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Sunday, January 27, 2008

The Bloggy Giveaways Carnival!

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I know I'm putting this post up early, but any minute now I'm going to sneeze so hard that my eyeballs pop out, and then I'll really need a nap. So welcome to my giveaway!



Today I am giving away this Starbucks mug, filled with a LUSH bath bomb and a $25 Starbucks gift certificate! All of my favorite things. To enter to win, leave a comment and tell me:

If you had to choose between a nice, relaxing bath with no interruptions, or a nice hot cup of coffee (or tea) with no interruptions, which would you choose?

This contest will close and the winner will be announced on Feb 1st, and is open to residents of the US or Canada only.

And don't forget to come back on Monday, February 11 for The Big Bloggy Move. There will be more prizes!!!


Check out the other giveaways!

585 comments:

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A Stone Gatherer said...

Definately a hot cup of coffee with no interruptions! I love my coffee, baths I can take or leave. My tub isn't one of those big garden tubs, so I never relax.

MamaBugs said...

My answer probably disqualifies me but since you chose two of my favorite things I can't chose between them. Instead I would opt to take a bath IN my coffee! See? You CAN have your cake and eat it too!

brooke said...

I would totally go for the bath, but someone would have to hook me up with a bathtub first. I only have a small shower. :(
I've been yearning for a nice deep bathtub...

brooke said...

Oh, and I hope you feel better soon. :)

Anonymous said...

Well, since I never get to finish one I'm gonna say a nice cup of coffee!
Michelle

Anonymous said...

I don't know why that didn't leave my link! Michelle
www.homeschoolblogger.com/trio

Amy Bennett said...

It'd have to be the coffee. I'm not a big bath person and I love me some coffee.

Re said...

I'd love a hot bath with no interruptions..i cant remember the last time i had a nice long soaking relaxed bath!

Michelle said...

I would so go for a hot cup of something! I cant even remember the last time I attempted to take a bath!

Bethany said...

The bath! In fact, right after I type this, I'm headed there!! It's calling me...

and I'm not to keen on coffee. Cause I'm a weird-o, obviously! :D

FrazzMom said...

Definitely a bath- in a big garden style tub with jets of course! Oh and don't forget the bubbles...

Alyson said...

coffee...coffee is my choice. A starbucks, yummy, fattening, coffee.

Laura Paxton said...

I would take my coffee up to drink while I soak in my wonderful bubble bath. Oh, bliss...peaceful, uninterupted bliss....

Anonymous said...

I would definitely choose the cup of coffee! Ah...that caffeine jolt! I'm ready to rock and roll. :o)

Alaina said...

I would choose the cup of coffee - my favorite!! What a fun giveaway!

alainamj AT yahoo DOT com

carol said...

coffee. Definatly coffee. Especially Starbucks coffee, mmmmmmmmmm!

Donna Dear said...

i think the coffee!

Anonymous said...

I would happily sit with a cup of coffee any time of the day!
Thanks for the giveaway :-)

Megan
mnatherson at comcast dot net

Jenni said...

definitely the cup of coffee....

saved by jen said...

hmmm.. and i can't choose both.

a venti white chocolate mocha expresso with caramel... in a bubble bath and no one home... the telephones all switched to silent. sounds like heaven.

in lieu of both, the coffee.

Anonymous said...

From one coffee-addict to another ;).

Hope you can visit me this week...Daily give-aways til Friday!

It's Whimsy said...

A coffee while in the Bath. That's possible, right?

nausikaa said...

Can't I have my tea while soaking? A bit impractical, I suppose. I think I'd go for the uninterrupted tea, though. I do love that Starbucks chai!

Anonymous said...

Lush is my favorite and so is Starbucks, how did you know!

Tuesday Girl said...

a bath! I haven't had one in years!

LLA said...

what a fabulous giveaway - two of everyone's favorites! Thanks so much for offering this...

I'd go for the bath. (but it's a tough call...)

http://badfortunecookie.blogspot.com

Melissa said...

The cup of coffee (or tea) because I could also read a book during the uninterrupted time!

