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I win small stuff, it seems people are doing this for a few months and rake in the big prizes. I've been at this for years and I only get the small stuff. I'm ready for a real win now.
 
I wish for wins for all of you!! And don't give up hope, because you certainly won't win if you don't enter. There is always a chance. Keep smiling, and good luck everyone!!
 
Amy Shulkusky said:
OK, I'll post my whine - I've been putting it off in hopes things would turn around, and they sorta did - a win I thought I lost out on was recently confirmed when I asked about it, but I don't have it yet and haven't heard back...

For perspective, I remind myself that in 2009, I had a loooooooooong losing streak that ended right before I was about to post in this thread last year - my GP for $10,000 - and prior to that, a 7 week slump ended with a NICE $700 camera win, so I just keep plugging along, and hope I time things right and hit again!!!
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It worked!!! I got 2 emails today, I broke my losing streak, yay!!! :headbang: :headbang: :headbang:
 
Good for you Amy!! Wishing everyone that's a member of SA big wins--including me--LOL!! I haven't ever had the really big one and I've been sweeping for well over 10 years now. But I keep praying that it comes and I know someday it will. God bless everyone. KIM
 
Oh Kim, TY!!! :love:

You know the drill, but your time WILL come, I just know it!!! :headbang: :headbang: :headbang:
 
I'm down. I was having some good wins but those days seem over. I spend hours upon hours enterings sweeps and nothing comes of it. I've won a lousy poster in the last month. I would say I'm putting 30 hours a week into sweeping, I do enjoy my part time job but am getting nothing out of it. Its depressing and I want to quit and wonder when or if I will ever get a big win. I hear about everyones elses big win and I really am happy for them but where is mine? It's not fair I put all this time and energy into sweeping when I could be doing so many other things with my free time and I get nothing out of it! Boo Hoo!!!! Now I feel a little better. Thanks for letting me whine!!
 
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just thought I'd throw a whine in here. I haven't had luck on instant wins in a long time

good luck to all!
 
My first whine ever in 3 years.Figure get it out on here and maybe my luck will change.Lots of little prizes lately,mostly of no use..posters,screensavers,downloads of bands I've never heard of..lol! MEANWHILE,I keep seeing new members winning trips and grand prizes and huge Visa cards and really cool stuff .My laptop jumped off the counter a week back,so now I'm stuck on a tiny netbook that won't even connect to my printer,and my TV looks like a snowstorm cuz the pixels are going bad.So, I need to win a laptop and a TV,dadburnit!! K..sorta feel better...at least till I read another newbie big win:( Good luck all! Thanks for listening!
 
I've been spending hours sweeping EVERY SINGLE DAY since the beginning of the year, and I still have yet to get anything really good. Once every few weeks or so I'll get a win but it's always something small like mp3 downloads, movie tickets, or candy. It's frustrating to see people who have just started (and it seems like there are A LOT of new people lately) winning big things like trips. It's even more frustrating to see people winning awesome things that I tried for that they can't use or didn't really want to begin with! I only enter a sweeps if it's something I truly want or could really use, so it can be hard seeing that sometimes. This used to be a fun hobby, but I'm so burnt out I really want to quit. I can't though, because I if give up now, I feel like I would have wasted my whole year sweeping for nothing! UGH I'm just so frustrated!!! :cry:
 
depechegrl - a break sounds like what you do need though! :love:

If you haven't already, read:

NOT WINNING ANYTHING? Tips on WHY:
http://www.sweepstakesplus.com/smf/not-winning-anything-tips-on-why-t63762.0.html

Especially:

Amy Shulkusky said:
Ways I deal with the frustration of a dry spell:

1} I get outside of my own head by helping others. Either by voting, answering questions, or just getting a little silly. :crazytongue: :laughing:

2} I avoid the winners circle. It's not that I'm not happy for other members, it's just that I don't need the constant reminder that I'm not one of them - for now. :crazytongue:

3} I hard charge on sweeps, going through all the categories and getting a sense of satisfaction/accomplishment when I get all caught up.

4} I take a break from the computer, since it's gone from being fun to being a chore.

If you keep pushing yourself to enter and things don't change, you will most likely burn out and quit, whereas if you make a decision to take a break for a day or 2, you are still in control.

I *usually* find I return after my mini "vacation" that I'm refreshed and can see things more clearly, so the little things don't get to me, and I enjoy instead of dreading entering my sweeps. :sunny:
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My last win was a trip to Vegas on '06 and not much since.
Today I heard I may have won a BMW X6 and the L450,000 lbs but I keep getting hit with so many scams that I need to wait to find out if it is real or BS.
The sweeps ended on 10/23 and this is 11/02.
I'll be back to whine if they ask for the dime. :nono:
 
I'm with you chew3167. I'm really bummed. I haven't won anything lately. I won something from Tandoor Chef on Facebook a couple weeks ago but haven't even received that yet and others have. This is the longest slump I have had that I haven't won anything except the insulated tote bag from Tandoor. Boo Hoo! I need a good win!!
 
I'm with you guys too...I'm sometimes frustrated I spend so much time sweeping and win some smaller things ($20-100 gift cards once in a while), but never won anything big like a trip or laptop or ipad. I've entered hundreds of ipad contests, you'd think from the odds alone I might have won one already...I was also just at a conference and entered everything but no luck. :( I agree, sometimes it gets discouraging seeing people posting (one person said they've won 10 trips in 2 years - I'm happy for them but wonder how I haven't won a single trip in 2+ years while they've won 10? ;) Hoping the luck turns for all of us.
 
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