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Won anything?

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KatGransnet (GNHQ) Mon 25-Jul-16 13:55:24

We've always got something fabulous up for grabs here on Gransnet. If you've got any questions about a prize or would like to discuss what you've won with fellow gransnetters, feel free to post here.

Also - do check your emails around the closing date of the competition you've entered. If you've won, we would have emailed you the details. Don't forget to check your junk mail, as sometimes our mails slip through the net.

If you've got your posts in chronological order, click on 'Last' at the top of this thread to skip to the last page of this thread for the most recent winners. You can find past winners on our previous 'Won anything?' thread here.

Best of luck!

GNHQ

Liz46 Wed 07-Aug-19 14:46:09

Fantastic. Thank you so much. I don't think I had ever won anything until I joined Gransnet and since then I have had two or three books. Wonderful!

SarahGransnet (GNHQ) Wed 07-Aug-19 11:25:05

More winners to announce today and we are delighted to share that Liz46 has been drawn as the first prize winner of our Live a Little competition. You've won a Le Creuset casserole dish worth £225 and a signed copy of Howard Jacobson's new book. Many congratulations!

And our five runners-up who will also receive a signed copy of Live a Little, are:

BrandyButter
Pollyanna38
JanieCakes
frenchbulldog19
debraj8

Very well done! flowers

SarahGransnet (GNHQ) Wed 07-Aug-19 11:19:41

For most of our competitions (unless specified), our winners are drawn completely at random.

It's always worth bearing in mind that there are many thousands of gransnetters who use the site daily, enter competitions and engage on social media, yet choose not to post regularly on the forums. So, just because you don't recognise the username of a winner, it doesn't mean they are not a 'regular' or a long-time user.

We work hard to offer great competitions with prizes that users will like and we always enjoy announcing the winners here so congrats again everyone who has won something fabulous this year! flowers

Maggiemaybe Wed 07-Aug-19 10:00:37

Random draws aren’t unfair. If someone wins more than once it’s just their good luck. What would be unfair (and illegal) is if GNHQ manipulated the results so this didn’t happen.

Nannan2 Mon 05-Aug-19 11:50:04

I agree annsixty- but it should not be just" a small sprinkling of regulars" it should be distributed fairly across all who enter!especially seems unfair when one person wins TWO prizes! It seems like the person drawing them out cant be bothered to distribute fairly! Sorry to the winners its not your fault,so well done,it just seems unfair is all!

callgirl1 Sun 04-Aug-19 16:39:28

I`ve just finished reading The Mother-in-Law, and enjoyed it immensely. I`m not usually a fan of books where the story goes back and forth datewise, but in this case it worked. Thank you again for my prize.

callgirl1 Fri 02-Aug-19 17:29:42

Many thanks for my copy of The Mother in Law which arrived this morning. Looking forward to reading it.

Harris27 Thu 01-Aug-19 20:59:55

Thank you so much x

annsixty Thu 01-Aug-19 19:32:10

Well done, another regular winning again.
Enjoy your prize and stay beautiful.

Harris27 Thu 01-Aug-19 18:56:24

Just read your email so happy! Been a long day at work what a lovely surprise! Thank you so much X

SarahGransnet (GNHQ) Thu 01-Aug-19 16:07:54

Congratulations to the winner of our Holland America Line competition Harris27 who has won Elemis products to the value of £100.

Our runners-up happysouls and fialcross will also receive some Elemis goodies.

Very well done flowers

SarahGransnet (GNHQ) Fri 26-Jul-19 17:24:47

Hi all,

The Train Man giveaway has also closed now and the following lucky winners will receive a copy of the book:

joey35
Bikerhiker
ykellock
JosieS
elainesab
blubber
rforthebear
klwilliams
dancingnana1
Dianeatdarcie

Don't forget to check your email for details and please do post a review of the book here once you've read the book.

Congratulations flowers

SarahGransnet (GNHQ) Fri 26-Jul-19 17:20:31

We're very pleased to tell you that cwasin has been drawn as the winner of the Micro Scooter competition.

We're assuming that you have a special little person in mind to receive this fab gift. Please remember to check your email for details.

