When it comes to comping, cash prizes have to be some of the most desirable - they can give you that bit of extra scope about exactly what the prize means to you, and if you win a large sum, you could really find your life is changed by the experience.
The highest value prize that's on offer in a current comp from crisps company Tyrrells would give a winner more cash than a lot of us earn in a year - a massive £25,000. But that isn't perhaps the aspect of the comp the company is drawing the most attention to...
Their competition-themed packs are sure to raise a smile. The sections advertising the comp say things like: 'Win Des as a middle name' in striking red, and only below does the matter of an opportunity to win 25 grand come up!
There's certainly a lot of humour involved in this comp, for example, a message advertising it on the brand's website quips: "Do keep your eyes peeled for our special packs. You could win a perfectly sensible prize, or £25k! Completely up to you."
Some of the prizes involved really are things that even long-time compers might well never have seen before. For example, there's the opportunity to get 'a fleeting look of contempt' or 'your weight in peeled prawns'.
"At one time or another you will have fantasised about the many benefits of owning an absolutely vast quantity of prawns that have been cooked and peeled for your convenience," the website jokes.
It goes on to jokingly suggest that people are unlikely to want the alternative to this prize - which is £25,000. Wouldn't it be interesting to see whether someone actually goes for one of these joke prizes if they win?
The competition runs until the end of May 2014, to enter grab a promotional pack of Tyrrells crisps and enter your unique code, along with your name and email address. You can enter as many times as you want. As well as a range of wacky prizes, there are also 1000s of runners up prizes being given away. One bit of advice we would give you, is do remember to keep your promotional pack with your unique code as if you are selected as the lucky winner you'll need this to claim your prize - what ever prize you select!
Meanwhile, Tyrrells website is something of a compers' paradise, with links to several other current competitions, too.
For example, you can click through to their Facebook page and find a Cambridge Satchel comp. The crisps brand says it's giving away a satchel each week in this Facebook 'Like' comp. Another comp advertised on their site involves the prize of aNew York break, which includes Virgin Atlantic flights and a London NYC hotel stay.
And there's a link to a Facebook comp that involves a game which lets players pick a character and take part in a virtual sack race.
These are just some of the comps on offer from the company, which is clearly embracing the idea that giving people a chance to win will help with its promotional efforts.
Comps and crisps have gone hand in hand many times over the years, and at the moment Walkers is also promoting a comp called Gary's Great Ingredient Hunt - this one involves packaging codes, too.
Again, you'll need to enter the code from a promotional pack at www.walkers.co.uk where you can win anything from £10,000 to smaller cash prizes, vouchers and packs of crisps. Grab a pack today, you should easily be able.
