Category: Di’s diary

Signed, sealed, hand delivered…

In the last week I have taken delivery of some of the most unusual competition prizes I’ve ever won, and wanted to share these autographed delights with you! These fabulous framed photos are courtesy...

London Loves

I love London. Every time I visit it feels like a little holiday – we drive down to Mum-in-Law’s place in Kent every couple of months and pass the Olympic site on the way,...

SHOEperlucky!

Last week at Comp Club one of the girls handed me a flyer about the ‘We Are Fashion’ Live event at Westfield Derby this weekend, with a free parking voucher… the flyer promised the...

Show off: comping at the NEC

Yesterday I spent most of the day at the NEC, visiting the KBB Show (courtesy of a VIP ticket I won on their Facebook page) and the Focus on Imaging Show (which cost a tenner...

I am (Music) Legend

Today I had that most wonderful thing in my inbox – a WEM (winning e-mail) informing me that I’ve won top prize in the HTC ’25 steps to being a music legend’ competition. And...

Cybher Meet and Greet!

It’s become something of a tradition to host a conference ‘Meet and greet’ and so here you have it… If you are going to Cybher, think of it as a little ice-breaker, a way to...

If it wasn’t for comping…

Today’s blog post was inspired by this post over at the Compers Grapevine blog. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to relive some great comping memories Jane!  If it wasn’t for comping I wouldn’t...

Facebook wall competitions – problems & solutions

Despite there being strict guidelines on how you should run your promotion on Facebook, the majority of companies still ignore these, and persist with running competitions on their Facebook walls rather than using an...

Weekend shenanigans!

So, for the first time in ages we spent a whole weekend at home on our own in Nottingham, enjoying our new cookbooks, building train tracks and listening to S.C.U.M. But of course, I...

My 2012 wishlist

Have you written a prize wish list for 2012? I always enjoy collating one and try and mix up the prizes: big ones, little ones, obscure ones, gifts for the family… so at the...