By a show of hands, how many of you pamper yourself each day?  Take 10 minutes of “me” time a day?  5 minutes?  Anyone?  I know as a busy Mom, if going to the bathroom alone doesn’t count (which rarely happens anyway), I never get a chance to do anything for me.  Fortunately, Green Mountain Coffee has come up with a simple, easy way to pamper yourself for a few minutes a day…Cafe Escapes K-Cup Portion Packs!

With four delicious flavors, you are sure to find something you love.  My favorite, the Cafe Escapes Milk Chocolate Hot Cocoa, is fa-bu-lous with some homemade marshmallows.  My husband did a double take with the Mocha as he was surprised by such a chocolatey flavor.  The Chai Latte is perfect with breakfast while you can finish the day with Dark Hot Chocolate as it tastes more like dessert!

COUPON CODE

Want to try the Cafe Escapes K-Cup Portion Packs?  Use code AM0016-3583 to receive 15% off your entire order plus free shipping (U.S. Only, no minimum order). Valid through February 29th.

GIVEAWAY

Green Mountain Coffee wants to help you pamper yourself by giving one lucky winner a one year FREE subscription to Birchbox®, an innovative, new way to try beauty products before you buy them.  Birchbox provides its subscribers with monthly deliveries of samples from well-known beauty brands.  Every month you will receive 4-5 hand-picked beauty samples form the best brands around delivered right to your door!

Did you know Birchbox also has awesome how-to videos, articles, and tips from the pros?  Go find the perfect way to pamper yourself now!

How to enter:

1. Tell me which Cafe Escapes K-Cup Portion Pack you can’t wait to try!

Additional entries:

1. Blog about this giveaway and link to The Not-So-Blog (10 extra entries).

2. Follow me (@BridgetteLA) and @CafeEscapes on Twitter and Tweet this giveaway using #YourPerfectCup. Every time you tweet you get an additional entry! Unlimited! (You must have over 50 Twitter followers to qualify for unlimited entries!)

3. Subscribe to my blog.

4. Become a Fan of The Not-So-Blog on Facebook and Cafe Escapes on Facebook.

5. Place my blog banner on your sidebar.

Contest ends at 11:59pm CST on February 24th.  Prizes not claimed in 72 hours will be forfeited. Open to U.S. Residents only.

This post is the opinion of the Experimental Mommy.  Others may have a differing opinion of the product.  While a sample was received to facilitate this review, all opinions remain 100% mine.

One of the things on my bucket list is to travel to Europe.  While I am a far way from attaining my dream, I am able to sample coffees from around the world with the new Barista Prima Coffeehouse K-Cup portion packs!  As a K-Cup Ambassador, I was sent the four varieties (Italian, French, Columbian and House Blend) from this exclusive collection of the world’s finest Arabica coffees roasted in the tradition of Europe’s most celebrated coffeehouses. Taste the flavors in easy to prepare and convenient K-Cup Portion Packs.

Before embarking on your coffee house tour, check out this video featuring Francesco Sanapo, a two time Italian Barista Champion!

In tasting the varieties, my husband noticed that the coffees were stronger, darker and more bold than other K-Cup Portion Packs.  After viewing the above video, we realized that there is actually more coffee in each pack!  After sampling all of the varieties, my hubby has settled on the Italian Roast….now only if I can get him to take me to Italy!  Can’t head over to Italy?  Check out the inspiration behind the collection in a virtual tour of some favorite European Coffeehouses!

Want to try them for yourself?  Barista Prima Coffeehouse can be purchased online, at Keurig.com and select grocery stores nationwide. As a K-Cup Ambassador, I have an exclusive discount code to share:

COUPON CODE

At Green Mountain Coffee, use code AM0015-3583 to receive a 15% discount on the entire store as well as free standard shipping.  This code is valid now through December 15^th, and may not be combined with any offer or discount including Café EXPRESS.

As a K-Cup Ambassador, I received samples to facilitate this review.  All opinions remain 100% mine.

Over a year ago, I first laid eyes on the Keurig.  I was fascinated….60 seconds to a  perfect cup of coffee, tea or hot chocolate?  What’s not to love, right?  I received the Keurig Platinum Brewer for review here at Experimental Mommy and we have used it every single day since!

I was so excited to share my thoughts on the Keurig Brewer, that I even posted one of my very first vlogs.  And judging from the entries in the giveaway, I am not alone in my passion for Keurig!

