I won I won!!!!!

[EmmaG]

Well two things I won today :)

I had some bank charges refunded to me approx £650 :) and I won on the premium bonds £50 lol

[dandysmom]

Wow, that IS good news! Enjoy!!

[Mags]

Wow, well done Emma....what a lovely way to start your weekend!!:lol:

[Moli]

Well Done Emma, you want to threat yourself to something nice!

[Donna]

Excellent news Emma!!! Get yourself off to Lakeside or Bluewater immediately!!!

[janey83]

cool. My mum won 50 quid on premium bonds as well this month.

[borderdawn]

BRILLIANT, well done!
Dawn.

[Elaine]

Excellent, now thats a reason to be cheerful:lol:
Any chance of a sub?:( :lol:

[Fran]

big congratulations Emma!!

[EmmaG]

Thanks everybody,

Off to have a meal out in a min, hopefully going to the Mexican if they are not too busy :)

[CathyW]

well done emma, nice to hear of good news:D

[Sweet]

Congratulations Emma - great news x

[samwise]

CONGRATULATIONS EMMA !!!!:D:D

[MrsH]

Lucky you Emma! What a great start to your weekend!

[EmmaG]

Well it was a good start...until the bank removed the refund of charges!!! lol looks like I will be calling the bank tomorrow!!! lol

[MrsH]

What on Earth are they playing at? :smt102

[dandysmom]

What kind of game is the bank playing? You've been going round and round with them for quite some time. haven't you? How annoying!

[EmmaG]

lol just phoned them, I think they realised I am not a happy bunny, they are going to phone me back lol

[dandysmom]

Good luck this time!!!

[Jac]

At the worst, If they dont refund your charges that they said they would. Hit them for compensation. You will get £50, I know, I used to work in the bank.

[EmmaG]

Thanks everybody,. they made a mistake putting the money into my account as I had specifically specified that I wanted a cheque, a cheque is on its way (apparently) The court action won't stop until I receive my cheque ;)

[Mags]

Have fun Emma!!!:-D
http://bestsmileys.com/money/8.gif

[Jac]

Congratulations so glad you won.

[EmmaG]

Won another £50 on the premium bonds this month!!!! wooohooo!!! lol

[Mags]

Woohoo Emma!! Well done ........ I think my PB's have got stuck in the works! :lol:

[Moli]

Congratulations Emma, thats quite a win fall....

[Fran]

Well done Emma!!!! You are on a winning streak ;)

[dandysmom]

Woo hoo, Emma! Great!!!

[Sweet]

Well Done x

[EmmaG]

Thanks everybody, that is why I love the premium bonds, you sort of forget about them and then once in a while you win :)

[charliebubs]

Well done Emma!!! ;)

[alexgirl73]

well done Emma! I do like to hear of people I know winning things!

[Erin]

well done emma :)

[Kim]

Well done Emma, would you like to choose my lottery numbers......!! ;)

[EmmaG]

lol well I did win last week on the lottery :) £10 :) but I only ever do lucky dips !!!! lol

[EmmaG]

Wooohoooo!!!! won another £50 today :)

[Mags]

Wooohoooo!!!! won another £50 today :)
SNAP!!!! :-D Well done Emma, I won as well, my cheque for £50 PB came yesterday!

[Fran]

Well done to both of you!!!!! :cool:

[EmmaG]

Well done Mags!!!!! Mine was for a PB I purchased in October 2004!!! lol

I love having PB's you sort of forget you have got them until you win ;)

[EmmaG]

Thanks Fran :)

[Elaine]

:D Congrats:D

[Grete]

Lol grats all you winners :mrgreen:

[dandysmom]

Oooh, good for both of you!

[yola]

Well done you both! I've had premium bonds since I was a kid and have won a big, fat zero :( Still, it's good to hear that you CAN win!!! Spend it carefully and not all at once now, you hear ;)

[CathyW]

i won a prize draw in our local newspaper. its some french nightwear. just waiting to get it through the post now :)
LOL charlie cant wait either.

[EmmaG]

Wooohooo won another £50 on the PB this month :)

[angieh]

Excellent Emma what great news for you. I, like Yola, have had PBs since I was a child and never won a bean!

[Mags]

Well done Emma, you're on a roll! :lol:

[EmmaG]

Angie, some people find if they cash in their PB and then reinvest they have more luck in winning, although it shouldn't make a difference.

Thanks Mags, have you won recently?

[angieh]

I understand that you can only buy/invest quite large sums now - I will have to dig my PBs out, but they were probably only small amounts - £1.00, £5.00. I am going back over half a century!!!

[dandysmom]

Lady Luck smiles on some people! :D I'm not one for lotteries, most I ever won was $30.00; haven't bought a ticket in years..:roll:

[angieh]

Not sure if our Premium Bonds actually count as a lottery, dandysmom. You don't actually lose your money if you don't win the drawer, your numbers stay with you until you cash them in.
http://www.nsandi.com/products/pb/index.jsp

[dandysmom]

I wasn't especially thinking of your bonds, just that some people seem to be lucky at winning things ( any things) and some aren't. I can't even win one of our Quizzes...:roll: :-D

[Mags]

Angie, some people find if they cash in their PB and then reinvest they have more luck in winning, although it shouldn't make a difference.

