Yoplait Frozen Smoothie Giveaway Winner

We have a winner!

Congratulation, Hallie- you've won the Yoplait Frozen Smoothie gift pack. Enjoy! If you could email me or leave me a comment with your contact info, I would really appreciate it!

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Lightning Fast Yoplait Smoothie Giveaway!!!

I was pretty excited when My BlogSpark contacted me a while back to review Yoplait’s new Frozen Smoothies. Can I be totally honest with you all? I had actually NEVER had a smoothie before in my life. Isn't that shocking? I'd just never bothered! So I was happy about the opportunity to try it out! I used the free product coupon provided to me to try the Triple Berry flavor because my store did not carry the Strawberry Banana and, well, the only one in the family who likes mango is the baby and she hasn't been introduced to yogurt just yet.

Since, as I mentioned above, I'd never had (nor made, obviously) a smoothie, I was really glad to see how easy these Yoplait Frozen Smoothies are to put together. All I had to do was dump the contents of the bag and 1 cup of milk (I used 1 %) into the (super cute and oh-so-fun) mini blender that My Blog Spark provided to me.

Easy-peasy. And the resulting purplish drink looked mighty tasty indeed!

Did you know that 7 out of 10 Americans do not consume the recommended amount of fruit each day? We're not BAD fruit eaters around here... well except for one of us (but I won't mention any names, my darling husband... *cough*)... but we could still do better. Each Yoplait Frozen Smoothie contains a full serving of fruit. Always nice to be able to "sneak" in another serving! The blend of frozen fruit and yogurt pieces results in a yummy drink that looks more like a milk shake than a serving of fruit- great news if you have picky eaters.

So... you may be wondering... "What did you think of your first smoothie, JessieLeigh???"

Well...

I couldn't tell you.

Because when my darling preschoolers awoke and walked into the kitchen to see "milkshakes" being whipped up, I quickly realized I would not be getting any of it.

But they loved them! So much so that I went out and bought another bag of Yoplait Frozen Smoothies on a subsequent shopping trip-- using a high value coupon matched with a sale of course because, well, if you know me at ALL then you know I don't pay full price for many things. ;) If you want to print a coupon of your very own, you can head here to do so!

Or, if you'd rather just try your luck at winning your very own mini blender and coupon, you can enter this lightning-fast giveaway I have going on today. That's right-- only TODAY.

Here are the ways you can enter:

1. Leave a comment telling me how you like to sneak extra fruit in your diet. (Required)

2. Follow @micropreemies on Twitter and let me know in a comment. If you already follow me, just leave a comment to that effect.

3. Tweet about this giveaway. Please include @micropreemies in the Tweet.

4. Get other people to enter. That's right. For each person YOU manage to get to enter this giveaway, I'll give you an extra entry. Just have them mention your name somewhere in their comment and I'll credit you with another entry... there's no limit to how many bonus entries you can earn this way!

This giveaway will only run for 24 hours! Act fast and rack up as many entries as you can! Good luck! (Oh, and hey, if you happen to want to come over and make me my very first smoothie, I'll throw in a few more entries for you too. *wink*)

(The fine print: I was provided with a free coupon, gift pack, online coupon link and giveaway from Yoplait through MyBlogSpark. I was also asked to tell you all the TRUTH, which I have done and promise to continue to do in the future!)

This post is linked to Things I Love Thursday.

BJ's Gift Card winner

The winner of the BJ's gift card is...

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Ryan!

Thanks so much to all of you for participating. Please don't forget that, even if you didn't win the gift card, you can still get a 60-day free trial to go see if being a member of BJ's could save you some serious cash.

BJ's Giftcard Giveaway

Recently- well, in truth, almost a month ago- I was contacted by MyBlogSpark and given the opportunity to receive a gift card to BJ's Wholesale Club. I hadn't "warehouse shopped" for quite some time though I try always to find someone with a membership to pick up my yeast for me... if you use yeast and you're not already buying it in bulk this way, you simply MUST start- you'll save a bundle! Anyhow, I digress...

It took me awhile to even GET to BJ's because the closest one to us is fifty minutes away. This past weekend, we found a pocket of time and off we went!

Here are a few notes about my shopping experience at BJ's:

• I was very leery about shopping there so close to Christmas, but they were very well-staffed and had adequate parking.
• The young man at customer service was polite and informative, but not pushy- he told me about their current offers, but didn't drone on and on when I explained how far away I lived.
• The carts are very generously sized making it easy to put our infant seat IN the cart and our skinny 3-year old in the front... with plenty of room to spare.
• BJ's is the only wholesale club I'm aware of that allows manufacturer's coupons AND they encourage you to stack them with their store coupons.
• The annual membership fee at BJ's is $45 and comes with a money back guarantee. This means if a month before your year runs out you decide you haven't saved enough money to make it worthwhile, you can cancel and receive a refund for your entire $45. I was impressed that they stand behind their value that way!

