***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries***
For our big two year blogiversary and we’re celebrating with one of the biggest freebies we’ve ever freebied: a $500 Lowe’s gift card.
Did that sink in yet? It still hasn’t for us. When we started hunting for the perfect blogiversary prize a few weeks ago we never thought we’d land something so exciting. It’s like Lowe’s is giving one of you the chance to take on a big project and they’re footing the bill. And we couldn’t be more thrilled to be giving it away.
We probably don’t need to remind you of all the items you could snag during a $500 shopping blitz at Lowe’s – paint, lighting, power tools, holiday decor, flooring. Heck, you could even get a new dishwasher or something. So in case you’re having any trouble picturing where you’d put five hundred Lowe’s dollars, allow us to lend our expertise (that is, our money-spending assistance). Here are a few items that we’ve got our eyes on:
This Idylis air purifier: Since the cold weather will have us closing up our windows and doors soon, the HEPA filter on this baby keeps indoor air from getting stale and could really help Sherry as we get into allergy season.
A new lawn mower: I know the season’s ending, but I’ve had it up to here (picture my hand above my head) with the used mower we bought when we moved back in 2006 (let’s just say it’s no longer self-propelling). Lowe’s online Mower Selector tool helped turn up a bunch of options that we could snag for well under 500 beans.
A cool bathroom sink: With a full bathroom redo moving closer to the top of our to-do list we’re already starting to fantasize about where we can add some special touches, like plopping a vessel sink on top of a thrifted piece of furniture-turned-vanity. And Lowe’s has a bunch of awesome vessel sink options.
I’ve also been contemplating adding some outdoor path lighting or taking our garage organization a step further with some more sophisticated shelving. But we’d better quit letting our minds wander because we’re not the ones who get the $500 gift card… one of you does! Here’s how:
- PRIZE: A $500 Lowe’s gift card (in case you forgot)
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “GIMME THAT $500” (why dance around it, right?) and…
- BONUS QUESTION: Tell us what project you might spend the prize on. Surely we’re not the only ones daydreaming about where $500 could go (and no, we won’t be picking a winner based on this answer – it’ll still be random)
- CONTEST CLOSES: Thursday, September 24th at 8pm EST (that’s an extra day!)
- WINNER: One lucky lady or gent
- PRIZE SHIPS: Anywhere in the USA (but Lowe’s loving Canadians with friends or family in the states can enter and we’ll send it to your US relative/friend who can forward it on to you).
- THE USUAL: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday. Good luck!
Get more info on our freebies at our Giveaway FAQs page. Images courtesy of Lowe’s.
Claire P. says
GIMME THAT $500 This would be great for that room we can’t quite seem to finish.
MJ Molas says
GIMME THAT $500 (pretty please!)
I’m redoing my bedroom and use it towards that!
AliciaS says
GIMME THAT $500 – Please!
We just moved into our first home 4 days ago, there are a NUMBER of projects this would go towards, but maybe bathrooms!! Congrats on a 2nd year!)
nancy says
GIMME THAT $500!!!
GIMME THAT AIR FILTER!!
charles says
GIMME THAT $500!
I just moved into a new house and have probably already spent $500 at Lowes. Help me break even!
Susan says
Gimme that $500!
I would love to give my daughter a jump on her kitchen makeover for Christmas.
Elida Rodriguez says
GIMME THAT $500-PLEASE WITH A CAPITAL P!
Tell us what project you might spend the prize on. Surely we’re not the only ones daydreaming about where $500 could go (and no, we won’t be picking a winner based on this answer – it’ll still be random)
My husband and I just got our first new home last week! Although we are tremendously excited, we could definitely use the extra cash to help with the costs of installing new counter tops. The one we have now has definitely been used to the max…and we surely have scrubbed it down as much as possible, but it definitely need a major redo!
ashley says
Gimme that $500!!! We could really use this! We just bought a home 6 months ago and are working on fixing it up! I would love to paint and update some of the fixtures!!
