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SOBRAL’s Zen Watch
I used to wear a watch on my left wrist for years. Once I got a cell phone that was a thing of the past. I was always pulling out my cell phone instead of just looking at my wrist. After awhile I no longer wore a watch and my wrist started to feel very lonely. It would moan, groan, and make strange popping noises in sorrow for not having something adorning it. So, my wrist and I were very pleased when found out about SOBRAL’s Zen Watch.
The Zen watch is the first wristwatch that does not tell time. Instead, the Zen watch is a reflection on the modern-world production of needless things and how they affect our planet. The Zen watch is a modern interpretation of a traditional status symbol. A fashion statement that conveys a Zen-like energy, the Zen watch is part of SOBRAL’s eco-friendly “Flash Gordon” collection, crafted entirely from recycled computer circuit-boards. The Zen watch brings social responsibility and awareness to an antiquated object, updating the concept of a wristwatch for the 21st century.
Brazilian designer Carlos Sobral has been creating statement-making jewelry and home accessories in vibrant resin since 1970 and recently opened his first flagship SOBRAL store stateside in NYC’S Soho. World renowned for his signature eye catching resin necklaces, bracelets and earrings, SOBRAL’s jewelry calls to mind the “Art Deco” and “Pop Art” artistic movements, which are two of his appropriately named collections. Each SOBRAL piece is lovingly crafted by hand and made of a unique, light weight resin that yields an exquisite finish. As a “green” company, SOBRAL uses recycled materials in his most popular resin collections, and his amazing new “Flash Gordon” collection is made from recycled computer circuit boards. Equally important, SOBRAL’s entire production process is eco-friendly, all the way through to his 100% oxy-biodegradable packaging.
Ryan’s Rating: 7 out of 10!!
Pros: Awesome and unique work of art on your wrist and a great conversation starter.
Cons: Resin body, not something that you really want to throw on the ground. It’s a work of art, not a indestructable play thing.
I think this watch is a great accessory to any look especially if you are of the “geek” variety. It doesn’t have to stop there though. SOBRAL has an amazing assortment of sweet looking jewelry from the “Flash Gordon” series that can suit all of your styles from “geek” to “chic”. I have had a blast telling people about the watch and how it and from what it was made from. I hope you all can check it out and get your “Zen” on.
The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely that of the blog owners. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer or provider. I have been given a product free of charge, but that does not impact my views or opinions in any freakin’ way.
Walmart and Their 4 Box Top Madness! (Closed)
Okay. So, there is this huge box in the cabinet above the fridge. This box was a mystery for so long and my mind often wondered what it was. I finally asked a couple of years back and my wife told me “Box Tops, duh!” I was soon filled in on what all the Box Top Program was and I felt like we were really contributing to something really great and enjoying great products doing it. So, since I was filled in… now I will fill you in!
The Box Tops for Education program is an easy solution and this year Walmart is making it even easier! From Aug. 3 – Aug. 31, head over to your local Walmart to find 4 Box Tops on participating General Mills products and earn more cash for the participating school of your choice. As your one-stop destination for all your needs this back-to-school season, Walmart is helping you save more and earn more with the Box Tops for Education brands you love.
With over 20 great brands and more than 40 products participating, here are just a few favorites that include 4 Box Tops that you can find at Walmart this August: Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal, Pillsbury Toaster Strudel pastries, Trix Yogurt, Hamburger Helper skillet meals, Totino’s Pizza Rolls snacks, Nature Valley Granola Bars and Betty Crocker Fruit Roll-Ups snacks. Be sure to keep an eye out for Box Tops on great products from Kleenex, Ziploc, and Hefty too!
Giveaway
I will be giving away (1) $25 Walmart Gift Card!
How to Enter
Just leave me a comment telling me which General Mills Box Tops items you plan to purchase at Walmart during the month of August
Extra Entries Available
After you have completed the first entry, you are eligible for additional entries. Make sure you leave a separate comment for EACH entry. Each counts as one extra entry unless noted otherwise.
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- Like me on my newly created Facebook Fan Page.
- Follow Daddy Digest on Twitter AND Tweet about the giveaway. Leave the URL to the Tweet in your comment. You can tweet once a day, but remember to leave the URL to each tweet.
This giveaway will end on August 30th at 10:00 PM Central time. Winner will be chosen via a random number generator. Giveaway is open to US entries. The winner must contact me in 24 hours to claim their prize. Good luck to everyone!
