Pick My Postcode’s Survey Draw

The system completes the draws from a database of active account ID numbers using a random number generator and the parameters of the smallest ID number to the largest. It then displays the postcode on the chosen account number as the winner of the draw. All it ‘sees’ is the account numbers of active members, it is not influenced by any other data or outside factors and is as random as a computer can be.

Huh? Just 5 drawn this month (plus any on the Mini Draw) but only 2 claimed so far.

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Ignore the PS, it seems that I can. So I will 🙂

Honestly, the things you learn on this site.

Harvey Andrews wrote a song about a Jowett Javelin.

My dad had a Jowett Javelin for a while.

The Jowett where great. My first would have been a Ford V8 Pilot.

I can't see many of today's cars being remembered into the future.

I could name quite a few cars from the past. All these new names I can't remember.

My first vehicle was a Jowett Bradford van.

I could bore for England with Car names. No excuse, I'm just an anorak !

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I had the same problem, dealt with parking at Gatwick for 3 years.

I had the same Jehova's Witness coming to visit me for about 30 years. We used to chat about many topics. If I met him in the street I would stop to talk as I would with other friends. When he retired and moved away another Witness visited but soon gave up on me. Earlier this year my old friend cslled on me as he was in the area. The young man accompanying him was very surprised at my reaction, I don't think many people hug the Jehova's Witness at the door.

Dad used to invite the Jehovahs Witnesses in for a chat and discussion. I think he wore them out in the end.

The other one I keep on getting is for mis-sold car financing. I have never owned a car, cannot drive, and the last provisional driving licence I held was in the 1980s. I keep getting asked if I am sure though... I think I would know!

My grandmother could innocently keep the home improvements scam callers chatting for half an hour or more before asking "... And as this is a council house, the Council pays for all this then?"

I’m sure the loft insulation is eligible for a grant. As long as there’s none there you should get it supplied - see gov.uk, put ‘home grants’ in the search bar.

For the loft insulation scam another good answer is. I live in a caravan.

Cakey, there may be a grant available for you to get loft insulation.

(Obviously I don't know your circumstances)

I live in a flat and have loft insulation as there is only roof above me.

I generally 'twig' within the first few seconds that it is a scam and hang up.

For the loft insulation, I took a hint from Enver and tell them we live in a flat.

I was getting calls offering to check my loft insulation for weeks but nothing recently now I need them. Had the roof replaced last week and they removed all the old insulation, will need to have it replaced before winter. The only calls i have been getting are from "Bank Security" who say I have been spending money with Amazon and I have never used them before. Why do they use recorded message? I am sure if my bank needed to contact me urgently they wouldn't use a recorded message.

Still getting the pointless recording in Chinese going to my voicemail (as I rarely answer unrecognised numbers). Occasionally it starts with '1 for English, 2 for Chinese' but I haven't heard the English version as it then carries on in Chinese regardless.

I think I must have scared all these callers as I haven't had a scam call for ages.

Absolutely right Little Owl, we must go and tell the Marines 🤣🤣

That poor man could be stranded at an airport with no passport and he might have needed that money to urgently visit his sick brother.

It is confusing these obviously foreign posts on Quora, they refer to men but intermittantly use "she", or don't say which person they are talking about.

A scammer phoned my landline yesterday, Recorded message... "A large sum of money is to be sent to Amazon & another place you've never used, press 1 to authorise, or 2 to speak to an advisor".

I asked "Who did he want?" he said "You", but couldn't tell me my name.

I asked " is he a Nigerian scammer?" He said "no",

I asked "Which bank do you mean?", he said "Your bank".

I said "My account only has a few pennies in it, my bank txt's me an advance alert if my account balance will go above a certain sum or below zero, but it hasn't". Guess he couldn't explain that & hung up.

Please do contact us with the details so that we know if we need to add anything for you.

Any Google ads should be able to be closed with the x and should not block any of the postcodes. Please send us a screenshot if this is not the case.

