As a kid, I always filled out the Publisher's Clearing House sweepstakes forms that came in the mail. All the little magazine stamps to lick and the promise of oodles of dollars--loved it! Strangely enough, we never won. You're shocked, I know.
Now I'm all grown up and not even on the Publisher's Clearing House mailing list (knock on wood). But I still get a little thrill out of entering contests. Which is why I geek out over the quarterly Bloggy Giveaways Carnival. Four times a year a zillion bloggers get together and give stuff to each other. Love it! But despite all my clicking and entering, I've never won.
In an attempt to increase my giveaway-winning karma, this time I'm offering up a prize myself. I am a fan of choice, so you can have your pick of a $15 gift card for Target, Starbucks or Amazon. Also known as three enormous corporations which get too much of my money.
Entering is as easy as leaving a comment on this post. You don't have to be a blogger to win, but you do need to leave me some way to contact you. One entry per person, please. Comments close October 31 at 10:00 p.m. The winner will be selected randomly and posted this weekend.
If you're a fellow fan of giveaways, we've got a bunch every week over at Northwest Mom Finds. And you're welcome to come visit here any time. Good luck!
Comments are now closed. Thank you to all who entered!
please enter me!
ReplyDeleteI would love to win a gift card! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteCarol M
mittens0831 AT aol.com
3 great stores...and I never win either so don't feel bad :-)
ReplyDeleteWow what a great giveaway! Thanks for entering me!
ReplyDeletetrace at styleklutz dot com
Pick me, please!
ReplyDeleteswitchlaser@gmail.com
Please enter me! thanks!
ReplyDeletemariemadeline@netins.net
I adore gift cards, and probably spend as much as you at these three places (heaven is sipping a SB latte, snuggled under a throw from Target while reading a new novel from amazon!)
ReplyDeleteI lack luck myself but hope you get some, and yes those three places has been eating my money as well
ReplyDeletethanks for the contest
I could spend $15 easy at any of those places. Please sign me up. :) Thanks so much for hosting a giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI'll give it a whirl. Thanks for entering me!
ReplyDeleteBailan
blythehoward@yahoo.com
Please enter me, thanks!
ReplyDeleteSararush at hotmail dot com
Wonderful giveaway! Thanks for the chance to enter! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm a sweepstakes junkie too. Help me get my fix!
ReplyDelete=D Hilarious post. Best I've seen yet. And I love your blogger header/title also.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I spend money at all the same places. I guess, for purposes of this giveaway, I'd pick Starbucks.
Any of the three would be fab, but I know my husband would go nuts over the Amazon one. ;-)
ReplyDeleteAll are great, but Amazon would be my favorite. Thank you for the giveaway!
ReplyDeletehurdler4eva(at)gmail(dot)com
I would love the Starbucks card! Thanks!
ReplyDeletelynne@fairpoint.net
I could use the Target one to get boots for my son since it's supposed to snow today.
ReplyDeleteGreat giveaway! Thanks for a chance to win.
ReplyDeleteOh, good choices. You can never have enough hot chocolate or Target :)
ReplyDeleteGreat giveaway! Come enter my Amazon giveaway!
ReplyDeleteAn Amazon GC would be a great help in purchasing christmas gifts this year! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteGreat giveaway! 3 of my favorite places to shop!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the karma! I'm sure it will come back around to you.
ReplyDeleteebickell (at) hotmail (dot) com
Great tatse in stores!
ReplyDeletetuesdayef (at) aol dot com
Any of these would be great to have! Thanks for this contest!
ReplyDeleteamommystory[at]gmail[dot]com
Gift cards are great!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway! I hope it helps you win too! utgal2004 at yahoo dot com
ReplyDeleteohhhh, gift cards, almost as good as PCH sweeps! :)
ReplyDeleteYou can't help but get excited when you enter a giveaway. But don't feel bad, I never won PCH either :)
ReplyDeleteI'm entering! Thanks for doing this!
ReplyDeletekdrstewart@yahoo.com
Amazon. Haven't walked into a Target in almost a year.
ReplyDeleteI'd love a gift card.
ReplyDeleteHave hope, I'm sure you'll win something sometime!
captain_lisaad (at) yahoo (dot) com
Target! sheacwilliams@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteWHEN *ahem,* if I win the target giftcardthatwillbespentimmediately, you know where to find me ;)
ReplyDeleteI could definitely find something to buy with that!
ReplyDeleteelizabeth.knox at gmail dot com
I love all three of those stores, but would likely use the Target one right away... I'd savor the Starbucks card and make it last!
