December 5, 2008 UPDATE: It’s official — our two lucky winners are Ronda G. and Joanne S. Thanks to all for participating. Everyone can be a winner at Blue Avocado when you use their special discount code: blogluv5 to receive a 5% discount on orders over $60.
The Blue Avocado Giveaway is Closed, but be sure to check out our current Great Green Giveaways listed in the middle column of this page. original post follows:
Make your move to eco chic reusable bags, or give them as wonderful holiday gifts. Compliments of Blue Avocado, two lucky readers will each receive a unique and innovative shopping bag kit, made from beautiful recycled materials. Available in three stylish colors; winners get to pick their favorite shade.
- First Prize: the Cool Kit replaces 13 plastic shopping bags, ($44.99, pic above).
- Second Prize: the Ready Kit replaces 9 plastic shopping bags, ($24.99, pic above).
Each prize includes free shipping to anywhere in the U.S.
TO ENTER: STEP 1 & 2 – first, visit Blue Avocado and check out their eco chic shopping kits. Then enter a comment on this post telling us why you’d like to win this Great Green Giveaway.
STEP 3 – Prize notification – is via email so be sure to add the following address to your email address book: m at AlternativeConsumer.com.
Entries must be received by 12n (ET), Fri, December 5.
Random Drawing takes place on Friday, December 5, 2008. Two lucky winners will be notified by email. (Don’t forget to add: m at AlternativeConsumer.com to your address book.) Winners need to reply to notification within 24 hours in order to claim their individual prize, otherwise their offer is null and void. The 2 winners’ names will also be included on this post.
Thanks for reading The Alternative Consumer — start clicking, and good luck! (One entry per person.) AltCon runs contests and giveaways all time so subscribe to our RSS feed to stay updated.
Related: previously on altCon (11.13.08)
blue avocado’s coordinated collection of reusable shopping bags
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These are nice and I could use a few more when I shop!
I have been wanting to buy cloth bags for a long time to use for my groceries but I never seem to have the money for it. I am kind of excited because now I know there are really cute ones I can win, hopefully.
It would be great to have them handy.
This would be great, as I love being green and I am always forgetting my bags. This kit would fit perfectly in my purse.
I’d love these because while I carry around reusable totes often, my husband and kids do not and I’d like to instill in them to be more ecologically aware.
I do try to recycle and reuse my plastic bags, but this could save some bags.
I’ve been so good this year at remembering my reusable bags, but mine are a motley assortment from all sorts of places and don’t make me feel nearly as cool and chic as these would. Plus, I’d love to go green with my produce – I need produce bags!!!
I am now working on doing my part to help the environment by bringing my own bags when I shop. I have a few bags, but not nearly enough. My challenge, besides remembering to take them into the store (I am really good at remembering to put them in the trunk), is that I need to keep them light enough to carry into the house – I walk quite a distance from the garage and up several steps. I believe these kits would be the solution for all three problems! Thank you for the opportunity to participate in this giveaway! HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ONE AND ALL!!!
cool bags, we have been needing some new bags.
and these are so goodlooking would be neat
to use them.
Wow – the cool kit in blueberry or raspberry would be amazing. I have reusable bags from Costco, Trader Joes, and Whole Foods, but would love these that I can take anywhere! I’m thinking about giving a few of these kits as Christmas gifts.
It’s so clever that all the bags nest together. I occasionally find myself short a bag because I end up buying more than I anticipated. I love that you can carry all the bags you could need in one tidy little package.
My reason for wanting these bags:By using a BlueAvocado pod instead of plastic bags you avoid 200 plastic bags and 9.5 lbs of CO2e if you use the bag for a whole year
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I try to recycle everything possible, use the cloth bags when I can, and ask for paper at the stores who still have them. This would be perfect for myself, my family and friends to let them know there are alternatives to plastic bags. Thanks for this contest!
I’d love to be able to clip and go. All of my other bags are pretty big, even if they do fold up. I end up putting them in the cart, then having to hurry and uncover them at the register, before they start filling plastic bags.
The school system in our small town has really been helping the kids learn to be green. The kids are then bringing home the knowledge and teaching their parents. They believe that their is always one more thing that you can do.
I would give this to my son’s teacher if I won.
These kits are very cute as well as practical. I am working with my family (grandchildren included!) to leave a smaller carbon footprint on our planete.
I would like to win because I would like to see plastic bag use eliminated because it would be beneficial for the environment.
trying to always remember to use reuasable bags but I am always forgetting them at home from the last shopping trip, these would save room in my car and an extra set means I can always have some in the car
I love reusable shopping bags. I don’t just use them for shopping either. I store things in them and give them to my mom and mother in law when they take my children for the weekend!
Lee
I would love to win this because I use reusable shopping bags for everything and have nowhere to store them
I have some reusable bags for shopping, but they are so big and bulky and I frequently forget them. These bags look great because they fold down so small!
These are great! I love the convenience of having all the shopping bags together in an easy to carry (and cute!) bag. Thanks for the giveaway
id like to win because i love trying new products and especially ones that are good for the environment
I’d like to win this because I love the idea of the entire system fitting into one Pak. The re-usable bags I have now are taking over the truck of my car!
I would like to win this Great Green Giveaway because the eco chic shopping kits sound very cool!
I’m always trying to use less plastic bags and it would be nice to be able to look more fashionable while you’re doing that.
I have been using reusable bags for a while now but they are getting raggedy. I need some new ones. It sure would be nice to win some. Thanks for the contest.
These are great! We have been trying to do what we can do to reduce/eliminate our usage of things that produce Carbon Monoxide gases.
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Very cool! I would like to win because I am looking for simple ways to be “green” but also to reduce the number of floating plastic bags that I see littering highways and waterways in my community. Every little bit counts! Thanks!
I’ve been thinking of different ways to become a little greener, today I bought a reusable coffee filter to replace using a new filter daily. This seems like another great idea that wouldn’t take much effort on my part but would help in sum small way.
I want to win because I am trying to go more green! I’d love to try their ventilated produce bags!
Thanks
Ronda G. That’s me!!! Thanks!! Can’t wait to start using them!
have been using reusable bags need more
I have started to use reusable bags and try to avoid getting plastic grocery bags but with this kits I can always carry some with me in my purse!
I use reusable bags, but always felt bad about using plastic bags for my produce. With this product you don’t have to use plastic bags anymore. Thanks alot for turning me on to such a great new site!!
THIS GIVEAWAY HAS OFFICIALLY EXPIRED!!!
IT’S OVER!
DONE!!
FINI!!!!!!
eco-fabulous!
Thank you so much for choosing me as a winner of the Ready Kit with three pods in blueberry color and a tote! The box was on my doorstep today
The pods are nice and small when they are all wrapped up, like a big egg but when opened make a nice roomy bag!. As I did go to a grocery store, I brought both the tote and one of the pods inside with me! The pods hold a lot and they are a lot stronger than they look! Believe me, they will get a lot of use! Thank you Blue Avocado & Alternative Consumer!
Mine arrived today too…very nice and sturdy bags..so great that they are so compact…my Mom was here when I opened the box…she instantly claimed them as her own…she’s 72 and I’ve been trying to make her more “green”…she really liked the dairy, frozen food bag since she lives 40 miles from the nearest grocery store. Thanks again!!