CSN Stores Cookware Giveaway!
I have a very special giveaway today!
Have you ever heard of CSN Stores? Well neither had I until last fall when I bought a coffee table. CSN Stores is the number 3 online retailer for home goods and they have been in business for over 7 years. At CSN stores, you can find everything from lights to furniture to fitness gear to cookware!
Alexandra from CSN Stores contacted me last week to see if I would review one of their products on my blog or if I would host a giveaway. As much as I would love to try out a new piece of cookware for myself and keep it, I decided that you, my fabulous readers, deserved the gift more. So today, one lucky A Better Bag of Groceries reader will win a $40 gift card for cookware from www.cookware.com. You can actually use the gift card at any of CSN Stores websites.
I had a great experience purchasing my coffee table. Here’s how it all went down:
- I needed a coffee table.
- At this point in my life, with a 7-year-old and 5-year-old fighting the forces of evil with their Star Wars light sabers, you know, in my living room, I need to get a very good deal on any furniture.
- I wanted a coffee table without any sharp corners or edges.
- Instead of searching at the usual places, I checked out a site called www.coffeetables.com.
- I bought this beautiful coffee table for $165!
When my coffee table arrived, I realized that www.coffeetables.com was part of www.csnstores.com. Who knew?
So one lucky commenter today will win a $40 gift card to spend any way you want at CSN Stores.
Since most of you like to cook, I thought you might check out some cookware.
Like this Emeril Pro-Clad Fry Pan for $39.95 with Free Shipping.
Or this Hamilton Beach 7-Quart Slow Cooker for $39.95 with Free Shipping.
CSN Stores also has a great selection of fitness accessories. While you can’t get a whole elliptical machine with $40, you can get a great Pilates ring:
The Stamina is my favorite Pilates ring and you can get it at CSN stores for only $29.95.
Oh, there are so many ways you can spend $40 at CSN Stores. I wish I could win! But this is a giveaway, so that means that it’s going out to one of you!
To Enter:
Just do one of the following:
- Leave a comment below telling me a Trade Up you’ve made since leaning about NuVal
- Leave a comment below telling me how you would spend $40 at CSN stores
- Tweet this giveaway
I will choose one winner at random at 7 am EDT on Thursday morning. Good Luck!
Yesterday’s Winner
Congratulations to Commenter #68, Doreen! You’ve won my Muesli Giveaway. Be sure to send me an email at abetterbagofgroceries@gmail.com with your mailing address. Thank you to everyone who entered!
Posted by: Melissa 97 comments
Posted in: Giveaway
Tags: cookware, CSN Stores, Giveaway, lighting, lights
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 7:49 am
I would absolutely be buying that Stamina Pilates ring to go with my new magic circle dvd!
I traded up to Sunmaid Golden Rasins (Nuval score 91) and who knew, my kids like them even better!
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 8:23 am
I would buy a small table for my downstairs bath. It’s only a half bath, but it’s big and feels very empty!! Plus, I’d love more storage space in there anyway!
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 8:23 am
“Leave a comment below telling me how you would spend $40 at CSN stores” I would definitely nab a food processor. Mine died mid veggie burger-making!
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 8:24 am
I’ve traded up to teddies unsalted creamy when I can find it
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 8:26 am
And I tweeeeeted!
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 8:28 am
I would spend it towards an ice cream maker
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 8:35 am
I would buy a new kennel for our dog. She’s totally growing out of her current one.
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 8:39 am
I’ve traded up from veg. oil(16) to canola oil(24). I think I would definitely go for the Stamina, don’t have anything like that.
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 8:57 am
OMg, would love an ice cream maker!
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 8:58 am
I would buy Camp Chef 4-inch Mini Skillet, Ginsu The Original 9″ Ginsu Slicer, Zwilling JA Henckels International Fine Edge Pro 9″ Steel, and Prepara Volcano Ice Pop (Set of 4)! Apparently I need lots of inexpensive things in my kitchen
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 8:59 am
Definitely need a food processor
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 8:59 am
I’ve traded up to Kashi 7 Whole Grain Puffs (91) from Corn Chex after reading this blog and finding out some NuVal scores. I can’t wait until NuVal gets in somewhere close.
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 9:00 am
Tough call, but probably a new skillet
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 9:00 am
My kids would mandate I select the ice cream maker
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 9:01 am
Probably a new set of knives! Perfect for chopping up my fresh produce…
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 9:04 am
I would really love an ice cream maker! It is SO insanely hot here lately and I would love to create my own healthier icy treats…thanks for the giveaway!
