For our Eco Baby Giveaway a couple of weeks ago, we asked entrants to tell us what kind of giveaway theme they'd like to see in future prize packages. We heard a lot of great ideas, and are working on putting together several future giveaways based on suggestions from PRIZEY readers.
The first of these, a giveaway of products not for kids but for their parents, was suggested by so many people we knew we'd better start planning one. We're pleased to report that each of the items in this Parents' Night Out giveaway should be of interest to both parents and the child-free, for reasons that will become apparent.
Restaurant.com offers gift certificates for restaurants all over the country at incredible discounts, with $25 certificates typically sell for $10, and frequent sales on the site pushing prices even lower. Beyond the requirement that users of a certificate spend a bit more than its face value - and by a bit we really mean not much - restaurants offer limited numbers of these deals each month in order to get new and returning customers, and the customer wins big as a result. The system is so different from any "buy-one-get-x" type of promotion, you'll be shaking your head in disbelief even as you walk back out of the restaurant.
The company - which is also sponsoring a "Dine Like A Star" NYC vacation giveaway, with daily entries accepted through Christmas Day for a trip with a staggering $10,000 value and daily "instant-win" prizes of ten $25 pre-loaded Visa cards every day - has donated a cool $100 in gift certificates to the participating restaurant of the winner's choice. Check Restaurant.com to see what restaurants in your area honor these tickets to deeply-discounted dining!
Next up, enjoy quality time with your friends with these "adults-only" party games from Babooshnik Games. Nothing illicit here, just three fun new games - The Dirt Game, Shaken Up, and Poser - that treat adults like adults with edgy, humor-filled gameplay and themes that will bring conversation and laughter to parents' no-kids get-togethers. Find out more about all these games, which retail for between $20 and $25 apiece, at the company's website; Babooshnik is contributing all three to our prize package for a total prize value of $70.
So you're ready to head out to that restaurant or to your friends' house for a night of socializing. What about the kids? Finding a babysitter has never been easier or safer than with Sittercity. "With access to hundreds of thousands of sitters nationwide," the company explains, "parents can find a wealth of qualified caregivers in their area by using Sittercity’s four-step screening process, which includes references, parent-to-parent feedback, personal interviews and free access to background checks."
With membership fees as low as $8 a month (their annual plan has no sign-up fee, either) parents can post jobs, screen and contact candidates, and get that great babysitter in time for the next event. Sittercity now also helps parents find nannies and pet owners find petsitters, too!
Non-registered users can even search by zip code to check out a full list of qualified sitters in their area before signing up for full access. Sittercity is donating a full six-month membership, a $90 value, for our Parents' Night Out giveaway. Use of this great service could be yours free - all you have to do is pay the babysitter!
For those nights you just can't get away, wait until the kids are in bed and then enjoy a luxurious bath using Me Bath's Mini Me Bath Ice Cream, available from Kim and Jason's Lemonade Stand.
Kim and Jason's Escape Adulthood, the home of inspirational and lifestyle guidance as well as cartoonist Jason W. Kotecki's "Kim and Jason" strip, is well-known by PRIZEY regulars for weekly product giveaways from their stock of affordable, clever, and stylish products to help adults find the kid in them again. Individual bath bombs are available for $8 apiece in a variety of luscious flavors, and we're excited to be featuring them in a giveaway of our own with a Kim and Jason-donated $24 Mini Bath Ice Cream Set, which features 2-oz. servings in a variety of yummy flavors. (You can find out all of the brilliant included flavors here.)
For a chance to win this $284 prize package, send an email to prizeyblog (at) gmail (dot) com with "Parents' Night Out" in the subject line. Include your mailing address and a description of your favorite place to unwind on a much-needed break from the kids. If you're not yet a parent, use your imagination - you're free to enter too! Open to U.S. residents only.
Deadline: 10 p.m. CST Dec. 17, 2007
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PRIZEY Giveaway: Parents' Night Out
