I've only been entering competitions for a short amount of time and was very dubious about my chances of winning anything substancial, or anything at all for that matter, but I was pleasantly surprised when I received my first 'WIN!' email.
I had entered a competition to win a holiday abroad with a lovely runner up prize of £90+ worth of Crabtree & Evelyn products from one of their new ranges. Unfortunately I was not lucky enough to win the holiday but was instead chosen as one of the runners up and duly received my lovely haul of Crabtree & Evelyn goodies in the post a week or so after the competition.
It has made me a lot less dubious about my chances of winning prizes and has made me want to enter even more competitions just to see what else I might be lucky enough to get sent in the post... I'm still hoping for a nice holiday somewhere hot for this summer... I'll keep you posted :)