Saturday, March 14, 2015

Join the Gymboree Affiliate Program

Do you run your own blog? If you do, you should consider becoming an affiliate of Gymboree. In addition to the more typical affiliate opportunities where you get a kick back when one of your readers buy something, they also offer sponsored post opportunities where you get $5-$15-ish to share their pre-written posts, and you get paid for recruiting new affiliates for them (like with my affiliate link here).

For the sixth time, Iceland has invaded Boston. As stated in the earlier Taste of Iceland Back in Boston article, the tourism board of Iceland is in town for the weekend. You get to try out the food (and drink) of Iceland all weekend at Tavern Road, hear the music of Iceland and Boston at The Middle East in Cambridge and watch the Icelandic Film Festival at the Kendall Square Cinema on Saturday. Its a fun weekend to experience the culture of the land.
According to Frommers:

Iceland is located just south of the Arctic Circle, but thanks to the Gulf Stream, temperatures are cool in summer and remarkably mild in winter. (New York's winter lows are normally lower than Reykjavík's.) Icelandic weather is unusually volatile, however. The Gulf Stream brings mild Atlantic air in contact with colder Arctic air, resulting in frequently overcast skies, fog, driving wind and rain, and abrupt weather shifts. You could well encounter four seasons in 1 day.

Compared to Boston this past winter, Iceland probably feels like summer. Basically, it is not really that cold compared to the imagery the name implies.

Green Your Earth Blogger Opp

I run of blogger opps of late that require announcement posts. With Earth Day coming soon, we have two links available if you help promote. Sign ups close 3/21. The even starts 3/23. Looks like a nice set of prizes available so far. Do please tell them Java John Z's sent you when you sign up.

Yes it's me again needing more help promoting!

Because everyone has been doing such an awesome job on these promotions I am letting you pick any 2 social media links you would like - of course no google and no mandatory facebook. I will allow email sign ups and comments if you wish. This will not be everytime but I really want you to know how much you help and make a HUGE difference on my contests!

Hosted By: Michigan Saving and More

Sign Ups Close 3/21

Giveaway Dates: 3/23 12AM EST through 4/23 11:59pm EST

SPONSORS CAN SIGN UP UNTIL 3/21 HERE FOR THIS ONE OR ANY OF MY GIVEAWAYS

or can email me at las93063 at gmail dot com

Prizes so far:

Woodie Specs Choice

Kobert Waterproof Case (Deluxe Edition)

Kobert Exercise Armband

5 different digital downloads from Live Well Series and Jeff Gold

Kelvin Multi-tool Giveaway

Here we have a giveaway for a pair of Kelvin multi-tools. Kind of a Swiss army knife of sorts with 23 tools in 1. The giveaway is open to US and Canada residents (except Quebec) and runs through 3/27.

Kelvin Multi-Tool Giveaway

Hosted by: A Medic's World

Yankee Candles Girl Scout Cookie Scent Tumbler Giveaway

We're big fans of Yankee Candle scented candles in our house. Here's a chance to win some of their latest scents, a low calorie version of girl scout cookies. You have through 3/28 to enter to win. US only. Good luck.

Hosted by: Queen of Reviews, Tammie's Reviews Giveaways & More, EasterBabe's Theory, Beyond Attachment Parenting, Dividing by Zero, Finger Click Saver, Barbara's Beat & MumbleBee Inc Deals and Steals

Sponsor: Yankee Candles

Prize: Winners choice of Girl Scout Cookie scent, Thin Mints, Trefoils, Coconut Caramel Stripes or Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie

Dates: 3/14-3/28

Open to: US Residents 18+

Enter to win using the widget below. Good luck!

**Prize is subject to change based on availability

e-cloth Stainless Steel Pack Giveaway

Time to clean the outside of the fridge? Check out the latest new option with an e-cloth. Giveaway is US only and ends 3/28. Good luck.

Hosted by: Queen of Reviews, Tammie's Reviews Giveaways & More, Beyond Attachment Parenting, Dividing by Zero, EasterBabe's Theory, Finger Click Saver, Barbara's Beat & MumbleBee Inc Deals and Steals

Sponsor: e-cloth

Prize: e-cloth Stainless Steel Pack

Includes one(1)12.5” x 12.5” Stainless Steel Cloth and one (1)15.5” x 18” Finishing Cloth
Stainless Cleaning Pack is the complete cleaning and polishing solution for all types of stainless steel
Use Stainless Steel Cloth’s stiffer fibers side for cleaning into the grain of brushed stainless steel, while the smooth side is ideal for polished stainless steel
True Chemical Free Cleaning - Both sides remove grease, oil, grime and over 99% of bacteria from hard surfaces with just water
Use a dry Finishing Cloth to remove fingerprints off stainless steel; use dry after using the Stainless Steel Cloth for a smudge-free, watermark-free, buffed finish
Guaranteed for 300 machine washings

GiftCardRescue.com $75 Target Spring Giveaway

Try your luck and enter to win a $75 gift card from Target. Continental US residents have through 4/4 to enter to win. Sponsored by GiftCardRescue. Good luck.

