Saturday, August 7, 2010

Contest #4 ~ win the FREE DuckyGram of your choice!

Win your choice of any DuckyGram shipped to the US destination of your choice. Read all about our sister company on their site, here. You can send a jumbo rubber ducky and QUACK them up! They are cheerfully decorated, and come with a card you can personalize. We'll be selecting a winner at random by 11:59pm ET tonight!
To enter, subscribe to the Doodlekins blog (upper right column) and validate the confirmation email. Next, leave a comment below after completing at least one of the following options.
Make sure to include the first part of your email address before the @ sign and your Twitter name, if applicable, in your comment.
Entry Options:
1 - Subscribe to the DuckyGram newsletter located at the bottom of the duckygram.com site
1 - Follow @duckygram on Twitter and tweet about your favorite DuckyGram
1 - Follow @doodlekins on Twitter and tweet about your favorite Doodlekins product

You can do all 3 to receive THREE entries!
We'll announce our winner at midnight ET!
(Or about that, you know I'm always late!)

THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED! THANK YOU TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED! :-)

Contest #3 ~ Sending love to Bears On Patrol

Most of you know that we are supporters of Bears On Patrol. They provide police officers with teddy bears to comfort frightened or traumatized young children in devastating situations. This is so important, not just to make a child's life a little easier at a critical time, but to foster good relations between law enforcement and their communities.

There are many ways you can show your support. Of course, monetary donations are a huge help, but, you can also start a chapter in your community, donate bears, host Miles the Traveling Bear, or even just give minutes of your time by telling others about BOPS.

This contest is all about spreading awareness for BOPS. In return for helping share them with as many of your friends and family as you can, hosting their mascot bear or donating, you can win "A Work of Heart", a zine created by Heather Crow Nelson, an avid supporter of BOPS and other charities. She composed a small booklet packed with information about charities she works with, her experiences, and listings of various orgs you can help, including BOPS. The booklets are charmingly handmade, printed in full color with lots of photos, and proceeds go towards the charities, so we were happy to buy them as prizes and think you'll enjoy reading them. The best part is how simple and fun she makes it feel to volunteer, and they would be great to share with children. There are no religious or political affiliations with any of the charities, they're great for everyone.

Please visit Bears On Patrol on facebook and familiarize yourself with their organization. If you like them, feel free to click the "Like" button and become a fan, but it's not necessary to win.

To be one of SIX lucky winners who will each receive a copy of Heather's "A Work of Heart", subscribe to our blog (box inupper right column), then donate, host, or share BOPS with your friends and family in at least ONE of the following ways:

- follow @bearsonpatrol on Twitter and RT one of their tweets
- blog about BOPS
- post a message about BOPS in a forum
- donate to BOPS
- sign up to host Miles the Traveling Bear

After subscribing to our blog and completing at least one of the above options, submit a comment below with the option(s) you selected and include your Twitter name, blog URL, forum URL, or other information for verification. Watch our blog and facebook page to be notified you're a winner right away!

This is a fun contest with a great prize that will make you feel good about yourself! Contest is good 'til the booklets are gone!

Saturday contest #2 ~ Back to School!

Chef Pete needs new recipes, and you need these cute duckies for the kiddies' back-to-school lunch sacks!  (Or if you're a teacher, you'll need one for your desk!)

We've got FOUR good student duckies to give away! Win one by subscribing to our blog and leaving a comment with the best mac and cheese recipe you know any student would devour.

We will ship one ducky to each of our four winners at a US address, courtesy of our sister company, DuckyGram! Ready? Get set! Start quackin'! I mean, cookin'! :-)

CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED, WE HAVE OUR WINNERS! NEXT CONTEST COMING UP SHORTLY!

700 is my new lucky number!

Hi Gang, it's me, Pete! I'm amazed at how much you guys support us, and humbled. You blew my mind this week, even surpassing 700, to reaching almost 720! Way to go. You really earned your discount!

I've missed you all and have lots of things planned for you today, so if anyone's having a rainy Saturday and bored at home, fear not! I've got my party hat on and am ready to paarteeeee!

All of the giveaways today will be held on the blog because Facebook doesn't allow contests on their site anymore. (Some of you may remember I found that out in the middle of my last one!)  The 700 milestone was just a celebration/announcement for a sale, so that was fine, but anything else has to be held here. So, make yourself comfortable, look around, and let's begin!

First, let's start by giving away $5 gift certificates to be used on your next visit after today (or you'll bankrupt us!) on any order, to all countries we ship to. (Contests not available to  Doodlekins Diva distributors.)

The first THREE people to become verified email subscribers to our blog (upper right column) and leave a comment about what you'll do with the gift certificate WIN! Reeeaaady...set...GOOOO!

(CONTEST IS CLOSED, WE HAVE OUR 3 WINNERS! STAY TUNED FOR ANOTHER!)

Thursday, August 5, 2010

50% off Saturday???

As of 10:30am today (Thursday 8/5), we are 35 Facebook Fans away from 700! If we reach that landmark by the end of Friday 8/6, 11:59pm ET, all Fans will receive 50% off their orders, all day Saturday 8/7!  We've never done anything like this before, and it's very exciting. (And a little scary! lol)

If you have friends and family who love your labels and stationery, and have been wanting to order, this is the perfect time. Bring them to Facebook and ask them to become a Doodlekins Fan by clicking the "Like" button at the top our page!

Our Facebook fan page is lots of fun. We offer specials frequently there, that are exclusive and not promoted anywhere else!

Fingers crossed, everyone! :)

Doodlekins on Facebook