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Giveaway $500 Kranich's Jewelers

GiveawayKranich’s Jewelers wants to give a $500 gift card for a Mother’s Ring to one lucky reader to highlight their fully-customizable Mother’s Ring designs. What could be more special than a ring made just for Mom! I love the user-friendly design tool they offer – and you need it because there are so many choices! I’ll walk you through my own design process below and show you the ring that’s on my wishlist.

How To Enter
Fill out the Entry Form on Facebook (it’s easy to fill out, only one entry per person)
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(this form doesn’t work in the Safari browser so use Chrome, Firefox, or IE)

You can only enter once per person. If you have any problems entering, just email me for assistance and I'll make sure you're entered in this giveaway.

Design Your Mother’s Ring

It is so fun to design your Mother’s Ring because Kranich’s Jewelers makes it easy! Use the top menu bar to start designing your Mother’s Ring.

First select how many stones you want (I selected 3 – one for me and two for my kids). Then select Rings or Pendants. Your choice of gold color comes next (I wanted White).  I saw 24 designs appear based on my criteria. I then selected my favorite (Style 12) and got to choose my stone colors next. My birthday is in May (Emerald), my first son is in April (Diamond), and my second son is in November (Citrine).  You will see your ring and can rearrange which stones are where.

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My Stones

Now, for the coolest part of this design process! Click on “Change Style” to the top left of your ring image and you’ll see every style with YOUR STONES. Now you can really find the perfect ring. They look so different with your stones in them – I actually didn’t find Style 12 as my favorite ring until I saw it with my stones in it. Here’s my ring that I designed:

Heather's Ring

$500 Kranich’s Jewelers Prize
One person will be randomly drawn to win this prize of a $500 Kranich’s Jewelers eGift Card to be used for ordering a Mother’s Ring.

Wouldn’t you love to win a beautify Mother’s Ring? It’s easy to enter for a chance to win!

Giveaway Guidelines and Disclosure
Please read the Official Rules for this giveaway. I did receive compensation for hosting this giveaway. My opinion is my own and not edited by Kranich’s Jewelers. For more information about how reviews and giveaways are conducted on Freebies 4 Mom, please read my Disclosure Policy. The prize was provided by Kranich’s JewelersThis giveaway is not administered or sponsored by Kranich’s Jewelers. This giveaway is administered and sponsored by Freebies 4 Mom, LLC and questions must be sent to Freebies 4 MomThe email addresses that I collect for this giveaway will be used for the purpose of contacting the winner(s) and for contacting the giveaway entrants once to invite them to subscribe to Freebies 4 Mom enewsletter. Your email address will never be sold or given to anyone (not even the prize provider). Please read my Privacy Policy for additional information. This giveaway is only open to residents of the United States who are 18 years of age or older. You may enter only once per person.

This giveaway will close Monday, October 1 at 11:59 pm (CT). I’ll announce the first name and first initial of the last name of the winner(s) in a new post the next weekday and contact the winner(s) by email. I will draw the names of the winner(s) at random from the eligible entries received. If a winner does not contact me within four (4) days by email, I will draw a new winner. The winner(s) will receive their prize directly from Kranich’s Jewelers and Freebies 4 Mom, LLC is not responsible for lost or misdirected prizes (but of course I’ll make every effort to make things right if there is a problem). This post may contain affiliate links. For more information please visit my Disclosure Policy.

GiveawayGood luck and remember that you need to complete the form on Facebook to enter this giveaway. You are encouraged to post comments here, but comments will not be accepted as giveaway entries.

Thanks for entering and come back Tuesday, October 2 to find out who won, or visit my Winners section under the "Giveaways" category in the menu bar.

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Free Sample Pedia-Lax Probiotic Yums

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Request a free sample of Pedia-Lax Probiotic Yums from Target. Just click on the gray "Request Sample" button. Answer five quick survey questions to see if you qualify then fill out your mailing address for this sample. Leave that last box checked if you want to get direct mail from Target. Be sure you get to the last confirmation step where you will be asked a simple math question and you need to answer it correctly in order to confirm you are a real person asking for this sample. You should receive your free sample within 8 to 10 weeks. Thanks goes to Mojo Savings for sharing!

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Free Vitamin Burst K-Cups 4-pack *starts 1pm CT*

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Coming up daily you’ll have a chance to request a free sample of Vitamin Burst K-Cups (4-pack) from Facebook daily starting at 1:00 pm CT (2pm ET, Noon MT, 11am PT) thru Saturday, September 29 for the first 7,000 people. You should receive your free sample within 4 to 6 weeks. Thanks goes to Megs for sharing!

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Free Venus Gillette *starts 11am CT*

VenusThe first 5,000 people get a free full-size Venus Gillette razor from Allure Magazine at 11:00 am CT (Noon ET, 10 am MT, 9 am PT) on Wednesday,September 26. You have to wait until exactly 11:00 am CT to fill out the form even though it may appear sooner. This is one of those giveaways that you don’t know that you won until your prize shows up on your doorstep. Come back every Wednesday at the same time for free full-size CoverGirl LashBlast Fusion, Secret Clinical Strength, and Olay Complete All Day giveaways thru October 17. Thanks to Megs for sharing!

