**CLOSED**GIVEAWAY: I OXO These Office Supplies from Staples

Over the years, I’ve managed to outfit my desk with the standard desk essentials-stapler, scissors, hole punch, and the stapler puller which I always refer to, in my warped little mind, as the nipple pincher:


I don’t think I ever set out for the store with the purpose of buying any of my desk accessories. Rather, I was in the store, saw it, threw it in the cart, paid the man, and dragged it home. There wasn’t a whole lot of research behind the purchase. My desk accessories work but they don’t always work well and the certainly don’t work FOR me. My stapler leads the pack in laziness. I can’t count how many times I unfold a paperclip because Mr. Stapler decided today would be a fine time to start mangling staples and not putting out. There I am, prying open the stapler and digging out stapler remnants from its guts with my makeshift paperclip scalpel, performing stapler surgery: a staplectomy.

But someone at OXO must have had the same frustrations I have, and decided to one-up the competition and designed office supplies with me in mind. You may own some OXO items in your home; I’ve come to know OXO through their line of kitchen utensils. They make a mean spatula and my potato peeler has an awesome grip designed by OXO, a far better peeler than that cheap silver peeler almost everyone owns that leaves a welt in the palm of your hand after you’ve peeled a pile of potatoes.

And for those of you, who like me, had no clue how to pronounce OXO--it’s not OH-EX-OH, it’s OX-OH.

So what was OXO thinking when they came out with these offices supplies? Why, you. What you do and how you use your office supplies. OXO wants you to do it better, easier and all at a price you can afford. They want you to get maximum use out of those items you use every day. Someone at OXO sat down and said “How can we make it better?” and then they did.


When a UPS brings a box, it’s like a day of chocolate, sunshine and puppies. My first stop is my desk to grab my pair of scissors out of the pen cup I keep them in. I then fan those blades out like a ninja sword so I can slice through the tape to open the box. I’m fortunate that the blades on my scissors are dull and haven’t been able to cut worth a damn since 2002 otherwise I’d have probably sliced a finger open or stabbed myself in the tummy countless times over the years. Someone at OXO must have had to don that ninja suit a few times over the years too when they were coming up with features for the scissors. Besides those comfortable grip handles, OXO scissors have a slide button that causes the blades to cross over and lock so you can use them as a box-cutter. Brilliant!


It took me a second to figure out the stapler when it came. If you’re a parent reading this then you can commiserate; the stapler came in one of those hermetically-sealed hard plastic cases like action figures come in. You know the ones..the ones that you immediately grab a pair of scissors and prepare to spend the next five minutes trying to chew through the plastic to get the toy out, rendering that plastic casing useless if you had to take it back to the store. Lucky for me, I turned it over before I began my plastic pillage…OXO even designed their packaging with you in mind. There’s a cute hole and perforation on the back of the package. One zip and pull and you have an opening to remove the stapler. Then I did what everyone does to load the stapler, I grabbed the base in one hand and the top in the other and tried to pry it open to load staples into it. Don’t do that, it doesn’t open. There’s a cute little button on the back of the stapler. One push and the stapler feed slides out so you can load an entire sleeve of staples on it. My husband describes it as “it’s sticking out its tongue”. Load the staples and push it back in until it locks. I power stapled a sheet of paper to test it; not once did it jam.

Retire the nipple pincher, the OXO staple remover slides under the staple to remove it cleanly without pulling and tearing the paper. OXO must have seen me grab a butter knife to try to remove staples in an emergency. Those push pins? I had mine stored in a small plastic cup. If I need a pin, I’d turn it over and slide them into my hand or dip my fingers into the cup, risking a prick in the finger. The push pin dispenser is a cup with a telescoping magnetic wand on the lid. Open the dispenser and the wand grabs the pins magnetically so you can just grab one off the ones clinging to the wand. It also has a non-skid base so it won’t slide off your desk. That little piece of convenience is reasonably priced at $4.99 at Staples.



So where can you lay in your supply of OXO smarter accessories? At Staples. Staples and OXO have teamed up to bring better office supplies to customers. It’s an exclusive relationship where you’ll reap the benefits; office supplies designed with you and your wallet in mind. Doing it easier and with ease on your wallet. But one of you is going to win some of these office goodies free. Staples and OXO are offering one winner the following:

OXO Scissors
OXO One-Hole Punch
OXO Magnet Clips
OXO Push Pin Dispenser and OXO Push Pins.