Did you report this to admin@pickmypostcode.com with the full details? A screenshot is always helpful. The 2 articles from the FAQ explain everything.

https://help.pickmypostcode.com/article/101-survey-screenouts

https://help.pickmypostcode.com/article/89-surveys

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https://help.pickmypostcode.com/article/163-theres-an-ad-blocking-the-tabs

A lot of texts I get nowadays have thanx instead of thanks instead of thank you 🤣

Most of our population speak & write in pidgin english these days, & it's understood in 99.9% of places .... Progress means change, so why should they cater for the minority of queens english pedants.

I'm with Barrie, I say it and write it on emails, so personally I don't think it's dismissive, it's just a shorter way of saying thank you.

Ideal, Thank you very much Marie.

I don't care, they both serve the same purpose.

I prefer 'No Thanks'

Not if the site is going to be allowed to stay up Nick!

Couldn't it be changed to the answer I give when someone phones me? Or maybe not...

It's not something I've thought about before but, on the whole, I'm with Marie. I can't see how 'No Thanks' is any more dismissive than 'No Thank You' 😳

I personally don't see a real issue with it and I think it sounds a bit less formal, but I have passed it on for consideration. My colleague has said that it is a valid point and an easy change to make, so he is doing it now.

This other FAQ may also be worth a read: https://help.pickmypostcode.com/article/89-surveys

Please do contact us with the details of the survey and how much it was offering so that we know what we need to add for you.

https://help.pickmypostcode.com/category/102-surveys

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@help me! - Get the Americans to click on all those images that convey a sense of irony.

My replies are always spelt the correct way.

@Lol, Sounds like it could be the start of a survey on here. 😂

Enver - 🤣

Lol - I had one of those interminable things the other day but I can't remember who was tormenting me. I used to struggle when they asked me to click on any picture with a 'crossway' because, not being American, I didn't have a clue what a crossway was. I struggled with traffic lights too until I realised Americans hang traffic lights from wires. It's a pity we can't get our own back: "Select all pictures that contain a Belisha beacon". "Select all pictures that contain a pillar box". See how they like it! 😈

Never seen a reCaptcha on a bank login. Were they those American hydrants that stick 3ft out the ground, & is your bank American? Why would they doubt if you're a real person, I've never known a robot to have its own bank account.

Is it possible you missed a hydrant? Sometimes I believe it's possible to change it yourself which I have had to do before as I couldn't see the pictures clearly enough.

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Ok, thanks. Revise mindset - I shan’t thank any of the survey companies then!

The 5p Screen Out Bonus is our policy, not that of the external survey companies. If they experience an issue, their system can’t communicate with ours and therefore ours can’t know the outcome of your survey activity.

FP is correct Beth. It's PMP who give us the 5p, as well as the reward if a survey fails after 80% completion. Survey companies aren't that generous.

I thought the survey companies paid the 5p but PMP paid anything they make up for you if you get to 80% then screened out, or a tech fault.

In that case FlowerPower, I will take Beth8it’s advice and stop thanking those rude companies for nothing!

It’s pmp who pay the 5p not the survey companies.

Only press OK Thanks if you get the 5p, otherwise just X it. Get your own back - that'll teach them!

CS & Jaffa ~ I think 5p for being bombed out after they’ve invited you to take part would be a nice gesture. We could live with that, I think 😄👍

Thanks for that Marie and I do understand 🤗

The instant issues message is because sometimes you will be screened out due to the answers that you gave on previous surveys where the external, third party company's system knows what demographic bracket you fit into from past answers and knows that you are not eligible for that survey. However, their system is not supposed to show you surveys which you are not eligible to complete but sadly their level of technology is not always at the level that we here at PMP or you our members would wish it to be. Sorry about that.

Yes it happened to me for ages then suddenly I had a few paying surveys and now get one a day maybe.Rare to get 5p but do occasionally if screened out.

You're not the only one to have this problem. I haven't had a 5p screenout in weeks, now hardly ever offered one anyway.

Or both - and the company person who chose who to use doesn’t have the skills to proof read anyway.

