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Contest Alert: A New Kitchen!

Nov 19

Posted by Mrs. Mecomber in Internet, chatty | 1 Comment

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Dr. Oetker. All opinions are 100% mine.

The following contest is open to Canadian residents only. (bummer, I know!). So to all my Canadian readers, thank you and all the best in this contest! (Be sure to take photos of your new kitchen, eh?)

There’s a very, very nice contest going on, the Dr. Oetker Kitchen Makeover Contest. It’s very easy and the Grand Prize is $20,000 for a kitchen makeover. Wow! All you have to do is look for the PIN inside the specially-labeled boxes of Savory Splendor’s Casa di Mama Pizza. You go to the game website, login, and click on the Whirlpool oven picture to enter your PIN. You can enter as many PINs as you want until January 4, 2010. Be sure to see the rules and regulations at the website.

There’s the option to become a Savoury Moments Member and get a bonus PIN, too! Plus there’s the Dr. Oetker Newsletter that sends you tips, news, meal ideas, and information on special deals and savings too.

$20,000 for a kitchen makeover is a fantastic prize. I sure need one! The other prizes are very nice, too; secondary winners will get one of eight beautiful Whirlpool appliances: a freestanding electric range stove; a Whirlpool dishwasher (wowwww); a very nice Whirlpool refrigerator/freezer; or a microwave. And other prizes include 2,000 delicious Casa di Mama Pizza giveaways, or a pizza cutter.

Remember, this contest is for Canadian residents only, and ends January 4th. So get your PINs ready- you could win a new kitchen!
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I Only Have Eyes For You

Nov 4

Posted by Mrs. Mecomber in Internet, miscellaneous | Comments off

I know quite a number of people who have had LASIK eye surgery, and sing its praises. It’s been very successful, and this branch in ophthalmology is becoming more and more popular. I’ve looked into it myself, with the hopes that such an uninvasive and simple procedure would solve my four decades of glasses-wearing. Unfortunately, I do not fit the bill for a successful outcome. It’s been determined that no corrective laser surgery will fix my eyesight; I simply need new eyeballs. Which I DO intend on getting someday! ;)

If you have had LASIK surgery and are deeply appreciative of your new-found freedom and vision (and who wouldn’t be?!), or have been wanting to get laser surgery, maybe you’d like to get the word out, and win some terrific prizes in the process. Abbott Medical Optics Inc., a global company specializing in laser corrective eye surgery, is having a contest to promote the benefits of improved vision through laser surgery. It’s the iLASIK Video Contest, and it’s very easy to enter. All you have to do is create and submit a video based on one of these topics:

• “My contacts are getting in the way of my good time”
• “My favorite sport or activity would be so much cooler with better vision”
• “You should see life after the iLASIK® Procedure”

Upload your video, and it is entered into the contest! You can notify your friends and family to se your video and vote on it. Prizes are very nice– a $5000 Grand Prize; HDTV packages valued at $2500; and Flip UltraHD camcorders, valued at $200 apiece.

So if you’ve been eager to tell everyone about how you want/need/have had laser surgery, make a short video and give the contest a try! You don’t have anything yo lose! And you just may win a prize that pays for your eye surgery and more!

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Win an LG Bliss Phone

Sep 18

Posted by Mrs. Mecomber in Internet, free stuff | Comments off

There are a lot of contests running around the Internet these days. Here’s a good one– win a fashionable and cool-looking LG Bliss phone! It’s very easy to enter, but it does require some social networking (which is painless and free!). Basically, you enter a photo or video of something ugly, anything you think is ugly! Entering the contest puts you in the pot for a $50 gift card toward a Bliss phone purchase; the grand prize is a gorgeous LG Bliss Phone!

Here’s the scoop:

  • Check out the LG Bliss Facebook Fan Page for all the details. There are some pretty UGALEE photos there in the Gallery of the Utterly Ugly! Some look to be real “winners,” if you know what I mean!
  • There will be five LG Bliss phones given away; there will be fifty $50 gift cards given away.
  • The contest began September 11, 2009, and runs until November 11, 2009. You must be 18 or over to enter.
  • Only one entry per Facebook account. The entry page is here: www.Facebook.com/LGBliss

Think of the possibilities! You can post an ugly trend, and ugly toy, an ugly phone, an ugly anything! It’s a funny contest, and it’s very, uh, interesting to browse everyone else’s “uglies.” Check out LG Bliss Facebook Fan Page to see for yourself and to get inspired. Or repulsed. ;) You can get a sneak peek if you look at my sidebar– I have a widget featuring the contest!

