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How ‘comping’ could get you your shopping fix and stock your home with freebies


HAVE you got time on your hands and miss going out shopping?

If so, “comping” – entering competitions – could get you your fix and stock your home with lots of freebies.

 Serial comper Lauren Booth explains her strategies for winning competitions
Serial comper Lauren Booth explains her strategies for winning competitions

I spoke to serial comper Lauren Booth, 24, from Winchester, Hants, whose impressive comp hauls include a £250 TUI holiday voucher, a £600 smart TV, a £459 designer pouffe, a £255 Karl Lagerfeld handbag, and £250 voucher for Quiz ­clothing. Here’s how you can try your luck.

Perfect presence. Try to tailor any answers on competitions to show that you’re the brand’s “perfect customer”.

Lauren says: “For example, if you’re hoping to win a dress from a premium brand, maybe mention how you would love to wear the dress to Royal Ascot, a wedding or similar event.

“The company is then more likely to pick you as they think that the dress will be seen by a lot of people and ­photographed.”

Attention grabbers. Make your entry stand out from the rest.

Lauren says: “Use CAPS, Emojis and GIFs where possible. When you enter a competition there can be thousands of entrants — this means you need to make your entry stand out.”

More the merrier. The more competitions you enter, the more you will find.

Lauren says: “When you start entering competitions on a regular basis, you will start to get competitions suggested to you on your social media news feeds — this saves you time searching for them.”

Social scoop. Social media is full of competitions you can easily search for.

Lauren says: “Certain days have specific hashtags, for example, #WinItWednesday #FreebieFriday #TuesdayChooseday. Also, on Twitter, I’ve found the best search term is “RT win”.

“For Facebook, try joining competition pages. With Instagram, search ‘#Competition’ — but make sure you only enter competitions for the UK.”

Say cheese. Get smiling for a snap.

Lauren says: “You have a better chance of winning if you display a profile photo of yourself — companies want to know you’re not a robot!”

Stick to the rules. Remember to enter correctly, when taking part in social media comps.

Lauren says: “It might be time-consuming, but make sure you read the entry requirements carefully and follow each step.”

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