Today's sponsored giveaway is from Staples, the world's largest office supply store. They want to offer one of you a $25 shopping spree gift card.
Are you ready for back-to-school days? Thanks to Staples' Back to School products, we're ready! I love visiting my local Staples, where I can smell the ink, thumb through the papers, and gather odds and ends for practical – and fashionable – reasons (even if you're useful, you should look good!). I also enjoying visiting Staples.com, where "fast and free delivery" (over $50) really means just that (We purchased a desktop computer recently. It arrived overnight!).
Here are some of the bestselling back-to-school Staples products we were sent to review for you:
- DoSomething.org inspired planner, notebook and composition book. I kept the planner (July 2010-August 2011, conveniently). Our 13yo daughter wanted it, too, but I wanted it more. ;). Our 15yo son kept the other two books for his schoolwork. The designs include background on social issues and tips on how students can make a difference. (.99-$11.99)
- Glam Rocks calculator, pen, and stapler. Bling! Our 13yo daughter naturally nabbed these. The Glam Rocks products are hand-crafted. ($4.99)
- A 2GB Swivel Flash Drive (by Omnitech). The cap stays in place, yay! ($12.99)
- A Portable Speaker (by Omnitech). This is the coolest little thing. The sound quality is amazing. Use the portable speaker with your mp3, iPod, Sony PSP and more. ($9.99)
- "Peace" notebooks (Staples brand). Our 13yo took these, too. "Peace" seems to be the symbol of the '10s as it was in the '70s (I'm guessing, though, that our teens would think I'm, like, so non-groovy calling this decade "the '10s") ($1.99-$5.49)
And our favorite product of all, the Zip It-Unzip Your Mind pencil pouch ($5.99), which was invented by an Israeli student whose class project called for turning an everyday item into something new. It's a brilliant idea!
Guess who claimed that, too?
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Do you want a $25 gift card to spend at Staples? Well, then, all you need to do is write us a comment below (see "comments," below the ad).
You may enter more than once! You may comment (and enter) more than once by…
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Only one entry per method, okay? Post your entries separately. Open to all readers, in any country! Random.org will select one winner. The winning entry will be verified. Entry deadline: Friday, August 27th, at noon CST.
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Yes, Ma’am, I would love to win the Staples gc! 🙂
This would be great for back to school shopping!
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We shop Staples all of the time for school and computer supplies. We recently purchased a new desktop and printer from them and were so pleased with the knowledgable staff. We have also recently purchased a new home phone system and a laptop bag. I would love to win this gift card – there’s always more to buy at Staples.
I’d love to get this.
Staples is the kinda place
Where you go to just in case…
You need some of
this and some of that…
you race around,
what you want can be found..
Need some ink? don’t raise a stink…
Its like an ace in the hole
Cause Staples is the place,
to which we race!
I could *so* use this…. 😉
I would love a $25 gift card to Staples!!!!I homeschool and my husband is a fifth grade teacher! We could put that to use real fast!
Lori –
We LOVE Staples! We’ll probably be heading there over the weekend for a few intended items, and an embarrassing number of impulse buys. 😉
I’d love to have the card. Might use it for the scout troop as opposed to the homefront. Those girls love their arty badges!
By the way, the pencil case reminds me of the work of an artist named (really!) Cat Chow. She makes sculpture and clothing from readily available things that aren’t normally used for such purposes.
Her website is:
http://www.cat-chow.com/
You can see a picture of her and one of her wonderful skirts made of a continuous length of zipper at:
http://www.ultrapdx.com/zero/2008/03/06/get-raw-cat-chow-at-reed/
Thanks!
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Liked you via Facebook, as well.
We have been saving to buy a printer/copier from staples. this would help!
I would love a Staples gift card! Our printer just broke. This would help out!
Funny, I just made out my Staples list. Twenty-five dollars would be a great gift!
I’d love to win – we go through supplies from Staples like you would not believe (and this is despite my tendency to go in for, say, a stapler, and come out with a hundred dollars’ worth of pretty notebooks and pens!).
