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32 years & i still haven't won
« on: 19 October 2008, 18:16:05 »
I was sorting through some personal documents earlier & i came across some Premium Bonds that iv'e had since 1976. Come on E.R.N.I.E pick my # out & soon :'(
Does anyone else have any & how long have you had them?
If you've won an amount, please don't tell me >:( >:( >:( :( :(
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Re: 32 years & i still haven't won
« Reply #1 on: 19 October 2008, 18:18:45 »
I won an amount :y
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Re: 32 years & i still haven't won
« Reply #2 on: 19 October 2008, 18:26:24 »
I've had mine since 1960 and not won a thing.  :'(

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Re: 32 years & i still haven't won
« Reply #3 on: 19 October 2008, 18:35:43 »
I think you can only  buy £100 minimum and £30000 maximum of PB's today.
Many years ago they could be purchased on a individual basis.
I have a single PB bought for my birthday in 1967...........I still have it.............. ;D ;D :y
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Re: 32 years & i still haven't won
« Reply #4 on: 19 October 2008, 18:43:47 »
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I was sorting through some personal documents earlier & i came across some Premium Bonds that iv'e had since 1976. Come on E.R.N.I.E pick my # out & soon :'(
Does anyone else have any & how long have you had them?
If you've won an amount, please don't tell me >:( >:( >:( :( :(

First £1 bond bought in 1964 at Haslemere Post Office. :y :y

Won four times since; nothing large however!! ;)
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Re: 32 years & i still haven't won
« Reply #5 on: 19 October 2008, 19:09:26 »
Make sure that you have notified them of any change of address, even if you have bought any bonds from a new address and have expected them to change their records for all your holding. They don't.
We added to our holding from a new address and just assumed that their records would be updated, but they weren't. The old bonds still carried the old address, even though we had sent notification of the change, and two winnings on them were simply filed away when the correspondence was returned to them, even though we had bought bonds from the new address under the same holder's number.
I found out by accident when checking the numbers on the website, 2 years after the event, and had to complete a new change of address form to satisfy them.
We just gave up bothering to claim lost interest.
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Re: 32 years & i still haven't won
« Reply #6 on: 19 October 2008, 19:10:19 »
Had a few as a kid, dunno what happened to them though.
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Re: 32 years & i still haven't won
« Reply #7 on: 19 October 2008, 19:43:56 »
I was given £100 on my 18th birthday.......havent a clue where the certificate is now tho.....and Ive moved several times without telling them.....however I lived at my parents then.....so it should be their address and they havent moved.....and no cheque has ever turned up for me either  :'( :'(
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Re: 32 years & i still haven't won
« Reply #8 on: 19 October 2008, 20:20:05 »
Got a few grand of em used to win £50 almost every month but hav'nt had a win for ages, might be time to cash em in & start again with new numbers & as for LOTTO i cant even win a tenner on that sucker :-[
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Re: 32 years & i still haven't won
« Reply #9 on: 19 October 2008, 20:27:49 »
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I think you can only  buy £100 minimum and £30000 maximum of PB's today.
Many years ago they could be purchased on a individual basis.
I have a single PB bought for my birthday in 1967...........I still have it.............. ;D ;D :y


My Mum bought me one for may birthday in the same year.

Post office cant track the number though, apparently the numbering system has changed.

Maybe thats why we dont win, maybe our numbers are not in the pot.
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Re: 32 years & i still haven't won
« Reply #10 on: 19 October 2008, 21:51:38 »
got £100 worth, figure its gotta be better than the lottery.

Never expect a penny out of em, but if I win even the smallest prize, I'll be happy.
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Re: 32 years & i still haven't won
« Reply #11 on: 19 October 2008, 22:18:09 »
I've had some since 1965 and never won anything :(
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Re: 32 years & i still haven't won
« Reply #12 on: 19 October 2008, 23:08:02 »
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I think you can only  buy £100 minimum and £30000 maximum of PB's today.
Many years ago they could be purchased on a individual basis.
I have a single PB bought for my birthday in 1967...........I still have it.............. ;D ;D :y


My Mum bought me one for may birthday in the same year.

Post office cant track the number though, apparently the numbering system has changed.

Maybe thats why we dont win, maybe our numbers are not in the pot.[/quote]

We have no way of knowing Skruntie. :'( :y
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Re: 32 years & i still haven't won
« Reply #13 on: 19 October 2008, 23:09:57 »
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I think you can only  buy £100 minimum and £30000 maximum of PB's today.
Many years ago they could be purchased on a individual basis.
I have a single PB bought for my birthday in 1967...........I still have it.............. ;D ;D :y


My Mum bought me one for may birthday in the same year.

Post office cant track the number though, apparently the numbering system has changed.

Maybe thats why we dont win, maybe our numbers are not in the pot.[/quote]

We have no way of knowing Skruntie. :'( :y

I am in the same situation, lost mine many years ago, though know it started with 9AK ;D
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Re: 32 years & i still haven't won
« Reply #14 on: 19 October 2008, 23:12:28 »
1976 when i was born they were bought by my aunt, not won a thing
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