The Pretty Pear

Time for a holiday giveaway!

I haven't done a giveaway in a long time and since it's the holidays, I guess there's no time like the present! Get it? Present? Eh.

This year, I've decided to do a two part giveaway and I'm calling it:

The You're Naughty, I'm Nice! Giveaway

The lucky winner will receive:

A naughty $100 gift card for Hips and Curves, one of my favorite places to buy plus size lingerie.
I will make a nice $50 donation to the charity of the winner's choosing.

See how clever I am?

To win, enter your name and email address in the form below. Please make sure to use a valid email address so I can contact you if you win. You must fill out the form, comments and emails to me won't count!

I'll pick a winner the morning of December 17th and notify them via email. You can enter as many times as you want.

Fine print: this contest is open to anyone over the age of 18, anywhere in the world but keep in mind that international shipping can be expensive. I also can't guarantee that you'll receive your order before Christmas, so keep that in mind. This contest isn't directly affiliated with Hips & Curves, the money comes from yours truly.

The winner chooses the charity that receives the $50 donation but if it's one that I'm morally, politically or fashionably opposed to, you'll need to choose a back up. I'd prefer to make my donation online but I am willing to send a check.

Your email address is used for winner notification only.

Good luck!

Win $1,000 from Old Navy

Old Navy is holding a special $1,000 Women's Plus shopping spree sweepstakes. Go to this page and register, making sure to use a valid email address. After registering, you can return to that page once a day until October 30th and use your email address to add another entry in your name. You must be 18 years old and a US resident to enter. Good luck!

T-shirt giveaway update

Thanks everyone for entering the giveaway! The contest is over and the winner has been notified. I love doing these so I'm sure I'll be giving something else away soon. If you'd like to buy a t-shirt yourself, you can do so on Heidi's LJ here. And if anyone out there has a prize they'd like to offer up, feel free to use the contact form and let me know. Yay!

Chance to enter ends today!

The "I have a pretty face" t-shirt giveaway ends today so don't forget to enter here. You can enter as many times as you want, there isn't a limit. I'll be contacting the winner tonight. Good luck!

You have such a pretty face! (giveaway time!)

You have such a pretty face! How many times have you heard THAT? I've lost count, personally.

Heidi, who you might remember from this post over on Shapely Prose, is selling the great t-shirt you see on the left with fabulous artwork by Natalie Baird. You can buy one here or you can enter to win one below.

Enter between now and the evening of Thursday, April 10. I'll contact the winner to get the right size, mailing address, etc. I'll order the shirt, Heidi will make sure you get it, everyone will be jealous of your rad t-shirt and the circle of love will be complete. Please be sure to use a valid email address so that I can contact you if you win.

Update: The giveaway is over. Thanks for entering!

Giveaway update

I want to thank everyone who commented on the giveaway post. Thank you so much for sharing your stories and memories. They were all really just fantastic and some even made me cry a little. The first ever giveaway is closed and the lucky winner has been notified. I had so much fun with this and I look forward to doing more in the future! Woohoo!

The first ever Pretty Pear giveaway!

Your comments on yesterday's post were so great and now I'm feeling quite cheered up. Go you! In the spirit of the holidays and bringing a little joy and cheer to someone else's life. I've decided to have a "Winter Kind of Sucks So Here's a Gift Card, Now Go Buy Something Fabulous! Giveaway"

It's a long name but I think it gets the point across.

The prize: a $200 gift card for the store of your choosing, to spend on whatever you want. The only restriction is that they have to offer online ordering for gift cards.

How to enter: Leave a comment on this post and tell me about your favorite holiday tradition, the best gift you ever gave or received, or another heart warming tale along those lines. Make sure to include a valid email address with your comment.

How to win: I'll use a random number generator and the corresponding comment wins. So if it picks #15, the fifteenth comment on this post wins.

When: From right now until midnight Central time on Monday, December 17. I'll notify the winner later that day, in the afternoon.

Who can enter: Anyone! Tell your friends!

Other stuff: You can enter as many times as you want but please don't go crazy. Try to make each comment different and put some effort into it. I've turned on comment moderation to keep out spam and douche bags. I'll be rejecting comments at my discretion so again, don't go crazy. Submitting a bunch of comments in a row will probably trigger the spam filter, so again DON'T GO CRAZY. Don't worry if you don't see your comment published right away, I'll likely have to publish them in batches.

Ok, let's party!