The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely that of the blog owners. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer or provider. The gift card, information, and giveaway were all provided by General Mills through MyBlogSpark. I have been given a product free of charge, but that does not impact my views or opinions in any freakin’ way.
Dove Men + Care
In case all of you don’t know, I’m a dude and I work and get sweaty and stinky on occasions. One vital thing that I need after a long 8 hours of mowing my yard is to get clean. Most soaps or body washes can get the nature-funk cleaned off of my body. What about all of the vital nutrients and moisture that I’m scrubbing away though? The new products are designed for men who have a reached a point in their lives where they are comfortable with themselves, but not in their skin. Many men put up with cleansing products that are harsh and drying, without realizing these products leave their skin feeling dry, irritated and uncomfortable.
Dove developed MEN+CARE so men can literally be comfortable in their skin. Built on the Dove brand’s heritage in cleansing, moisturizing and care, the new MEN+CARE products offer great cleansing combined with Dove moisturizers to provide total skin comfort. Dove MEN+CARE is dermatologist recommended and clinically proven to fight skin dryness without irritation or tightness.
You know getting older doesn’t mean that me as a guy I have to stop caring about my skin as I rack up the years. Dove Men + Care Body & Face Wash is the only men’s body wash to be formulated with ultra-light MICROMOISTURE technology, a unique gel technology that activates on skin during lather to guard skin against discomfort.
In addition, the Body & Face Bar thoroughly cleanses skin while fighting dryness with Dove signature ¼ moisturizing cream. Also, the Active Clean Shower Tool was created to give an even better body wash experience by delivering maximum lather and maximum scrub in each shower.
Ryan’s Rating: 7 out of 10!!
Pros: Skin felt clean, refreshed, smelled great, and a noticeable difference in dryness after a full week.
Cons: With the body scrubber, I didn’t know what to buff and what to scrub!
I hope some of you guys will check this out yourself or for your loved one. We are all going to get older. Who says we have to look that way doing it?
The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely that of the blog owners. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer or provider. I have been given a product free of charge, but that does not impact my views or opinions in any freakin’ way.
The Top 5 Keys to Succeed at SeaWorld
As some of you may know we recently took a couple of trips to SeaWorld in San Antonio TX. It had been a very long time since I had been there as a youngling and I hadn’t experienced it as a parent yet. Through my experiences I have devised a list of “The Top 5 Keys to Succeed at SeaWorld”
I hope that those of you that plan to attend SeaWorld in the future will hang on to these tips. I do think that by me learning from my mistakes of not doing them and then doing them made me a happier person. You want to be happy too right? Then just do what I say.
The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely that of the blog owners. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer or provider. I have been given a product free of charge, but that does not impact my views or opinions
Bounce Back to School with Tigger and Pooh at Kohl’s / Review and Giveaway (Closed)
Once again Kohl’s is a hit at our house! Kohl’s brought on some serious smiles to the kiddo’s faces when they came out with their new batch of plushies and books! Kohl’s Department Stores is offering hardcover, exclusive Winnie the Pooh books and coordinating plush toys for just $5 each through the Kohl’s Cares cause merchandise program. The books are available at more than 1,000 Kohl’s stores nationwide and online at Kohls.com.
In addition to supporting healthy minds, parents can support healthy eating this school year with Deceptively Delicious, a cookbook from Jessica Seinfeld, which provides tips for parents on how to sneak healthy ingredients into the foods that kids love to eat. This book is also available at Kohl’s for just $5. I am also looking forward to eating from this book and sneaking in my vegetables!
Kohl’s Cares for Kids earmarks net profits for initiatives such as injury prevention, immunizations and education programs for diabetes, asthma and childhood obesity, among others. The program was created as a commitment to the communities we serve. Every day, Kohl’s directs time, effort and funding toward children’s health and education. In fact, 100% of the net profits from the sale of Kohl’s Cares for Kids merchandise will be donated to support children’s health and education initiatives nationwide.
The plush toys are very well made and have held up from all the rough-housing with our two young boys. They are a pretty awesome size for just $5! The books are hardback which make them perfect for the younger dudes. Our older daughter has just finished the first grade and reading really well and she enjoys reading the books.
Giveaway
I will be giving away (2) prize packs containing : Two plush toys, two books, and the Deceptively Delicious cookbook.
