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It's lurkers' week! Join in to win!

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CariGransnet (GNHQ) Mon 09-Mar-20 09:09:07

Are you a longtime lurker? Love reading our threads but have never actually posted yourself? Then this is the week for you!

Simply say hello here, or post on one of our special lurkers’ week threads (which will all be listed here over the course of the week) and you could win one of our special prizes just for joining the fun.

What are the prizes, you ask? WELL <drumroll> we have an assortment of glorious goodies, from a limited-edition collection from Look Fabulous Forever, to a £50 voucher from the gorgeous jewellery retailer Merci Maman, from brilliant board games from John Adams to champagne glasses from Prezzybox and a year's supply of ebooks from Boldwood Books - and more! (Did we mention the money-can’t-buy, limited-edition Gransnet tea towels?!)

Posting is quick and easy - but if you have any questions, head over to our handy ‘getting started’ guide. This week we will also be running tips on how to get the most out of the site - and if you can't yet tell your DIL from your SIL, here's a handy guide to Gransnet acronyms.

Regular posters, fear not...as if we would leave you out of the fun. Seasoned gransnetters who extend the hand of friendship to newbies will also have their names put in the hat, just for being lovely people.

So welcome all. Don't be shy! Do post!

Say hello. Tell us what you like about Gransnet and join our warm and wonderful community. Happy posting!

GNHQ

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And if you enjoy the site but haven't yet joined (it's totally free), you can do so here.

LaraGransnet (GNHQ) Fri 13-Mar-20 14:57:17

Don't forget to join in on our latest threads. Today we're asking: What's been your best bargain? grin

NatashaGransnet (GNHQ) Fri 13-Mar-20 15:40:35

Well done to our big prize winner from Thursday's threads notright grin

The thread picked at random was 'Have you ever met a famous person?' and the number picked out randomly was 12. smile

NatashaGransnet (GNHQ) Fri 13-Mar-20 15:45:25

Also congrats to emmaandbunni, you're one of today's spot prize winners, and you'll receive a lovely book! flowers

NatashaGransnet (GNHQ) Fri 13-Mar-20 16:17:20

Yesterday we asked you to guess how many times the word 'dog' and 'cat' has been used on site in the last 3 complete months.

Well done to Nortsat - you guessed closest for both dogs and cats. grin You've won a Rummikub board game!

Here's how many times the words were mentioned on Gransnet during that time period. There's a clear winner blush...

Dog - 2,203
Cat - 6,739

Bythebyes Fri 13-Mar-20 17:03:02

Hello - pleased to join you

LaraGransnet (GNHQ) Fri 13-Mar-20 17:12:48

We're coming to the end of Lurkers' Week and have been overwhelmed by the uptake. A huge welcome to all new posters and thank you for your contributions this week. Hopefully now you've taken the plunge you'll decide to stay and join in more often. `
A big thank you too to the regulars who've been so welcoming and helpful to new posters.
This afternoon we've been asking what common misspelling drives you crazy?

And as a last Lurkers' Week thread we're simply asking if anyone has any fun plans for the weekend. Link here.
Have a good one! sunshine grin

NatashaGransnet (GNHQ) Fri 13-Mar-20 17:31:24

And a few last spot prizes to end the week with...

Well done to twinnytwin - you've won a limited edition Gransnet tea towel! grin

NatashaGransnet (GNHQ) Fri 13-Mar-20 17:32:16

And congrats to Bythebyes - you've won a book! smile

NatashaGransnet (GNHQ) Fri 13-Mar-20 17:34:53

We'll be announcing today's big prize winner on Monday, so keep your eyes peeled for that and carry on posting on our Lurkers' week threads - you can find a full list of them here. grin

NatashaGransnet (GNHQ) Tue 17-Mar-20 12:29:01

Hi all,

To the winners of our various Lurkers' Week prizes - we will be in touch by email asap, however, there will be a delay in sending out prizes while we adhere to government recommendations and work from home. We are sure you will understand that this is rather out of our hands in these somewhat testing times.

We will continue to run other competitions as usual, but again, delivery may well be held up by the fact that those providing the prizes find themselves in similar circumstances.

We will get everything out as soon as we can, and wish everyone well in the meantime. flowers

NatashaGransnet (GNHQ) Wed 18-Mar-20 18:32:12

Hi all,

Our last Lurkers' week big prize winner is Rainwashed - congratulations! grin

The thread chosen at random was What games did you used to play at school? And the post chosen at random was number 6.

We'll be in touch with all winners very soon with further details. smile