Giveaway: Rubbermaid Drawer Organization Set

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Junk drawers.  The bane of many a kitchen.

We all have them-but we don’t know what to DO with them!  They become an organizational black hole. Things go in, but they never come out.  I know that all that stuff is in there because we are convinced that we might need it. Really. Like tomorrow.

But do we honestly?  Of course not!  If you want to take control of your junk drawer you need to start by going through and weeding it out.  Throw out all that stuff that was already in there when you moved in.  Then take a deep breath and tackle all the pieces of random things that you can’t even identify-and all the bits you can that are obviously broken that you won’t ever get around to fixing “some day”.

Now you have a little less stuff, and you have actually seen what it is.  Of course you could just toss it back in there and hope for the best, but why not go a step better and organize it so you can FIND that pen, or screwdriver, or key when you need it!

Rubbermaid sent me some nifty drawer organizers to try out-an interlocking 6 piece set-and they gave me another set to give away to one of you lucky readers!  The drawer organizers interlock-which helps configure them to various spaces and keeps them from shifting as much when you close the drawers. What a way to get things organized.

Do you need some tips & tricks to get you going? Check out the Junk Drawer Ingenuity Solution on Rubbermaid.com

Now of course you could use my good old frugal method I taught you in  Divide and Conquer – cutting down cardboard boxes to use as organizers-but even I have to admit that there is something very pleasant about opening a drawer and seeing such a nice, matching, interlocking, non skid set of organizers inside.

The drawer organizer set I am giving away consists of three 3×3″, one 3×9″, one 3X12″ and one 6×9″.  You can read the details of the interlocking drawer organizers on the Rubbermaid site-but they only show the picture for the 3×12″ one.

Now on to the fun part-how to enter the giveaway!  Since only one person an win, I do want to let everyone know that there is a $1 off coupon available if you decide to buy your own.

This giveaway will run from today Tuesday March 2nd until midnight, Sunday March 7th.

To enter: Leave a comment telling me the oddest thing you’ve ever kept in your junk drawer

Want extra entries? Here you go! EACH MUST BE A SEPARATE COMMENT!

1. Subscribe to Frugal Upstate (or tell me you already have).

2. Tweet about the giveaway up to 1X per day.

3. Post on Facebook about the giveaway up to 1X per day.

4.  Post on your own blog about the giveaway and include the link here.

Good Luck!

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Giveaway: SunBird Sauce Mixes & $25 Giftcard

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I don’t know how many of you know this, but I love Asian food. I guess it started when I was in Jr. Highschool. My dad became very interested in Japanese culture and cuisine around that time.

Since rural Maine is not known for its international cuisine (shocker) my mom and dad started cooking it at home occasionally. My teen years hold fond memories of eating homemade miso soup and stirfries as well as occasionally making our own Tempura and Sushi.

I luckily married a man who is as adventurous as I am about trying new food-when Yankee Bill was stationed in Korea as a bachelor for a year he had about 5 local restaurants that he frequented. In each he started at the top of the menu and worked his way down, ordering a different dish each time.

Finally one of the owners asked him “Why doesn’t your wife cook for you at home?”. They had assumed that the only way he would have been interested in eating so many different kinds of Korean food was if he had a Korean wife!

We’ve passed the gene along to our kids. Princess’s favorite food of all time is Sushi, and if you give Buddy a choice of any restaurant to eat at his first choice is always Chinese!

Now I’m a pretty fair cook, and I do a decent American style stir-fry, but I don’t really delve into a lot of truly authentic Chinese food. Yes, I have soy sauce and Chinese 5 spice mix on hand, but so many of the other ingredients, especially spices, are either obscure, expensive, or something that I would ONLY use for one dish (and then why buy a whole big bottle of it). So I’ve never tried making General Tso’s Chicken, Pad Thai or Kung Pao Chicken at home.

Enter SunBird Asian spice mixes! Now normally I won’t write about a product until I’ve had a chance to taste test it myself, but in this case I made an exception. The mixes are on their way to me, and I will write a review, but there is a time sensitive issue with a cool sweepstakes* (more about that later).

