Hello again compers! How was your week, any nice wins to report? A couple of wins for me since last time including a boater hat from the Brakspear Brewery instant win and a Russell Hobbs mini oven worth about £85 that I won for my daughters’ school in the Anchor Baking Kits for Schools promotion. I always keep my eyes peeled for prizes for the school and the school is really pleased when we win prizes for them - my children take a lot of pride in the fact that their mummy helps out from time to time too by winning something new for the school.
This year seems to have been a very expensive one already. For some reason this year we have a disproportionate amount of “big” birthdays and anniversaries. Both my sister in law and her husband turn 40 this year, they also celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary, my nephew turned 18, my mother turned 65 and myself and my husband have also been together 10 years this year. It seems like every month we are planning for the next big birthday party, celebration or trip away to see family. This has put some strain on the bank balance, and belts have had to be tightened. I am trying to meal plan as much as I can, so that I can be super-effective when it comes to food shopping and stretching meals. I love quick, low cost meal ideas too – nothing better than a big bowl of pasta with a homemade vegetable sauce, cauliflower cheese or a slow cooker full of stew. There is a lot to be said for old fashioned recipes when it comes to making money go further too, and corned beef hash is one of my favourites – I will be making a big batch this weekend.
When I do the food shop this weekend, I will be looking out for promotional packs of Princes Corned Beef, to use in my beloved corned beef hash. They are running a great promotion at the moment to win 20 x weekend breaks to the value of £1,000, as well as hundreds of runners up prizes such as Kindle Fire tablets and shopping vouchers. Where would you go if you won a break? A romantic weekend away with your partner, a family weekend at the seaside, or maybe a cultural city break? I think it would be London for us – take the family up and see a show, maybe for my eldest’s birthday in the summer.
To enter you need to purchase a promotional can of Princes Corned Beef and enter your details at http://www.winaweekendbreak.co.uk/. There is no code to enter but you need to answer two questions - the answer to which can be found on the promotional packs. You will be informed instantly if you have won a prize. Prizes up for grabs are 20 x a weekend break of your choice, up to the value of £1,000, 500 x Kindle Fire Tablets, 3,000 x £20 supermarket vouchers and 30,000 x £1 money off coupons. If you are a winner you will be required to generate a prize certificate (or tint off your coupon), and send it along with your promotional wrapping and a receipt dated prior to your visit to the website. The promotion ends at midnight on 31st October 2015, so you have plenty of time to find some promotional cans and win yourself a fabulous break away!
If this promotion has got you thinking about how nice a short break away in the UK would be, here are some other great comps for you to enter this weekend:
- Fancy taking the family or a group of friends away on a UK weekend break for up to six people, courtesy of The Mail? Visit their Facebook page and enter via the app and you and five others could be off on a fantastic weekend away at a UK holiday park taking part in the £20pp three or four night short break promotion! Entries close at 23:59 on 25th April 2015.
- How about winning a luxury two night break for two to Bournemouth? Smooth Radio are giving away a fabulous spring break for two, staying the Hallmark Hotel on a B&B basis from Friday 29th to Sunday 31st May 2015. The winner will also receive £100 to spend at the hotel’s Health Club & Spa, so you can treat yourself to a relaxing massage or treatment. To enter you need to register with or log in at the website and answer the question (Our advice – Dorset) by the closing date of 23:59 on 26th April 2015.
- Fancy a family rural retreat for you break away? Heart FM are giving away a luxury Feel Great Farm Stay including return family travel to Gloucestershire, three nights’ accommodation in a luxury lodge, a farm tour, eggs from the coop and a breakfast box of essentials. To enter you need to register with or log in at the website and answer the question (Our advice – sleeping in a freshly made bed) by the closing date of 23:59 on 26th April 2015.
- How about a weekend break off the beaten track? Nomads Clothing are giving away a very quirky holiday – a short break in a VW Campervan! One lucky winner will win a three night break in a beautifully restored vintage VW campervan, for two adults and up to two children. The van comes fully equipped and ready to take you wherever you want to go for the weekend – what a fab prize! To enter all you need to do is supply your details at the website by the closing date of midnight on 30th April 2015.
- Do you know a whisky lover, a connoisseur of the Scottish spirit? Why not enter the Delicious competition and you and that whisky loving friend could be off on a whisky weekend in Scotland! The winning pair will be receive an idyllic getaway to Perthshire worth over £1,000 and consisting of a two night stay at Monachyle Manor on the banks of Loch Voil, dinner and breakfast on both days, a chocolate and whisky matching tour, a bottle of 18 year old Highland Malt Scotch Whisky, two engraved hip flaks sets and £250 towards travel. To enter you need to use the Rafflecopter widget on the website, and the promotion ends at midnight on 30th April 2015
Happy weekend comping and lots of Lucky Dust to you all!
Kirsty x
