Years ago....

[micmak]

Mrs MM ans I went to a social club. It was a Saturday night and when they came round selling raffle tickets we bought some. We won the most hideous lamp you have ever seen. We decided that at the end of the evening we would just leave it on the table. A lady stopped at our table and said she really wanted to win the lamp and would we consider selling it to her. I said two Bacardi's and it's yours. So last drinks of the night were free and she was delighted. What hideous prize have you won?

[Ankou]

i think i saw her on the antiques roadsow selling having that hideous lamp valued at tens of thousands!

i won a signed west ham football once.

[redcrx]

not hideous, but every year Mr CRX wins the only alcohol in the work raffle. Hes been tee total for the last 20 years lol

Little CRX picked her prize at the nursery raffle when she won first place. She chose a tatty teddy that is bigger than she is, no room for it anywhere lol

[rowanwitch]

A set of toiletries...so cheap and nasty they'd be two for a pound in poundland... A giant shrek toy, and a bottle of advocaat...not sure which was worst of all... probably the advocaat

[LoftyLottie]

Well I have one a UB40 guitar left handed , signed by Robin Campbell. Not hideous, but does anyone want to buy it. It is gathering dust!!

[LoftyLottie]

I reckon the toiletries as raffles have been going round the raffles for at least 20 years!! They just keep getting put back into more raffles.

[rowanwitch]

I know someone who might Lottie...

[murraymints]

once won a bottle of liebfraumilch that i had handed in having been given it by a dinner party guest....eventually took it back to the original dinner guest when she reciprocated...we still did not drink it ..suspect i may still get it back !!!!

[LoftyLottie]

Really!! I would like tt to go to someone who would treasure it and probably play it too. My son who plays guitar isn't interested. I don't think it has any monetary value - so would have to be a a UB40 fan.

[Ankou]

think so trigger, possibly tony cottee and biilly bonds as well.

[askyourgran]

MrAsk came home with a raffle prize, supposedly a jewellery box. Its about 3" square covered in cream plastic with sequins and small beads stuck on it. inside is a place for earrings and rings. It is horrific, it has a foreign look to it eg. east european or gipsy made. I suppose it may sell at a Charity shop.

[rowanwitch]

I know two avid UB40 fans

[Ankou]

what make/type of guitar is it lottie ?

[DEN53]

I won 32nd prize in a raffle - it was a Fire Blanket - I tried to look pleased when the little Boy Scout knocked on my front door with it. (:0 (

[tiggerblue10]

My parents won a gnome.

[micmak]

Are all raffle prizes rubbish then? Or has anyone won anything good.

[DTCwordfan]

No prize - it was a wedding present - I knw it may sound ungrateful but this was a tall piece of frosted glass shaped as a flower head that got thinner towards its based and gradually spiralled round and round to create its base.

It was hideous (underscored) and got christened the 'barf bowl' as you probably could count the bits at the bottom of the spiral.....

Think it got sold at a garage/boot sale - and no it was not Rene Lalique.........

[Zeuhl]

Lottie

is it a 'toy' or is it a proper guitar? If so, what make?

Have you checked ebay for similar?
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[DTCwordfan]

My mother won a Jaguar XJ6 in their first year of production back in the 70s....in a charity function at The Grosvenor in London to which they had been invited.

[dustypuss]

I won first prize at he local hostel. A hand painted watercolour picture of Yarm high street by a famous local artist. Worth £500 it in the cupboard its horrible.

I would much rather had the second prize a two first class train tickets to London. Or even third prize of a lovely wicker hamper full of lovely food and wine.

Any body want to buy a picture of Yam.