Winner of the Build-a-Bear contest, and a new one

by Mir at 2:52 pm on June 20, 2009 in Contests

I am lazily combining the announcement of the winner of the previous contest with this next contest. I trust that you’re smart enough to detangle the two things, and that it’s okay that I’m not doing it as two separate posts.

Okay! First of all, thanks for your patience while I crossed the country and meanly did not announce the winner of the Build-a-Bear contest in a timely manner. Sorry about that. But after over 400 entries (man, you folks love you some BAB!) the winner is… commenter 214, Aleah. Congrats, Aleah! Please check your email! (And big thanks to all who played, plus to Build-a-Bear and their PR team at Barkley for the fun prize pack, too!)

Today’s contest is slightly less exciting, particularly if you’re a kid, but perhaps exciting enough for your average busy mom. Remember boil-in-bag rice? The stuff that only came in white, and tasted sort of… blah? Success Rice now offers boil-in-bag rice in all kinds of flavors—white, yes, but also brown rice or even jasmine rice. Good stuff! I have four coupons here for free boxes of any variety Success Rice. One lucky Want Not reader is going to win all four coupons, and each box contains four pouches, so very soon someone is going to have sixteen pouches of free rice to enjoy. Woo!

Want to win ‘em? Sure you do! First go read the contest rules and regulations, then come back here and leave a comment on this post by 11:59 p.m. Eastern (8:59 p.m. Pacific) on Sunday, June 21st, 2009 for a chance to win. Winner to be determined by random number generation and what sort of interesting things you can do in those 10 minutes while your rice is cooking.

Ready? Go!

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155 Responses to “Winner of the Build-a-Bear contest, and a new one”

  1. 1
    Melissa June 20, 2009 at 2:54 pm #

    oo. Pick me. I love rice. I am addicted to the stuff. Brown is my favorite. :)

  2. 2
    Chandrea S June 20, 2009 at 3:04 pm #

    Mmmm…it’s lunchtime and I’m hungry!! Won’t help me now but would in the future!!

  3. 3
    Torrance June 20, 2009 at 3:08 pm #

    rice is good. thanks! id like to try jasmine flavor.

  4. 4
    ♥Army Wife♥ June 20, 2009 at 3:09 pm #

    free food….i’m in!

  5. 5
    CarolM June 20, 2009 at 3:12 pm #

    Rice = Yum. Free Rice = Even better.

  6. 6
    Emily June 20, 2009 at 3:15 pm #

    Yay for free rice!

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    MamaChristy June 20, 2009 at 3:16 pm #

    I could use some free rice.

  8. 8
    Beth June 20, 2009 at 3:20 pm #

    Would love to try the rice!

  9. 9
    Stacey June 20, 2009 at 3:20 pm #

    I like rice.

  10. 10
    Sheila June 20, 2009 at 3:23 pm #

    Love the boil-in-bag rice! More flavors sounds great!

  11. 11
    Lenetta @ Nettacow June 20, 2009 at 3:27 pm #

    Rice is one thing the toddler will eat. Count us in! Thanks!

  12. 12
    Jess June 20, 2009 at 3:32 pm #

    WOO RICE! Yay!

  13. 13
    Chris S June 20, 2009 at 3:37 pm #

    We love rice here. Thanks

  14. 14
    Phyllis@Aimless Conversation June 20, 2009 at 3:40 pm #

    Free Rice is a favorite online destination…also a good thing for the grocery budget. =)

  15. 15
    Robin B June 20, 2009 at 3:45 pm #

    Would like the rice, please- my two year old loves the stuff.
    *magic generator fingers crossed*

  16. 16
    Heather D. June 20, 2009 at 3:57 pm #

    sounds great. In ten free minutes I can paint my toenails and brush the dog!

  17. 17
    Nancy June 20, 2009 at 3:57 pm #

    We love rice!

