What a fantastic giveaway.
Thanks you so much Julie & Heidi for making your vision of Hot Coupon World, a reality.
This holiday season, we'd like to take the time to thank our wonderful members for making Hotcouponworld the incredible place it is to come together online to save money, make friends, and have fun.
Last year, we we hosted our first annual Christmas giveaway - and one lucky winner won a Nintendo Wii, shipped just in time for Christmas.
This year, we're going to have our giveaway, with a little twist. We'll set the budget, you pick the prizes!
Here's what you'll need to do.....
First you'll need to go to the HCW's menu tab to the "Comparison Shop" tab. You've got up to a $250 budget (excluding shipping) to "shop" for everything you'd like on your wishlist this year. It could be five $50 items, one $250 item, or some combination thereof. It could be something you want for you or for the kiddos - your choice.
Then you'll need to find the best store for us to buy those items from. So say you want a bread machine. You'll go to the comparison shop tab, then search for bread machines. Click on the one you want to win. Then grab the the URL for each item from your browser and post them here for us to see.
So my search for a Kitchen Aid Mixer brought me to this screen where I can see which stores have the best prices!
PLEASE CHECK OUT THIS SCREEN SHOT - Post a link to the page that looks like this with the item you want once you've found what you're searching for!
You've got to do this through the Comparison Shop tab to qualify!
Lastly, you'll need to post a little bit about what Hotcouponworld has meant to you this year.
You have until 5PM Pacific time on December 18th to post your wishlist of items. We'll randomly draw one winner and post it later that night, then try to get it all bought and shipped by Christmas for you. Note - you should also probably post a few backup choices just in case your item is out of stock when we go to buy it.
So, have fun putting your wishlists together! And thanks to everyone for making HCW such a great site to come to everyday!!!!
Last edited by hotcouponmama; 12-18-2008 at 05:38:04 PM.
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What a fantastic giveaway.
Thanks you so much Julie & Heidi for making your vision of Hot Coupon World, a reality.
I'd appreciate your prayers during a very hard transition in my life. TYVVM
Thanks for doing this. I don't think I entered the contest last year but I'm excited to enter this time!
Here are my top choices
Little Mommy Gotta Go
Amazon.com: Vtech - V-Motion: Wonder Pets: Toys & Games
VTech V.Smile Motion Smartridge - Dora
Round Doll Crib
Deluxe Doller Stroller W/ Carseat
Graco Doll High Chair
a few other choices
Amazon.com: Fisher-Price Fun-2-Learn Computer Cool School: Toys & Games
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Fisher-Price Digital Arts & Crafts Studio
Picnic on the Patio Playhouse
Thank you so much HotCouponWorld!
I have learned so much from this site and have saved so much money. Thanks to all of you here I have not had to buy lots of stuff that normally i would have been buying every week. You are all truly, a great bunch of kind and caring people.
This site and all of you here mean the world to me!
Last edited by brixtonrileightaylor; 12-08-2008 at 02:37:14 PM. Reason: updated
Melly~ Mommy to Taylor Presley *8*, Rileigh Elizabeth *4*, and Brixton Parker *2*
After lastnight *Nov 4 08* I am once again PROUD to be an American!
This is the top choice for the whole family
Nintendo Wii Console
Video Games - Wii Console
HotCouponWorld.com this is the store that has is it for the best price
This is the second choice for the whole family
MGA Entertainment BRATZ Cyber Style Laptop
Vtech - Genius Notebook
This site is sooo wonderful!! It has helped my family so much. last year we were scrounging for foodboxes all year round just to feed our family. And with the help of hot coupon world and all the great traders out there my family can eat any time they want and we always have food in the house! I cant tell you how good it makes me feel to know my kids will have a hot meal every night. And with me going to college its even better! This year I have so much that I can donate food boxes to other people in need for the holidays!!!!@!
THANK YOU HOT COUPON WORLD
Last edited by hotcouponmama; 11-20-2008 at 10:39:55 PM.
Thanks for doing this also! I started coupon-ing in June and I didn't realize just how much people saved or how they did it until I stumbled upon this site. Thanks so much for teaching me the ropes!
Here are my top choices:
Elmo Live(might be hard to get a hold of though...)My son LOVES Elmo(he's 2)
Elmo-Live*
Digital Picture Frame
Starbucks basket
Char-Griller
Digital Frame-choice 2
Bob the Builder scrambler
*These are the items I would prefer the most as they are for my little one.
Last edited by hotcouponmama; 11-20-2008 at 10:54:06 PM.
I'm not sure I'm doing this right, but I'm gonna try! I would like the Bosch Compact Series Stand Mixer. Having one of these to knead my bread dough would give me the time I "knead" to save even more "dough" using HCW!
