I started comping in July 2013 and I didn't really know what I was doing. I was literally searching Google trying to find competitions. Then I discovered this site and the power of social media. I had a few small wins, a case of organic wine, and £100 John Lewis vouchers from an instant win, in the run up to Christmas but I wasn't keeping a record of my prizes, so this year that's what I started to do. I had a great start to January when my first win was a Jamie Oliver grillpan, swiftly followed by a Candlering and an iPad Mini. I also won a £50 Amazon voucher from my first creative comp on Facebook, and then a few more small wins after that. Then in April I received an email from You Magazine saying that I had won a 7-night Norwegian Fjords cruise! Not only was this a fantastic surprise, it was from a competition that I entered back in July 2013, when I very first started out, so I guess it was beginner's luck! Since then I have won some more lovely prizes including a Nivea set, a Lancaster suncare set, £250 worth of pet supplies and a BBQ! It's been a great first year for me and I love my new hobby!
