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Smartknit Kids Back to School Giveway

Smartknitkids.com has a great back to school giveaway right now. Here is the grand prize list right from smartknitkids.com

1 Grand Prize worth over $500 will be awarded:

3 Pair SmartKnitKIDS Seamless Socks
1 Amazon Kindle
6 Month Subscription to NetFlix
$100 Costco Card
20 Coloring Books
10 Kids’ Reading Books
Supply of Purell Hand Sanitizers
5 Clorox Wipe Packages
250 Crayons
30 Pencils
15 Lightbulbs
15 Kids’ Toothbrushes
6 Containers of Tang

Stop by and enter for yourself. Up to 4 entries: Smartknitkids.com Back to School Giveaway

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Review and Giveaway: Lunchboxes.com COUPON ALSO! Giveaway CLOSED

I had the opportunity to review a couple of cool lunch boxes from http://www.lunchboxes.com

Before we know it, it will be back to school shopping time again. I know my boys would whine if they saw what I just typed lol. Think about http://www.lunchboxes.com when in need of a new lunchbox. I chose 2 lunchboxes from lunchboxes.com. One for me and one for the boys to use.

The boys picked the camo skull lunch bag. The one pictured on the the right in the above picture. They were very happy with with it. I used it for the 4th of July fireworks to take a few drinks along with us, some string cheese, and a sippy cup for the baby. There’s plenty of room inside this one.

Then There’s the Bon Appetit system that has way more cool features then the description on the
http://www.lunchboxes.com/ site goes into.

I received the Bon Appetit Lunch System in white and orange. Looking at the picture above you may think, Ok it looks cool so what else does it do? Well I’ll show you.

I took the whole system apart to show you the pieces. There’s a large square bowl, if you will. Plenty of space if you’re just taking something like a bowl of leftover spaghetti into work. Take your fork and just leave the other pieces at home. The lid locks on with little locks on both sides where the handles are. There is a rubber seal around the lid that seals in everything, so no leaking that spaghetti sauce into the stylish carrying back. That brings me to the carrying back which opens the whole way and can be used as a placemat. There is velcro around the side so it seals up into a cute stylish carrying back. People may not even know it’s your lunch bag.

Sealing the system into the bag.

Packed and ready to go

All of the pieces fit in a nice neat package. You can store items in the main part and store items you want to keep seperate in the larger triangle section. There’s a smaller triangle section that you can put in sauces, dips, or a small portion of something like maybe nuts for as salad or croutons. Then there’s the fork. Do you notice that the fork is rounded on one side of the prongs and straight on the other. The straight side is for cutting.

The lid is not exception to being an efficient part of the Bon Appetit lunchbox system. See the little circle I’m pointing to in the pic? That is for your sauces. Like ketchup for your fries, honey mustard for your nuggets, etc. Store it in the little triangle section and pour some into this well for a neat way to keep your sauce seperate from the rest of your meal.

I packed my lunch up for work one day. Cashew Chicken. I put the rice in the main part and the chicken in the large triangle part. Extra cashews in the small triangle container.

Everything fit in nicely, even with the fork inside. Sides locked and ready to go.

There are many more lunchboxes at http://www.lunchboxes.com/ from metal, plastic, insulated, bento boxes, lunch box accessories such as thermoses , ice packs and more. Check out the cool selection: http://www.lunchboxes.com/

Review Summary: With such a large selection of lunch boxes that lunchboxes.com has to offer you are sure to find one you like at a price to fit your budget. Customer Service is friendly and shipping is fast. Good quality products. I would recommend lunchboxes.com

GIVEAWAY:

http://www.lunchboxes.com has been generous enough to offer one of my readers

a $10 gift certificate to lunchboxes.com.  This will be a great way to save yourselves

some money when buying a lunchbox for back-to-school or a new one for yourself.

MANDATORY ENTRY: “LIKE” Lunchboxes.com on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/LunchboxDotCom Leave a comment below telling me you did this. Be sure to leave an email address I can contact you at should you win.

**tip** to avoid spammers leave your email address in this formats: joeshmoe (at) blah (dot) com

This must be done before any bonus entries are considered. If you do not complete the mandatory entry, all other entries you enter will be deleted.
Open to: US, Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and Japan

BONUS ENTRIES: Leave a comment for each one you complete if it says +1 leave one comment +2 leave two comments and so on.

1. Follow Lunchboxes.com on twitter (+1): Lunchboxes.com on twitter

2. Follow Free Stuff, Fun Sites, Contests, and More on Google Friend Connect (+1) and/or Networked Blogs (+1) use widgets in right column.

