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Title: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: venice queen on Friday 14 October 2011, 06:08:41 pm I can't believe it and am still pinching myself - 3 yrs of comping and I've finally cracked the big one - an overseas trip!!!!!!!!!!!! It's a ski trip for two to Canada courtesy of the Canadian Tourism Commission's Winterscope competition on FB. When I saw the email in my Inbox I kept telling myself "It's a scam, it's a scam" and refused to get excited but have checked through it all and it looks I am, by some freak occurrence, the major prize winner! You had to say in 100WOL why you wanted to visit Canada and my answer was:
C - razy fun in the snow with crazy Canadians! A - wfully friendly people, just like Australians! N - icer than Americans and cuter accents! A - lways wanted to visit, too many reasons to list! D - ollar goes further - spend, spend, spend! A-lways promised the kids we'd take them to the snow, where better than Canada? So it goes to show that simple answers can win great prizes! Still can't believe I won, it's too surreal! Am hoping to take my husband & kids if they let me pay extra. And we have never ski'd & my kids have never been to skifields! The comp was posted by JRN, so a big thank you to you, my friend! :salut: :thumleft: Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: Rosiegal on Friday 14 October 2011, 06:11:20 pm Ch
Huge congratulations! Have a fabulous time! :D Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: Indiorose on Friday 14 October 2011, 06:11:53 pm Congrats, congrats and more congrats venice queen.
Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: ozpain on Friday 14 October 2011, 06:14:18 pm Awesome win VQ enjoy it
Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: mythreeboys on Friday 14 October 2011, 06:16:32 pm Congrats have fun
Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: Ceramics on Friday 14 October 2011, 06:16:59 pm WOW! congratulations! and enjoy the most-envied trip! :D
Love your brilliant 25worder! :thumleft: Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: Ruffles on Friday 14 October 2011, 06:18:48 pm Great venice queen!!!!!! how exciting!!!!!
Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: exerewards101 on Friday 14 October 2011, 06:24:22 pm Great win, normally as soon as I see comps with greater than 25WOL I skip straight by them as it's too much effort, looks like it paid off for you, maybe I should try my hand at a few :)
Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: pennyg4 on Friday 14 October 2011, 06:30:23 pm WOW - a fabulous win, and well deserved. Enjoy!!!!
Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: jonmic on Friday 14 October 2011, 06:34:09 pm Wow..what a wonderful win....good on ya...luv your answer too! :)
Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: reet57 on Friday 14 October 2011, 06:34:34 pm Woohoo, absolutely awesome, what a fabulous experience. Huge congrats to you and the family :D
Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: msjules on Friday 14 October 2011, 06:35:52 pm :shock: :shock: Wowsers...thats so brilliant, I cant even believe you won that. Jeepers...amazing trip of a lifetime for sure. HUGE congratulations and excited smiles from me :D :D
Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: LouLou on Friday 14 October 2011, 06:43:46 pm Fantastic news :D...Have a great time, very very happy for you.
Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: bez7 on Friday 14 October 2011, 06:47:43 pm congratulations that is awesome
Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: jetaime on Friday 14 October 2011, 06:48:01 pm CONGRATULATIONS :)
Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: blondie1973 on Friday 14 October 2011, 06:48:37 pm wow huge congrats on winning such an amazing prize :D
Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: honey.bee69 on Friday 14 October 2011, 06:58:10 pm Congrats :)
Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: sutekii on Friday 14 October 2011, 06:58:24 pm What an amazing prize, huge congrats to you, I'm sure you'll enjoy it!
Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: lorjim9 on Friday 14 October 2011, 07:07:06 pm congrats great prize enjoy
Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: kazza1968 on Friday 14 October 2011, 07:08:05 pm WOW! congratulations to you and your family. That is sooooo awesome.....ENJOY
Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: grumpyswife on Friday 14 October 2011, 07:13:34 pm FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFar OUT!!!!!!!!! 8-}
Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: Arran on Friday 14 October 2011, 07:15:45 pm Fantastic!!! Well done!!!
Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: houndsoflove on Friday 14 October 2011, 07:23:30 pm Well done, and great answer too!
Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: Michant on Friday 14 October 2011, 07:27:54 pm Congratulations Venice Queen! Am so-o-o envious! A well deserved win!
Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: priceless on Friday 14 October 2011, 07:31:44 pm Congratulations..... Great win!
Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: bubbalor on Friday 14 October 2011, 07:42:46 pm Congratulations!!! That is fantastic, and wonderful to hear that it took 3 years and despite that you didn't give up that's inspiring :) I'll follow in your inspiring footsteps... hopefully though i wont have to wait 3 years :) Thank you for sharing, love your story :) :) YIPPEEE for you
Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: T217TT on Friday 14 October 2011, 07:43:29 pm Congratulations have a great time.
Canada is a beautiful country, enjoy every minute. Holidays have that extra polish of joy when they are a comping win. Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: tulip on Friday 14 October 2011, 07:51:34 pm Congrats have a great time. Nice answer thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: mrskiwi on Friday 14 October 2011, 08:13:20 pm That's insane, well done, well done, well done and great answer. It just goes to show persistence and skill pay off.
Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: drex on Friday 14 October 2011, 08:17:15 pm There are only 3 words for it AWESOME ......AWESOME......AWESOME :D :D :D
Have a great time and thankyou for inspiring the rest of us to keep trying!!! Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: venice queen on Friday 14 October 2011, 08:17:29 pm Thank you everyone for your lovely messages, I hope you all get to win a prize like that one day if you haven't already, it sure makes all the hours at the computer well & truly worthwhile! Don't give up! :D
Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: pollycat on Friday 14 October 2011, 08:19:50 pm Congratulations! Have a wonderful time! :-)
Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: MummaWinna on Friday 14 October 2011, 08:21:42 pm :D well done, well deserved! 8)
Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: Luck_E_Unicorn on Friday 14 October 2011, 08:22:20 pm Wowsers! Thats awesome! Have a brilliant time!!! :) :) :)
Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: Sophie27 on Friday 14 October 2011, 08:28:27 pm wow.. congrats.. engoy your trip :D
Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: eveready on Friday 14 October 2011, 08:35:29 pm That is amazing! I bet your house is going crazy with excitement!
Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: powerette on Friday 14 October 2011, 09:03:17 pm Congratulations - have a wonderful trip :)
Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: yasimum on Friday 14 October 2011, 09:05:21 pm Venice Queen, that is amazing! Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations! Hope you and the family have a blast!
Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: ross on Friday 14 October 2011, 09:23:26 pm Congratulations Venice Queen,
You should be able to take the whole family as if I recall it is a $10K SkiMax voucher - I'm sure they are not too concerned how you use it. I've been fortunate to ski Canada the last two seasons and I can recommend Big White in late January or Banff/Louise in March/April. Choose when you want to go and then do your research as the temperatures, resorts and conditions vary widely. This year it was -40C at the resorts around Banff in January so I'm glad we weren't there then. You'll have a great time - I can't wait to get back myself. Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: littlejim40 on Friday 14 October 2011, 09:31:48 pm That's Lovely! I hope you all have a wonderful time.
Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: zertzz on Friday 14 October 2011, 10:36:57 pm Great entry which deserves the win! I am sure you will love Canada and skiing :-)
Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: smoky on Friday 14 October 2011, 11:19:06 pm Congrats, awesome win!!
Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: neeny on Friday 14 October 2011, 11:24:25 pm What FANTASTIC news - Congratulations!!!
Enjoy your holiday XXX Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: Littlenen on Saturday 15 October 2011, 06:32:06 am Wonderful win. Thank you for shareing your entry.
Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: Murase on Saturday 15 October 2011, 01:53:08 pm Congratulations, have a fantastic time
Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: inny on Saturday 15 October 2011, 02:35:44 pm Fabulous entry - congratulations. It gives us all great hope I'm sure!
Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: JBMarigold on Saturday 15 October 2011, 02:46:20 pm Well haven't you got Christmas sorted well this year! Congrats!!!
Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: kat13 on Saturday 15 October 2011, 06:04:17 pm Congratulations!! Have fun :D
Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: koala7 on Saturday 15 October 2011, 08:07:08 pm Congratulations VeniceQueen. What a fantastic prize and no wonder you won with such a great entry. Thanks for sharing it with us. Hope you have a fabulous time. Well done!!
Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: venice queen on Saturday 15 October 2011, 08:10:41 pm Congratulations Venice Queen, You should be able to take the whole family as if I recall it is a $10K SkiMax voucher - I'm sure they are not too concerned how you use it. I've been fortunate to ski Canada the last two seasons and I can recommend Big White in late January or Banff/Louise in March/April. Choose when you want to go and then do your research as the temperatures, resorts and conditions vary widely. This year it was -40C at the resorts around Banff in January so I'm glad we weren't there then. You'll have a great time - I can't wait to get back myself. Thanks for your suggestions, Ross, they're really helpful, I thought of you when I won the trip as I remembered you had won a couple of ski trips. We've pretty much decided April will be a good time to go as it won't be so cold (can't even imagine how cold -40C would be :shock:) and are very much looking forward to seeing Banff/ Lake Louise. Thanks to everyone who has posted, your messages are very much appreciated, what a wonderful online community this is! :D Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: radiofreak on Saturday 15 October 2011, 09:47:57 pm congrats hun what a clever answer so very happy for you!!!
Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: Stormboy on Saturday 15 October 2011, 10:06:07 pm Congratulations how excited you must be, Have a great holiday
Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: ross on Saturday 15 October 2011, 11:08:13 pm Congratulations Venice Queen, You should be able to take the whole family as if I recall it is a $10K SkiMax voucher - I'm sure they are not too concerned how you use it. I've been fortunate to ski Canada the last two seasons and I can recommend Big White in late January or Banff/Louise in March/April. Choose when you want to go and then do your research as the temperatures, resorts and conditions vary widely. This year it was -40C at the resorts around Banff in January so I'm glad we weren't there then. You'll have a great time - I can't wait to get back myself. Thanks for your suggestions, Ross, they're really helpful, I thought of you when I won the trip as I remembered you had won a couple of ski trips. We've pretty much decided April will be a good time to go as it won't be so cold (can't even imagine how cold -40C would be :shock:) and are very much looking forward to seeing Banff/ Lake Louise. Thanks to everyone who has posted, your messages are very much appreciated, what a wonderful online community this is! :D Banff is definitely the go at that time of year - it's a lovely little town that has lots of things going on after skiing - plus there's a couple of supermarkets if you want to save on food. It has good shuttle buses (free with ski ticket) to Sunshine Village (my favourite resort) and Lake Louise. Just make sure you stay close to one of the bus stops as lugging around gear is not fun. Feel free to PM me if you want more info or advice. Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: mandachic on Sunday 16 October 2011, 04:27:09 am AWESOME WOO HOO A BIG CONGRATULATIONS
Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: JRN on Monday 17 October 2011, 07:56:53 am Excellent answer for a great prize, well done! I don't ski so i didn't enter, so pleased that an ACCer won!
Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: louised on Monday 17 October 2011, 08:17:16 am Congratulations!!! what a prize!!
Enjoy the amazing experience and travelling. So jealous! :) Louised Title: Re: OMG, I won a $10K trip to Canada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post by: Piccolanippy on Tuesday 18 October 2011, 12:17:29 am That is amazing! Well done on such a good answer that it won the major prize!!!! Have fun on your incredible holiday!!! :)
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