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British Airways Grant for Small Businesses

Sep 15

Posted by Mrs. Mecomber in business services, technology | Comments off

Got a small business? (I do, too!). Listen up, this could be a one-in-million opportunity for you:

On the tails of their very successful “Face to Face” campaign, British Airways and partners are sponsoring a Business Opportunity Grant to give 100 small to medium-sized U.S. businesses FREE global travel, British Airways and their corporate partners (Canon, Regus Office Services, Courtyard by Marriott, and British Airways World Cargo) realize the crucial importance of the small business, and they are dedicated to seeing them thrive.

The Business Opportunity Grant is, in a nutshell, a contest. Sound appealing? Here’s the lowdown:

  • Go to the Business Opportunity Grant website and look for the entry form.
  • Write an essay telling British Airways about your business goals for the coming year (2010) and how a grant would help your business.
  • Your business must have 500 or fewer employees and must have a Federal Tax ID Number.
  • Contest ends September 30, 2009.
  • Winners will be selected by a panel of British Airways executives and others
  • Winners will be announced in Novermber 2009!
    Prizes include:

  • British Airways airfare for ten round-trip Club World business-class flights
  • Five British Airways World Cargo freight shipments, worldwide
  • $1000 toward accommodations at Courtyard by Marriott
  • A high-end Canon PIXMA wireless All-In-One Printer
  • and more

This is such an excellent opportunity for businesses! Even though businesses are having to tighten their belts during these economic difficulties, the “show must go on”: meetings must still take place, interactions and partnerships must still be cultivated, and growth must still be planned. Usually, travel is one of the first things to go on the business chopping block. British Airways understands this, and are offering businesses the chances to save some money and spur on business growth. This is an opportunity not to pass on! See the website for more details.
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A Contest for Small Business Owners

Aug 12

Posted by Mrs. Mecomber in business services, marketing, technology, websites | Comments off

Here’s a really spectacular contest for business owners, from AT&T! This is an incredible contest! In a nutshell, it’s a FREE business technology upgrade! It’s in celebration of the launching of the classy new AT&T Small Business InSite website.

Now, I have said long and loud that a business– ANY business, large or small– MUST have a professional online presence. It’s necessary in today’s technological and information-hungry world. Having managed a couple of small businesses myself, I know how difficult (and expensive) the IT end of the spectrum can be. I commend AT&T’s efforts to make that effort a little more affordable and easy with their new contest. Kudos to
AT&T for recognizing and helping the “little guy”!

The AT&T Small Business InSite is a resourceful website. I have great interest in website security issues, so I scoured their Security articles for a while (Go to Manage Technology >> Security to see their articles). They have much more to offer the business owner, too– productivity tips, online marketing tips, and more. If you have a small business, this is one to bookmark, and share. And it’s all coming from one of the world’s leaders in business, so you KNOW they know what they are talking about.

OK, so the contest– believe me, you will not need an IT counselor to enter your business! It’s easy! Just go to AT&T Small Business InSite, and explain your need for a technology makeover in a short video, or write a review of the new AT&T Small Business InSite, and feature it on Technorati. Be sure to see the website for more details and contest rules and regulations.

The prizes include:

  • Two Samsung Epix Smartphones
  • 1-year subscription to AT&T Tech Support 360SM Advanced Service Package
  • 1-year subscription to AT&T UNIX or Windows Enhanced Web Hosting services
  • AT&T Web Design service
  • A one-on-one consultation with a small business expert, with a business assessment and more
  • A Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Standard
  • and other perks, gadgets, and AT&T services

This is a golden opportunity for us small business owners. I’m going to have to come up with some ideas for my own “small business.” (I’m a free-lance writer, and I’d sure like to get my name and services out to more people; so I guess I need to work on the marketing aspect). Be sure to get more information about the contest, too!

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