PMP was launched 15 years ago, by coincidence, and hilarious misfortune, on April Fools’ Day. My sincere expectations were for it to be shut down after a few days, when I could no longer tolerate giving £10 away to strangers every day. We’ve since had ~3.5million signups, roughly 1 in 20 of the UK, given away £3.35 million, and been sued once.
We even have Superfans, like the omnipresent Chocolate Spaniel, and the very lovely and very orange Tango Doll (here she is telling us about her 2nd win), who sends us gifts every year. This year she made a very accurate PMP logo made of felt, and then hand delivered it to our office. She was in reception as I was leaving. She then made this impressive, though way too flattering, video about the whole experience:
It was so nice to meet her properly after all these years.
So how are things at PMP? To be honest, we’re mostly in the same place we were 10 years ago, which is around when we went from being my side hustle to a real business, with employees, and office plants. We have roughly the same number of people visiting daily (~200k), but make a lot less money from ads, but make that money back from the surveys on the Survey Draw. So, if you do want to support us, and you don’t regularly answer those surveys, please consider doing so. True, we used to give away more on the Main Draw, but we now give away more as Bonuses. We’ve had some very big Bonus wins over the last few years, which is both painful, and delightful at the same time, since we know those loyal members really deserve the extra cash.
So, why haven’t we grown. Well, first thing. In this world staying still itself is actually progress. Running a small business is already an uphill struggle, and it only seems to get tougher. The biggest issue though is that a free lottery just doesn’t fit neatly in a box that any of the big tech companies play nicely with. We want to advertise more on Google, but they say they need to see a gambling certificate, which is something we cannot and should not have because…. A free lottery is not gambling. Pretty much the same with Meta, and we’re even banned forever on Tiktok. For ever. They will not tell us why.
We’re often approached by big websites who want to promote us, only to find the Suits Department later say No, without explanation, and “will not correspond further on the matter.”
It sounds like I’m whingeing, and perhaps I am a bit, but I’m also proud. Proud that we’ve survived, have given away nearly £4 million as well as supported our team and their families. I’ll never stop being grateful for your daily visits, let alone birthday presents.
And here comes the Ask. Given all the above it really does help when you share your Referral Link. They can stop us advertising, but they can’t stop you posting (….yet….).
Back to the Tango Doll. In an earlier email she listed some ideas for getting the word out about PMP. They included, outdoor ads with a QR code for signing up (I like this… Will look into it) and a Road Show where I turn up in an area with the most picked postcodes (Not so keen on this one, as I don’t think anyone will recognise me).
One idea we’re considering at the moment is whether to run a paid draw, whether as a one-off or weekly event. We realise this doesn’t really fit the ethos, but given how the tech cos and suits think we’re gambling anyway, and the amount of people who write in suggesting it, is it time to give it a go? Imagine a £1 entry and a chance to win, say £10,000.. Would that work? We’re keen to hear your thoughts about this, and any other suggestions in the comments section below.
Until next time, here’s a photo of the Tango Doll (Sheridan) and me, outside our office.
Love
Chris & Team & Superfans x

Ilt1000
1 hours ago
I think it’s a good idea to try a paid draw. As someone already mentioned here, many companies have paid & free options, so why not…
Beth8it!
1 hours ago
I was a bit disappointed yesterday to find that Snip aren’t doing discount on Amazon’s standard shopping, only on things like insurance.
CarolineC
25 minutes ago
Has that changed recently then? The last time I used Amazon I used a Snip voucher.
song6ird
5 hours ago
I'm not keen on the idea of a paid lottery, I only enter when things are free as I can't afford to gamble. There are already too many paid lotteries out there. If you give it a try I'll still enter the free one and am happy to support the surveys.
Kat
20 minutes ago
My thoughts exactly. If I want to pay to enter a lottery I'll buy a ticket in a shop. I've just cancelled my £2 weekly online Thunderball because they want my card number. Don't understand that because a DD doesn't require a card number, just the bank details, which they had already & have done for years. Cancelled with the bank too.
