Posts Tagged ‘Contests’
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By Emma Kelly in Comps PlayPennies on
30 May, 2010 at 8:00 pm
*** Contest now closed ***
We have a spare £50 Amazon.co.uk gift voucher to give away, so we might as well give it to one of you lovely PlayPennies parents!
How to enter:
- Subscribe to PlayPennies emails (Already subscribed? Already entered)
and / or
- Tweet the link to this competition (1 bonus entry)
and / or
- Comment in the thread below (1 bonus entry)
Rules:
- Contest ends 30th June 2010
- Open to UK residents only
- 1 person per household may participate
- Admin’s decision is final in all cases
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By Emma Kelly in PlayPennies on
27 April, 2010 at 4:00 pm
Time for a little giveaway on PlayPennies! We’re going to give one lucky PlayPennies parent a £100 gift voucher to spend on anything they want from Amazon.co.uk.
Read on for details on how to enter, it’s really simple…
How to enter:
- Subscribe to the PlayPennies email updates (1 entry)
- Leave a comment in thread below (1 bonus entry)
- Tweet a link to this competition, leaving your twitter link below (1 bonus entry)
Rules:
- Contest ends Wednesday 12th May 2010
- Open to UK residents only
- 1 person per household may participate
- Admin’s decision is final in all cases
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By Emma Kelly in Features on
10 April, 2010 at 1:00 pm
On PlayPennies, we share a few free competitions every week, in the hopes that one of you will win a mega prize, and be forever thankful. This feature is about finding and entering contests through the medium of Twitter, and how to increase your chances of winning cool prizes.
You’d be surprised to know how many people tweet about their contests on Twitter. As well as the large multi-national companies, small blogs and sites also use it to communicate with their readers. It’s these little sites that have a small readerbase, so therefore you would have a much higher chance of winning a prize. OK, it may not be as amazing a prize as those offered by the big guys, but it’s still nice to win anything!
If you search Twitter for certain keywords, you can come up with some lesser known contests to enter, and hopefully have good chances of winning.
 Search for “competitions”
Simply do a twitter search for the word competition or competitions. Take note that the singular and plural versions give you different results.
Now, these searches are going to output posts from all over the world, including many competitions that may not be applicable to us in the UK. You can try searching for UK competition or UK competitions. If people are posting about a competition on a Dot CO Dot Uk domain, this will appear in the results. This gives you much more tailored results, and it is easy to click through and enter the free competitions.
 Search for “contests”
While this is a more Americanised term, some people still may use this word to announce their competitions. Again, it’s worth considering the singular, the plural, and combining with the UK phrase.
Search for “giveaways”
Another term that is used quite a bit in the blogging world is the word “giveaway.” While this really isn’t very common in the UK, you still might get a few nice competitions in there. Again, I recommend a search for UK giveaway or UK giveaways.
Search for “prizes”
Again, this might not give you many results, but it will show up some competitions that did not appear in the above searches. If you search for UK prize or UK prizes, you may see a few more to enter. Of couse, as with any of the above searches, you run the risk of getting irrelevant results… such as tweets about the Nobel Peace Prize!
Search for “win”
Just another handy keyword to search for, again combined with UK to find tweets containing UK and win – UK win. Quite often, this flags up people re-tweeting the contest in the hopes of winning a prize themselves.
General searching tip
If you want to find a specific phrase on twitter, put the phrase in inverted commas. You can see the difference between UK competitions and “UK competitions.”
Of course, you can just use google to search for free online competitions, but as you are using Twitter, and you are seeing real time results, you know these competitions are live and active, and not out-of-date.
P.S. Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter 
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By Heidi Scrimgeour in Comps PlayPennies on
15 March, 2010 at 7:00 pm
One lucky Playpennies family will be among of the first to unleash their imagination at the UK’s first LEGOLAND Discovery Centre in Manchester’s Trafford Centre, which opens on 22 March 2010. We have one family ticket (for two adults and two children) to give away, worth approximately £50! Would make for a nice day out…
LEGOLAND Discovery Centre is like a life-sized box of LEGO! Children can learn how the famous bricks are made on the LEGO Factory tour, The Master Model Builder will share his top tips for creating the best LEGO models in his master class and iconic scenes from across the North West are perfectly recreated in the fantastic MINILAND.
Kids can battle against trolls to save a beautiful princess on Kingdom Quest, the interactive LEGO laser ride or they can experience being part of the action in the 4D cinema. Other features of the attraction include a LEGO Racers build and test track, a princess castle and a DUPLO Village featuring a soft play section, plus a café and a shop featuring a fantastic range of LEGO products.
