#OMGuac Your Lunch

The Wholly Guacamole® brand wants to help you make lunch for you and your kids OMGuac -tastic!  After all, Wholly Guacamole is the Offical sponsor of the OMGuac Lunch!

Stop by eatwholly.com/omg for some great ideas, a coupon and a chance to win $100 gift card with FREE Wholly Guacamole products! Three winners are chosen weekly through Sept. 27.

The One Lunch, Two Ways gives you inspiration on how to create two completely different lunches with most of the same ingredients! Take a look and print out the shopping list for your favorite ideas.

- Get OMGuac Lunch inspiration and shopping lists to print
- Watch fun videos to help break out of the boring lunch mode
- Print your $1.00 coupon good for any Wholly™ product
- Enter your OMGuac lunch photo for a chance to win $100 and FREE Wholly Guacamole products

OMGuac! It's a contest!
Here's how it works. Use Wholly Guacamole minis and a little creativity to make lunch fun! The best lunches will win a lunc box full of guacalicious products and a gift car for $100! 

For complete contest details and rules, visit eatwholly.com/omg

They'll be picking three winners each week through September 27th! 

Disclosure - I was given free product coupon for sharing this info.

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https://twitter.com/eatwholly
https://www.facebook.com/WhollyGuacamole

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MID-NOVEMBER GIVEAWAYS AND PROMO NEWS

We are feeling extra thankful and giving this upcoming holiday season, and want to give you the gift of giveaways! We hope you will "like" and "share" our Facebook pages and enter our newest giveaways, as well as share them with your Facebook fans, Twitter followers and readers!

FeverAll® Feelin’ Good Photo Sweeps



Have a favorite picture of your child having a great time, smile beaming, eyes twinkling, feelin’ good? Enter it into the FeverAll® Feelin’ Good Photo Sweeps by submitting your child’s photo (must be age three or younger) for a chance to win! Six random winners will be selected (one each day on  November 28 & 30, December  5, 7, 12 & 14  at 12 pm EST) to win a box of FeverAll® Infants' Strength or Children’s Strength Acetaminophen Suppositories, a FeverAll®-branded cool pack, and a red Sony® Cyber-shot digital camera so you can keep capturing and sharing their smiles! Visit www.facebook.com/FeverAll to enter the giveaway and for Official Rules and Entry Guidelines.

Certain Dri Fan Feedback Survey & Giveaway

Certain Dri is CERTAIN its fans have something to say about the antiperspirant…and they want to hear it! Sign up to take part in their fan feedback survey, and they’ll randomly select 5 submissions to win Certain Dri! Visit www.facebook.com/certaindri to sign up and learn more!




Create Your Own Conair Wish List

 

Create your own Conair holiday gift wish list, and you just might get what you want in our wish list giveaway! It’s easy to enter - create your customized Conair wish list by checking off the top five Conair products that you’d love to receive this holiday season.  Share it on your Facebook page, and when you do, you’ll be entered to win what’s on your list! Each weekday from December 3, through December 14, 2012, we will randomly select one winner - for a total of ten winners! To enter, visit the Conair Facebook page at www.facebook.com/conairhair

 

 

Keri® Is So Very...™ Thankful Giveaway 

Enter the Keri Is So Very…™ Thankful Giveaway  for a chance to wrap your arms around a copy of radio host Delilah’s book, “Arms Full of Love”, and your choice of Keri® Lotion. Ten (10) winners will be randomly selected and announced on Monday, November 26, 2012. See Official Rules for prizing information.www.facebook.com/kerilotion 

Enter the Cystex® Very Berry Giveaway

Cystex is feeling BERRY thankful for their Facebook fans, so to show their appreciation they are launching a Cystex “Very Berry” Giveaway where fans can enter for their chance at being randomly selected as a grand prize winner or a runner up! One grand prize winner will receive a Burberry purse, and one runner up  will receive a Burberry scarf. Both of the winners will also receive a cranberry scented candle and Cystex Cranberry Urinary Health Complex, clinically proven to promote urinary health. Stop by the Cystex Facebook page and enter for your chance to win! www.facebook.com/cystex




