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I fly often and not the last time but the time before that I sat next to this really nice old chap who had a couple of glasses of wine with dinner; after dinner he took a couple of pills and within 20 minutes he was away with the proverbial fairies!  An hour later we had to put a call out for any medics on board - it was 'interesting'.

For my 'trouble' the cabin crew gave me a bottle of Lanson champagne (there were no spaces in first class, otherwise I would have been moved upstairs - gutted!) and I can highly recommend it!

The winner of this competition will win a case of Lanson champagne; feel free to share it with us here at PlayPennies *grin*

Closing date for entries is 29 February and you just need to hand over your details.

I don't know about you, but my grocery bill is always massive regardless of how hard I try to keep it under £100 a week!  I can tell you that a £500 Morrisons voucher wouldn't go amiss - if you feel the same then enter this competition and you could just win that very thing!

The answer is 27p and you need to enter before 26 February.

My youngest son got a Nintendo 3DS for Christmas and he's on the prowl for more games for it - if he was old enough he could enter this competition to win a 3D game collection for the Nintendo 3DS.

The answer is 'bingo' and you need to get your entries in before 29 February.

My office wall is usually awash with Post-Its (other sticky notes are available!) but apparently this is old fashioned and the good ol' Post-It is destined to become a thing of the past - at least that's what the makers of this Video Memo Pad are hoping (I will RESIST!).

The answer is 'magnetic back' and the closing date for entries is 17 February.

GOOD LUCK!

Thanks to bundle, greyfriar, stu1e and rpoynter at HUKD 

I love mooching around John Lewis and I'm sure I'd love it even more if I had a £1000 of John Lewis vouchers to spend rather than my own money!

If doing the same appeals to you then enter this competition.

The answer is Five and the closing date for entries is 15 March 

Weekends away in London used to be something I did - they were fun and ooooh they were expensive too because I'm not a cheap B&B girl, I'm more of your Dorchester Hotel girl (I know, strange that I spend a bit of every day looking for cheap baby deals!).

A friend of mine used to be a chef at the Savoy Hotel in London and I can thoroughly recommend staying there; I recommend, further, that you win that stay rather than pay for it.

I remember when Ford Fiestas were NOT cool; now, somehow, they seem to have attained cool status - perhaps it's to do with the funky new colours they come in.

Whether you like them or not, you might as well enter this competition to win a brand new Ford Fiesta - you can always sell it if you don't want to keep it.

The answer is 'Cars' and the closing date for entries is 31 March.

I've got friends who live in Dubai and before the year's out I'll be going out there to pay them a visit - if you're not lucky enough to know anyone in Dubai then enter this competition to win a holiday.

The answer is 'd - all of the above' and the closing date for entries is 25 February.

Dubai  not your cup of tea?  How about Casablanca?

It's just a short three-day break but, hey, a three-day break is a three-day break and it's not like a three-day break to somewhere like Skegness! (Sorry, if you're a big fan of 'Skeggy').

The answers to the questions are 'Titchfield Abbey' and 'Fort Brockhurst' - the closing date for entries is 2 February.

If you're more of a home-body and want to stay in watching amazing movies, then you might want to have a bash at winning this Sony 3D home cinema system.

The answer is '6' and you must get your entries in before 26 February.

GOOD LUCK!

Thanks to at marba01, andywedge, usenetz and Haigythescotsman at HUKD

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PlayPennies in conjunction with Whitestep is giving away four Flexibaths in this fabulous competition. Four lucky parents will win one of these helpful gadgets for their little darlings. Each Flexibath is worth £29.95 and we've reveiwed them here in our Flexibath review - you can see what they are like and the verdict is a thumbs up.

Whitestep sell the Flexibath baby bath tub in six different colours and they are recommended for children from birth until four years old. The Flexibath baby bathtub is soft and pliable and folds away in seconds for easy storage when you’re done. It folds down so neatly that you can slip it pretty much anywhere until you need it again.

The Flexibath baby tub also has a drain plug for easy emptying and has a non-slip base to prevent little accidents, is light, and multipurpose - when you're done washing the baby, why not use it to carry the washing? Whitestep sell all four colours and you can find out more about the Flexibath by following the link.

