Golden Tickets

5 of them to be exact, just like the movie. And whaddyaknow? The contest is sponsored by Wonka. But the prize isn’t a chocolate factory; it’s 2 tickets to the American Idol finale, round-trip airfare, and a 3 night/4 day stay. Not a bad prize, but it’s no chocolate factory. Click here for more details and go pick up some Wonka bars! I wonder if they’ll have Veruca Salt play…Great find by Sugar Savvy.

The Champagne Chair Tour

Back when I started this blog, one of the first posts was on The Champagne Chair competition by DWR. Well it’s over, and the winners are announced.

The winning Champagne Chairs have hit the road and are coming soon to a Studio near you. Our esteemed panel of judges have picked the best and the bubbliest of the over 1,000 entries we received and now they’re headed to your local Studio. Come see the 50 best chairs, including the winning chair, the second prize winner, the Most Popular Award winner and chairs crafted in your hometown. Champagne will be provided by our tour partners, Veuve Clicquot. Visit www.dwr.com/champagne for details.

Lucky for you, they’ll be touring around the country hitting up cities including San Francisco, CA, San Jose, CA, Manhattan Beach, CA, Pasadena, CA, San Diego, CA, Seattle, WA, Austin, TX, Boulder, CO, Columbus, OH, Evanston, IL, Milwaukee, WI, New Orleans, LA, Georgetown (D.C.), Tribeca (New York City), Philadelphia, PA, and Cambridge, MA. Click on the city closest to you.

Free $25 to McCormick & Schmick’s

Those freebie posts are usually for some fast food joint, but not this time. This time its all class. Thanks to The Bargainist for this post. Just make your reservation online, print out the coupon, and that’s it, $25 towards your bill. Expires 3/31 so hurry it up.

Quit Your Habit

with these Candy Cigarettes. They won’t cause cancer or tear up your insides. Tar is not listed in the ingredients. And for $0.25 a box (10 cigs in each), it seems like a great deal for $6. Head over to the Candy Warehouse to purchase yours.

Photo Cookies

I always wanted a cookie cake for my birthday and sadly I have yet to get one. But the same people who thought up the cookie cake have come up with something as 21st century as you can get…the incredible edible Photo Cookie. Just take your favorite picture, upload it to Mrs. Beasley, and she’ll take care of the rest. They’re 100% edible high quality iced shortbread cookies. And these cookies are built to last. The image lasts approximately 4 or 5 weeks before fading. Cookie is edible for 3 months. Keep in mind that you’ll need to order at least a dozen cookies (about $42). But you can be damn sure they’ll be the only cookie of its kind.

Will It Blend?

This is quite possibly the best blender ever. I don’t know from experience, but the videos are amazing. Will it blend glowsticks? You bet. A plungger? Of course. Diamonds? If you please. Annoying Valentine’s Day gifts? Without a doubt! Head over to the official Will It Blend? website and see for yourself. If you want to purchase one for your self, you’ll have to shell out $399 for the home version, but after watching the videos it looks like it might be well worth it.