There’s laziness everywhere these days. Either the company use AI and don’t want to pay a person to proof read or fact check, or they employ a person without the relevant skills and aren’t bothered if their published work is riddled with spelling, grammar and fact errors.

Not so much laziness perhaps as poor quality work and poor attention to detail on the part of whoever specified, designed and reviewed the survey before it was released, even if AI played a part. Do they deserve their salary/fee? Perhaps not!

It's laziness on the part of the survey company.

It's not a lot different from the ones that say 'state your year of birth' and start with 2026. I was fairly bright as a kid, but not that bright.

"Applicants must be aged at least 90 and accompanied by both parents"

…and do you?

I was answering questions about social media after all the demographics. One question asked if I needed my parent's permission to use social media.

Even if they started very young, that would make the parents at least 140.

They will need to if they are relying on a state pension.

Very possible these days. My company welfare officer expects before long that some people will be living very much longer than expected.

Ballerina by Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra.

Alley, perhaps you will remember this one as you would have been 7 or 8 years old.

I liked In the Summertime too. It's a shame it got overplayed.

Mine is The Last Time by the Rolling Stones. Happy with that. I recognise most of the songs from that time. One of my earliest memories is dancing in front of the radiogram when I was a toddler 😊

I absolutely hated 'In the Summertime' by Mungo Jerry - probably because it was played ad nauseum on the radio, and in the factory where I had a summer job. Repeated from 7.30am to 4pm, at least once an hour.

@Jill C - I used to like lots of Rolf Harris songs, but it's all gone a bit dark now.

Mine is It doesn't matter a y more by Buddy Holly

I want to Hold your Hand by the Beatles!

I repeat you are all very young as I remember all the artists and songs you mention.

Mine was Poor Me by Adam Faith, not something I remember hearing.

Oh no, mine turns out to be "Two Little Boys" by Rolf Harris. Terrible on many levels!

Mungo Jerry

In The Summertime. That infamous song from the don't drink & drive advert 😮‍💨😬.

I think mine was These boots are made for walking by Nancy Sinatra.

Apparently mine is "Whole Lotta Woman" by someone called Marvin Rainwater! 🤷🏼‍♀️ Haven't heard of either! Seems the USA chart had Tequila by The Champs - I've heard the song before but not heard of the group!

Come Outside by Mike Sarne & Wendy Richard. I'd never thought to look it up prior to this thread.

My Old Man’s a Dustman, Lonnie Donegan 😝

Apparently a double A-side, “The Next Time / Bachelor Boy” by Cliff Richard and The Shadows.

Wow - you are all so young as I remember every one of the above.

Mine on the other hand I know the artists but not the tune.

Coquette by The Ink Spots.

" Cara Mia" By David Whitfield with Mantovani and his orchestra...

"Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White" by Eddie Calvert topped the UK charts.

I had to google it - "Mona Lisa" by Nat King Cole.

Mine was Perry Como - Till the end of time

That's one of the questions you should never answer on social media.

The same as Beth. Not looked that up before.

Mine was Gracie Fields

Now Is The Hour ☺

Just looked up mine: "Too Young" by Jimmy Young also my surname at birth.

Just looked mine up - Jimmy Young with ‘The Man From Laramie.’

Hopefully Julia if it’s a female chicken!

Chicken must be called Julius.

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It can take up to 72 hours for it to appear in your account. Please email us after this time with the details of the survey if it still isn't showing.

Our FAQs explain more about external surveys:

https://help.pickmypostcode.com/article/89-surveys

https://help.pickmypostcode.com/category/102-surveys

I’d been a member just over 2 years and I consider myself extremely lucky because I’m always sure I won’t win anything, anywhere.

I checked the Stackpot on Christmas Day last year and there was my postcode! Having just come out of hospital after a cancer op it really lifted my spirits and I still feel so grateful to PMP for that.

All I can say is, keep checking and I wish you all the very, very best of luck ~🍀🍀🍀

Some people have won soon after joining, whilst others have been here since the beginning and are yet to win. That is just how a random draw works. There's not a set time to wait.