To enter the competition you need to join the Whitestep mailing list (link at bottom right of page) and then, when you’ve done that, just leave a comment here on this PlayPennies thread so we know who you are.

Rules:

• Ends 31st January 2012
• Open to UK residents only
• 1 type of entry per household
• Must include a valid email address if commenting
• Winning comment entries will be cross-checked with Whitestep mailing list subscriptions
• Admin’s decision is final in all cases

*** Contest now closed, winners to be contacted soon ***

The baby event has started at Tesco, and it's running until the 5th of February 2012. To celebrate, Tesco is giving one lucky PlayPennies parent a little prize - £100 in Tesco vouchers!

How to enter the competition:

There are 3 ways to get an entry into this PlayPennies competition:

• Leave a comment below stating what you'd like to spend your £100 on
• Subscribe to the PlayPennies email updates (those already subbed will be automatically entered)
• Leave a twitter link to this compeition (and post your twitter username below too). Remember to end your tweet with @playpennies so we'll see it on our Twitter feed

A quick note about some of the deal highlights to be had in the biggest ever Tesco baby event...

Deals:

• Pampers Baby Dry Carry Pack: was £6.49 each, now £4.30 each
• Pampers Simply Dry Carry Packs was £4.50 each, now £3.00
• Johnson’s Baby Wipes 64-Pack:was £2.44 each, now 95p each
• Huggies Super Dry Economy Pack: was £9.98 each, now half price £4.99
• Aptamil Growing Up Milk 12m+ 900g: was £8.49 each, now £6.50 each

Products on BOGOF:

• Johnson’s Baby Bubble Bath & Wash, 500ml: £2.99
• Johnson’s Baby Gold Shampoo, 500ml: £2.60
• Johnson’s Baby Pink Soft Wash, 400ml: £2.98
• Johnson’s Baby Bedtime Bath, 500ml: £2.50

Half Price Buys:

• Tommee Tippee Closer To Nature Electronic Steam Steriliser: was £47.99, now half price £23.99
• Tommee Tippee Closer to Nature Microwave Steriliser: was £26.99, now half price £13.49
• Tommee Tippee Closer To Nature Electric Breast Pump: was £99.99, now half price £49.99
• Tommee Tippee Closer To Nature Freedom Breast Pump: was £29.99, now half price £14.99

Could be some good deals for you to grab there.

You can also follow Tesco on Twitter via @TescoBabyClub. They are giving out prizes every day during the Baby Event so it could be worth watching out for that.

Rules:

• Ends 24th January 2012
• Open to UK residents only
• 1 type of entry per household
• Must complete email verification when subscribing
• Must include a valid email address if commenting
• Admin’s decision is final in all cases

We've featured deals for this Let's Rock Elmo a fair few times on PlayPennies - if you've never fancied buying one then perhaps you might want to try and win one.

The answer is 'C - 2009' and the closing date for entries is 31 January.

A PlayPennies competition wouldn't be a PlayPennies competition without the chance to win an iPad2 - Father Christmas STILL didn't take the hint and bring me one so I'll just keep trying to win one until he does, because I'm a tightfisted so-and-so and really don't fancy spending a load of cash on one only for Apple to bring out a new one!

There's no question to answer, just hand over your details before 31 January.

My youngest son got a Nintendo 3DS for Christmas and it's WEIRD! I remember it seemed to take a while for HD TVs to take off - now they're, pretty much, the norm.  I wonder whether it will take just as long, if not longer - if at ALL - for 3D TVs to catch on and become common place in our homes.

If you don't care and want one now, without having to buy one, then enter this competition to win a 40" 3D HD Internet TV.

The answer is 'Pyscho' and the closing date for entries is 31 January.

If your hair is taking a beating between the cold weather outside (although not as cold as the weather guys predicted back in September - remember the apocalyptic winter forecast and then we ended up with the mildest December on record!) and the heating on inside then you might want to have a bash at winning this Herablife Aloe Shampoo and Conditioner.

I've used both and both are absolutely amazing; try it (assuming you win it of course!)

The answer is 'Aloe Vera' and you need to enter before 19 January.

GOOD LUCK!

