It's always a nice feeling when you find a ten pound note you didn't know you had at the bottom of a pocket.
I just found £136 in Betfair that I'd completely forgotten about. It kind of feels like Christmas, even though I know it was my money all along.
This time last year, I took advantage of a promotion on Centrebet for a free football shirt. As a new player, if you bet £35 on the outright winner of the English Premiership, you were sent an online coupon code to spend at Subside Sports for about £42.
The coupon amount was just enough to buy any official team shirt (with shipping) but in fact you could spend it on anything at all and I actually got two different England shirts.
If you were in the market for such a garment anyway, this is a real bargain. Instead of spending £40 on the shirt, spend £35 on a bet and get the shirt for free! Then there's always a chance your bet will win as as well!
However, I care so little about soccer any more that I decided to hedge it. I picked Chelsea to win (a potential return of £101.50 for my £35 bet) and bet in the opposite direction on Betfair (laying £70 to return £105).
Best case: no loss; Worst case: I'm stuck £3.50. Whatever happens, you don't lose your shirt (geddit?).
The downside to hedging is that you're out £105 until the end of the season, and then you have to remember not to leave it gathering dust at an online bookmaker that you never ordinarily use.
Like I did, until today.
The same free shirt offer is running again this year and it's only slightly different - now you have to bet £40 to get the freebie (valid to 30th Sept). It's still superb value.
I have an affiliate link and I'm not afraid to to use it: Get yer free shirt here!
EDIT: Shameless sell out that I am, I also have an affiliate link for Betfair now: Get a £25 free bet and use it to hedge your free shirt bet!
