Ho, ho, ho! There’s a reason my middle name really is “Ho”, y’know.
In honor of the fourth day ’til (of?) Christmas, I have a fun giveaway for you! A couple of weeks ago, I was contacted and asked if I would be willing to review V8’s newest products: V8 V-Fusion Smoothies. I really like regular V8 (despite having a less-than-stellar experience with the low-sodium kind — blech), so I was totally up for it.
They sent me a bottle of each of the three flavors: mango, strawberry banana, and wild berry. They tasted pretty good! You can’t taste the veggies and the smoothies were very fruity and sweet. Well, okay, I should elaborate: two of the three of them tasted good. I really liked the strawberry nanner, and the mango flavor was my favorite (Ben and Taylor both liked it as well), but I was NOT a fan of the wild berry. Then again, I’m not too into berry-flavored beverages in general. Ick.
While I do like the fact that these smoothies provide the whole “one full serving of vegetables and one full serving of fruit” thing that V8 offers, the nutritional stats aren’t perfect. There’s no fat, but each 8 oz. serving has 130 calories (Wild Berry has 120), with 21 grams of sugar. So this definitely isn’t the kind of thing that should be consumed with wild abandon. That said, the flavor of two of them was very nice, and the drink itself was substantial enough to take the place of breakfast one day last week when I was running late for work, hahaha.
Along with the three full-sized (!) containers of the V8 V-Fusion Smoothies, I was also sent a nice “smoothie bottle”, which is a glass bottle with a cute impact cover over it. I really like that it has measurement amounts listed on the side, so you know exactly how many ounces you’ll be drinking — especially since, as I mentioned, one serving is 8 ounces (which is standard), but the bottle holds 16 ounces. In addition to that, I also received…
A Vera Bradley tote! I was floored when I saw that this was part of the package. Back in college, every girl on campus carried one of these (VB tote + Northface jacket + Uggs = JMU girl uniform) and I swore never to own one… and then promptly bought one within a year of graduating. What can I say? I just couldn’t resist the pull of the paisley.
The pattern on the bag I was sent is admittedly a little bit flowery (literally, ha!) for my usual tastes, but I’ve been using it for the past week or so, and I love how BIG it is. So now it’s your turn to win one of your very own!
One reader will win the exact same package from V8: three full bottles of the smoothies (one of each flavor!), a smoothie bottle, and a Vera Bradley tote bag!
How to Enter:
1. Like Honey, I Shrunk the Gretchen! on Facebook.
2. Follow @shrinkinggretch on Twitter.
3. Blog, tweet or post on Facebook about this giveaway, mentioning my blog, Twitter handle, or Facebook page depending on the medium. Here’s some sample text for you to play with:
Win a Vera Bradley tote bag + 3 bottles of V8’s new smoothies via @shrinkinggretch/Honey, I Shrunk the Gretchen!‘s sweet #giveaway! http://bit.ly/vBqlMJ
That’s up to 5 different ways to enter and win! As always, multiple entries are definitely allowed, just don’t forget to come back here and leave separate comments for each one. A winner will be randomly selected on Monday, December 26th — a belated Christmas present for one of you! 🙂
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I kind of feel awesome since I already follow you on twitter. 🙂
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And, last, but certainly not least, I posted the link to this blog post on my facebook page. 🙂
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Yay for almost Christmas!!
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The JMU girl uniform…one we know so well. Too bad I could never afford a Vera that big, real uggs (mine were 5 dollars from walmart) or a Northface (I just bought a look-a-like Northface from Aeropostale for 20 dollars and I’m happy).
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I tweeted as well @laughsweatagain
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I’m obsessed with Vera Bradley bags! And that bottle/cover – adorable! I will literally jump up & down and squeal like a little girl at a Justin Bieber concert if I’m the lucky winner!
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I also follow you on Twitter already. 🙂
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Shared on Facebook
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Currently following you on Twitter!
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liked, followed, twitted. 🙂
Thanks for the chance to win this!! I Like Honey, I Shrunk the Gretchen! on Facebook my username is AshleyGHatten
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following @shrinkinggretch on Twitter my username is @shuggysmommy
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https://twitter.com/#!/shuggysmommy/status/149570199358681088
shared on twitter!
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thank u!
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shared on facebook (jeannine drenchek-scavo) https://www.facebook.com/drenchekscavo/posts/157468751024487
I follow you on Twitter, and would recognize that JMU “Uniform” as the UNC female student “uniform” when I was a student, as well!!
I <3 the VB!!!! That's the new breast cancer pattern – double love!
I didn’t know that! I love that. 🙂
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Wow this is a pretty awesome giveaway! That tote bag is adorable…i can’t resist the pull of paisleys either lol! I like you on facebook 🙂
I LOOOOVE V8 Fusion – wildberry flavor included! – and am swooning for that Vera Bradley bag. Fingers crossed! I like your blog on Facebook.
And I also follow you on Twitter. I’m @heysuburban.
What a great giveaway! I already follow you on fb. :-)I love those glass bottles and the bag is cute too.
Happy Holidays!
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and I follow you on Twitter too 🙂
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Merry Christmas Gretchen! 🙂