***This giveawy is no longer accepting entries***
By now you all probably know that we try to make the best out of a seemingly bad situation. So when someone tries to rain on your parade, what do we say? Catch it in a rain barrel and put that H2O to good use!
Which is why we’re super excited to bring you this week’s giveaway sponsored by The Rain Barrel Company. They sell a range of pro-sustainability products (composters, etc.) and this week they’re offering up one of their namesake products to one lucky reader…
Yup it’s a fancy pre-made professional rain barrel which means you all can jump on the collect-your-own-rainwater bandwagon with us without even having to go barrel diving like I did. After all, who isn’t down with saving the planet and money on their water bill? Oh and you can learn more about these amazing pre-made rain barrels on the Rain Barrel Company website since the winner gets their pick of the bunch:
- PRIZE: One of the three rain barrels (and stand) show above (either the Californian, Mocha Cascata or Terra Cotta Cascata, valued at $183 – $337 a pop!)
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “RAIN ON ME!” and…
- BONUS QUESTION: Tell us your favorite way to make the most of a rainy day. Do you catch a movie? Curl up with a book (or blog)? Or just sit and dream about filling up a rain barrel?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Thursday, July 16, 2009 at 8pm EST
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One and only one
- PRIZE SHIPS: USA and Canada
- THE USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday. Good luck!
PS: Anyone catch the subtle Hilary Duff / Laguna Beach theme song reference in the title? Yeah, um, me neither..
Get more info on our freebies at our Giveaway FAQs page. Images courtesy of The Rain Barrel Company.
Psst, have you updated your bookmarks / reader / blogroll / outgoing links / Twitter/ Facebook yet? If you’re still heading our way using old TYH methods, they won’t last for long so don’t forget to make the switch! We’d hate to lose a single one of you freebie-lovin’ folks.
Gretchen says
RAIN ON ME!
I definitely like to stay inside and read, listening to the drops outside!
Kathy says
“RAIN ON ME!”
We like to bake cookies and then watch a DVD while listening to the rain. Our daughter likes to put in Singin’ in the Rain and sometimes she will go out and dance in the puddles.
Angie says
Rain on me! I love to curl up on the couch with a good book, or watch some great movies!
lisa says
RAIN ON ME!! We have a screened in porch that is somehow always out of harms way when it rains (or storms)…so we cuddle up on the porch and listen to the raindrops! it’s bliss!!!
Becca says
Rain on me !!
I love watching movies and making popcorn with my Hubby when it rains
JKH says
“RAIN ON ME!” and…
Cuddle up with a good friend and a great book !
Travis says
RAIN ON ME!!!
I am so excited about this! My mother-in-law got one of these back when green wasn’t so popular and I’ve wanted one ever since. I finally bought a house this last month and was looking to install one! Please Random.com pick me!!!
I love being with my wife and sipping a hot cup of coffee just listening to the rain. Perhaps some Nora Jones in the background!
Rebekah says
John — I caught the Hilary Duff reference… embarrassing (for us both).
And: RAIN ON ME. I like sleeping while the rain is hitting the roof; it’s a relaxing sound. I also like that I don’t have water the garden when it rains — score!
Amy says
Rain on me!
Fav thing to do in the rain…clean the house, curl up on the couch in front of the TV.
Tiffany says
RAIN ON ME!
awesome giveaway! i LOVE those!!!!
Jenn says
RAIN ON ME!
Rainy days get me into a baking mood. Nothing like warm cookies from the oven and a hot cup of tea to chase the damp away.
Catherine Ashton says
RAIN ON ME
Wow, rainy days I like to make cookies. It reminds me of when I was young, on snow days and rain days my mom would pull make stuff in the kitchen and let me pour ingredients into the bowl. Good times.
Note: this is the best giveaway yet. I loved the making a rain-barrel post, but haven’t gotten to making one yet. Cheers.
Chris says
RAIN ON ME!
On a rainy day I love cuddling up on the sofa watching movies or what my husband likes to call ‘chick flicks’! Can anyone blame me for being as obsessed with Twilight as much as the 14 year old girls down the street?
Chris says
RAIN ON ME!
I love a rainy day because it gives me the chance to curl up in the sunroom and knit on one of my many projects for more than a few minutes. When it stops, I gather the kids and dogs and go for a long walk with lots of puddle jumping.
Brenna says
Rain on me! I’m definitely reading on a cozy couch or trying new recipes if I’m stuck inside. If I feel like braving it though, it’s always fun to go to the movies when it’s raining.
Brooke says
Rain on me…I love to watch episode after episode of The West Wing or Gilmore Girls. :)
Jenny says
Rain on Me!
I love baking on rainy days!
bethybrianna says
RAIN ON ME
I love rainy days…especially warm spring and summer rainy days. I like to cuddle up with a cup of tea and a good book, but usually I end up going to work instead.
Holly says
RAIN ON ME!
I like to read and nap.