ReplyDeleteI would love to win the Amazon GC! Thank you!! :)
ReplyDeleteshevilkenevil1 at aol dot come
I would love to win a Starbucks gift card... although Target would be more useful. :)
ReplyDeleteI would love to win - thank you!
ReplyDeletejana_mccraine(at)hotmail(dot)com
I love shopping in the clearance department at Target!!
ReplyDeleteVery cool... count me in!
ReplyDeleteshawnandlisablog@gmail.com
I love all of those options!!! Thanks.
ReplyDeletezipster81(at)juno(dot)com
Target is my fav!
ReplyDeleteEnter me, please!
What a practical giveaway!
ReplyDeleteOooh! Since Target is my favorite store on the planet I'm SO in!!!
ReplyDeleteI didn't win anything either last time!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win! Check out my giveaways, too:
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AND
http://birth2remember.blogspot.com
I would love to win a gift card to Amazon - I'm trying to save up for a new camera. :)
ReplyDeleteAhh, you have identified three of my favorite places to lose my money! I mean spend my money. . .yes, of course, spend. :)
ReplyDeleteI'd love either one of those three! Can't go wrong with any of them. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteMy email is in my profile.
i couldn't choose! but enter me. :)
ReplyDelete-lauren
lauren51990 at aol dot com
What a great giveaway! Who couldn't use a little with things being so bad right now!
ReplyDeleteEnter me! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeletePlease enter me. I love Amazon :)
ReplyDeleteI would certainly love to win this!
ReplyDeleteparcelhome at comcast dot net
I totally agree with: a.k.a. 3 places that get too much of my money!
ReplyDeleteKristine
kvicker at hotmail dot com
So cool, thanks so much for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteHope this increases your luck ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance!
I would pick Target. :)
ReplyDeleteI must, I must, I must win this gift card! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHopefully your winning karma kicks into gear this quarter!!! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great giveaway!
katiellloyd at yahoo(dot)com
I would love to be entered
ReplyDeletei would sooo love a target gift card!!! i could stock up on baby stuff for my newborn!
ReplyDeleteThank you for this contest.
ReplyDeleteKellielor@aol.com
I love to shop. At Target.
ReplyDeleteStarbucks would be a nice date night with my husband :)
ReplyDeleteellybean@connected2christ.com
any gc would be great; amazon gc always makes a grad student happy.
ReplyDeleteEnter me please!
ReplyDeletesending good karma your way! i hope you win something this time around :)
ReplyDeletewe would put a GC to great use!~ thanks a bunch!
erika
Ohhhh, drooling at the thought of an Amazon gift card. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeletekmg365 (at) gmail (dot) com
please enter me!!
ReplyDeleteYour luck is as good as mine. I hear Starbucks has new hot chocolate flavors.
ReplyDeleteI love all of these!
ReplyDeleteLAuren
croasla0(at)Sewanee.edu
3 great places... you can't beat that! I'd love to win!
ReplyDeleteamyandjeffmartinez{at}yahoo{dot}com
I'd love any one of those and it would be hard to choose between them! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteakblessingsabound[at]gmail.com
I'd love to be entered in this one! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteYes, I'm here from the bloggy giveaway site. I'm so intrigued by the topics in your archive list and want to read more!
ReplyDeleteLove me some Starbucks!!
ReplyDeleteId love to win the amazon. Thank you for the giveaway.
ReplyDeletelacie37(at)gmail(dot)com
this is my kind of giveaway!!
ReplyDeleteCool!! Maybe you and I will both win this time! Thanks for the giveaway! stonefox@pobox.com
ReplyDeleteWe could definitely use any of those gift cards. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteDecisions, Decisions! Will it be Target or an Amazon GC??
ReplyDeleteThanks :)
Thanks for the great giveaway opportunity!
ReplyDeleteI want some starbucks!
ReplyDeletefaked_sugartone at hotmail.com
Starbucks, star bright, who will win the target tonight, Amazon and Nile unite...what a silly song, alright!
ReplyDeletepumpkinlady430@yahoo.com
I love Target.
ReplyDeletedavid_colleen@mei.net
Target please. Looking forward to the holiday after sale.
ReplyDeleteThank you
cool giveaway, I drinks lots of coffee so this would be handy.
ReplyDeletethanks and hope you win something this year! : )
How great...count me in please.
ReplyDeleteI love gift cards.
ReplyDeletei heart amazon!!
ReplyDeletemargelina@comcast.net
GC's are great, especially Amazon, how can you go wrong, they have everything
ReplyDeleteI'd love an Amazon card so I can buy some lullaby cds for my son. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI would love one to target! Thanks for the chance to win! chattyhousewife(at)blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome giveaway! With Christmas on the way, any of these would be wonderful!