Kids and Germs Giveaway

Your kids are spending times in groups – at school, daycare, sports, etc. – and that means they are surrounded by airborne germs. While we still want them to wash their hands, new Halo Children’s Oral Antiseptic (for ages 2 and up) comes in a yummy grape flavor and will kill 99.9% of airborne germs they might breathe in for up to six hours.  Win Halo Children’s Oral Antiseptic and a fun toy (for ages 6 and up) in their Facebook giveaway, launching early next week when the page hits 9,000 likes. www.facebook.com/halogermdefense




Facebook Pages to LIKE for Upcoming Giveaways- Share with Your Facebook Friends

New Q&A Video with Dr. Pepper Schwartz

As we get older, our changing bodies and relationships raise many questions for women. That’s why the makers of Replens® have teamed up with Dr. Pepper Schwartz to talk about this in an informative Q&A video. Visit www.facebook.com/replens to see what’s on the minds of women like you in regard to love after 40!  





Head Over to Konsyl for Healthy Tips, Giveaways & More!

 

*Like* Konsyl on Facebook for great fiber-friendly recipes, health tips, and giveaways and you can read all about Konsyl’s new spokesperson, nutritionist Keri Glassman. We’ll be launching our next giveaway after Thanksgiving so stay tuned! Visitwww.facebook.com/konsyl







Disclosure: I was not compensated in any way for this post, just  sharing it for pure enjoyment.

Free: Links 4 blogger + Huge pots to win giveaways

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Singup now!

Regardless @klout

 

Regardless of whether or not you blog: Klout is an amazing tool to help you measure how well you are respected or listened to online!
Share a link on FB? Retweeted? All of those things. Klout measures all of your interaction online.
You can have celebrity status, or be a broadcaster, or any number of categories Klout will let you know you fall into.


Klout allows you to give " +k " which means you think someone is influential about a certain subject. For instance- I used to be a Nutrisystem Blogger, and one of my topics is Weight Loss. If I influenced you - you'd give me +k in weight loss or +K me in beauty or + k anyone for anything really. You can even add a topic to their page that is relevant to them to +K them in!


In addition, Klout also can recommend a topic for you, because Klout sees all that goes on online.





Klout calls me a "Pundit".




All the +K is not wrought for naught. The more +K you receive in certain Topics the more chances you have to receive a Perk in that category. If you are influential in Red Bull or Trident, then you recently were offered Red Bull perks and Trident. I got a huge box of 10 packs of Trident gum. :)
No blog review, no money required, just because I am influential about a topic that Trident set. It's that simple. You click the Perk, and say I want it! or "I'm In!"
That's all you have to do!
I have received many perks, including but not limited to Essie nail polish, (3 bottles) and I got in 2 BING Perks, which both included a 10$ pre-paid Visa card, with a Bing gift. One had a mini herb garden for my kitchen window, and one had a beautiful cork set and wine opener in a neat wooden box. It was nice! Klout will sometimes E-Mail you about a perk, but more often that not, you have to simply log-in and check, and the more +k you give, the more you'll get! The more +K you have, the more likely you can have a better Klout Score to get accepted for Perks, plus people with more +K in specific categories have higher priority for Perks, over those who have gotten very little +K.

Devonny says; "Aw man, you haven't signed up for Klout yet?!"

Klout is one of those sites, that you kind-of figure out as you go!!!
So what are you waiting for? Signup for Klout  and see what your score is, and how it compares to mine.
(Mine is 66!) Comment with your Klout score too!
Have a nice night!

Signup for Klout  

OR give me +k

AN AMERICAN GIRL: MCKENNA SHOOTS FOR THE STARS SNEAK PEEKS!!!!

As McKenna learns in AN AMERICAN GIRL: MCKENNA SHOOTS FOR THE STARS, "No one achieves greatness without help from others."

