Ladies Who Lunch Giveaway: Mario Batali or Elle Lunch Bag

by Tara Kuczykowski on December 3, 2008 · 488 comments

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Elle Christy Lunch Bag In my post the other day on seven easy ways to cut $1 or more out of your daily budget, I mentioned that packing your lunch on a daily basis is an excellent way to make huge impact on your budget. Brown-bagging it can get old and boring quickly though . . . until now.

Cosmoda sent me this adorable Elle Christy Lunch Bag, and it almost makes me wish I had an office job again just to be able to carry my lunch back and forth in it! I was surprised at how nice the quality is, and you’d totally never even guess it’s a lunch bag until you unzip it and see the insulated material inside. Both the interior and exterior wipe clean easily, and did I mention just how gosh darn cute it is?!?

Cosmoda wants to help you save money by packing your lunch and still look chic while doing it, so they’ve given me three adorable lunch bags to give away to three lucky Deal Seeking Mom readers!

Mario Batali Messenger Lunch Bag Elle Brittany Lunch Bag Mario Batali Satchel Lunch Bag

Would you like to win one of these fabulous lunch bags? Just leave a comment telling me what your favorite well-rounded lunch is that you’d pack!

Every reader has three methods available to enter this contest. Choose one each of any combination of method one, two, or three for up to a total of 3 entries!!!

1. Leave a comment sharing what lunch you’d pack in this sweet little lunch bag!

2. Subscribe to my feed via RSS or email and 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.

3. Spread the word about this contest in some manner and come back and leave a link in a separate comment. If you have a blog, you can blog about it. But if you don’t have a blog, you’re not at a disadvantage. You could review and Stumble it. You could Twitter it. (Use hashtag #lunchbags, please.) You could post about it in a forum. Use your imagination!

It is important that you leave a separate comment for each type of entry because each comment is equal to one entry. Sorry to harp on this, but it really is that important to tally and select the winner easily, so I thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping me simplify the process!

Prize:
1 of 3 Mario Batali or Elle Lunch Bags (ARV $20-$30)

This giveaway ends at 11:59 p.m. EDT on Sunday, December 7th. I’ll use Random.org to generate a number that corresponds with the winning comment number and post the winner on Monday, December 8th. 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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1 Kellie F. December 5, 2008 at 8:41 pm: I would pack- almonds, cottage cheese, lettuce salad, a bottle of water and Diet Dr. Pepper. It’s my new healthy lunch for the week. I plan a lunch for the week and buy all the items each weekend, and then I bring a lunch 4 out of 5 days. The other day is a restaurant day to treat myself!
2 disco December 5, 2008 at 8:42 pm: I would pack peanut butter and jelly sandwiches (cause nothing travels as well as pbj) and some type of gut warming soup/stew/chili.
3 disco December 5, 2008 at 8:43 pm: I am a subscriber.
4 Melinda Frometa December 5, 2008 at 9:00 pm: Buying lunch on a daily basis with today’s financial and economic crisis is not an option for me. I pack my oatmeal for my morning meals, snacks suck as cheese, yogurts or fruits and for lunch everyday is something different. Typically left over food from the previous nights dinner, if not a ham and cheeses sandwich or turkey sandwich. When I pack a light lunch I have to pack a few snack’s to keep my appetite full. This lunch bag will be a great gift for me because I currently use my sons Sponge bob lunch bags.

To a Great Lunch!
Regards,
Melinda Frometa
5 Melinda Frometa December 5, 2008 at 9:32 pm: I subscribed! Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!
6 Amanda December 5, 2008 at 9:50 pm: I would pack all my health nut foods in it :) Fruit, veggies, and all whole foods that I crave. Of course water too! That way I wouldn’t clog my arteries or checking account.
7 Michelle Bryson December 5, 2008 at 10:46 pm: I just signed up to receive your emails!!!

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8 Michelle Bryson December 5, 2008 at 10:52 pm: Love the satchel bag. My lunch choice would be spinach salad with walnuts, cranberries and maybe grilled chicken and paul newman’s light raspberry and walnut dressing and a vanilla yogurt.
9 Eryn December 5, 2008 at 10:57 pm: I would pack a variety of things, I have to snack all the time or my blood sugar bottoms out. Yay hypoglycemia! Nothing like acting drunk at your child’s school! We practice the “Waste Free Lunch” program, so this would help me do that in style!

