Friday, November 20, 2009

Happiness is Free Stuff!!!!

Last Sunday was one of the best times I have had in a long time. Not only did I get to get dolled up and spend a night with the girls, but I got to check out tons of cool products and head home with free swag! It truly was amazing to be given all of these things and I feel very lucky. I can't wait to give some for gifts this Christmas. Even more than the cool stuff was being able to hang out with some of my best buddies.


First of all, what women doesn't love the little blue box???? I was so excited when I saw the table of these puppies. GM/Chevy was a huge sponsor and gifted us with Tiffany Key chains. They, for sure, know the way into our hearts. The only thing better Chevy could have done was gift me a Bumblebee Camaro. Robyn and I managed to get to sit in it for awhile so I guess that was enough.

How many re-useable shopping sacks do you own? How often do you actually use them? I have at least 6 but some of the time they aren't even in my car and most of them time I don't have them when I am shopping. Olive Smart Sacks include six big bags stuffed into one small sack. That one sack is small enough to just fit in a cupholder or in your glove compartment until needed!!! Now until December 15th, enter code SVMOM at checkout and all shipping charges will be eliminated.

Ever wished that you had a small projector to show a movie on the wall in your house or even on the ceiling? If so, you must check out the Cinemin Swivel. The Cinemin Swivel is a pocket-sized device that projects movies anywhere using the same DLP® technology commonly found in high-definition TVs. I am pretty amazed and can't wait to receive mine in the mail. I will let you know what I think of it once we test it out.

If you are looking for a great way to go hands free in your car, have you checked out the Jabra Cruiser Bluetooth Wireless Speakerphone? This speakerphone is designed to minimize background noise while enhancing voice. I have heard it is really neat and that it is easy to take someone off speaker phone and transfer them to your handset when necessary.


Coffeemate was another big sponsor of this event. Lucky me got a handful of coupons for free creamer which is all I use! Not only were they one of our sponsors, but CoffeeMate is donating $50,000 to Dress for Success - and will up their donation with your participation. Visit CoffeeMate to send an encouraging note to a Dress for Success client, and they will make an additional donation of 50 cents.

Of course, there were lots of stuff geared towards our kids too.....

Zooni had the cutest handmade hats and mittens! LG got a Kate's Moss hat. The best part of the hats are that they are lined with fleece and soooooo soft. The mittens were so dang cute that I wished they made them in adult sizes!

Wati is another favorite in this house and I was thrilled to get a new dress for LG. If you have a littel girl and don't know Wati you need to check her out. They are very unique and are great for special occasions.
Lucky Jade gave me the softest baby blanket ever. It is made of bamboo and made me wish I had a little one to wrap up. Teeny Tiny Optics has boutique-style 100% UV-protection sunglasses all the way up through teen sizes. Your child's eyes are important so check them out!

There were so many more things that we received. We got to check out some really cool new products like HP's Photosmart Premium printer. Each contributor received two tickets to Wicked, thank you notes from Tiny Prints, Wii Fit Plus, gorgeous little leathershoes from Livie and Luca. There was even a birth control company at the party!

For more information about the sponsors present at the party, please visit the SV Moms Group Holiday Coupon and Product Guide.

Disclaimer: As noted above, I received a lot of excellent products at the party. These were given to me FREE. Although there was a hope that I would blog about the products, there was no obligation to do so.

Monday, May 11, 2009

Yummie Tummie

**Congrats to Gretchen for winning! Check your in-box Gretchen, you've got mail!

A month or so ago I got to hang out with the creator of Yummie Tummie. I not only fell in love with her but also with the product!!! Every woman needs some of these and lucky for you, the fabulous people over at YT have given me a $100 gift certificate to give to one very lucky reader.
How to Enter the Mama Needs a Yummie Tummie Contest:
  • Tell me which YT you would pick if you were the winner on this post before 11:59pm on Thursday, May 17, 2009
  • Leave your valid email address
  • You can get extra entries by:
    • Following me on Twitter
    • Tweeting the contest or posting this contest on your own blog (and leaving a link in the comments)

Winner will be announced on Friday, May 18th. And because I love you so very much, I already have the gift certificate code, so you'll be an instant winner!

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Welcome!

I know that having a review blog is the new "cool" thing to do. Thing is, I don't really want another blog to manage. UGH!

I have to make a review blog because of my ads on my personal blog. Long story short...if I get something over $25 for free to review I can't talk about it on the site where I take ads. I hardly make money from those damn ads so I would be better off to dump the ads but I like the visibility I get from being a part of the BlogHer Network.

Anyhow, welcome! I hope that I will be able to post about more of the cool things I get for review, etc. If you have an item that you want reviewed please contact me at liafreitas.2 (at) gmail (dot) com.