Tiffany Hardcastle says
GIMME THAT $500! Pleeeeeeeeeeeeese!!!! I moved into my “significant others” house last year, he is from S. Africa and about 15 years behind, with style and color. He re-did the lower 1/2 bath when he bought the house (approx. 5 years ago)~ and painted the bathroom walls the most hideous color of MAROON you can imagine, as well as adding a wall paper topper that had both MAROON and FOREST GREEN accents. He of course added “BRASS” hardware, and YES, there were even towels to match the wallpaper topper – it was horrifying! When I had to use the bathroom, I’d climb all of our stairs, just to use another bathroom, just so I wouldn’t have to be in that small suffocating room.
So in answer to what I would use the money for: I would use every bit of that $500 to re-paint, change out hardware, tear down that nasty topper, etc. to make that 1/2 bath modern and spa-like…. PLEASE CONSIDER my plea – I’ll send pictures gladly,so you can see what I’m talking about… :) Thank you for your consideration! Tiffany
Christina says
GIMME THAT $500!!! Wow! What a great giveaway. Where to start? Iguess we’d probably start with relighting our kitchen, buying some paint to spruce up our downstairs, and new light fixtures for our hallway.
Gina says
GIMME THAT $500!
I’d get white picture cabinets for the kitchen. Ooooh, or redesign our bathroom. Or, reorganize our closets. So many options!!
koticstar says
GIMME THAT $500! Our kitchen counter tops are in desperate need of replacing. They are white laminate with polka dot stains, that refuse to come out, all over them.
Maria says
Gimme that $500!!!!
I have two bathrooms that need some updating. The hard part will be choosing which one to do first!
Susie says
GIMME THAT $500!!! We are moving in a week and I KNOW that it could be used in so many ways at our new townhouse…beefing up the patio maybe?!
Heather says
GIMME THAT $500!!
So many projects to pick from! I think I’d have to go with a new window for a broken one on our shed, and maybe a ceiling fan too.
Stacy says
Gimme that $500!
Stacey Garduno says
GIMME THAT $500!
Our family has lost 1/2 our income over the past year, but at the same time gained an additional child! We could seriously use some technology assistance (TV -to keep the kids busy, DVD player, etc.), lighting for the house, upgrades and more importantly storage for the added people in a small space. Simply the excitement and positive feelings that “winning” anything could bring to our souls would be so great!
Trinity says
GIMME THAT $500!!!!!
Oh how badly I want new counter tops in the kitchen….
Emily Baer says
GIMME THAT $500!!! We just bought a house…last week! Super exciting, but it also comes at a crazy time. We are both working full time, I just went back to school, and my husband is having knee surgery next week, crazy timing. The house needs lots of work because we bought it 90% done, which means we got a CRAZY deal on it, but it also means that we have to put alot of time into it to make it our own. We are doing everything ourselves, which is awesome, but just means more work. I don’t even know where to start in telling you where I would use the $500…possibly a new bathroom vanity for the guest bathroom, cool light fixtures, tools, etc. The list is endless :-)
Meg says
GIMME THAT $500! I’d use it our new backyard!!!
John says
GIMME THAT $500!!!!!!!!! I’d use the 500 on new kitchen countertops.
Meaghan says
GIMME THAT $500!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
New bathroom vanity, please!
Tiffini S. says
GIMME THAT $500!
We are closing on a new house on 8 October and this would be FABULOUS! We’re downsizing – tried a large older home and it was too much to handle. So we bought a cute little 2 bedroom bungalow with just enough coziness for a family of three! Plus the bungalow has less “to-do’s” but still enough to keep us busy for the next year. First up: Fitting the mud room with a little plumbing so that my washer and dryer can up upstairs! Even if we have to wait, lugging laundry through a smaller house and down one short flight of stairs will be WAY better than lugging it through 2500 square feet and down two 9 foot room flights…
Lisa Phil says
“GIMME THAT $500”
So many things!!! I’d make the $500 work for me – create a laundry room, maybe floor model washer or dryer, or a stove!! Or bathroom sink makeover! The possibilities are endless. OR faucets. I’ve seen the hands=free one on tv that you tap with your arm.
shopgirl says
GIMME THAT $500! Will spend it on our new kitchen remodel.
