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Giveaway: Brainiversity

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Congratulations to Vickie (@ hotmail)!

Brighter Minds Media is a company I've worked with before over on Bloggy Giveaways. I think very highly of their products and was excited when I was offered the chance to give you one of their computer games: Brainiversity.

From the Brighter Minds Media site:

Brainiversity is a brain training game designed to stimulate your brain with 16 different activities covering Language, Memory, Math and Analysis.

System Requirements: Windows

• Windows ME, 2000, XP, Vista
• Processor: Pentium III 300 MHz or faster
• 64 MB free RAM
• DiretX 7.0 or better
• 20 MB free hard drive space

Want to win it? Just leave me a comment telling me why you think it would be great to win this game. Is it for you? For the kids? Please don't leave comments that say, "Wow! I want this!" or something equally mundane. Y'all know I live for the comment crack, but I love it when the comments actually contribute something, you know?

Also, don't enter more than once because duplicate entries will mean that you don't get any entries. Just so you know and all. And no anonymous comments because, hello? How can I contact you if you're anonymous? Just sayin'.

• This giveaway is open to US residents only.
• You don't have to be a blogger to play along. 
• I'll pick a winner on Saturday and contact you that same day via e-mail. You have four days to respond. If I don't hear from you by then, I'll have to choose a new winner. Make sure you're checking your spam folder!

Winners of the Father's Day Giveaways

Congratulations to the winners of the two Father's Day Giveaways I hosted last week! I have sent you both an e-mail and cc'd the BestBuy rep. Please make sure you contact the rep within four days or I'll need to choose another winner. Please check your spam folders!

REDI Pre-Loaded MP3 Player: Katie

Insignia Fitness Bundle: Azul

Congratulations, ladies! Thank you to everyone who played along!

Don't forget I'm hosting a giveaway for $25 to Build-A-Bear this week.

Another Father's Day Giveaway: Insignia Fitness Bundle

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I have another BestBuy giveaway for you today!  This time BestBuy would like to give one lucky winner a Fitness Bundle. From their press release:

Redefine your workout limits with the new Insignia fitness bundle. Designed for the athlete in us all, the MP3 workout bundle delivers a high-quality audio experience to inspire and motivate during the most mundane workout. Whether you need an intense anthem to complete your last set of squats or a soothing melody to unwind in your favorite yoga position, the Insignia fitness bundle offers the ideal solution.

Taking fitness to a whole new level:

• Insignia 2GB MP3 player can   store up to 500 songs to keep you in the zone
• Features a $10 Best Buy Digital   Music Store download card to complete your perfect workout playlist
• Init armband ensures the lightweight   Insignia MP3 player is securely fastened
• Water bottle used as packaging   is also included as an added bonus
• Available in Best Buy stores   now
• Price: $99.99

Sweet, right? I know a lot of dads who would love this! Too bad I can't win my own giveaway because my husband would LOVE this gift for Father's Day!

Here are the hoops:

1. The giveaway will run from today until June 9.
2. Please tell me why your think your guy will love this gift and who you're giving it to (husband, dad, grandpa?).
3. You don't have to be a blogger to play, but you do need to submit a valid e-mail address. If I can't contact you, you can't win.
4. You must have a US mailing address.
5. I will choose a random winner. Then I will e-mail you and cc the BestBuy rep. You will have four days to get in touch with him and give him your shipping information. If she doesn't hear from you in four days, you forfeit your prize and I'll choose a new winner. Be sure to check your spam folders!

That's it! Good luck!

Father's Day: A Giveaway!

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I have a great giveaway for you today! It's just in time for Father's Day.

