12:00AM 8/2/09
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ANNOUNCING THE WINNER!
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Here at the Barking Mad Asylum, we have sadly learned our lesson about using everyday coffee pots. They don't work for this family. Not unless that is, we've been invaded by hordes of visiting relatives who demand coffee at the butt-crack of dawn, thereby necessitating a full pot of coffee be brewed by no later than 5:35AM!
However, our relatives are smart (or we like to say they are anyhow) and only visit, on average, once a year. What's the point of owning a big ass coffee pot when it's only going to get used once a year? I've gotta be honest, the other times when I've brewed a pot of coffee for just the hubby and I (We haven't started insisting that the little Imp drink coffee yet. We simply don't work her that hard to insist she be able to stay up 18 out of 24 hours in order to get her chores done...yet. I jest, I jest! Don't call CPS on me!), we each have a cup and I forget about it and a month later when we're all sitting around the breakfast table wondering just what the hell that horrid smell is? Eventually I discover that the coffee pot has been left sitting there for ages with a nearly full pot, and grounds that are now colonizing and threatening to overtake my kitchen. I would sigh as I held my nose, gagged, and then cleaned out the entire coffee maker. Wouldn't it be nice if I could just make a single cup of coffee at a time?
For the past several months, our lovely stainless steel coffee pot (the one I insisted we had to have, no less!), has served little more purpose than to accessorize with the other stainless steel appliances. Back in October of last year I was at my doctor's office when I noticed this thing that had replaced the coffee pot used to provide complimentary sustenance to those in the waiting room. I was immediately drawn to it it's sleek design, pretty blue lights and stainless steel exterior. I noticed the little cups beside it that reminded me of the ramekins of salad dressing one gets with a to-go salad at our local deli, except in these tiny sealed cups there existed several different varieties of coffees and hot cocos. These were the K-cups. The cute little K-cups made it possible to brew a single, gorgeous, hot, cup of coffee at a time. Ahhhhh. I was in love.
Thus I was introduced to the Keurig. It was love at first sight and I knew I must have one in my kitchen.
More than 6 months later, I finally have my own. The hubby got tired of me moaning and groaning about wanting to have one and drooling over the one in the doctor's office; the one Ifondle visit weekly and act as if it's my not-so-secret lover ! I received it for my "unbirthday" in May. The ironic thing about it? It's still in the damn box. We were still in the midst of our kitchen remodel when dearest bought it for me and there was no damn way I was going to let anything happen to my Keurig. This weekend I'm going to remedy that.
Here I sit, months later, after discovering the awesomeness of the single-cup brewing system, bound and determined to turn everyone I know into a Keurigite. What better way to do it than by giving one of them away?
Want one? You know you do. Well then how convenient is it that I am going to give a Keurig Platinum Brewing System away?!?! But that's not all. You also get a three-month supply of K-cups and a $50 VISA gift card.
I bet you're sitting there wondering what you have to do to enter for a chance to win one. I'm going to tell you.
First, here is the fine print, because I believe in getting the ugly details out of the way ASAP!
THE FINE PRINT - Valid only to U.S. residents (sorry my luvlies elsewhere, I couldn't manage to snag one that might have worked with other electrical set ups in other countries). Void where prohibited...which really is just my fancy way of saying that if I've had sex with you, you gave birth to me, if I gave birth to you, if you are a sibling (rivalrous or not), or in any, way, shape, or form related to me, nanny nanny boo boo, you can't enter the contest. This contest has in no way been sponsored by any vendor, nor have any products been given to me in exchange for monies or reviews.
You don't have to do ALL of the above. The more you do, the more chances you have to enter to win.
Lastly, for every comment left on this post, the Barking Mad family will donate a certain amount (per comment) to a charity, to be named later. Of course, I'm going to be watching the comments like a hawk, so don't spam me!
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to email me; iambarkingmad@gmail.com
Good luck!