ReplyDeleteBlessings!
Thanks for joining the bloggy giveaway carnival, and for offering something I can use any day of the year!
ReplyDeleteGreat giveaway! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteEnter me please! Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteBrianne (tarheeljc at gmail dot com)
Great giveaway, I'd love a Target card :).
ReplyDeleteI believe that those are the top 3 places to shop/consume coffee for mom bloggers I bet if I walked into my local Target in the middle of the day and yelled "Any Mom Bloggers in here?" I would get a rousing response. Not that I would ever do that or anything.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great giveaway! Thanks
ReplyDeleteIf I won I'd go with the Target GC because I'm in there way to much, seems like I'm always runing outta something and needing to go to the store!
ReplyDeleteThank you for participating! ;-) That would be a hard choice on the cards. :-)
ReplyDeleteGreat giveaway!
ReplyDeleteoh, yes! i'd pick the target card and get both target goodies and starbucks goodies all under one roof. yessah!
ReplyDeleteim down for the starbucks card :)
ReplyDeleteand good luck with your karma!
Amazon for me!
ReplyDeletestef dot reed at gmail dot com
Enter my giveaway to win a signed book!!
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Stef/608905/
Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteggp42304 (at) gmail (dot com)
Please enter me for some free coffee!
ReplyDeleteajcmeyer AT go DOT com
I can't even decide which of those three I'd prefer :-)
ReplyDeleteoreo89 [at] gmail [dot] com
thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI would love to win the Target gift card! I love that store!! Thank you so much for the chance to win..it's fun to imagine winning!
ReplyDeleteplease enter me. i am addicted to target.
ReplyDeletejemuhs@gwu.edu
tabwheeler@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteoh I'd be happy with any of those!
ReplyDeleteGood luck to you! Thanks for the chance at your blog.
ReplyDeleteo! count me in!
ReplyDeleteKelly Turner
www.groundedfitness.com
Oh fun!!! I love gc's!!! :)
ReplyDeleteTarget rocks
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway! >^..^<
We love Target! I go often just to check on clearance items lol
ReplyDeleteTara
cloudspassby78 (at) yahoo (dot) com
Please enter me. :) But I won't be able to respond to email until Nov. 3, so that may disqualify me.
ReplyDeletefawkesthefenix at hotmail
ME! ME! :)
ReplyDeletebunnybx at gmail . com
Target please!!
ReplyDelete-Kira
XWildHopeX at hotmail dot com
creatinglifesdance.blogspot.com
I'm not really new to sweeping..but I am new to this new bloggy thingy. But the Target GC sounds nice. Thanks for offering it.
ReplyDeleteOh, I think the Target card would come in handy. I just discovered that my son needs new shoes... never mind that we just bought his shoes a couple of months ago. He's outgrowing everything!
ReplyDeleteGreat info. Thanks!
ReplyDeletewhoa! I'd love an Amazon giftcard... thanks for the awesome giveaway op!
ReplyDeletealimo at nycap dot rr cot com
WOW I would love any of them. Thanks
ReplyDeleteAny of them would be great to start holiday shopping with!
ReplyDeleteaeshuron@twcny.rr.com
You rock! Great prizes. Thanks for the giveaway! Hope I win! I could use some good luck karma ;D
ReplyDeleteWow; I would love any of these!
ReplyDeletesjbraun at hotmail dot com
I would love a Target giftcard. Heck, I'd love any giftcard.
ReplyDeleteemilymouliere(at)yahoo(dot)com
I can think of a million things to buy at Target.
ReplyDeletehetz-junk(at)hotmail(dot)com
I love free stuff, especially free stuff that I can actually use! uncommonblonde@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI would love the Target GC!
ReplyDeleteVery useful, thanks!
ReplyDeletekatiekarr at gmail dot com
I'm newer to the blogs but am quickly becoming addicted :-). If I win this, I would love the Starbucks card for my oldest daughter. She lives for that place!
ReplyDeleteYay karma to you!
ReplyDeleteThat's a hard choice. Starbucks or Amazon. Thanks
ReplyDeletethis is my first time trying to win something...I hope that I do and I hopeyou do too.
ReplyDeleteIt has to be.... drum roll please!
ReplyDeleteAmazon!! Thanks for having the contest!
what a great giveaway. :)
ReplyDeletedaisymomto3(at)yahoo(dot)com
Great giveaway! thanks!
ReplyDelete..."that get way too much of my money."
ReplyDeleteOh yes! Me too!
sj3girls AT hotmail DOT com
Would love to win!
ReplyDelete=) melanie
http://melaniescrafts.blogspot.com
melanieadey at hotmail dot com
I want to win!
