Just by shopping locally, Bathurst resident Alicia Benger has walked away with a $5000 spending spree at Harvey Norman. 

The big prize was drawn at the store on Friday afternoon by furniture franchisee Ben Bradley.

This is the third year that Harvey Norman has been the major sponsor of the Festive Frenzy and Mr Bradley said he had seen a lot of interest in the promotion.

“A lot of customers who have entered the store have known about it,” he said.

Ms Benger’s name was among thousands of entries collected over the seven-week promotion, in which more than $4000 in vouchers were won by members of the public.

Ms Benger said as far as she can remember she only entered the competition once, after purchasing a couple of dresses at Jay Jays for an impromptu week away.

She said on Friday that it now looks like the best $50 she ever spent.

“I bought the clothes to take on holidays, I filled in the entry form, then forgot about it,” she said.

That was until Western Advocate advertising manager Erin Peacock rang.

“It’s just awesome. I really can’t believe it,” Ms Benger said of the win.

Ms Benger can now use her $5000 to buy anything in her local Harvey Norman store.

“Anything she sees in store she can purchase with her prize draw, from pizza ovens to a 79-inch flat-panel television, the latest in Apple technology and the number one cooking brands, or invest in high quality Australian-made furniture and beds,” Mr Bradley said.