  18. 18
    Erin June 20, 2009 at 3:59 pm #

    Ooh! I looooove rice. :D

  19. 19
    Faith June 20, 2009 at 4:03 pm #

    good deal! :)

  20. 20
    Kaedra June 20, 2009 at 4:05 pm #

    Rice! Yum! Thanks!

  21. 21
    Jamie June 20, 2009 at 4:07 pm #

    Thanks for another great contest!

  22. 22
    Tracy R. June 20, 2009 at 4:09 pm #

    Love the rice!

  23. 23
    janineem June 20, 2009 at 4:18 pm #

    I use Success rice all the time! I love it. Thanks.

  24. 24
    Lisa June 20, 2009 at 4:24 pm #

    Rice is yummy.

  25. 25
    Sunnya June 20, 2009 at 4:25 pm #

    Rice goes with everything, thanks!

  26. 26
    Tracy June 20, 2009 at 4:28 pm #

    Ooohhh,I’d love to win some rice!:)

  27. 27
    Christina June 20, 2009 at 4:40 pm #

    Mmmm. Rice.

  28. 28
    PatR June 20, 2009 at 4:43 pm #

    Rice is nice!

  29. 29
    Zoe Shepherd June 20, 2009 at 4:43 pm #

    Free food is always the best! great with some stir fry.

  30. 30
    beth June 20, 2009 at 4:45 pm #

    we love rice!

  31. 31
    Heidi June 20, 2009 at 4:48 pm #

    That is my kind of rice!

  32. 32
    sarah June 20, 2009 at 4:49 pm #

    yummy!!

  33. 33
    Alicia June 20, 2009 at 4:56 pm #

    Rice is rockin’!!!

  34. 34
    Anna June 20, 2009 at 4:58 pm #

    I need a good way to make brown rice.

  35. 35
    Heather J June 20, 2009 at 4:59 pm #

    Pick me please!!!

  36. 36
    M June 20, 2009 at 5:00 pm #

    Rice sounds good to me. :) Thanks!

  37. 37
    Erin June 20, 2009 at 5:00 pm #

    A meal I don’t have to think too much about in advance? I’m in…

  38. 38
    Melindey June 20, 2009 at 5:05 pm #

    Thanks Mir!

  39. 39
    Rikki June 20, 2009 at 5:18 pm #

    I do love me some rice!

  40. 40
    divrchk June 20, 2009 at 5:20 pm #

    We eat lots of rice!

  41. 41
    Kate June 20, 2009 at 5:26 pm #

    We vegetarians LOVE rice! My kids eat it too!

  42. 42
    Lisa P. June 20, 2009 at 5:27 pm #

    Mmmmm, rice. Let’s see in 10 minutes, I could set the table for yummy stirfry and maybe chop the veggies and put the dishes in the dishwasher.

  43. 43
    carolyn June 20, 2009 at 5:31 pm #

    It might just be a coincidence, but my resident picky eater (13 year old boy) recently added rice to his list of acceptable foods, so this would be perfect!!

  44. 44
    paige June 20, 2009 at 5:32 pm #

    Rice is the perfect side dish. I heard it on Fairly Oddparents, so it must be true.

  45. 45
    Melinda June 20, 2009 at 5:55 pm #

    Rice would be great!

  46. 46
    cocosmom June 20, 2009 at 6:12 pm #

    We’d love this!

  47. 47
    Christina June 20, 2009 at 6:26 pm #

    I have vowed to start my diet after we get settled in Colorado – rice is great diet food!

  48. 48
    kim June 20, 2009 at 6:48 pm #

    I would love some free rice!

  49. 49
    Christina June 20, 2009 at 6:56 pm #

    Please enter me!

  50. 50
    patricia June 20, 2009 at 6:59 pm #

    yum!

  51. 51
    Emily June 20, 2009 at 7:01 pm #

    Always down for a good side dish option!

