First, a big thank you to the folks over at Nestlé Foods for sponsoring this great Back-to-School giveaway. I honestly hadn’t considered how many of the brands and products my family eat were part of the Nestle Family and it was a lot of fun finding out that Hot Pockets, Wonka candy, Stouffer’s and even my cats’ food, Purina was all from the Nestlé Family.

A huge thank you to everyone who entered the contest. We had a great response and I wish I could give away prizes to everyone this time. I can’t do that but what I can do is point you all over to the Nestle Foods Back-to-School Calendar of Savings which is free and is loaded with money saving coupons.

Over on my Frugal Family Life blog I’m running another Back-to-School giveaway sponsored by Mott’s, Pepperidge Farms and Smuckers where one lucky reader will win a Back-to-School Gift Package with all sorts of great school supplies including an insulated lunch bag, Crayola markers, an iPod Shuffle, a Walmart Gift card and more. The contest ends at 11:59pm Friday, August 28, 2009 so make sure you head over to Frugal Family Life to enter!

And now our Winner is…

Justine from Turnvale, Washington

... Justine Pierson from Turnwater, Washington!

Justine is a mother of two, a 12 year old girl and a 10 year old boy. When I asked her if she had pets she said,   “ I have a ton of pets lol, you’re probably gonna laugh.  I have a chihuahua Speedy who is my best friend, 3 cats (all rescues), a crazy ferret and a tank full of fish.”

Justine doesn’t have a blog but is considering one in the future. She’s apparently a Night Owl and with my being an Early Bird and in very different time zones we had a bit of a time connecting  over the last couple of days to do this interview- she’d be going to bed just as I was getting up!

I asked Justine if she and her family bought a lot of Nestlé products – “Yes, I love tons of Nestlé foods, Lean Cuisines are one of my fave which I buy nearly every shopping trip.  We also love Wonka (a little too much maybe!) and Dreyers Ice Cream (the only kind I really enjoy cause it’s ‘flaky’), and I’m sure there must be some items I’m missing since Nestlé is a huge part of the food industry and I am constantly enjoying their items.”

Once again, Congratulations to Justine and thank you to everyone who entered the contest. I’m hoping we’ll have more great giveaways soon!

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