Wednesday, February 23, 2011

General Mills Retro Cereal Giveaway - Week 1

I’m thrilled to be working with General Mills for the third time to host another fantastic giveaway!

General Mills conducted a national survey, which asked consumers to pick their favorite Retro package designs from the 50s, 60s and 80s. The top packages chosen include Cheerios® (1956), Trix® (1968), Honey Nut Cheerios® (1984), Cinnamon Toast Crunch® (1984) and Lucky Charms® (1989). These limited-edition Retro packages will be available now through mid-March in Target stores nationwide. After the packages reach the stores, consumers can go to http://www.grocerysavvy.com/ and view some cartoons from the past, while enjoying a fun morning with family and friends over breakfast.




For the next 5 weeks, you will have a chance to win the following Prize Pack:
1 Retro box of Cheerios® (1956)
1 Retro box of Trix® (1968)
1 Retro box of Honey Nut Cheerios® (1984)
1 Retro box of Cinnamon Toast Crunch® (1984)
1 Retro box of Lucky Charms® (1989)
$10 Target Gift Card
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Frisbee

Seeing these packages brought back a feeling of nostalgia of days gone by as a kid eating some of my favorite cereals on a Saturday morning watching cartoons. I have to say my favorite was Lucky Charms. I used to try and eat the oats and save the marshmallows for the end. This was a “special occasion” cereal around my house and getting it was a treat. We usually had Cheerios and the like.

Each week, the spotlight will be on one of the cereals that are part of the promotion. This week: Lucky Charms. Do you remember Lucky the Leprechaun? This package was introduced in 1989 when The Cosby Show was the most popular show on television and a gallon of gas was 97 cents. Barbie also turned 30 and George Bush Senior became president of the United States.

To enter:
Leave a comment on this post

Extra entries:
1. Follow my blog (+1 entry)
2. Follow ChicnPink on Twitter (+1 entry)
3. Send a tweet about this giveaway (+2 entries)
You can send this if you like: Enter to win a General Mills Prize Pack & Target Gift Card from @ChicnPink here: http://tinyurl.com/4houyl3 #Giveaway
4. Post about this giveaway on your blog with a link back to this post (+2 entries)

That’s a total of 7 possible entries!

Rules:
1. This giveaway is open to US Residents only
2. This giveaway will close on 3/1/11 and the winner will be drawn via Random.org and announced 3/2/11.

Good luck and if you don’t win this week, you still have 4 more chances!

FTC: General Mills provided me with the prize pack and information for this giveaway.

61 comments:

  1. I remember those cereal boxes! What a fun giveaway!

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  2. I follow you on GFC as Terri.
    tmp95 at comcast dot net

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  3. I'm a new follower of your blog. Thanks for holding the retro cereal giveaway and for the memories!
    tmp95 at comcast dot net

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  4. I follow you on Twitter as @dahbou.
    tmp95 at comcast dot net

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  5. Tweet: http://twitter.com/#!/dahbou/status/40438215257235456
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  6. Tweet: http://twitter.com/#!/dahbou/status/40438215257235456
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  7. Thanks for the giveaway!
    aubreyfick@yahoo.com

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  8. I am a GFC follower
    aubreyfick@yahoo.com

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  9. I follow on Twitter
    aubreyfick@yahoo.com

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  10. i love cereal! I could eat it for every meal, no joke.

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  11. The kid in me loves Lucky Charms cuz they're magically delicious!

    karin56381 (at) gmail.com

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  12. LOL my dad always sings the Frosted Lucky Charms song to me becuase I'm short :( haha! And we're Irish.

    I do the same thing with everything I eat - save the best part for last. We're so much alike!

    I am a follower, a tweep, and I tweeted (http://twitter.com/#!/jointhegossip/status/40484332539879425)

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  13. I love Lucky Charms! I used to steal the box from the kitchen and keep it under bed as a kid and blame it on my uncle ;)
    I Follow Your Blog :)
    I Tweeted the Giveaway! http://twitter.com/#!/RoraBorieAlice/statuses/40495847988928512

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  14. Those were the days! I eat cereal more often than I should. What a great giveaway!
    Following on Twitter and tweeting about this! (@VertigoDawn)

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  15. Lucky Charms don't last long in our house!!

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  16. I tweeted about the giveaway:

    http://twitter.com/#!/maliasma/status/40517931649474560

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  17. This is amazing! I love it! I totally follow!

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  18. I also follow on Twitter - @CompilationTape

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  19. I am a follower of your blog and on Twitter.

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  20. I am a follower of your blog and on Twitter.

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  21. Good luck to everyone in the US those lucky charms look awesome lol they never brought those out in Ireland!

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  22. I remember the lucky charms box but thats it lol. Thanks!

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  23. I follow with gfc
    mamato6@cox.net

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  24. follow on twitter @n4zfk@cox.net

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  25. tweeted http://twitter.com/#!/n4zfk/status/40799455691149312
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  26. tweeted #2 http://twitter.com/#!/n4zfk/status/40799455691149312
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  27. blogged it here http://jen-getlucky.blogspot.com/2011/02/retro-cereal.html
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  28. blogged it here #2 http://jen-getlucky.blogspot.com/2011/02/retro-cereal.html
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  29. i love cinn toast crunch
    tcogbill at live dot com

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  30. How fun! Thank you for such a wonderful opportunity! I could eat cereal all day everyday :)

    I'm a follower!

    morganbstewart at gmail dot com

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  31. I haven't had Lucky Charms in ages. Had to be an adult to finally get them because mom wouldn't buy them. :-)

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  32. Fun! These take me back!

    mami2jcn at gmail dot com

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  33. tweeted:

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  34. tweeted:

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  35. I follow you on Twitter (@mami2jcn)

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  36. I would love to win!

    kitraz13 at hotmail dot com

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  37. 1- tweeted this giveaway
    http://twitter.com/#!/kitraz13/status/41349704826490881

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  38. 2- tweeted this giveaway
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  39. We go through a lot of cereal. Thanks for the giveaway!
    jjak2003 at gmail dot com

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  40. I follow your blog through google friend connect
    jjak2003 at gmail dot com

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  41. I tweeted
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  42. I tweeted 2
    http://twitter.com/jjak2003/status/42035075143053313
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  43. Thanks for the giveaway! I'd love to enter!

    eemoody77 at gmail dot com

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  44. I follow with GFC!

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  45. I follow you on Twitter! @FakeGradSchool

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  46. #1 I tweeted!

    http://twitter.com/#!/FakeGradSchool/status/42351181275734017

    eemoody77 at gmail dot com

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  47. #2 I tweeted!

    http://twitter.com/#!/FakeGradSchool/status/42351181275734017

    eemoody77 at gmail dot com

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  48. Thanks for the giveaway. The cereal boxes remind me of my childhood!

    runningmatey at hotmail dot com

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  49. http://twitter.com/LuckyDuckyToo/status/42759971624075264

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  50. http://twitter.com/LuckyDuckyToo/status/42759971624075264

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Thank you for stopping by! I love reading all of your comments. ~Jules