***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.
Kate S. says
GIMME THAT $500
We have so many projects that we could use that $500. I think we’d probably start with some paint and new switchplates. Or a new bathroom sink. Or…you get the idea. :)
Sara says
Gimme that $500!!!
Finishing up our family room project: window treatments, shelves, etc.
Wendy Lazar says
Please gimme that $500 pretty please- need to add some color before the terrible Chicago winter begins!
alaina says
GIMME THAT $500!!
We just bought our first house this year and we need help on our lawn…it’s looking pretty sad. If I had an extra $500 to spend at Lowe’s (most of our paychecks go there anyway), I’d buy an edger, some fertilizer, grass seed, and assorted plants for our beautiful but bare brick planters in the backyard. Or, I could work on my dream of turning the closet in the spare room into an office. Either way, it would be great!
Jenna says
GIMME THAT $500!
We hope to be buying our first home very soon, so I’m not exactly sure what I would spend it on, but I’m thinking along the lines of paint, lighting, trim, put it towards a new washer/drying, etc, etc. Wow…the options are really endless!
Jody says
GIMME THAT $500! Ha Ha! It’s fun just typing that out! If we won 500 big ones to spend at Lowes, we would probably buy new countertops for the kitchen and, if there is any money left over, we’d get supplies to tile the kitchen floor.
Jenna says
Gimme that $500!!! I’m gonna tile my kitchen floors!!
Shiri says
GIMME THAT $500!!!
I am in the middle of a guest bathroom remodel and would love to put in a new vanity in instead of refinishing the existing 1960s one that’s currently there!
Nikki says
GIMME THAT $500
Most likely a new grill, and bamboo blinds. Also paint and a few shelves from my kids room.
Callie says
GIMME THAT $500!!
I’m about to move into MY first house and It would be a great start to kick things off!
Annie says
gimmie that $500!
We are in the middle of a total renovation of our new to us home. What couldn’t we use it for is a better question?
Brendy says
GIMME THAT $500
I could have used several dozen times over. And I still can.
Megan says
GIMME THAT $500
Bathroom Remodel!
Christin says
GIMME THAT $500!!
My husband and I are building a custom made bench to go under the windows in our office to fill with baskets and top with lovely pillows. This would buy all the supplies for that – with lots left over for another project!
Amy says
Gimme that $500! (please)
We are renovating the upstairs bath in our 1903 home. So far, it’s gutted…would love the boost $500 at Lowe’s would give!
Lindy says
GIMME THAT $500!!!
I would use this for my kitchen remodel I’m planning on doing this winter!!!!
karen says
“GIMME THAT $500”
While I have tons of house projects…I’d probably pass it along to my son and DIL…who are young house owners and renovating an older ranch house.
Rebecca Cisneros says
“GIMME THAT $500.00” I would use this on my back yard.
Heidi says
GIMME THAT $500
I’d love to be able to redo the kitchen cabinets- maybe new paint and hardware. I’d even love to be able to add some tile to the backsplash in the kitchen!
Rachael says
GIMME THAT $500 (please)!
It’s a toss-up whether we’d use it to help landscape the front (just ripped out some overgrown shrubs) or to re-do a bathroom- either would be great!
juliaj says
Gimme that $500! We’ve been remodeling for a year and go to Lowes every weekend!
Tiffany says
Gimmy that $500!! My dads birthday is coming up and he is so hard to buy for..this would be a dream come true for him! Maybe he could split it with me and I could get some paint!
Chelsea says
GIMME THAT $500!
We’re planning to re-do our guest bathroom this winter and the $500 card to Lowes would be a great start!!
Sarah says
GIMME THAT $500!!
Please please please! I want to install hardwood floors to replace stained, old, blue carpet.
Trisa says
GIMME that $500!
I would love paint for my new house! A few power tools for my husband to do more honey-do’s, and a GRILL! and I would LOVE to go crazy for the holidays with lights…
anna says
GIMME THAT $500!
Will says
GIMME THAT $500
shelly P. says
GIMME THAT $500
Kate says
gimme that $500…!!!!!!
Suzi says
GIMME THAT $500!!
We just moved into a new house and I would head straight to the nursery and get some fabulous fall flowers and decor for our front yard! Happy Blogiversary :)
Kayt says
Holy crud, GIMME THAT $500! I have a fence to replace, brass doorknobs I’d love to ditch, add a tankless water heater, replace my washer and dryer that don’t work, install hard wood floors on my main level…. Okay, I can’t do it all for $500, but I can dream, right?
Nick says
GIMME THAT $500
My wife is planning a bathroom makeover and this sure would make my wallet feel much better!
Ned says
GIMME THAT $500, please!
Bridget says
Gimme that $500!
:)
I just moved into a new apartment with the most hideous ceiling tiles, so I’d love to work on that little problem…
Chris says
GIMME THAT $500!
This would pay for my privacy fence!
Holly D says
GIMME THAT $500! I’d use it to fix up my basement-paint, dehumidifier, shelves for storage…
Dan says
Gimme that $500!
Free tools!? Seriously?! awesome.
Jenn says
GIMME THAT $500
I recently bought a 1950s home that has a PINK half bathroom. Thats right PINK. PINK Toilet, PINK sink, PINK walls. Im totally serious. It has GOT TO GO! This $500 would really help!
Heidi says
Gimme that $500!, we are in need of some new appliances.
Elizabeth says
GIMME THAT $500
Since we gutted our house top to bottom, 500 big ones could be spent on anything from mouldings to storm windows to a unrusty mail box to light switch plates to tiles for the fire place…the list goes on and on!
Jenn says
GIMME THAT $500
We are doing backyard / deck makeover! Would love the extra green to add to our green!
Sarah C says
GIMME THAT 500!
We’d like to redo our kitchen so we could fit a dishwasher in it which means no more dishes for us!
Kristen says
GIMME THAT $500!!!
Definitely a bathroom makeover…pink tile needs to go!
Sonja says
GIMME THAT $500!!!!!!!!!!!
Got my eyes on some hardwood flooring or a bathroom makeover.
Kari M. says
Gimme that $500.
We’d use it to contriubute to one of the 3 major projects we have going on:
A playhouse for our natural playground for the kiddies; an updated master bedroom that looks like a place we’d want to be; or, landscaping for the front yard.
Alaina says
Gimme that $500
Fininshing the remainder of the basement office!
NEPD says
“GIMME THAT $500?
We just bought a weekend farm house and need to do major reno. siding, deck, paint, gardening
Give it to me!
Kevin says
GIMME THAT $500
I would love to replace my kitchen cabinets. They’re nasty and old. Maybe I’d just paint them and put on hardware. Either way, I would so love winning this! I recently got laid off, and I’m just puttering around the house working on little things.
stephanie fantasia says
Gimme that $500! (please) :o)
I would use it to redo every organizational space in my home. Actually, scratch that. I would make organizational spaces in my home. Haha!
SKennifer says
GIMME THAT $500! We’re planning to paint the exterior of our house….