Sweep It & Keep It Week

Sweepstakes Title/Link - Bloomingdales Sunglasses Sweep

Prize(s) - a week’s worth (7) pairs of sunglasses, including two pairs of Fendi, one pair of Emilio Pucci, two pairs of MICHAEL Michael Kors, one pair of Carrera sunglasses, and one pair of Kate Spade sunglasses.

End Date - August 2, 2009

Entry Frequency - unlimited

Simone's Thoughts - All to often as a sweeper, you find yourself entering for things for other people (kids, husbands, wives, parents, etc.) This weeks sweeps are all things you would want to keep for yourself. These may not always be the $20,000 prizes, but they are the ones you remember, because you really, really wanted to win them!

BTW - With this sweep you are signing up for a newsletter. This is a great reason to have a dedicated sweeping email!

Its all about the O

Sweepstakes Title/Link - Overstock 10K July

Prize(s) - $10,000 paid directly to creditors

End Date - July 31, 2009

Entry Frequency - daily per household

Simone's Thoughts - Overstock has been doing this sweep 1x a month for a bit now. Technically it ends at the end of this month, but look on overstock next month for the new one that may come. While this isn't technically cold hard cash as the money will be paid directly to your creditors, that is probably what you would have done with it anyways. If you are the rare individual who has no debt, leave this one for the rest of us!

New background

As you all can tell, I changed the background on my blog. Let me know if you like it, hate it, wish I would have just left good enough alone etc.

BTW - I got it from Scrap-E-Blog where she has free backgrounds!

How many half shirts do you think this would buy?

Sweepstakes Title/Link - Ask.com $100K Sweep

Prize(s) - $100,000 & trip to NASCAR champions week in December 09. Also tons of smaller prizes.

End Date - July 31, 2009

Entry Frequency - daily per person/email

Simone's Thoughts - All jokes aside about NASCAR fans, 100K could take you a long way. DH watches NASCAR and I find that it works better than any sleep medicine.

You have to correctly answer the trivia question in order to be entered. So look it up!

When was the last time you used a pay phone?

Sweepstakes Title/Link - ATT 25K Sweep

Prize(s) - $25,000 plus they are giving away a monthly prize of $1,000

End Date - December 31, 2009

Entry Frequency - daily per person/ email

Simone's Thoughts - I remember using pay phones back in the day. I used to carry a quarter in that little pocket in my kangols so that I could call in an emergency. Now you rarely see them, much less anyone on them. I guess at least they can still be used as secret entrances into magical places!

Note: Open only to legal residents of Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin

Double your pleasure

Sweepstakes Title/Link - Wrigley's 15K Sweep

Prize(s) - 2010 Mustang or $15,000 cash alternative. Several smaller prizes as well.

End Date - July 27, 2009

Entry Frequency - daily per person

Simone's Thoughts - As you can tell, I am excited about the new Harry Potter movie that comes out this Wed. DH & I won't go see it for a few weeks, but still psyched! Twins, doublemint, wrigley - get it?

Cash week begins

Sweepstakes Title/Link - Hellmann's 20K Sweep

Prize(s) - $10,000 to keep & $10,000 to give away

End Date - July 15, 2009

Entry Frequency - unlimited

Simone's Thoughts - While unique prizes are fun, very little if anything tops cold hard cash. This week all the sweeps will have cash as at least one of the prizes. Nothing is better than giving and this sweep allows you to get and give!

Cycling Fanatic's Dream

Sweepstakes Title/Link - Versus Long Tour Sweep

Prize(s) - 11 day trip for 2 to France to attend the 2010 Tour de France

End Date - July 26, 2009

Entry Frequency - 1x daily per household

Simone's Thoughts - DH loves the Tour. If he could take off the entire time and stay glued to the TV to watch it, he would. I have a feeling, this would be better. Plus, who can say no to 11 days in France. Normally I shy away from exorbitant ARV sweeps, but this would be worth it.

