Pure Essentials Giveaway by Procter & Gamble

This giveaway is now closed. Thank you for your participation.
The winner is Cory of My World, CJ!
Congratulations!

With Christmas fast approaching, I'm sure a lot of you will be entertaining guests for the holidays. Getting ready will probably include cleaning the house, shopping for groceries, and of course, doing the laundry.

To help you, Procter & Gamble has recently come out with a new line of fabric care products called Pure Essentials which includes Tide, Downy, & Bounce. These products are available in two new scents - White Lilac and Lemon Verbena.

• Tide Pure Essentials includes baking soda and citrus for exceptional cleaning and stain fighting results.
• Ultra Downy Pure Essentials uses two of nature's symbols of softness - aloe and chamomile - to help make your fabrics feeling soft and smelling great.
• Bounce Pure Essentials controls static cling and leaves fabrics feeling soft to the touch.

The people at Procter & Gamble would like to give you a chance to win a Pure Essentials Gift Basket of your own. It includes:

• 50 oz. Tide Pure Essentials
• 44 oz. Downy Pure Essentials
• 70 sheet Bounce Pure Essentials
• 20 oz. Febreze Fabric Freshener
• Wicker Basket
• Bath Towel

To enter, just leave a comment below before midnight December 10th saying you'd like to be entered. A random winner will be selected and notified on December 11th. That's it!

As usual, you may get extra entries by subscribing to my feed and/or mentioning this giveaway on your blog with a link back here and to Pure Essentials. Please let me know if you're doing/did the extra credit so I can make sure you're entered properly.

PLEASE don't forget to leave a way to contact you if you win. Good luck!

Wednesday's Contests & Giveaways

Win a cute LTDchix t-shirt from Dates to Diapers and Beyond. Deadline: December 6th.

Spoiled Pretty is giving away a a $50 SpaFinder Gift Certificate to two lucky winners. Deadline: December 6th.

The Mommy Spot is celebrating her 1 year blogging anniversary by giving away a cute little tin of Ineeka organic green tea. Deadline: December 7th.

aParently Speaking is giving away P.H. Hanson’s brand new, interactive board book, “My Mommy’s Tote,” which adorably mimics a typical mom purse, right down to the key ring, flip phone, and … can of peas?? Deadline: December 7th.

The Daily Obsession is giving away a Bliss goodybag which includes a Lemon + Sage Body Butter ($35), Big Blue Bar ($18), Under Army ($18), Hot Salt Scrub ($36), and a Fabulous Foaming Face Wash ($22). Deadline: December 7th.

Win a copy of the heartwarming children's book - I Love You More. Stop by The Road to Home before December 7th.

Win a Scholastic Gift-of-the Month Club membership of your choice (value $179) from Bloggy Giveaways. Deadline: December 8th.

Win a hip MetroWrap from The Swagtime Blog. Deadline: December 10th.

The Beauty and Fashion Tech is giving away a M.A.C. cool eyes set from the Royal Assets holiday collection and the Basic Brushes kit and bag from the Heirlooms holiday collection. Deadline: December 12th.

The Goody Blog is having a huge giveaway! Stop by before December 14th to enter for some awesome prizes!

Win a COACH Handbag from Zen Trend. Deadline: December 15th.

As usual, momsational has a bunch of great giveaways:

• Sonic Underground DVD Set - December 18th
• The Family Dinner Box of Questions - December 18th
• Shrink Art Jewelry Book - December 18th

Win a fabulous Nancy Gonzalez Crocodile Tote in turquoise with a retail price of $1750, sponsored by Vivre. Stop by The Bag Snob before December 29th.

Looking for a way to promote your online business? Graphic Solutions Plus is giving away one free ecommerce website template to a lucky WAHM. Deadline: December 31st.

Tuesday's Contests & Giveaways

My latest giveaway at An Island Life is a $50 gift certificate to Warm Biscuit Bedding Company. Just in time for the holidays! For my other current giveaways, please check out the links in the sidebar.

Mom Finds is giving away 2 pairs of Stride Rite shoes to three lucky winners. Deadline: December 5th.

You could win $25 cash via PayPal just by blogging about your favorite blogger. Stop by Scribble Scratch before December 5th.

Stop by CasaSugar where you could win a fragrant evergreen wreath ($54.95) and a beautiful bay leaf garland ($64.95) from Organic Style! Deadline: December 7th.

Win $50 to the Kodak Gallery courtesy of the Domestic Diva. Deadline: December 8th.

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? You could win the Spongebob Maritime Music Player from My Family Loves It. Deadline: December 9th.

The Domestic Diva is also giving away the My Friends Tigger & Pooh - Super Sleuth Christmas Movie DVD. Deadline: December 10th.

PetSugar is giving away a cool prize for one lucky doggie. Your pooch could win the Doggy Jet Set ($80) and the Posh Pooch Set ($55). Deadline: December 10th.

Win a 4GB Apple iPod Nano from dadbalance. Deadline: December 10th.

Read to Me, Dad is holding a contest where the winner will get either a Baby Sherpa Diaper Backpack, a Short Haul Diaper Backpack, or a DayLite Diaper Bag. Deadline: December 15th.

Check out these great giveaways at momsational:

• Bop-A-Lots DVD - December 15th
• PictureIt Postage Custom Stamps - December 15th
• Beauty Cast Babe's Kit - December 15th
  
• 30 Minute a Day: Grade 1 Educational Book from Brighter Minds Media - December 17th
  

One lucky winner could win a $100 gift certificate to Tiny Prints. Stop by Boston Mamas before December 31st.

Review: Simply Gargle

When I was younger, I remember my Mom diluting salt into a glass of warm water and making me gargle it whenever I had a sore throat.

Well, now there's Simply Gargle. The Simply Gargle Salt Water Rinse soothes and comforts a dry or irritated throat. What makes these great is the convenient sized travel pouches that you can throw into your bag as you're running out of the house.

"As the name implies, the gargle's ingredients are simple. Starting with a base of purified water, sodium chloride (salt), sodium bicarbonate (baking soda), and benzoic acid, Simply Gargle then adds a variety of healthy antioxidants, including witch hazel, grape seed, sage, rosemary, and rosehips extracts, and plenty of Vitamin C. Combine all this into one convenient packet, and you have a healthy rinse that fits in your pocket or purse."

I was sent a sample package of Simply Gargle and decided to take it with me on my flight. After asking the passengers, "Chicken or Beef?" about 50 times, my throat does tend to get a little irritated. It actually worked pretty well. I was afraid that it may taste weird and make me want to gag (I hate to gargle) but found that I was able to use it just fine. It help sooth my dry throat and and I was all ready to start the next phase of the in-flight service.

Each dose is 0.4 fluid ounces and a 36-pack will cost approximately $17.00.

Thank you to the Parent Bloggers Network for this great review opportunity. Stop by their blog to read other reviews on this and many other products.