Irish and Celtic Gifts

yesiree · Guru

Irish and Celtic Gifts

yesiree · Guru

Free Stuff

Dude · Guru

RE: Irish and Celtic Gifts

Michele Erdvig · Host

Corey,

Are you saying that if you get a box of Celtic chocolates sent to you they will be distributed to others? weirdface

You have more willpower than I do! wink

As you know, Bit has some lovely calendars and stuff on zazzle.

Michele

yesiree · Guru

Michele, my plan is that by giving it all away, it'll be my duty NOT to eat any chocolate! Oh the temptation.

Judy, you're on to something. To many entries and our chances of keeping anything for ourselves goes waaaay down... Um, uh, everyone else, sorry, uh, the giveaway isn't so great, you probably shouldn't waste the time wink

Michele Erdvig · Host

Corey,

Your freebie list is growing every day!

I am happy to be a part of the giveaway. My Ultimate Ireland Travel Kit includes:

Michele Erdvig's Ireland Dream Trip

Town & Country B&B book

Be Our Guest Hotels & Guesthouses book

Family Homes B&B book

Map of Ireland

Vacation Planner Magazine

Hotels & Guesthouses Northern Ireland

Whoever wins it will have everything they need for their trip to Ireland. (Suitcase not included!)

Michele

-- Edited by Michele Erdvig at 12:50, 2008-11-06

Anchoress · Guru

Good morning from sodden Donegal...Sorry to be tardy, but we have relocated to the Blue Stacks and it has been hectic. An old, old Irish cottage...

Are we too late to add to your treasures?

We are happy to donate a copy of our book, "Tales from an Irish Hermitage" and a couple of pairs of Irish knitted baby booties. In good Donegal bainin

Where please do I send them?

We are still online at "http://www.xanga.com/sistersofgraceofchrist

Photos there are courtesy of Dude and ItalianChauffeur who gave us the digital camera.

Blessings this day - and you must not let any chocolates go out without being sampled here in Donegal:) Always happy to oblige with that:)

Michele Erdvig · Host

Anchoress,

Corey's address is:

Corey Taratuta
1409 N. Prospect Ave. #302
Milwaukee, WI 53202

Michele

yesiree · Guru

Thanks Anchoress. We're thrilled to include your book. I believe Judy/Dude has been our angel and is making arrangements for it to arrive. I'll be sure to check in with her.

No sign of chocolates yet...and, honest, I'm not hoarding them ;)

We've got smoked Irish salmon though...it's not chocolate, but it's tasty.

In fact, the list is now long enough for us to giveaway an item every day in December! Never thought we'd get that much nice, free stuff. View the list at http://irishfireside.wordpress.com/free-stuff/ ...It just keeps growing.

youngka · Guru

This is getting more and more exciting. I wasn't quite sure how you got the items, I must have not read closely enough, but the two listed above sure make one want to WIN! Thanks for doing this Corey! Youngka

Anchoress · Guru

Good morning.

Mother Abbess has asked that we send the book and booties direct from us, so as Michele has kindly given your address we will send them direct.

Maybe even today if the storm lets up.

This has the added fillip that the book will be signed:)

Dude, bless her kind heart, lnows this now.

PS all chocolates MUST be sampled here in Ireland:) I am happy to oblige:)

yesiree wrote:

Thanks Anchoress. We're thrilled to include your book. I believe Judy/Dude has been our angel and is making arrangements for it to arrive. I'll be sure to check in with her.

No sign of chocolates yet...and, honest, I'm not hoarding them ;)

We've got smoked Irish salmon though...it's not chocolate, but it's tasty.

In fact, the list is now long enough for us to giveaway an item every day in December! Never thought we'd get that much nice, free stuff. View the list at http://irishfireside.wordpress.com/free-stuff/ ...It just keeps growing.

Dude · Guru

There is also a chocolate sampling service here in south Texas! The salmon sounds pretty good, too!

yesiree · Guru

Foodies Unite!