Thanks to Dipsy11 and Taf at HUKD

I know it's been mild recently but we never know when 'that' cold snap is going to strike so it pays to put warm sunny getaways in place as soon as you can; it pays even more, or rather you pay even less if you win your sunny escape - there's a week for two to the Canary Islands up for grabs if you fancy jetting away from British shores for a little while.

The answer is 'Canary Islands' and the closing date for entries is 31 January.

How did things go over Christmas and the New Year?  Did your waistline expand as much as your child's toy collection?  If it did then you might want to enter this competition to win a treadmill worth £700.

You need to go to Facebook, like the page, enter your details and answer the question.

The answer is '6' and you need to get all that done before 13 January.

I don't know about you but I'm all shopped out after Christmas, just in case you're not there are £250 of Love2Shop vouchers up for grabs at the end of this competition.

The answer is 'A' (Martin Clunes, if you really want to know) and the closing date is 6.20am, Monday 30 January.

If you don't need, or want, holidays abroad or shopping vouchers and would simply prefer some cash instead then enter this competition to win £2,400.

The answer is 'A' (baboon) and you need to make sure you enter before 16 January.

GOOD LUCK!

Thanks to andywedge, DarrylJohn and Painkiller at HUKD

I remember watching Alvin and the Chipmunks years ago, on a Saturday morning whilst I waited for my, then, boyfriend to pick me up.  It was a strange thing really because whilst I watched them, their squeaky voices drove me nuts.

My youngest thinks Alvin and his pals are hilarious, so he'd be well up for winning one of the numerous Alvin and the Chipmunks goody bags being given away.

The answer is Theodore and the closing date for entries is 12 February.

I love, love, LOVE anything Johnson's Baby and there's a fabulous Johnson's Baby hamper up for grabs to pamper your baby in the bath.

The answer is 'over two hundred million' and you need to submit your entry before 31 January.

So that's a couple for the kids - how would you like a luxury holiday to Dubai, for two, that's worth £5,000?  I have friends who live in Dubai and it's a fabulous place - I strongly recommend going just make sure you're clued up on all the various rules otherwise you could land yourself in a whole heap of trouble.

The answer is 'B' (the answer is cushion, if you really want to know - but you just need to enter the letter) and the closing date for entries is 26 January.

If you're security conscious then you might want to go and take a look at entering this competition to win a home surveillance system which includes: cameras, a monitor, remote monitoring and all sorts of other bits and pieces to let you keep an eye on potential bad guys.

The answer is 'Nick Ross and Sue Cook' and closing date for entries is 19 January.

GOOD LUCK!

Thanks to andywedge, Painkiller, Bikermatt and znh3ra54 at HUKD

If you didn't win any competitions in 2011, perhaps 2012 will be your lucky year!

More years ago than I care to remember I wanted to be a marine biologist, I was going to single-handedly save the Great Barrier Reef.  Australia seemed, to me then, to have it all - fabulous beaches, fabulous weather and fabulous opportunities.

I'd still quite like to go and visit the country one day, if you do too then you should enter this competition as there are four amazing holidays 'down under' to be won.

There's no question to answer - you just need to fill in your details - and the closing date for entries is 22 January.

Did you have an iPad 2 on your Christmas list?  Did Santa bring it for you?  He didn't bring one for me (*mutter mutter*) and so I'll be entering this competition to win a 16gb iPad 2 - I know a 32gb one would be better and a 64gb even more than that, but it would be a free iPad and that's better than a poke in the eye with the proverbial sharp stick.

There's no question to answer for this one either, you do need to hand over your mobile phone number, and the closing date for entries is unknown so I'd enter now just to be on the safe side. 

Whilst I may still want to go to Australia, I've never wanted to go to any of the Disney resorts - not the ones in the US or the one in Paris.  A friend I went to school with has just taken her young family to Disneyland Paris and says it was A-MAZ-ING!

What you'll win is a three day, two night holiday for two adults and two children (which is rubbish if you have my family dynamic of two adults and three children) complete with an official photographer following you around for one of the days to capture the memories.

The answers to the questions are:

1. Nikon 200-400mm f4 G VR II AF-S ED Lens
2. July 2002
3. Phantom manor

Closing date for entries is midday 31 March.