Shih Tzu Mum
6 hours ago
Happy Birthday and well done x
Elle.Derby
8 hours ago
Why would being involved with Meta etc be good, we hear more about the bad side of human relationships. Keep up the friendliness, and encouraging positivity! You're doing a great job!
😎👍🏼 ...9--0==✈🌞🐯
1 hours ago
I hate Meta/FB, the fake friend requests, the junk profiles, & the status update requests & notifications, after being on it 2 years they suddenly kicked me off twice, saying "someone reported I was not a real person". They asked me to re-upload valid ID documents + photo, also all schools attended & all addresses I ever lived at, ...sorrry, no chance.. And anything to do with them like news articles & Google links I can't read as it automatically demands uploads first. ... Better off without them IMHO..
Tim
7 hours ago
Millions of people use Meta sites everyday, usually without issues.
We all know there is bad stuff out there on the internet, and most of us know how to avoid it.
Of course there is always room for improvement for the likes of Meta etc, but it's like saying I won't read any books, just because some books are bad.
Stinger69
20 hours ago
Today was...
National Chocolate Mousse Day
National Marbles Day
National Circus Day
Hope you had fun...
🐟🐠🐙🦀🦞🦐🦑
Anonymous
a day ago
What's the difference between a kangaroo & a kangaroot?
One is a kangaroo & the other is a Geordie stuck in a lift.
Little Owl
in 14 minutes
I had a similar experience when I couldn't get out of my chair yesterday - kangaruup! No-one heard me!
csikijanos
1 hours ago
I could have been in that situation years ago. I travelled in a lift in Newcastle/Tyne with loads of furniture during a council maintenance workers' strike. If it had got stuck...
FlowerPower🌺🌼🌸💐🌹🌻🌷🍄
5 hours ago
Borrowing that one😂
Mrs F
5 hours ago
I’m actually crying I’ve laughed so much at this. I have family who are geordies 😂
Alley1940
7 hours ago
Good one.
maddadof
11 hours ago
:-) :-)
AJR
11 hours ago
🤣🤣
Kenny b
12 hours ago
😂😂
Scoobydo
13 hours ago
😂😂
Cazj49
20 hours ago
😂😂😂
Lol 63
a day ago
😂🤣
tetleyt
a day ago
😂😂😂
Poppy
a day ago
🤣🤣
Kenny b
a day ago
I've just taught my new dog magic tricks.
He's a labracadabrador!!🤪🤪
Kat
26 minutes ago
😂😂
Alley1940
7 hours ago
Like them both.
tetleyt
a day ago
😂😂 To both
Grumpy grandad
a day ago
My dogs a blacksmith, he just made a bolt for the open door.
Poppy
a day ago
🤣🤣
Beth8it!
a day ago
Woody update: the people who are going to have Woody, (our Postie, Mrs Postie and Postie jnr,) came today and were very happy with him. I was putting nice clean sheets in the pen, having tried in vain to sweep up the torn cardboard (four puppies hanging off the brush and a chewed dustpan later…) when they arrived, so I hurried out, and they all escaped too. The family were met by five excited dogs and a frazzled me, so we all decamped to the garden where the pups could let off steam. The young lad was a bit unsure at first - they do jump up if not told off very firmly, and they have sharp teeth and claws. When they started having play-fights he got very worried, until I explained they were developing their muscles by fights and acting like wild wolves would do, trying to see who could be strongest and pack leader. They decided to leave Woody here to have his second vaccination and wormer and pick him up afterwards, as they have a little bit more puppy-proofing to do, and supplies to get.
I then got a text from someone who wanted a bitch puppy, but I hoped might be interested in Shadow or Storm as the bitches had gone. No luck, though - husband definitely wants a bitch, she said.
Kat
27 minutes ago
Most men are a bit upset when they realise they've got a birch Beth!😹😹
Alley1940
7 hours ago
Sounds like he might want a pair lol.
Anonymous
a day ago
I think having an optional paid draw as an extra would be workable. That would leave 10 free draws and one paid for if wanted.
Lots of sites have free and paid for options.
