Rare Bird Finds

Giveaway! TEN Schick Quattro Titanium Trimmer Razors!

Rare Bird Finds readers, today is your lucky day!  Our friends at Schick are giving away their new Schick Quattro Titanium Trimmer razor ($14 value) to TEN lucky Rare Bird Finds readers.  The Schick Quattro Titanium Trimmer razor is the first and only razor that shaves, edges and trims. It's got a great 3-in-1 compact design that's perfect for folks on the go.

To enter, just leave a comment to this post telling us what you love most about Rare Bird Finds.  Contest ends Friday, July 25.  10 winners will be chosen at random - we hope you're one of them!  Open to U.S. residents only.

Love Rare Bird Finds contests?  Don't forget to enter the T-Mobile giveaway.

Don't Forget to Enter for Your Chance to Win!

Rare Bird Finds has partnered with T-Mobile to offer SIXTEEN amazing prizes exclusively for Rare Bird Finds readers, including $100 gift cards to Crate & Barrel and T-mobile!  WOOHOO! All you have to do to enter is respond to the question posed below and enter your contact info.  Then you're automatically entered for a chance to be randomly picked for daily prizes and weekly prizes.  Contest started Monday, July 14 and runs for 2 weeks.  The sooner you enter, the more chances you have to win!

Don't be greedy - tell your friends!

T-Mobile is hosting this giveaway to draw awareness to the T-Mobile Ultimate Home giveaway - where you get a chance to win a home!  Learn more about the T-Mobile Ultimate Home giveaway.

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Dear Readers:

If you read our blog via LiveJournal or through our daily email digests, the widget that features the T-mobile contest question may not have been visible.  You can view the contest question here, where we're giving away daily prizes and weekly prizes for two weeks (including a $100 gift card to Crate & Barrel!) exclusively to Rare Bird Finds readers.  The sooner you enter, the better - you get automatically entered for each day's prize and for the weekly prizes!

Win Daily and Weekly Prizes!

Rare Bird Finds has partnered with T-Mobile to offer SIXTEEN amazing prizes exclusively for Rare Bird Finds readers, including $100 gift cards to Crate & Barrel and T-mobile!  WOOHOO! All you have to do to enter is respond to the question posed below and enter your contact info.  Then you're automatically entered for a chance to be randomly picked for daily prizes and weekly prizes.  Contest runs for two weeks starting TODAY! 

Don't be greedy - tell your friends!

T-Mobile is hosting this giveaway to draw awareness to the T-Mobile Ultimate Home giveaway - where you get a chance to win a home!  Learn more about the T-Mobile Ultimate Home giveaway.

New Contest! Bubbledog

We haven't had a contest in awhile and we are really excited about this one!

Bubbledog is sponsoring this week's contest.  They are giving away the following:

1x screen printed 12" by 12" lightweight hamster tote bag
1x 2.25" hamster pocket mirror
1x set of three 1" astronaut boy buttons
1x 8" by 10" pear matroyshka girls print
5x 4" by 5.5" blank screen printed note cards in various designs

Retail Value: $50

To enter: Visit Bubbledog's etsy store and leave a comment on this post letting us know which tote is your favorite!

Winner will be chosen on July 13th and announced next Monday

Last Day to Enter!

Today is your last day to enter for your chance to win a cool beer belt buckle!  All you have to do to be entered is leave a comment for any of our posts.  So easy!  Open to U.S. residents only.  Giveaway sponsored by AwesomeDeals911.com - yay!

Giveaway! Beer Belt Buckle - So Easy to Enter & Win!

Starting today until Wednesday, Rare Bird Finds readers who leave a comment for any of our posts will automatically be entered for a chance to win a cool beer belt buckle (that's also a bottle opener!) courtesy of AwesomeDeals911.  We'll randomly pick one reader and the winner gets to pick any beer buckle of their choice - whee!  Open to our readers in the U.S. only. 

No Fab 5 Friday Today :(

A million apologies to everyone that there won't be a Fab 5 Friday issue today, but Fab 5 returns next Friday!
We're always looking for folks to be Fab 5 editors, so if you're interested, please check out our guidelines and apply! 

No Posts Today

There will be no posts today because it's Memorial Day in the U.S., and like many Americans today, we're off from work to spend time with our families. 

To learn more about Memorial Day, here's some info via Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_day

We return to our regularly scheduled postings tomorrow. 

Mark your calendars! Giveaways!

Want to win a copy of the new hardcover Sephora: The Ultimate Guide to Makeup, Skin, and Hair from the Beauty Authority?  Come read the review on Tuesday, May 20, and leave a comment with your favorite beauty tip to be entered for your chance to win!

Then on Thursday, May 22, come back to our blog to read our review of Gorgeously Green: 8 Simple Steps to an Earth-Friendly Life and leave a comment with one thing that you do to make your life eco-friendly.  You'll then be entered for a chance to win a copy of this book!

Giveaways courtesy of HarperCollins - go HarperCollins!

Email Digest Weirdness

For those of you who receive our blog in a daily email digest form, you didn't get yesterday's digest until this morning.  There may be another email digest going out today at its regularly scheduled time, but it will be a slimmer version since half of today's posts were already included in this morning's delayed mailing.

We did notice that three posts didn't make it into the email digest and wanted to share them with you in case you may have missed them:

I'm Made of Meat T-Shirt

Raunchy Rosie Hand Cream

Noir Collection Lipsticks

Thanks so much for reading Rare Bird Finds!

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Meet our New Writers!

Wheee - we're totally ecstatic here!  Did you see how many posts we had yesterday?  16 posts..in one day. 