Congratulations flowers

Mapleleaf Wed 17-Jul-19 22:20:51

Thanks for letting me know you’ve got my address this time. ?

Mapleleaf Wed 17-Jul-19 11:31:46

Hi SarahGransnet.
Thank you for letting me know I have won a Jane Corry book.
Unfortunately you seem to be having trouble getting my address details, and sent me another email today asking for my address again by 9am tomorrow or the prize would go to someone else. I did reply to the first email straight away, but you don’t seem to have got it, so have tried again today in response to your latest email. I’m hoping this time it has reached you, but if not, could you contact me again and I’ll try to figure out what’s going wrong.
Many thanks.

Greenfinch Tue 16-Jul-19 15:03:43

I totally agree annsixty.It is good to see regular contributors win something.

annsixty Tue 16-Jul-19 14:35:50

How nice to see just a very small sprinkling of regulars winning prizes.
I am afraid sometimes I feel a little cross!!!

CariGransnet (GNHQ) Tue 16-Jul-19 14:09:45

We have a winner for our best summer reads (we collated the various threads and picked one at random)

So congratulations to sophie56 - an email heading your way shortly.

There were some great nominations for best female character and we loved reading them all. More great book competitions coming soon...

Crazygran Sat 13-Jul-19 10:29:19

So glad I enter your competitions,never won anything before but won the Fitbit comp and the White Hot.
Absolutely thrilled !
Thank you sooo much !

SarahGransnet (GNHQ) Thu 11-Jul-19 17:08:15

Congratulations to the winners of our Jane Corry book giveaway. You've each won a copy of Jane's new book, I Looked Away.

Grannyknot
Mapleleaf
jb2015
Sallyant
Greciangirl
minniemouser
Notsooldat75
Midnighter
Daphne01
Anj123

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SarahGransnet (GNHQ) Mon 08-Jul-19 11:55:46

That's it for another year. Our Big Summer Giveaway is over and the seven lucky gransnetters below will shortly be receiving their prizes:

Day 1 - £100 voucher to spend at Jewellery by Emma Roy has been won by Marmight

Day 2 - Spa experience for two at Ragdale Hall Spa has been won by Nannafoo

Day 3 - The Bettys hamper and tickets to Pavarotti has been won by Mo3733. Our runners-up are KatyK and puppytoe who will each receive a copy of the new Pavarotti album

Day 4 - The two White Hot hair care sets have been won by Crazygran

Day 5 - The board games bundle worth £100 has been won by Inthepink06

Day 6 - The fabulous Bombshell Grace dress has been won by marina38

Day 7 - And, finally, Carol2 has won the ride-on Hubert animal toy from Little Bird Told Me.

Congratulations to everyone and thank you for taking part. Don't forget to check your email for details flowers

SarahGransnet (GNHQ) Thu 04-Jul-19 17:14:53

Congratulations to Cherrytree59 and lynmoo who have been chosen as the winners of our Puffin Books subscription box competition.

Please check your email for further details flowers

Maggiemaybe Thu 04-Jul-19 12:22:42

Congratulations, miriam! I was lucky enough to win last year’s GN prize of afternoon tea with M.C. Beaton in Stirling, and I can tell you you’re going to have a great time. MCB is such an interesting person with lots of tales to tell. ?

SarahGransnet (GNHQ) Thu 04-Jul-19 12:11:09

Huge congrats to miriam who is the first-prize winner of our fantastic M.C. Beaton competition You've won afternoon tea with the author along with an overnight stay for two in Harrogate and tickets to the Harrogate Crime Festival.

And very well done to our ten runners-up who each receive a copy of Beaton's new Agatha Raisin novel:

Froglady
shani2111
kenmounser
Mogsmaw
Babs1953
SueB20
Ar25
Misha14
Lizzies
jadestar1958

Please check your email for details. flowers

SarahGransnet (GNHQ) Mon 01-Jul-19 14:51:10

Huge congrats to willow5 who is the winner of our fabulous Pro Cook competition.

You have won the ProCook Professional Stainless Steel 8 Piece Cookware Set, valued at £249!

Check your email for further details.

Very well done flowers