3. Visit Lunchboxes.com and leave a comment telling me which lunchbox is your favorite. (+1)

4. Enter my Bacon Hot Sauce Giveaway until 7/19 and leave a comment telling me you did so (+2) http://bit.ly/bhreviewffcandm

5. Leave a comment on 1 of my non-giveaway product review posts and leave a comment telling me which one you commented on (+2)

6. Follow me on twitter (+1) : @angiewith3

7. Tweet this message on twitter (+1) : ” I entered to win a $10 gc to @LunchboxDotCom from http://bit.ly/LBdotcomgiveaway @angiewith3 end July 26 10pm EST #giveaway”

8. “like” Free Stuff, Fun Sites, Contests, and More on facebook(+1) : “like” ffcandm on facebook

9. Update your status on facebook with this message: ” I entered to win a gift certificate for lunchboxes.com from Free Stuff, Fun Sites, Contests, and More http://bit.ly/LBdotcomgiveaway

AFTER THE GIVEAWAY, IF YOU DON’T WIN, COME BACK HERE AND I WILL BE POSTING A SPECIAL COUPON LUNCHBOXES.COM IS OFFERING FOR MY READERS.

Giveaway ends July 26, 2010 at 10 pm EST. Winner will have 48 hours to respond to email. If winner does not respond within 48 hours a new winner will be chosen. If you do not leave your email address I can’t contact you. Winner will be chosen using random.org

***I received two lunchboxes from lunchboxes.com in order to complete a proper review. I did not received any monetary compensation for this post. I was under no obligation to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are my own***
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got2b Smooth Operator review and giveaway—CLOSED

I have Straight hair, well mostly. It has a mild wave to it. I love the smooth sleek look that a lot of the celebrities have. The straight hair that looks so smooth and shiny. My hair does not cooperate. It seems no matter what product I use it didn’t give me the look I was going for OR if it did it only lasted for about, oh, 20 minutes or so.

To be fair, I’m not what anyone would call a hairstylist. I’m lucky if I can put my hair in a straight pony tail (seriously). When bzzagent.com offered the got2b smooth operator hair campaign for their members I jumped on it. I’ll try it. What the hay, it can’t work any worse than other product I’ve tried. Plus, I was getting it for free. One thing I like about bzzagent.com. they want you to pass the word about the product. Good or bad, they want to know.

With some skepticism I tried the got2b smooth operator Smoothing Lustre Lotion product. I have to admit, I don’t hate it. In fact, I rather like it. It made my hair feel smooth and silky. In this 85% humidity and 85 degree weather we’ve been experiencing in PA recently…my hair is not frizzy. My hair is actually straight. I love it.

The got2b smooth operator hair products are in cute girly containers. I love the little charm on the side of the Lustre Lotion. The Smooth Operator line says it’s “infused with cashmere” and “helps to protect against damage form heat styling and contains a UV protectant”.

GIVEAWAY:

One winner will receive 1 bottle of got2b Smooth operator Lustre Lotion and 1 can of got2b Smooth Operator Hairspray.

Mandatory Entry:
Must follow my blog publicly either through gfc or networked blogs and leave a comment telling me why you would like to try got2be smooth operator products. This must be completed before any bonus entries will be counted. Leave your email address so i can contact you if you win.

Bonus Entries: (leave a seperate comment for each entry. If it says +2 leave two comments)

1. Follow me on twitter (+1) : @angiewith3
2. Tweet the following giveaway message (+1): “Enter to win Got2be hair Smooth Operator products from @angiewith3 http://bit.ly/g2bsogive pls RT”
3. “like” Free Stuff, Fun Sites, Contests, and More on Facebook: Free Stuff, Fun Sites…on facebook
4. Subscribe to my RSS feed using gadget in right column (+2)
5. Subscribe via email using gadget in right column (+2)
6. Vote for me in top mommy bloggers. Button is the brown one in the right column. (+3)
7. Follow me in Networked blogs. Widget in right column (+1)

8. Leave a comment on any non-giveaway post and leave a comment here telling me which one you commented on.

NOTE: I did have my other sweeps listed as extra entries. They are closed now. Anyone that used them for entries while they were live will still be credited their entries. Thanks for bringing that to my attention @theladya

Winner will be chosen using random.org from qualified entries on July 5th at 10pm. US/CAN only

***I received a coupon to try got2b smooth operator for free from bzzagent.com. I used some of the great coupons that came in the bzzkit for the giveaway items. I was under no obligation from got2b OR bzzagent.com to give a positive review. The opinions expressed in this review are my own****

The Heart-Smart Diabetes Kitchen Cookbook Giveaway

www.canolainfocooks.org and the American Diabetes Association (ADA) have developed “The Heart-Smart Diabetes Kitchen: Fresh, Fast and Flavorful Recipes made with Canola Oil” cook book. There will be seven bloggers from the CanolaInfo team preparing all 151 recipes and sharing there info with you on the www.CanolaInfoCooks.org blog. Each blogger will give a different perspective. From Culinary experts to moms with children, and young city dwellers learning the kitchen.