McMoney

Sweepstakes Title/Link - McDonald's $1000 Sweep

Prize(s) - $1,000 Visa GC & a $50 McDonald’s Arch Card ( they are giving away 130 prizes - 10 per week)

End Date - August 2, 2009

Entry Frequency - daily per person/ email

Simone's Thoughts - When I go to McDonald's I eat the two cheeseburger meal. I suppose I never outgrew the original cheeseburger of my youth. I prob only eat there 12 times a year, but its amazing how nostalgic a taste can be.

Mo Money, Mo Problems

Sweepstakes Title/Link - BBB 65K Sweep

Prize(s) - $50,000, $5,000 Bed Bath & Beyond GC & a $10,000 check to be awarded to a postsecondary educational institution of winner's choice

End Date - September 8, 2009

Entry Frequency - daily per person/ email

Simone's Thoughts - Can't go wrong with money. BTW - you can buy a shirt with this pic on it at Threadless for 9 bucks! Note from the official rules - In the event the potential winner does not designate a qualified postsecondary institution for the donation, Bed Bath & Beyond reserves the right to award only the check & Bed Bath & Beyond Gift Card portion of the Grand Prize, or to disqualify the potential winner, & at its discretion, select an alternate winner.

Gators anyone?

Sweepstakes Title/Link - Bealls Orlando Sweepstakes

Prize(s) - 5 day trip for four to Orlando, FL and many more instants

End Date - August 31, 2009

Entry Frequency - daily per person/ email

Simone's Thoughts - Unlike many people, my dream vacation is not Florida. That being said, I have never been to Disney and figure I should do it at least once. With 5 days in Orlando, I could take in Gatorland too! Please be aware that this sweep is void in the following states - Alaska, California, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Washington, Wyoming, and the District of Columbia (good reason to read the rules!)

Home Improvement or Trip?

Sweepstakes Title/Link - Thermacare $5k Sweep

Prize(s) - Your choice of trips, kitchen products, exercise equipment, or a GC to a home improvement store (all worth $5,000 each)

End Date - July 15, 2009

Entry Frequency - daily per household

Simone's Thoughts - Ahh the ultimate dilemma. Do I spend money on improving my home or going on vacation. Well, if you win this, you can decide. Enter quick as this one ends soon!

A trip for the kids

Sweepstakes Title/Link - Space Camp Sweepstakes

Prize(s) - 6 day trip for one kid aged 9-18 to Huntsville, AL to attend Space Camp

End Date - July 19, 2009

Entry Frequency - daily per household

Simone's Thoughts - I can't enter this one as I don't have any kids this age, but I know that some of you must. I do know 1 person (who shall remain unnamed) who went to space camp. When I was a kid, it always sounded like an awesome adventure, but definitely out of reach. This seems like it would be a great win for any family. This trip does have to be used by July 19, 2010 - so probably next summer. If you win, you might want to save the news till at least Christmas time as they won't be able to use it for a bit (unless you can work out this summer with the sponsors.)

As a side note, you don't find many sweeps to go to Alabama, this is probably the only one you will see outside of Talladega and visitor's bureau sweeps.

Still Dreamin of Hawaii

Sweepstakes Title/Link - King's Hawaiian Sweep

Prize(s) - 7 day trip for four to Hawaii (3 trips given away)

End Date - August 14, 2009

Entry Frequency - daily per person/ email

Simone's Thoughts - Well today is our first day back from vacation and I wish I could be on vacation forever. Its great to get back to our day to day schedule, but it would be nice to have the option to be on vacation whenever we like. I would settle for this trip though! They are also giving away some gift bags and 40 $100 gift cards to certain supermarkets.

Where do we go now?

Sweepstakes Title/Link - Delta Sky Miles Daily Giveaway

Prize(s) - 100,000 Delta Miles (1 given away a day)

End Date - July 27, 2009

Entry Frequency - daily per person/ email

Simone's Thoughts - Few things are better than miles to do with what you please. I will be officially back from vacation tomorrow and wishing I was back on vacation! Perhaps I will win this and keep the dream alive. Click where it says "Don't have a code" to enter.