In celebration of Best Friends Day (which was June 8, 2012), here are two clips* from AN AMERICAN GIRL: MCKENNA SHOOTS FOR THE STARS that arrived on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, DVD, and Digital Download on July 3, 2012, from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.:

MCKENNA BROOKS

McKenna is an energetic, determined girl who lives for gymnastics—at least she thinks she does, until an injury and a wise tutor help her see that there are other things that she cares about, too. She’s goal-driven and wants to make her family proud, which is why she’s so embarrassed when her grades start to slip. At the gym, McKenna is super competitive, but she puts that competitiveness aside to support her teammates. She makes mistakes sometimes, but she always strives to be a good student, gymnast, and friend.

TOULANE THOMAS

Toulane Thomas has been McKenna’s gymnastics teammate since the girls were three years old. A strong, competitive gymnast, Toulane pushes McKenna to stay on her game and do her best. Toulane is sometimes too competitive, though, and puts a lot of pressure on herself to succeed and to live up to her mother’s expectations. Like McKenna, Toulane needs to learn about life “balance” and remember how to just have fun.

PLUS!  Don't forget to enter to win your very own McKenna Shoots for the Stars DVD + Digital Download + BluRay!

Ends 7/30 at NOON Eastern, 1 entry pp, simple comment. EASY as pie!!!  What are you waiting for? Go ENTER IT NOW .. hurry!!

6 weeks, 6 purses!!!

http://1caseycolette.blogspot.com/2012/06/hipswap-win-my-bag-promotion-overview.html

a Rafflecopter giveaway




Win This Bag Giveaway
DURATION: 6 Weeks
GIVEAWAY DATES: June 26th – August 7th, 2012

GIVEAWAY OVERVIEW:

Weekly Giveaway (6 weeks / 6 bags): One (1) Designer Handbag each week.
Grand Prize Giveaway: One (1) coveted Designer Handbag in week six (6)
Bag Types: Recognizable designer handbags such as Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Coach, Fendi,
or a barely used designer handbag previously worn by celebrities and tastemakers.
Giveaway Announcements: Weekly bag brands will be announced one (1) week prior to
launching.

Week One Bag: Fendi Spy Bag previously owned by Karina Smirnoff of Dancing with
the Stars.

The next bag will be announced on Monday, July 3rd.
HOW TO ENTER:
1. Create a HipSwap account by going to www.hipswap.com/winthisbag. Enter your
name, email and zip code.
2. Once registered, you can earn additional entries by:
a. Pinning the “Win This Bag” contest on Pinterest – graphic available on
giveaway landing page
b. “Liking” HipSwap on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hipswap
c. Following  @hipswap  on Twitter https://twitter.com/#!/hipswap
d. Post a Tweet on Twitter with the following copy (for week 1): WIN this
FENDI Spy Bag from DWTS dancer  @Karina_Smirnoff  and
@hipswap  #winthisbag  http://bit.ly/MoFRh9

It is so easy to enter- registration is quick and then you just click enter! that's it! Easier than entering giveaways on L o E I'll tell you that!
:)
Plus if you registered already a few days ago, you sign in with Facebook and click enter to win, like I just did! Good Luck!


ENTER NOW!

WINNER SELECTION: Selected randomly from all the entries received every Monday
(week 1 winner will be selected on Sunday, July 1st, because of 4th of July Holiday).
Grand prize winner selected on Monday, August 6th.

WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT: Winners will be announced every Tuesday in the
HipSwap weekly newsletter and on the HipSwap Facebook page. Winners will also be
notified via email. Prizes will be shipped to the winners free of charge.

www.hipswap.com where you can Shop the most fabulous 
closets.
homes.
stores.
And easily sell your stuff

Be sure to check out this GIVEAWAY for a $100 Gift Card to the Tea Collection! ending on 6/30

*Disclaimer*  I received one or more of the products or services mentioned above for free in the hope that I would mention/review it on my blog. I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.” The opinions expressed in this post are entirely my own. Your experience with the product may differ from mine.

Walk & Work With Style Giveaway!

Walk & Work With Style Giveaway!

