Rosie Scribble

A final blog giveaway

Update: This giveaway has now closed. Thanks to everyone who entered. You'll all receive some Detangler spray!

I’ve had huge problems with blog giveaways over the last couple of months. Many hours have been spent following up prizes that haven’t been sent out as promised and reassuring winners that event tickets would arrive on time. It has been hugely frustrating, which is a shame as I’ve often enjoyed running giveaways on this blog and I’ve given away some nice products.

But I’ve decided to call it a day. Not blogging, you understand, just giveaways as these recent stressors have put me off.

So this is my final giveaway, which I’m running on behalf of Vosene. I haven’t been paid to write this but Vosene have been incredibly generous to us over recent months and IJ is still taking about the trip to London Zoo they organised.

They even sent us a photo album with photos they’d taken on the day. And when they asked what products from their range we’d like to try, they posted them to us so we didn’t have to carry a heavy goodie bag home from London.

So I’m running this giveaway as a thank you from both of us. 

I have 20 full sized bottles of Vosene’s Extra Shine Detangler Spray to giveaway. The princess packaging isn’t ideal – you don’t have to be a pretty pink princess to use it - but Vosene did listen to our feedback when this was mentioned to them and took it on board.

We’ve been using this product for several months now and I’d highly recommend it, especially for children with long hair.

If you’d like to be in with a chance of receiving one simply leave a comment including the word ‘Vosene’ before midnight on Jun 17th. If more than 20 people enter I’ll select 20 names at random and publish the results at the bottom of this post on Jun 18th. The products will be sent out by Vosene. UK entries only. One entry per person.

Review and Giveaway: Loud Enough earphones for kids

Loud Enough earphones are designed to protect young ears. They reduce the volume level of the devices such as ipods, MP3 players, laptops, DVD players and gaming devices, without causing a reduction in sound quality.

There’s nothing on the packaging which says what level is considered ‘loud enough’ but a trip to the Logitech website says that they reduce the max volume of the original music source by up to 30 percent (compared with iPod, iPhone, and Zune devices against standard Apple earbuds and MetroFi 170 earphones).

We’ve tested them for ten days (possibly not long enough to test how durable they are) and found the sound quality to be excellent, although in some cases the volume is still too loud for me personally. Playing on IJ’s DS (in the name of research) I’ve found I still need to turn the volume on the device down, but these earphones still have to be preferable to those offering no sound reduction at all.

Designed for children aged 6+, they are easy to wear and don’t look childish so would certainly appeal to older children. As they sit in the ear they will be particularly useful for children who don’t want to wear headphones and prefer something a bit more discreet.

They come with a number of detachable silicone ear cushions so you can find the right fit, but these could easily get lost. Another drawback is that they are also expensive at RRP £29.99 – great for ‘tweenagers’ but less so for children as young as six who might lose some of the small parts.

Giveaway

I have two pairs to giveaway – one blue and one green.

To enter, simply leave a comment on this post.

For an additional entry, mention this post in Twitter and I will add your name to the entries.

The giveaway closes at midnight on Friday May 20th 2011.

Two winners each received one set of earphones each will be selected at random and announced on this blog on Saturday May 21st 2011.

I will email the winners for their addresses and dispatch the prizes asap!

Full disclosure: We received a pair of earphones free of charge to review.

Giveaway: Earth Friendly Kids (the products, not actual children)

Glancing at the packaging of many of the products we have on our bathroom shelf, there seems to be a surprisingly long list of ingredients considering some of these are basically just soap. Many of the names are completely unpronounceable, which has made me query what actually goes into these products and whether it is all absolutely necessary.

So I was interested in receiving two products from the Earth Friendly Kids range to try out. Unlike many of the other products we have been using for some time, this range contains carefully chosen certified organic ingredients that are plant derived as well as food-grade preservatives.

The range is also animal testing free, free of artificial colouring, synthetic fragrance, sodium lauryl/laureth and parabens, suitable for vegans and Vegetarian Society Approved.

We’d both been using the shampoo and bodywash, and the kids’ handwash for two weeks and they really are excellent. I’d been unsure what to expect from the products but they smell fabulous and are really quite luxurious to use. I hadn’t expected the standard of the products to be quite so high, simply because it is not a brand I had heard of before and I’ve never used organic health and beauty products in the past. I will now.

This is a brand I would certainly buy again. They are more expensive that other brands on the market which don’t have the same ‘earth-friendly’ credentials, but the bottles (both 250ml) have lasted us over two weeks so far and the quality of the ingredients is excellent.

