Hi H1954
We're sorry to hear that you think we would offer a competition on here that wasn't genuine! I can assure you that all competitions on Gransnet and all promotions are entirely genuine and not just that, but they are also carefully planned months in advance. We only ever choose to partner with companies that offer prizes we believe are of interest to our users, or books you might enjoy.
We post all winners names on the Won Anything thread in the competitions forum and all winners are contacted by email too.
As we've previously said on the Won Anything thread, just because you don't recognise the name of a winner, doesn't mean they aren't a regular Gransnet user. We have over 300,000 users on Gransnet - many of whom never post on the forums but choose instead to enjoy the content or read the threads.
Our competitions receive thousands of entries. However, giveaways like the monthly book club receive a lot less, so some regular entrants may find that they are drawn more than once. In all cases, winners and runners-up are drawn at random.
We hope this allays any concerns - and, of course, best of luck with any future entries