Retail Therapy- Eco-Friendly Shirt Review and Giveaway

I just love products and sites that are eco-friendly.  So, when I received an opportunity to review an item from Retail Therapy, an eco-friendly e-commerce site with the motto “take care of yourself, take care of the world,” I immediately started browsing.  Retail Therapy strives to carry products that are organic, recycled, and earth friendly.

While Retail Therapy is most known for their cute eco-onesies, they do also carry children’s and adult sized apparel as well as jute bags, plantable gift cards, and more.  I finally settled on the “Take Care of My World” tee for Sister.

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This tee was inspired by our motto “Take Care of Yourself, Take Care of the World.” Our kids version reads “Take Care of Me, Take Care of My World.” It comes in heathered navy blue with green writing.

Made of organic cotton, recycled polyester and naturally occurring rayon
Silk screened with non-phthalate water-based inks
Individually rubbed with rocks to get that funky worn look at the edges
Prewashed so it won’t shrink.
Organic cotton “RT” logo tag on the bottom left side
Comes with our famous seed embedded hang tags that are made from post-consumer waste. Plant it and you will grow wildflowers.

Sister wears a 2T typically, so I ordered the shirt in a 3T since I would rather it be too big than too small.  This one runs pretty true to size and is slightly big on her.  I think she looks absolutely adorable in it!  Paired with some black leggings, this is one cute outfit.  And with it being cold outside, I will just add a turtleneck underneath.

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The shirt is incredibly soft.  As mentioned, these shirts are individually rubbed with rocks to achieve the “worn appearance.”

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Of course, I will have to wait until spring to plant the hang tag to see which wildflowers I will get.

Buy it… Shop Retail Therapy products at http://shopretailtherapy.net/shop/

Win it… Retail Therapy would like to give one lucky Lady V dZine reader a shirt of their choice.

Mandatory entry… simply visit the Retail Therapy Shop and comment back with the name of the shirt or onesie you would like if you win.

***Please note- this must be done before any bonus entries will count***

Bonus Entries…

  • +1-  Follow me on GFC—right side bar, comment with your user name.
  • +1-  Like Lady V dZine on Facebook and comment back here with your screen name.
  • +1-  Subscribe to Lady V dZine by RSS or email and comment back with the e-mail you signed up with (one each)
  • +2-  Follow Lady V dZine on Twitter AND tweet this contest using @ladyvdzine and linking back to this post- comment with your tweet status (may be done up to 4x/day, at least 30 minutes apart)
    • May use “#win eco-friendly shirt from @RTretailtherapy via @ladyvdzine http://goo.gl/nASVi (12/22) #Christmas #giveaway #fb #eco-friendly
  • +1-  Like Retail Therapy on Facebook
  • +1-  Follow Retail Therapy on Twitter and comment back with your user name.
  • +3-  Sign up for the Retail Therapy Newsletter and comment back with the e-mail you signed up with (will be verified by sponsor)
  • +1-  Share this giveaway on your Facebook page and comment back with a link to the share (may be done 1x/day).
  • +1-  For each current giveaway that you enter- comment with name of giveaway
  • +1-  For each non-giveaway post that you submit to StumbleUpon *may use the button in the top/bottom of each post to submit- comment back with your Stumble Upon profile and name of the post you submitted.
  • +1-  For each non-giveaway post that you leave a RELEVANT comment on- comment back with post title or link to post.
  • +5-  Blog this contest linking to this post- leave 5 comments here with a link to your post

The fine print…

Contest open to US addresses.  Winner must provide street address and phone number for shipping.  Contest ends at 11:59 a.m. CST on 12/22/2010.  Winner will be selected randomly.  Winner will be notified by email and will have 48 hours to respond with mailing address.  If no response is received from the winning entrant, a new winner will be selected.  Prize will be forfeited and donated to charity if not claimed by primary or alternate winners.

I received the aforementioned complimentary product(s) to facilitate this review.  No other compensation was received.  All opinions express are 100% my own and are based on my own experience.  Your experience may differ.