Welcome to the Mega Prize Giveaway

Walk & Work With Style

March 1-18, 2012

Sponsored by:

The Amazon Center for Environmental Education and Research

And Hosted by:

Celebrate Woman Today

The Modern Babble

Adventures of A Couponista

The Prizes You will be competing for:

Sony Wi-Fi Camera ~ 2 Winners

Kingston Wi-Drive 32GB ~ 2 Winners

Sports Watches with Rhinestone Bezel ~ 4 Winners

We live in times when comfort and style really matter. That's why we chose to go with the prizes that are very handy for anybody in this busy life. These products will definitely contribute to your work, to your hobby, to your creative projects.

All this is possible with the help of The Amazon Center for Environmental Education and Research. What is it? It is closer to home than you may think. This non-profit Foundation puts forward all its resources into education and active involvement of people like you and I in the conservation of the Rainforest. It does it with workshops, trips to the Peruvian Amazon, connecting educational institutions with each other, and supporting indiginous people.

Do we really care if the Rainforest vanishes from the face of the Earth? You bet. And you'd better be proactive NOW. If all of the Rainforest goes away, we will be experiencing one of those cataclizms like in a horrific movie.

We want to continue to live, and to blog. And blog happily.

Let's celebrate our connections with each other and with Nature.

Let's Walk & Work With Style, while always caring about the interconnectidness of this Universe.

We would love to Thank All These Great Blogs who came through strongly with their support for this occassion. Our applause to each and every one of you:   Participating Blogs

Celebrate Woman Today             Modern Babble             Adventures Of A Couponista             Formula Mom             Tales From The Nursery             A Helicopter Mom             Shawnies Samples & Savings             Carmen's Coupon Blog             Shop Amway With Carmen             Couponin' on Coffee             Mommies Point of View             Giveawayhog             Mark your Savings             Connecting Piece by Piece             Freebies With Attitude             Weebly Baskets             I Heart Giveaways             Coupon Coffee Shop             Bproductreviews             Angie's Angel Help Network

Touchy Touchy- what separates a giveaway from a contest?

I have a little problem.
The sponsors of LoE do not seem to understand that I do not want to break the law in order to have them featured here.
The FTC governs all of us, and whether or not they do it often, you don't want to be made an example out of.
For instance, if a sponsor requests that I have an entrant go to their site and tell me something, I have just moved it from a giveaway, which is actually called a sweepstakes to a contest. Because you ask a question they have to answer, that means you are requiring them to have a skill. *sighs* IKR!
  This used to not be a problem (the "tasks") before, and I (unknowingly) would do it in the past. That is- until I became aware Blogger can take down my blog, and I could be legally prosecuted for doing so. Here's why:

You see...
if you assign a blog entrant to "do" something, then it moves it from a giveaway/sweepstakes into the category "contest" which is governed by different rules.

heres a link to a post all about it: http://www.savingforsomeday.com/blog-law-is-your-giveaway-legal/

In addition, I had to take away Canadian winners, because they HAVE to answer a skill question. 

Read about that here: http://contests.about.com/od/sweepstakes101/f/caskillquestion.htm

ALSO.. moving on...

You cannot have a mandatory entry. Entrants must be able to enter easily. Your Facebook mandatory option would be discriminatory against people who do NOT have a Facebook, and they wouldn't have a way to enter. When I found all the info out, I immediately changed my blog, and took away "mandatory" entries. They are all optional now, in addition, they must have rules where they can be easily found, so my site now has that as well.

I'm just trying to cover my own ass (pardon my french)

Here's another article:  http://www.socialmediaexplorer.com/digital-marketing/sweepstakes-contests-bloggers/ 
In addition, the FTC is very touchy about Facebook in giveaways.

My freaking head is spinning and all I know is some sponsors, are going to have to deal with it.
*Sorry* take it up with the FTC.
The legalities
Now please... if I misconstrued any of this information, feel free to correct me, for I am no lawyer.
But in any case. *Ahem*!
I am super curious to what you guys have to say about this, entrants & bloggers alike!
Let's talk, I'd appreciate some insight!!!!

$80 Worth of Amazon Gift Cards Giveaway! Locomotion of Giving. ***CLOSED!!!***

Locomotion of Giving is finally here! 

