March 2010

Name of Product: General Mills Big G Cereals

Price of Product: around $3.99 but make sure to scout out coupons for additional savings!

Where can the product be purchased: at retailers nationwide

Description of Product: “Only whole grain gives you the vital nutrients from the complete grain. In addition to fiber, whole grain contains antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and other nutrients important for a healthy diet. General Mills is the only leading cereal company to guarantee whole grain in every box.  Every day, General Mills´ Big G Cereals – which include Cheerios, Fiber One, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Chex, Total and Lucky Charms – deliver 35 million servings of whole grain to Americans. General Mills makes it easy to find whole grains, just look for the white check on the top of every Big G cereal box for your whole grain guarantee.In a national survey, 91 percent of Americans said they want to incorporate more whole grain foods into their diets. In fact, nine out of 10 people in the U.S. still do not eat the minimum recommended daily amount of whole grain (at least three servings, or 48 grams). Do you? Why not start keeping track of how many whole grains you eat to find out? We invite you to take the Whole Grain Awareness Challenge.  Visit www.WholeGrainNation.com to put your whole grain knowledge to the test.  In addition to sharing the good news about whole grain, we´re excited to announce some more great news for cereal lovers. Just last month General Mills announced a commitment to further reduce sugar in cereals advertised to kids under 12 to single-digit grams of sugar per serving. The company has already been reducing sugar in cereals while increasing key nutrients, such as calcium and vitamin D, and providing whole grain.”

Review of Product: I received 2 FREE product coupons to try General Mills Big G Cereals and was happy to see my favorites among those I could choose from.  I love hearing about how manufacturers are trying to modify their foods to make them more healthy and include less sugar and more grains.  All of this news translates into great things for kids and I wholeheartedly support that! Big G Cereals come in many varieties and my favorite is Cinnamon Toast Crunch.  I love how versatile it is – I have it dry as a snack, with milk for breakfast and even use it in baking! I enjoyed the prize pack I received from General Mills, especially the breakfast chiller which lets you take your cereal and milk on the go and doesn’t let your cereal get soggy!

Giveaway: The folks over at General Mills and My Blog Spark have graciously offered a lucky Nicole’s Nickels reader the chance to get their own Grains of Goodness prize pack which includes 2 FREE product coupons, a breakfast chiller, a large cereal mug and a tote bag.

You will have 7 ways to enter but the first entry is MANDATORY. You MUST fill out the form for EACH entry you are able to make. Just click “refresh” to get the form back after you make each entry.

• MANDATORY Entry: Which Big G cereal is your favorite?
• subscribe to my blog (either via email using the box in the left sidebar OR via RSS feed). If you already subscribe fill in the form saying you do. If you subscribe by email you MUST confirm your email and activate the subscription.
• follow me on Twitter (http://twitter.com/NicolesNickels) AND tweet about this giveaway.
• blog about this giveaway (leave the link in the form)
• email 5 people about this giveaway (please cc me on this email – nicolesnickels at gmail dot com and fill out the form saying you sent the email)
• grab my button for your site (leave the link to where the button is in the form)
• post this giveaway on a linky or forum (and leave the link in the form)

This giveaway is open to U.S. residents only, 18 years old or over, and the winners will be chosen by random.org. This giveaway will be good until April 5, 2010 at 9:00 pm Eastern time and a winner will be announced soon thereafter. If the winner does not respond to my email within 48 hours then I will pick a new winner. Good luck!

I received the prizepack I reviewed in this post to write this review at no charge courtesy of General Mills and My Blog Spark. My opinions remain my own.

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Name of Product: Ally Zabba Blanket from Darling Dande Designs

Price of Product: $24.95 for a small (16×14), $58.00 for a large (34×28), and $119.95 for a mega (58×58)

Where can the product be purchased: online from the Darling Dande Designs website

Description of Product: “You don’t want to miss the incredibly popular AllyZabba blanket. The AllyZabba Blanket is made of raised plush fabric and silky satin backing and is machine washable. It’s incredibly soft and cozy and comes in 3 sizes. Please choose from any type of font, color thread listed. The possibilities are endless.  All orders are custom made, please allow 5-7 days for them to be made. Rush orders are available.”

Review of Product: I received the small Ally Zabba blanket – on one side it’s a really soft baby blue and the other side is a silk blue camo print.  It would make a great baby gift.  I cannot get over how soft the blanket is and how many options Kirsten has as far as fabric and prints go.  The blankets are all hand made to order and can be personalized with embroidery.

Giveaway: Kirsten of Darling Dande Designs has graciously decided to give one (1) lucky Nicole’s Nickels reader their own large Ally Zabba blanket in their choice of boy style or girl style with custom embroidery of a name or initials in your choice of colors!

Now through April 10, 2010, Nicole’s Nickels readers can get 10% off their purchase from Darling Dande Designs by using the code Nicole10.

You will have 7 ways to enter but the first entry is MANDATORY. You MUST fill out the form for EACH entry you are able to make. Just click “refresh” to get the form back after you make each entry.

• MANDATORY Entry: Check out the Darling Dande website and let me know which pattern/fabric you like the most
• subscribe to my blog (either via email using the box in the left sidebar OR via RSS feed). If you already subscribe fill in the form saying you do. If you subscribe by email you MUST confirm your email and activate the subscription.
• follow me on Twitter (http://twitter.com/NicolesNickels) AND tweet about this giveaway.
• follow the Darling Dande Designs blog
• email 5 people about this giveaway (please cc me on this email – nicolesnickels at gmail dot com and fill out the form saying you sent the email)
• become a fan of Darling Dande Designs on Facebook
• post this giveaway on a linky or forum (and leave the link in the form)

This giveaway is open to U.S. residents only, 18 years old or over, and the winners will be chosen by random.org. This giveaway will be good until April 5, 2010 at 9:00 pm Eastern time and a winner will be announced soon thereafter. If the winner does not respond to my email within 48 hours then I will pick a new winner. Good luck!

I received the item I reviewed in this post to write this review at no charge. My opinions remain my own.

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It’s time to pick some winners! I have contacted the following winners via email and if they don’t respond in 48 hours (by 8 am eastern time on Thursday, April1 1, 2010) then I will pick new ones.

The winner of the Wanchai Ferry prize pack is Julie H.

The winner of the BambooBear is Kimberly L.

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