Momala said...

Too fun! Sign me up!

Aura said...

Not much of a coffee drinker but a nice hot bath always sounds nice!

HilLesha O'Nan said...

Thanks for the giveaway :)

Laura said...

mmm...coffeee....baths....mmmmmm

count me in!

Julie said...

2 of my favorite places!! I have loved Lush since I lived in England and Starbucks is my dirty little secret (I go every day!)

Jes@beautyfromchaos said...

What about coffee in the tub? I guess if I can't say that, I pick a bath!

Eternal Sunshine said...

I've been planning a nice bath for about three months now, but it never seems to happen, so I'm going with the bath. In a dream world, though, I would have a lovely coffee to drink WHILE I bathed.

And music.

and candles.

definitely a book.

Yeah, right!

Anonymous said...

I have not tried lush yet and am dying to ....

Erin said...

a bath...while drinking Starbucks!

mombo said...

It would have to be the bath.

Beth @ TheAngelForever said...

I would select a cup of tea without interruptions. Great giveaway!

Please feel free to stop by my giveaway.

TheAngelForever
http://www.theangelforever.com

Bonnie O. said...

Definitely the bath. I LOVE soaking in the tub with a good book.

Anonymous said...

A nice hot cup of tea OR hot cocoa with no interruptions... perferrably by the fire!
Please enter moi!!!

Unknown said...

I know it isn't an option, but I would do both!

Seriously though, I would do the coffee with no distractions.

Maude Lynn said...

Coffee in peace!

Randi~Dukes and Duchesses said...

I'd take coffee with no interruptions (although it's a toss-up) ... and I'd drink it AT Starbucks to really ensure no kid-interruptions.

Becky @ BoysRuleMyLife said...

Coffee! I'd be blogging, too, of course!

Thanks for the giveaway!

Sky said...

Give me coffee or give me death...oh wait that isn't right is it? :) Peaceful coffee please...

Geri said...

I LOVE THIS!!!!! Fun, Fun, Fun!!! Please count me in !
gerijones64@hotmail.com

bath for me!!!

Lettie said...

Bath is #1 but a nice cup of coffee isn't far behind.

Britni said...

I'd love Bath :)

Sarah said...

Can I have the warm bath in the morning with the cup of coffee? And best of all, my husband trying to feed both kids, make me eggs, toast and bacon for breakfast and take # 1 to school. :-)

Thanks for the giveaway.

Go check mine out.

CrystalGB said...

I would choose the coffee.

The Conn Crew said...

Oh gosh. Don't make me choose. Especially if it is Starbucks!!!

Bebemiqui said...

A bath because they happen less often.

Anonymous said...

I'd go for the bath!

Candace April said...

Definitely tea without worrying about my toddler spilling it on herself or tripping me while I carry it!

Please enter me: mamaluxe at gmail dot com.

Sheila said...

I would choose the a nice cup of coffee with no interruptions!

Unknown said...

count me in please!!

Unknown said...

I'm a shower person, so I would have to choose a nice hot cup of coffee with no interruptions!!

Katie Swaner said...

I could take or leave a bath. Not my cup of tea (hahaha). But I love sitting around with a cup of mocha all by myself.

Katie said...

i could never give up the bath.

Great giveaway! Thanks for the chance to win!

katie at dekabyte dot com

Missy said...

Starbucks! Great! Count me in!

Amy said...

It's a tough call but I'd probably pick the bath. This is a fab giveawy!

Anonymous said...

I love a good bath. Even better is a good bath with a great book and my son in bed asleep.

Mommy said...

A bath. It relaxes me so much! But coffee and reading blogs is my second choice. ;-)

Dawn said...

Bath time for me and starbucks for my coffee-loving husband. Perfect!

Anonymous said...

Generally I would choose a bath but spending time with friends is a lot less awkward over coffee!

Liz Zelie said...

Hmm...probably the bath. Although I'd love combining the relaxing bath with a cup of hot chocolate.

Someone Being Me said...

