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An Apron Full of Giveaways: Windex Giveaway Closes Today

Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
Flapper Girl, $21

Welcome to our Apron Full of Giveaways! I hope everyone is having a great week this week! As we do each week,  here is our round-up of giveaways for our readers. We hope that this is beneficial to you and your family! Please let us know if you guys win anything- I love to hear the success stories!

Our Windex giveaway ends today! Be sure to get your entries in to win one of two Windex prize packs. The entry volume is low on this one so you have a great chance of winning!

Below are the contest links-if you are hosting a contest please link it up below. Sorry, we aren’t giving away the aprons just showcasing them! Please put your site name and then what type of contest you are hosting. For example, “MomAdvice (Kid’s Movies).”

Please let me know if you have any questions and good luck to each of you!

Instilling Family Traditions (and Windex Giveaway)

Tuesday, October 11th, 2011

Sorry! This giveaway is now closed! We would like to congratulate Sherry (Comment #1) and Darcy (Comment #34) on winning these fabulous Windex prize packs. Please stay tuned for more giveaways with Windex.

Windex® is celebrating its 75th anniversary, and I am partnering with them to share in this celebration with you and offer a fabulous giveaway of Windex® products!

Windex® is a brand that our family has been using for years and I always find it fascinating to learn the story behind the products that I use every day. With 75 years under its belt, Windex® is definitely an iconic brand that has weathered the test of time. In fact, Windex® was first introduced during the Great Depression in 1936!  Of course, there were a few companies launching new products during that time and even fewer succeeding in the marketplace, which is why it is so amazing that Windex® is still around today.

Being a frugal girl at heart, Windex® is still a fabulously frugal product that offers multiple uses for cleaning all sorts of things around the home, just as it did back in the thirties.  There is hardly anything that a little Windex® can’t shine in our homes, and I use it daily when tidying the kitchen and bathrooms.

Over the years, the brand has expanded and now offers a product line that consists of Windex® Original Glass Cleaner, Windex® Original Glass Wipes, Windex® Crystal RainTM, Windex® Multi-Surface products, Windex® Electronics products, Windex® Foaming Glass Cleaner, Windex® Mini concentrate refill pouch and Windex® Outdoor products. The Windex line truly has something for everyone!

You can help Windex® celebrate its 75th anniversary by visiting the official Windex® Facebook Page. While you’re there, be sure to share some of your own shining moments and favorite family traditions.

What is a birthday party without presents? I wanted to share a few presents with you by offering a Windex® Variety Prize Pack to two lucky winners on our site.

To enter to win leave a comment and tell me what is your favorite Windex® product and why! You can see all the fun products that Windex® offers by visiting the Windex® website.

Rules:

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT POST OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR, PAYMENT WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

1. Eligibility: MomAdvice.com Windex® Variety Pack Giveaway (“Sweepstakes”) is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States (including the District of Columbia) and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are at least eighteen (18) years of age.  Employees of MomAdvice (“Sponsor”), Daniel J. Edelman, Inc., and SC Johnson & Son, Inc. and any of their parents, subsidiaries. affiliated companies and their advertising and promotion agencies, as well as the immediate family (spouses, parents, siblings and children and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and household members, whether or not related of each such employee are not eligible to enter or win.  The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.  Void in Quebec and where prohibited by law.

2. Agreement to Official Rules: By participating in the Sweepstakes, entrant fully and unconditionally agrees to and accepts these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor which are final and binding in all matters related to the Sweepstakes.  Whether an entrant receives a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.

3. Timing: The Sweepstakes begins on October 11, 2011 at 12:00 a.m. Pacific Time (“PT”) and ends on October 18, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. PT (“Promotion Period”).

4. How to Enter: During the Promotion Period, there is  one (1) way to earn an entry:  1. Post a comment under the MomAdvice blog posts made by Amy Allen Clark describing what is your favorite Windex® product and why.

All online entries must be received (comments posted) by 5:00 p.m. PT on October 18, 2011 to be eligible. Limit one (1) entry per person, per email address and per household, regardless of method of entry. Entries received from any person, email address or household in excess of the stated limitation will be void. Entries generated by script, macro or other automated means and entries by any means which subvert the entry process are void.  All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. In the event of a dispute over the identity of an online entrant, entry will be deemed submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the blog post and he/she must comply with these Official Rules. Authorized account subscriber is the natural person who is assigned the e-mail address by the Internet Service Provider (ISP), on-line service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses.

