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Now you have overseas advertisers paying to be on the site can you organise competitions for overseas MNers?

151 replies

suzywong · 15/10/2008 15:18

I could do with some free Colourbond.

Come on PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSEEEEEEEE include us.

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Tortington · 15/10/2008 15:20

i think they should personally keep the potential winning pool small

NO to foreign winners

suzywong · 15/10/2008 15:21

feckoff

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Tortington · 15/10/2008 16:59

ha ths thing kicked off then?

suzywong · 16/10/2008 00:50

oh custy I meant that in a lighthearted cliquey old girls way, don't take offence

the thing is we overseasers are a growing number of MNers and while MNHQ trumpets about lovely lovely comps we cannot enter and feel most excluded. The reason has been given that we are not the right market for the advertisers or competition holders and they care not about our foreign money so don't need our custom but now there are Overseas companies advertising on MN visible only to the Overseasers I presume then I am asking that these companies do run a competition for the right markets to enter. I.E. me.

The ad I saw was for a roofing company and I could do with a new garage roof so naturally it set my mind a-thinking.

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eidsvold · 16/10/2008 07:19

yes we are a growing number of people and if overseas companies from our areas are advertising - can they not offer us competitions as well.

and Mswong - buzz off - we need a new roof

eidsvold · 16/10/2008 07:20

what about avon - they are worldwide - as are tupperware!!!

eidsvold · 16/10/2008 07:21

or any number of international companies?!?!?

ghosty · 16/10/2008 07:35

Joins ranks carrying large Placard

WE WANT COMPS!
WE WANT COMPS!

ghosty · 16/10/2008 07:35

Mind you, don't want blardy Avon crap.

suzywong · 16/10/2008 07:50

Let's keep this going because we overseas ladies are very good value for MN on the whole are we not? And it's kind of about time we get a chance to get something material back because let's face it who amongst us is not pleased by free consumer goods? Hmmmmmmmm?

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CorpseBrideOfJohnCusack · 16/10/2008 08:34

WE WANT COMPS
WE WANT COMPS

oh yes oh yes oh yes

suzywong · 16/10/2008 09:04

WE WANT COMPS

tell your advertisers there will be rebellion in the colonies if we do not get treated at least twice a year the same as everyone else

WE WANT COMPS

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ghosty · 16/10/2008 09:13

Here's a picture of Suzy and Eidsvold

ggglimpopo · 16/10/2008 09:16
Grin
ghosty · 16/10/2008 09:17

And here's me with MrsJC and Superloopy

ghosty · 16/10/2008 09:20

And this is everyone together

WE WANT COMPS
WE WANT COMPS

WE HAD COMPS BACK HOME
WHY DENY OUR COMPS DOWNUNDER?

Countingthegreyhairs · 16/10/2008 10:09

oh yes, oh yes, WE WANT COMPS!!!

(Has no-one heard of the Single Market - said in vehement tones on behalf of EU-ers ????)

Digression> drives me mad when UK internet sites don't deliver to the EU - it takes longer to transport things to the Highlands than it does over the Channel for heaven's sake. Rant over emoticon.

ghosty · 16/10/2008 10:19

Bugger, got the group shot wrong. THIS is everyone together

suzywong · 16/10/2008 18:08

keep it going for the americans at lunchtime
sisters, join our crusade!

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MmeTussaudsChmberOfChocHobnobs · 16/10/2008 18:11

Do you think we could bribe them with offers of overseas specialities?

I can offer Swiss choc and umm, cuckoo clocks

eidsvold · 16/10/2008 21:38

LOL at ghosty.

We will even take things from UK companies that deliver overseas too.

Shitemum · 16/10/2008 21:44

I once started a thread about this and now I just enter them all anyway...

ghosty · 16/10/2008 21:56

Yes but we want to be RECOGNISED and VALUED.

It is TIME to FIGHT ladies
Time to FIGHT
For our RIGHT
To PaaaaaaRRRRTaYYYYY

Um, no, that's not what I meant, that just came out ...

Ahem ...

WE WANT COMPS
WE WANT COMPS

[girn]

suzywong · 17/10/2008 02:47

ghosty
Remember Mrs Pankhurst never conducted herself in such a manner!

or was she the one that jumped in front of the racehorse ?

Come on MNHQ, time to give back to those still loyal despite distance.

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SuperBunny · 17/10/2008 03:13

OOo yes. We can enter a few comps but there should be more. Strangely, my only ad atm is for centerparcs but that's no good. And I do not want a degree from the University of Phoenix.