


Met David Beckham.


Hate football and got arrested after the match and thrown in a cell for the night.

Bummer!

[Benten]

Won a new driver for being closest to the hole at a par 3

[oobster]

My Mrs buys those trashy Take a Break and That's Life magazines every week. About 3 years ago, when we were on holiday abroad and I was bored at the side of the pool, I decided to start doing the competitions in them. She started sending the answers in and we've been doing them every week now ever since and we've won sod all.

That's probably 25 competition entries per week, every week for 3 years. 3,900 competition entries and nothing to show for it.

I keep saying that I won't bother doing the puzzles this week but I always end up doing them.