I’m revamping our school space and would LOVE the Staples gift card!
I love Staples! Please enter me.
So many things needed, some just wanted, some necessary some just fun. This card would alleviate the “guilty pleasure” of buying more of the fun, impulsive stuff!
Would love to have a Staples gc!
Liked you on FB also.
I want one!
I would love a gift card! Thanks!
Terri S
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Wow! It would be great to win the Staples Gift Card! There is always something on the supply list it seems that I need to get and this would help out beautifully!
Pleas count us in for the Staples fun. I think I could go there everyday and find something I needed 🙂
Me, Me, Me….pick me!
would love to win staples gift card
I would love this. We always need something at Staples. I need to check out that pencil pouch. 🙂
I want and need this gift card!
School supplies are my weakness!
I shop at staples all the time, and would love the gift card!
I would love love love this one! I have been holding off on getting a few last minute supplies so this would come in VERY handy!
I blogged about this giveaway for my second entry!
http://fairiemom78.blogspot.com/2010/08/giveaway-25-staples-gift-card-freely.html
Thanks!
I would love to win the gift card from Staples. Thank you Staples!
Please enter me. 🙂
I would love to win a Staples gift card. I love office/school supplies.
Kim
I would be very grateful for this gift card !
oooohhhhhh……office supplies!!
and i clicked “like” teehee 😉
I’d love to win the Staples gift card!
I could really use this!
I could really use this!
🙂
We could definitely use a Staples gift card!
Tweeted at http://twitter.com/mecarol
I love school supplies!
We’d love to visit our local Staples with this gift card and our long list of school supplies!
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This would really help, my daughter is going through a TON of paper lately…
Great give away 🙂 We are off to do some shopping this morning actually… nothing like fresh supplies!
We LOVE Staples!!! I am in need of a new binding machine for all of our lapbooks and special projects. The $25 Staples gift card would lesson the financial means needed to purchase it. Thanks so much for offering this opportunity!
I love the idea of just the supplies. I may have to load my heathens up and do some shopping today! But having a gift card from Staples would help, too.
Just shared this on my Facebook, http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/kris.kramer
And Tweeted it out to my whole 12 followers. *LOL* http://twitter.com/kris_kramer If nothing else, it should get their attention as I haven’t tweeted in over a month until now.
Thanks so much for the chance to win one! Would love it!
Ooooh! I would have lots of fun using this gift card! Thanks for such a great giveaway!
Would love to do some more back-to-school shopping!
This sure would help, my daughter thinks she needs everything hahah.
Please enter me – would love this!
Staples has those items that you never knew you needed…not to mention I love that they have the capability to spiral bound paperback text books…works great for homeschooling materials…I love it!
Yes! I love Staples and could definitely use a gift card for school supplies and for me 😉
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I “liked” this on Facebook!
Would love it. I’m a fool for supplies. And we make art nearly everyday. $25 would be a great boost. Thanks.
Tweeted! http://twitter.com/s0nicfreak/status/21665591147
The Staples gc would be great to help with Back-to-School stuff! Thank you.
I’d love one – thanks!:-)
We LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Staples!!!! They have SO much to choose from!
We can always use more school supplies! The Staples gift card would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Went and checked out our local store. Hadn’t been here terribly long but was excited after seeing the ads for years and now I can just go and check it out in person.
Great giveaway!
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Sign me up!
Put me in! What a great give away!
This would be great to have!
I would LOVE to win this.
AND
I tweeted it! (http://twitter.com/Susannewith3/status/21669670422)
blogged it! (http://homeschooling-101susanne.blogspot.com/2010/08/weekly-wrap-up-mold-anxiety.html)
and facebooked it! (http://www.facebook.com/#!/Susannewith4?v=wall)
I would love this! I also liked it on Facebook!
Please enter me. I’d love to win the Staples gift card! Thanks for the chance!