Entrants must comply with the terms and conditions (http://www.momadvice.com/disclaimer.aspx) or other guidelines provided for blog postings at MomAdvice.com. An entrant’s failure to comply with the terms and conditions and/or guidelines, as determined by Sponsor, may result in disqualification and all associated entries will be void.

Blog posting must (i) be entrant’s own original work and reflect the true opinions and experiences of the applicable entrant,  (ii) be in English, (iii) cannot be previously published or submitted in connection with any other promotion, (iv)  be in keeping with the Sponsor’s image and (v) not be offensive or inappropriate, as determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion, nor can it defame or invade publicity rights or privacy of any person, living or deceased, or otherwise infringe upon any person’s personal or property rights or any other  third party rights.  Sponsor reserves the right to remove any blog post and void the associated entry that it determines, in its sole discretion, is offensive or inappropriate, not in keeping with Sponsor’s image or that is otherwise not in compliance with these Official Rules.

By posting a blog post, each entrant acknowledges and agrees that Sponsor may obtain blog posts under this Sweepstakes or have developed on its own or through other third parties’ ideas and material and blog posts that may be similar or identical in theme, idea, format or other respects to others submitted under this Sweepstakes and/or other promotions sponsored by the Sponsor or submitted for other reasons on the website, and entrant waives any and all claims he/she may have had, may have, and/or may have in the future, that any other blog post accepted, reviewed and/or used by Sponsor may be similar to his/her blog post.

5. Winner Determination: Potential winners of prizes will be chosen from all eligible entries received in a random drawing to be held within five (5) business days after the close of entries by Sponsor whose decision is final and binding in all matters. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.

6. Winner Requirements: Potential winners will be notified by email on or about October 18, 2011.  Potential winners will be required to sign and return to Administrator, within twenty four (24) hours of date of issuance an Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability & Publicity Release (unless prohibited by law). Failure to return all required documents within the specified time period, the inability to contact the potential winner within a reasonable time period, the return of the prize or prize notification as undeliverable or non-compliance with these Official Rules will result in forfeiture of prize.

If the potential winner is a resident of Canada, he/she must correctly answer a time-limited mathematical skill-testing question administered by telephone without assistance or mechanical or electronic aid in order to receive the prize. If the selected Canadian potential winner cannot be reached within a reasonable time period (as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion), he/she may be disqualified, and, at Sponsor’s sole discretion, the prize will be forfeited.

Winner, by acceptance of prize, except where legally prohibited, grants permission for Sponsor and its designees to use his/her name, address (city and state), photograph, voice and/or other likeness and prize information for advertising, trade and promotional purposes without further compensation, in all media now known or hereafter discovered, worldwide in perpetuity, without notice or review or approval.

7. Prizes: A prize package including Windex® product samples (Windex® Original, Windex® Multi-Surface Vinegar and Windex® Electronic Wipes). Approximate Retail Value of prize is $10.97 USD and will be given to two (2) selected winners for an approximate Retail Value total of $21.94 USD. Prize is non-transferable and no substitution or cash-redemption is permitted except by Sponsor, in its sole discretion, which reserves the right to substitute the prize (or portion thereof) with one of comparable or greater value. Winner is responsible for all federal, state and local taxes (including income and withholding taxes) and any other costs and expenses associated with prize receipt and/or use not specified herein as being provided.  Prize is awarded “as is” with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied by Sponsor. All prize details are at Sponsor’s sole discretion.

8. Release: Entrants agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor,  Daniel J. Edelman, Inc., S.C. Johnson & Son  and their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, distributors, advertising/promotion agencies, and prize suppliers, and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliate companies and advertising and promotion agencies and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any claim or cause of action, including, but not limited to, personal injury, death, or damage to or loss of property, arising directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, out of participation in the Sweepstakes or receipt or use or misuse of the prize.

9. Ownership/Use of Blog Posts: By submitting a blog post, each entrant agrees Sponsor shall own the blog post submitted (including all rights embodied therein) and that it and its designees (including S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.) may exploit, edit, modify, and distribute the blog post and all elements of such blog post, including, without limitation, the names and likenesses of any persons or locations mentioned therein (including the use of the blog post for promotional purposes in connection with this Sweepstakes and for the promotion of Windex® products, except where prohibited by law), in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, worldwide, in perpetuity without compensation, permission or notification to entrant or any third party.