So… fancy bagging a free day ticket for two adults and two children? Here’s how…
How to enter:
- Subscribe to the PlayPennies email updates (1 entry)
- Comment in thread below stating why you’d love to win (1 bonus entry)
- Tweet a link to this contest and leave your twitter link below (1 bonus entry)
Terms & Conditions:
- Contest ends Sunday 21st March 2010
- Open to UK residents only
- 1 person per household may participate
- Must do email verification when subscribing
- Include valid email address if commenting
- Admin’s decision is final in all cases
- Ticket only
- The prize must be redeemed by December 31 2010
- Prize cannot be redeemed during school holidays or on bank holidays. Subject to availability.
- No cash alternative is available.
- The prize is only redeemable at LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Manchester.
Regular tickets for the LEGOLAND Discovery Centre will cost from £7 and are now available – call 0871 222 2662 to book or visit the website for more details.
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By Heidi Scrimgeour in Comps Deals on
1 March, 2010 at 7:00 pm
*** Contest closed ***
Here at PlayPennies we like to lavish you with all sorts of treats and indulgences, so how’s this for a delicious deal?
Bella Mama, the online fashion boutique for discerning Mamas (and Mums-to-Be) which we recently reviewed, is offering an exclusive 10% discount to PlayPennies parents! Simply enter the promo code PPDISC10 at the checkout and you’ll save a rather lovely 10% on all purchases. Never let it be said that we’re not good to you!
On top of that, Bella Mama are also offering Play Pennies readers the exclusive chance to win a fantastic prize of £250 to spend on clothing at Bella Mama.
How to enter:
- Subscribe to the PlayPennies email updates (1 entry)
- Leave a comment in thread below stating why you’d love £250 to spend on clothes at Bella Mama (1 bonus entry)
- Tweet a link to this contest and leave your twitter link below (1 bonus entry)
Rules:
- Contest ends Monday 8th March 2010
- Open to UK residents only
- 1 person per household may participate
- Must do email verification when subscribing
- Include valid email address if commenting
- Admin’s decision is final in all cases
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By Haidar Darwesh in Comps on
4 February, 2010 at 12:00 pm
Another round up of the latest free competitions, cherry picked for all you nice folk!
How has your sleeping been recently? Have you had trouble getting to sleep, or had back problems from sleeping? If so, the solution lies with this fantastic king-size Silentnight Zing bed. It has ‘pocket springs’ which give excellent body contouring eliminating areas of pressure on the body, and consequently giving you a great nights sleep! [Answer = king-size, Ends 21st February 2010]
Dabs have updated their site, and are looking for some feedback. They are offering £200 worth of vouchers to spend on their site as a prize! [Ends 28th February 2010]
Give Dad the manliest prize possible; a selection of Ryobi power tools! This set will include a drill driver, a reciprocating saw, a circular saw, and a torch all tucked away in a hard wearing tool bag! [Answer = Joss Stone, Ends 28th February 2010]
Everybody has been talking about it, some people love it, some hate it. Whether you think it’s a stretched out iTouch or a great piece of kit, you would not mind a free one, would you? [Ends 28th February 2010]
Kit up your wardrobe with a £500 shopping spree at USC! [Answer = The culture club, Ends 28th February 2010]
Best of luck, and drop us a comment if you win!
Thanks to HUKD members corred1964, Jedi Master, Horlet, and emmajk42.
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By Haidar Darwesh in Comps on
26 January, 2010 at 12:00 pm
We have collected a nice round of competitions for you today, including a fantastic balloon flight, as well as a Christina Aguilera gift set, and a few gadgets.
We kick off with the fantastic prize of a 37” television, with a DVD player bundled with it. A perfect size for any living room, this television is bound to turn heads! [Answer = A. Oscar Wilde, Ends 8th February 2010]
Freshen up in style with the Christina Aguilera gift sets, including body lotion, shower gel, and a fragrance. There are three of these great sets to be won, each worth £45. [Answer = tangerine, red apple and freesia, ends 8th February 2010]
Escape the chilling weather here, with a fantastic holiday to the Maldives worth £5000. Spend seven nights over at Diva Maldives in a Water Villa on the sunrise side of the island, with a private terrace and sundeck, and steps leading down into the warm waters of the lagoon. [Ends 28th February 2010]
Have you always thought about doing something crazy, but never got round to doing it? If so, this could be your chance, with a brilliant balloon flight for two people. This fantastic four hour balloon experience is worth £310 and includes champagne! [Answer = 1987]
Give your clothes a good wash with the new washing machine from Indesit. Named the ‘Prime’, this washing machine has special settings to eradicate the smell out of sports kit and post-race trainers whilst being gentle on fabrics. [Answer = Prime, ends 10th February 2010]
Get your entries in, and best of luck!