How to Enter
Just leave me a comment telling me your favorite Winnie the Pooh character!
Extra Entries Available
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- Follow Daddy Digest on Twitter AND Tweet about the giveaway. Leave the URL to the Tweet in your comment. You can tweet once a day, but remember to leave the URL to each tweet.
This giveaway will end on August 22nd at 10:00 PM Central time. Winner will be chosen via a random number generator. Giveaway is open to US entries. The winner must contact me in 24 hours to claim their prize. Good luck to everyone!
The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely that of the blog owners. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer or provider. I have been given a product free of charge, but that does not impact my views or opinions in any freakin’ way.
The Super Hero Squad Show Volume 1 Review
I am a comic book geek. Well, I was until I had kids and had to start buying diapers instead comics. I have tried to think for years on how to get my kids into comic characters and all of the imaginative stories that come along with these iconic beings of super-ness. I was really pleased when I got word that Marvel was going to start putting out a new show using a whole heapin’ of their super heroes! This show is really geared to younger kids but, stays true to comic likenesses that I have seen throughout my years in the realm of comics. The young-lings laugh at the silly jokes and I “marvel” at the short quips and throwbacks to yesteryear!
The most powerful object in the universe, the INFINITY SWORD, has been shattered (oops!) in a battle between IRON MAN and DR. DOOM. But Doom doesn’t give up easily; he’ll leave no stone unturned until he recovers every last shard. Iron Man snags the best heroes around to beat Doom at his own game: WOLVERINE, HULK, THOR, the SILVER SURFER and a hotshot flyer named THE FALCON. With friends like CAPTAIN AMERICA and MS. MARVEL, and with tons of other heroes helping out, Iron Man can lead the Super Hero Squad to victory!
In addition to a great look that kids won’t be afraid of or too intimidated by, there is HUGE list of celebrity voice actors and it’s really fun while watching and picking out the actors! Featuring the guest voices of Adrian Pasdar (Heroes), Robert Englund (A Nightmare On Elm Street), Tricia Helfer (Battlestar Galactica), Greg Grunberg (Heroes), James Marsters (Buffy The Vampire Slayer), Lena Headey (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles) LeVar Burton, Taye Diggs and Stan Lee! The kids loved it and I totally tolerated it!
The Super Hero Squad Show: Quest For The Infinity Sword! Volume 1 DVD contains seven exciting episodes including:
- “And Lo…A Pilot Shall Come!”
- “This Silver, This Surfer!”
- “Hulk Talk Smack!”
- “To Err Is Superhuman!”
- “Enter: Dormammu!”
- “A Brat Walks Among Us!”
- “Oh Brother!”
BONUS FEATURES:
- A new interview with Stan “The Man” Lee
- Music Video
- The Super Hero Squad Show Trailer
- The Super Hero Squad Show Online Trailer
- THQ’s SHSS: The Infinity Gauntlet Game Trailer
Ryan’s Rating: 8 out of 10!!
Pros: Kids love it, very family friendly, and extremely iconic characters.
Cons: The theme song will get so stuck in your head!
Buy It
You can get your copy of The Super Hero Squad Show: Volume One
The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely that of the blog owners. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer or provider. I have been given a product free of charge, but that does not impact my views or opinions.
Winners!
Two giveaways have ended and here are the winners!
First, the winners of the Jawbone ICONs are…
#72 Elizabeth I and #97 Katie R!
Second we have the winners of the CardStar iTunes $25 gift card giveaway and they are…
#122 Kami Huyse and #42 Shannon A!
Thanks again to all that entered!
The CardStar App and $25 iTunes Gift Card Giveaway
Tired of carrying around all those pesky reward and membership cards on your keychain or in your wallet?
Leave those bulky plastic “reward cards” and “club cards” at home! The CardStar App lets you easily store, manage and quickly retrieve your reward, club, and loyalty cards on your smart phone, where they can be scanned directly from your screen at most merchants.
Shop smart with CardStar — storing all of your rewards cards in a single app so you’ll never forget them again, and getting real-time access to coupons, deals and exclusive offers from your favorite retailers. Just enter your membership number and CardStar creates a digital card for you, with the highest rate of scanning success. CardStar saves you the time and trouble of scouring your wallet to find a single card among many — by consolidating all of your cards in CardStar’s mobile app, they’re never more than a tap of the finger away.
