With the addition of nine more quarters Sunday evening, the tea tin contest is officially over.
Neatnik and I counted them up manually then took them to a local bank that has a counting machine. The machine shorted our count by 75¢ but the true manual count on the kitchen table still stands: $92.50. Our winner is Chris, who guessed the correct amount exactly, despite her claim of "I suck at this". Congratulations, Chris.
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Based on the responses from yesterday's inquiry, I am hereby announcing the beginning of the Second Annual Box Topapalooza.
What exactly is Box Topapalooza?
It is the contest which kicks off today here on the blog.
How do you get in on it?
Simple: leave a comment on this post announcing your intent to collect Box Tops from now until August 31st. I'd really, really appreciated it if you would then post on your own blog that you have entered and link to this post, okay?
If someone referred you to the contest, tell me who. Or if you saw a posting on some other blog directing you to the contest, tell me which blog. I'd like to be able to thank the people who are helping to generate some buzz for the Box Topapalooza.
If someone referred you to the contest, tell me who. Or if you saw a posting on some other blog directing you to the contest, tell me which blog. I'd like to be able to thank the people who are helping to generate some buzz for the Box Topapalooza.
How do you collect Box Tops?
You cut out the little Box Tops
from products you already use such as General Mills cereals, GoGurt, some Betty Crocker products, Huggies diapers, Ziploc storage bags and containers, and Kimberly-Clark products. A full list of participating products is available as a pdf download Sometimes, coupons are available on the Box Tops for Education web site. Sometimes products have bonus Box Tops on them.
Each Monday, I'll post my total of Box Tops collected during the previous week and ask the contest participants to do likewise. Yes, I am feeling the need for some comment love. This blog hosts over 300 visitors daily but only a small few (you know who you are and I thank you) actually comment. I answer all commenters, as long as your email address comes through.
from products you already use such as General Mills cereals, GoGurt, some Betty Crocker products, Huggies diapers, Ziploc storage bags and containers, and Kimberly-Clark products. A full list of participating products is available as a pdf download Sometimes, coupons are available on the Box Tops for Education web site. Sometimes products have bonus Box Tops on them.
Each Monday, I'll post my total of Box Tops collected during the previous week and ask the contest participants to do likewise. Yes, I am feeling the need for some comment love. This blog hosts over 300 visitors daily but only a small few (you know who you are and I thank you) actually comment. I answer all commenters, as long as your email address comes through.
What do you do with the Box Tops come August 31st?
You snail mail them to me. I'll get the address to the contest participants around the end of August.
What do I do with the Box Tops?
Come September, I will box them all up and present them to Neatnik's school.
What do you win?
Besides the really good feeling you will have inside from helping out a child's school, I will hold a random drawing for all the people who send in their Box Tops. The random winner will receive something cool but I'm not sure yet what it will be. Last summer, it was a $25 gift certificate to Amazon.com.
Just one more thing, we here at chez trek have 68 Box Tops in the Box Top collecting container.
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I want to officially enter and I have 29 box tops that I have been saving since you last asked for them. I am pretty proud of myself since it is only me and hubby in this house and he doesn't eat cold cereal or use sanitary products.
Thanks - I'm still in shock that I guessed correctly!
Heh - thanks for the gf tag on the Chex. Now I just have to either get over my aversion to soymilk on cereal or try lactose-free milk...
I already have some box tops, not sure how many, I will count them and let you know on the next post when you ask for amounts!
She wins everything. I'll kick her a#@ in the boxtopalooza though!
I've been saving since last I was going to send them and didn't -- have a small (snack size) ziploc bag filling up.
I don't know the count, but it'll be more than 20, considering I have 5 or 6 in the window sill waiting for a proper cutting.
I'll play. I'm not sure I'll have many since it's only Durwood and me and we don't eat a lot of packaged stuff, but I'll be on the lookout. Thanks for the link to the list of participators.
I confess, I visit every day and don't always comment. Sorry, I'll try to do better.
I'LL ENTER!!!!
wait...
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I'm officially entering even if the only things on that list I regularly buy are ziploc bags. I'm sure I can expand my horizons. ;)
Yay Chris for her fabulously correct random guess.
I checked my kitchen and I have -- one box top. Will try to get up to 4 by the end of August. Maybe 5.
I read your blog almost daily. Never comment except to the cat. He hears about it a lot but he doesn't care.
I've actually been collection boxtops here and there for a while. I don't have many, but I'll see if I can remember to send them to you in a timely fashion.
Congrats, Chris!
Please sign me up, I have been saving them ever since you first asked.
Will you do a virtual boxtop for those of us colecting for our own schools? I'd be willing to count my total as 1/2 the number I actually have....
I always have a collection of boxtops going. I'll join
I have collected a few and would be glad to contribute to your daughters school. I don't have a blog but enjoy reading everyone elses blog.
I will play too if I can give them to our school. I have ten right now.
I'm in! I think I have 2. Kleenex brand napkins also have them, but I noticed my last couple of packs of Kleenex facial tissue from Costco did not.
I've been clipping, but I don't know how many I have so far.... Count me in!
92.50! That's 370 quarters isn't it?? ;)
I am ashamed that I see those box tops and just toss them (into the recycling bin though!) I tried to collect them once, but then husband found my box top stash and threw them all away! Haven't had the energy for it since. LOL
I don't use very many products that have box tops, but I've been saving the few I do find for you!
I was reading back posts - heck, they are worth a DIME each??? I'll start saving when I get home!
Beverly near Yosemite CA (blogless)
Yea, truly, each one is worth 10¢ to the school.
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