posts in category Shoppertunity
9.27.2012
A room full of kids, pizza and a movie! #MarvelAvengersWMT
What do you get when you take 7 hungry kids, 2 fresh ready-to-bake Marketplace pizzas, the hottest just-released movie and enough candy to fill the bags of a hundred neighborhood trick-or-treaters? You get a rockin' good time. That's what you get.
My crew was so excited to see The Avengers. And by "so excited" I mean "MOM! MOM! MOM! The Avengers is out on DVD - will you PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE buy it NOW NOW NOW?!?!" So what's a Mom to do? I had to buy the movie. And we asked a whole bunch of the kids' friends over to watch it with us.
And to make shopping for our DVD even more exciting, Walmart and Marvel teamed up to create an interactive Super Hero app! I have got to tell you, this is one of the coolest things I've seen. By using the app and finding the Avengers Augmented Reality App "trigger points" throughout Walmart, you really can have a fun time shopping!
Let me show you what I mean...
First we downloaded this app (which, by the way is available for both IPhones and Androids)...
Then, as soon as we got to Walmart, we launched the app...so cool...this is the homescreen...
And you can do the coolest stuff with it! While you're walking through Walmart, you can use posters that are spread throughout the store (the "trigger points") to activate different parts of the app! For example, posters like this...
...seem to come to life when you scan them with your phone or tablet. You can answer 9 questions (3 at each of 3 different posters) and find out which Avenger you are (complete with a photo!). Seriously, so cool. Tyler was Thor...the photo had trouble saving to my phone, but I'm going to try it again with the other kids...(once you've gone through it at the store, you can use it over and over again without needing the posters for activation).
After playing with the app for a while, and finishing all of our questions, we grabbed our movie...we chose The Avengers Blu-Ray/DVD/Graphic Novel Combo Pack because I knew my boys would just flip over the comic book that was included. And really, how can you go wrong? A movie and a graphic novel??? Awesome.
Then we headed over to the deli to grab our Marketfresh pizzas...we chose a 5-cheese AND a pepperoni...
We grabbed a few more snacks and things we needed and headed home to start the par-tay!
We set up everything we needed for dinner and threw the pizzas in the oven...
We definitely needed some Avengers cups for our beverages...
All the kids had a great time...
Who likes the pizza??? They all do!
When everyone was done eating, the kids filled their bags with candy and we headed to the family room to watch the movie...
The movie was AWESOME!!! And the kids had the best time! I will definitely be doing this again...
And remember how I mentioned that there were some really neat features of the Super Hero AR app? Here's the coolest (in my opinion)...
My crew was so excited to see The Avengers. And by "so excited" I mean "MOM! MOM! MOM! The Avengers is out on DVD - will you PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE buy it NOW NOW NOW?!?!" So what's a Mom to do? I had to buy the movie. And we asked a whole bunch of the kids' friends over to watch it with us.
And to make shopping for our DVD even more exciting, Walmart and Marvel teamed up to create an interactive Super Hero app! I have got to tell you, this is one of the coolest things I've seen. By using the app and finding the Avengers Augmented Reality App "trigger points" throughout Walmart, you really can have a fun time shopping!
Let me show you what I mean...
First we downloaded this app (which, by the way is available for both IPhones and Androids)...
Then, as soon as we got to Walmart, we launched the app...so cool...this is the homescreen...
And you can do the coolest stuff with it! While you're walking through Walmart, you can use posters that are spread throughout the store (the "trigger points") to activate different parts of the app! For example, posters like this...
...seem to come to life when you scan them with your phone or tablet. You can answer 9 questions (3 at each of 3 different posters) and find out which Avenger you are (complete with a photo!). Seriously, so cool. Tyler was Thor...the photo had trouble saving to my phone, but I'm going to try it again with the other kids...(once you've gone through it at the store, you can use it over and over again without needing the posters for activation).
After playing with the app for a while, and finishing all of our questions, we grabbed our movie...we chose The Avengers Blu-Ray/DVD/Graphic Novel Combo Pack because I knew my boys would just flip over the comic book that was included. And really, how can you go wrong? A movie and a graphic novel??? Awesome.
Then we headed over to the deli to grab our Marketfresh pizzas...we chose a 5-cheese AND a pepperoni...
We grabbed a few more snacks and things we needed and headed home to start the par-tay!
We set up everything we needed for dinner and threw the pizzas in the oven...
We definitely needed some Avengers cups for our beverages...
All the kids had a great time...
Who likes the pizza??? They all do!
When everyone was done eating, the kids filled their bags with candy and we headed to the family room to watch the movie...
The movie was AWESOME!!! And the kids had the best time! I will definitely be doing this again...
And remember how I mentioned that there were some really neat features of the Super Hero AR app? Here's the coolest (in my opinion)...
Oh yeah...you see that? That's my kitchen table...in my kitchen...and the whole city is sitting on top of my pizza box...uh huh...you heard me...wanna see more? Check out my entire shop here on Google+ to see the rest of the amazing features this app has to offer...so cool.
Pretty cool, huh?
