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Friday, January 13, 2012

Winners!

The 3 winners of coupons for a free full-size bottle of Purex Triple Action are:

Trista 
Debbi (debbi.diamondgrove@)
Shala_darkstone (madelinebrubaker@)

The winners were drawn at random by Random.org.  I have emailed each of the winners further instructions.  Congratulations!!

Don't forget....I have TWO other Purex giveaways going on right now!!  Click here to go to the Purex Crystals and Jockey Sports bra giveaway that ends 1/18, and click here to be taken to the Purex UltraPacks giveaway that ends 1/20-there are 3 winners for this one!

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Another Purex Review & Giveaway~Purex Ultrapacks

This is my third Purex giveaway in one week!  Purex has many great products that have recently come out and are coming soon!  I was given the opportunity to try Purex UltraPacks laundry detergent, which will be available in stores next month. 

Purex UltraPacks laundry detergent are convenient pre-dosed liquid detergent packs that make doing laundry easier then ever.  I love using them because, with my spine problems, I can't lift big, heavy jugs of detergent.  All I have to do is pop one of these pre-measured packs in when I put my clothes in the washer.  So easy!

Purex laundry detergent is formulated and safe for all machines, including high-efficiency.  The UltraPacks dissolve quickly in the washer, even in cold water!  Each of the Purex UltraPacks contains powerful 2x concentrated detergent, so you are getting double the cleaning power!  Scents available are Mountain Breeze and Free and Clear.  My sample was of the Mountain Breeze scent, which I already loved from the bottled Purex Triple Action detergent.  It's a nice, fresh scent. 

Purex is definitely my choice in store-bought laundry detergent.  The cleaning power you get is the best for a great price!  I do make my own laundry detergent, but always have some backup Purex in case I run out and for extra-tough jobs. 
Beginning in mid-February 2012, http://www.freesamplepurex.com/ will be up and running again, so you can get your own free sample of Purex Ultrapacks laundry detergent!  I will post when I get the word that the link has gone live.  In the meantime, you can try to win your own full-size package of UltraPacks here!!

THE GIVEAWAY!!!!!!!
Three (3) The Loose Screw readers will each win a coupon for a full-size package of Purex UltraPacks!!  You have 7 chances to win!

1. Leave a comment below-what laundry detergent do you use most often?
2. Check out this product at www.Purex.com/UltraPacks and leave me a comment with something you learned about this new detergent or Purex.

3. Follow me on Google Friend Connect on the right sidebar, and leave me a comment to let me know you are a follower.

4. Follow me on Twitter @athenalang and leave me a comment letting me know your twitter name.

5. Tweet about the giveaway, and leave me a link to the tweet.

6. Facebook about the giveaway, and leave me a link to the post.

7. Blog about the giveaway, and leave me a link to your blog post.

This giveaway will end on January 20th, 2012 at midnight MST. I will email and announce the winners the next day. Good luck, and have fun doing that laundry!

*Disclosure: Purex provided a free sample of their UltraPacks laundry detergent so I could write a review.  However, all of the opinions expressed here are my own.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Review and Giveaway-Purex + Jockey!!


Purex Crystals fabric softener and Jockey have teamed together!  As a member of Purex Insiders, I was sent a sample of Purex Crystals Tropical Splash and a Jockey sports bra.  I have done a review of Purex Crystals before, but I had never tried the Tropical Splash scent in the yellow bottle. 

These two products together are a great match!  See, the moisture wicking fabric a lot of our sports/workout clothes are now made of are damaged by the oils in liquid fabric softeners.  Purex Crystals fabric softener does not contain these oils, is 92% natural, and freshens your laundry for weeks!


The Jockey sports bra is soft and comfortable, made of 93% polyester and 7% Spandex.  It has breathable mesh panels, along with the moisture-wicking we talked about above.  I thought this was really cool-it has a little key pocket in it!  The sports bra does a great job wicking away the moisture-I put it to the test!  I then washed it using my Tropical Splash Purex Crystals fabric softener.  The scent is nice-not too strong and perfumy as some softeners can be.

If you are interested in buying your own Jockey sports bra, click here to get a 20% off coupon on your purchase!


THE GIVEAWAY!!!
I have a great giveaway for one reader of The Loose Screw: a full-size bottle of Purex Crystals Tropical Splash, and a Jockey sports bra!!

You have 6 ways to enter:

1. Leave a comment below, answering this question: What is your current favorite fabric softener?
2. Follow me on Google Friend Connect on the right sidebar, and leave me a comment to let me know you are a follower.