  52. 52
    Groovecatmom June 20, 2009 at 7:21 pm #

    Rice! That would totally go with the kidney bean curry I just bought from amazon. ;)

  53. 53
    Catherine June 20, 2009 at 7:22 pm #

    Count me in.

  54. 54
    Tracey June 20, 2009 at 7:27 pm #

    I pink fuzzy heart free food!!!

  55. 55
    Robin June 20, 2009 at 7:29 pm #

    Love rice!

  56. 56
    Gail June 20, 2009 at 7:40 pm #

    Rice is great!

  57. 57
    Steph June 20, 2009 at 7:45 pm #

    I can…read blogs?

  58. 58
    RachelJ June 20, 2009 at 7:48 pm #

    I’d love to try the jasmine rice.

  59. 59
    Diane S. June 20, 2009 at 8:01 pm #

    I swear I never would have thought id be trying to win me some free rice….PICK ME PICK ME!

  60. 60
    Sara June 20, 2009 at 8:23 pm #

    I’d tell you what I could do in those 10 minutes, but this is a family blog… heh
    C’mon random number generator!

  61. 61
    Emily June 20, 2009 at 8:24 pm #

    I’ve got 2 rice loving kids here!

  62. 62
    KH June 20, 2009 at 8:38 pm #

    Yum! I love Success brown rice :) Never had jasmine…

  63. 63
    Andrea June 20, 2009 at 8:42 pm #

    Mmm!!! Rice and free to boot! :)

  64. 64
    Ann June 20, 2009 at 8:48 pm #

    Rice hot or cold, either way

  65. 65
    Tara June 20, 2009 at 8:50 pm #

    I adore rice! It’s so delicious and well…I can’t cook much else very well. I’m also strapped for cash.

    Help me out, pretty please? :D

  66. 66
    Amelia June 20, 2009 at 8:53 pm #

    My daughter would kiss you if we won. (Well…she would if she understood concepts like “free coupon” or even “money.” But the girl sure does love her some rice.)

  67. 67
    Laura June 20, 2009 at 9:00 pm #

    This would be great!

  68. 68
    Cindy June 20, 2009 at 9:03 pm #

    Free rice would be great! Thanks Mir!

  69. 69
    maureen June 20, 2009 at 9:13 pm #

    My daughter survives on rice. Thanks, Mir!

  70. 70
    Denise June 20, 2009 at 9:17 pm #

    Rice please

  71. 71
    Courtney June 20, 2009 at 9:28 pm #

    Love your contests!

  72. 72
    Anthony June 20, 2009 at 9:33 pm #

    Would like some rice, please.

  73. 73
    Carla June 20, 2009 at 9:38 pm #

    Sounds good!

  74. 74
    Jennifer June 20, 2009 at 9:49 pm #

    Sounds delicious. Yum.

  75. 75
    Crystal June 20, 2009 at 9:56 pm #

    What a great prize! :)

  76. 76
    Tami June 20, 2009 at 10:07 pm #

    Yummy – thanks for the chance!

  77. 77
    Eve June 20, 2009 at 10:13 pm #

    While slipping, sliding on the ice, I like chicken soup with….

  78. 78
    beth June 20, 2009 at 10:15 pm #

    Cooking once, cooking twice, thanks!

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    Jess June 20, 2009 at 10:18 pm #

    Rice is nice.

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    Katherine June 20, 2009 at 10:34 pm #

    We like rice.

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    Laura June 20, 2009 at 10:48 pm #

    I eat rice every day, so this would help…

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    kris June 20, 2009 at 10:48 pm #

    Free rice. sweet!

  83. 83
    Sabrina D. June 20, 2009 at 11:04 pm #

    Oh, I love Jasmine Rice!

  84. 84
    Virginia June 20, 2009 at 11:10 pm #

    Keeping our fingers crossed!

  85. 85
    Phil June 20, 2009 at 11:25 pm #

    I just had tooth surgery, rice is one of the few foods I can eat. Pick me!