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 9:11 am
I would buy a hanging pot rack for my pots & pans. Our home is almost 100 years old & not much storage!
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 9:15 am
I would buy that Pilates ring.
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 9:17 am
i have traded up granola for cereals with much less sugar!
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 9:17 am
i would use the $40 towards new pots & pans!
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 9:19 am
We’ve traded up from vegetable oil to canola oil
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 9:20 am
I would buy a new toaster and a new electric can opener. They both are on their last legs!
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 9:23 am
I would love some Emerilware!
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 9:23 am
I have switched to eating more berries ever since I learned they score higher than most other fruits.
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 9:39 am
I traded up flavored yogurts to plain greek yogurt and now add fruit for natural sweetness
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 9:44 am
I’ve traded up from regular yogurt to greek
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 9:44 am
Definitely could use a new set of pans, mine have certainly seen better days and are past the point of being “well seasoned”
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 9:46 am
And I’d probably use that $40 to get some fun new bowls, which I’d use to eat my standard greek yogurt, fruit, and cereal breakfast!
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 9:57 am
One big trade-up I’ve done is switch from regular whole wheat pasta to Barilla Plus pasta. More nutritious, and the husband likes that it tastes more like regular white pasta!
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 9:58 am
I would buy a new sauce pan!
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 10:01 am
Could really use a new electric can opener, my current one may cost me a finger!!
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 10:22 am
I would actually use the money toward a new barbell for my weight set; my current bar isn’t designed to hold a lot of weight and I’m ready to challenge myself with heavier lifting!
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 10:23 am
How cool is that??!! $40 to spend – awesome! Decisions, decisions, decisions…I would love some new dishes…oooh, I just saw a ‘Murval Mesh Parisian Small Tote with Moc Croc in Brown’ that is really cool…holy cow! I see a lot of things I would love to get… Also, I have learned how to incorporate more fresh fruits/veggies and grains into my diet.
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 10:27 am
It would probably get put towards a new dinning room table… We just moved from Ohio to Oklahoma and couldn’t bring (aka I hated it so we didn’t bring) our old one with us.
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 10:29 am
We went from Whole Grain Cheerios to Post Shredded Wheat.
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 10:29 am
Ooh I would love some new cookware!! Mine is dying…
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 10:35 am
I would put the $40 toward a new Le Creuset pasta pot from the cookware.com store. It’s a CSN store too!
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 10:42 am
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on Jul 14th, 2010 at 10:49 am
I traded up from regular to greek yogurt.
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 10:49 am
I really want a food processor!
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 10:49 am
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on Jul 14th, 2010 at 10:52 am
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on Jul 14th, 2010 at 10:52 am
I’d love a new Kitchen Aid Mixer from CSN stores!
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 11:02 am
Two words: Yogurt Maker. It would awesome!
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 11:04 am
I also traded up my Cheerios. I went from chocolate Cheerios to regular Cheerios. Less sugar!
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 11:13 am
I, too, traded up from regular plain yogurt to Greek yogurt! All about the protein!
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 11:23 am
I need a new blender!!
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 11:35 am
I’ve ditched the chips and started snacking on plain unsalted nuts – mostly almonds and walnuts. Seems like a no-brainer, but seeing the NuVal numbers really helped!
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 11:41 am
I need some new kitchen knives!
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 11:41 am
For me it would have to be Rachael Ray Bubble and Brown 4.25 Qt. Oval Covered Casserole in Green LOVE these!
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 12:07 pm
I’ve been trading up tortilla chips! I now buy Garden of Eatin blue corn chips, and they’re delicious!
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 12:39 pm
I need a new coated frying pan for eggs.
I have traded up to Chobani yogurts.
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 12:40 pm
I would put it toward a Le Creuset skinny grill.
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
Since trading up we’ve started focusing on adding veggies in everything! I would use it towards cookie sheets. Mine are from my great-grandma.
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 12:51 pm
I have traded up low fat granola granola for cereals with much less sugar like Fiber One and healthier Kashi cereals.
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 12:51 pm
I would get a ton of useful pots and pans…Great Giveaway!
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 1:02 pm
to maryz – I have some Emerilware – nonstick. It was a christmas gift. I already need to replace the 10inch skillet (what I would use the giveaway for. I’m a little OCD about matched sets) just beware of the nonstick.
My tradeups are too numerous to mention all but we did the OJ tadeup, sourcream to greek yogurt, andnothing but barilla plus or dreamfield for pasta!
