Old Navy Outerwear - So many choices!

Thanks to the Old Navy Style Council and Crowdtap, I was chosen to particpate in a Sample & Share promotion involving Old Navy Women's Outerwear.  I was given two coupons, so that I and a friend could pick out new coats for free!

I usually find it very hard to find a coat that I really love, and usually just wear my ski coat all the time.  Unless I'm going somewhere dressy, then I have a heavy leather coat, that is uncomfortable and not at all good at keeping me warm!  Oh the things we do for fashion...

I chose my friend Rose to go with me.  She's not one to usually shop Old Navy, but after seeing all the different styles they had available on their website, I thought for sure that this would be a great way to introduce her to all that Old Navy has to offer.  She does rave about Old Navy socks though, she loves them!

So we met up at Old Navy on Thursday evening. We had a blast! So many styles to chose from, and all in so many amazing colors and prints!

We picked a bunch to try on, because we all know that things can look very different on a body than on a hanger!  

So cute!! The colors were gorgeous!

Great style, but didn't need a Large!

One thing that really stood out to me, was that I didn't need to go up a size or two like I usually do with outerwear. I had originally grabbed all size Large, even though I wear a Medium because it always seems there is never enough arm movement room if I wear my normal size.  But with every Old Navy Outerwear item I tried on, the Medium fit perfectly! The each were cut perfectly to allow movement without looking bulky. 

She loved this coat, which surprised her because she normally doesn't wear white!

We finally narrowed it down to two coats each, and made our final decision.

I never expected to find so many amazing styles of outerwear in one store. But Old Navy really outdid themselves this year. I was expecting lots of fleece and puffy vests, but they had a style and color for everyone. 

Thank you Old Navy and Crowdtap!!

Disclaimer: I was given vouchers through Crowdtap and the Old Navy Style Council to receive two free Old Navy Outerwear items at no cost, one for me and one for a friend. My thoughts and opinions are my own, and were in no way influenced by Crowdtap or Old Navy Style Council.

About.me - A Free Online Business Card

Have you ever wished there was an easy way to share all your social media links? Thanks to the about.me service, now you can easily share contact information, twitter, facebook, website, email and more.

When you join about.me (it's even FREE!), you can customize your own about.me page with a photo, stock or one of your own, you name, a short bio and then the fun part... You can add all your important contact links right on one page.  On mine, I have links to my Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, Google+, Blog, and email.  The address is easy to remember too - http://about.me/ and your user name comes after the slash. So mine is http://about.me/renea - how easy is that!!?

You can browse featured profiles to see how others have really used about.me to market their "brand", whether they are an artist, musician, blogger, or business person - you can really make your about.me page work for you!

And for a limited time, you can receive 50 free MOO Business Cards showcasing your about.me page, when you sign up for your own about.me page.

I learned about about.me through the bzzagent program.

Spring sure did Spring! Into Action

I'm not sure where spring went. It seemed like the last few months have went by in a flash. The poor blog has been gravely neglected, and I'm going to try and change that - starting now!

I've become much more active on Twitter. I had no idea the amazing resource it had become! I feel like it went from a place to occasionally go check out and tweet a blog update or blog contest entry to a place to get connected, educated, and really have a ton of fun! Companies are realizing the importance of social media - and not just having a Twitter or Facebook page - but actually USING social media to connect with potential, as well as loyal, customers. You can now chat with tons of companies - tell them your likes, dislikes, questions and suggestions.

Companies are also realizing the power of the Twitter Party. That is, a group of people all chatting about a product or company - or even just a topic, like keeping your child healthy, all using a common "hashtag". A hashtag is simply a word prefaced with the number sign "#", such as #spendingimpaired, that allows a Twitter user to quickly search for a particular topic and read what people are saying about it. You can also use web-based or even smartphone-based programs like TweetDeck or TweetChat or TweetGrid to follow the conversations easily. Sometimes the party moves quite fast - but all the more fun, and all the more chances to connect with more people!

You don't need a cell phone even to use Twitter! Just follow along on the web - which I find easier.  I only send some people's tweets to my phone - such as when a company may be having a contest or giveaway.

Free Sample of Oxy Clinical Line of Products

In this coming Sunday's SmartSource insert, there is an offer for a free sample of Oxy Clinical:

Discover the Oxy Clinical Breakthrough with a FREE sample at oxyskincare.com
Promo Code: ENDBREAKOUTS

Free Sunchips - Hurry - 3/5 - Facebook giveaway!

If you become a fan, and are one of the first 100,000 fans to fill out the form on the Bag Giveaway tab of the SunChips Facebook Fan page - they will mail you a coupon for a free 10.5oz bag of Sunchips! 

As of right now, there are almost 62,000 fans - so act quick!

Free Sample of Pampers AND a chance to win diapers for a year!

If you head over to Pamper's Sample page you can request a three-pack of Pamper's NEW Crusiers with Dry Max diapers.  You can choose from sizes 3, 4 or 5.  And if you happen to receive a sample diaper stamped with "Team USA", you'll win diapers for a year!  They are randomly inserted into the samples, so everyone who requests one has a chance to win!

After you log in, or sign up for a new account, at P&G (after you request the diaper sample you'll be redirected there) you can also request other samples and coupons from P&G brands.  I requested a 3$ coupon for medium or large size Tide Stain Release, and coupons for Iams dog and cat food.  Just verify your mailing address and they'll send your requested samples and coupons to you.