BabyLegs Review and Giveaway

***Please Note–This Giveaway Has ENDED. ***

Please see Winners page for winning entrant information.

imageDo you remember wearing leg warmers?  I do.  I grew up in the 80’s, so I had a few pairs.  In fact, if I look real hard, I may be able to come up with a photo or two of me sporting leg warmers with jeans, with shorts, and (*gasp) even with skirts.  By the mid-80’s, the leg warmer fad had virtually faded away, and I hadn’t thought much about them until Sister came along.

I couldn’t help but think how nice it would be to use some leg warmers with her. We have to keep our thermostat low, since Mister can’t sweat.  And Sister often gets cold.  Ahhh, to be able to wear cute clothes AND keep warm…

Baby Legs recently offered to allow me to review their products. I was excited to receive two pairs of BabyLegs leg warmers and a pair of socks.  Sister was excited to wear them.  She kept pointing to the orange fish on the one pair saying, “Pish.”  Too cute.

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About BabyLegs®

The BabyLegs® brand has grown from one mom’s diaper bag accessory – our signature leg warmer – to a popular children’s brand with essential child and baby products.

In April of 2005, a young mom was confronted with a diaper rash that just wouldn’t quit. The rash needed some fresh air to heal, but she was also concerned about keeping her daughter warm. In a moment of inspiration, she snipped the feet off of a pair of socks and fitted her daughter from hip to ankle with a cool set of leg warmers. These leg warmers not only kept her daughter warm, but also protected her from the elements, made diaper changing and potty training easier, and protected her soft knees while crawling. With some fun designs and some grassroots marketing support, the functional and fashionable leg warmers that began as a solution to keep little legs warm quickly became much more.

BabyLegs® leg warmers quickly became a parenting essential across the world because of their utility, practicality, and stylish appeal. Our continued desire to provide products that provide style and protection for little legs and feet eventually led us to expand into children’s hosiery with the introduction of baby socks and girls tights. In 2009, BabyLegs® was acquired by the United Legwear Company, a global manufacturer of hosiery and underwear. To learn more about United Legwear, please visit http://www.unitedlegwear.com/about-us.

I had no idea when we received the BabyLegs Legwarmers how much I would come to love them. And here is why…

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BabyLegs are ABSOLUTELY PERFECT for potty training! No zippers, buttons, or snaps to worry about fiddling with when she has to go potty.  The diaper (and in some cases, the pull up) is the only thing we have to worry about getting out of the way in time.

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BabyLegs offers several practical and resourceful ways to keep children warm, protected and stylish.

Benefits of BabyLegs:

  • Makes diaper changing and potty training easier
  • Keeps legs warm in strollers and carriers
  • Protects knees from hard surfaces and rug burn
  • Provides lightweight sun protection in the summer months
  • Keep in diaper bag for a quick change when messes arise
  • Fashionable alternative to tights

Apparently, someone let BabyLegs know how practical they were for potty training, because they even have Potty Training Trios.

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BabyLegs also wants to give one lucky Lady V dZine reader a grab bag of BabyLegs.

Mandatory entry—Become a fan of BabyLegs on FB and comment back here with your profile name.  You are not required to post on their wall, but if you choose to, feel free to let them know that I sent you.

Bonus entries–

  • 1 entry-   Visit BabyLegs and comment back here with your favorite style.
  • 1 entry-   Follow BabyLegs on Twitter- comment with your user name.
  • 1 entry-   Join the BabyLegs forum- comment with the e-mail you signed up with.
  • 1 entry-   Follow me on GFC—right side bar, comment with your user name.
  • 1 entry-   Subscribe to Lady V dZine by RSS or email and comment back with the e-mail you signed up with (one each)
  • 1 entry-   Follow Lady V dZine on Twitter- comment with your user name
  • 1 entry-   Tweet this contest using @ladyvdzine and @BabyLegs- comment with your tweet status (up to 4x/day, at least 30 minutes apart)
  • 1 entry-   For each current giveaway that you enter- comment with name of giveaway
  • 1 entry-   For each non-giveaway post that you leave a RELEVANT comment on- comment back with post title or link to post
  • 5 entries- blog this contest linking to this post and http://www.babylegs.com/- comment back here with link to your post

Have you entered my other current giveaways yet?  You can earn extra entries into this contest by doing so!