GOOD LUCK!

Thanks to haigythesctosman, Arstar and thevulture at HUKD

If you're a Trunki fan, or have a young Trunki fan in your family, then you might want to enter this competition to win a Trunkisaurus.

The answer to the question is 'keys' and the deadline for entries is tomorrow - 31 December.

You're going to have to be quick with this one - if you want to be in with a chance of winning £100 of Ted Baker vouchers then you have to make sure you enter before midnight TONIGHT.

You don't have to answer any questions, just enter your details before the midnight deadline.

If you're not sick and tired of toys - I am, I'm completely Christmassed out and am looking forward to getting my teeth stuck into 2012 now - then you should enter this competition to win a sack of toys.

I suppose you could always stash them away for Christmas 2012 if you are feeling a little jaded by all the festivities of the last couple of weeks.

No questions to answer, just a bit of confusion over the deadline for entries.  The original poster over at HUKD has this to say...

"Above the entry form it states that 'Entries must be received by 5.00pm on Tuesday 17th January 2012' but the T&C states that " Entries must be received by 5.00pm on Friday 6th January 2012"  

Make sure you enter before 6 January just to be on the safe side.

GOOD LUCK!

Thanks to emmajk42, bencotucker, Dipsy11 at HUKD

Everything in the title of this competition post is for just ONE competition; someone is going to win the whole lot and it might as well be you (or me) as much as anyone else.

The only way to be in with a chance is to ENTER, you most definitely won't win if you don't give it a go.  The list of gadgets is insane, by the way, far too many to list here.

You just need to fill in your details before 3 January 2012.

After all that lot, this little prize of £100 of Waitrose vouchers looks tiny and almost cute by comparison, you'll also win a six month supply of honey from the New Zealand Honey Co.

The answer is 'C- Nectar' and closing date for entries is 19 December. 

My two teenagers love skiing, my two youngest step-children are currently skiing in Italy and I can't think of anything worse! I loathe the snow and don't like the cold, so I'll leave the skiing holiday competitions to you (and them).

If you're the lucky winner of this competition then you'll win a three nights/four day package  ski holiday to St Anton, including private driver, chef and inclusive of breakfast, afternoon tea, canapés and 4 course meal with champagne and wine in the evenings.

Okay, actually all of that bit sounds quite cool - I could cope with all of that and just not do the skiing!

The answer is Top Gun and closing date for entries is...hmmm, your guess is as good as mine, but you have to take the holiday between 4 and 12 March 2012, so I'd enter now just to be on the safe side.

GOOD LUCK!

Thanks to Painkiller, Syzable and fatemeh at HUKD

It always seems a bit strange telling you about competitions to win kids toys AFTER Christmas, but then I remember there are birthdays just after Christmas (my cousin is one, with her birthday on 3 January) so here's one to win a wooden Thomas railway set, worth £100.

The answer is 'mince pie' and the closing date for entries is 5 January 2012.

If you have girls in your family, who aren't fans of the little blue engine, then here's something for them (wow, I feel like Santa!) - a Playmobil dolls house worth £150 (don't tell the boys it's worth more than their Thomas railway set!).

The answer is 4 and you need to get your entries in for this one, before 8 January 2012.

A few years ago, Tamsin went to visit a friend of ours in Norway - I couldn't go and was properly gutted that I missed out on a girly Noggie weekend, so I think I might just have to enter this competition to win a four night cruise to Norway.

If you enter this competition you could win a year's supply of Disney DVDs!

Disney DVDs have come to my rescue on that many occasions over the years, that I've lost count.  Aside from that I love watching them too - Dumbo and Bambi are two of my particular favourites even now.

Simply hand over your details before 11 December to be in with a chance.

OOOH I do love a good Christmas hamper and this one looks more than good, it looks properly awesome and is worth over £1000 -  three bonded leather storage boxes are chock full of festive things just waiting for you to eat and drink them.

Closing date for entries is midday on 12 December and you just need to fill in your details.

I love playing Wii Brain Training and this Mind Puzzler Gym 3D and Nintendo 3DS games console sound rather fun too.

If you'd like to win one, rather than buy one, then enter this competition and you could be in with a chance.