<div align="center"><a href="http://1caseycolette.blogspot.com/2011/11/80-worth-of-amazon-gift-cards-giveaway.html" title="Locomotion of Giving" target="_blank"><img src="http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x225/caseycb/CaseysBlogButton2png.png" alt="Locomotion of Giving" style="border:none;" /></a></div>

There will be THREE winners.

Here are the prizes:

1st Prize- $50 USD Amazon Gift Card

2nd Prize- $20 USD Amazon Gift Card

3rd Prize: $10 USD Gift Card

The rules are plain and simple; do as many of the entries as you want.

These entries will be HEAVILY moderated.
You may grab the button and tweet for MANY extra entries, after you complete all the tasks. If you cannot complete all tasks, you wont be able to earn credit. Please don't attempt to cheat.
Grab only the button above, the Locomotion of Giving "cherry" button.
If you do not leave a link in the extra info box to the button you cannot win.

Either..

Some people must think I am stupid.. or they are very ignorant on how to enter giveaways and use Rafflecopter. I think its the easiest thing ever.
There is an extra info box for a reason. For validation.
You cant just click follow and I did it.
No, you have to click follow I did it, and then.. say your twitter name in the extra info box.
Its not going to walk -that you claim to have my button for 5 extra entries, when in fact you didn't and the extra info box is empty. The extra info box is for you to prove &  validate. If you grabbed the button.. then why wouldn't you jusst type in the name/url of your blog where its at? Deleted.
If you want to redo them. be my guest.. but they will be checked. If you like me on Facebook, you are 'sposed to leave your facebook name.

The thing is .. this guy- said he did EVERYTHING - including emailing 10 of his friends and CC'ing me in the email.. which I never got "said email". Since I do not know which entries were valid since so many were NOT.. I chose to delete all of his. Please don't think that will skate with me. I'm not stupid I do check. Mess up like that again and I'll see to it that even if your entry is picked.. i will choose again until I get another winner. That's your one shot bud. I REALLY didn't appreciate that. Noone else does either.. especially those that are doing it right. Rafflecopter should change the words in the box from "Extra Info" to  "PROVE IT BIOTCH!"  LMAO!

Let me  show you what was wrong with his entries, and how I can in fact see your entirely unlegit entries..
Then show you a few columns of how it looks when done right.
OH! OH! And PS.. yes i can find out if you are following too... you see https://twitter.com/#!/michebagdotcom has 2486 followers, so you might think I might not waste my time to check, right?
WRONG!   I actually do and it only takes 5 seconds. Its called doesfollow.com  Im going to take a screen shot and show you how this works.

CLICK CHECK
NEXT SCREEN WILL SAY

I CAN ALSO CLICK _ WONDER IF I FOLLOW THEM?

Either way - I just want to show you, cheaters never prosper.. so even just leaving your username.. thinking it wont be checked.. your wrong. Stop wasting my time and yours.. if your not here to do it properly.. then don't do them.
If you uneducated or confused as to how to enter them.. then read this http://1caseycolette.blogspot.com/2011/07/how-to-win-my-blog-giveaways.html
and
http://1caseycolette.blogspot.com/2011/08/rafflecopter-how-tos.html

YOU MUST BE A PUBLIC GOOGLE FRIEND CONNECT FOLLOWER TO WIN. If I click your name and go to your blogger profile and its private.. I have to pick another entrant. If I go to it, and you are following all these bogs, but mine when I scroll down the alphabetized list- is not there.. so I hit CTRL F and type loco and it says zero.. then you are not publicly following me GFC and I have  to pick another winner. This happens a lot. More often than not the winners do not respond within the 48 hours and I have to choose someone else. And sometimes the new winner wont reply either.. it can be very frustrating dealing with these kinds of things in my already stressed life. I am a navy wife whose husband is gone all the time, I don't have any family here and only a handful of friend, plus all the bills, 2 kids, 2 dogs, 3 hermit crabs.. and I have my hands full.. its not that I am not passionate about blogging. I am. But this kinda stuff makes me seriously consider switching to reviews ONLY. I think I will start to make that transition slowly and eventually there wont be any any more. While were on the subject.. guys- if you enter giveaways.. check your spam.. please!