Mandatory Entry:

Go to the exclusive Staples - OXO website and check out the other OXO office supplies Staples is offering their customers. Tell me which one you think you’d like. Most of the OXO line contains video of the product. At first, I thought that was overkill…then I tried to pry open the stapler.(1 entry, leave 1 comment)

Extra Credit:

1) Follow my blog, or take credit if you already do. (link on left sidebar: 1 entry, leave 1 comment)

2) Tweet the giveaway, daily if you’re feeling the need for additional entries. Easy tweet you can use:

Staples & OXO office supply giveaway; supplies designed with you in mind. http://tiny.cc/OXO

(1 daily entry, leave 1 comment with your Twitter ID or tweet url).


Open to US residents only. Giveaway will end on Sunday, July 12, 2009 at 11:59pm EST. I'll draw and notify the winner via email shortly after using the almighty randomizer. Winner will have 48 hours to respond to the winning email notification with shipping information before I pull a do-over. Prize will be shipped directly to the winner from Staples/OXO, I'm just a middle-man. Please leave me a way to contact you if your email address is not visible in your blogger profile.

Giveaways too good to ignore

Stop by Piece of Me and enter to win a JVC Everio camcorder in your choice of three colors. Deadline: July 10.

What is Alice? It's a great new way to make sure the staples in your house are always there even when you can't (or don't want) to make it to the store. Your favorite products shipped to your door, bulk prices without buying in gross. Enter to win a $250 credit to try it yourself. Two winners snag the swag at the Not So Blog's Experimental Mommy. Deadline: 7/19.

What's your favorite way to use Wishbone salad dressing? Tell Waitress, Bring Me Another and you might have your own Wishbone prize pack and $100 to dress up your dinner, Wishbone style. Deadline: 6/30.

For another chance to win that great Wishbone prize, stop by Shalee's Diner and drop a comment. Deadline: 6/30.


Ovolina also has a Wishbone prize package for one lucky commenter. Deadline: 6/30.

Who doesn't have a home improvement project that needs doing? How about $100 to Home Depot to help you along? Stop by Grocery Price Blog and enter to win. Deadline: 7/9.

SmartFood has recruited some great bloggers to sponsor their Girls Night In giveaways: $100 Visa Cards up for grabs:

How about a girls' night in celebration with your new $100 Visa card? Stop by Oh! How Lovely! to enter to win. Deadline: 7/15.

You have other chances to win a $100 Visa card, stop by A Little Piece of Product Reviews. It's time to win a girls night in! Deadline: 7/15

And smart women know, there's more than one way to win a giveaway: Enter the SmartFood $100 Visa giveaway at StyleStar too. Deadline: 7/15

Another great blog, another chance to win. Stop by Styleish Reviews for your chance. Deadline: 7/15

Quickly now, there's a great Scentsy giveaway going on at Maximizing Scents. Win a Delux warmer and scent of your choice. Ends 6/30.

$75 Crate & Barrel gift card at Mama's Money Savers courtesy of Relish. Deadline: 7/13.

Coming soon....to a blog near you

Who doesn't love a great giveaway? I've had the pleasure these past few months of finding some great bloggers out there whose sites I've come to adore and discovering products I never knew existed. My husband just had a birthday and I knew I wanted to buy him a skin for his laptop. Not just any skin, mind you, my husband is a Batman fanatic. So where did I turn....the internet. By reading a blog, I found a site where I was able to design a custom skin for his Toshiba with the Batman logo at a price I could afford. A much nicer gift than a bag of candy and a t-shirt..my usual stand-by emergency gift choice.

And for you, I've found some great products and companies that want to show you what they have to offer.


I'll be hosting a giveaway for Pert Plus for Men to introduce their new line of products for the guys in your life.



You probably own some OXO products for your kitchen but did you know that OXO has teamed up with Staples to showcase their newly-designed line of office supplies? OXO designed their new office supply line around consumers and what THEY need. Wait until you see what clever twists they bring to your old office supplies.



Accent Furniture Direct wants you to see their new line of home decor items from their notNeutral Collection of products designed by Rios Clementi Hale Studios. Not boring, not ordinary, and not expensive...the notNeutral collection of designer items is going to show you that unique and affordable is possible in decor for your home.