I have to say coffee. Then I can surf the blogs and nibble on something sweet too. Surfing the blogs in the bathtub could be dangerous.

idyll hands said...

Hmmm - I'd chose a bath with no interruptions... a nice, hot bath - oh, and one that doesn't cool off! The never ending, hot, uninterrupted bath :)

Monkey Kisses said...

Now those are just some of my favorite simple things in life.. coffee, bath, and bath ice cream!

mattie said...

Darnit...can't I have a Lush bath with a cup of coffee??? Waving not drowning bath bomb with a skinny cinnamon dolce latte would be heaven! I have banned myself from Lush until I lose 10 pounds...check out my blog...but if I won a bath bomb, that wouldn't be cheating...I promise!! AWESOME give-a-way! mengels[at]hotmail[dot]com

Amanda Jayne said...

Can I have my coffee while I'm in the bath? No? All right....I'll pick coffee.

Brandi said...

Wow...tough choice! I have to agree with Amanda...how about coffee in the bath? I think we could make that work!

Love Starbucks. Thanks for entering me in your contest!

Erin said...

I would pick the Coffee maybe with a sweet treat along with it.

Zaankali said...

Hands down a relaxing bath!
Smiles!

michelle said...

Baths used to be my thing way before I had kids. Now, I would be more likely to go for the cup of coffee. I would love to be entered in your giveaway.

Michelle
www.northofthe49.com
michelle (at) northofthe49 (dot) com

Liz said...

Tea or bath - can I have both at the same time? Ok If I have to pick just one I'd say tea.

Anonymous said...

I would have to choose the bath. Thanks for the great prize!

Anonymous said...

If I had to make a list of my favorite things a good cup of coffee and a good bath would be right at the top (along with Colin Farrell and Yankee Candles). Please add me!

Stacey said...

I would go for the uninterrupted coffee.

Thanks.

slmpckins@comcast.net

Celeste said...

Coffee--for sure! Even better if it's a cup to share with my husband!

Katie said...

The coffee.

Anonymous said...

Hot tea uninterrupted. I wrinkle too quickly in the tub!

Anonymous said...

I think coffee for sure...although a bath sounds wonderful too

Owner said...

i'd choose the bath, i'm sure. and then i'd sneak a tea afterwards.

jhebein said...

I would definitely go for the relaxing, uninterrupted bath because I NEVER get one of those!

Robin said...

GREAT give away! Thanks for the opportunity to enter and please count me in. BTW, I love love LOVE my bubble baths. DH calls them my "mini vacations".

Anonymous said...

A cup of coffee with no interruptions, most definately! What a great giveaway. Hope you got that nap!

Allison said...

Love love love Starbucks!

SimplyBillie said...

That is a difficult question to answer! I would have to say a nice hot cup of coffee without interruptions. Thankfully, hubby is great about taking the kids so that I can have a nice quiet bath.

Natalie said...

Cup of tea and no interruptions.

Anonymous said...

Love coffee!- Hmmm and baths...

Heather said...

definately a bath!

Kristen M. said...

Uninteruppted coffee time for sure.

Don and Lisa Osborn said...

Great giveaway! I prefer the coffee time. I am not as cold then...

Thanks!

Anonymous said...

Seeing as how I find my coffee cups all around the house with barely a sip or two missing and the remains cold and untouched, I would choose to have the uninterrupted coffee time!! :)

mama2drama said...

A nice hot cup of uninterrupted coffee any day of the day

Scarlett said...

Tea (with a book :P), definitely!

heidi @ ggip said...

I'm going with the bath, for the pure novelty of it.

I haven't used any LUSH products since my mom moved back to the US from the UK. They were pretty neat though.

Thanks and have a great time with the contests!

mommaz said...

an uninterrupted bath anytime! the only exception is hubby joining me!

kelly said...

coffee!

Anonymous said...

I pick coffee but LUSH products are pretty irresistible...but I don't usually have time to soak in the tub!

RLE said...

Hard to decide - but I would probably say coffee.

Betsy said...

Coffee!

Emily (Laundry and Lullabies) said...