Apparently, Keurig took note of all this coffee lovin’ activity and I was recently asked on behalf of Green Mountain Coffee Company (the company behind the Keurig brand) to be a K-Cup Ambassador!  As part of the program, I will be testing out a new Keurig brewer and reporting on several varieties of K-Cups each month….heaven!

For this first month, I received the Green Mountain Coffee Breakfast Blend, Gloria Jean’s Hazelnut Coffee, Celestial Seasonings English Breakfast and Tully’s French Roast Coffee.  So far, my husband and I have yet to meet a K-Cup that we don’t like.  Of this bunch, he liked the Breakfast Blend and I liked the English Breakfast the best.  Making our morning cup of caffeine in just 60 seconds is imperative to our AM routine.  The Keurig makes it easy to select a blend, select a cup size, brew and go!

I’m looking forward to trying new K-Cup varieties each month!  I am still searching for the perfect sweet tea!

COUPON CODE

Want to try new varieties of K-Cups?  Use code AM0013-3583 through June 10th in order to receive 15% off your order and FREE shipping!

This post is the opinion of the Experimental Mommy.  I received a product in order to facilitate this review however all opinions remain 100% mine.  No compensation was received in return for posting.

I know many of you are experiencing record snowfall in your areas, so I know you will love this giveaway from Coffee for Less!  While we may not be getting snow down here, I bet the sale coffee has skyrocketed in the past few days.  In case you haven’t heard, my beloved New Orleans Saints won the Superbowl (still seems surreal)!  If New Orleans knows how to do one thing right, it’s PARTY!  Sunday night, the French Quarter was packed with die hard Saints fans celebrating our historic win by dancing in the streets and staying up WAY past their normal bedtime.  I can almost bet that they reached for a cup of coffee the next morning!

Some fans had to get out of bed, get in their cars and drive to their local coffee shop.  But those that are lucky enough to have single serve coffee machines could make gourmet coffee right in their own homes.  For times like these, it’s always great to make sure you have plenty of Keurig K-cups or Senseo Coffee Pods in your pantry.  Fortunately, Coffee for Less is back this February to help your panty stay stocked.  About Coffee For Less:

“Coffee For Less.com is an Internet coffee shop for your home, office or restaurant. For the past 25 years Coffee Serv Inc. of Philadelphia has established the reputation of being the preeminent office and restaurant coffee provider in the Greater Delaware Valley. Founded as a family business by Jack and Lynn Kirshner, Coffeeserv Inc. has grown to become the largest Office Coffee Service provider in Philadelphia. Our coffee Blends include Millstone, Starbucks, Green Mountain, Barrie House and our own blend, just to name a few. We also carry the leading Tea brands in the country. Celestial Seasoning, Bigelow, Tazo and Tetley offer a wide variety of flavors and blends to meet any particular liking.”

This time, Coffee for Less is offering one lucky Not-So-Blog reader one 24 count pack of the Green Mountain Vermont Country Blend K-Cups! “Green Mountain Vermont Country Blend is a medium roast coffee that is both brisk and smooth with a rich, aromatic, sweet toasty flavor. It is an ideal balance of light and dark beans that has a multifaceted intrigue that most everyone will enjoy!”  My husband LOVES it!

How to enter:

1. Visit Coffee For Less and tell me a flavor of coffee you would love to try!

Additional entries:

1. Blog about this giveaway and link to The Not-So-Blog and Coffee for Less (10 extra entries).

2. Follow me (@BridgetteLA) and Coffee For Less on Twitter and Tweet this giveaway. Every time you tweet you get an additional entry! Unlimited! (You must have over 50 Twitter followers to qualify for unlimited entries!)

3. Subscribe to my blog.

4. Become a Fan of The Not-So-Blog and Coffee For Less on Facebook.

5. Sign up for the Coffee For Less email newsletter.

Contest ends at 11:59pm CST on February 23rd. Prizes not claimed in 72 hours will be forfeited. Open to U.S. Residents only.

This review is the opinion of The Experimental Mommy. Other may have a different experience with the product. Thank you to Coffee For Less who provided the product for review. I was not compensated in any way except for the complimentary product.

With the onset of the wintery temperatures down here in the South, I find myself reaching for more hot beverages than I normally would!  My husband and I own a Keurig Platinum, and have gone through several boxes of K-cups in a short period of time including coffee, hot chocolate and tea.