Thanks Mags, have you won recently?
Not since last year Emma :(:)

That's a good idea about cashing in the old PB's and reinvesting........ it seems to be all my newish bonds that win, never the older ones:?

[Fran]

Congratulations Emma!! :D

[EmmaG]

Thanks Fran :)

Mags, the ones that won for me this time were dated December 2007

[Mags]

Thanks Fran :)

Mags, the ones that won for me this time were dated December 2007

I reckon Ernie has chewed my older bonds up, it does seem strange that none of the old £1 bonds have never won!

[EmmaG]

I reckon Ernie has chewed my older bonds up, it does seem strange that none of the old £1 bonds have never won!

lol :-D :-D

[angieh]

If you look at NS&I website, it gives you a list of some of the unclaimed winnings!

[bobbie3917]

well done $650 is doing well

i just noticed that i dont have a pound sign on my laptop

[dandysmom]

I don't either; not surprising 'cause it's a US computer, but I am annoyed not having a cents symbol!!

[EmmaG]

Wooohoooo checked online today and I have won another £50 :) same bond numbers as last time :)

[dandysmom]

Wow, Emma, you are on a roll lately!!! Congratulations!

[angieh]

Well done Emma - congratulations!

[EmmaG]

Got another £50 win for January (also got one for November) seem to be winning every couple of months or so.

Mags have you won recently?

[Mags]

I won £50 in November as well Emma :D I haven't checked this months yet...

Some lucky lady in Bristol won £1,000,000 over Christmas on a scratch card ...... wish that was me!! :-D

[Mags]

Just checked and nothing this month :(

[Tina]

I haven't won in my premium bonds in AGES!!!! When I first got them, I won £50 the first month, £50 on two numbers (so £100) the 2nd month, £100 on one number and £50 on another number the third month, and then £1000 the fourth month......so I was very lucky! But in the 2 years since those 4 wins....NOTHING LOL!

[Mags]

£100 is the most I've ever won at a time...:roll::lol:

[MrsH]

I won £50 pounds this month, nothing for OH but then he won something in December!

[Kazz]

Hey up Emma it will all add up for the wedding.

[EmmaG]

It will need to Kazz :)

Luckily not getting married until Summer of 2010 and we are paying for the whole of the wedding, from January I will be saving like crazy LOL

[dandysmom]

Are you planning a big wedding then, Emma?

[EmmaG]

No not a big wedding Eileen, we might get married abroad and then have a party back home.

We have been together for 17 years so we would like to do something really special that means a lot to the two of us, rather than having a more traditional wedding in the UK.

I have never fancied the idea of a traditional wedding in the UK, big dress, church etc etc.

Have no idea how we are going to get married yet!! LOL

[dandysmom]

All kinds of interesting possibilities there... I agree the big splashy wedding is something that never appealed to me either.

[EmmaG]

wooohooo had another little win this month £25 but far better than any interest rate at the moment :)

[Kazz]

You are building up to a nice win just in time for the wedding Emma...... Congratulations.

[dandysmom]

Good news.... !!!

[angieh]

That's great Emma! Wish we could win something. Bought some bonds because any winning would be better than the current interest rates, as you say. Nothing so far!

[EmmaG]

Another £25 win this month :)

[Elaine]

You're a jammy sod with the old winning streak Emma, congratulations:lol:

[Mags]

Well done Emma, you're working up to the million gradually I see!;):D

[EmmaG]

LOL Elaine!! It is about time!!! Apart from premium bonds and a few small wins on the lottery I don't normally win anything.....apart from a Turkey once at Christmas!!! :)

Thanks Mags, It will take me a long time to reach the million mark thought at this rate!! 3,334 years to be precise!! LOL

[dandysmom]

Congrats, Emma!

[angieh]

Well done Emma. It sort of supports my theory that once your number comes up, ERNIE tends to pick the same number again. If you never win, I think the odds of winning get smaller ............. not sure if that's true, just seems like it!

[EmmaG]

Thanks Eileen.

Angie you could always try cashing in your numbers and buying new bonds with the money. They do say that more current bonds tend to win (although they have no idea why this should be)

[EmmaG]

Angie I just checked that the winning bond was purchased in March 2007

[angieh]

We've only had our bond holding since March this year, I think. I've still got some very low sum bonds from when I was a child - not worth cashing in really, it's that little. I always let NS&I know when I change address - thinking it'll jog their memory!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Kazz]

To all of you winning best of luck...and enjoy what you win...

[EmmaG]

ahhh early days then Angie. I hope you get a win, you can check them online now as well.

[angieh]

he he, yes, I know and have done Emma!!! Also heard the announcement on Classic Fm last Monday. The million £ winner evidently was male and lived in Wales.

[EmmaG]

LOL well I hope he spends the money wisely!!!

I always have a look at the top winners

[EmmaG]

Won another £25 this month :-)

[angieh]

Well done Emma! I won £25 in December and forgot to mention it!!!

[dandysmom]

Good for both of you!

[Kazz]

Congratulations both of you....


Holding out on us then Angie....tut tut ;)

[EmmaG]

Well done Angie !!!