I waited ten minutes, then gave up. I do happen to notice them though as I'm scrolling through all the comments.

Could be a day or two, could be years, as it's not a queue. Just remember to check all (up to 9) draws every day and hope, rather than expect to win.

I'm still waiting after all this time. ☹️

Our FAQs explain more about external surveys, including how we can help if you have reached 80% completion or beyond:

https://help.pickmypostcode.com/article/89-surveys

https://help.pickmypostcode.com/category/102-surveys

Please do contact us with the details of the surveys and how much they were offering so that we know what we need to add for you.

As many on here and elsewhere have said, if you spend almost the allotted time in a survey you're nowhere near the end as some will be four times what's stated.

Sounds like you haven't looked at the FAQ on this ...... https://help.pickmypostcode.com/article/101-survey-screenouts

I've not experienced that myself. However in the FAQS it explains how to claim the survey bonus if you've completed at least 80% of the survey, or if you completed some but didn't get the 5p screen out amount.

I got a survey on the National Lottery. It asked me to put the six winning numbers on on Saturday, yet when they drew them they made out all mine were incorrect.

Me too - then I click on the 'see result options[ that don't but usually get 5p for being screened out near the beginning . Easy 25p for not much effort if 5 to click. I prefer the rare Protege surveys.

It's really annoying when you're beaten to a comment, csikijanos. 😃

Enver, if they had a barrel of KY, no wonder it slipped out.

Some couple let it slip out that they had bought a barrel of it. The mind boggles.

Time to restock soon then? 🤔

I would far rather have more wins of small amounts - the sort that will buy you a pub meal (£50) or a new outfit (£100); the sort of win that means something to you. Unfortunately £10 will get lost in the weekly shop.

The Irish Lotto was only IIRC 36 numbers when it started & there were often multiple jackpot winners, so they added another 6 numbers, & I gave it up as they doubled the price too.

Started playing the UK National Lottery for a pound when that started too, matched 3 & won a tenner once, after a while only put it on double rollovers, nowt, so I gave that up too.

My friend does scratchcards, quite often & sometimes gets a few quid. My Lady friend plays online live bingo, only uses her free plays every few weeks now, & wins a few quid now & then.

I gave it up yonks and yonks ago when they added another digit or something making the odds longer and doubling the ticket price.

At least with premium bonds although the minimum one-off purchase is £100, that £100 gets put back into the draw every month for no extra charge, and when you need it you can get it back again. (When it won't buy quite as much as it did originally because of inflation.)

There's also a huge choice of charity draws to choose from. Okay, they don't pay out £14,000,000, but how many people do you know personally who have had a massive win on the Lotto or the Euromillions? Plus the spare profits help to keep an air ambulance flying or do some medical research.

Absolutely agree with previous comments. I had two numbers on Wednesday and their email advised me I had won a "small amount" which was £1 -- half the previous lucky dip. Prizes for three, four and five numbers also appear to be greatly reduced. Old story -- it was running well, so some bright spark has decided to fix it.

Yes I agree, and correct me if im wrong, but im sure matching five numbers now gets you £1000, wasnt it more like £100,000 plus depending on the pot. They think they will draw more people in by saying two chances now of being a millionaire.

That is very kind of you - thank you, Marie

avisk, we never want members to lose out, so I've added £1 as an average amount for you now anyway.

Sorry, Marie - I don't know how much it was for, or which company it was with. I didn't think to make a note of it and there was nothing to take a screen shot of, which would have identified the company. Not bothered about the money, anyway - just call it a lesson learned!!

I often wonder who is hanging these gates. In my area there are at least three members of our community who have gates hung so they open out across the pavement. Maybe they're the ones that cause the "bad gateway".

Our FAQs explain what to do if you experience technical issues with external surveys:

https://help.pickmypostcode.com/article/156-technical-issues-with-external-surveys

They also explain how we can help with the external surveys if members email us:

https://help.pickmypostcode.com/article/89-surveys

https://help.pickmypostcode.com/category/102-surveys

Please do email us and let us know how much was offered for it so that we can add it for you.