Hosted By:

Holiday Contest and Sweeps

Co-Hosted By:

Simply Sherryl

Here We Go Again, Ready?

A Medic's World

Michigan Savings and More

Life in a House of Testosterone

MumbleBeeInc Deals and Steals

Brings You The

GiftCardRescue $75 Target Gift Card Giveaway
1 - Winner
Holiday Contest and Sweeps is honored to have the opportunity to bring you another great giveaway from GiftCardRescue.com. If you have gift cards laying around or in your wallet that you never use and still has monetary value on them, then turn them into cash or trade them in for a gift card that you will actually use at over 350 merchants to choose from.

Ultimate Party Giveaway from Birthday Express

**This post contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links

Do you have a kids birthday party coming up? If so, this is the giveaway for you! Birthday Express just launched the Ultimate Party Giveaway, where you could win $150 worth of party supplies!

To enter the giveaway, all you need to do is sign up for the Birthday Express Newsletter and fill out the entry form below - earn an extra entry for liking Birthday Express on Facebook! The giveaway is open to US residents only and ends on 3/18 at 11:59pm EST.

Springing Ahead Blogger Opp

Yet another blogger opportunity here. Get one free link for helping to promote. The event doesn't start until April 22nd, so you have plenty of time, but don't forget. Back to win and see what the prizes are.

Free & Paid Blogger Opp: Springing Ahead

CALLING ALL BLOGGERS!

The SpringingAhead Sign Ups Are NOW OPEN!!!

Spring Is Arriving Soon!

Kay from The More The Merrier, Courtney from Joy of Momma Joyner and myself (Trista) from Andersons Angels are super excited that Spring is QUICKLY approaching! To celebrate, we are hosting an exciting event called Springing Ahead. This will be a big group giveaway event featuring many great sponsors for items that will help you get ready for Spring. It will be a ONE WINNER Grand Prize Giveaway Event.

EVENT DETAILS:

Dates: April 22 – May 6, 2015

Price: FREE! You will get ONE LINK for free! You have the option to buy more links for $3 each.

* You can post about the event sign up to be entered into a $10 USD paypal Drawing, but this is completely optional! Everyone who posts, is entered into this drawing!

* The blogger who refers the most people to participate will receive $20 USD Paypal, so help spread the word!

Prize: Courtney, Kay and I are gathering up a great prize package for ONE WINNER

Your Part: We will send you the HTML to post and have running during the event dates. It will include all the information about the prizes and the entry form. All you have to do is post!

Hashtag: #SpringingAhead15

Say Java John Z's Sent You!

Big Bag Bed Blogger Opp

Here we have another blogger opportunity to help promote another giveaway. Sign ups close 3/20 for this one and they'll be six winners. Want to win? The event itself starts on 3/24. Sign up now if interested in testing.

***6 Winners***

Big Bag Bed Size of Winner's Choice

Hosted by:
A Lucky Ladybug
and

Rumiano Family Organic Cheese Blogger Opp

Got cheese? I think everyone in our household is a cheese lover. Check in below if you're interested in helping promote. Sign ups close 3/20. See you there.

Deliciously Savvy is Hosting a Giveaway for 1 LUCKY winner To Receive 3 FREE Product Coupons From Rumiano Famly Organic Cheese.

Rumiano Family Organic Cheese can be found at select Whole Food Markets and natural food stores nationwide. Visit our store locator to find a store near you: http://rumianocheese.com/store-locator

A Little Bit About Rumiano Family Organic Cheese

Rumiano Cheese Company is the oldest family-owned cheese company in California dating back four generations. Rumiano Cheese Company is committed to the organic, grass-fed and Non-GMO movement and continuing to produce the highest quality cheese inspired by their founding fathers’ recipes and cheese making techniques. In 2011, Rumiano launched their Rumiano Family Organic line, which is the first cheese in the US market to receive Non-GMO Project Verification.

