{"id":45866378,"date":"2011-03-13T19:18:49","date_gmt":"2011-03-13T19:18:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/howlucky.posterous.com\/working-hard-for-a-win"},"modified":"2014-04-30T09:12:15","modified_gmt":"2014-04-30T09:12:15","slug":"working-hard-for-a-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/globadom.com\/howlucky\/2011\/03\/13\/working-hard-for-a-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Working Hard for a Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have been busy since my last post and have entered many contests. Unfortunately, I have already lost some of them. However, I have highlighted a few that I&#8217;m still in the running for and are somewhat unusual. I&#8217;ve done this because I think it is obvious why I&#8217;d like to go to Paris or win beauty products, but not so obvious why I&#8217;d like to win the highlighted items below:<\/p>\n<p>March 4, 2011<\/p>\n<p>-Pamper Yourself at Capilano Mall<\/p>\n<p>-Grouse Mountain Snowshoe Fondue<\/p>\n<p>-BIG St. Pat&#8217;s Night Out!<\/p>\n<p>-Win tickets to CelticFest Vancouver&#8217;s BIG St. Pat&#8217;s Night Out<\/p>\n<p>-Win 1 Of 2 Shiseido\u00a0Prize Packs Valued At $131 Each!<\/p>\n<p>-Win 1 Of 5 Pairs Of Levi&#8217;s Curve ID Jeans Valued At $100!<\/p>\n<p>-Win A Trip For 2 To Paris, France Valued At $5,000!<\/p>\n<p>-Win 1 Of 5 Olay Prize Packs Valued At $50 Each!<\/p>\n<p>-Win A $500 Tommy Hilfiger Gift Card!<\/p>\n<p>-Win a Whimsical Night in Wonderland<\/p>\n<p>-Win a $7500 Shopping Spree at Lane Home Furnishings with Colin and Justin<\/p>\n<p>March 5<sup>th<\/sup>, 2011<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff66;\">Win $100 worth of cheese at the Holland Shopping Centre &#8211; Dutch cheese is incredibly delicious and I will host a wine and cheese party if I win.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>-Win 1 Of 5 $500 Gift Cards At Winners!<\/p>\n<p>-Win A $1,000 Spa Gift Certificate!<\/p>\n<p>-Win A Trip For 2 To See Lady Gaga In Vegas Valued At $2,500!<\/p>\n<p>-Win A Trip For 2 To Holland, To Attend The Flower Parade!<\/p>\n<p>-Win 1 Of 10 Signed Copies Of Dorie Greenspan&#8217;s <em>Around My French Table Cookbook<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p>-Win 1 Of 10 AVENE Gift Baskets Valued At $400 Each!<\/p>\n<p>-Win 30 Full Size Cake Beauty Products, Valued At Up To $1,000!<\/p>\n<p>-Win A 5-night Trip For 2 To A Sandals Resort Of Your Choice Valued At $5,000!<\/p>\n<p>-Win 1 Of 158 Prizes Of 2 VIP Passes To The Bachelor Season Finale Party!<\/p>\n<p>March 6, 2011<\/p>\n<p>-Don Cherry DVD prize pack<\/p>\n<p>-Ben Sherman Spring wardrobe<\/p>\n<p>-A Trip for two to the NYC Design district<\/p>\n<p>-Win tickets to Flamenco Vivo<\/p>\n<p>-Win a handcrafted pendant by Quench Designs from the Bloom Market in Fort Langley<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff66;\">-Win <em>Bambi<\/em> on Blu-ray\/DVD combo pack (<a title=\"Georgia Straight contest\" href=\"http:\/\/www.straight.com\/contest\/vancouver\/win-bambi-bluraydvd-combo-pack\" target=\"_blank\">a <em>Georgia Straight<\/em> contest<\/a>) <\/span><span style=\"background-color: #ffff66;\">&#8211; this was the first movie I ever saw in a theatre and I strangely don&#8217;t have the same traumatic memories of this that haunt others<\/span><\/p>\n<p>-Win <em>Factory Girl<\/em> on Blu-ray\/DVD combo pack<\/p>\n<p>-WIN tickets to see Royal Winnipeg Ballet&#8217;s WONDERLAND!<\/p>\n<p>-Win a Starbucks Espresso Center<\/p>\n<p>-Win a Trip to the Tulip Festival in Ottawa \u00a0(We&#8217;d have to fly there, so I may give this one to Sandy, too.)<\/p>\n<p>?<\/p>\n<p>March 8<sup>th<\/sup>, 2011<\/p>\n<p>-weekend for two in Toronto during JUNO Awards week<\/p>\n<p>-Win An ACER Liquid Mt, Valued At $399.99!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff33;\">Win 1 Of 5 Brinno BirdWatchCam Digital Bird Cameras Valued At $230 Each! &#8211; My mother loves watching the birds at her bird feeders, so I thought it might be fun to photograph them for her.