  86. 86
    Michelle Brannan June 20, 2009 at 11:51 pm #

    Our family really enjoys the brown variety of this rice…tasty.

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    Amanda R June 21, 2009 at 12:17 am #

    rice shmice i love rice!

  88. 88
    Marci June 21, 2009 at 12:22 am #

    Rice, rice, baby.

  89. 89
    Kirsten June 21, 2009 at 12:50 am #

    hahaha… i love that it’s rice!

  90. 90
    Lisa June 21, 2009 at 1:53 am #

    Yum!!

  91. 91
    Cheri June 21, 2009 at 2:33 am #

    Sounds good! Thanks!

  92. 92
    Karen June 21, 2009 at 3:12 am #

    Rice would be welcome at our home.

  93. 93
    Gerry Wesley June 21, 2009 at 5:10 am #

    One of my favorite sayings is I love you once I love you twice I love you more than beans and rice

  94. 94
    Nancy S June 21, 2009 at 6:58 am #

    Yummy!

  95. 95
    Robin June 21, 2009 at 6:59 am #

    Yum, some rice would be fantastic!

  96. 96
    brenda June 21, 2009 at 7:40 am #

    Would love to try the jasmine ! THanks !!

  97. 97
    Betsy Pensiero June 21, 2009 at 8:09 am #

    Gotta love that rice….especially FREE rice!

  98. 98
    mar June 21, 2009 at 8:14 am #

    I’ve had the Success brown rice – would love to try the others!

  99. 99
    Damsel June 21, 2009 at 8:19 am #

    Oooh- yum!! Thanks for the contest, Mir!!

  100. 100
    Judy June 21, 2009 at 8:23 am #

    yes, please! thank you.

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    Jenn June 21, 2009 at 8:53 am #

    Sounds good, anything that shortens my time in the kitchen is a good thing. Thanks.

  102. 102
    Lisa June 21, 2009 at 9:22 am #

    Sounds like a chance to make rice that isn’t reheated in a little white box.

  103. 103
    Erin June 21, 2009 at 9:25 am #

    Yummy!

  104. 104
    Ellen June 21, 2009 at 9:36 am #

    love me a bag of rice

  105. 105
    Pat June 21, 2009 at 9:51 am #

    Rice Yum! Free Better! Thanks, Mir!!

  106. 106
    Kyallee June 21, 2009 at 10:08 am #

    Yay rice! Yay Mir!

  107. 107
    Lisa June 21, 2009 at 10:14 am #

    pick me!

  108. 108
    Eostek June 21, 2009 at 11:18 am #

    Ummm. Rice.

  109. 109
    Kate June 21, 2009 at 11:25 am #

    I have just recently discovered the joys of boil-in-the-bag brown rice- would love a chance to explore the other types as well!

  110. 110
    allison June 21, 2009 at 11:52 am #

    always excited about free food

  111. 111
    Nicole June 21, 2009 at 12:08 pm #

    I love Jasmine rice!!

  112. 112
    Maura June 21, 2009 at 12:18 pm #

    Rice for dinner?

  113. 113
    pam June 21, 2009 at 12:25 pm #

    Oooh pick me…

  114. 114
    DanielleCorrelle June 21, 2009 at 12:27 pm #

    Mmmm, rice!

  115. 115
    Debbie June 21, 2009 at 1:08 pm #

    Rice is good; free rice is better.

    Thanks, Mir!

  116. 116
    melinda June 21, 2009 at 1:08 pm #

    rice is a regular staple at our house . . . MKW

  117. 117
    Joanne June 21, 2009 at 1:13 pm #

    We love rice!

  118. 118
    Heather June 21, 2009 at 1:15 pm #

    We haven’t tried this type of rice before, but I’m always willing to use my family as guinea pigs to try somethig new…..

  119. 119
    Kyung June 21, 2009 at 1:17 pm #

    Sounds good!

