deal of the day: TDO anniversary giveaway

why am i always disqualified from winning the very best giveaways?? okay, so normally you might think i'm a little biased, but seriously, the loot to be scored via the daily obsession's giveaway in honor of their two-year anniversary is pretty freaking amazing. i counted 89 products, including everything from beauty and fragrance, to handbags, clothes and underpinnings. total value is right around $3,200. happy birthday indeed!

to enter, just leave a comment about how fabulous this giveaway is, which shouldn't be hard. you can see all of the details here. good luck!!

valentine's giveaway winners!!!

sorry for the delay in announcing winners...i was out spending a perfectly lovely day with my valentine!

a great big thank you to everyone for entering - really. i hope some of you newbies will stick around & become regular readers...if only to get a shot at more free goods in the future. but, without further adieu, the winners of the fabulous valentine's giveaway, generously sponsored by the folks at your conscience, are:

sara l., who said "Since we are really trying to become a more "Green" family, I would have to say I would LOVE the totes! I don't have any reuseable bags yet...So these would be GREAT!"

sarah h., who said "How cool! I'd pick the support T-shirt because it looks bad ass and is for a good cause. Plus, I'm already stocked on totes and I look horrible in yellow."

and savannah s., who said "I love the color and message of the Breathe shirt, but I'd definitely pick the shoppers. The messages are so much more creative than the usual 'I'm not a plastic bag' sayings and I think I could generate so much more interest in the web-site with bags I can use everyday!"

apparently, your first name had to begin with an "s" to win this one. (totally kidding...random drawing, as always. please do not send hate mail if your first name begins with a letter other than "s".)

so, congratulations to the winners - you're all getting the valentine of your choice from shoppingsmycardio and your conscience!! make sure you email me sometime in the next 48 hours (i'll give you until monday morning) - shoppingsmycardio at gmail.com - and i'll get all of the info i'll need from you to get your prizes out to you! if i don't hear from someone by monday, i'll draw another winner, so make sure you email me!

and a really serious thank you to the team at your conscience for sponsoring this fabulousness...i do so love giving things away, but when i get to generate interest in a good cause at the same time, i'm just about beside myself!

valentine's giveaway: last day to enter!!

just a friendly reminder that this is the LAST day to enter our fabulous valentine's giveaway, sponsored by your conscience.

remember, to enter, just go to this post, and drop a quick comment telling us which prize you'd pick, and we'll choose 3 winners to be announced tomorrow.

ooh, and as an added incentive to spread the word, we're going to add an extra element: get friends, family (...coworkers, total strangers, whatever...) to enter, and if they put your name in their comment (as well as their own, obviously), they'll be giving you a second entry into the contest. no limit to how many times you can make this work for you! so, send the link far and wide, and you'll increase your own chances of winning too!

yes, we're all about the selfish good deed here at shoppingsmycardio.

shoppingsmycardio valentine's giveaway!

i've been so excited to announce this contest! the absolutely lovely people over at your conscience have recently redesigned not only their website but their entire line of eco-friendly garb, and to celebrate, we get to give away fun prizes and such!

for those who haven't seen my prior write-ups, your conscience is a truly fabulous company who has managed to come up with a really clever way of mixing fashion and social responsibility. every time you buy one of their darling tees, they donate $5 to the environmental org of your choice. so basically, they manage to make my impulse buys into environmentally responsible acts. i heart these people.

they also recently added a couple of new items to the line: a tee designed to benefit the folks rebuilding their homes in new orleans, and a set of four super-portable reusable tote bags, which i'll be snapping up just as soon as i'm done writing this.

best of all, though, your conscience and shoppingsmycardio want so desperately to be your valentine that we're going to buy your love with free stuff. three very lucky shoppingsmycardio readers are going to receive the chance to pick one item of their choice from your conscience - a tee or a set of totes - and it'll be sent to their front step completely gratis!

to enter, just comment on this post and let me know which item you'd choose, and what you love about it. naturally, anonymous posts aren't going to get you anywhere - first name and last initial, please!

we'll choose a winner on valentine's day (when else?), so be sure to stay tuned to find out if a valentine from your conscience will be on it's way to you!

good luck, everyone!!

what i want today: free stuff from illume

the fine folks over at illume candles were nice enough to give me the heads-up that they're giving away a huge basket of goodies next week....it's a tough offer to pass up, given that their candles are not only gorgeous, but smell amazing, last forever, and make completely fantastic gifts. to enter, just go to illume's website and sign up (bottom right corner of the home page). good luck!

PS...if you win, feel free to send me one of your fabulous new candles as a thank you! i'm especially coveting the mission fig, fresh water and violet rose (just because the glass is so gorgeous!).