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>-Win 1 Of 2 Prizes Of A 2-night Trip For 2 To Quebec City Valued At $5,000!<\/p>\n<p>-Bon Jovi at Rogers Arena, Win Tickets<\/p>\n<p>-Win tickets to California Wine Fair 2011<\/p>\n<p>-enter to win tickets to an advance screening of <i>West is West\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff66;\">Oldtimers&#8217; Hockey Challenge Classic (<a title=\"24 Hours contest\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouver.24hrs.ca\/Contests\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>24 Hours\u00a0<\/em>contest<\/a>)\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: #ffff66;\">&#8211; This is a father\/daughter outing<\/span><\/p>\n<p>-Win Passes to see <i>The Lincoln Lawyer\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p>-Win the book, <i>Altar of Bones<\/i><\/p>\n<p>-Win tickets to the ultimate Red Bull Crashed Ice Weekend<\/p>\n<p>-Win a St Ives Gift Basket<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff66;\">-Win a Scrubbing Bubbles Accessory Package &#8211; I like a clean bathroom!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>March 9<sup>th<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>-Win an Aluratek Digital Photo Frame<\/p>\n<p>-Win a Vinturi Wine Aerator &amp; Stand<\/p>\n<p>-Win a set of ZALTO Wine Glasses<\/p>\n<p>-Win a Spa Gift Card<\/p>\n<p>-Win a Jimmy Choo Fragrance<\/p>\n<p>-Win a Kodak Mini HD Video Camera<\/p>\n<p>-Win It All from Elle<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Win a Metrotown gift card<\/p>\n<p>March 10<sup>th<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>-Win a copy of Jodi Picoult&#8217;s <em>Sing You Home<\/em> (Vancouver International Writers &amp; Readers Festival 2011)<\/p>\n<p>-Win tickets to Louder Than Love on March 12th at the\u00a0Shark Club<\/p>\n<p>-Dining Out for Life 2011<\/p>\n<p>-Win tickets to 1984 presented by The Cultch<\/p>\n<p>-Win <em>Hereafter<\/em> on Blu-ray\/DVD combo pack<\/p>\n<p>March 11<sup>th<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>-Enter for your chance to win a Wine &amp; Culinary Adventure<\/p>\n<p>in Chile &amp; Argentina and $1,000 CAD spending money!<\/p>\n<p>-Go for dinner at one of the The Heather Hospitality Group restaurants (on the house)<\/p>\n<p>-Win An Amtrak Coast Starlight Trip For 2 Valued At $2,500!<\/p>\n<p>-Win 1 Of 6 $100 Bench.ca Gift Cards!<\/p>\n<p>-Win A Pair Of Vancouver Canucks Tickets, One Set Drawn For Each Game!<\/p>\n<p>-Win A Pack Of 4 Tickets To The Vancouver Canucks Valued At $1,900!<\/p>\n<p>-Win a $25 gift certificate to La Casa Gelato<\/p>\n<p>March 12<sup>th<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>-Win 1 Of 2 Prizes Of Air Canada Tickets For 2 Anywhere In North America!<\/p>\n<p>-Win A Sony PlayStation 3 And LittleBigPlanet 2 Game, Valued At $360!<\/p>\n<p>-Win 1 Of 6 Prizes Of A 1 Year Supply Of Hill&#8217;s Science Diet Valued At $550!<\/p>\n<p>-Enter to win 1 of 10 copies of Sing You Home by Jody Picoult<\/p>\n<p>-Enter to win 1 of 6 pairs of shoes from Hush Puppies<\/p>\n<p>-Enter for a chance to win a $500 grocery gift card or 1 of 5 Life Made Delicious** gift baskets!<\/p>\n<p>-Win 1 Of 5 $500 Home Depot Gift Cards!<\/p>\n<p>-Win Sing You Home from More.ca<\/p>\n<p>-Win All You Can Eat Ribs At Montana&#8217;s Valued At $30!<\/p>\n<p>-Win A Rowenta Beauty Gift Pack!<\/p>\n<p>-Roll up the rim to win online &#8211; $25 Tims card or Free coffee for a year<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have been busy since my last post and have entered many contests. Unfortunately, I have already lost some of them. However, I have highlighted a few that I&#8217;m still in the running for and are somewhat unusual. 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