Well, there's not a prize as such and we didn't have to enter a competition. You just tweet @TheoPaphitis on Sundays between 5pm and 7:30pm, mentioning #SBS and he picks his favourite six and retweets them.
Now, whether Mr Paphitis actually sits there every Sunday night himself and sifts through approximately 500 tweets, I don't know. And how are the winners chosen? Does he look for something specific or different, or is it a random selection?
Each week, we've tweeted a variation on the theme, trying to see if something might grab his attention. Below is a small selection of our tweets:
Unique British handmade candles and lamps derived from a collection of 2000 wallpaper printing rollers
We rescued 2000 wallpaper printing rollers and produce replica handmade candles and lamps in Devon
Beautiful, British and unique, handmade candles and lamps, perfect for Easter and the Royal Wedding
Would love to have you RT our website details for our beautiful handmade luxury candles and lamps
However, the winning tweet was a real statement and far more positive, so maybe that's what did it:
Please RT us for the most beautiful candles in the world handmade in Devon
The real prize, of course, is exposure, which, large or small, is very welcome. Isn't this what the likes of Twitter and Facebook are supposed to be good for? Our followers did increase after the win on Twitter.
All we can say is, we were very excited when @ParableDesigns was retweeted by @TheoPaphitis on Sunday evening and it made the many past Sundays (clock watching to ensure we didn't miss the time slot and then staring at Twitter after Mr Paphitis tweets to say he's just about to retweet his favourite six) all worthwhile!
Thank you, Theo!