Both the Earth Friendly Kids Shampoo & Bodywash and the Earth Friendly Kids Handwash in Zingy Citrus (250ml) are priced at £4.08 each

How to enter the giveaway

I have one bottle of the shampoo & bodywash and one bottle of the handwash to giveaway to one lucky reader.

To enter, simply leave a comment on this post.

For an additional entry, mention this post in Twitter and I will add your name to the entries.

UK entries only.

The giveaway closes at midnight on Friday May 13th 2011.

The winner will be selected at random and announced on this blog on Saturday May 14th.
I will email the winner for their address.

Responsibility for despatching the prize to the winner is the responsibility of Sparkle PR who will send it within 28 days of the winner being announced.

The Earth Friendly Kids range can be purchased from www.HealthQuestStore.com. You can also follow them on their Facebook page. We received these products free of charge to review.

Giveaway: Tickets to the Baby Show at Birmingham’s NEC

This May The Baby Show returns to Birmingham’s NEC to offer must have products, free expert advice and an unrivalled shopping experience for parents and parents-to-be.

The Baby Show with Prima Baby and Fisher-Price takes place from 20-22 May 2011 and I have five pairs of tickets to giveaway.

About the Baby Show

In just one day visitors can shop for everything they need from the widest range of products including all the baby brands mums love, enjoying savings on 1000s of must have baby and maternity products. New and expectant parents can try before they buy ensuring peace of mind.

World-leading experts will also be there offering complementary sessions giving out professional advice and tips. Breastfeeding specialist Clare Byam-Cook, nutrition expert Annabel Karmel and the British Red Cross will all be on hand to dish out their professional expertise. Next will also be offering maternity wear consultations.

To ensure the day is as stress free as possible there will be a number of free facilities which include the Pampers Changing Room, the Tommee Tippee Feeding Area and firm favourite amongst babies and toddlers, the Fisher-Price Crèche. Plus, there is The Emma’s Diary Shopping Drop Off, Collect by Car and Home Delivery Service so heavy bags don’t need to be carried around the show.

How to win a pair of tickets

The Baby Show takes place on 20-22 May, NEC, Birmingham.

I have five pairs of tickets to giveaway, which are valid on any day.

To enter the giveaway, simply leave a comment on this blog.

One entry per person.

Open to UK residents only.

The giveaway closes at midnight on Wednesday 13th April.

Winners will be selected at random and announced on this post on Friday 15th April. I'll also be in touch by email.

Responsibility for despatching the winning tickets lies with the promoters Idea Generation.

Tickets for The Baby Show are also available from the box office on 0871 231 0844 or online at thebabyshow.co.uk.

I have not received any payment for running this giveaway. Not a sausage. Not even half eaten pack of jelly babies.

Update: This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to Ellie, Alex, Teannie Binns, Lucy Morris and Gen who have each won a pair of tickets to the show.

Win a £60 Boden voucher

We have gone a little bit upmarket this half-term -  at least one of us has - after Boden very kindly gave us a £60 voucher to try out their children's spring range. I also have an additional £60 voucher to giveaway - details at the end of this post.

Never one to turn down free clothes IJ browsed through their catalogue, selected half of it, argued with me a little then finally settled for the three pieces above - the stripy boat neck t-shirt which she refuses to take off, the fabulous star canvas pull-ons which have the added bonus of no laces, and the towelling zip-through which is generous enough to wear as a little jacket.

We haven't bought anything from Mini Boden before. The clothes are expensive compared to many brands but we were impressed by the ones we received. The quality is excellent, they are very stylish and they really do look good. We opted for size 7/8 years and had no problems with the fit.

You don't get a lot for £60 and I'm not sure about my seven-year-old daughter having a more up-t0-date wardrobe than me, but I digress...

I have a £60 Boden voucher to giveaway. You can spend it on whatever you like in the catalogue. As well as the girls clothes, there is a range of boys clothes that we haven't browsed through including boys jeans, and a brand new maternity wear section.

Or you could go straight to the women's clothing section and treat yourself to a new bag.

Giveaway

To enter simply leave a comment on this blog, and that's it.

For an additional entry tweet this giveaway (but include my twitter name @RosieScibble so I know to add your entry).

Enter before midnight on Friday 4th March.

One winner will be selected at random and announced here on Saturday 5th March.

The vouchers will be posted by me.

Good luck!

Update: Thanks to everyone who entered. The winner is announced here!