This Week's Competition (24th January 2005)

[champs]

For our latest comp, we've teamed up with That?s Good to offer you the chance to turn your favourite photograph into a beautiful canvas print. There are three medium sized canvas prints up for grabs (each one is worth £69 ). For details on how to enter, click here .

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[Twiglett]

boo hiss .. unfair entry .. and a good prize that I'd love to win

We don't do holidays really (due to budget and health constraints) so I couldn't recommend a winter, skiing or camping trip with or without healthcare, and I've already been burned on people I know in RL being on here

can you open up the entry routes at all .. not that I've a cat in hell's chance of winning, never won nuffink in my life, dead unlucky

[Twiglett]

with or without CHILDcare that should be

[WigWamBam]

I agree, Twiglett - I've been unable to enter a number of the comps for similar reasons and I'd prefer it if the comps were open to entry in other ways too.

[lunavix]

They've added a 'recommend a friend to join mumsnet' bit too!

[coppertop]

We haven't been on holiday for years, partly for financial reasons and partly due to all things autistic. My close friends IRL are all childless and I'm a bit wary of pointing others in the direction of MN.

[WigWamBam]

I'm very wary of pointing others in the direction of Mumsnet - I'm not sure I'd want my RL friends knowing who I was here, and I'm not sure they'd appreciate me introducing them just so I could enter a competition!

The competitions are so often based on things like holidays, and products that I haven't used for 3 years ... I just think it might be nice if entry could be made a bit more inclusive.

[Kayleigh]

I agree. It's one of the reasons I liked the caption competition so much, it didn't rely on purchasing criteria or recommendations. Where did that go ???

[twiglett]

I already said why I was uncomfortable with 'recommend a friend' though lunavix

[twiglett]

I know you're there Champs

come out come out wherever you are

[champs]

lololol twiglet I am indeed here was working through the competition threads, wasnt when you posted this tho, sorry!!
I don't do the entry requirements so can't comment but will let Justine, Rachel and Carrie know there are some concerns.
The caption competition was with Bags of Love but that was for a limited time, it has now been replaced with Chef On Board.

[Carriemumsnet]

Hi all

we always make sure there's something we feel most people can do in this case recommending a friend, but will take on board your concerns about doing that and make sure we always have something else eg send a tip, recommend a day out - would these be acceptable? The reason we ask for reviews is that it's a great way to incentivise those who would otherwise not get round to completing a review form. Sorry you felt aggrieved and promise to try harder.

[lilsmum]

maybe i am a little dim, but i have recommended a friend AND done a hol review, what happens now?

[twiglett]

'ank 'oo (as DS would say)