So stay tuned, I've got goodies to give away soon from all of the above.

***CLOSED***Giveaway- Keurig B60 Brewer from Shoffee.com

My husband loves his coffee...just enough milk to make it the color of mud and one sugar. It has to be leaded, he won’t drink decaf. Occasionally, he’ll go rogue and buy a bottle of French Vanilla coffee creamer…those are the times he says he’s feeling “sassy”. His usual modis-operandi was to make a pot in the morning, drink a few cups while getting ready, and take the rest in his thermos to work. Last doctor visit he was told to cut the coffee, that’s too much. Two cups a day and that’s it or swap out to decaf. Mention decaf to my husband and he makes a face like he just stepped in dog poop.

Me, I like a good foo-foo coffee. Put some chocolate in my coffee and I’m in heaven. Best cup of coffee I ever had was on our road trip to my son’s graduation in Chicago. We stopped at a travel plaza on the turnpike on the way back and they had a Gloria Jean’s coffee kiosk. Chocolate, cherry and Lord knows what else and it was bliss. But I’m not spending $5 on a cup of coffee every day. My younger sister is a Starbucks addict. She can map you the location of the nearest Starbucks. She speaks in terms like “Vendi” and “Misto”. Even she’ll tell you, a Starbucks addiction costs a lot of money.

Both of us have been tossing around the idea of a Keurig. You can make a single cup at home without the expense of a coffee shop. With so many varieties of K-Cups, there’s one to please just about everyone. My husband could have his two cups of mud and I’ve got my eye on the Mudslide Coffee from Gloria Jeans. The biggest complaint I’ve heard is that it’s tough to find those K-Cups in retail stores in the variety you want and when you do, you‘re going to pay dearly for them.



Enter Shoffee.com. The name is a combination of “Shop” and “Coffee”…viola “Shoffee” was born. They’ve got the K-Cups you want at prices you can afford. And Shoffee.com isn’t just K-Cup coffee…they have K-Cups for tea and hot chocolate, coffee pods, ground coffee, and brewers and accessories….yup, they have that cute little K-Cup Carousel Tower. The Shoffee.com site is easy to navigate and you can see what specials they have going on right on their homepage. When you sign up for an account at Shoffee.com, you can create a list of your favorites to make reordering quick and easy. Check out their return policy and you’ll see; they stand behind their products. Shoffee.com has a goal - to be #1 in the eyes of its customers. Best of all, Shoffee.com is giving one lucky reader here the chance to own their own Keurig B60 Special Edition Coffee Brewer worth $129.95. The Keurig B60 has some great features:

Chrome Accents

Blue backlit LCD display

Three brew size options (6 oz, 8 oz, 10 oz)

Programmable digital clock, wake up to a fresh cup in the morning

Adjustable temperature

Auto on/off

48 oz water reservoir holds enough water for 8 cups before refilling

Removable drip tray for easy cleaning and the use of travel mugs.

Mandatory Entry:

Visit Shoffee.com, check out their extensive line of K-Cups and choose one that would be your first choice to brew in your new Keurig B60 brewer. (1 entry, leave 1 comment).

Extra Credit:

1) Follow Shoffee.com on Twitter ( 2 entries, leave 2 comments with your twitter id).

2) Follow Shoffee.com on Facebook (2 entries, leave 2 comments with your Facebook name).

3) Follow my blog, or take credit if you already do (Link on the left sidebar: 1 entry, leave 1 comment).

4) Snag my button for your blog (Link on the top right sidebar: 2 entries, leave 2 comments with your blog url).

5) Tweet the giveaway, can be done once daily (1 entry, leave one comment with your tweet url or twitter id). Easy tweet you can use:

Wake up & smell the coffee from your new Keurig B60 Brewer courtesy of Shoffee.com, enter the giveaway http://454.me/203o/

Extra Special Extra Credit:

The generous folks at Shoffee.com have two more Keurig B60 Brewers they're giving away besides the one here. So you have two additional chances on other blogs to win! If you enter there, you can take an extra entry here.

1) Stop by Funnel Full of Soup and enter the Keurig giveaway. Come back and take an additional entry. (1 entry, leave one comment "entered the FFS Keurig").

2) Stop by The Art of Random Willy-Nillyness and enter the Keurig giveaway. (1 entry, leave one comment "entered the ARWN Keurig").

