Love this pic!Well, at least one of them did :) I recently mailed out Sharpie markers to blogger friends I've made here and I wasn't sure if the pens were actually going to reach their recipients (for the scoop on this, read my Sharpie Giveaway post). So imagine my delight when I saw over at Eternal Sunshine that hers had arrived, complete with this beautiful photo posted in her blog as a thank-you note (you're welcome, PinkTwistedHalo!).
I have yet to see how many of those I sent out make it to Manila, but this Sharpie experience has inspired me more than ever to hold giveaways here at NyMinuteNow.com. My friend, Frances of Topaz Horizon regularly does this, and I know I'll be taking her lead in terms of drawing prizes in the future: To choose the winners for her recent Moleskin Giveaway, she wrote down all the names of entries on a sheet of paper, cut the sheet in strips, shook them up in a box, and picked a winning name.
What I have in mind for future giveaways so far are:
1) COLORFUL Post-its from Office Depot! Cute first-aid kits from Target!
2) A bottle of perfume for one of the first 10 subscribers/FriendConnect followers at BeautyintheBigApple.com once I've finally finished uploading the whole archive of articles and have successfully marketed for prizes (or maybe just get from my mother's stash).
3) Items that don't contain liquids or anything that can break in transit. Please feel free to send in your suggestions.
Image courtesy of http://www.flickr.com/photos/twistedhalo
UPDATE 08/12/09: This just in from Chasing Dreams. Thanks for posting this, Riz!
Oh! Hers arrived already?? I'm patiently waiting for mine! :) I'm excited!!! Hopefully it reaches Manila soon!
ReplyDeleteHi, mamatots01! Yup, I mailed yours with hers. I do hope it gets to you! :) Let me know, k? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteOh my! how about mine? Would it ever reach me? hahahah! Let me know the tracking code pls so I can check it at the post office. I remember Im suppose to have a surprise package from Malaysia but it didn't arrive huhuhuh:(( Too sad my friend who sent it to me informed me very late already that she had a christmas package for me. When I checked it, no way of verifying na. huhuhuh:(( I hope this sharpie thing will arrive. I have already things in mind on how will I say my thanks to you hahahaha... mwahugs!
ReplyDeleteAkala ko din hindi makakarating hehe. Thanks again!
ReplyDeleteP.S. How about notebooks? (Biased eh!) :P
I'm praying mine arrives soon as well! Will let you know when my newest baby arrives! :D
ReplyDeleteHi, Journey! Yours should get there within the next two or three weeks (I hope!).
ReplyDeleteTwistedHalo, yah... I do want to give out notebooks, so many cute ones out here. Yun nga lang, they're heavier to mail hahaha. But I'll figure something out ;)
Hi, Kelly! Great, thanks! :)
Hi! It's here, finally! It almost disappeared from the infamous Las Pinas Post Office, but thanks to my dad, it's with me! I'll take its photo and upload it by Tuesday. :D
ReplyDeleteSilly me, I named my pen Alitheah. It's a Gaelic name that means orange tree. :P
Oh, cool! Good to know! Great timing, I was just wondering about the Sharpies last night, if they all made it to their respective owners :)
ReplyDeleteNku, kailangan ko yatang puntahan ang post office namin para ma check if dumating na ang sharpie ko. ang tagal na nun ah heheheh.. may bad experience pa naman ako sa kanila. Di dumating christmas package ko from Malaysia. Surprise gift yun sa akin ng foster family ko. Aba, na surprise nga ako when they asked me after a month if I ever get the package! Hahahaha! wag naman sana maulit...
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