Mikayla says
RAIN ON ME!
I love playing soccer in the rain!
KT Miller says
RAIN ON ME! I love to read on rainy days!
Kelly says
RAIN ON ME! I love sitting on my front porch swing and watching the rain come down!
Hannah says
Rain on Me Please!
So I can reuse the water and save more energy!
Sarah says
RAIN ON ME…
My favorite thing to do on a rainy day is to sit on the couch and open the front door, so that I can now see the rain falling down with those beautiful California palm trees in the background just over our fence. I just wish it rained more here in sunny CA.
Jenni says
Rain on me
There’s nothing like waking up on a Sunday morning to hear the rain falling outside and knowing you can lay in bed all day if you want!
Tamara says
“RAIN ON ME!”
And a rainy day (like today!), calls for two things and two things only to make life perfect — grill cheese and tomatoe soup. mmmmmm…..
Laurie says
RAIN ON ME!
I love to nap on rainy days. There is nothing better!
Tasha says
RAIN ON ME!
I like to sit home and embroider with a movie on in the background and a glass of wine!
allison says
RAIN ON ME!!
on rainy days, mainly with lightning and thunder, i love to sit on my front porch with my twin two year olds. they love seeing the “big booms” and i love seeing their faces.
Katherine Galloway says
Rain on me!!
Every rainy day, all rainy day long I dream of having a rain barrel and what I would do with the extra water! :)
Kea Bensen says
rain on ME!! movies, reading and eating
Jenn says
RAIN ON ME!
I’d love to sit in bed and read magazines…
Carrie Allin says
“Rain on Me!”
Chris Martin says
RAIN ON ME!
The San Francisco summer doesn’t bring much rain, but I like to think of the days in the winter when the rain occasionally pours down and the city just doesn’t know what to do with it… You practically need a boat to go down Market Street!
Miss the summer thunderstorms from home in Georgia, the cool that the rain brought was always welcome.
kate says
RAIN ON ME!
How super cool is this!And I TOTALLY got the Laguna Beach song reference; it drives my husband crazy that I still watch the Hills…
Crossing my fingers on this green giveaway….I have the perfect spot for it, and me and my garden would appreciate it very much!
Kelly says
“RAIN ON ME”
I love to cruise the Young House Love site for great ideas for projects when the sun returns…. I am thinking of the porch right now! I love the stripes, subtle and fabulous.
Lauren Gray says
RAIN ON ME!
Ohhhh, love this giveaway! My favorite thing to do on a rainy day is to open up all of the windows in my house (the ones covered by awnings) so that the wonderful rain infused breeze can come passing through. Then I usually cook or clean so that I felt productive for a bit, then I curl up on the couch with my family because the most wonderful breeze passes through my living room on those damp rainy days. Ahhh.
Thanks for the chance to win this great prize!
Sydney says
RAIN ON ME!
I love a good rainy day….as long as I’m not set on some summer fun days in the sun. My favorite rainy day is spent baking tasty goodness like granola bars or delicious cookies followed by reading in a comfy chair right next to the window. When that’s all done there’s nothing better than curling up on the couch with my manfriend, wrapping ourselves in a blankie and watching a movie.
kasey at thriftylittleblog says
RAIN ON ME!
I’m a rain-napper! The worst is when it is raining as I wake up… I never want to get out of bed.
Jennifer Gessner says
RAIN ON ME!!!
I spend rainy days either on the couch with my hubby and puppy watching tv or doing stuff around the house that has been on the to-do list for too too long. Unfortunately we haven’t had a whole lot of rainy days down here in SC lately. I could use a good rainy day right about now…that to-do list is getting kinda long ;)
Leslie says
RAIN ON ME!
On a rainy day I love to peep out the windows. :)
I am so into this giveaway!
Emily says
RAIN ON ME! I love spending a rainy day curled up on the coach in front of a good movie
Naomi says
RAIN ON ME!
I love a rainy Florida evening because everything cools off nicely and we can enjoy some drinks on our front porch.
Lacey says
RAIN ON ME!
I love to get down and dirty with seed catalogs on rainy days, and dream of hot summer days filled with vegetables! One of these rain barrels would come in so useful, because here in southern Oregon it rains all winter and gets practically droughty all summer.
Mandy says
RAIN ON ME!
On rainy days I love to work on craft projects or redecorate a section of my house.
Jenn R. says
Rain on me!
Holly says
RAIN ON ME!
I love rainy days because usually my husband gets to stay home from his job at a landscaping company. On rainy days, I like to light all the candles in the house, bake something yummy in the oven, and curl up with a good book!
Nicole says
RAIN ON ME!
Best way to make the most of a rainy day? Watch some day time tv talk shows! 9 times out of 10, those goofball guests they have on Maury, Tyra Banks, Jerry, etc are gonna be WAY more screwed up then you!
Karin says
Rain On Me!
Cory says
RAIN ON ME!