In reading the cookbook, I found a lot of interesting and helpful information in the beginning of the book. For instance, “The Heart-Smart Diabetes Kitchen cookbook” explains the good and bad fats. The benefits of good fats and why bad fats are….well…bad. It gives information on healthy cooking habits and more.

I have to admit. When I think healthy cooking I don’t always think of flavor and variety. In reading the recipes in “The Heart-Smart Diabetes Kitchen: Fast and Flavorful Recipes made with Canola Oil” I found myself saying. “oh that looks good”, “I’m going to have to try this recipe”, “I bet I could make this and no one would even realize it’s good for them”. I work in the health field for a living. I see the consequences of people not taking a more healthy approach to their life. This cookbook makes it easy to find and prepare a healthy meal for your family.

With recipes like: Turkey-Swiss Panini, Lime-Zested Tomatillo-Black Bean Salad, Chicken with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce, and a whole lot more. Vivid pictures of recipes in the book really make it appealing. Oh did I mention there is a Chocolate Fondue recipe as well? Just throwing that in there. 🙂

You can check out some of these recipes for yourself in the mean time. Go to: www.CanolaInfoCooks.org to see for yourself. You can also find CanolaInfoCooks on facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/CanolaInfo

As if that wasn’t enough to make you think you’d like to check out this book, All proceeds from the sales will go to the American Diabetes Association. This book is $18.95 in the U.S. and is availabe through the American Diabetes Association: http://store.diabetes.org , 1-800-232-6733, and Amazon.com

as well as Barnes and Noble, and many other bookstores.

This cookbook is not just for people living with Diabetes. Healthy cooking is for everyone! Heart Disease is the leading cause of death around the world. The ADA recommends that people with Diabetes should use healthy oils, like canola oil, instead of other types of fat when cooking. This cookbook is full of recipes using healthier canola oil.

“The Heart-Smart Diabetes Kitchen: Fresh, Fast, and Flavorful Recipes Made with Canola Oil” cookbook is laid out very well. With an easy to read contents section broke down into meals: lunch, dessert, salads for instance and an alphabetic index making it easy to find say: Chocolate Mint Pie with Espresso Sauce (sorry can’t help myself).

And here is the exciting part for my readers: I’m giving away a copy of “The Heart-Smart Diabetes Kitchen: Fresh Fast and Flavorful Recipes Made with Canola Oil” Here on my blog. The winner will also receive a 2010 “The Heart-Smart Diabetes Kitchen” Calendar with colorful pictures each month of some of the delicious recipes found in the cookbook.

Thanks to www.CanolaInfoCooks.org for letting me offer my readers such a great giveaway!

Now the giveaway rules:

Mandatory for initial entry:

1. Go to: www.CanolaInfoCooks.org and leave a comment telling me which recipe on their blog is your favorite and why.
2. I’ll need a way to contact you if you win. for instance: a link to your blog with your contact info, leave your email in the comment, or whatever you feel comfortable with.

Optional bonus entries (Mandatory must be done first in order for bonus entries to count)
1. Follow me on Twitter: @angiewith3 and tweet about this giveaway with this link:
http://bit.ly/HSDKgiveaway
2. Leave a thoughtful comment on one of my other blog posts. Then tell me on this post that you commented on another post.
3. Post about this giveaway on Facebook using this link: http://bit.ly/HSDKgiveaway
4. Follow my blog

A winner will be chosen Friday May 14, 2010

UPDATE **and the winner is…….Barbara***

St. Eve Kids’ Cozy giveaway

I’m so excited to be able to do another giveaway. I had received a free St. Eve’s Kids Cozy through a blogging promotion on http://www.twittermoms.com

The St. Eve’s cozies are a long cuddly blanket with sleeves. 100% polyester. So warm. I received to hot pink ones. I have 3 boys so that just wasn’t going to work for them but I decided to try it myself. It was so soft and warm. What am I doing with the other one I received. Well giving it away on my blog of course. You will receive (1) St. Eve’s kid cozy described as “one size fits all”. The Cozy from St. Eve kids is available at http://www.bonton.com/ and retails at $20.00.

To win you must be a follower of my blog, you must leave a comment on this blog post, and you must retweet my St. Eve kids cozy giveaway tweet. A winner will be selected Friday, Jan 29.

****AND THE WINNER IS…..STAYCEE****