Kitchen Gadgets Blogger Opp

Sign up to help promote a kitchenalia giveaway and get two free links in the giveaway form. Sign ups close on 3/17 and the giveaway starts on 3/20. Don't forget to come back if you want to win.

Blogger Opp ~ Kitchen Gadgets Giveaway @ Deliciously Savvy

Deliciously Savvy Is Hosting Another Giveaway For 1 LUCKY Winner to Receive Everything Below! And She Needs You!

Champagne Kitchen ~ Stainless Steel Measuring Spoon

$16.95 ARV

Brighids Kitchen Silicone Baking Cups

$8.99 ARV

Fruit Basket With Banana Holder – Chrome Metal

$35.95 ARV

Enter to win a $250 gift card to the Body Shop. End date is 7/14/15.

Enter Now

Little Passports Fundraising For Your School!

**The links in this post are affiliate links and I will receive a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking on my link.

Planning a fundraiser at your child's school? Little Passports is the perfect partner, with an award-winning educational product that kids and parents love.

Little Passports Fundraising For Your School!

Here's how it works: your school's community shops at Little Passports and they will donate 15% back to your school. It is that easy! They do all the work from processing orders directly on their site to providing you with flyers and sample promotional language to help you spread the word. Get more information here: www.littlepassports.com/schools. The fundraising period is from April 1st - April 8th 2015 and the deadline to sign-up is March 25th 2015 so check it out today!

LaBella Baskets & Gifts Luck O the Irish Giveaway

Got a bit of Irish in you? Whether you do or don't, here's the chance to win an Irish-themed basket. US residents have through 4/3 to enter to win. Good luck.

St. Patrick himself would be green with envy over this basket of treats! A beautifully dark stained basket encompasses an array of delicious St Patrick's Day treats.

The Luck O The Irish St Patrick's Day Gift Basket includes:

Gourmet Snack Mix
2 Ghirardelli Chocolate Bars
Roasted Almonds
Crunchy Caramel Corn
Irish Cream Coffee
Chocolate Covered Shortbread Cookies
Dark Stained Wicker Basket

This beautiful basket and many others are available at LaBella Baskets &Gifts.

Introducing Dove Whole Fruit Snacks

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #LoveDoveFruits #CollectiveBias

Have you heard of DOVE® Whole Fruit snacks? The combination of real fruit dipped in silky smooth DOVE® Dark Chocolate is irresistible. This delicious and guilt-free indulgence combines the wellness benefits of dark chocolate with whole cherries, blueberries, and cranberries. You can find tasty recipe ideas on the DOVE® Fruit social hub.

Clean Ones Spring Cleaning Giveaway

Here's a giveaway with four different prizes: three different sets of gloves for cleaning and a $50 Amazon gift card to buy cleaning supplies or anything else. The giveaway is open through 3/27 and is US only. Good luck.

Welcome to the Clean Ones spring cleaning giveaway sponsored by

Clean Ones and hosted by Housewife on a Mission!

Spring is almost here (yay!!) and while that means Spring showers and April flowers, it also means it is soon time to 'Spring Clean' your home! Spring Cleaning can sometimes be a yearly chore we might not like, but it is something that is good and healthy to do for our homes and ourselves! We're going to help one lucky person Spring Clean this year by giving them a few pairs of Clean Ones gloves and a gift card to Amazon!

Koncept Light Up Your Life Sweepstakes

Enter to win the Lady7 LED Desk Lamp from Koncept ($299 value). Giveaway ends 5/26.

Enter Now

Trade-in your MacBook with Gazelle’s 45-Day Price Lock Promotion!

This post contains affiliate links which means that I may receive a commission if you click a link and make a purchase. 45-Day Price Lock for MacBooks ends 3/20/2015. $20 Bonus Offer Terms and Conditions: One per customer and only applicable on MacBooks. Ends 3/22/2015.

After the recent unveiling of the brand spanking new MacBook by Apple this past Monday, are you awaiting anxiously to get your hands on it? The new MacBook will be released on April 10th as the lightest and thinnest Mac in Apple’s history at just two pounds. This new MacBook includes a 12" retina display, nine hour battery, no fan for a silent operation, and can be purchased in silver and gold colors!

Help pass the time by taking advantage of Gazelle’s limited-time 45-day price lock promotion. Consumers have 45 days to lock in their price and send their old MacBook to Gazelle. But don’t wait, as the price will supposedly be going down the longer you wait!

To make this even sweeter, get a $20 bonus on any working MacBook valued at $50+ at trade-in at Gazelle.