US residents only. Giveaway will end Friday, July 17, 2009 at 11:59pm. I'll draw and notify the winner immediately after. Winner will have 48 hours to respond to the winning email before there's a do-over. The Keurig will be shipped directly to the winner courtesy of Shoffee.com, I'm just the middle-man. Please leave a way for me to contact you if your email address is not visible in your blogger profile.

Who's got the giveaways?

Thrifty Maven has a Home Depot giveaway going on now. Check out Home Depot's Garden Club and then comment for your chance to score a shopping trip to Home Depot with your brand spankin' new $100 Home Depot gift card. Deadline: 6/26.

The Hair of the Dog

I own three dogs. I certainly never set out to form my own dog pack, which we refer to at our house as “the doggage”. Each one sort of fell into our family. Once we got through those puppy stages when each of them were learning not to make “bad..OUTSIDE!!” and that my brand new coffee table is not a chew toy (thanks Bailey, you tiny termite), they’ve all turned out to be great dogs. The biggest drawback to owning dogs is shedding. At our house, no matter how many times I vacuum, you’re going to find dog hair on my floor. And while our couch is a “no-Bo-zone”, the oldest dog still feels he’s earned the right to nap on my furniture when I‘m not looking. So if you come over, I’ll hand you a lint roller before you leave because your pants are bound to collect stray dog hair. This is the worst time of year for my dogs because they’re all shedding…the oldest two are losing fur in clumps because one is a Chow-mix and the other a Black Lab-mix. We have hair tumbleweeds hiding behind all our furniture. Stop by and you’ll hear “tink, tink, tink” as dog tags smack together when the dogs start scratching. The oldest is also a licker. He’s been known to lick himself a bald patch at least once a summer. Once we have a bald patch, we’ve got stink. No matter how many baths, that hotspot is going to emit a foul smell



I had no idea that excessive shedding, itching and smell are all caused by nutritional deficiencies in dogs. Commercial dog food is cooked at extremely high temperatures which destroys many of the delicate nutrients dogs need to be healthy. Even an overweight dog can be malnourished; take away the essential nutrients and you have a malnourished dog. If I ate nothing but chocolate-marshmallow ice cream every day (living the dream), I’d probably end up being overweight and malnourished since I’d be lacking the vitamins and minerals my body requires. Just because it tastes good, doesn’t mean it is good for you.

So while I can buy all the expensive vacuum cleaners and lint brushes in the world, I’m still going to have dogs that shed, stink and scratch. A much better solution would be to supplement the doggage’s diet. Dinovite has the answers. If you stop by their solutions center and answer their step-by-step questions, they’ll tell you which of their products best suit’s the needs of your dog. My recommendation for Bo is the Dinovite 2 Gallon and the Lickochops. The best part is that if you follow their recommendation and use the product for 90 days and you’re not satisfied, Dinovite will refund your purchase price, guaranteed. That’s a company that believes in its products.

What is Dinovite? It's not a pill, it's a powder for your dog's regular dog food. Dinovite contains all natural ingredients: amino acids, fatty acids, zinc, vitamins, direct-fed microbials and other nutrients that can help support and maintain your dog's good health. Dinovite will make up for what your regular dog food lacks improving your dog's overall health and giving him a year-round soft and shiny coat of hair, on your dog and not your floor!

The Unofficial Rules for Giveaways

I figured I'd give an overview for entering any giveaways I host on my blog:

1) I don't have a newsletter. I'm being a rebel. I don't want to be the email that clogs up someone's inbox and gets deleted without being read. I suppose my almighty "stats" would be better if I had one but time is more important to me. Running a close race with "Family", "Health", "Security", "Work", "Friends", and "Money", time is pretty valuable to me so I'm going to make the assumption it's worth something to anyone who happens by to read my writings. It takes just as much time to flip over here to my blog than it does to open my nonexistent daily email and read it, without clogging up your inbox. There's always the "RSS Feed" option but I'm betting a lot of you don't use it either. I've signed up for "feeds" when entering other giveaways for that extra entry. They go to a dark place known as my "Google Reader". I don't know who's reading my "Google Reader" but it's not me. I went there once and quietly lost my mind.