Are you a Marvel fan? Are you dying to see, or have you seen The Avengers? If you head out to buy the movie...I highly suggest you download the Super Hero AR app and get your movie at Walmart...especially if you have kids...they will get a huge kick out of it. And some Walmarts are even having special Avengers Character Appearances tomorrow, September 29! Woo hoo!
Keep up with Marvel here:
Disclosure: I am a member of the Collective Bias™ Social Fabric® Community. This content has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias™ and Marvel. #MarvelAvengersWMT #CBias #SocialFabric. All opinions are my own.
1.05.2012
Coffee Lover? Then this is for you...#IcedCoffee #CBias
There is no question...I love coffee. And by "love," I mean adore...seriously...adore. And need. It's probably kinda weird.
Let me give you a graphic to help explain just what coffee means to me...
Here is me in the morning...before my coffee...
Let me give you a graphic to help explain just what coffee means to me...
Here is me in the morning...before my coffee...
Not pretty.
BUT, here I am after my first cup...
Muuuuch better...
My kids learned long ago that you don't ask me for anything until I've had coffee...it's true.
So, when I got the opportunity to try a BRAND SPANKING NEW coffee product, I jumped at the opportunity.
International Delight (you know, the flavored creamer people...) sent me some of their soon-to-be-released (January 15 to be exact) newest product...ICED COFFEE! You heard me right...iced coffee! And not only that...it comes in 3 flavors! Original, Vanilla & Mocha! oh. yes. awesome. Here's what I received:
When I opened this box, I just knew it was going to be a good day...yup.
I love iced coffee almost as much as I love it hot...but, to be honest, I don't have it very often, because I usually just make one (hot) cup at a time at home, and, quite frankly, I would go broke stopping at Bucky's (Starbucks...adorably nicknamed by my awesome friend, Amy) all the time. And even those tiny little bottles of iced Starbucks are a bank-buster...so I rarely pick those up when I'm out shopping. But here is a product I can buy a whole half gallon of, and it's already made and perfect? I can definitely do that...definitely...
As I mentioned before, this coffee will be available in 3 flavors...and I wasn't sure which I wanted to try first...
So, I went with the Vanilla...
It's kind of neat trying a product that hasn't been released to the public yet...and I was excited!
I filled up my new blue cup with ice and poured in the coffee...I held the straw to my lips and took my first sip...and...OH MY GOSH!!! Are you kidding me? It was DELICIOUS! I mean absolutely delicious.
The coffee is sweet & creamy (not at all watery) (just like it says on the package) and wonderful... and...dare I say...better than the mermaid-branded competitor?
I really really loved the Vanilla, but I didn't want to try the others right away, because, to be honest, I knew that after I opened them I would have only about a week to finish them and I didn't want to risk having to throw any of the coffee away...yes, I'm a dork.
So, when it came time for Christmas Eve brunch at my parents' house, I grabbed the Original Iced Coffee and brought it along so that my family could try it...
My Mom, my brother & I each had a glass and, again, it was delicious. My brother likes his coffee with about 6 lbs. of sugar, and this was sweet enough for him (I like mine with 1 Sweet & Low and it's perfectly sweetened for me, too). I think I liked the Vanilla better than the Original, but only because I love flavored coffee...and the Original was still better than any iced coffee I've ever made for myself...by a longshot.
So now it was time for me to try the third, and final, flavor...Mocha...
I saved this one for last because I thought it might be my favorite...(I do this with my food, too...I eat the stuff I like least first...)...we were heading out on a driving trip so I included the container in our cooler...
I first tried the Mocha while I was waiting for my husband to pump gas at a station outside of Paducah, KY...I didn't have any ice, so I just poured some cold coffee into my awesome new cup...
And guess what? I did love the Mocha the best...I knew I would. I know myself so well...
What I like about the Mocha flavor is that it's not overly chocolate-y...it's really pretty subtle...and really, really good. No aftertaste...just yum.
I'm all out of my coffee now. And that's sad. BUT, in less than 2 weeks (like I said before, January 15, to be exact) I can head out to the dairy section at Wal-Mart and pick up some more. And I. can't. wait. It's really that good...
So...how about you? Do you drink iced coffee?
DISCLOSURE: This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias. #CBias All opinions are 100% mine...this stuff rocks.
12.08.2011
All I Want For Christmas...Wish List & Gift Guide for Crafters #GlueNGlitter #CBias @Elmers
A few days ago I was asked to put together my holiday wish list and a crafter's gift guide...umm, are you kidding me? Done.
So, I loaded up my kids and headed to Wal-Mart...I mean, truly...where else can you find everything you need? Check out my entire shopping trip here, on Google+...
Are you shopping for a crafter this Christmas? Maybe putting a gift basket together for a friend or *ahem* certain blogger *ahem* hint hint *cough* and don't know what to buy? Or maybe you're just starting to enter the crafting world and you aren't sure what you need? Here are some of the things that are definitely must-haves in any crafter's arsenal...
Please try to overlook the fuzzy quality of some of the photos...I get so stinkin' excited when craft shopping that I can't always keep my hand still...don't judge.
