And the winner is…me! What I’ve won after four years of sweeping
So I was recently convincing my best friend to start entering sweepstakes (a.k.a. sweeping), and she asked me what I had managed to win in my time- so I decided to write about my wins here. Unfortunately I haven’t won anything big like vacations, cars, or giant TV’s- but I have one some pretty neat stuff. So here’s my list of wins, and right down at the bottom of this is a list of the sites that I use to find giveaways/sweeps to enter. Remember, sweeping takes a lot of time and effort 99.99% of the sweeps that I enter I don’t win, but the one’s that I do make it worth it. Anyways, I still have my fingers crossed for that dream Ireland vacation win!
2009
Lee Jeans
$500 JC Penney Giftcard
2010
Antonio Banderas Cologne
Set of Books for Fathers Day
$350 in Lotion/Beauty products from Lucky magazine
Green Bride Guide
Cutting Edge Stencil
Fantasy Jewelry Box Gift Card
Samsung Messenger II handset and 90 days free service
A listerine “vintage” t-shirt
2011
Steamy Kitchen Store Gift Certificate
Therabreath 100 pc. Breath Mints
UPrinting Stickers
$20 Gift Card to the Melting Pot
A bag of Skittles
A month’s supply of popchips
YogaHands Hand Therapy tool
A bottle of sparkling grape juice from R.W. Knudsen Family
$12 Gift Certificate to Cellpig.com
Hormel Family Foods Sampler Pack
YoCrunch Giveaway (about 5 coupons for free products)
Fiber One Package
Stonyfield Organic Activia Giveaway
Cavalla Crio Bru- Chocolate Coffee Drink
Biggest Loser Power Walk DVD
Smith & Vandiver Bath Bombs
Flavrz Drink Mix (4 drink mixes)
$20 Soap.com Gift Code
No Name beef T-Shirt
2012
Suave Keratin Infusions Free Product Coupon
8th Continent Soy Milk 2 Free Product Coupons
$25 in Products from awesome etsy shop- AddSomeStitches
Best Sites for Sweeps:
Online Sweepstakes (OLS)
Sweeties Secret Sweeps– There is a yearly $25 fee to join, but you get access to hard to find sweeps (like local sweeps, which are hard to find and have less entrants which means you have a higher chance of winning). If you decide to sign up please use this link, and type KristaK2 in the comments box when you pay- it’s a referral, and I’d really appreciate it.
Twitter- search “giveaway” in the twitter search bar and you’ll get loads of results
Happy Sweeping!
the nyc talon 
Wow! Good for you!
Thanks- but I’m a lightweight compared to major sweepers out there :) Still hoping for that trip though…
Ah…lots of interesting things….isn’t it exciting to open an email that says you’ve won something?!!
I love when that happens! lol! I get the feeling you know what I mean ;)
That is awesome! You seem to have won a bit. Sometimes I have to decide what to enter because it takes time to enter giveaways… It is exciting. I have won a couple of things, which is cool.
Lol! It takes me a while to decide too- sometimes I’ll get so caught up with reading bloggers posts, checking out the actual products, and deciding which one’s I really would like a shot at winning – that I’ll only end up entering two for the whole day!
Awesome! I haven’t won any major sweeps yet, but I did recently win a free bottle of Torani coffee syrup, a prize pack with a book, a can of European hot chocolate and a Starbucks gift card, some shell earrings, a beach towel, a beautiful glass float, and a few other treasures. It is fun to enter, and a great surprise when the prizes come.
Wow! You’ve got some pretty great wins yourself (totally jealous of that starbucks gc)! It is super fun to enter- and better when you win ;)
OMG – you’re doing good! And that $500 GC to JCP is AMAzing! I also like these sites for blog giveaways: Grandma sez blog ; A tightwad in Utah ; Airplanes & Dragonflies. ((1955nursehjc4me(at)myway(dot)com))
I LOVE Tightwad in Utah! I always check out the low entry giveaways there :D thanks for the site recommendations!