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10 Eryn December 5, 2008 at 11:00 pm: I am a subscriber to your RSS feed :)

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11 BusyMom December 5, 2008 at 11:22 pm: http://abusymomoftwo.blogspot.com/2008/12/some-giveaways.html

I posted about your giveaway here. I pack all the time, this would be an awesome bag to win.

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12 Nita H. December 6, 2008 at 12:12 am: Leftovers. I make really good leftovers. :)
13 Nita H. December 6, 2008 at 12:13 am: I am a subscriber.
14 Katrina December 6, 2008 at 12:25 am: I love the Mario Batali messenger bag! So cute! They all are! My favorite rounded lunch is a turkey sandwich on wheat bread, an apple or banana, a string cheese and maybe some crackers or a granola bar.
I would love to win!
15 Kimi December 6, 2008 at 12:32 am: I’m a loyal reader and have told all my friends and family all that I’ve learned from your awesome blog! Thanks for all you do! (I hope I win….fingers crossed!) We’ve been brown-bagging it for a while now, and this would definitely be a little more stylish than our grocery bags and brown paper bags…and much more eco-friendly!
16 Diane December 6, 2008 at 12:38 am: I would love a new lunch bag. I normally take a sandwhich and apple. Sometimes leftovers from the night before.
17 Elaine December 6, 2008 at 6:38 am: I never win at these things but these bags are so cute! I couldn’t resist. The Mario Messenger or the Elle would be wonderful and completely my style.
Thank you for offering them.
18 Denise December 6, 2008 at 7:48 am: I am a subscriber!
19 Denise December 6, 2008 at 7:50 am: i would love to pack a chicken breast sandwich on a good crusty roll with fresh mozzarella and red pepers with a little balsamic vinegar. I’d round out lunch with a great apple and walnut salad and a fresh lemonaid. Wow- now I’m hungry!
20 Denise December 6, 2008 at 7:51 am: I have shared this web site with a bunch of my girlfriends – they too can now love the great deals!!!!
21 MaryAnne December 6, 2008 at 8:46 am: email subscriber
22 MaryAnne December 6, 2008 at 8:47 am: I’d pack a homemade italian hero, antipasta, some iced tea…oh and two cannoli’s! gotta love mario!
23 Leah December 6, 2008 at 10:19 am: Ok well to be honest I snack all day long cause I always seem to be hungry. So much lunch and snacks include atleast 3 different pieces of fruit apple, grapes, and pineapple. 2 different veggies carrots and broccoli and then a healthy sandwich and maybe a granola bar with a big bottle of water!!

Gotta lose that baby weight lol!

Thanks for he awesome giveaway!
24 Sarah December 6, 2008 at 10:19 am: I love to take a salad with all of the fixin’s and tuna or leftover chicken, mmmm… oh yeah, I forgot about salmon. Yum!

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25 Shreela December 6, 2008 at 11:02 am: I’d sautee mushrooms with diced garlic, and pour them over a wedge of brie, then hunk of crusty bread to eat the mushrooms and brie. And a rollup sandwich with pimento cheese and cucumber. A handful of pecans, if we get any after Ike, and a green apple. I think Elle Brittany Lunch Bag would be great, but they’re all lovely, thanks 8^)

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26 Tamara B. December 6, 2008 at 12:06 pm: I would pack an apple and some cheese and crackers. A bannana with some almonds lfor a later snack.
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27 Tamara B. December 6, 2008 at 12:07 pm: I am a subscriber.
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28 rebecca December 6, 2008 at 12:51 pm: I love tuna salad rolls and a big bay of baked chips, washed down with a diet soda – yum! Thanks for teh giveaway.
29 rebecca December 6, 2008 at 12:52 pm: I am RSS subscribed, thank you.
30 kendra December 6, 2008 at 1:05 pm: my typical lunch is a chicken breast with a baked potato OR broccoli and either an apple or string cheese. then for my afternoon snack, i’ll have the apple (or cheese.. whichever is left) and a small snack size bag of almonds, raisins and granola clusters.. a trail mix.

taking my lunch to work has help me shed 30lbs, with another 50 hopefully next year!
thank you so much for this offer. :)
31 Jennifer Janopoulos December 6, 2008 at 4:34 pm: My favorite lunch is PB&J with cheese popcorn.
32 Kaley December 6, 2008 at 4:38 pm: gotta go with traditional turkey and cheese sandwich, pretzels, and an apple…maybe a yogurt cup just for fun!