Definitely the coffee! It is much easier to enjoy a good book with coffee than in a bath, and I like my pleasures together. :)

Karla Cook @ Roads to Everywhere said...

I enjoy both... but I'd probably go for the coffee! Great giveaway! Fun game! Thanks so much!

Heather said...

If I can't have both... A nice hot bath is my favorite.

Jessica said...

coffee... no doubt. count me in!

Debbie#3 said...

coffee and a bath... lovely!

Lissete said...

I could have sworn that I commened yesterday! Anyhoo, I prefer a nice long bath with something to read and yummy smelly stuff. I don't drink hot coffee BUT I love me some frappuccino!

Shalee said...

Coffee!!! (everytime)

Snowbird said...

Ooo, ooo, ooo, coffee!! And especially Starbucks coffe. Sign me up.

Qtpies7 said...

Well, I am a gas station cheap cappuccino drinker, hehe. But I do love Starbucks Spiced apple cider! I would love to sit in the tub with my coffee and a good book, but I would choose my coffee over the bath any day. As a matter of fact the last time I got in the bath instead of a shower was the night before my son was born, and he is 15 months old, lol.
My 16yo loves her baths, as well as my mom, who will soon be living here.

Aggiema (Michelle) said...

The un-interupted bath sounds heavenly. I can enjoy coffee even with an audience, a bath not so much so!

Melissa said...

I'm not much of a bath person. I'd definitely choose the cup of coffee or tea.

Anonymous said...

I would always take the peaceful bath. But it's even better with a cup of tea too. Great give-away!

Hélène said...

I would LOVE a hot cup of tea without interruptions. That happens....never!

Kristy said...

I'd choose a hot cup of coffee (or even better, hot cocoa), hands down. I tried to get into taking baths when I had a jacuzzi tub in my last house, but just never quite got the appeal. I loved the first few minutes, but the water never stayed warm enough long enough to make the all the work worth it.

Billie said...

I would choose the bath - nice hot and steamy. The tea on the side would be a bonus. I need coffee in the morning so that is never un-interrupted.

Anonymous said...

A hot bath with no interruptions while drinking a nice warm cup of tea!!!!!! :~)


laura_licious101(AT)hotmail(DOT)com

Jenny said...

I would go for the uninterupted bath (with hopefully a cup of tea too)

Bree said...

Uninterrupted coffee for me!

Fiddle D. Dee said...

Hmmm... I can smell the coffee!!

momofmhasr said...

What a combination!!!

Anonymous said...

coffee!

twofus said...

Today I think I'd go for the coffee.

Erin said...

I'd love to have an uninterrupted chai frappuccino, but I'm willing to settle for the chai WITH interruptions. Thanks for the drawing!

emhagedon at gmail

Anonymous said...

I'd have to say a bath. Love Starbucks too. Thanks!

Mama Laura said...

I would choose a bath!

sassy2 said...

Nothing more calming and relaxing that a nice steamy cup of hot coffee!!

Carrie said...

Can I have the bath with a cup of coffee on the side?

Londa said...

I would have to say I want the best of both worlds...

ljbs3 (at) juno (dot) com

Genevieve P said...

I'd pick a cup of tea... with a book... I've never really gotten into long baths! (I know, I'm weird.)

Jenn said...

Oh I would love to win this! Please enter me.

LadySnow said...

Could I have my coffee while enjoying my bath? ;D

Anonymous said...

Your giveaway sounds great. I would take the bath in a second!
Would love for you to enter me!
Thanks
palmersf@comcast.net

Anonymous said...

Two of my favorite things too! And I love that mug. Hmm, I'd choose the bath; it would last longer than a cup of coffee!

Laura said...

For me - a (Lush) bath with no interuptions. I can only imagine what that's like.

KnittinChick said...

I'd choose the coffee or tea. I tend to get too hot in the tub and jump out before I'm totally relaxed.

Love Lush bath bombs:-)

CG said...

Funny..those are my favorite things too.

Melissa said...

Count me in! I'm for a hot bath!!

Romie said...

The bath all the way. Please enter me in your give-away.

windycindy said...