2) Do not fav me on Technorati. I'm protesting their "monster" who someone should have stabbed in the heart with a stake by now and killed. Seriously Technorati, fav'ing anything on your site causes me to clench my teeth while refreshing every 1/4 second. When I finally get a site fav'd, I'm ready for a stiff drink and bed because I feel like I just won the Olympic Gold in Internet Irritations. Do all of us a favor, buy a brand new bitching server and be done with it already. Everyone knows that when you hear a noise in the basement, there's a monster down there. Smart people don't go downstairs then. You, Technorati, have become the basement. I'm not venturing down there and I'm not telling anyone else to until you off the monster. If you even worked half the time, I'd use you but now all I want to do is pop you right in your "tangled tentacles".

3) StumbleUpon. Seriously, I stumble but I never look at anyone's "stumbles". Should I? Do you? Why? Is this a stat thing again? These are all rhetorical questions since this is another one of those sites that just manages to piss me off every time I go there. So we're not going there.

Usually, but not always, I'll give credit for following my blog on Blogger (now known as "Google Friend Connect" because we can always use more friends), tweeting the giveaway-daily if you want, Facebooking the giveaway link or emailing your friends. If the option is given for blogging, you'll always get more than one entry because that's a pain in the ass-you deserve extra. You may ask yourself why you'd want to get the word out, doesn't that cut your odds if more people enter? Why yes, for this giveaway it will, but the more successful blog giveaways are as a whole, the more sponsors will want to do blog giveaways, the more giveaways there will be out there in the blogosphere for you to enter. Of course, if you're really smitten with the giveaway and want to rent the Goodyear Blimp and plaster my giveaway on the side and fly it over the stadium, you'll have my awe and an extra entry to boot...okay, two.

Showing the sponsor the love will always been included for extra credit, when available. If the sponsor has a newsletter, Twitter or Facebook account, there will always be extra entries allowed for signing up or following. I always try to add the links right in the rules so you never have to hunt it down for an entry. Again, we're all about the valuable time here and not wasting it.

In all cases I ask that every entry be left as a separate comment. That means if you're getting 3 entries for blogging, leave me three comments with your blog url. I can do math but it usually leaves me with a migraine. My checkbook hasn't been balanced since 2003, the bank is really great about telling me how I've screwed my account...again. If I have to add entries for you, I may miscalculate and rip you off for an entry. Copy/paste is quick and I refuse to require a "word verification"; when spammers hit my blog, I may change my mind. But for now, comments will be quick & simple. There's no comment moderation here either. So far, none has ever been needed.

If your email address is not visible in your profile and you don't have a blog on blogger, leave me a way to contact you besides smoke signals. Twitter id, your email in code like Nicholas Cage in Windtalkers, some way for me to reach you so I can tell you you've won. If you don't, I will post the winner on my blog and give you two days to find it and claim your swag. Since I don't have a newsletter, you'll have to make note of the end date and check back. Since I have difficulty remembering what I ate for breakfast yesterday, I'm going to assume most of you might suffer some difficulty remembering where and what you entered and when you're supposed to check back. You can also do a Google blog search. I usually plug in my blogger id and the word "winner" hit "search" and then click the "sorted by date" option on the upper right side when I get the results (which will show you the newest results first) to check to see if I show up anywhere. While reliable, this method is not guaranteed. I will never host a giveaway that requires anyone to check back to see if they've won; I will always make the attempt to notify you. You'll have two days to respond to my email in which I will make a valiant effort to alert you to the fact that you won a real giveaway and not the International Irish Lottery worth $9 million Yen on behalf of Madam Isabella Boulevard Manicotti's dearly departed brother's half-cousin who needs your "SINCIRE ASSISTENCE".

All-in-all, read whatever rules I dreamed up and put at the end of the giveaway. They usually follow the above guidelines and they normally don't require much of your time because entering a giveaway should be fun with minimal work.

Good luck!

What's the buzz..for baby

The Mom Buzz has a review and giveaway for a Britax Advocate Carseat, it's the Cadillac of carseats designed with superior side-impact crash safety and comfort for your little one. Check out the Britax video at the bottom of my blog on how Britax is keeping your most precious cargo safe during your travels then click over to The Mom Buzz and comment to enter. Deadline: July 15.