The answer is 'Professor Ian Robertson' and you must make sure you enter before 17 December.

You can't beat having a stash of cold hard cash in your pocket and they'd better be big ones if you win this competition, because you'll be stuffing £1000 into them; awesome!

The answer is 'World of Betters' and the closing date for entries is 15 December.

GOOD LUCK!

Thanks to stu1e, giggs11legend, Jedi Master and replay at HUKD

Oooh Christmas is inching ever closer and I'm completely done with my Christmas present shopping now.

But presents aren't just for Christmas, especially if you have youngsters in the house, so here's a competition to win £500 of vouchers to spend at either Mothercare or ELC to help easy the post-Christmas present buying burden.

The answer is 'red' and closing date for entries is 4 January 2012.

I have a confession to make...

"My name is Sarah and I like Olly Murs!" there, I said it! Like him or loathe him, if you can spot Olly Murs in this competition then you could win an iPad 2.

The 'spotting' has been done for you - the answer is option number four (An Olly Good Christmurs (show), The Crush (show), Justin Bieber And Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You (news), Olly Murs (artist)) and you need to submit your entry before 21 December.

I do love a good Christmas hamper and this one looks properly awesome as it's packed full of scrummy things from Garner's - if you don't know who they are, you've never tried their pickled onions, they are the BEST pickled onions in the whole wide world EVER! I kid you not.

Simply fill in your details before 18 December to be in with a chance of winning.

CASH!  I LOVE CASH!  I love cash more than Olly Murs - actually, I don't love Olly Murs, I just 'like' him - but I DO love CASH!

There's £1000 up for grabs with this competition and you just need to answer a simple question to be in with a chance of winning it.

The answer is '3' and, if you don't want to miss out, then make sure you enter before midday on 28 December.

GOOD LUCK!

Thanks to littlebutton, xcm07zfu and replay at HUKD

I don't think scooters will ever fall out of favour with kids of a certain age; I don't think it matters whether they're micro ones, mini ones, two-wheeled ones or their three-wheeled cousins, scooting is FUN and it always will be.

15 micro scooters, along with helmets, are looking for new homes at the end of this competition.

The answer is 'coconut' and closing date for entries is 5 January 2012.

I won't get much use out of a micro scooter where I live, but I could make serious use of £500 worth of Superdrug vouchers! I love Superdrug; it was the place where I first bought make-up with my pocket money and somewhere I still gravitate back to now and again.

The answer is 'Santa can be found on page 48' and you need to submit your entry before Christmas Eve (I'm so excited about Christmas this year!)

My mum lives in Italy and will be driving back to England across the Alps in time to be back for New Year's Eve; if last year was anything to go by, she would be well advised to pack some skis in the boot of the car - mind you, she can't ski, so maybe not!

If YOU can ski however, how do you fancy trying to win a skiing holiday for two in the Aosta Valley in Italy (there's the tenuous link between this competition and my mum, otherwise it would have just been a bit random).

You just need to fill in your details for this one, before 19 December.

Finally, how about a £300 gift card to spend at Marks and Spencer?  I'd have THAT - you can have the skiing holiday; I can't stand the snow - I could buy all sorts of lovely M&S things with that; awesome.

The answer is '18 chapters' and the closing date for entries is 17 December.

GOOD LUCK!

Thanks to Jedi Master and greyfriar at HUKD 

Ooooh it's getting chilly now - it was a fresh 0C when I went out with the dogs this morning - so perhaps it's time to start thinking about warmer climates in far flung exotic places, like Thailand perhaps.

I have to confess that Thailand has never been on my Top 10 list of destinations to go to, but if I was to win a holiday to Thailand I wouldn't turn it down.

Seven nights in Thailand for two people including four nights' b&b at Napasai, the Orient-Express resort on Koh Samui, in a sea-view villa awaits the lucky winner of this competition.

The answer is 'Koh Samui' and the closing date for entries is 31 December.

If cocktails are your thing and you like to show off your mixing skills at parties then you might want to chance your arm and see if you're the lucky winner of this BOLS cocktail set.

At Christmas time even £100 extra would be good - how about £2,200?