Whether paid or unpaid, I guess the same percentage of members will decide not to read the thorough information pages as advised on joining. They’ll consequently miss draws through not knowing timings/locations etc and let their accounts become inactive.
As for confusing this site with others, I expect that will always happen as so many people don’t pay enough attention when they’re searching on line? Hence the hundreds of thousands of people scammed every year.
vapd
a day ago
I basically agree.
Tull Fan
a day ago
Happy Birthday PMP. Well done on still plodding on where a LOT of companies have bitten the dust in recent years.
I definitely would not go with a paid Draw, too many issues and would create more work and confusion.
I have tried to refer people in the past but like others have said, the excuse is usually they are too busy or it is too much of a faff to check every day.
I can see their point on some things:
Having to log in at different times eg. the Stackpot as it is the first one to claim it, and the 6pm draw below the video draw (which I didn't find out about immediately).
This could be trickier for shift workers too.
I think the Bonus should reset to a smaller amount once claimed eg. anything over £5 reverts back to £5 perhaps?
I didn't realise it stayed the same. And as the amounts are obviously bigger now after 15 years, and will continue to increase, it makes sense to change this.
I think a LOT of people STILL get confused with this and the other Lottery Draw, and think they have to pay.
Not got many suggestions on advertising it as I don't know what is and isn't permitted or the costs involved.
Perhaps if any members are regulars or organisers of things like car boots, table top sales, antique fairs, toy fairs, WI groups etc. they could include something on their stalls to advertise it for you? (especially if you were able to provide any flyers, leaflets etc.)
I do have one suggestion for the site but would prefer to message you about it instead as it is something I would set up if I had the know-how (copyright reasons?)
csikijanos
a day ago
FYI, 6pm mini draw can be checked at the bottom of any page.
Mandym
a day ago
Happy birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊 pmp
PMP Dan
a day ago
Happy Birthday PMP 🎂🎊🧁🥂🏆❤️
Julie
a day ago
Happy Birthday PMP 🎂🎊🧁🥂🏆❤️
Trekker22
a day ago
🎉🎉Happy Birthday, PMP🎉🎉!
LLAP 🖖!
Anonymous
1 days ago
Why keep bonuses so high after a win? If the bonus was reduced to a level where you are still entitled to take part in every draw (currently £20 for the top bonus draw) then it would limit the ever increasing reserves you have to retain to cover large wins.
Better than a paid draw surely?
Cazj49
20 hours ago
I agree with Anonymous and PicklesTheKat! It takes dedication to build your bonus especially at the moment when surveys are thin on the ground and you get screened out for ‘issues’ with no chance of earning 5p!
PicklesTheKat 🐈
a day ago
Anonymous, you said that so much better than I. 😊
Anonymous
a day ago
If bonuses reset to zero, don’t you think that the majority of winners, having laboriously built up their bonuses wouldn’t bother coming back? There’d be little incentive to check twice daily for £5 or £10. I imagine a large exodus.
The bonus not resetting was marketed as a big plus to keep checking twice daily, earning visit clicks for the site.
The small number of repeat winners isn’t costing the site much more?
PicklesTheKat 🐈
1 days ago
The way I see it is that if the bonus gets cancelled out after a win, no matter whether it be large or small, then we should, perhaps, be allowed to remove ALL of our previous survey replies so that members aren't automatically screened out for an answer they gave 12 years ago or whatever. Currently, we can edit, but not delete, I believe. Also, if you answer any questions at ALL you could be guaranteed to get 5p for your effort. (I know you can claim larger amounts from admin).
The surveys are now so thin on the ground, or they're nonpayers, that members who have been here since the beginning, especially non-posters, will most likely not get any surveys at all and be inclined to leave if they have no chance of a 2nd big win. Is that not covered by insurance? Sorry, if I'm waffling, been up all night.
Anonymous
1 days ago
I agree. I was very surprised my bonus was not reset after my recent win. I am not complaining but your comment does make sense rather than a paid draw.