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Free Creepy Keeper at Lowe's Oct. 27

creepyRegister now to enjoy the FREE Lowe’s Build & Grow Kids Clinic on Saturday, October 27 at 10 am. Kids will enjoy building a Creepy Keeper. Kids will also get a free apron, project patch and project kit. Register early as each Kids Clinic only has between 50 and 100 spots and they fill up fast! Recommended ages are 5 to 12 but you can bring younger children as long as you can provide them the help and supervision they need. You will need to enter your zip code to find the nearest Lowe’s and see if they have available spots. Plan ahead with the full Lowe’s Kids Clinic Calendar.
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Free eCookbook: Serving Up the Harvest ($9.99 Value)

harvest Enjoy this free eCookbook by Andrea Chesman only during September. To receive a free copy of this eBook, along with exclusive news and offers for free and discounted eCookbooks, please enter your email address to sign up for the newsletter. You’ll receive a unique code via email to download your PDF file (500 pages).

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“175 gorgeous recipes with fresh veggies as their starring ingredient, from zucchini and beets to artichokes and okra.

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Free House Party: Keurig Brunch & Brew *Portland & Seattle Only*

keurigApply to host a Keurig Brunch & Brew House Party on Saturday, October 20 and you’ll get free hostess supplies (including a Keurig Platinum Brewer). This event is only open to residents of the Portland, OR and Seattle, WA metropolitan areas. There will be 500 applications accepted. Remember to complete the application honestly, because they aren’t necessarily looking for hosts who can throw the biggest parties. Each party uses different criteria to select the hosts and not everyone who applies will be selected. This is a word-of-mouth marketing campaign where companies give customers an opportunity to advertise for them.

Find another House Party to apply for and see what’s coming up next. You might also be interested in joining General Mill’s word-of-mouth program Pssst… so you can apply to host a My Get Together (qualifying surveys are emailed out to select Pssst… members). Please leave a comment to tell us how your party went or contact me.

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Coupon 15% off Everything at Kohl's

Kohl'sYou earn 3% cash back at Kohl's plus take 15% off Everything plus Free Shipping on $50+ orders by using the coupon code FALLFUN (expires Oct. 3). If you’re shopping in-store, print your 15% off in-store Kohl’s coupon. You can earn $10 Kohl's Cash thru Oct. 3 for every $50 you spend. You can use your Kohl’s cash in-store or online Oct. 4 – 18.
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Sweeps Mars Grab Some Gear (58 Daily Winners)

marsEnter daily for a chance to win the Mars Grab Some Gear IWG. There will be 100 winners of a $100 NFLShop.com online gift certificate, 250 winners of a $75 NFLShop.com online gift certificate, 500 winners of a $50 NFLShop.com online gift certificate and 8,000 winners of a $25 NFLShop.com online gift certificate. You may win one prize per calendar day. This sweeps started Aug. 1 and ends Dec. 31 which breaks down to about 58 winners per day.

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Bloggers: Are giveaways worth hosting?

GiveawaysAs a blogger hosting a giveaway, you get to award a great prize to one of your readers. Is it worth your time to set-up, promote, and award the prize? I think that no matter how big of a prize it is, it’s important to remember that only one of your readers will win it. So a good question to ask is: How will many of my readers benefit from this giveaway?

If your giveaway is highlighting a freebie, coupon, or deal that anyone can take advantage of then it just might be valuable content to add to your blog (and not something that’s only valuable to your winner). But let’s remember that you can still share that valuable content without hosting a giveaway. By declining the giveaway, but still sharing the content, you could be saving yourself time and money. It just depends on how valuable that giveaway is for promoting your blog (not just your sponsor). How will hosting this giveaway improve your blog?

My time is valuable, and so is yours. That’s why I think twice about spending my time on a giveaway. I use WildFire to run my giveaways and I pay a fee to use them. I also pay a fee to have a custom graphic created for the giveaway. I do ask my giveaway sponsors to pay me a fee which will cover the WildFire fee and Graphics fee. The giveaway posts I write are some of the most time-consuming posts on my blog plus there is behind-the-scenes communication going on between the giveaway sponsor, me, and the giveaway winner(s) which often does not go smoothly. Every time I host a giveaway I have to be prepared to deliver the prize (or an equivalent prize) if the sponsor fails to deliver the prize. It has happened to me on some small prizes, and once the giveaway sponsor told me that I had to give my review product (which I thought I was allowed to keep) to the prize winner. Luckily the sponsor did eventually deliver the prize to the winner without taking away my review product (which I had fallen in love with). So, ask yourself again: Is that giveaway really worth hosting?

You’re spending time setting up and administering a giveaway plus drawing and contacting winners, and all to promote someone else? Oh…that’s right…you are promoting yourself as the one bringing this great giveaway to your readers which may mean getting new ‘Likes” on Facebook, gaining new subscribers and followers, and just getting your blog’s name out there as someone who gives away fabulous prizes. And let’s not forget that the giveaway may include a review product or gift cards to keep and cash compensation. But what could you do with your hours if you didn’t host that giveaway? Could you create several posts which could help thousands of your readers and gain you new readers because it’s shared widely? Could you write a chapter in an eBook which you could later sell on your blog? What opportunities are you giving up in order to spend time hosting a giveaway?

I know that some companies will pay you to host a giveaway for them, but you need to stand up for yourself and ask for compensation. You need to estimate the value of their time and social media reach in order to determine your giveaway fee. You are spending time to help promote them, but how are they helping to promote you? Don’t hesitate to ask for some promotion from them during the giveaway. I think many bloggers could reclaim some time (including me) by declining more giveaways. And I think many bloggers (including me) should be asking for higher fees. When you accept giveaways, be aware of the true cost of your time and any fees that you pay so that you can pass along those costs to your sponsor. If a sponsor will not pay for your time then you’re better of investing that time in your blog and yourself. I love hosting giveaways, but I need to be more selective about which ones I host by asking myself this question: Do the BENEFITS outweigh the COSTS of hosting a giveaway?

I’d love to hear your thoughts about how you decide if a giveaway is worth hosting?

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