I received this product for the purpose of this review. All opinions states are my own and may differ from yours.

Do you have an external hard disk drive (HDD) that you carry around with you? Inateck has the perfect accessory to go along with it, a shock and shake resistant and water repellent carrying case. Instead of the drive getting pumped around, the case helps protect the drive from getting scratched up, bumped around, or accidental spillage.

The case comes in either blue or black and can hold nearly any 2.5" portable drive. It's retail price is $16.99 but it is currently selling for just $6.99 at Amazon. If you look at the product at Amazon, though, you have to be careful reading the reviews. The product reviews seem to be mixed up with another product.

For me, my usage of the case was with an internal HDD instead of an external one. Instead of carrying a cable on the left side of the case, I connected my drive to my system through the Docking Station I previously reviewed. Not only did the case help protect the drive from banging around but it helped it from collecting dust, too. I try not to spill liquids purposely on drives, and I did not specifically test it with the drive inside, but did spill some water on the case without the drive inside. You can tell a liquid spilled on the case but the inside stayed dry. It should survive most typical spillages.

For under $10, a good investment to protect your drive, if you carry one around.

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Bringing in the Green Event Giveaway

How about winning some green for St. Patrick's Day? Well, maybe not green, but how about Visa gift cards? You have through 3/20 to enter to win. Open worldwide.

Welcome to the Bringing in the Green Giveaway Event!! This event is hosted by Dixieland Reviews and co-hosted by Giveaway Bandit, Life in a Breakdown, Mom 'N Daughter Savings, Imperfect Women and Joyful Gifts by Julie. This event is sponsored by We Love Travel Deals and Just Ideas with Venus Kem.

Spring is in the air after a very long winter! In celebration, we are giving away a number of Visa gift cards! This event is open World Wide except where prohibited by law. Dollar amounts are shown in US Dollars and will be in US Dollar amounts. Participating bloggers are not responsible for the shipment of prizes. Winner will be notified via email and will have 24 hours to respond to the email, if no response is received, winner forfeits the prize and a new winner will be chosen. For this reason, please add marie@dixielandsdeals.com to your email safe list so the notification doesn't get sent to spam if you win. Not responsible for late or misdirected emails. ALL ENTRIES WILL BE VERIFIED!

Win a trip to Scotland

Stay in Scotland for 7 days including 3 days on the prestigious Belmond Royal Scotsman Train – the Scottish equivalent to the Orient-Express, taste the best of Scottish food and drink during a VIP tour with Tasting Scotland, visit historical castles and stay in some of the most luxurious hotels in Scotland! ENTER NOW! (click on image above)

Cuisinart Chef's Classic Blogger Opp. Event starts 3/15

Sign up for a giveaway sponsored by BuyDig.Com and hosted by Adventures of Country Divas. The prize is a 14 piece Stainless Steel Cookware set by Cuisinart. The giveaway starts 3/15 and gets you a free Twitter or Pinterest link. Tell them Java John Z's sent you.

Cap’Mundo Yrgacheffe Nespresso Giveaway

Got Coffee? If not, or won't soon, enter to win some below. Giveaway is short, ending on 3/17. US only. Don't miss out. We all need our morning coffee.

Cap'Mundo Yrgacheffe Nespresso Giveaway

Prize: 1 Winner will win a Cap Mundo Single-Cup Coffee for Nespresso Brewers, Yrgacheffe, 10 Count (Pack of 6)

Sponsors: Two Rivers Coffee

Hosted By: Heartbeats~ Soul Stains

Co-Hosted By:

Deliciously Savvy

Michigan Saving and More

God's Growing Garden

Libby's Library

&

Java John Z's

A big huge thank you to ALL the bloggers helping to promote this giveaway!

Cap Mundo Nespresso Yrgacheffe for Nespresso Brewers-

Espresso
Cap Mundo brings the richness of the world's premium prized coffees to your cup
Coffee and espresso with authentic crema
Distinctive coffee profile
Capsules are Nespresso compatible

Eggceptional Easter Snack Giveaway

Here comes Peter Cottontail, hoppin' down the bunny trail, hippity hoppity, Easter's on its way. Enter below and if you win you can eat his ears off. Three winners even. Continental US only. Ends 3/30.