Thanks to HUKD members Painkiller, Horlet, hurby, sophz777, and newtzy
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By Emma Kelly in Comps on
19 January, 2010 at 12:30 pm
In this competition roundup, you could win everything from a handy little £500 shopping spree, to an amazing holiday for your family in the Caribbean!!
Firstly, I’ll tell you about the shopping spree. You could win £500 to spend at various hot designer stores. The winner also gets a trip to the London fashion week! (Ends 21st February 2010)
Following on the fashion theme, Elle also have a contest to win a new spring wardrobe – one for the ladies. You could win 12 of January’s best buys from Next’s new womenswear range! (Ends 12th February 2010)
The next free online competition sounds nice – a brand new Citroen car! It’s one of those energy efficient types, but it doesn’t tell us the value of the car as it could be a few different models. (Ends 31st March 2010)
The next contest would be glorious – a trip for 2 to a Caribbean island! It’s a 1 week holiday for 2, staying in a 4* all inclusive hotel – sounds like heaven!! (Ends 31st March 2010, answer = sugar cane)
Getting married soon? If you’d like to attend the Tilda Asiana Bridal Show in London at the end of the month, weddingideasmag are giving away a pair of VIP tickets! (Ends 31st January 2010, answer TILDA ASIANA)
Good luck in the competitions everyone and thanks to HUKD members newtzy and BLACKROD WEAVER!
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By Haidar Darwesh in Comps on
5 January, 2010 at 2:00 pm
Today we have a glamorous selection of goodies that we’ve collected for you. Ranging from a Nintendo Wii (and a months supply of milkshake!), to a spectacular cash prize of £25,000, plus other special treats!
We kick off today with the fantastic opportunity to go on a second honeymoon to Paris! This includes travel, two nights accommadation, and even £100 spending money. If you don’t win this prize, theres are also five big French Fancy Celebration cakes to win! [Answer = Victoria, Ends 8th January 2010].
Treat the family to the brilliant Nintendo Wii console, in addition to a months supply of milkshakes from Yazoo. The Wii will introduce a world of new activities and games for you and your family to enjoy. [Answer = Angelina Jolie, Ends 29th January 2010]
Perfect your living room and keep your family warm with this brilliant Contura 500 woodburning stove. This Swedish piece of work is worth £1,695, so don’t miss out on this great opportunity. [Ends 12th February 2010]
Treat Mummy to a tempting £250 spending spree at Debenhams. What a great start that would make to 2010! In addition to this, a set of Love your Shows are included in the prize – non-slip gel cushions so you can party in cushioned comfort. [Answer = superdrug, Ends 21st January 2010]
We like to save the best till last. Today’s grand prize is a massive sum of £25,000. Would £25,000 change your life? If the answer is yes, get your entries in! [Answer = C, ends 14th January 2010]
Get your entries in, and let us know how you get on!
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By Haidar Darwesh in Comps on
2 January, 2010 at 5:00 pm
It’s a new year, and nothing would be better than kicking it off with some goodies! Today we have a range of prizes, including a couple of holidays and a 32 inch Sony HD Television.
Firstly we have the glamorous seven night cruise, worth over £5000. This luxurious cruise offers you itineraries on Europe’s greatest rivers. All expenses in this brilliant package are paid for, including flights, food and of course on-board entertainment! [Ends 6th January 2010]
Still on the subject of holidays, the News of the World are giving away a family holiday to Tenerife to celebrate the New Year. This gives a family of four a delightful stay at Barcelo Santiago Hotel for one week! [Ends 2nd January 2010]
Enhance your living room with a fantastic 32 inch High Definition Sony TV and Blu-ray player (and a copy of the District 9 Blu-ray disc). In order to correctly enter the competition answer ‘Alive in Joburg’ to be in the chance of winning. [Ends 19th January 2010]
Christmas is a time where you keep the family happy…at the expense of your bank account! Heal the financial wounds of Christmas with a great cash prize of £1,840! [Answer ‘B’, ends 5th January 2010]
Finally, there’s a nice Wii game; Just Dance, to be won. Get your friends and family round for a night of dancing fun! There are ten copies to be won, so get your entries in! [End date unknown]
Be sure to enter, and good luck!
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