cgull
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How many people enter the competitions in the popular yacht magazines?
Trying to work out chances of winning
Trying to work out chances of winning
magazine competitions
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Johnjo
New member
I enter them, never won anything, but get a lot of boat related bumph
come through the letter box,
Anything to do with entering the competitions?
regards mike
come through the letter box,
Anything to do with entering the competitions?
regards mike
Strathglass
New member
I actually won a 2.5 litre tin of Uno Antifouling through Scottish yachting life last month and about six months ago one of my neighbours won a tender and outboard on ST.
I suppose the odds are a bit better than the lottery.
Iain
I suppose the odds are a bit better than the lottery.
Iain
snowleopard
Active member
funny you should say that...
apparently i've just won a pair of binocs in december ym. obviously not too many entrants or my usual luck would have applied.
(they say they'll try to get them to me in the next few months!)
apparently i've just won a pair of binocs in december ym. obviously not too many entrants or my usual luck would have applied.
(they say they'll try to get them to me in the next few months!)
jamesjermain
Active member
A little secret
I'm not going to give the game away other than to say YM gets a higher than average level of entry for a magazine of its type.
But I will let you into one little secret. Many years ago, when I was nae but a wee tech ed, we ran a competition for which the entries were a grand total of... nil
And it was a good prize too.
JJ
I'm not going to give the game away other than to say YM gets a higher than average level of entry for a magazine of its type.
But I will let you into one little secret. Many years ago, when I was nae but a wee tech ed, we ran a competition for which the entries were a grand total of... nil
And it was a good prize too.
JJ
webcraft
Well-known member
I won a DSC radio last year - very nice It was a Tom Cunliffe quiz comp, and I think they had to pull quite a lot out of the hat before they came up with the first all-correct answers.
I have NEVER won anything before in my life, so it is possible . . .
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I have NEVER won anything before in my life, so it is possible . . .
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BrendanS
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Well,
there was a survey (pop up window) when I logged onto this forum a few months ago. I was startled to receive an email telling me I'd won 70 odd squids worth of Gerber multi tool, and could they check my address.
It arrived a few days later.
Very nice too!
So it *is* worth it.
there was a survey (pop up window) when I logged onto this forum a few months ago. I was startled to receive an email telling me I'd won 70 odd squids worth of Gerber multi tool, and could they check my address.
It arrived a few days later.
Very nice too!
So it *is* worth it.
tcm
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Re: what a mug!
hah! I didn't think you'd fall for that. Oh sure, they take your details but then what, eh? Wel, okay they sent you the airtickets or the prize - but then what? Hmm? Very dodgy indeed. I spect they've got a hidden thing somewhere that tracks your every move and records all the credit cards you have got whilst using the multitool and then what? Be warned!
hah! I didn't think you'd fall for that. Oh sure, they take your details but then what, eh? Wel, okay they sent you the airtickets or the prize - but then what? Hmm? Very dodgy indeed. I spect they've got a hidden thing somewhere that tracks your every move and records all the credit cards you have got whilst using the multitool and then what? Be warned!
BrendanS
Well-known member
Re: what a mug!
If they want to track my every move, they've got the wrong person <g> I can put you onto some nice software that would do that, but the company got bought out, and the product dumped.
Be a bit difficult to track my credit card, I don't use one, because I'm so suspicious of the bleeders tracking me all over the world and watching my spending.
Those nice friendly aliens beamed me up to their spaceship last night and removed the government tracking chip which means that Blair's lot can't find me any more...and people think that x-files is a story. It's all true...the aliens told me so.
If they want to track my every move, they've got the wrong person <g> I can put you onto some nice software that would do that, but the company got bought out, and the product dumped.
Be a bit difficult to track my credit card, I don't use one, because I'm so suspicious of the bleeders tracking me all over the world and watching my spending.
Those nice friendly aliens beamed me up to their spaceship last night and removed the government tracking chip which means that Blair's lot can't find me any more...and people think that x-files is a story. It's all true...the aliens told me so.
claymore
Well-known member
Re: what a mug!
Brendan
Thats a nice Shirt you have on today. You are looking well for a man of your age - oh and your car needs a clean.
Who said we only fitted one tracking chip - silly aliens!
regards
Claymore
Brendan
Thats a nice Shirt you have on today. You are looking well for a man of your age - oh and your car needs a clean.
Who said we only fitted one tracking chip - silly aliens!
regards
Claymore
kimhollamby
Active member
Mike,
No is the general answer; we don't take the addresses and sell them on as a rule although in some cases we might supply addresses to the company that has supplied the prizes - but only where we have the necessary permissions from you to do so. Data Protection Act compliance is not an option for us and so if you have opted out your address remains safe. Even if you don't it's not in our interests to hawk your details around all over the place.
Kim
kim_hollamby@ipcmedia.com
No is the general answer; we don't take the addresses and sell them on as a rule although in some cases we might supply addresses to the company that has supplied the prizes - but only where we have the necessary permissions from you to do so. Data Protection Act compliance is not an option for us and so if you have opted out your address remains safe. Even if you don't it's not in our interests to hawk your details around all over the place.
Kim
kim_hollamby@ipcmedia.com
BrendanS
Well-known member
Re: what a mug!
Damn, I'm going to have to chop my own head off now.
Damn, I'm going to have to chop my own head off now.
Rabbie
New member
I have a go at most of them as they are just a kind of lottery anyway.Never won anything!. However, last year, my local paper was offering 3 pairs of London Boat Show tickets and a phone call confirmed my win of a pair. When they arrived, I found six tickets. On enquiring, I was told I was the only contestant and I might as well have all six!. As I could find no one free to accompany me, I gave them away to astonished visitors waiting at Earls Court box office. Perhaps you were one?.
Rabbie
New member
And if you are wondering - yes, I am a Scot!
Twister_Ken
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<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1>Edited by Twister_Ken on 29/01/2003 01:17 (server time).</FONT></P>
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<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1>Edited by Twister_Ken on 29/01/2003 01:17 (server time).</FONT></P>
Strathglass
New member
Ken You forgot the VAT.nm
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BrendanS
Well-known member
Re: Interested
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Yours
Alien abductee
As you have not included the obligatory url at the bottom of your post, advertising your product offerings, I have been unable to peruse the delights of your catalogue, nor buy online with my offshore untrackable credit card.
While this product seems packed with features and well priced, I am not certain that I am your target audience, as your product appears to be aimed at the whimsical 'Nauticalia' market.
Do you stock a modern alternative? Something along the lines of the laser beam featured in a James Bond film, which was about to carve a notch in the nadgers of the master spy would do nicely. This with a free carbon fibre bin to catch the nicely cauterised and blood free head would I am sure attract a premium price, which I would be happy to pay. If you can offer such a product, please direct me to your commerce enabled website, as I am far too busy planning my imminent demise to travel to a high street outlet
Yours
Alien abductee