Cakey, I fit that category, I rarely get anything during the day but don’t watch TV so often find them in the evening & later.

I often see juicy looking surveys but as I am unlikely to be able to attempt them before mid morning (10/11 am) I rarely get more than 5p. I think all those people with large bonuses must be night owls catching the surveys as soon as they arrive.

American survey Co's uploading them before knocking off.., USA is 7 to 11 hours behind us.

oh Thank you! I just wrote that then because I was on the page and there were three identical-paying PureSpectrum surveys and I wasn't going to try one of the others. I appeared to be at least 90% of the way through it by the way; it just jammed.

ChilliGilli, our FAQs explain what to do if you experience technical issues with external surveys:

https://help.pickmypostcode.com/article/156-technical-issues-with-external-surveys

They also explain how we can help with the external surveys if members email us:

https://help.pickmypostcode.com/article/89-surveys

https://help.pickmypostcode.com/category/102-surveys

We usually ask you to email us the details of the survey, how much was offered for it, whether it had a completion tracker and how far you were through it etc, but as you have provided these details here I have added the amount for you now.

I get 'Whoops, we seem to have a problem.' Makes a change to an issue.

Just let admin@pickmypostcode.com have the full details, with the screenshot if possible, and they will credit the full amount.

Ha ha, every penny counts! 🤣

Winning a fiver on the Flash draw causes excitement 🎉 and happiness 🥰 out of all proportion to the size of the prize. 😄

Third time could be the biggie. 🤞

Thank you. Nearly missed it as it moved as l was scrolling, spotted it and thought " That it looked a tad different from the normal £5 sign" scrolling back big green line with £5 flash draw , tapping on got message saying that l had won, money on its way to PayPal account. Brilliant. Second win now. Happy Days.

Congratulations on your win! 🎉

Congratulations on spotting one of the elusive so & so's 👍🙂

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Well done Mylo...

You were an alert chosen one, congratz.

Well done for spotting it! 🎉

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Well spotted.

Beth8it

It was the big one. £1000

Don’t let them tell you nobody wins. Good Luck. 👍🏻

Well done! 👏 👏👏

Fabulous, your persistence has paid off 🎉

Look forward to the big one now to complete your treble.

Congratulations on your wins! 🎉

Well done you.

Well done...

Congratz.

Well done! 🎉

Congratulations x

🎉 Congrats 🎉

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Congrats for making it twice.

Many thanks for that Marie. I didn't really expect you to, as I knew at the time that I should have taken more notice of the details but I'd lost the will to live by then. Thanks again :-)

I didn't do it on here though, this was on a survey site.

That bank one goes on and on and they allow you to complete it till the end and then say you don't qualify.

I've added that for you now, Titchy.

I had this one last week Beth.(Banks) It took a lot longer than was specified, due to pages of questions being repeated several times, which I mentioned at the end when they ask if there is anything to add about the survey. It was after filling the box in that I got the message saying I had not qualified!! Pfftt. :-(

Sorry Marie, I've just read your advice to Beth, but it was last week, so I can't remember the specific details. It was probably mid-week that I completed it, and iirc it was for £1.29

If you get that message, it means that the tracking back to us has not taken place properly. Please email us with the details so that we know how much to add.

I had that one yesterday on the Toluna page, it's common from Toluna.

I’ve just completed a survey on banks and banking - ploughed through the 20 minutes, got to the bit that says ‘some final questions about you: please confirm your postcode, age… You have not qualified for any surveys at this time’. Rubbish - I Qualified, evidenced by getting right to the end, and repeating info given right at the beginning. It didn’t say ‘survey full’. Another obvious way of getting out of payment - unless it is paid without being informed. I have had about £1-worth of screen-outs this morning, so I know my bonus increase is only due to that so far.

I've seen the first part before, but not the rest. It should definitely be enough to weed out the bots though.

This brings back some hazy memories 🤣

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Very good.

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:-) :-)