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Contest: Win $2,000+ Prize from Mattress Giant
GETTING ENOUGH sleep these days? If not, you’ll be thrilled to learn about National Napping Day next Monday, March 15. Mattress Giant created this appropriately-termed day for folks to catch up on their sleep the day after the time change. Mattress Giant developed a social media campaign around National Napping Day and selected my site [...]
Major Contest Kicks off Next Week, March 8
READY FOR A new contest? This is the biggest contest yet at Houston on the Cheap! Right now I’m not revealing details — but just providing a little teaser to get you excited.
A major retailer with stores in 14 states asked me to be the local blog to “house” the contest as they give away [...]
Twitter Contest Today. Where You There?
TODAY I did an impromptu contest over on Twitter to give away tickets to Da Camera of Houston’s Friday production at Wortham called The Spirit of England. Are you following me on Twitter at twitter.com/HOUcheap or a Houston on the Cheap fan on Facebook? You never know what might come up on these other sites!
5 Winners to Ben Allison’s Jazz Concert
ANOTHER CONTEST has come and gone… Five lucky winners will receive a pair of tickets to see Ben Allison’s jazz performance this Saturday, February 6, at Wortham Theater Center. Random.org selected the following numbers from the 68 eligible comments:
3: Virginia M.
25: Judy B.
26: Teresa
30: Jennifer B.
45: Swanky Blooms
Please respond to my email so we can get [...]
Win Tickets to Jazz Artist Ben Allison February 6 at Wortham Theater
ARE YOU READY for another contest? Da Camera of Houston has graciously offered to give away five pairs of tickets to the Saturday night performance of jazz bassist Ben Allison and his quintet, Man Size Safe. Hailed as “one of the best young jazz musicians” by Boston Globe, Allison will entertain Houstonians at Cullen Theater [...]
And the iPod Contest Winner is…
WOW, what a great contest! I enjoyed reading all the different deals readers have enjoyed about the site in the past year.
On to the winner… Out of 567 eligible comments, random.org selected #358.
358 = Claudia!
Congratulations, Claudia. Please contact me within 48 hours so we can get this prize to you. And thanks to everyone for [...]
iPod Contest Kicks Off Thursday, January 28!
REMEMBER TO return tomorrow for Houston on the Cheap’s one-year anniversary party! There will be virtual cake and everything… ha ha. But the big excitement is the contest that kicks off to win an Apple iPod. Stay tuned for all the details tomorrow!
Houston on the Cheap is Turning One Year 1/28!
NEXT THURSDAY, January 28, marks the one-year anniversary of Houston on the Cheap… Wow! It’s been an incredible year of fun, learning, and growth. Stay tuned for a special contest next week. The prize is (drum roll…) an Apple iPod. My 1,000+ Facebook fans heard this announcement earlier in the week. Are you a Facebook [...]
Please Help Vote for My Daughter in Online Photography Contest
THIS IS A DIVERSION from my regular posts on saving money and getting things free — but thought I’d turn to my loyal readers. Can you help me out? My daughter is a finalist in a 2009 Favorite Image Contest on Kim Milburn’s photography blog, Capturing it Through My Eyes. Can you spare a moment [...]
Winner of Day 9, Grand Prize!
Well, the last day of our contest is here… Random.org selected the big winner of the Houston Grand Opera prize package out of 263 eligible comments. The lucky number is #129 — Monica S. Yay, Monica! Congratulations on being the big winner. Please respond to my e-mail to claim your prize. Huge thanks to the [...]