I would love a staples gift carsd!
What an awesome giveaway! We are in need of supplies!!
What does the speaker look like? The cheap price made me wonder what it was… 🙂
This giveaay has been FB’d:
http://www.facebook.com/MommyMare
We could definitely use a Staples gift card at the after school program where I work!
I would absolutely LOVE to have a $25 Staples gift card! They are my favorite office supply store. 🙂
That gift card would be most helpful this time of the year!! Thank you
Hi, Stacy! The speaker is here, at Staples: http://www.staples.com/Omnitech-Mini-Speaker/product_810808?cmArea=SEARCH . To get an idea of the size, see my 2nd picture where you'll see half the speaker on the far right, center. It is bigger than a golf ball, but not by much.
Leslie, Here’s your 2nd entry for “liking” on Facebook. ~ Lori
Tweeted here – http://twitter.com/bunnytrails/status/21673097685
Lori,
Wow! That’s tiny (and portable)! How’s the sound?
Shared on FB – http://www.facebook.com/dianne.godwin
I tweeted it! (http://twitter.com/Susannewith3/status/21669670422)
blogged it! (http://homeschooling-101susanne.blogspot.com/2010/08/weekly-wrap-up-mold-anxiety.html)
and facebooked it! (http://www.facebook.com/#!/Susannewith4?v=wall)
It would be a blessing to win!
I could certainly use this.
We’d love it!
Facebook fan!
Well, yes! I want one!
Some woman like shoes, I love office supplies! Oh I hope I win so I can support my addiction!!! Hahahaha!
Wow, judging by the response, everyone would love a Staples gift card! Please enter me as well. Thank you~
We think it's great! Our 13yo daughter was baking the other day and had it on top of the fridge. When her 15yo brother and Daddy, separately, walked into they room they both said, "Wow! That's playing the music?" We're pleasantly surprised. Best of all, it doesn't need batteries. She charges it up with the included plug-in charger. It's very portable, so she can put it in her purse to carry around (teens, sigh). I think I'd like one, too!
I would really love the gift card… Thank-you Staples!!
I appreciate the opportunity to enter, and would LOVE a Staples gift card to make back-to-school shopping that much easier for my homeschooled children of 13 and 3, and my husband and I, who just recently returned to school, full-time!
Thanks again!
Angelica E.
I was just planning my Staples (not) back to school shopping list for this week & would love the gift card for another shopping trip!
I would love this!
I “liked” it. 🙂
I would love this! I did almost all my back-to-homeschool shopping at Staples this year! Great deals!
And I “Liked” you on Facebook! 😉
I just shared your giveaway of my Facebook page! http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=757919993
I would love a Staples Card!
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This would be wonderful for our homeschool!
I blogged:
http://blog-giveaways.blogspot.com/2010/08/giveaway-25-staples-gift-card.html
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I would love this…never have enough educational supplies
I want one! 🙂
I jus “liked” u on facebook..pls register me for the Staples Sweepstakes! TYSM 🙂
I “liked” this on FB.
A Staples gift card would be great in helping pay for supplies. Thank you for offering it as a give away.
I still need to get printer ink and dry erase markers, but that planner looks nice, too! I’d love to win.
I facebooked it!
Tweeted!
I want one (that was easy)!
Since we are under extreme budget cuts this year, any chance for school supplies is welcome!
I’d like it!
Yes, i love STAPLES and their Teacher program.
Recently, I bought paper only for 1 cent. With mail in rebates.
Thanks for the offer!
Olga
What a wonderful opportunity. Thank you for making it possible.
I want one, I love staples 🙂
I love school supplies! Could sure use that gift card! Great giveaway, thanks!
I would love to win the Staples gift card. Tomorrow is our local Staples Teacher Appreciation Day!
I could really use this gift card. It would definitely come in handy with 4 children and a huge pay cut. Thanks for the opportunity! 🙂
i love staples ! I would so love the chance to spend $25 there, too. thanks for the chance!