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33 Kaley December 6, 2008 at 4:39 pm: gotta go with traditional turkey and cheese sandwich, pretzels, and an apple…maybe a yogurt cup just for fun!
34 Kaley December 6, 2008 at 4:44 pm: i am an email subscriber…
35 Mary Lynn December 6, 2008 at 6:46 pm: I would pack my favorite lunch….chicken salad on wheat, kettle chips and a coke!

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36 Bela December 6, 2008 at 7:33 pm: Hi there – my favorite lunch to pack is a chicken salad sandwich on toast (mix chicken with a small squirt of mayo and a few spoonfuls of ranch dressing; season with a seasoning blend like Mrs. Dash), apple slices, yogurt, and a juice. =)
37 Bela December 6, 2008 at 7:38 pm: Signed up for your newsletter – thanks! =)
38 Janet December 6, 2008 at 8:11 pm: I’d give it to my mom so she could pack her yogurt and baby carrots!
Janet
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39 Stephanie Crowe December 6, 2008 at 9:46 pm: I would pack a sandwich, yougurt, and a juice.
40 krista December 7, 2008 at 3:06 am: I just subscribed. I love your site it is very helpful.

Thanks,

Krista
41 Alicia December 7, 2008 at 7:16 am: I’d pack an egg salad pita, string cheese, broccoli, grapes, and pretzels. Thanks for the chance to win!
42 pj December 7, 2008 at 8:17 am: I am a subscriber.

Thanks
43 Amy December 7, 2008 at 9:28 am: I would use the bag to pack my hubby’s brown bag goodies. I am home for lunch most days, but he loves to take dinner leftovers to the office the next day.

Thanks for a chance to win.
Amy
44 Deirdre December 7, 2008 at 9:44 am: As a teacher who has to monitor my class during lunch, I had to learn to pack things that I could carry around with me as I watched my class. Apples, yogurt, granola bars, and a sandwhich cut in half were some of things I could handle. There wasn’t time to nuke anything with only 25 minutes for lunch either.
45 Daniel's Mom December 7, 2008 at 9:50 am: I have an nine month old who salivates when I eat lunch. I try to eat after he goes down for his afternoon nap. By then I am starving. I try to eat whole grain pasta, fruit, and cheese to feed that hunger. If we need to be out, I pack the fruit and a meat and cheese sandwhich on while grain bread.

I though when I stayed home I won’t need a lunch box, but I still carry one.
46 Daniel's Mom December 7, 2008 at 9:50 am: I have an nine month old who salivates when I eat lunch. I try to eat after he goes down for his afternoon nap. By then I am starving. I try to eat whole grain pasta, fruit, and cheese to feed that hunger. If we need to be out, I pack the fruit and a meat and cheese sandwhich on while grain bread.

I though when I stayed home I won’t need a lunch box, but I still carry one.
47 Jennah S December 7, 2008 at 9:57 am: I often pack sliced apples and carrots, low fat cheese sticks, homemade bread and milk (from our goats)..My kids are not big sandwich eaters, so this way they get fruit,veg, protein and carb..Plus a homemade cookie or muffin….

Jennah S

* One of these bags would be great for going to playgroup and on errands!!!
48 Jennah S December 7, 2008 at 10:03 am: I am an e-mail subscriber!! Thank you for such a great giveaway!!!

Jennah S
49 Stephanie December 7, 2008 at 10:17 am: Turkey
50 Dana Walker December 7, 2008 at 11:16 am: My Brown Bag Lunch is Usually A Homemade Salad With Romain Lettuce,GreenPepper,Onion,Non-Fat Cheddar Cheese,Mushrooms,and Onions with a Lite Dressing and an Apple With 2 Table Spoons of Peanut Butter. And as for my Drink – a Bottle Of Water.