However, our relatives are smart (or we like to say they are anyhow) and only visit, on average, once a year. What's the point of owning a big ass coffee pot when it's only going to get used once a year? I've gotta be honest, the other times when I've brewed a pot of coffee for just the hubby and I (We haven't started insisting that the little Imp drink coffee yet. We simply don't work her that hard to insist she be able to stay up 18 out of 24 hours in order to get her chores done...yet. I jest, I jest! Don't call CPS on me!), we each have a cup and I forget about it and a month later when we're all sitting around the breakfast table wondering just what the hell that horrid smell is? Eventually I discover that the coffee pot has been left sitting there for ages with a nearly full pot, and grounds that are now colonizing and threatening to overtake my kitchen. I would sigh as I held my nose, gagged, and then cleaned out the entire coffee maker. Wouldn't it be nice if I could just make a single cup of coffee at a time?
For the past several months, our lovely stainless steel coffee pot (the one I insisted we had to have, no less!), has served little more purpose than to accessorize with the other stainless steel appliances. Back in October of last year I was at my doctor's office when I noticed this thing that had replaced the coffee pot used to provide complimentary sustenance to those in the waiting room. I was immediately drawn to it it's sleek design, pretty blue lights and stainless steel exterior. I noticed the little cups beside it that reminded me of the ramekins of salad dressing one gets with a to-go salad at our local deli, except in these tiny sealed cups there existed several different varieties of coffees and hot cocos. These were the K-cups. The cute little K-cups made it possible to brew a single, gorgeous, hot, cup of coffee at a time. Ahhhhh. I was in love.
Thus I was introduced to the Keurig. It was love at first sight and I knew I must have one in my kitchen.
More than 6 months later, I finally have my own. The hubby got tired of me moaning and groaning about wanting to have one and drooling over the one in the doctor's office; the one I
Here I sit, months later, after discovering the awesomeness of the single-cup brewing system, bound and determined to turn everyone I know into a Keurigite. What better way to do it than by giving one of them away?
Want one? You know you do. Well then how convenient is it that I am going to give a Keurig Platinum Brewing System away?!?! But that's not all. You also get a three-month supply of K-cups and a $50 VISA gift card.
I bet you're sitting there wondering what you have to do to enter for a chance to win one. I'm going to tell you.
First, here is the fine print, because I believe in getting the ugly details out of the way ASAP!
THE FINE PRINT - Valid only to U.S. residents (sorry my luvlies elsewhere, I couldn't manage to snag one that might have worked with other electrical set ups in other countries). Void where prohibited...which really is just my fancy way of saying that if I've had sex with you, you gave birth to me, if I gave birth to you, if you are a sibling (rivalrous or not), or in any, way, shape, or form related to me, nanny nanny boo boo, you can't enter the contest. This contest has in no way been sponsored by any vendor, nor have any products been given to me in exchange for monies or reviews.
Contest Rules
- Keurig giveaway begins TODAY and ends at 11:59PM Saturday August 1, 2009. Yeah, you have a while on this one.
- Leave me a comment on this post.
- Tweet about this contest and include a link to this post as well as @Barking_Mad in the body of your tweet. Come back and leave me a comment on this post letting me know you did.
- Subscribe to Barking Mad! via the little buttons on the sidebar over there ----> Then leave me a comment on this post letting me know that you subscribed.
- Follow me on Twitter.
- Blog about this contest and then come back to this entry and leave me a comment with the URL to that post. In your blog post, you must link to this original post.
- Write a blog post about your favourite charity/humanitarian organization/non profit group and why it's so near and dear to your heart. Once you've posted, come back here and link up in the Mr. Linky that will (I hope!) appear at the bottom of this post. That Mr. Linky entry is the key to your FIVE contest entries. No where in the body of your post do you have to mention this contest.
You don't have to do ALL of the above. The more you do, the more chances you have to enter to win.
Lastly, for every comment left on this post, the Barking Mad family will donate a certain amount (per comment) to a charity, to be named later. Of course, I'm going to be watching the comments like a hawk, so don't spam me!
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to email me; iambarkingmad@gmail.com
Good luck!
