The draw for the Spainish Appartment is now 2 weeks overdue. No communication from them on when the draw is happening. Asked for a refund on my tickets and have yet to receive a response. Their websit... See more
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CARS SEIZED, multiple images & videos of it circulating and "owner" makes light of it. Linked to NCA raids. Does owen even own this? checked companies house Who is Mrs Nichola Elizabeth... See more
Haha big donkey mallon be getting his back doors smashed in fairly soon. Robbing the country. Scam draws. Washing coke money. A nice 10 years do the bstd nicely
Still running an illegal lottery. I broached this subject back in September. They haven't replied to any of my emails. The latest postal entry was sent first class on the 7th January for a competition... See more
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Here at Bear Competitions we offer the best odds on the best prizes allowing the little man to win big!! We run fast competitions with no messing!
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18, BT80 8AJ, Cookstown, United Kingdom
- +447933087999
- info@bearcompetitions.com
- www.bearcompetitions.com
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Entries not processed
Unfortunately I join the other reviews in highlighting that they do not comply with requirements and process postal entries. Don't numerous (with paid!) And not one accepted, even if sent on day of competition going live
September 7, 2023
Unprompted review
The best competition site at great odds
September 22, 2023
Unprompted review
One of the best comp sites out there
One of the best comp sites out there, deft worth a visit some nice prizes nice guys to deal with.
September 5, 2023
Unprompted review
Very easy to use
August 30, 2023
Illegal
Illegal, ignoring postal entries. This company needs to be shut down and the owner sued.
August 10, 2023
Unprompted review
Confidence in knowing that bear…
Confidence in knowing that bear competitions is 1st class.
July 29, 2023
Postal entries not being processed. :(
Another online competition company that DOES NOT process postal entries. I have sent several postcards (all correctly written and with right postage stamps) to numerous competitions but none of them were processed and given competition numbers. I have also e-mailed their customer service department several times but received no response. The availability of a free entry route to enter each competition means that the competition does not fall within the definition of gambling under the Gambling Act 2005 and can be operated legally in Great Britain without any need for a licence. This competition website certainly does not have any transparent way of processing postal entries. Really poor performance Bear Competitions :(
March 23, 2023
Unprompted review
I like the odds with Bear…
I like the odds with Bear Competition... for the winning tickets you should put the ticket numbers up after the competition is finished..just making it easier to find the winning numbers rather than checking trough the live draw next morning ..
June 30, 2023
Postal Entry
I sent a postal entry on 14.05.23 per the details on the website for the GBP10,000 Tax Free Cash competition. However I never received my ticket number for this draw and I emailed them a few times regarding this, before the draw date on 21.05.23, but no reply or ticket number was received.
I also posted an entry for a competition in a nearby location on the same day, but I received a ticket number for this draw.
This leads me to question if postal entries are just disgarded and not entered into the competition. I believe that this Bear Competitions postal entry route is just false advertising and not a legitimate way of entering competitions.
May 21, 2023
Unprompted review
Very good experience
Very good experience . Really enjoyed my prize and good to give back to charity.
May 3, 2023
I have done 2 purchases this week got…
I have done 2 purchases this week got no numbers not even on the payment page tried email was sent back as it did not exist as a future customer I think I will take my business elsewhere
March 30, 2023
Untrustworthy
Entered 3 postcards for 3 individual comps , none not one entered . Full details matching the account , hand written postcard , first class stamp , declaration accepting TandC written , sent soon as comp went live so considerable delivery times . Nothing entered and nothing in the entry list . Will be putting in a subject access request to prove they have them legally . Royal Mail don’t loose 100% of the post!!!
March 19, 2023
Unprompted review
FREE ENTRY SCAM
Sent in free entries 3 weeks prior to the house or 250k competition on the 12th March which were never registered. On the competition page the terms and conditions for free entries "Full information about free postal entries" are different to the terms and conditions link on the main home page. On the terms and conditions link from the home page it states that you also have to add your date of birth (3.10)(b)(II) and write on the postcard "I accept the terms and conditions"(3.10)(e). Very sneaky tactics to avoid free entries. Either way it doesn't matter as Owen won't enter free entries. Wouldn't respond to my emails and ignored my calls to discuss the terms and conditions. SCAM of a site that doesn't process free entries. For anyone thinking of sending a free entry save the postage as Owen won't bother entering them.
Owen - For a laugh, if you do process free entries, out of the 6999 entries exactly how many were free entries? (And don't use your generic reply of "hundreds" of free entries are entered)
March 12, 2023
Unprompted review
Disappointed and lost money
I've sent emails a few times asking general questions over the past few weeks. Not once have I received a response. The last competiton said £49 for 24 hours only. Reality, this was on for a few days. Reset password and not received an email for several hours.
March 13, 2023
Unprompted review
Easy to use and great prizes
February 28, 2023
Simple easy to do
March 1, 2023
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