SunBird offers 21 different spice mixes to include General Tso’s Chicken, Sweet & Sour, Chow Mein, Fried Rice, Beef and Broccoli, Hot & Spicy Scheshwan, Pad Thai and Kung Pao Chicken. Imagine the cost savings of cooking these favorite take-out dishes at home! Cooking at home is always such a cost savings because you can purchase your ingredients on sale and substitute where necessary (hey-if pork is on sale you can make Kung Pao Pork just as easily as chicken!)

Now to be clear, these spice mixes are that-spice mixes-not “all in one” mixes. To make them up you will need to add the rest of the sauce ingredients, such as soy sauce, oil, sugar, water and cornstarch. And of course you will have to add your own meat, vegetables & rice as necessary. Each package clearly lists out the ingredients needed.

So now on to the fun part!

SunBird has generously given me not only a case of SunBird Asian spice mixes (variety pack of 24 spices valued at $25) to give away to one lucky reader, but also a $25 Visa Giftcard to buy the groceries you need to create these Asian meals at home.

This giveaway will run from Sat Jan 9 through Thu Jan 14.

To enter:

1. Head on over to the SunBird Chinese New Years sweepstakes (ends Jan 15th & hence the short time frame) and enter then come back and leave a comment letting me know!

and/or

2. Head on over to the SunBird site then come back and let me know which mix you are most interested in trying.

Want even more chances to win? Here you go!

3. Tweet about this giveaway up to 1X a day: Here’s a chance to win a case of SunBird Asian Sauce mixes and a $25 Giftcard! http://bit.ly/6ogo6e

4. Tweet about the SunBird Sweepstakes up to 1X a day: Enter to win a VIP trip for 2 to the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco! http://bit.ly/8QCX8K

5. Subscribe to Frugal Upstate (up top there on the right!) or let me know you are.

There you go~Good Luck to everyone!

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Note: The SunBird The Grand Prize Winner will receive a VIP experience package at the parade on Feb 27^th, 2 VIP Tickets to the TV Broadcast Viewing area for the parade, 2 roundtrip airfare tickets to San Francisco, 3 nights hotel stay and dinner for two at a select restaurant. Two second place winners will get $100 grocery gift card and five 3^rd place winners will receive a $50 gift card. You do not have to enter my giveaway in order to enter the SunBird giveaway. Sweepstakes closes on Jan 15th

Note: As always, this giveaway is not open to my family members.

Walmart $20 Menu Giveaway

Budgets are tight all around this year, and with Christmas shopping in full swing (or if you are lucky completed) people are starting to feel the pinch.

Walmart wants to help! Right now Walmart nation wide has cut the prices on some holiday staples to help you have a fantastic holiday meal. Starting with select Grade A turkeys available for $0.40/lb, Walmart’s $20 menu guarantees family favorites will be on the dinner table this holiday season. The menu includes:

* One 12-pound Grade A turkey*
* Three 11 to 15.5-ounce cans Green Giant vegetables
* Two 14-ounce cans Ocean Spray cranberry sauce
* Three 6-ounce boxes of Stove Top stuffing
* One 5-pound bag of red potatoes
* One 12-count package of Sara Lee dinner rolls
* One 22-ounce pumpkin roll cake

Not only that, but as one of the Walmart Elevenmoms I get the opportunity to give 2 lucky readers a $30 Walmart Giftcard to put that lovely meal on their own table!

This giveaway will run from today, December 15 until midnight December 19th, Eastern Standard Time.

Entering is easy,  just leave a comment telling me your favorite holiday food.

Want extra entries?

1. Subscribe to Frugal Upstate

2.  Tweet about the contest

3.   Post about the contest

That’s it! Good luck to you all!

Note: Limit of 2 turkeys per person. Weights and brands vary by location.
Note: Walmart provided me with a $30 Walmart gift card for myself as well as giveaway gift cards for my participation in this promotion.

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