Jenny from Lucky in Love says
GIMME THAT $500!!
Ha! I just found your website and I am completely in awe. My husband and I are currently looking to buy our first home and could so use this :) I am an on the side cake decorator so I am in love with double ovens, granite counter tops, and big islands. Dream kitchen…here I come!!
Thanks for doing this!!
Jamie says
GIMME THAT $500!!!
We are moving into a brand new house next month, and we would use this gift card to buy the electric pushmower that my husband has had his eye on for weeks now. The idea of mowing our grass sans gasoline fumes is fantastic! We’d also use the card to liven up the back patio that I plan on spending many fall nights on :)
Kathleen says
GIMME THAT $500!
Our Lowe’s has some awesome trees and shrubs on clearance and I have a lot of landscaping to do!
Suzanne says
GIMME THAT $500!!!
What a fun prize! I would use the money to make a gorgeous outdoor shower, even though fall/winter are on their way. It’s a project I have wanted to do for a few years now and never had the time/extra money – this would be a great kick start!
Courtney says
GIMME THAT $500! It would be put to great use on a kitchen remodel.
Rebecca says
GIMME THAT $500. I am in the process of creating a work/creative room in the basement. That cash would go a long way!
Erin S says
GIMME THAT $500.
We’re buying a new house and can use all the Lowes we can get!
Khia says
“GIMME THAT $500?
I just bought my first home in April and my house still dont have anything! Yes, nothing, most my friends comes over and just stair at each other, cause there’s nothing to see. So, we really want a washer and dryer!!! that’s the main thing since we have a 2 year old, who gets dirty all the time, and get me dirty too! and a oven, yes, our oven doesnt work, so cant bake anything at all. :( So please, GIMME that $500!!!!!!!!!
Erin C. says
GIMME THAT $500….PRETTY PLEASE!!!! I’m in the middle of a bathroom remodel and I would use the money to buy a new water efficient toilet and faucet. What a generous gift….Happy blogiversary!
jeanfrances says
GIMME THAT $500!
Would take advantage of the Tax energy credit and get some new screen & exterior steel doors!
Meredith says
GIMME THAT $500!
Like you we’ve lived in an older home circa 1945 for 2 years and the project list is endless! Hmmm new master bathroom vanity, kitchen remodel, new laundry room tile, new interior doors, crown modeling…oh dream of dreams!
Frankie says
GIMME THAT $500!!!!!
It sure would come in handy for our new house! We want to re-do our bathroom! Or more carpert for our doggie to run around on.
Megs C. says
GIMME THAT $500!
Wow! My idea for the giftcard would be to give our bathroom a much needed upgrade of mirrors and lighting fixture…its soooo 1980’s :)
Kimberly Fax says
GIMME THAT $500! I need a new kitchen floor–bad!
Vicki says
GIMME THAT $500!
We might be spending the $$ on things for the basement we are finishing (think drywall at this point) OR your pictures got me thinking it would also be really nice to get a new self-propelled lawn mower…
Rosie says
Gimme That $500 [please.]
I would use it to finish the 8245245 half finished projects i’m working on. Lowes, you da bomb. [you, too, YHL]
Emily says
Gimme that $500!
I would give my kitchen a much needed update!
Megan says
GIMME THAT $500!
Nerd Girl says
Gimme that $500!
I’d spend that on new floors for our 2.5 bathrooms. I get giddy just thinking about it….
Megan says
GIMME TAHT $500!
Our house was built in 1953 and has the original bathrooms – need I say more?!
Stacey says
Gimme that $500!!!!
With $500 I would make an amazing garden in the backyard so I can enjoy the seasons vegetable from my own green thumb.! Come on lucky lotto!!!!! Pick me!
Jesse says
GIMME THAT $500!
Would love to upgrade the yard tools!
Linda says
GIMME THAT $500!
I would totally use this gift card to re-do my kitchen. I would love to get new floors, and paint the cabinets and walls!
Megan D says
GIMME THAT $500!
Would be tough deciding what the spend the money on given our home renovation list doesn’t fit on one page!
Debbie says
WOW! I would love a $500 giftcard. I would begin replacing my first floor windows!