I’d love a Staples Gift Card!
I’d love to win!
I just tweeted the link! 🙂
I also liked it on Facebook!
I’d love one!
Thank you for the opportunity. That would be very helpful.
I want to win the Staples gift card. I need TONS of stuff from Staples!
Would love a gift card from Staples.
ME!!!
I liked on FB!
Yes I would love the Staples gift card.
Totally want one! 😉
Put my name in please!
Could DEFINITELY use a Staples gift card for the new homeschool year!!
I would love to win this. I had to drag my kids out of there the other day!
This would be such a blessing for us right now.
I want one!!
Yes! I would like a Staples gift card! This really would come in hand with three children!
I want one, please… 🙂
Ooh, pick me! pick me! 😉
I want a staples card!!
I love free stuff and I love Staples!
this would be great! thanks!
I love Staples, I go there so much they assigned a personal business consultant to my account!
I tweeted about it on my account http://twitter.com/acaketoremember
And I “liked” it on facebook! 🙂
I could put this to good use getting supplies! I would love to get a big white board!
I would love the Staples gift card!
I’d love to win this! Thanks 🙂
I “liked” on Facebook (Elizabeth Carmen)
This would be great, considering this is our first year of Homeschooling and we NEED loads of supplies.
Tracy facebook’ed about it , so I came on over Great Site! I’ll put you in my Google Reader so I don’t miss any more!
I would get something for my camera or desktop.
I clicked the Like button to post on my FB.
I added your giveaway on my blog.
Yes, I would love a Staples gift card!
Would love a a little money to spend at Staples!! Thanks for the opportunity! 🙂
Shared this on Facebook!
We would love to enter….although if we win, I might need to get one of those pencil cases for me 🙂
Gosh, I could use a Staples gift card! We homeschool but there are tons of things we could use. Great giveaway!
We just started getting staples in Minnesota! I love them, they are so much better then office max and office depot.
I would love to win! We love Staples at my house!
I would love a Staples gift cared!
Could really use this one….
I would love a Staples gift card, especially since we’re out of color ink! 😀
I put this $25 Staples gift card giveaway on my FB wall 🙂 🙂 🙂
Tweet: http://twitter.com/cabanakiwi
I love the idea of the zipper pounc, kudos to kid you design it!. Yes I like to get a Staples Gift Card.
We could so totally use this gift card. We use Staples online all the time.
Thanks for the awesome giveaway! Great for this time of year…
I’d LOVE to win this, pretty please!!! ;-))
facebooking this one! whoohoo!
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I would love to win this! Although I bought most of the school supplies I will need this fall for my 4 school-aged children I am sure I will need ink again soon. 😉
I liked your giveaway for staples on facebook.
This is a wonderful gift card for anyone and I would love to win it.
I could use a free gift card from Staples.
I want one please
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I would love to win this! I run a home daycare and we always need supplies!
I would love to win this!
i want to win
i tweeted
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I need this since I’m going back to grad school…classes start in a few weeks, eek!
Like on Facebook. jennifer horn
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Could really use this to help pay for a calculator my daughter needs.
I’d love to win
Would love to win!
Staples is almost my favorite store! This is a great giveaway!
Me, Me! I heart STAPLES! Really anything to keep me obsessively planning….
Tweeted about giveaway….did I mention I heart Staples?
Blogged about the giveaway (http://kidwhys.wordpress.com/2010/08/24/great-education-web-resources)
I could use a Staples Gift Card to start out the school year.
I could really use a Staples gift card.
I “liked” you on Facebook.
i would love to win, please enter me!
Would love to enter. Thanks so much!
Please enter me in this giveaway!
I’d love to win the gift card.
I WOULD TOTALLY LOVE TO GET ONE!!!!!!!!!
I ‘LIKE’ YOU ON FACEBOOK….LIKE YOU EVERYWHERE..LOL..
I would love to get a Staples gift card!
We would love to receive the gift card! We love Staples!
I liked them on FB too!