Use the CardStar App to consolidate your membership and reward cards for numerous national and regional merchants (including CVS, Best Buy, Petco and more). And when needed, effortlessly access your cards on-the-fly with a single touch from the CardStar home screen. Get real-time access to coupons, deals and exclusive offers from your favorite retailers with the touch of a button.
Whether you’re at the grocery store, making your travel plans online, or visiting your local gym, don’t get caught without your membership cards again. Lighten your load and get rid of all that plastic baggage — scan your cards from your smartphone device with CardStar!
Giveaway
I will be giving away (2) $25 iTunes Gift Cards to 2 lucky people here on Daddy Digest!
How to Enter
Just leave me a comment telling me what loyalty card do you use the most?
Extra Entries Available
After you have completed the first entry, you are eligible for additional entries. Make sure you leave a separate comment for EACH entry. Each counts as one extra entry unless noted otherwise.
- Subscribe to Daddy Digest by reader or email.
- Like me on my newly created Facebook Fan Page.
- Follow Daddy Digest on Twitter AND Tweet about the giveaway. Leave the URL to the Tweet in your comment. You can tweet once a day, but remember to leave the URL to each tweet.
This giveaway will end on July 8th at 10:00 PM Central time. Winner will be chosen via a random number generator. Giveaway is open to US entries. The winner must contact me in 24 hours to claim their prize. Good luck to everyone!
Winner!
The winner has been notified and has 48 hours to respond. Thank you to everyone who entered!
The Jawbone ICON Review and Giveaway
Dad’s like to stay connected. I talk with my family throughout the workday every day. I am fortunate to have a job that I can talk with anyone at anytime but, I am constantly on the move. That’s why I am so glad to have been hooked up with a Jawbone ICON.
Users can listen to podcasts or music while running errands throughout the day. They can receive turn-by-turn driving directions whispered into their ear while navigating the streets with both eyes on the road and both hands on the wheel. Users can even discreetly listen to the live play-by-play of a big sporting event while working at a desk. The addition of streaming audio allows Jawbone ICON users to be more productive and connected, all while remaining hands-free and discreet.
Jawbone ICON is the world’s most intelligent Bluetooth headset. With the best noise elimination on the market, Jawbone ICON also provides the first and only integrated application platform. Users can go to mytalk.jawbone.com to explore the all-new Jawbone MyTALK and to download apps that allow them to use their voice to send text messages, check their email, and tweet— all from their Jawbone ICON.
One of the sweetest things that reeled me in to liking the ICON is that Jawbone is the inventor of NoiseAssassin, the world’s first and only military-grade noise-eliminating technology. My wife constantly would tell me to “get to a quieter place” or “call me back at a place where I can hear you!” NoiseAssassin has saved my marriage.
Originally developed for use in tanks and helicopters, Jawbone ICON’s NoiseAssassin is a proprietary technology that eliminates background noise from mobile phone conversations. Jawbone is the only Bluetooth headset with a Voice Activity Sensor (VAS) that actually feels your speech, which helps Jawbone distinguish your voice from background noise. As a result, Jawbone offers better audio quality than any other headset on the market.
Ryan’s Rating: 9 out of 10!!
Pros: Sleek, small yet stays put in my ear, and I can actually hear out of it and be heard too!
Cons: More accessories like another earbud to make it true stereo or a separate small case to store on a belt clip.
Giveaway
I will be giving away (2) Jawbone ICON’s to 2 lucky people here on Daddy Digest!
How to Enter
Just leave me a comment telling me how this headset would make your life easier by being handsfree.
Extra Entries Available
After you have completed the first entry, you are eligible for additional entries. Make sure you leave a separate comment for EACH entry. Each counts as one extra entry unless noted otherwise.
- Subscribe to Daddy Digest by reader or email.
- Like me on my newly created Facebook Fan Page.
- Like Jawbone over on their Facebook Fan Page
- Follow Daddy Digest on Twitter AND Tweet about the giveaway. Leave the URL to the Tweet in your comment. You can tweet once a day, but remember to leave the URL to each tweet.
This giveaway will end on July 2nd at 10:00 PM Central time. Winner will be chosen via a random number generator. Giveaway is open to US entries. The winner must contact me in 24 hours to claim their prize. Good luck to everyone!
The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely that of the blog owners. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer or provider. I have been given a product free of charge, but that does not impact my views or opinions in any freakin’ way.
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