How I moderate Rafflecopter entries.. your about to get a sneak peek into the behind the scenes of bloggers.. LOL
Here's this guys horribly fake entries.

HOW ENTRIES SHOULD LOOK! (below)

How to win my blog giveaways

I do check to make sure entries are legit.

I know all this sounds intimidating and complicated but its really not. The better you understand it, the better chance you have to score some really awesome prizes!
I will go through the most complicated things for newbies now.


The first thing you need to know in order to enter is how to leave a comment on a post. To enter you will need to make a comment on the giveaway post. Scroll down to the bottom of the post describing the giveaway and look for the spot where it says "Post a comment".  There should be a big blank box for you to type in.  Once you've typed out what you needed to say for your entry click on "post comment".

This is what I mean by comment box. Type your comment/entry in here.
And by the way I love comments on my non-giveaway posts too!  

If you are on the front page and not on the specific page for the post that box at the bottom won't be there.  Instead you can scroll down to the bottom of the post and at the very end, just to the right of the time stamp it will say "# comments" (eg. 25 comments, or 0 comments).  If you put your mouse over that text you'll find it is a link and clicking on it brings you directly to the comments section of that particular post.  If there are bunches of comments, as there normally are on a giveaway, you'll still need to scroll to the bottom to find the Comment Box.

Okay, so now you've figured out how to leave a comment, what should the comment say?  Well most of my giveaways have multiple ways to enter.  You can do any or all of them.  You can enter just one time, or many. It's up to you.  Sometimes one of the entry types will be specified as the Mandatory Entry, in which case be sure to do that one first. Then you can go on to do as many of the optional or bonus entries as you desire.  I'll break down each way you can enter and exactly what you need to do. (you do not have to do all) But instead-- you can always pick and choose any entries you choose to use. or none. You might choose #3 and #8. But if it says "Mandatory" you must do that one thing, first.

  You must be a public GFC follower to win.

What is GFC?   

 Google Friend Connect. It says "Join this Site"

Next...
 You will need to read (and more importantly) FOLLOW the directions and read the entire post.






Then,
 Do what the task says. If it says "Tweet this giveaway by cutting and pasting"  You do just that. Cut & Paste the tweet, and then you will need to prove you did this. 


How will you prove it?
 You will need to cut and paste the URL of the TIMESTAMP.

 Like so.. above.. where it says 24minutes ago...
Click it and it will take you to a page with a PERSONAL DEDICATED URL  

Like so!  Then you will need to cut and paste the url of that post....


What/Where is the URL?

 Share the url on facebook.


Again, you will need to prove this by using the time-stamp. You cannot just say you did it.


If it says
Follow on Twitter or "Like" On Facebook.. you cannot just say you did it, you have to leave the display name of Facebook as well as claim you did it, so it can be proven by checking their "likes" or follows..
If you follow on twitter, you need to leave your Twitter username. Mine is @1caseycolette (in that fashion)

Lastly..
  Everyone has different rules for their giveaways.
Most everyone knows that you need to leave your email address in order to be contacted in case you win.
Most blogs require you leave it in every comment
I think thats over the top and silly.
You can do so if you wish, or you can leave it in one comment.
A lot of people leave their email with space in between the @ and. com
like so! :

blahblahblah at yahoo dot com

That way you don't get spammed by Spambots. (To find out what spambots are, click the word!)

^^^   Funny pic, ... Huh???   ^^^

If you don't want to leave your email on the comments (I don't blame you! I HARDLY ever leave mine when I enter!) Then, just be sure your public blogger profile has a public email listed. That way when your comment number wins.. and I click your name.. it shows me your email address.
This is what it should NOT look like.

That profile is empty.




How do you fix it?
 Easy! I'll show you in pictures! 
First go to blogger.com . 
You might think you don't have a blogger Account. You do! If you have a google acct.
So go there. (to blogger.com)

Now,
  (Now that you've clicked it..) Fix it!

OK! ALL DONE!


This is correct:

GOOD LUCK GUYS!
If you have any questions please feel free to ask me!