Thrill of Winning

I am addicted to entering contests (among other things we won't talk about now). So the other day I was so excited to receive an e-mail informing me that I had won a $50 shopping spree on a specific website. So, I go to the site and see that all they have are clothes. Great!! I love clothes. And wow!..the clothes are sooo cute. And........not one thing would even fit around my thigh...

The really interesting thing about this experience was that I was not even that upset about it. I was just super excited that I had actually won something. That I was going to get something for free was exhilirating. I realized that I enter and enter these contests just for the thrill of winning. I think I could have won a pack of gum and I would have felt just as happy.

Do you get a thrill from winning something? Is it natural to want something..anything for free?

Maybe due to the fact that we pay through the nose for everything these days getting something for free is just more thrilling. Of course, I realize it could just be those of us with some strange winning addiction. Keep it real and let me know.