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Comfort Giveaway: Vicks VapoRub Prize Package (ARV $450)

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vaporubDid you know that kids can catch six to ten colds year-round?

I’ve never kept track, but that sounds about right. I don’t think there was a single week this past winter when at least one of the kids was feeling under the weather.

Vicks would like to provide one very lucky Deal Seeking Mom reader with a little extra comfort for both mom and child. They’ve put together a “Vicks VapoRub Comfort Care” gift basket valued at $450 filled with Vicks VapoRub along with some other favorite items to make children more comfortable. The basket includes a plush Little Giraffe blanket, classic children’s books and lullaby CDs. And don’t think they forgot about Mom, especially with Mother’s Day a few days away! They’re also including a 100% cashmere wrap, some favorite soothing skincare items from L’Occitane and a manicure/pedicure kit.

For child:

  • Vicks VapoRub
  • Chenille Blanket
  • Soothing lullaby music
  • Assortment of children’s books: Corduroy, Harold and the Purple Crayon, The Giving Tree, The Little Prince

For mom:

  • Nordstrom Cashmere Sweater Knit Wrap
  • L’Occitane Shea La Vie Gift Set and Hand Cream
  • Sephora Professional Manicure/Pedicure Nail Kit
  • Essie Spa Pedicure Mini Kit

Want to win a this fabulous Vicks VapoRub Prize Package?

Of course you do – I wish I could win myself! Just tell me about your favorite way to comfort yourself or your child when a nasty cold infiltrates your family. Do you have a special remedy that’s been passed from generation to generation? Maybe you make a big batch of chicken noodle soup like me.

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Every reader has four methods available to enter this contest. Choose one each of any combination of method one, two, three, or four for up to a total of 4 entries!!!

Methods of entry:

1. Leave a comment. Tell me what you do to comfort yourself, your child, or a family member when the cold or flu strikes.

2. Add Deal Seeking Mom to your blogroll or add my badge to your sidebar. Make sure to come back and leave the link to your site in a separate comment!

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4. Subscribe to my feed via RSS or email. You must confirm your email subscription for it to be a valid entry! Leave a separate comment letting me know you have done so. If you’re already a subscriber, simply leave a separate comment letting me know you’re already subscribed. Lovin’ my subscribers! You guys make this all possible.

Prize:
Vicks VapoRub Comfort Prize Package (ARV $450)

This giveaway ends at 11:59 p.m. PST on Wednesday, May 13th. I’ll use Random.org to select the winning comment. Winner will be notified by email and listed on my Giveaway Winners page. Good luck!

While you’re in a contest entering mood, don’t forget to check out the Giveaway Gathering for a variety of contests being hosted on Deal Seeking Mom readers’ blogs!

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Comments

  4. Cindi

    Also, I joined your Deal Seeking Mom Forums! It is a wealth of information and deals!
    Thanks for the chance to win this prize!
    Cindi

  5. Lacey

    When I or my kids are feeling bad, I make homemade chicken noodle soup, and we lay on the sofas and watch movies. Popsicles help us, too!

  7. Patti

    I make a pot of chicken soup…I keep all the ingredients on hand especially in the winter & when someone feels bad I get a pot going, just the smell seems to help….everyone loves chicken soup :)

  9. Lauren

    Thanks for the giveaway! the hot lemon drinks and such are a popular remedy here. When the little one was littler, nursing was a huge help for colds and when feeling sick, seems to make everythign better!

  11. karenf

    We have lots of tea parties with decaf tea (and extra honey) and cut up orange wedges, cantaloupe, mangoes or any other fruit with vitamin c. We use special plates and cups to be festive.
    I’m a subscriber.

  12. Stacie

    Well funny you have this giveaway now. LOL My daughter and I have the crud going around. What I do is give her a couple warm baths and right before bed I use the vapor bath. If she is really tired and cranky we sit back and watch Tinkerbell till she falls asleep. Other then that lots and lots of liquids.

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  17. April

    I do use a lot of Vick’s. My son has a vapor plug in his room. When he’s not feeling well, sliding a new cartridge in this and plugging it it tames his congestion and cough. Add in a little Walgreen’s version of mucinex DM and a Triaminic thinstrip for cough and runny nose. After that, we have two cats and two dogs that seem to feel the desire to cuddle and comfort anyone who’s sick. The best treatment for feeling rotten is to have a warm siamese curl up next to you and start purring generously.

    We also have bath salts that let off vapors that ease aching bones and clear sinuses without making our eyes burn. Great stuff, too! A hot soak with the right stuff in the bath does amazing things.

  18. Margaret Lauinger

    When the cold/flu strikes our family, the bedtime routine includes a rubdown on the chest and throat with vicks vapor rub. I also put a few dabs on the nose too. The scent of the rub is very comforting for mom and my children. My mother did that for me when I was a child and I’m doing the same for mine. It helps suppress the cough “magically.

  20. MRS.MOMMYY

    make them comfortable and usually watch movies cuddled- even if they fall asleep- and gingerale or apple juice

  25. Jill

    Whichever one is sick grabs their favorite blankie and their pillow, a box of kleenex, their vicks vaporub (they each have their own), a glass of OJ, comforting oreos and we watch either cartoons or their favorite movie. We snuggle close and give plenty of hugs and kisses!

  29. Margaret Lauinger

    Hi I am a subsriber to Deal Seeking Mom, and I love it. Thank you for all the great tips. It’s amazing how much money I’m saving and will keep saving with your help. Thanks!!!

  30. Shelly T.

    Wow, this is a WONDERFUL prize package!
    When my children are sick with a cold it is all about rest and plenty of fluids. My daughter especially likes hot Apple cider and a hot bath and then rest on the couch, wrapped in a warm blanket watching DVDs or old shows on t.v. We also use microwaveable heat packs, and of course good old chicken noodle soup.