Eggceptional Easter Snack Giveaway

Hosted By:

Holiday Contest and Sweeps

Co-Hosted By: Michigan Savings and More Simply Sherryl

3 - Winners

Holiday Contest and Sweeps is teaming up with The Popcorn Factory to give 3 winners a Easter Snack Assortment that would make any child or adult Happy Easter Morning. with this great "Eggceptional Easter Snack Giveaway". Quality comes first at The Popcorn Factory assuring each product is fresh and made with delightful snacks.
Make Easter eggceptionally delicious with our Eggceptional Easter Snack Assortment. This whimsical 2-gallon tin offers three gourmet flavors of popcorn magic and a trio of mouthwatering Easter delights. Each 2-Gallon Bunny Rabbit and Egg Designed Tin contains the following Easter snacks.

Straga PERSONALIZED Cutting Board Giveaway

Like personalized products? Here's a chance for a personalized wooden cutting board. You have through 3/24 to enter to win. US and Canada for a change. Good luck.

Welcome to the

Straga Personalized Cutting Board Giveaway

Sponsored by: Straga Products

Hosted by: Pink Ninja Blogger

Straga Products, a new start-up company, has partnered with Pink Ninja Blogger and a group of amazing bloggers to bring you this awesome giveaway!

Straga Products specializes in cutting board custom design and personalization. As a new start-up company, they are looking for support and have started a new Kickstarter campaign. To learn more about Straga Products and their Kickstarter, please click HERE.

HotelSpa Showerhead Giveaway

Is it showerhead or shower head? HotelSpa seems to be busy as this is the second giveaway going on here. The other HotelSpa Showerhead Giveaway ends on 3/22. This one runs through 3/21. US only. Good luck.

Welcome to the

HotelSpa® Giant 10" Rainfall Temperature Color-Changing LED Showerhead Giveaway

Sponsored by: HotelSpa®

Hosted by: Pink Ninja Blogger

HotelSpa® has partnered with Pink Ninja Blogger and a group of amazing bloggers to bring you this awesome giveaway!

The HotelSpa® Giant 10" Rainfall Temperature Color-Changing LED Showerhead is powered by running water, not batteries. It contains a built-in advanced 3-color-changing Water Temperature Sensor that is BLUE when the water is cool (under 95F), GREEN when the water is warm (95 – 108F), and RED when the water is hot (109 – 122F). The LED lights have a long life of 100,000 hours (over 10 years of heavy daily use). Even better, the showerhead connects in minutes without tools or plumbing to any standard overhead shower arm. To learn more, check out Pink Ninja Blogger’s post HERE.

$25,000 Amazon Shopping Spree

Quite simply, enter the $25,000 Amazon Shopping Spree. Ends 4/15/2015.

Start baking Disney masterpieces when you sign up for the Disney Cakes & Sweets Club. Offer includes the premiere issue of Disney Cakes & Sweets magazine, a Mickey Mouse cookie cutter, and Winnie the Pooh silicone molds! Over a $30 value, just pay $1.00 shipping & handling.

F-Secure Freedome iPad Mini Giveaway

Want to win an iPad Mini? Check out the experiences of Kristin Hale of Kristin's Giveaway & Support Group with F-Secure Freedome below and be sure to enter to win. Giveaway ends 3/17 and is for US residents only.

In February, I shared with the the amazing services that F-Secure Freedome offers. Giving you virtual safe, secure online presence without the worry of ad-tracking and more.

I have used F-Secure Freedome for about 3 weeks now and am really impressed with a few things. First, the ease of signing up and installing was flawless and done in a few short minutes. Second, how effective it has been in giving me an online presence without ads and companies tracking my every click. Here are the results after just 4 short weeks:

Freedome is a VPN solution that keeps your information safe, secure and private. I have had 281 harmful sites blocked, and over 33,000 tracking attempts blocked! That equates to over 1,000 daily!

My online presence mainly consists of working, maintaining my personal blog and social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest. I do the occasional shopping, but this is just astounding considering the few websites I visit daily. I implore that you take the leap with me and take back your online "Freedome" as well. Remember, you can try it out for yourself for 14 days, absolutely free and see how well it works first-hand.

For the sixth time, Boston is being invaded with festivities from Iceland this weekend. Taste the food of Iceland at Tavern Road. Experience the music of the land at the free concert at The Middle East in Cambridge. There's also an energy innovation panel discussion at the MIT Media Lab on Thursday morning and an Icelandic Film Festival at the Kendall Square Cinema on Saturday.

Happy Easter Giveaway

Here we have a giveaway celebrating the bunny with lots of recipes for rabbit. Just cook him up in butter or perhaps garlic and oil. Then enter the giveaway here through 3/29. Continental US only. Good luck.

Happy Easter Giveaway