10. General Conditions: Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Sweepstakes, or any part of it for any reason, including if virus, bugs, worms, unauthorized intervention, or any fraud, technical failures or any other factor impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Sweepstakes, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion.  In the event of cancellation, Sponsor reserves the right to select the winner from among all remaining non-suspect entries received as of time as such cancellation. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or those of any other promotion or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner and all associated entries will be void.  Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages and other remedies (including attorneys’ fees) from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.  Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.  Twitter and Facebook are not affiliated in any way with the Sweepstakes.

11. Limitations of Liability: The Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information in any Sweepstakes-related materials, whether caused by entrant, printing or typographical errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes; (2) lost, interrupted or unavailable network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP), website, or other connections, technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines, or failed computer, satellite, telephone, cable, or network/computer hardware or software, or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions; (3) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Sweepstakes; (4) technical, mechanical, network , electronic, computer, human or other errors which may occur, including any errors that may occur in connection with the administration of the Sweepstakes, the processing of entries or blog posts, the announcement of the winner or in any other Sweepstakes-related materials; or (5) late, lost, incomplete, misdirected, delayed, garbled, illegible, postage-due, undeliverable, damaged or stolen entries or blog posts or mail.  Released Parties are not responsible for damage to any computer system resulting from participation in, accessing or downloading information in connection with this Sweepstakes. Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes.

12. Winner’s Name: Winner will be available after October 18, 2011 at MomAdvice.com. The winner’s name will be available until on or about January 1, 2012.

13. Sponsor: Amy Allen Clark, MomAdvice.com, Granger, IN

This post is sponsored by Windex®, but my review and opinions are my own.

An Apron Full of Giveaways: Windex Prize Pack

Tuesday, October 11th, 2011

LaurieLou, $32

Welcome to our Apron Full of Giveaways! I hope everyone is having a great week this week! As we do each week,  here is our round-up of giveaways for our readers. We hope that this is beneficial to you and your family! Please let us know if you guys win anything- I love to hear the success stories!

We are celebrating the 75th anniversary of Windex and sharing two great prize packs with two of our readers this week.  Follow the link below to enter to win in this contest!

Below are the contest links-if you are hosting a contest please link it up below. Sorry, we aren’t giving away the aprons just showcasing them! Please put your site name and then what type of contest you are hosting. For example, “MomAdvice (Kid’s Movies).”

Please let me know if you have any questions and good luck to each of you!

An Apron Full of Giveaways 10.04.11

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

BoltsAndYardsFabric, $39.95

Welcome to our Apron Full of Giveaways! I hope everyone is having a great week this week! As we do each week,  here is our round-up of giveaways for our readers. We hope that this is beneficial to you and your family! Please let us know if you guys win anything- I love to hear the success stories!

Below are the contest links-if you are hosting a contest please link it up below. Sorry, we aren’t giving away the aprons just showcasing them! Please put your site name and then what type of contest you are hosting. For example, “MomAdvice (Kid’s Movies).”

Please let me know if you have any questions and good luck to each of you!

Social Media Masters Blogger Brand Chat

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

This Thursday I will be participating in my first Twitter party and I am looking forward to sharing and learning with you in the first Social Media Masters Blogger Brand Chat along with some other amazing panelists that I greatly admire and have learned from myself.  Did I mention that there will be prizes too?

Join us for the first Social Media Masters Blogger Brand Chat on 10/6 from 7-9pm CST

This party is sponsored by the Social Media Masters Summit in Chicago which will be on October 25-26th.  Chicago is a hot spot for big national brands interested in working with mom bloggers. And they will be there. These are the kind of brands that are more likely to pay bloggers for their work. Are you interested in spending time with fellow bloggers and brands that you can potentially work with in the future? Want to find out what makes a quality pitch and how to work effectively with brands in social media? Join us for the first Social Media Masters Blogger Brand Chat AND/OR come join us in Chicago for the Social Media Masters Summit. Get to know new bloggers and brands and keep up with the ones you know.

When: Thursday, October 6th

Time: 7-9pm CST

Hashtag: #SMMS


What the heck is a twitter party? Click here for that information.

