Note:This contest is over and the winner has been announced.

We’ve always wanted to have a contest. :) Here’s how it works:

The premise

Pretend you have $100 to spend at Amazon on Kitchen/Dining-related things. Make a list of the things you’d buy (as close as you can get to $100 without going over – don’t worry about shipping). Then email your list to ourfamilylikes+contest@gmail.com with the subject: Kitchen contest. We’ll choose our favorite list, and send that person a $25 Amazon Gift card.

The details

  1. The email must arrive in our inbox before 11:59 pm (Central Time) of Saturday, October 10.
  2. We respect your privacy and do not spam. We’ll use your email to notify you if you’ve won, or to let you know if we need more information from you for this contest. That’s it.
  3. Include not just the names of the items, but links to that item’s page at Amazon, too.
  4. The winner will be announced on Saturday, October 17. (You can subscribe to our RSS feed or follow us on Twitter to stay in the know.)
  5. The winning list will be a completely subjective decision on our part. But we’ll tell you what kinds of things we like: the creative, the practical, and the personal.
  6. We’ll publish the winning list as well as attribute the winner by giving their name, where they are from, a photo, a link to their web site, twitter account, whatever. All up to you, really. If you want, go ahead and send us that information with your list.

More tips

When we say ‘Kitchen/Dining related things,’ it doesn’t only have to be from the Kitchen & Dining department at Amazon. It could be a cookbook, or even grocery items (did you know Amazon sold grocery items?). They could be items you already own. Your list can be one $100 item, or 100 $1 items, or anywhere inbetween. Though not required, it would be favorable if you provided some reasoning behind your items – why do you like them? Do they mean something to you? Are all the items on the list related somehow?

We hope this is fun for you, and an easy $25 for the lucky winner. Let us know if you have any questions (using: ourfamilylikes@gmail.com).

Get started and good luck!

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