If your family is anything like mine, it never hurts to have more Keurig K-cups in your pantry for those cold winter nights (and mornings!).  I had such a great time working with Coffee for Less in December, that I am excited to welcome them back with a new January giveaway!  About Coffee For Less:

“Coffee For Less.com is an Internet coffee shop for your home, office or restaurant. For the past 25 years Coffee Serv Inc. of Philadelphia has established the reputation of being the preeminent office and restaurant coffee provider in the Greater Delaware Valley. Founded as a family business by Jack and Lynn Kirshner, Coffeeserv Inc. has grown to become the largest Office Coffee Service provider in Philadelphia. Our coffee Blends include Millstone, Starbucks, Green Mountain, Barrie House and our own blend, just to name a few. We also carry the leading Tea brands in the country. Celestial Seasoning, Bigelow, Tazo and Tetley offer a wide variety of flavors and blends to meet any particular liking.”

This time, Coffee for Less is offering one lucky Not-So-Blog reader one 24 count pack of the Coffee People Organic Coffee (Dark)! Coffee People Organic are 100% organically grown espresso blend is sweet, intense and smooth made to set the senses into a pleasure of strong three-bean joy!

How to enter:

1. Visit Coffee For Less and tell me a flavor of coffee you would love to try!

Additional entries:

1. Blog about this giveaway and link to The Not-So-Blog and Coffee for Less (10 extra entries).

2. Follow me (@BridgetteLA) and Coffee For Less on Twitter and Tweet this giveaway. Every time you tweet you get an additional entry! Unlimited! (You must have over 50 Twitter followers to qualify for unlimited entries!)

3. Subscribe to my blog.

4. Become a Fan of The Not-So-Blog and Coffee For Less on Facebook.

5. Sign up for the Coffee For Less email newsletter.

Contest ends at 11:59pm CST on January 25th. Prizes not claimed in 72 hours will be forfeited. Open to U.S. Residents only.

This review is the opinion of The Experimental Mommy. Other may have a different experience with the product. Thank you to Coffee For Less who provided the product for review. I was not compensated in any way except for the complimentary product.

The Gloria Jeans Swiss Chocolate Almond K-Cups Box from Coffee For Less will be a great treat for my hubby who LOVES our Keurig coffee machine *almost* as much as he loves me!

One box (24ct) of Gloria Jeans Swiss Chocolate Almond K-cups from Coffee For Less, our Keurig Platinum coffee machine and one hubby who HAS to have his coffee in the morning!   About Coffee For Less:

“Coffee For Less.com is an Internet coffee shop for your home, office or restaurant.  For the past 25 years Coffee Serv Inc. of Philadelphia has established the reputation of being the preeminent office and restaurant coffee provider in the Greater Delaware Valley. Founded as a family business by Jack and Lynn Kirshner, Coffeeserv Inc. has grown to become the largest Office Coffee Service provider in Philadelphia.  Our coffee Blends include Millstone, Starbucks, Green Mountain, Barrie House and our own blend, just to name a few.  We also carry the leading Tea brands in the country. Celestial Seasoning, Bigelow, Tazo and Tetley offer a wide variety of flavors and blends to meet any particular liking.”

A few months back, I was fortunate to do a product review of a Keurig Platinum Brewer.  This machine has been a godsend in my house!  My hubby uses it daily to make both coffee and iced coffee treats before he leaves for school or as a nighttime snack.  I, on the other hand, am a tea kinda girl!  The Keurig allows us to both enjoy our favorites!  A great place to discover new favorites is Coffee For Less which has an almost endless variety of K-Cups for our machine.  The choices are so extensive that Coffee For Less provides you with a “K-Cup Selector Tool” to help you find the best choice for your taste and lifestyle.

My hubby selected the Gloria Jeans Coffee Swiss Chocolate Almond K-Cup Box which comes in a pack of 24 for $11.95.  He absolutely LOVES IT!  He finally found a coffee that is great both hot or cold!  He says that it almost seems more like a dessert than a drink and he would definitely buy it again.

Coffee for Less is a great place to find just about any variety of K-Cups you desire.  No Keurig? No problem!  This online coffee shop sells coffee by the pound, too!  Not a coffee fan?  Try Starbucks Gourmet Hot Chocolate!  Coffee For Less has a ton of options to satisfy anyone on your holiday gift list.  My personal recommendation? Surprise them with the Keurig K-Cups!!

Are you in need of a coffee pick-me-up?  Coffee for Less has generously offered one Not-So-Blog reader their own box (24ct) of the Gloria Jeans Swiss Chocolate Almond K-Cups!