Giveaways:

1. Round trip ticket on SouthWest Airlines PLUS VIP Ticket to 3rd Annual Social Media Masters Summit (1 winner, $800 value)
2. VIP Ticket to the 3rd Annual Social Media Masters Summit (2 winners)
3. $50 Jockey gift cards (2 winners)
3. FuelTank Uno Charger (1 winner, $49 value)
4. Kenmore Model Stand Mixer (1 winner, deets to come)

(more to come…)

Panelists:

1. @bookieboo–Hostess with the Mostess
2. @MommyPR–Co-host
3. @windycitysocial–Sponsor
4. @kimmoldofsky–Blogger & Consultant
5. @daniellesmithtv–Blogger
6. @momadvice–Blogger
7. @SamuelMonnie, Marketing Director at Kenmore
8. @MarcyMassura–Digital Community Manager, Weber Shandwick
9. @Jockey_Ryan–Ryan Belcher, Social Media Specialist with Jockey International

How to Enter: (Remember to leave a comment HERE for EACH entry)

1. Tweet this message (1 entry per tweet, max 30 tweets)

Wanna Work w/PR? @Bookieboo hosting Blogger Brand Chat w/Social Media Masters Summit, 10/6 frm 7-9pm CST, http://bit.ly/mP1W8O #SMMS

2. Register for Social Media Masters Summit bloggers only pay $99 w/ special code (30 entries) (special code: bloggersrock)
3. Register to be an Influencer of Digital Megaphone (5 entries)
4. Follow @windycitysocial (1 entry)
5. Comment on the Mamavation Facebook wall (1 entry)
6. Join Bookieboo (5 entries)
7. Hit up Leah Segedie on Facebook and say hi! (1 entry)
8. Add @Bookieboo to one of your lists on twitter (1 entry per list)

RSVP at: http://www.mamavation.com/2011/09/social-media-masters-blogger-brand-chat.html

An Apron Full of Giveaways 09.27.11

Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
FoodPhyte, $23.95

Welcome to our Apron Full of Giveaways! I hope everyone is having a great week this week! As we do each week,  here is our round-up of giveaways for our readers. We hope that this is beneficial to you and your family! Please let us know if you guys win anything- I love to hear the success stories!

Below are the contest links-if you are hosting a contest please link it up below. Sorry, we aren’t giving away the aprons just showcasing them! Please put your site name and then what type of contest you are hosting. For example, “MomAdvice (Kid’s Movies).”

Please let me know if you have any questions and good luck to each of you!

An Apron Full of Giveaways 09.20.11

Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

loverdovers clothing, $28.65

Welcome to our Apron Full of Giveaways! I hope everyone is having a great week this week! As we do each week,  here is our round-up of giveaways for our readers. We hope that this is beneficial to you and your family! Please let us know if you guys win anything- I love to hear the success stories!

Below are the contest links-if you are hosting a contest please link it up below. Sorry, we aren’t giving away the aprons just showcasing them! Please put your site name and then what type of contest you are hosting. For example, “MomAdvice (Kid’s Movies).”

Please let me know if you have any questions and good luck to each of you!

An Apron Full of Giveaways 09.13.11

Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
Rupert’s Woolies, $25

Welcome to our Apron Full of Giveaways! I hope everyone is having a great week this week! As we do each week,  here is our round-up of giveaways for our readers. We hope that this is beneficial to you and your family! Please let us know if you guys win anything- I love to hear the success stories!

Below are the contest links-if you are hosting a contest please link it up below. Sorry, we aren’t giving away the aprons just showcasing them! Please put your site name and then what type of contest you are hosting. For example, “MomAdvice (Kid’s Movies).”

Please let me know if you have any questions and good luck to each of you!

An Apron Full of Giveaways 09.06.11

Tuesday, September 6th, 2011

Astrosatchel, $40

Welcome to our Apron Full of Giveaways! I hope everyone is having a great week this week! As we do each week,  here is our round-up of giveaways for our readers. We hope that this is beneficial to you and your family! Please let us know if you guys win anything- I love to hear the success stories!

Below are the contest links-if you are hosting a contest please link it up below. Sorry, we aren’t giving away the aprons just showcasing them! Please put your site name and then what type of contest you are hosting. For example, “MomAdvice (Kid’s Movies).”

Please let me know if you have any questions and good luck to each of you!

An Apron Full of Giveaways 08.30.11

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
Handmade Whimzy, $29

Welcome to our Apron Full of Giveaways! I hope everyone is having a great week this week! As we do each week,  here is our round-up of giveaways for our readers. We hope that this is beneficial to you and your family! Please let us know if you guys win anything- I love to hear the success stories!

Below are the contest links-if you are hosting a contest please link it up below. Sorry, we aren’t giving away the aprons just showcasing them! Please put your site name and then what type of contest you are hosting. For example, “MomAdvice (Kid’s Movies).”

Please let me know if you have any questions and good luck to each of you!