HotCouponWorld.com
Hotcouponworld really saved us this past summer. My husband is in college and I stay home with our kids. I had learned to stockpile, with the help of HCW, and we did not run out of anything over the course of a VERY tight summer. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
Last edited by mamagourd; 11-15-2008 at 12:02:17 AM. Reason: trying to do this linking thing right!
Indecision may or may not be my problem.
Oh wow. This sounds fun. I sure wish I was a bit smarter on computers and knew how to link. Oh well. lol Best of luck to all who do enter!!!!
I am so happy to have discovered HCW!!! We've had so many unexpected BIG expenses over the past year - including the birth of our sweet little boy. I had been trying to figure out how I could cut our grocery/household expenses and discovered couponing! I've only been at it for about a month and I've already stockpiled a great deal. Thank you for this fantastic resource. It will help us to provide for our 2 little ones even if we have more "suprises".
My husband has wanted a chiminea for the back yard for years. I would be thrilled to win this for him!
Etruscan Cast Aluminum Chiminea
Here are some back-up items, too:
Rice Cooker 1
Bamboo Fitted Diapers
Jimmy Beans Wool Gift Certificate
:bells2:
Last edited by hotcouponmama; 11-20-2008 at 11:05:14 PM.
Proud Mama to Clara (4/06)
and Oliver
(12/07) and Wife to Erik (2/05)
Let's trade! Here are my Have/Wish Lists
I hope I am doing this right. Here are two things my son and I really need.
Bissell Momentum Vacuum
Graco Nautilus 3-in-1 Car Seat 8J00MTX in Matrix
I am so happy I found hotcouponworld. I have been getting good coupons and tips on how to save money from a lot of people on here since even before I joined. Your site has helped me out so very much. I need all the help I can find since I am a single mother on disability. My income may be low, but you have helped my son and I get by. I am so very thankful.
Last edited by hotcouponmama; 11-20-2008 at 11:11:02 PM.
Hi - I am not sure the exact way that I found HCW...but I remember sitting down and searching the internet for stay at home jobs and ways to save money.
I am a stay at home mother of 5 small children (10, 8, 6, 3, 1). Anyway, so this was back in April 2008 when prices were really starting to concern me. I found HCW and just started with the free samples. Then for about 2 months I would stay up once the kids were in bed - sometimes until 3 am to learn how to coupon.
Now - I feel like this is my stay at home job with all the savings I get. I estimate that I will have over $15,000.00 in savings for the year.
Not all of the products I am using but my husband and I try to donate at least $200.00 a month to charity
and couponing has really helped in that area. Thanks so much for everyone that posts and for those that have created HCW.
I have past on my understanding of coupons to many others and directed them here in hopes that they too can help get by.
I had a ton of fun coming up with my wishlist. As you can imagine with a larger family the wishlists are big but I still had fun doing it. I came up with things that my children have asked for that I know I won't be getting them. It would really make their Christmas super exciting though. Thanks for this cool contest.
P.S. If you can't tell....I love the icons....sorry!
Top of the List Ideas:
Pointer Brand Pre-Washed Youth Overalls I gotta tell you a little funny thing about this. My son is 8 and is reading the Little House on the Prairie series. He now wants to be like Pa Ingalls! So this is why he asked for these. Every day he wants to be chopping wood, wishes he could hunt for food, and now wants overalls! He is one funny little man.
PlayStation 2 Dualshock 2 Controller Emerald
We were given a PS2 and the controller doesn't work. I don't really allow video games in our house so it doesn't bother me at all not to have it. The kids have the game but can't play it....I feel a little bad but then I think about all the times they would be fighting over it. They would be surprised to get this though.
Behringer Vintager Electric Guitar Kit in Electric Guitars at JR.com
This is something my 10 year old has been asking for for awhile now. Not in the budget but I can wish for it here!
Daisy Model 9938 Red Ryder Youth BB Gun Kit
Now you might start to think that all my kids want to be like Little House on the Prarie folk! But my daughter wants it really bad. Not quite sure why but we are outdoor kind of people and I am thinking she sees her dad hunting etc. I am not really sure why....isn't it fun to wish!
Alright...then the coupon lady inside me says.....If none of this works or if you need a "filler" then by all means....would love to have any of these (10 would work out nicely to $250)
JCPenney : $25 JCPenney Gift Card
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Savingin the UP of Michigan!
Proud mother toJacob 11,
Kyle 9,
Abby 7, :talking3:Anna 4,
Sarah 1 and expecting
Thomas Joseph 11/5/09