I'm game for doing a sampling tour...anyone know a sponsor who would send me on a jaunt to bring the finest Irish yummies to the masses? I'd be happy to make that my mission :)

Anchoress · Guru

Packet on its way, Corey...

Blessings

Anchoress · Guru

Wish we could send you some of our gourmet jams, but they would not travel well so this is personal shoppers only

We offer this week at least 12 different kinds of marmalade, including Irish Whiskey.

As well as around 15 other kinds, many with Irish fruit..

And chutney of course...

If you are ever in Donegal...

Blessings always.

yesiree wrote:

Foodies Unite!

I'm game for doing a sampling tour...anyone know a sponsor who would send me on a jaunt to bring the finest Irish yummies to the masses? I'd be happy to make that my mission :)

-- Edited by Anchoress at 05:37, 2008-11-13

rebeccaf · Veteran Member

Good morning, all. I've just tried signing up for the email newsletter and to put my name on the list to enter the daily drawing. Each process said I must reply to the email sent to me (the one that asks me to confirm my request). But I haven't received those confirming emails yet. So is there another way I can sign up?

Thanks! Rebecca (off to Ireland in April '09)

yesiree · Guru

Hmmm. The sign up is trying to make sure you are who you say you are. Double check your trash or spam folders and see if your email put them there. You can also email me directly at corey@irishfireside.com to make sure you're on the list. We haven't had any trouble with sign up before...however, our e-newsletters get put in spam more often than we would like.

yesiree · Guru

First giveaway item was given out today. Check it out at www.IrishFireside.com

-- Edited by yesiree at 13:52, 2008-12-01

Michele Erdvig · Host

Corey,

The big giveaway has begun! How do you choose? Did you put all names into a hat and draw one daily?

I hope I don't win my own prize from IrelandYes! If I do, just choose a second winner. Wouldn't it be funny if Dude won the angels? biggrin

Michele

yesiree · Guru

And Liam could win a piece of Irish shard jewelry ;)

I was going to do the...draw out of a hat technique, but since newbies are signing up each day...I instead go to random.com and have it pick a number between X and Y. Then I just look for who has that number next to their name in the database. It's not quite as satisfying as pulling out a slip of paper, but it also means I don't have to cut up all those slips.

I swear, if there was money in doing this drawing, I'd be hiring an assistant to coordinate this thing. Just the emails and thank yous alone are taking up a chunk of time every day...and now shipping. But, I must confess, there is some great satisfaction in playing Santa Claus...and many of the vendors have turned out to be really interesting people. Celtic harpist Anne Roos is a charming lady and is very supportive all kinds of Irish interests www.celticharpmusic.com...same goes for Sharman Armstrong from www.customsilhouettes.com ... and CindyHelgasonfrom www.soapourri.com - she's even created a custom Irish Fireside soap made with McCann's Irish Oatmeal! Oh my, the list could go on and on.

Now that there is a buzz around the drawing, we're getting more people wanting to contribute. Maybe this things will run right through St Patrick's Day :)

Michele Erdvig · Host

Corey,

You have created a monster!

Michele

Dude · Guru

And I am spending my days standing by the mailbox waiting for my prize to arrive....good thing it's not that cold in south Texas! If I get the angels I will give one to Liam and one to Corey!

Michele Erdvig · Host

Dude,

Congrats! You just won...and not the angels: http://irishfireside.wordpress.com/2008/12/13/celtic-tile-giveaway-day-13/

Michele

Dude · Guru

OMIGOSH! Michele, I dropped in here before doing my at-least-once-a-day check of the Fireside to see who won, and you got to give me the good news! What a lovely gift, too. Thanks for the heads-up!

Michele Erdvig · Host

Dude,

I am so glad that I got to give you the good news. Enjoy!

Michele

murphybridget · Veteran Member

A bodhran perhaps???