Thanks SnorgTees

Back in February I was notified that I was the lucky winner at Mama Makes Money's giveaway for my choice of t-shirt from SnorgTees. I immediately chose "That's What She Said" for my oldest son, it's his favorite saying. I kept waiting for the shirt to come and finally contacted the blog owner a few weeks ago to ask if she'd heard anything. She got in touch with SnorgTees who wrote that they did ship my shirt and showed delivery confirmation that it was left at my house on March 18. Unfortunately, I was working that day and my package from SnorgTees, as well as a replacement cell phone battery and a space print, appear to have been stolen from my porch.

While this certainly wasn't the fault of SnorgTees, they offered and then promptly sent me a replacement. My son stopped by today to model his new t-shirt from SnorgTees. I wanted to publicly acknowledge their kindness. First, by sponsoring so many great blog giveaways and second, for going above and beyond as a sponsor and sending me a replacement shirt when they certainly didn't have to. That's great customer service, in my opinion. That one simple act made my oldest son very happy, my other sons very jealous, and they've earned my future loyalty as a customer. Thank you SnorgTees.

**CLOSED**Giveaway- Rubbermaid All-in-One is Number One

I hate folding socks. Laundry as a whole is not my favorite chore, but socks suck, seriously. I usually toss them into a clothes basket in the corner. Consequently, we have a game we play at our house. I’ve dubbed it “Sock Quest”. It consists of running into the basement, grabbing a sock that belongs to you in your left hand and then frantically searching through the mound of socks in the basket with your right hand in the attempt to make a match before the clock runs out and you’re late for work, school, etc. or you just give up and go sockless.

A variation of this game is played in the kitchen. I have limited cupboard space in my house and most food storage containers get tossed in the pits of my cupboard. Should a container be needed, you usually grab a lid and go in search of a mate. Many times a flashlight is needed. I’m also a container hoarder, a trait passed on to me by my grandmother. Containers used for sour cream, margarine, and Won Ton soup get recycled into food storage containers. This particular habit cost me a late-night trip to the grocery store last Christmas Eve. While making my family’s favorite 7-Layer Jell-O, I pulled out what I thought was a container of sour cream only to find I’d opened up a stash of last week’s chili.

That was then, this is now. I’ve finally managed to purge all my old, stained, recycled food storage containers and replaced them with the Rubbermaid All-in-One 20 Piece Set. You get 10 containers with lids. They have the Premier containers with Easy Find Lid System; the lids are simple to seal and remove. I hate trying to snap a lid on a warped storage container which usually happens after multiple dishwashings. These Rubbermaid containers are made of durable clear plastic, so you can always see what’s inside. The Produce Saver pieces include Fresh Vents to allow needed airflow for fruits and veggies. There’s an included Crisp Tray to separate your produce from moisture. My favorite pieces in the collection are the Lock-its; they have a secure seal and features locking tabs on all four sides making it a breeze to seal your container and open it again.

The best part? Everything is stackable for those of us with limited storage and patience. The lids all stack together and you can nest all the containers easily, saving precious cupboard space. Even the Produce Saver Tray snaps to the lid. One lid also fits multiple bases. Don’t worry, that doesn’t mean you get less lids. It means that the 3 cup lid will fit the 3 cup container, the 5 cup container and also the 7 cup container. So grabbing a lid means you don’t have to find its exact match, that lid will fit multiple bases.



I’ve been using the containers for a few weeks now and I’m impressed. No stains, even from spaghetti sauce. They come out of the dishwasher looking just as good as the day I opened the box and clutched them to my chest. The Produce Saver kept my sliced strawberries looking fresh and tasting great for a whole week. I’ve been carting salad & dressing to work with the Lock-its container without any leaks in my lunch bag.

The best part, one of you will get to try them too. I have a complete Rubbermaid All-In-One 20 Piece Set to send to one winner.



Mandatory Initial Entry:

Check out the new Rubbermaid Easy Find Lids site. Tell me which of the four containers is your favorite and one food you’d store inside. (1 entry, leave 1 comment).

Extra Credit:

1) Follow my blog on blogger, or take credit if you already do (1 entry, leave 1 comment).

2) Follow Rubbermaid on Twitter (1 entry, leave 1 comment with your twitter id)

3) Snag my button for your blog (2 entries, leave 2 comments with your blog url).

4) Tweet the giveaway. (1 entry, leave 1 comment with your tweet url- can be done daily).