Be sure to visit my Contest Rules and Bonus Entry Options for additional entry options.

The fine print…

Contest open to the US.  Contest ends at 11:59 p.m. CST on 09/06/2010.  Winner will be selected randomly.  Winner will be notified by email and will have 72 hours to respond with mailing address.  If no response is received from the winning entrant, a new winner will be selected.  Prize will be forfeited and donated to charity if not claimed by primary or alternate winners.

FTC Compliant Disclosure- The marketing team for BabyLegs graciously provided me with the aforementioned product(s) to facilitate my review. No other compensation was received. All opinions are 100% my own and are based upon my experience. Your experience may differ.

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I had fun shopping Zulily

As you may recall, I recently told you about a new site that I found called Zulily, where you can purchase designer duds for your little one for less.

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Just what is Zulily? It’s a fabulous new online store offering daily sales on top-quality apparel, gear and other goodies for moms, babies and kids. Members can enjoy savings of up to 70% off retail prices—not to mention discover some exciting new brands and products. Only members can shop our sales, but membership is free and to sign up is fast and easy.  Thanks to the marketing team at Zulily, I had the opportunity to review the site for ease of use, consumer friendliness, etc.

I have to say, I seriously had fun shopping Zulily.  I chose this amazing little Veggie Print Top and Ruffle Shorts (from Under the Nile) and with shipping, I saved 60% over retail!

Once you sign up (which is free, by the way), Zulily will send you a daily e-mail detailing their “events.”  When you read the e-mail, I would suggest that you hop on over to the site quickly if you see a brand you are interested in, because some items sell out quickly!

Zulily is extremely easy to navigate, and I love that you can view the current “events” as well as a few of the upcoming events.

For example, if you highlight “Today’s Events” with your cursor, this window will drop down.  From there, you can select to See All Events or select by brand.

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Upcoming events are listed on the home page like this…

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You can also check out some of the labels previously carried by Zulily by clicking on the Brands We Love link.  On that page, they list categories for upcoming events.

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I see they have rain gear coming soon, I can’t wait!

Once your order is placed with Zulily, you have the opportunity to track your order, and they send handy tracking update e-mails as well.

Zulily also offers you the opportunity to earn store credit by telling your friends about them.  For each friend that you refer that makes a purchase on Zulily, you earn $10.  How about that for savings?

My order was shipped quickly and the product is top notch.  It has been through the wash several times already, and is holding up to my toddler’s antics well!

Did you take advantage of the $10 savings code that Zulily offered my readers last month?  If not, I sincerely hope you will sign up for Zulily and experience the savings for yourself.

Be blessed,

Virginia

Lady V dZine

Disclosure: The marketing team for Zulily graciously provided me with store credit to facilitate my review.  All opinions expressed are 100% my own and are based solely on my experience.  Your experience may differ.

Zulily- Designer Duds for your Little One for Less!

I recently found a new site called Zulily

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What is Zulily, you ask?

Zulily is an e-store that offers busy moms significant savings on designer dugs from up-and-coming children’s brands.  How significant?  Up to 70% savings are offered through it’s free private membership only website.  Sales are offered for 72 hours on high-end children’s apparel, baby gear, toys, gifts, and even some stylish stuff for Mom. 

With labels like Le Pink, Under the Nile, Combi, Bumkins, and KidKraft, you are sure to find some super deals everyday. 

Current deals include:

Veggie Cutting Set Veggie Cutting Set from ImagiPLAY

Purple Onyx Stroller Purple Onyx Stroller from Cybex

Black Tiger Tee Black Tiger Tee from Ed Hardy

Lavender Tutu - Toddler One Size Lavender Tutu for Toddlers from Penelope Wildberry

And so MUCH more!