Hi, I would choose the cup of coffee in front of my fireplace! Thanks for a fun giveaway! Cindi
jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com

Becca Ann said...

coffee and baths!

Nise' said...

A cup of tea cause I'd enjoy it in my hot tub! ;O) Thanks for the wonderful giveaway.

Queen of Arbitrary Randomness said...

Hhhmmm, that's some serious thinking for a Monday!

I think I will have to go with coffee!

Thanks for the giveaway!

Kara K said...

I've loved LUSH products from when I studied abroad in London and it's been forever since I've been able to indulge in one of their bath bombs. I would probably have to pick an uninterrupted bath as Starbucks is more widely available where I live.

Of course, it's a toss up and two thumbs up to you for combining two of my favorite things!

Heather @ Marine Corps Nomads said...

Ah, a nice, peaceful bath sounds oh so wonderful right about now. :)

Amylou said...

That bath bomb is the bomb! Oh what fun that would be.

mer@lifeat7000feet said...

I vote for an uninterrupted bath!

This is a great giveaway! Thank you!

Marcia said...

I would definately choose the bath! My toddler has to take a bath everytime mommy is going for one.

Katie said...

Bath!

Anonymous said...

Most definitely a bath -Count me in please!

Jennifer said...

My wit is not so original I am sure that no one else has suggested it, but could I have my coffee served to me in the tub, by a hunk?

Jenna Z said...

I would take the nice relaxing warm drink. I've never been able to enjoy long soaks, the water gets chilly, and I end up being bored and cold.

Wendy said...

Great giveaway:) Count me in! It def. would be the bath!!!

Superdumb Supervillain said...

Probably the bath, just because it would take longer! I can suck down the coffee if need be...

Shannon said...

I would love an uninterrupted bath.

Under one condition...does it have to be MY bathtub?

Cause I want my bath to be in the tub that was in Pretty Woman...not my dinky little tub that when I get in it, my knees, pregnant belly, and chest area all stick up out of the water and get COLD.

If I have to take it in my tub...I'll take a nice hot cup of tea, lol.

Britt said...

definitely the bath!!!

Fresh Girl said...

Give me the coffee any day! ;) Please put my name in the hat...my email address is in my profile.

Barb said...

I don't have the most alluring bathroom - not alluring enough to lounge in so I'd have to go with the coffee. Please pick me!

Sweetpeas said...

The coffee, but when they perfect the (affordable) waterproof laptop so I can be online in the tub, THEN the bath might win out (how sad am I?)!

Anonymous said...

I'm going to have to say a bath. I get to have coffee every day, and although I would enjoy it more if it were uninterrupted, I NEVER get to take a bath. And an interrupted bath is certainly not worth the trouble!

Thanks for including us up North!

Eden said...

Oh, I'd love to win! Both choices are incredibly tempting, but if I had a choice I'd go with the coffee. Please count me in! Thank you!

I'm doing a giveaway on both of my blogs:

http://airforcefamily2007.blogspot.com

http://goddessofthehome.blogspot.com

I'll be doing a new giveaway everyday until Friday. Thought you might want to know.

Eden

Anonymous said...

If I can't have coffee in the tub then a nice long soak in the jet tub. My fav time of the day is early am with my coffee. LOve starbucks!

momofangel

Marilyn B said...

I would have to go with coffee ... It would be so lovely to drink a cup in peace.

Heather said...

Unless I can pick coffee in the bath, I'd have to go with coffee. Great prize!!

Anonymous said...

Definitely a hot bath. A hot, good-smelling bath with a good book. It's instant butter-muscles. :D

Anonymous said...

A Nice cup of coffee without being interupted by one of the 7 children or dh. Now that would be nice.

Thanks for the giveaway!

Stop by my place to win a bath set & candles or one of two copies of a book I'm giving away.

Laura @ Laura Williams' Musings

Brenda said...
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Anonymous said...

What a hard choice.......I love them both. But there is nothing like the first sip of a perfect cup of coffee.
delcourt5(@)telus(.)net

Susan said...

