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posted 1-11-2003 @ 08:45 PM
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i am new at comps. and would like to ask some advice about envelopes. does envelope colour and size increase your chance of winning. i have heard
that bigger envelopes get drawn more often and certain colours attract more attention and get picked as winning entries. could someone tell me if this
is right. i am really looking forward to hearing everyones experience and advice. thanks. |
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posted 1-11-2003 @ 09:01 PM
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My aunty has won heaps of major prizes and she hides her envelopes if we visit....lol. We (me, my mum and her sisters are trying to figure it
out...sshhh its a big secret. We do know however that she won her car with a green envelope. Hope that helps. |
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posted 1-11-2003 @ 09:22 PM
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o0o0o green.
I wonder if its green for envy!
hehe 
haha id use green then, lol |
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posted 1-11-2003 @ 09:24 PM
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I'm boring I only ever use white....
where would I find these coloured envelopes, I've never seen them..? |
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posted 1-11-2003 @ 09:34 PM
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Sapphie...
you can buy coloured envelopes at SOME supermarkets - but definitely Big W and some cheap stores like Go Lo or Crazy whatever.... |
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posted 2-11-2003 @ 12:21 AM
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SHHHHHH dont tell anyone but i think i know how to win..............you know those envelopes that x-rays come in....(could be the edge i need)
Now how do i get my hands on some.  |
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posted 4-11-2003 @ 06:07 PM
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thanks for everyones ideas. what about size of envelopes , do you have to use bigger envelopes to win or can i use small envelopes......would like to
hear peoples experiences and advice , please |
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posted 4-11-2003 @ 06:11 PM
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Now now compers - we all know its not the SIZE of your envelope that counts, but where and how you POST it!
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posted 7-11-2003 @ 09:08 PM
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Roni's often have packets of 25 envelopes in pink, green or yellow 2 packs for $4 which is pretty cheap! I also found a stand outside a local
newsagents the other day rubber banded groups of 20 mixed envelopes I got some biggish ones in purple,yellow and white and some really funky ones with
black or red or leopard skin patterns on them. They were $1.30 for 20. I'm saving the leopard skin ones for something really special  :pig: :pig: :pig: |
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posted 8-11-2003 @ 03:20 PM
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You guys are so funny
Jaclit lol lol lol lol Reded your a card lol lol and sapphire I'm with you. I'm dead boring, hey maybe that's why i've never won
a post in comp. Think i'll pop out and get me some eyecatching envelopes too. Red I think, as red goes faster and better, so they say.
Cheers all :sing: |
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posted 8-11-2003 @ 03:31 PM
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lmao so what I need is a Really Big Xray envelope in leopard print and a big hunky bloke to post it for me |
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posted 8-11-2003 @ 05:02 PM
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I spent a 3 month period in which I used only coloured envelopes for my comping and in that time my success rate actually decreased rather than
increased. It may just have been bad luck or maybe they purposely avoid the coloured ones because it appears desperate. I even used hulk green
envelopes decorated with hulk stickers for the maggi hulk comp but that ploy didnt work either. Since I have switched back to white envelopes I have
been pulled out a few times...in the end I think you are either destined to win or not. |
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posted 8-11-2003 @ 10:08 PM
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Yay! If everyone starts sending in green envelopes, my plain white ones are REALLY going to stand out! |
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posted 9-11-2003 @ 11:10 PM
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lol.
Ok everyone we can all have rainbow envelopes, one of every colour on the envelope..
or lets have black ones!!, the mysterious winners..
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posted 14-11-2003 @ 01:26 PM
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I don't use envelopes!
Try and figure that one out!
Seriously I dont, I bet noone can figure out what i do! 
I do use envelopes sometimes like to send in a puzzle entry or something like that, but otherwise no envelopes.
Got you intrigued havent I
and no i dont always win, but i have won a few small things using this method.
still curious..............
nah Ill let you think about it
ill tell you soon |
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posted 14-11-2003 @ 01:31 PM
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I sometimes use postcards. Can get them cheap from different places. I have won from them a few times. Doesn't work if need to put in an entry
form but works for just 25wol.
Rica |
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posted 14-11-2003 @ 01:43 PM
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You can get free postcards at cafes,Chermside BCC cinema has a stand free out front, also City beach clothing shops have a stand outside, even found
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posted 14-11-2003 @ 02:26 PM
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yeah have tried postcards, as some comps actually say send envelope of postcard! They do work, have won cds and movie passes with these, but, no
thats not what i do!
................................aint i cheeky
i tell ya before the end of the day... |
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posted 14-11-2003 @ 03:12 PM
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Ok
seeing as i have to go home early ill tell ya!
I sometimes send in cardboard, yeah like cardboard from a box, cut into the size of an envelope.
i put on it all the required details and send it in.
Sometimes I get cheeky and actually draw like the outline of an envelope on the cardboard.
Cardboard is good because its tough and doesnt bend, it certainly stands out and if you have to write 25 words on the back your almost guaranteed to
have your answer at least read.
its strange but it has won me the odd prize, so it certainly works.
Have a great weekend everyone!!! |
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posted 14-11-2003 @ 03:44 PM
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A lot of competitions specify that you have to use a standard size envelope, and a friend who used to work at Mars told me they used to pull out and
throw out anything bigger than standard.
Didn't say anything about colours though - maybe the rainbow approach is worth a try!! |
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posted 20-11-2003 @ 05:12 PM
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Officeworks has a great supply of coloured envelopes - any colour that you like! I think they are $3.95 for 25 or something like that. Not sure if
coloured envelopes work better or not. I once saw a photo in the newspaper of the entries for a "win a trip on the siberian train" and the
pile was MASSIVE!. |
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posted 28-11-2003 @ 05:37 PM
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My newsagency told me that when the unsold cards are returned to companies such as hallmark, they don't want the envelopes back. They keep a big
draw full of coloured, plain and different sized and shaped envelopes. They charge 5c per envelope which means that you get 20 for $1.00 which is a
bargain, cause at least the flap sticks down.
You can also buy packs of 10 from king kong, crazy clarks etc for around $2.00, but that's still a rip off in comparison.
My friend an excellent comper also uses envelopes made in our home town, ie. they say
greetings from geraldton
she has won a few comps by doing this. |
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posted 26-2-2004 @ 04:31 PM
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I regularly buy these dis-used coloured envelopes for 5c each, one time a got a whole bunch for nothing!!! Must've taken my nice pills that day.
The only thing I've won lately was a Breville wok in the Asia at Home/Aristos comp but I entered that one on-line. |
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posted 5-3-2004 @ 06:53 PM
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| Quote: | Originally posted by anniebb
A lot of competitions specify that you have to use a standard size envelope, and a friend who used to work at Mars told me they used to pull out and
throw out anything bigger than standard.
Didn't say anything about colours though - maybe the rainbow approach is worth a try!! |
Unless they stated this in the T and C's it wouldnt be legal to throw anyones entry out and they would find themselves in a lot of trouble if
they were caught . |
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posted 7-3-2004 @ 12:07 AM
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I just believe, and hope that ..............
With all the regulation of comps, that it does not matter what envelopes you use. For me its just white plain !, PB |
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