The folks over at Zulily have agreed to team up with Lady V dZine to offer my readers a $10 off coupon when you spend $50.  The coupon code is SUMMERFUN and it is valid through 06/30/10 (one coupon per customer, please).

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Be on the lookout for my upcoming review of Zulily. 

Be blessed,

Virginia

Lady V dZine

Fantastic Father’s Day Finds: NachoMamaTees

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When I contacted Crazy Dog T-shirts to ask if they would like to be included in my Fantastic Father’s Day Finds gift guide, Amy wrote back and said they would love to participate, and that their other site, NachoMamaTees would love to participate as well.

About NachoMamaTees…

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Nacho Mama Tees will be taking the offensive shirt route.  While some of the inventory will mesh with our www.Crazydogtshirts.com the majority of the tees on www.nachomamatees.com are going to be geared to an offensive tee shirt nature.

Funny t shirts and crazy offensive t-shirts! We love creating cool t-shirt designs and we are funny shirts experts. Nachomamatees.com offers vintage t shirts, unique novelty t-shirts, priceless movie shirts and stylish cool t-shirt designs. Our vintage shirts are awesome. The source to buy funny t shirt online that can’t be beat!

What I thought…

The site www.nachomamatees.com offer a large selection of t-shirts, ranging from funny to offensive and just about everything in between.  The site is easy to navigate and

Here are a few NachoMamaTees that I thought were comical…

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And this is the one that I selected for review…

Flux Capacitor t-shirt

Of course, the Flux Capacitor is in reference to the Back to the Future movie.

The shirt washed well and has no flaws.

What I would change…

I wouldn’t change anything about the shirt itself.  However, as one who does not curse, I would have appreciated if some of the shirts on NachoMamaTees had either been listed in an “Offensive T-Shirt” category, like on Crazy Dog, or not had the graphic shown on the search page, but rather a disclaimer button or something that warned the shopper that the language and/or graphic may be offensive to some viewers.

How I rate it…

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Lady V dZine gives NachoMamaTees a 4.5 out of 5 hearts, but only because of the unexpected viewing of curse language.

Where you can buy it…

Shop NachoMamaTees here.

Win It…

Amy at Crazy Dog T-Shirts and NachoMamaTees is graciously offering one Lucky Lady V dZine reader one shirt of their choice from NachoMamaTees.

Mandatory Entry: Simply visit NachoMamaTees and comment back with a link to the shirt you would like if you win.

***Please note- this must be done before any bonus entries will count***

Contest Specific Bonus Entries:

1 bonus entry- Like Crazy Dog T’s on Facebook and comment on their wall that I (Lady V dZine) sent you.  Comment back with a link to your share.

1 bonus entry- Follow Crazy Dog T’s on Twitter and tweet them that I (@ladyvdzine) sent you.   Comment back with your tweet link.

1 bonus entry- Signup for Crazy Dog T’s email list (http://www.crazydogtshirts.com/servlet/the-template/facebook/Page) and comment back with the email address you signed up with.  To avoid spambots, please use the yourname[at]domain[dot]com format for your email.

Have you entered my other current giveaways yet?  You can earn extra entries into this contest by doing so!

Be sure to visit my Contest Rules and Bonus Entry Options for additional entry options.

Be blessed,

Virginia

Lady V dZine

A special thanks to Amy at Crazy Dog T-Shirts, who provided me with a shirt to facilitate this review and who is also providing the prize for the winning entrant.

Contest open to the US.  Contest ends at 11:59 p.m. CST on 06/20/2010.  Winner will be selected via random.org.  Winner will be notified by email and will have 72 hours to respond with mailing address.  If no response is received from the winning entrant, a new winner will be selected.

FTC Compliant Disclosure: I received the aforementioned product(s) to facilitate this review. No other compensation was received. All opinions expressed are 100% mine and are based on my experience.  Your experience may differ.