Am I crazy to think I will eventually win?

[cajunprincess]

So every day I diligently enter sweepstakes to win free Disney/Disneyland vacations. My husband picks at me about it, but I truly believe if I enter long enough, I will eventually win a free trip! The way I see it is that it takes a max of 5 mins and this would be the only way we would go back anytime soon since we have a LO and plan to wait to go again.

Does anyone else share these "crazy" dreams? I think I mostly want to win because I'm so frugal I'd love to get a free WDW trip. That'd be the icing on my frugal cake!

 

[luvmarypoppins]

Keep trying! I am doing 2 disney sweeps right now.

I always enter all kinds of sweeps, blog contests etc. Only for stuff I want to win. I never win anything big, but its better than wasting my time watching mindless tv etc.

So far this month I have only won a toy and dvd.

Just make sure you have enough money set aside to cover any tax liability if you win a trip.

 

[cajunprincess]

Keep trying! I am doing 2 disney sweeps right now.

I always enter all kinds of sweeps, blog contests etc. Only for stuff I want to win. I never win anything big, but its better than wasting my time watching mindless tv etc.

So far this month I have only won a toy and dvd.

Just make sure you have enough money set aside to cover any tax liability if you win a trip.

The tax part won't be a problem. I'm a tax acct so I start doing the calculations when I enter. ( yes I'm THAT nerd) my DH on the other hand wouldn't even know that was a result of it although, he will say its still cheaper than paying for the trip itself.

 

[PuppyPrincess]

Oh, I try too. I've never won. I'll be too old to enjoy it when I do win

 

[JeRmS]

You can't win if you don't play!

 

[Funfire240]

I'm right there with you! I especially go for the ones that offer a night in Cinderella Castle with the win Someday I will get to stay there....

Good luck on your entries!

 

[nowellsl]

You can't win if you don't enter, right I sent in a postcard every day for a year during the Year of a Million Dreams, didn't win a trip, but I did enjoy getting quite a few lanyards/pins/ear hats in the mail. I think I won about 8 prizes I say go for it!

 

[pryncess527]

Since it's free to try, I don't think it's crazy! I have the MouseSavers contest page bookmarked and one of the first things I do at work every day is enter every WDW trip contest I can. As of now, it looks like we won't be able to afford a trip until 2015 at the earliest, so contest entries help me keep hope alive that we'll make a trip before then, lol

 

[wiigirl]

You can't win if you don't play!

 

[Elleshoodat]

So every day I diligently enter sweepstakes to win free Disney/Disneyland vacations. My husband picks at me about it, but I truly believe if I enter long enough, I will eventually win a free trip! The way I see it is that it takes a max of 5 mins and this would be the only way we would go back anytime soon since we have a LO and plan to wait to go again.

Does anyone else share these "crazy" dreams? I think I mostly want to win because I'm so frugal I'd love to get a free WDW trip. That'd be the icing on my frugal cake!

Not that I'm trying to compete (haha), but where/how do you find these sweepstakes?

 

[cajunprincess]

Since it's free to try, I don't think it's crazy! I have the MouseSavers contest page bookmarked and one of the first things I do at work every day is enter every WDW trip contest I can. As of now, it looks like we won't be able to afford a trip until 2015 at the earliest, so contest entries help me keep hope alive that we'll make a trip before then, lol

This is what I do too! I do it first thing in the morning when my DS is taking his bottle and I can't hold my eyes open enough to do actually think of doing anything productive while I feed him!

 

[cajunprincess]

Not that I'm trying to compete (haha), but where/how do you find these sweepstakes?

I find them on mousesavers

I'd love for someone on the dis to win if anyone besides me HAS to win

 

[wolf29]

Since it's free to try, I don't think it's crazy! I have the MouseSavers contest page bookmarked and one of the first things I do at work every day is enter every WDW trip contest I can. As of now, it looks like we won't be able to afford a trip until 2015 at the earliest, so contest entries help me keep hope alive that we'll make a trip before then, lol

I do the same thing every day. Unfortunately, living here, we are ineligible for quite a number of these, but we still enter all we can. Also enter the mycokerewards instant win contests daily, using the 5 free daily entries. Finally won a $5 Subway gift card just last week!

 

[Gumbo4x4]

My wife won a Jeep almost by accident. She was just trying for a free t-shirt (got that, too). Can't win if you don't play

 

[traces7]

I always enter contests too, especially for vacations. I keep dreaming that we'll win a vacation! We haven't been on a real vacation for more than 5 years, can't afford it!!! So, I keep entering contests. Have won a few small things: itunes card, umbrella, magazine subscriptions, toys and games. I'm hoping for something big one of these days!!

I always wonder about how they contact you and worry that I'll miss their call since I'm usually at work.

 

[lauradis]

I hope you win op ! Then you can tell hubby told ya so, nanana

 

[FlyingBelle]

If you're crazy, so am I! I set up an email account just for entering sweepstakes. I've been at it for about a month and so far I won a $50 Walgreens gift card (which I'm going to use to buy a Disney gift card!)

I heard it takes time from when the sweepstakes ends til they contact the winner, so I'll keep trying!

Good luck!!

 

[njmom47]

Somebody's gotta win. I don't think you're crazy....

 

[crisi]

Crazy, no.

Realistic, no. Someone has to win, but odds are, you'll manage to save money and take a trip before you ever win.

Also, people should be cautious. Most sweepstakes are marketing ploys to farm data - it isn't bad, but it does mean that your email will get junked up and "they" will have even more data on you. Some are scams to get you to buy a timeshare or some such nonsense. A very few are outright identify theft fishing expeditions.

 

[texaslady22]

I won a trip to Universal and a stay at Nick hotel back in 2005. My sister won a trip to LA there, too. If you're in it, you can win it.

Seriously, though, I'm a sweeper (a person who enters sweepstakes) and I've won about $50,000 worth of prizes in the last 5 years. Just won a trip to a town in Texas that I'll use for our anniversary. SOMEONE is going to win. In a liklihood it won't be you, but it COULD BE.