The new fatter bird is a result of a few new (and talented!) birdies who've joined the Rare Bird Finds team.  Take a moment to meet some of the new faces behind Rare Bird Finds - we think they're great, awesome, fabulous - can we say we love them? - and we hope you think so, too!

We hope you are enjoying the increase in posts, and we'd love to get your feedback.  If you have a moment, please drop us a comment or an email.

Here's to more finds and more discoveries that'll totally impress your friends and family come gift time.

xoxo,

Mei-Lynn & Sharla

New Contest: Blend Creations

I love the simplistic elegance of the earrings at Blend Creations.  This week one lucky winner will win a pair of earrings of their choice. Retail value $89.00

To enter: 

• Go to Blend Creations and check out their earrings. 
• Then come back to Rare Bird Finds, and leave a blog comment for this post with the name of the pair you would like to win.  Make sure you put your email address on the line for email address.  Although we publish comments your email address will not be shown
  
• How do you leave a comment for this post?  Below this post you'll see the word "Comments (0)" (yep, it's blue).  Click on that link.  If you came here from a link it will just say comments.  It doesn't say confirmed when you post your comment but we will get it.

Winners will be chosen on May 11th.

The winner of the Bathed and Infused gift cert was Sabrina from MA!

Want to Write an Etsy Fab 5 Friday?

If you would like to submit a Fab 5 Friday that is dedicated to just cool Etsy finds, we'd love to consider you!  Just follow the directions here on how to submit your finds.  Don't know much about Etsy but still want to write a Fab 5 Friday?  No prob!  We're always taking applications for regular finds, too! 

Mark Your Calendars: Next Week A Fatter Bird

Starting next week, Rare Bird Finds is getting a little fatter - more posts, more finds, more extraordinary discoveries.  Yay!

Also, we want to thank everyone who has submitted applications to join the Rare Bird Finds team.  The volume of applications was overwhelming and flattering.  However, one category is still a little under-represented:  Cool Guy Things.  If you have an interest in posting about cool guy things, then follow the directions and send us an email - we'd love to hear from you!

Dear Birdies,

For almost two years, Rare Bird Finds has posted great finds 7-days a week.  Unfortunately, after a long and hard discussion, we have decided to end Saturday & Sunday posts. 

Readership on the weekend consistently and significantly slips, since many of you read our blog daily while at work or school during the week.  While we enjoy and love finding finds for you, posting seven days a week is time-consuming - as you can possibly imagine!   When it came to negotiating valuable time away from our families and other obligations to post on days when not many of you seem to be checking into our blog anyway, the decision became easier.

We sincerely hope you understand! We thank each and every one of you for reading our blog and making the time we've invested into this hobby of virtual window shopping so worthwhile.  Although we're ending weekend posts, we're looking towards ways to "plump" up the bird with more finds during the week.

xoxo,

Mei-Lynn and Sharla

New Contest: Bathed and Infused

Who loves bath and body products?  I know I do!

This week's contest is being sponsored by one of my favorites, Bathed and Infused.  They are offering a $50 gift certificate.  Bathed and Infused offers a wide range of products in millions of scents.  Their customer service is top notch too!

As the folks over at Bathed and Infused say, "Get clean smell good!"

To enter: 

• Go to Bathed and Infused and check out their products. 
• Then come back to Rare Bird Finds, and leave a blog comment for this post with the product you would most likely spend your gift certificate on.  Make sure you put your email address on the line for email address.  Although we publish comments your email address will not be shown
  
• How do you leave a comment for this post?  Below this post you'll see the word "Comments (0)" (yep, it's blue).  Click on that link.  If you came here from a link it will just say comments.  It doesn't say confirmed when you post your comment but we will get it.

Winners will be chosen on May 4th.

The winner of the Mau Studio gift basket was Jenna from Texas!

Join Rare Bird Finds! Call for Fresh Talent

Dear Birdies,

We're looking for fresh talent to join the Rare Bird Finds team!  We need a few good men and women to scout rare and wonderful finds across the Web to share with our readers.  It would require posting at least 3 finds a week and you taking on a category as your expertise - so you need to have the time to take this on.

Categories we're looking experts in are:

• strange but hip
• gadgets
• women's accessories
• women's clothing
• pet stuff
• cool guy things
• eco-friendly products

While the positions right now are unpaid, we're looking into ways to offer some perks!

If you're interested in joining Rare Bird Finds, please send us an email with the following info to rarebirdfinds@yahoo.com:

1) Tell us about yourself, including if you're a designer/shop owner/blogger, so we get to know you and your personality
2) Tell us which categories you''d be interested in being an expert in and why you're qualified
3) For each category you picked in step #2, write about 3 sample products (include URLs) so we get an idea of the kinds of products you'd pick and your writing style.

We'll contact applicants on a rolling basis - thank you so much for reading Rare Bird Finds!

xo, Mei-Lynn & Sharla

New Contest! Between Me and You Journals

If you have been reading the blog then you know I am a big fan of Between Me and You journals.  Today's contest is for 4 Between Me and You journals of your choice. 

These would make a great Mother's Day gift.  Fill out a son or daughter one for mom and then gift her a blank one to fill out for you!

To enter: 

• Go to Sand Dune Books and figure out which 4 journals you would pick 
• Then come back to Rare Bird Finds, and leave a blog comment for this post with your answer.  Make sure you put your email address on the line for email address.  Although we publish comments your email address will not be shown
  
• How do you leave a comment for this post?  Below this post you'll see the word "Comments (0)" (yep, it's blue).  Click on that link.  If you came here from a link it will just say comments.  It doesn't say confirmed when you post your comment but we will get it.

Winners will be chosen on April 20th.

Congratulations to Sookie from Washington for winning the Imooi contest.

 

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