A few "emergency" competitions

Sometimes while out hunting for new competitions for Grape Vine, I spot competitions that close before the next issue of the magazine or update. So here are a few things to keep you busy until Grape Vine comes out next week.

First of all Poundland has an entry form to hand in or post for a chance to win one of 20 washing machines or dishwashers. A till receipt for Dettol Multi Action wipes, surface cleaner or Green Apple trigger spray or Harpic Powerplus is needed. Closing 29 Sep.

And Tesco and Tropicana have "breakfast at a worldwide destination" to be won every day from today (22 Sep) until 02 Nov. Entry is automatic when you swipe your Clubcard with any purchase of Tropicana, or order Tropicana online for home delivery and quote your Clubcard number . The prize destinations are not specified.

Also at Tesco, the Alli display on the pharmacy counter had leaflets offering 5 prizes of £300 worth of Tesco clothes vouchers. Enter at www.alli.co.uk/promotion Closing 28 Sep.

Look in independent corner shops and convenience stores for a tiny Irn-Bru leaflet with 3,200 bottle bags up for grabs, but hurry! The bags are being sent out on a first-come, first served basis.

Pizza Express pizzas - the ones sold in supermarkets, not in the restaurants - have nothing on the top of the pack to tell you there is a competition on them, but turn the pack over and you will see that if you visit http://www.pizzaexpressathome.com/ you can win a trip to Italy. The task is to guess how many tomatoes they harvested last month as part of their annual tomato harvest. The clue on the pack is that it was around 10 million kg in weight. Our home grown tomatoes weigh between 50g and 180g (apart from the miniature and huge varieties) so I'm going to pick a lucky number between 70 million and 90 million. This closes on 30 Sep.

And while you are out looking for these competitions, don't forget to pop into your local Wetherspoons to pick up a copy of their new magazine, as they seldom hang around for long.

I found lots of other competitions too - but you'll have to wait for the next issue of Grape Vine to read about them!