Wall Art Win

I received a beautiful silver and red wall sculpture in the mail the other day. It will go nicely in my living room I plan to do in deep red. I haven't taken it out of the box, but I do have pic of it. I also received my $50 gift card from Kraft. I decided to splurge on myself a little. I plan to get a manicure and pedicure. And I still should have enough left over to get a Starbuck's Strawberries and Creme and a book from Barnes and nobles.

The end of the month is near and tons of sweeps expire as always. I really need a big win. A cash prize would do me quite nicely. Or even something expensive to sell. That would really help out right now, with my move. I hope to be reporting a good win soon.

Wins are wins

I won a few small things since my last post. One thing was a $10 gift card for a great site called Spotwinner.com You watch commercials on the site of varying topics and products. For everyone you watch, you receive 10 points. When you reach 5000 points you can exchange them for a $5 giftcard. The more points the higher the giftcard value.

You can also win by being picked instantly whild watching the commercial clips. Which is how I won. And if thats not enough, they also give away daily, weekly and montly prizes via drawings. The prizes are great like video games, video cameras, dvd players and ipods. I haven't won a large prize yet, but I have hope. It's easy and quick to enter, so I try to visit daily.

If you sign up it would be great if you used me (bdsweetie-Shania) as a referral.
www.spotwinner.com

Freebies!

I don't have any wins to report, but the next best thing to a win is a freebie. You usually fill out a similar form with your name and address and all that jazz. A few weeks later you get a little gift in the mail. It's usually a trial size, but free is free. I like the little cereal boxes the best. Here a couple of freebies to start you on your quest to free-dom. I find that Walmart offers quite a few freebies. It would be to your advantage to check back with them often.

Orville Redenbacher Popcorn Cakes

http://instoresnow.walmart.com/enhancedrendercontent_ektid48622.aspx

Hannah Montana Wake Up Call

http://www.hannahmontanacalls.com/

Winning streak maybe?

Could I be on a mini winning streak dare I say? I can only hope. I just need one big win to make things right in my world. To ease this drudgery of debt that looms over my head. Anyhow, I won a First aid kit and also $50 in an instant win from Kraft. This was my first time ever winning from Kraft. They hold many contests, but they are so heavily advertised and entered that they are harder to win. You would have thought I had won a million bucks, I was so excited to see the winning screen. I already have plans for the money. I started a new healthy living regimen called Body for Life. It encourages weight lifting and therefore I need a weight bench. I actually went to Walmart the day before winning the $50 and saw a bench for $48.77. How's that for working out for the best! Maybe soon I'll be winning a fitness contest for a great bod. Lol. I can dream can't I?

Good End and Start

The month of July has ended and I won a prize on the last day. How great is that?! I got a call from New York saying I won a prize pack which includes a t-shirt, tank top, luggage tags etc. I'm not even sure what sweepstakes it comes from. The lady told me but I wasn't listening to well I was so excited. By the way, I don't recommend that. You're SUPPOSED to listen carefully so you can make sure you follow any directions that give you and know what to do. Luckily all she needed was to verify my address. They're sending it out in 8-10 weeks.

If that wasn't good enough news, I also won a prize today on first day of August. An instant win, which was surprising. I rarely win instants in the middle of the day. The best time, I've found, is late, late at night or early, early in the morning. Anyhow, I won a DVD from Universal. It doesn't say exactly what DVD, but it should be something fun to watch I'm sure. Most likely it will be a horror film, since that's what the contest was about. I'm going to confess a secret. I'm a scaredy cat. I don't watch scary movies much at all. I'm afraid of having nightmares. No kidding.

Superhero Back to School Giveaway

This is my very first giveaway for this blog. I'm excited and hoping it turns out well. So here we go:

I got a chance to see the new Batman movie "Dark Knight" over the weekend with my sister and little brother. It was kind of long, but good. I loved Heath Ledger as the Joker. He did an amazing job. He made the movie for sure. I also saw Spiderman 3 on dvd. So since I've had a superhero weekend my prize will be a superhero prize pack.

Up for grabs is a 4 pc Spiderman 3 study kit. It includes a pencil case, ruler, sharpner and eraser.

To enter just leave a comment telling me who your favorite superhero is and why.

* One time per person/email please.
* Ends August 5th.
* Winner will be chosen randomly.

And the winner is: bison61

End of the Month

This month is almost over and done. In the sweeping world that is a good thing. Hundreds of contests end at the end of the month. Everyone tries to get their last entries end because the cut off time in hopes of winning a prize. Any prize. Of course you just keep plugging away, entering your dailies and whatnot. But the chance of winning is always greatest after a boatload of contests end. I lose 100-200 usually. I can't say I miss having to enter them day in and day out, but there's always just as many to take their place. Just as a great many end at the end of the month. A large number begin at the beginning of the month, the next day. So you start the cycle back over. Trying to increase the number of sweepstakes you've entered. It's a numbers game. The more you enter, the more likely you are to win. I usually win something for every 200-300 sweepstakes I enter. Sometimes more or less. The only thing that is for certain is you have to be in it to win it. I love that motto!