I had all sorts of thoughts on how I was going to print off some great coupons and match them to bulk values and come out way ahead. The fact that our printer was on the blink halted those plans. And... truth? If you don't shop sales and coupons, you can save money just by buying in bulk at a warehouse club. If you are used to matching coupons to the deals, you can really do just as well at a grocery store on most things, in my opinion.

So... what did I buy? Well, with the $25 gift card I was given, I walked out with two organic, free-range chickens, four avocados (which my 6-month old has been enjoying!), three hearts of romaine, a 3 lb bag of limes, eight anjou pears, a 600-ct bag of coffee filters (another item I always try to buy at bulk stores!), and a giant bottle of vanilla extract. The chickens, especially, at $1.09/lb were a fabulous deal as far as I'm concerned.

The verdict? There are deals to be had! I think you have to have a pretty good "unit cost" established in your mind (or in a "price book") before you head out, but you can certainly score some great deals.

Would you like to give it a try yourself?

For a limited time, BJ's Wholesale Club is offering a free 60-day membership to anyone who wants one! You can get more information about setting up your own trial here.

For a chance to win a gift card so you can see how far $25 goes for you, please leave a comment on this post telling me what items you'd like to stock up on at BJ's!

For a second entry, follow @micropreemies on Twitter and let me know you did in the comments!

For a third entry, you may tweet about this giveaway on Twitter. Please include @micropreemies in your tweet and leave me a comment back here letting me know that you did!

**This giveaway will run through Friday, Dec. 18th.**

Thanks and best of luck to you!!

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Disclaimer: I received the gift card, information, and giveaway from BJ´s Wholesale Club and General Mills through MyBlogSpark. As always, my choices and my opinions are strictly my own.

Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters Winner!

Congratulations, Myra!!! Random.org chose you as the winner of the Nature Valley prize pack. I hope you enjoy!

Thanks so much to the rest of you for your entries. If you live in an area that has a BJ's wholesale store, be sure to stop by periodically. I'll have another fun giveaway coming up soon!

Here are your random numbers:

8

Timestamp: 2009-11-30 12:04:30 UTC

Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters... Oh, My, My...

Okay, so let me just tell you that I will not even hesitate to say that I love these little things (well, except for the cashew variety. Hubby ate those- I don't like cashews). I make my own granola- vanilla/cinnamon, peanut butter, and chocolate/almond- and I start out just about every morning with a half-cup of the stuff. I love it! The truth of the matter, though, is that I sometimes run out before I manage to make up a new batch. I found these Nature Valley Nut Clusters to be a fantastic substitute when that happened. They were also much easier to eat on the road one day when I found myself rushing out the door!

The lovely people at My BlogSpark sent me that whole nifty set you see pictured above-- four (yep, FOUR) bags of Nature Valley Nut Clusters, binoculars, a stainless steel water bottle, a hiking pack, and a super-cool flashlight that you can manually power- my preschoolers thought that flashlight was about the niftiest thing ever and they took turns carting it to school for show and tell. We haven't taken the whole set on a hiking test-run just yet but I'll tell you this- when we do? We'll have to buy some more Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters because the ones we received are long gone!

I like that Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters are made with 100% natural ingredients and include nuts for protein. I'm a sweet/salty snacker myself (I love chocolate covered pretzels too!) and this snack fits the bill perfectly. Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters come in four yummy flavors: Nut Lovers, Roasted Almond (my personal fave), Roasted Cashew, and Honey Roasted Peanut. The pouch reseals easily but, to be perfectly honest, we usually didn't need to utilize that feature. Ahem.

Would you like to win a Nature Valley Granola Nut Cluster gift set of your own? Of course you would! They're yummy. And it's fun to get gift packs in the mail!

Here are a few ways to enter:

1. Leave a comment sharing what you enjoy doing most out in nature. (I like walking rocky shorelines the best!)
2. Tweet about this giveaway and leave a comment letting me know you did (please mention @micropreemies).
3. Mention this giveaway on your blog and leave a link in the comments.

That's it! Good luck!

This giveaway will remain open through Sunday, November 29th. A winner will be announced and notified on Monday the 30th.

**Disclosure: This prize pack was mailed to me by General Mills through My BlogSpark at no cost to me. I am asked to share my opinion with you all but my views are strictly my own. I am not being compensated for this review.**

Wanchai Ferry Winner

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5

Timestamp: 2009-09-16 10:54:32 UTC

Congratulations to thediaperdiaries!

I've already sent you an email... hope you enjoy your Wanchai Ferry prize pack. Thanks to all of you who entered this fun giveaway. I have another fun and yummy treat coming up soon!