Oh wow, can I have a great cup of coffee in the tub with no interruptions? If I had to choose, I would probably pick the cup of coffee. Great giveaway, thank you.

Christine said...

With six little ones (all under 7) running around, I would have to say that I would die for a nice hot bath UnINTERupTED!!! Please pick me!

Kelley said...

Definitely a cup of coffee without interuptions! I'm usually chugging coffee while trying to blow dry my hair and then, I finish it in my "go-cup" on the way to school. It would be bliss to drink a cup of coffee that was the same temp from start to finish!

Kelley
kaprhal @ sbcglobal.net

Angela said...

The Bath!!

greg&sarina said...

please enter me!!
thanks!
I'd go with the bath!
God bless

CC said...

I would certainly choose the coffee! I always have to re-microwave mine 3 or 4 times because I keep getting interrupted!


cdcmail(at)gmail(dot)com

peg42 said...

Wow. Tough choice. With two boys that always seem to burst in on my baths or a nice cup of "Hot" (What's hot anymore?) tea, I guess I would have to choose a nice hot bath. (maybe I can sneak a cup of hot tea in the tub).
Thanks for the great giveaway.

Kyra said...

You ask a hard question...as the mother of a toddler I'd have to go with the cup of coffee. I just really can't visualize an uninterupted bath. :)

Teri H said...

Definitely the coffee with no interruptions! Please include me!

Danana Banana said...

A bath for sure! My favorite...

Shane said...

wow - this could score me some real points with my wife!

Elena said...

Thanks for the contest! I vote the cup of tea--drinking it while still hot would be great!

Deborah said...

i'd go with the coffee!

Keara @ Now I Know What Life Is All About said...

I wouldn't mind a Starbucks Hot Chocolate w/ mint! YUMMO! I love Bath Fizzy Balls too!

Aimee Fontenot said...

I'd have to say a bath with no interruptions...seems every time I try to relax in the tub, everyone has to get in the bathroom

The Chatty Housewife said...

I choose the coffee! Preferably at Starbucks with a good book.nw_wife(at)hotmail(dot)com

Anonymous said...

hmm...a tough decision. I love drinking tea, but a bath would be AMAZING...I haven't taken a bath in ages (don't worry, I shower!!)

Fratzels said...

A bath gets my vote...but can I have the bath and cup of tea whilst in the bath? Now that sounds ideal!

Melissa Markham said...

If I had to choose it would be an uninterrupted bath, thank goodness, with this great giveaway, I don't have to choose:)

Jennwith4 said...

An uninterrupted bath in one of those gigantic luxorius bathrooms with candles and rose petals everywhere. Ahhhh peace.

Chel said...

LUSH is my oh-my-gosh favorite bath stuff!

Gretchen said...

I see I'm not the only selfish one and want BOTH of those. :) The bath wins by a hair. Oh, you've made me in the mood to draw the water and fill the tub right now. It's snowing. Perfect day for a bath. Great giveaway.

Carrie said...

I would choose tea and quiet time! That mug is great!

Mary@notbefore7 said...

the cup of tea baby! I am not a bath person!

Ange K said...

That's a hard decision for me because it depends what time of day it is. I really love a bath before bed, but I love a hot cup of tea almost any time of day, especially uninterrupted. So, I guess I'll choose the tea.... and that Starbucks card!

Rachie S. said...

Bath...
Thanks for such a great giveaway!

Anonymous said...

definitely give me uninterrupted coffee! lovemylittlefamily@yahoo.com

~Nancy~ said...

Coffee....

IN the bath tub! ;-)

Great giveaway! Thanks for the chance!

Be sure to enter mine.

Brenda said...

I fell in love with LUSH just this year at my annual "One night away with Hubby" Event. I fell in love with Starbucks years ago and have been a devoted fan ever since. I do enjoy Starbucks often, but only enjoy a bath once a year.
Have a blessed day.
bnemeyer@gmail.com

Gingham Skies said...

Reading about your giveaway made me drool. Sipping a mocha in a LUSH filled tub = bliss.

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