Feel free to copy/paste the following tweet:

Win a Rubbermaid All-in-One Storage Set, purge those old margarine containers. Save space, store in style giveaway http://454.me/r54bs/



US residents only. Giveaway will end Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 11:59pm. I'll draw and notify the winner on July 1, 2009. Winner will have 48 hours to respond to the winning email before there's a do-over. Please leave a way for me to contact you if your email address is not visible in your blogger profile.

Giveaway Round-Up

Enter to win a Shred Sled Casterboard at Life Starring the Kids and Me; take the snow out of snowboarding and put the fun in summer! Perfect for tweens and teens. Deadline: 6/20.

Barefoot Mommies has a Sexy High-Heeled chair giveaway that you get to customize with color and trim courtesy of Sexy Furnishings. Deadline: 6/22

Mommies with Cents has a Boon Flair Highchair giveaway going on, your choice of color. Deadline: 6/21

Who couldn't use a $100 gift card to Home Depot? I've got a million little projects to accomplish and I'm sure that card would be put to good use at your house too. Enter to win at Mommy Snacks before Friday, June 19.

$100 JC Penney gift card up for grabs at The Full Mommy. Turn dad from slob to suave in one shopping trip. Deadline: 6/25

For another chance at a $100 JC Penney gift card, stop by 5 Minutes for Giveaways and comment to enter. Deadline: 6/26

Look great-feel great giveaways

Stop by the BeautiCreams blog and enter for a chance to win the Sizzlin' Summer Skin giveaway; it's $220 worth of great skincare products from top brands like SkinMedica, Dr. Grandel, and MD Formulations. Deadline: July 31.

MomDot has a giveaway going on for a $100 gift card to Lands' End where you can pick up a stylish new swimsuit or some great summer outfits. Deadline: 6/26.

How about smell great, too? She Scribes has a giveaway for a Scentsy warmer of your choice with one great-smelling brick..you choose. Deadline: 6/26

While you're there, make sure you enter the She Scribes JCPenney $100 gift card giveaway, too. With great sales going on all the time, $100 to JCPenney is going to outfit your husband with style. Deadline: 6/21.

Fat Free Dressing? Not to eat, but to wear and look fabulous while you are. She Scribes is giving away a Maidenform Fat Free Dressing Tank Top. Deadline: 6/14

Mom Start is giving one commenter a Clairsonic Skin Care Brush perfect for dad...and mom! Deadline: 6/24.

Blisstree also has a Clairsonic up for grabs. Deadline: 6/20

Try Marc Jacobs new Summer Splash scent. The Product Pasha is giving away a bottle to one sweet-smelling commenter. Deadline: 7/10

Fun Father's Day Finds in the Blogosphere

Stop by An Island Life and enter to win a $100 gift card to Home Depot, Dad's favorite place to spend a Sunday. Deadline: 6/13

Thrifty Mommy has a giveaway for $100 to Lands End. Doesn't Dad need some designer duds? Deadline: 6/13.

She Scribes has a Flip Camcorder to giveaway in conjunction with the Lever Make Every Touch Count campaign. Deadline: 6/18


Busy Mom has a Kodak Easyshare camera giveaway going on. Deadline 6/16.

5 Minutes for Giveaways is giving away a Flip Camcorder sponsored by Energizer & National Geographic. Deadline: 6/26

Mommy Goggles has a HP MediaSmart Server for one lucky dad. Never worry about your files being lost in a hard drive crash; the HP MediaSmart automatically backs up all your data. Deadline: 6/24

How about a shopping trip to Chelsea Premium Outlets with a free $50 gift card to buy dad whatever catches his eye? Click over to Rave & Review and comment to win. Deadline: 6/18

Barefoot Mommy has an Ironman from Avon giveaway for 5 winners. Doesn't dad need a new scent? Deadline: 6/21

Mommy Goggles also has a Casio Wave Ceptor watch giveaway. Deadline: 6/19

Snag some Swag alert

Babes and Kids has a giveaway for a $25 gift certificate to Layers Clothing; plenty to add a little style to your summer wardrobe. Deadline: 6/10.

Win a gorgeous HP Mini Vivienne Tam netbook at Blissful Style. Deadline:6/8

How about a chance to score a Flor rug? 1 Happy Corner has a giveaway going on for a Flora Flor rug in your choice of three patterns. Deadline: 6/21

A gorgeous Prism Mirror worth $199 from Pier One Imports is up for grabs at Eighty MPH Mom. Deadline: 6/15