A WIN Received

No wins to report, well I take that back. I won a supposed gift certificate to a clothing online store. But it was more or less a gimmick to get people to buy something from their site. They only had one or two items that were under $10 and the shipping wasn't covered by the gift certificate. I did however receive today a win I had won a couple of weeks ago. I won a nice backpack from an instant win by Gillette. It's always fun to get a win in the mail. A surprise win is the best. There's nothing like the feeling of coming home to a delivered package and opening it up to find a great prize you won. I love the feeling of winning! The contest is still going on and there are lots of great prizes to be had. I've already scored mine now go get yours!

http://www.gillette.com/en-US/#/promotions/

DVD win!

I found out via Google alerts that I won "The Andromeda Strain" DVD from http://www.needcoffee.com/. They have quite a bit of sweepstakes on a regular basis. They give away a large number of new release DVDs. I definitely don't mind adding to my DVD collection. It's small but growing. I'm wanting so bad to get the "Dirty Jobs" seasons. I just love that Mike Rowe. Also "Stop Loss" with Channing Tatum and "Semi-Pro" with Will Ferrell. What DVD are you so wanting right now?

My Neck of the Woods: Online-sweepstakes

There are many online sweepstake sites out there. Just to name a few:

www.sweepsadvantage.com
www.cashnetsweeps.com
www.grandmajam.com
www.contesthound.com
www.contestalley.com

But my personal favorite is www.online-sweepstakes.com . This is the one I frequent. There are no ads bombarding the site, the forums are interesting and informative and everything is organized nicely. Basic membership is free, but premium services cost $30 for one year. If you just want to try it out you can choose the 3 month trial of only $12.50. It is very much worth. I have won many times over what I paid for my membership. You get extra features that the basic membership doesn't include. But if money if low just start with the basic membership and tell them I sent you. Remember you have to in it to win it!

Sweepers Nightmare

An online sweepers nightmare is definitely a computer virus. I had the pleasure of acquiring one a couple of days ago. Not fun. Thankfully I had good tech help. We have quite a few computer guru's in our forum at the site I frequent (OLS) My personal favorite, Fastfreddie. , was able to get me back in working order quick as a jiffy. He recommends downloading the free anti-virus software and firewall comodo ( http://www.comodo.com/ ) to prevent this from happening to your computer. It's good software but the pop-ups can be a bit of a nuisance. Here's a couple of sweeps where you can win a few downloads.

Dove - Win a Music Download Promotion daily / instant
Prizes (9,000 - 100 per day): Sponsor-selected music download (ARV $0.99

Monster Energy - Warped Tour Music Download Sweepstakes 1x
Prize: Code redeemable for a complete 25+ song album download on MonsterEnergy.com

100 Computers Giveaway

Here a great sweep to check out. Tigerdirect.com is giving away 100 computers with printer and monitor. There will be one winner each day for 100 days. It's easy and quick to enter. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/campaigns/campaigntemplate.asp?CampaignID=610

Prizes (100): HP PC, printer and 22" monitor (ARV $990).

Since we're talking about computer giveaways, might as well add a few more for good measure.

Hewlett-Packard - Ditch Your Dirty Job Sweepstakes
(This one has been having some technical difficulties)
Grand Prize: $10,000 cash, HP Pavilion tx2000z Series notebook computer, Dirty Jobs DVD box set, and Dirty Jobs merchandise (ARV $11,200).
First Prizes (3): HP Pavilion tx2000z Series notebook computer, HP accessories bundle, Dirty Jobs DVD box set, and Dirty Jobs merchandise (ARV $2,200).

http://www.shopping.hp.com/mike/?jumpid=re_R602_b1l1/hp.com/psg/ec/mikerowe#/sweepstakes/

Ink World USA - Prize Giveaway

Prize: HP Pavilion widescreen notebook computer (ARV $1,035)

http://inkworldusa.info/catalog/enter_contest.php?

Moving is a BIG no-no

The worst thing you can do when anticipating a win is move. And of course yours truly just made a move (from AR to TX). I nearly lost out of a nice prize in the process. Just so happened, I went back for visit over the 4th of July weekend. I had won a nice prize and had till July 4th to return the form confirming my information. This was on the 3rd already past business hours. Nonetheless, the next day was a mad search for a fax machine. I managed to find an aunt with one and had to walk to the next house to use long distance. Still I got it done and yesterday I received my prize. Here's what I won.

Staples - Business Bundle A Day Sweepstakes Case of Staples paper, HP LaserJet printer, toner cartridge, USB cables and a shredder (ARV $565)

Introduction

One of my favorite and most lucrative hobbies is sweepstaking. Or contesting, as some people like to call it. This simply means I enter sweepstakes and contests. I enter exclusively online and I've won a treasure trove of prizes. Even though that mega grand prize still eludes me, it is a fun hobby. Not only that, but it's cheap, easy and very rewarding. It does require a bit of committment and a lot of patience. Join me as I show you the ins and outs of the hobby, what's up for grab, how to win and what to expect. Lets get sweeping!