I've won lots of things!
Ages ago the Telegraph used to have a section for kids, and I won so many times, I secretly think I was the only person who entered their competitions. The most crap prize I won from them was a video of Casper the Friendly Ghost (then being premiered) and when it got to me it was the trailer, and that's it. Cue nasty letter from an 8 year old demanding the actual video, which admittedly, they did send with apologies and a load of other Casper goodies.
I also won a Playstation from CBBC and a load of Adam Rickett 'goodies'. I grew disenchanted with the PS1 and sold it, and the Rickett stuff found it's way into the big black circular file.
My mother also won a Ford Focus from the company she worked for, Virgin Vie Cosmetics, for getting so far. However, the deal was, to get the car, you had to sign a contract saying that you allowed any promotion to be stuck to the sides and it had to be immaculate throughout all the time. Well, needless to say she declined the kind offer, and so would I have done; I wouldn't want 'Virgin' splashed across my car in bold, red letters!
( CaroWallis, Thu 4 Aug 2005, 18:03, Reply)