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
I’ve traded up oatmeal (instant to regular) and also canned beans. I would buy a food processor with this gift card…I don’t have one but want one!
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 1:24 pm
i would love to buy wafflemaker!
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 1:25 pm
i’ve traded to unsalted nut butters
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 1:32 pm
I would absolutely love ANY of the housewares at CSN stores – but in particular, I need a new non-stick skillet!
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
I’ve traded up from always eating just Cheerios to adding Shredded Wheat in my cereal. I also eat more roasted almonds instead of the smokehouse ones when I realized the sodium content lowered its nuval score!
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 1:55 pm
I’d like to buy a food processor at the CSN stores!
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 1:59 pm
I have always wanted a food processor.
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 2:03 pm
I’d really like to use that gift card towards the purchase of a high quality blender.
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 2:10 pm
I would put it towards some new pillows for our couch.
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 2:14 pm
I LOVEEE that coffee table! I traded up my morning Special K Protein Plus cereal to Bob’s Red Mill Muesli from yesterday’s post
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 2:16 pm
I love your coffee table! My most recent trade up is muesli instead of oatmeal…I just bought a box today
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 2:58 pm
I think I would use the gift certificate take advantage of the le creuset clearance!
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 3:01 pm
The icecream maker is so so tempting me!!
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 3:11 pm
I would so put it towards a new post and pans set
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 3:18 pm
I need a new skillet – I’ve used mine too much and it’s starting to wear!
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 3:18 pm
I could spend $40 easily….love the coffee table.
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 3:27 pm
I’ve traded sour cream for nonfat Greek yogurt
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 4:13 pm
CSN – what a great wibesite! (not to be confused with the College of Southern Nevada
my husband’s birthday is next week and he mentioned he wants an outdoor smoker & grill for the patio so I would use the gift card towards his b-day gift.
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 4:14 pm
since learning about nuval i have started eating greek yogurt instead of regular yogurt and i will never turn back.
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 4:15 pm
I’ve traded up cereal, who knew cherios would score so low but it’s no surprise now when I see all the hidden salt!
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 4:59 pm
I traded up to unsweetened shredded wheat from frosted shredded wheat!
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 5:00 pm
I’d like to get an ice cream maker!!
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
Love to get a blender or juicer! What a cool site!
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
Traded regular yogurt to greek yogurt!
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 6:05 pm
I traded up from granola to Bob’s Red Mill Muesli (87) with strawberries or blueberries (100) for breakfast or a snack
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 7:31 pm
I would buy a new safe to cook in skillet.
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 8:31 pm
Traded from Pepperidge Farm Goldfish Pretzel Snack Cracker Bag (20) to Nabisco Ritz Bits Cracker Sandwiches Cheese (7). Just as good! I would get a Rachael Ray saute pan in blue!
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on Jul 14th, 2010 at 8:36 pm
I’ve traded up from kashi go lean crunch to kashi 7 whole grains cereal
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 10:22 pm
I would definitely buy the frying pan. I am in dire need of a new one! i’ve also traded up my peanut butter from jif to a brand with the only ingredient listed as peanuts!
on Jul 14th, 2010 at 11:11 pm
it’d have to be either shoes or a blender:)
on Jul 15th, 2010 at 12:06 am
I would buy a bag or an icecream maker
on Jul 15th, 2010 at 1:34 am
I would definitely buy a food processor because I have wanted one for soo long and there are so many recipes I can finally make if I get one
on Jul 15th, 2010 at 1:50 am
I would definitely invest in new dishes!
on Jul 15th, 2010 at 2:16 am
I would get the Rachel Ray Bubble and Brown set
on Jul 15th, 2010 at 3:04 am
I’d get the KidKraft 2 Slat Rocking Chair in Honey.
on Jul 15th, 2010 at 3:37 am
I would get the Snoozer Front Bike Pet Basket
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on Jul 15th, 2010 at 3:48 am
I’ve traded flavored yogurts up to greek yogurt!
i’d love to own an ice cream maker! for my favorite food :]
on Jul 15th, 2010 at 4:41 am
I would probably replace my coffee maker that just died. Thanks for the entry!
on Jul 15th, 2010 at 3:33 pm
I’d love to use it toward a guidecraft kitchen helper. Thanks for the chance!
on Jul 15th, 2010 at 3:33 pm
I’d love to get some new placemats (they have some gorgeous ones made of cork). Lovely!