The X-ACTO 12" Rotary Trimmer and Self-Healing Mat are definitely necessary...
Precise straight-line cuts are no problem with the trimmer...if you do any kind of paper crafting at all, make sure you have one of these...
And the self-healing mat is the ideal surface for cutting for both fabric & paper...and, hello...they're pink.
An X-ACTO #11 Craft Knife (which I couldn't make it out of the store without buying) is perfect for making more precise cuts...or for cutting things that are thicker than the 5 sheets of cardstock that the Rotary Trimmer can cut...I used an X-ACTO knife to cut the foam board I used for my Advent Calendar...it was an older version, but it worked like a charm...
A good pair of precision scissors is wonderful for tons of different projects. I use mine for embroidery, crochet, cutting small bits of paper or ribbon, you name it...
A Corner Rounder Punch is perfect for adding that little extra oomph to photographs or cards...it's amazing what little details can do...
Remember the foam board I mentioned a little earlier? Before a week or so ago, I don't think I would have added something like foam board to a Christmas Gift Guide...but...I gotta tell ya...since I used the Elmer's Acid-Free Foam Board for my Advent Calendar project, I have had occasion to use it twice more (for one of Tyler's school projects and as the front and back of a little Christmas scrapbook album I'm currently working on...). I really do love it. And it's not like a lot of other foam boards...the surfaces aren't shiny and slippery, they're just like paper...which is awesome. They paint easily, they cut easily & things adhere easily to them.
And they come in different colors...
These CraftBond Glue Spots are awesome...and they're completely mess-free. How can you go wrong? They come in a bunch of different sizes and they even have Pop-Up Glue Spots to add a little dimension to your projects.
Anyone who works with paper knows how annoying it is to glue two sheets of paper together just to have them wrinkle all up if you happen to add a little too much glue. It's horrible. But Elmer's has solved that problem with their No-Wrinkle Dual Tip Glue Pen. Absolutely perfect for craft projects or school projects...and the dual tip lets you use a little glue, or a lot...awesome. And it's under $2.00...again, awesome.
CraftBond Spray Adhesive is the perfect type of glue for any project that calls for you to reposition or temporarily adhere two items together. I love this glue...it's completely repositionable until it dries, so I use it on things like fabric projects. Because fabric can be stretchy and super-pliable, I don't always get it laid out where I need it perfectly the first time. Using the spray lets me pick up the fabric and replace it. I also use it on items that I Mod-Podge. I spray the entire surface of whatever I'm Mod-Podging, place it where I need it, then lift up a little at a time to spread the Mod-Podge. It works perfectly...
Make sure to include some adhesive remover in your craft-bag or gift basket. My kids love to use my stuff and, inevitably, the glue ends up where it shouldn't be (like on my self-healing mat)...this takes care of that, easy-peasy. And you don't need to use much, so that bottle should last you a good long time.
And last, but certainly not least...how about a subscription to one of the many craft magazines out there? You never know when you'll need some outside inspiration for using all of your cool new goodies...
Let's start with some of this tape...I loves me some CraftBond Double-Sided Scrapbooking Tape...and they have some that is removable! Not quite sure what I'd use the removable tape for, but I gotta have it...and that Foam Mounting Tape? - yep, I need some of that, too...I love adding dimension to my photos and embellishments in my scrapbook pages and this would definitely fit the bill...
More yarn. Oh. Man. Now that I am crocheting (and trying to learn to knit), my yarn addiction is starting to rival my fabric & paper addictions. Just look at all of the beautiful colors!
OH! And spray paint...don't forget the spray paint!
I used glitter glue in my last project and I couldn't believe how easy it was to use...I will definitely need more of this...
Ooooh, and I need more of these Sharpie pens...I am a total pen snob...these are the only ones I can use...is that weird that I am a discriminating pen-user? Again, don't judge. I think it has something to do with the fact that I'm left-handed. Or maybe I just made that excuse up...
...especially this one...
...and construction paper...I always need more of this. I can't tell you how many times construction paper has saved me from a day full of whiny kids...I just put the stack in front of them and say "here...make --- (fill in the blank)." Awesome.
So there you have it! MY Craft Wish List for this Christmas...
I have a secret, though...don't tell Santa...
I couldn't wait for some of these things and I already picked them up...that's one of the things I love about being an adult...when I want something, I can buy it...I don't have to wait for Christmas. Being an adult totally rocks.
This is what I came home with...
I used my No-Wrinkle Dual Tip Glue Pen to adhere the flower, the gem & the ric-rac to this card...
And Tyler snagged my Glitter Glue to make a rainbow for one of his friends...I really love this stuff...it's easy enough for a four-year-old to use, but not so easy that it just runs out of the tube...it's awesome.
And you know my Favorite Things giveaway I'm having next week? You may just see some of these items show up there...(hint, hint).
So there you have it...my Gift Guide & my Wish List...whaddaya think? Do you use any of these products? What would you add to a Craft Gift Guide or Wish List???
Disclosure: This project has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Elmer's #gluenglitter #collectivebias #CBias
While I was compensated for this project, all opinions are my own.
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