3. Follow me on Twitter @athenalang and leave me a comment letting me know your twitter name.

4. Tweet about the giveaway, and leave me a link to the tweet.

5. Facebook about the giveaway, and leave me a link to the post.

6. Blog about the giveaway, and leave me a link to your blog post.


This giveaway will end on January 18th, 2012 at midnight MST. I will email and announce the winners the next day. Good luck!!

*Disclosure: Purex and Jockey provided free samples so I could write a review.  However, all of the opinions expressed here are my own.


Friday, January 6, 2012

Purex Triple Action Laundry Detergent~Review and Giveaway!

Its time for some giveaways! As you may remember, I am a Purex Insider, and they are letting us in early on some great new products and promotions they have going on.  In the next few weeks, I will be having THREE  separate giveaways for Purex laundry detergent!! 

My first review and giveaway is for Purex Triple Action laundry detergent.  This new formula takes the best part of Purex's current formula and combines it with new additions, to deliver even greater cleaning and improved brightening power.  Just like Purex's other detergents, Purex Triple Action works in both traditional and HE washers. 

I have been completely pleased with all the Purex products I have tried in the past, and this new Purex Triple Action was no exception.  I received the Mountain Breeze scent-it smells great!  There are several scents available, as well as a Free and Clear. 
The first time I used Purex Triple Action laundry detergent I decided I would try it on some clothes my young son had worn outside climbing trees.  I figured that would be a very tough test of how much cleaning power this detergent has!  I didn't even pre-treat anything first.  The laundry came out perfectly clean and fresh, you would never know the abuse it had taken!!  It smelled wonderful too!  Although I usually make all my own detergent, Purex Triple Action is my next choice for when I run out of my own, or have extra dirty clothes.  Also, Purex is the best value out there for the quality you are getting.

Starting in February 2012, be on the lookout for the chance to get free samples of Purex detergent at http://www.freesamplepurex.com/!  I love free samples!!  I will let you all know when the link goes live so you can get your sample. 

Now, for the GIVEAWAY!!!! (I love those too!!):
I have coupons for a full size bottle of Purex Triple Action for 3 readers!!  You have 7 different ways to get entries:

1.  Leave a comment below, answering this question: Do you smell your clean laundry as you are folding it (or putting it away, or...)?  I know, strange....but the reason I'm asking is because I do and I want to know if I'm weird for doing it!! *Clarification: I don't smell it continually, just once or twice.  Love that clean smell!
2.  Check out this product at www.Purex.com/TripleAction and leave me a comment with something you learned about this new detergent or Purex. 
3.  Follow me on Google Friend Connect on the right sidebar, and leave me a comment to let me know you are a follower. 
4.  Follow me on Twitter @athenalang and leave me a comment letting me know your twitter name.
5.  Tweet about the giveaway, and leave me a link to the tweet.
6.  Facebook about the giveaway, and leave me a link to the post.
7.  Blog about the giveaway, and leave me a link to your blog post. 

This giveaway will end on January 12th, 2012 at midnight MST.  I will email and announce the winners the next day.  Good luck, and thanks for stopping by!

*Disclosure: Purex provided a free sample of their Triple Action laundry detergent so I could write a review.  However, all of the opinions expressed here are my own.

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Book Review~Healing is A Choice

Seventeen!




    Today is my daughter's 17th birthday!  It is hard to believe that 17 years have flown by so quickly.  Alyssa was born about a month early, after a difficult pregnancy (a seizure at 6 weeks, mild contractions at only 2 months along, and full bedrest at 6 months).  It was a stormy night in San Diego, where we lived at the time.  Getting to the hospital late at night, we had to dodge tree limbs and debris while the winds howled and the rain poured.  The labor and delivery ward even had a leak in the roof!  I got an epidural soon after we arrived (my other birth was all natural), and waited for a few hours.  As we were chatting, my husband looks down and says, 'Something is coming out!' and out slipped Alyssa just in time for the nurse to catch her.  The doctor arrived soon after, and told us we all did a great job without her!  After a rough pregnancy, it was the easiest birth ever!!  Alyssa was beautiful, and I was amazed that I had a little girl of my own. 

After we got cleaned up, they wheeled us down to our room.  Jeff and my family decided to go home and get some sleep, and as I sat alone gazing down at this beautiful creation of God's, I looked out the window to see a HUGE, beautiful rainbow.  The storm had cleared. It was the most amazing moment.  I will never forget it.  I tried to think of some way I could incorporate 'rainbow' into her name, even another language's translation of it, but never found anything I liked. 

Alyssa has been a rainbow in my life for 17 years now-I couldn't be more blessed having her for a daughter.  Happy Birthday!