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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!

3. Join the new Deal Seeking Mom Forums to chat about your great finds, special coupon codes, and chances to win exclusive giveaways. Leave a separate comment letting me know you’ve joined or that you’re already a registered user!

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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

  6. Kasey

    I always keep all the must haves on hand, soup, 7 up, and we have a sick box, full of movies and things to do in bed to help make it through the day….

  7. Alison Luby

    I comfort myself by drinking tea, petting the cats, and sleeping under a ton of blankets — constantly!

  8. Xiomara S. Reina

    My grandmother, mother, and now I all use vicks vapor rub to sleep better at night when congested.

  9. joanna smith

    When a nasty cold infiltrates my family I immediately kick into high gear with major nurturing and TLC. I have an entire shelf in our linen closet devoted to pampering the common colds and flu! I have 2 steam vaporizers that I put into my children’s bedrooms to help them to breathe better and paired with that is old fashioned Vicks Vapor Rub! I immediately make sure my kids have it gently massaged into their little chests and I truly think just my spending my undivided attention with them is half the battle in getting them to feel better. I always read them their favorite stories and make them lots and lots of hot cocoa! I do always offer up chicken noodle soup, sorry not handmade, but they are not too crazy about it, so I don’t push that on them. Believe it or not, my son and middle daughter also love to have mint chocolate chip ice cream when they have colds so I always treat them to that too! Thanks so much for the chance to enter!

  10. joanna smith

    I just Joined the new Deal Seeking Mom Forums, my username is joannaonthelake I look forward to being a member and contributing to the discussions!

  11. Tammie

    If the diagnosis is ‘minor’, then fluids, rest and (homemade) chicken soup is prescribed. If the condition worsens, then add vicks vapor rub (chest and nasal area) and double minor prescription. If at this point condition does not improve – call mom! :)

  12. Susan C

    When a child in my family is sick, I pamper them with lots of stories. When I am sick, I like to hibernate in my bedroom with the remote control. No homemade remedies, but I do like nyquil for myself!
    smchester at gmail dot com

  15. Melissa F.

    When a child or family member is sick, I make chicken noodle soup. I also read to the kids and give them nice warm blankets to snuggle under.

  16. kim v

    I go out and buy Ben and Jerry’s Chucky Monkey ice cream for the scratchy throats and rent a few funny DVDs.
    Thanks for the giveaway!
    Kimspam66(at)yahoo(dot)com

  22. Gloria S

    When I first start contracting a cold, I immediately start lots of Vitamin C and zinc

  26. Patricia

    I sleep with my head up in the recliner so it is easier to breathe and drink chicken broth with garlic………..seems to help!

  27. georgie

    I usually rest alot and drink tea, if we have lemon on hand I put lemon in it. No nothing passed down from generation to generation.electricisland(at)gmail.com

  30. Cindy Phillips

    The worst part of a cold is not being able to breathe so when one of us gets a cold I put the humidifier in the room and add Vicks Vaposteam to it. It really helps a lot to get us breathing again so we can get a good nights sleep.