How to enter:

1. Visit Coffee For Less and tell me a flavor of coffee you would love to try!

Additional entries:

1. Blog about this giveaway and link to The Not-So-Blog and Coffee for Less (10 extra entries).

2. Follow me (@BridgetteLA) and Coffee For Less on Twitter and Tweet this giveaway. Every time you tweet you get an additional entry! Unlimited! (You must have over 50 Twitter followers to qualify for unlimited entries!)

3. Subscribe to my blog.

4. Become a Fan of The Not-So-Blog and Coffee For Less on Facebook.

5.  Sign up for the Coffee For Less email newsletter.

Contest ends at 11:59pm CST on December 31st. Prizes not claimed in 72 hours will be forfeited. Open to U.S. Residents only.

This review is the opinion of The Experimental Mommy. Other may have a different experience with the product. Thank you to Coffee For Less who provided the product for review. I was not compensated in any way except for the complimentary product.

Prize #1:  Keurig Coffee Maker

Keurig is the leading maker of single cup coffee makers.  With a single cup coffee maker you never have to worry about not having enough or about having too much coffee.  And, with a single cup brewer you don’t need to worry about compromising your tastes in coffee with the tastes of others in your home or office; each person who brews a cup can pick their drink of choice. With the innovative K-Cup system set-up and clean-up is a breeze.  Check out my review and Victoria’s review of the Keurig!

The winner of this prize pack will receive one Keurig Platinum Brewing System and their choice of K-Cups.

Prize #2:  Tasty Baker

Make breakfast and other meals fun with products made by Pop Art Toaster.  Want to surprise your kids or hubby?  Toast a message onto their morning bagel or onto their sandwich for lunch with the Pop Art Toaster.  Want to give your kiddos a good reason to get up and get done for school in the morning?  Check out the 5-1 Tasty Baker where you can make multiple types of products (pancakes and muffins for instance) in cool shapes that are sure to make a kid’s morning brighter and more fun.

The winner of this prize pack will receive a 5 in 1 standard Tasty Baker.

The 5-1 Tasty Baker makes muffins, brownies, pancakes, breads and cakes all in fun shapes that are sure to amuse the kiddos; and it cooks them in less time that conventional methods.

Prize #3:  Post Cereal

Post Shredded Wheat has partnered with Feeding America and they created Bowls of Hope. This program was launched June 1, 2009. For every purchase of Post Shredded Wheat, Post will donate one blow of cereal to Feeding America, up to 15 million bowls. That’s a lot of cereal people so let’s get eating.

The winner of this prize pack will receive 2 boxes of  Post Honey Nut Shredded Wheat which combines the delicious tastes of golden honey and real toasted almonds, baked to perfection so each bite has a crunch you can really sink your teeth into! Post Shredded Wheat cereals are made with 100% natural whole grain wheat and are an excellent source of fiber.

One winner will receive ALL THREE PRIZES!  THREE runner ups will receive 2 boxes of Post Honey Nut Shredded Wheat each!

How to enter:

Please fill in the embedded form in order to enter. DO NOT COMMENT ON THIS POST.

Make sure you visit the other participating blogs and enter there as well! Entries from all 8 blogs will be combined to pull a winner randomly.

Life Starring the Kids and Me
Momstart
Blessings Abound Mommy
Experimental Mommy
As They Grow Up
The Shopping Mama
3 Garnets & 2 Sapphires

Contest ends at 11:59pm CST on August 31, 2009.  Open to U.S. Residents only.

Mandatory entry:
1. Visit Keurig and look around, then come back and tell me which K-Cup you would want or which brewing system would fit your family the best.
2. Go to Pop Art Toaster and look around, then come back and tell me what product you like the best.

Extra entries:
1. Subscribe to my blog
2. Follow me on Twitter (@BridgetteLA) and tweet this giveaway
3. Become a Fan of The Not-So-Blog on Facebook
4. Favorite me in Technorati

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Wow!  These were some of most successful giveaways EVER on The Not-So-Blog!  You guys tweeted your hearts out to win these prizes!  Thanks for such great participation!

Winners of the “Suit Up for Father’s Day” giveaways are:

Keurig Platinum:  Leslie M

CoffeeBean Direct Giftbasket:  HSB Suzanne

The Swerve:  Jan

Channellock:  Tracy D.

Stork Tools Daddy Diaper Bag:  Diaries of a Domestic Goddess

You will all be emailed shortly.  Please respond within 72 hours of email in order to claim your prize!  Thanks to everyone who participated!