If you're the lucky winner of this competition then that's the amount your bank balance will increase by - someone has to win these cash prizes, right?  I'd much rather it was a PlayPennies reader than not.

The answer is 'C' (Shaker) and the closing date for online entries is 2nd December 2011 at 5pm. 

I wouldn't shop for myself at TKMax for love nor money BUT when the kids were little and growing out of things at an alarming rate of knots, then it was a handy place to get cheap clothes from for them.

Enter this competition and you could win £250 to spend at TKMax.

Just fill in your details before 30 November (that's tomorrow).

I've just got back from walking my dogs and we got ABSOLUTELY SOAKED! It was cold, the wind was howling and blowing the rain into my face so hard it stung - the prospect of winning seven nights in the Maldives is, all of a sudden, a very appealing one!

Closing date for entries is 6 January and you just need to play the game then enter your details at the end.

However, if the cold appeals to you then here's a skiing holiday in Laaz, Switzerland for you to win.

It's worth £3,000 and includes the following:

• Flights with Swiss International Air Lines
• Shuttle transfer
• 7 nights B&B in a double room at the signinahotel (4*)
• 6 days lift passes for 2 people
• 6 days ski- or snowboard rental including boots for 2 people

GOOD LUCK!

Thanks to Painkiller, harinmenon, moneysaverboy and mrsbargain at HUKD

When I think of short breaks, I think of a weekend in Scotland or a quick jump over to France; I don't automatically think of Marrakesh!

But that's what you can win if you enter this competition: three nights in Marrakesh staying at a luxury B&B.

Closing date for entries is 30 November and the answers to the questions are: Ashby-de-la-Zouch Canal and Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome.

If you're in the iPad 2 market then you might want to try your hand at winning one before you buy one, otherwise you could end up with two - mind you, that might appeal to some of you.

OH awesomely awesome - look, there's a Peppa Pig bedroom up for grabs at the end of this competition!

I always wanted a themed bedroom when I was little; I got it, it was Victoria Plumb and I adored her (still do, truth be told!), so if you have a little Peppa fan then enter this competition for them and I'll keep my fingers crossed that you win. OINK!

The answer is 'pink' and the closing date for entries is New Year's Eve.

Got a Dora the Explorer nutcase rather than Peppa? Well there's something for them too, in today's competitions.  There are four Dora the Explorer bundles being given away, which include: Swim and Splash Mermaid Dora, Suds and Style Fairy Dora, Dora Laptop, Dora Storio and Dora Guitar.

Closing date for entries is 16 December and you just need to fill in your details.

Would you like to spend £500 on a new wardrobe - the clothes to put in it, I mean, not an actual wardrobe! - and not have to worry about justifying it to your bank manager?

Me too!  Enter this competition and be its lucky winner and that's exactly what you'll be doing with £500 to spend at zalando.com

Closing date for entries is 22 December and and you just need to fill in the form.

Are you partial to the odd glass of bubbly?  Do you buy the real thing or pretend Champagne...?

I can't 'do' cheap Champagne as it gives me a bad headache (that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it, okay!) if you're the same but don't want to spend a fortune on Champers this Christmas then enter this competition to win a crate of Champagne instead.

The answer is 31 December and the closing date is 22 December - don't get those dates mixed up otherwise you'll miss out!

GOOD LUCK!

Thanks to Dipsy11 and stu1e at HUKD

If you've got a little Cars fan in your household, you might like to try your luck with this competition to win a Cars 2 goodie pack which includes: a t-shirt, watch, toy, USB stick, spy camera and earphones.

The answer is 'Big Bentley' and the closing date for entries is Christmas day!

If you've ever fancied one of those expensive Stokke Tripp Trapp high chairs but just can't bear the thought of paying for one, WIN one instead - a high chair plus baby set, worth £250, is up for grabs.

The answer is 1972 and the closing date for entries is New Year's Eve - best enter before you head off to your NYE party!

I always wanted to take the Teenagers to Lapland to visit Father Christmas and stroke reindeer, before the magic of Christmas disappeared for them - it never happened.  It was too expensive for everyone to go and time refused to wait for my bank balance to catch up.

Win this competition and you can scoot off to the land of snow and Christmas without making a dent in your finances; awesome!