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteMesargent813@yahoo.com
I must, I must increase my luck too!
ReplyDeleteAmazon GC please!!!
ReplyDeletesena.sagani[at]gmail[dot]com
Love giftcards!!!!
ReplyDeleterebolsen (at) gmail.com
Target or BUST!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThey all sound wonderful! I LOVE Amazon! That is my favorite.
ReplyDeleteThank you for a great giveaway!
HunnyV "at" Optonline "dot" net
I love Target! Thanks for the great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI would feel lucky enough to get a gift card to any of those 3 places!!
ReplyDeletethanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteGift cards are the best kind of giveaway!!!
ReplyDeletejennifer.lleras@gmail.com
Count me in!
ReplyDeletebebemiqui82(at)yahoo(dot)com
I love giveaways too and Gc's are the best! Love amazon.
ReplyDeletesouthrngal(at)gmail(dot)com
Thanks!
ReplyDeleteFFGKyle[at]gmail[dot]com
We have so much in common, cuz *I* never won Publisher's Clearing House either! Small world, huh?
ReplyDeleteLove me some Amazon, thanks for the great giveaway.
3oink63moo484 (at) gmail(.)com
I remember licking all those tiny stamps too.....
ReplyDeleteThree of my VERY favorite places to shop!
ReplyDeleteWould love to win and use at target.
ReplyDeleteI've never won a giveaway either! I hope I do!
ReplyDeleteamytarnold(at)gmail(dot)com
Firm believer in Karma!
ReplyDeleteWhat's that did someone say TARGET??? Please enter me. Good luck winning some of the contests!
ReplyDeletethesmithclan at stny.rr dot com
I'm in and I think I'd choose Target- but hope there's room for changing my mind :) katelynthames AT yahoo DOT com
ReplyDeleteGreat giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI would love a Target or Starbucks card!!!
This would be wonderful to go towards Christmas
ReplyDeleteI'd love to win! And I've never won from a Bloggy Carnival Giveaway either!! Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeletegive_me_a_latte at yahoo
I heart Target! Thanks for offering the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteAnd, I loved that Publisher's Clearing House stuff too when I was a kid. I just knew they were going to knock on my mom's door any day;o)
Amazon would be fantastic. Terrific giveaway. Thanks for offering it!
ReplyDeleteOoooo I love amazon,,hope I win.
ReplyDeleteStarbucks would be awesome ._. I haven't had the money to treat myself to a frappucino in months
ReplyDeletepixilated.dream@gmail.com
Oh, what spiffy choices! Please enter me:)
ReplyDeleteTarget or Starbucks would be awesome!!
ReplyDeletejokinard@juno.com
Those 3 companies have a constant hand in my wallet...I always leave with less money and more stuff than I thought.
ReplyDeletestacyguthrie(AT)gmail(DOT)com
Thanks for the generous giveaway. Please enter me. I would be happy with any gc - since I never win anything either!
ReplyDeletestacey.rusch(at)gmail(dot)com
I'd love to win any!
ReplyDeleteWould love Starbucks or Amazon. Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeletegitrecca (at) gmail (dot) com
Giveaways are awesome!! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteGreat prize. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteTarget Rocks!!
ReplyDeleteHey, I'd love the Target GC!
ReplyDeleteThanks!!
My email is listed in my blogger profile! :)
Please enter me.
ReplyDeleteI'm all for Amazon. :-) Thanks!!!
ReplyDeletelisaanne29@hotmail.com
This would be great! Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteI love all 3 stores. Thanks for the great giveaway!
ReplyDeletemr_mrs_steen[at]netzero[dot]com
I'd take anyone of these gift cards...
ReplyDeleteI'd love to win a Target giftcard.
ReplyDeleteOH I love Target!!
ReplyDeletemariajoy@hotmail.com
I am just in awe of how many comments you've received!
ReplyDeleteWow tough choice between the stores! Great giveaway. :o)
ReplyDeleteshannona@hotmail.com
I LOVE TARGET!
ReplyDeleteThanks for such a fun giveaway!
sblilly14(@)yahoo(.)com
I love Amazon and thanks for such a neat giveaway! It's very generous and I hope you win a lot of great contest.
ReplyDeletesamsakara@twcny.rr.com
I would love an Amazon GC.
ReplyDeleteI would love a Target GC! Thanks for the chance to win your great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteproudyaya04 {at} yahoo {dot} com
I am a target girl.
ReplyDeleteBefore getting married I won virtually every contest I entered. really.
then I got married and haven't won a thing since. it really sucks.
mama.may24(at)ymail(dot)com