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    NuVal may not be in your area yet. But I see the scores while they are "hot off the press" and because of that I am able to make better decisions about what to feed my family.

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$50 CSN Stores Gift Card Giveaway!

Thursday, January 27, 2011 at 06:57 AM

Surprise! Today I am hosting a CSN Stores Giveaway!  That’s right – the kind folks over at CSN Stores reached out to me and asked me if I would like to host another gift card giveaway.  Actually, they gave me a choice.  I could review a product (and keep it for myself!) or I could host a giveaway and give a $50 gift card to one of my lucky readers.  I love you all so much and I am so grateful for your loyal readership and great comments every day that I just had to go with the giveaway.

Not that I couldn’t have used a little bling myself.  <Sigh>  I mean, my husband, is definitely in need of a new laptop messenger bag.  His old one is falling apart.  He would love this one!

And since we just moved into a new house just four months ago, we always need new things.  A little out of the $50 budget, but we really need a new dining room set.  This one from CSN Stores  would work just fine!

And we have blank walls everywhere!  Now that’s something we could easily find within the $50 range.  These would look fantastic in my new front hallway:

You can get just about anything at CSN Stores!  They carry it all.  In fact, it’s where we bought our coffee table, and we love it!

Today’s Giveaway

One incredibly lucky reader is going to win a $50 gift card to CSN Stores.  All you need to do is leave a comment below telling me what you would spend your $50 dollars on at CSN Stores (I’m so nosy!)  I’ll select one winner at random at 8 am on Friday morning so don’t delay.  And tell your friends.  Good Luck!

Rules

CSN Stores has a few rules that I need to tell you about.  This contest is open to U.S. and Canadian readers only.  Also, please do not comment on the CSN Stores Facebook Wall to enter the contest.  However, feel free to promote this giveaway on Twitter (@csnstores @melisanutrition).

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CSN Stores Cookware Giveaway!

Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 06:50 AM

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!

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