DEAL ALERT! Refurbished Kindle Fire for $139

I recently signed up to be an Amazon Associate {aka affiliate} because I truly LOVE shopping on Amazon! In fact I search for pretty much everything on Amazon first because I can usually save money but more importantly time! I abhor having to take the kids with me shopping - it always results in a headache, lots of frustration and constantly repeating, "NO, I'm NOT buying that!" Sometimes I have to mentally say it to myself because I'm tempted to buy something I don't really need...

What better way to introduce you all to my love for Amazon than sharing today's great Gold Box deal! Today (March 29th) you can score a Certified Refurbished Kindle Fire for only $139!

They are certified to look and work like new AND come with the same one-year warranty (and other perks like the Amazon Prime Members Lending Library)!

I have 2 iPads but I definitely took advantage of this deal because I've been wanting a dedicated e-reader. I've been holding off on the hope I would win a giveaway but so far it hasn't happened! I love to read and there's so many free books available for Prime members with a Kindle. I also don't want to kill the battery on my iPad from all my reading!

If you have a Kindle Fire or you end up taking advantage of today's deal let me know how you like it!

GIVEAWAY: Februrary Frenzy iPad 2 and $150 Cash!

Welcome to the February Frenzy iPad 2 & Cash giveaway!

Bay Area Mommy and Swagbucks have teamed up with 60 wonderful bloggers (this includes yours truly, Surviving Madness) to give you a chance to win the following prizes!
1st prize: 16g Wifi iPad2 with Smartcover (1 winner; US/CAN)
2nd prize: $50 cash (3 winners; WorldWide)

LIKE all the Facebook pages here.
FOLLOW all the Twitter profiles here.
Remember, you can't win if you don't enter! And the more entries you "send," the more chances of winning!

Swagbucks is the online rewards community that works, rewarding people for all of the things they're already doing online - search, games, watching videos, shopping, surveys and more! The Swag Bucks earned by users have helped purchase everything from diapers to video games - it's easy, it's rewarding, and it's 100% free!

Giveaway is open for entries from February 1, 12AM EST until February 21, 11:59PM EST.

Blogger Giveaway Opportunity!

Want to gain LOTS of new followers AND get a chance to win an iPad 2? Come and join in this iPad 2 Giveaway event!

DETAILS:
- Tentative Dates: February 1-21 (pending the results of the signup poll)
- Prize: 1 Apple iPad 2 with Smart Cover (colors will be chosen by the winner)
- Signup Fee: $10 for Facebook AND Twitter (+ $1 for each additional link)
- Giveaway will utilize the Rafflecopter form. All Facebook likes and Twitter follows will be hosted on a different page to keep the Rafflecopter from getting too long.

HOW TO SIGN UP:
- Send your $10 (+$1/addl link) signup fee to alice@bayareamommy.com AS A GIFT or add $0.50 if sending as a service. Please write your blog’s name on the notes.
- Fill out the iPad Giveaway signup form
- Post the event button on your sidebar. Here’s the button code:
- Post about the signups and link to this post on your blog. We need at least 55 bloggers for this event! Just copy the post code on the side bar icon:

GIVEAWAY: WIN an ipad2 from Rafflecopter!

Rafflecopter has made entering giveaways quick and easy! To celebrate the new year, Rafflecopter is giving away a 16GB Apple iPad2 and several Kindle Fires!

To enter, simply click on the form below and tell them who referred you to the giveaway (remember to list me - Serena Barnett or Surviving Madness)!

You can receive additional entries by tweeting about this giveaway, following them on Twitter, and submitting feedback. For an additional fun entry you can submit a mascot name for Rafflecopter's little smiley helicopter mascot!

Remember to indicate that I (Serena Barnett) referred you!


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