  120. 120
    Sheila June 21, 2009 at 1:25 pm #

    Hey! I like rice!

  121. 121
    Bernadette June 21, 2009 at 1:30 pm #

    Oooh, thank you, Mir!

  122. 122
    Firelady June 21, 2009 at 1:48 pm #

    Rice is nice.

  123. 123
    Begered June 21, 2009 at 2:01 pm #

    I am always game for trying a new thing.

  124. 124
    Fatima June 21, 2009 at 2:03 pm #

    Give me some rice.. that would be nice!! Thanks Mir

  125. 125
    Jennifer June 21, 2009 at 2:08 pm #

    Sounds yummy. Thanks.

  126. 126
    Sarah June 21, 2009 at 2:18 pm #

    Free rice sounds good!

  127. 127
    Stephanie June 21, 2009 at 2:20 pm #

    :) I love free anything!

  128. 128
    Hollie June 21, 2009 at 2:26 pm #

    Lovin’ the brown rice!

  129. 129
    VirginiaMom June 21, 2009 at 2:27 pm #

    Love rice!

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    JessicaD June 21, 2009 at 2:49 pm #

    THanks! Jessica

  131. 131
    Brielle June 21, 2009 at 3:18 pm #

    mmm, free rice!

  132. 132
    Jo June 21, 2009 at 3:43 pm #

    thanks!!

  133. 133
    Kimmer June 21, 2009 at 3:53 pm #

    LOVE rice! Thanks for the great giveaway!

  134. 134
    Beth R June 21, 2009 at 3:58 pm #

    This would be very cool — I’m scared of cooking rice, so rice in a bag would be lovely :-)

  135. 135
    Corey Bishop June 21, 2009 at 4:05 pm #

    Count me in!

  136. 136
    Sara June 21, 2009 at 4:34 pm #

    I love rice! Count me in!

  137. 137
    Lainie June 21, 2009 at 5:01 pm #

    Mmmmm…rice! We eat lots of it around here.

  138. 138
    Daisy June 21, 2009 at 5:04 pm #

    I’d love this! I’m working on convincing Husband that brown rice is a good thing.

  139. 139
    Beachgal June 21, 2009 at 5:06 pm #

    I love rice. yum yum

  140. 140
    Chris June 21, 2009 at 5:10 pm #

    How cool to try some new flavors! We quit buying that stuff a long time ago.

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    Mary Kate June 21, 2009 at 5:15 pm #

    Free food!!

  142. 142
    Naomi Johnson June 21, 2009 at 5:20 pm #

    What can I do in 10 minutes? I can make a really good stovetop mushroom chicken to go over the rice and keep a 2 year old entertained.

  143. 143
    julie @ mom by faith June 21, 2009 at 5:42 pm #

    Mmmmm…rice…

  144. 144
    Elsie June 21, 2009 at 5:50 pm #

    Rice is good.

  145. 145
    beth s June 21, 2009 at 6:34 pm #

    sounds like perfect camping food.

  146. 146
    Jessica June 21, 2009 at 7:34 pm #

    Sure, what the heck! Count me in! :)

  147. 147
    alison June 21, 2009 at 7:57 pm #

    Love the rice!

  148. 148
    LeAnna Wilson June 21, 2009 at 8:22 pm #

    ooo…random generator…over here over here! :o )

  149. 149
    Corey June 21, 2009 at 9:20 pm #

    yay, rice!

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    Jenny June 21, 2009 at 9:46 pm #

    Free, easy rice…yay!

  151. 151
    Mary Shannon June 21, 2009 at 9:58 pm #

    Who doesn’t like rice?

  152. 152
    Andrea T. June 21, 2009 at 10:38 pm #

    Count me in…thanks!

  153. 153
    Carolyn June 21, 2009 at 11:37 pm #

    Would like some rice, please.

  154. 154
    Heidi June 21, 2009 at 11:50 pm #

    pick me, please.

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