Anonymous
1 days ago
I am not in favour of a paid draw. I enjoy checking daily and have been for the last 11 years because it is free and I am not gambling or wasting money. I won £380.52 yesterday which was a lovely surprise. It was even better as it didn’t cost me a penny. Thank you Chris and all who work at PMP
Cazj49
20 hours ago
Congrats! Enjoy your win. 🎉🥳🎉
tetleyt
20 hours ago
🥳🥳🥳
tango_doll
a day ago
A lovely amount Anonymous! Spend it wisely 😁🍊
Anonymous
a day ago
Thank you all for your kind comments and congratulations
Suelero
a day ago
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🎉🎉🎉
Trekker22
a day ago
Congratulations..👍
LLAP 🖖!
Mrs F
a day ago
Congratulations 🎉
I’m not keen on a paid draw either, and am pretty confident that I wouldn’t participate myself
Julie
a day ago
Well done on your win, I also am inclined to agree with you about not doing paid draws
maddadof
1 days ago
Well done you, here's to the next one...
Damsel
1 days ago
Congratulations on your win!🎉 I agree, I'm not keen on the idea of paid draws.
Poppy
1 days ago
Congratulations! 🥳
samandi
1 days ago
I'm not keen on the paid draw idea,it could cause problems as others have said. Could you offer reduced advertising rates for , say , 3 months to small or new companies? Perhaps you could drop Win A Dinner - how many are claimed? Some days when I check not one has been claimed.
Sorry if these have already been suggested and I've missed them.
fat dancer
2 days ago
Re. surveys
I can't count the number of surveys I've started, got so far, and been unceremoniously dumped, because I no longer fit the criteria (whatever that might be).
So I'll just carry on checking the postcodes. Thanks
Cazj49
20 hours ago
If they all gave 5p that would be good but the ones that dump you for ’issues’, which is the majority of them, give you £0.00 every time!
PicklesTheKat 🐈
a day ago
You think?
A Nick Name
a day ago
I don't do surveys on here but they sound a lot like women. They unceremoniously dump you because you no longer fit the criteria. You never find out what the criteria is, and even if you did they'd change it. At least surveys give you 5p.
Chocolate Spaniel
2 days ago
Plenty of advice almost daily explained to members who have forgotten to read the FAQ about what to do when they have problems
https://help.pickmypostcode.com/article/89-surveys
https://help.pickmypostcode.com/article/101-survey-screenouts
https://help.pickmypostcode.com/article/156-technical-issues-with-external-surveys
Anonymous
2 days ago
I don't think you should start a paid draw. People already think PMP is a scam, to which the answer is usually how can it be a scam when you're not paying anything? If there was a paid draw there would be all sorts of theories saying the people who paid had more chance of winning, or the other way round and the paid draw was subsidising the free draws.
Grandma Jo
1 days ago
I totally agree with your comment. It's just a bit of fun this way.
Kenny b
2 days ago
Having trouble finding my niece a birthday present so I asked my brother what she liked.
"She's really into frozen"he said.
So I got her a packet of frozen peas and chips!!🤪🤪
cyclops365
2 days ago
Happy 15th birthday! I've been with you for 93.333333333333% of that time!
Tattie
2 days ago
Happy 15th birthday, great achievement. Well done to Chris and all of the team at PMP.
Em
2 days ago
Thank you 🎉😊
Chocolate
2 days ago
Awww, well done Tango Doll, what a lovely write up and being able to personally deliver your message to Chris 👏
Happy 15th birthday to Chris and all the team at PMP 🥳🎂🎈 Here's to many more! 🥰
tango_doll
1 days ago
Thank you for your comment Chocolate. I was smiling all the way home. It was a great day. Thank you again Chris! 😁🍊
Em
2 days ago
Thank you 🎉😊
Lemons
2 days ago
Congratulations on 15 years!
One point to remember about outdoor ads is get written permission to put up your ads, and dont flypost. You can be fined about £60 for each poster or sticker.
Em
2 days ago
Thank you 🎉😊 and thanks for the advice.
LisaJayne
2 days ago
Wow 15 years well done I’m waiting for my second win the first win was amazing thankyou