BestBuy is offering a REDI Pre-loaded MP3 Player to one lucky winner! The REDI Pre-loaded MP3 player boasts these features:

• Each player features more than three hours of preloaded music
• Choose from the following preloaded playlist categories: Golden Classics, R&B Soul Collection, Ultimate Rock and Roll or Ultimate Workout.
• MP3 player includes an FM tuner for additional access to entertainment
• Boasts DRM10 compatibility to allow the storage of downloaded content from various music subscription sites
• Keep the music going with a AAA battery
• Available in Best Buy stores now
• Price: $39.99

Although the REDI Pre-loaded MP3 Player comes with 3 hours of pre-loaded music, it is also compatible with iTunes and Rhapsody.

I know my husband would love to have one of these for his nightly treks to the gym. I think it would be handy to have both the MP3 capability and the FM tuner. At my gym, you can tune your FM radio to a certain station and listen to the TV instead of reading the dialog at the bottom of the screen. If there wasn't anything he wanted to watch, he could always just switch to the MP3 mode.

Here are the hoops:

1. The giveaway will run from today until June 7. That will give BestBuy time to ship the REDI Pre-loaded MP3 player to you in time to present it to your special guy for Father's Day.
2. Please tell me which playlist your think your guy will most like to have pre-loaded and why.
3. You don't have to be a blogger to play, but you do need to submit a valid e-mail address. If I can't contact you, you can't win.
4. You must have a US mailing address.
5. I will choose a random winner. Then I will e-mail you and cc the BestBuy rep. You will have four days to get in touch with her and give her your shipping information. If she doesn't hear from you in four days, you forfeit your prize and I'll choose a new winner. Be sure to check your spam folders!

That's it! Good luck!

A Giveaway for You: Trendy Tadpole

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I have the cutest giveaway for you today! These shirts are so stinkin' adorable I don't even know where to begin.

Trendy Tadpole is a shop for hip families with hip kids. They sell modern and funny tees for babies and kids. The shirts are 100% cotton America Apparel with unique designs. The shirts do run small, so if you win, be sure to order the next size up for your child.

These are my favorite designs:

   

That first one says AB/CD: For those about to read, we salute you!

Cute, right? If you'd like to win it's easy. Just visit Trendy Tadpole and look at her adorable designs. Then come back here and leave me a comment telling me which one is your favorite. I'll leave this contest open until Sunday, May 25. At that time I'll choose one random winner.

You must have a US shipping address to win.

Can't wait to see if you win? Don't want to chance it? You can go ahead and buy a shirt because Trendy Tadpole is also having a sale right now! Just use coupon code 50off at checkout to get 50% off your purchase!

Trendy Tadpole is also running a giveaway at Bloggy Giveaways today! Sign up there, too, for even more chances to win!

Giveaway: TurboTax Software

I have another giveaway for you! Just sit back and peruse the info below regarding which cities are the Most Tax Procrastinating Cities in America.

I know, I know. Trust me, I wouldn't pimp out my blog like this unless there was something in it for you. Free tax software! YAY! Plus, if you win the software, you won't have to procrastinate. You can just, you know, DO IT and get it over with!

The following list includes the TOP 10 TAX PROCRASTINATING CITIES IN AMERICA determined by the number of tax returns electronically filed online via the TurboTax Online service from April 14-April 17, 2007 (previous year ranking in parenthesis):

1. Chicago, Ill. – (#2)
2. New York, N.Y. – (#5)
3. Houston, Texas – (#1)
4. Austin, Texas – (#4)
5. San Francisco, Calif. – (#5)
6. San Diego, Calif. – (#6)
7. Seattle, Wash. – (#8)
8. Las Vegas, Nev. – (#11)
9. San Antonio, Texas – (#7)
10. Los Angeles, Calif. – (#12)

While the residents of these Top 10 cities may be “tax procrastinators,” they’ve also learned what millions of Americans learn every year – preparing and filing taxes online using the TurboTax Online service is fast, easy and convenient. 

Just leave me a comment below and I'll choose a winner. Once the winner is chosen, I'll put you in contact with the marketing rep that will ship your software to you.

No strings. No catch. Just a comment. Easy peasy.