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One Hundred Dollars a Month

I am your typical housewife living in high maintenance suburbia. I have a handsome husband, 2 kids and a flock of pet chickens. I try and feed my family with $100 a month. With the help of coupons, gardening and bartering I am able to squeeze the most out of our grocery budget and still manage to have a little fun along the way.

Mavis’ 24 Days of Christmas Giveaways – Day 24

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Well you guys, we’ve reached the end of our giveaway journey. So of course we have to go out with a bang!!! You know how tight Amazon and I are, right? Seems fitting that we should end all these fun giveaways with a $100 Amazon gift card giveaway!! Wahoooo!

mavis-butterfield-amazonNow the tough part begins. You have to decide what you’d buy if you won. There are sooo many options…

kitchenaid mixerWill you put it towards a shiny new KitchenAid stand mixer?

brother sewing machineOr perhaps buy yourself a new Brother Easy-to-Use, Everyday Sewing Machine?

Lodge 5-Piece Cast Iron Cookware Set

Or maybe my latest obsession will become your latest obsession when you buy the Lodge 5-Piece Cast Iron Cookware Set?

But whatever you choose, if you want to be the one lucky reader to win the $100 Amazon.com Gift Card you have to spill the beans! All you have to do to enter this giveaway is leave a comment below and let me know what you’d buy if you won?  An X-box? Gardening tools? $100 worth of finger flashlights?

Just answer that one question and you’re entered to win. Life’s pretty complicated sometimes, so I like to keep things simple around here.

Rules:

1 entry per person/ip address. If you cheat, you will totally be disqualified.

This giveaway ends Tuesday, December 25th, 2013 @6 pm PST and the winners will be announced in the Thursday, December 26th, 2013 edition of Mornings with Mavis. You will be notified via email and have 24 hours to claim your prize. If you do not claim your prize within 24 hours, the prize will be forfeited.

Good Luck! I hope you win!

♥ Mavis

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Comments

  4. Seeds for next year and I’d save the rest for my last semester’s worth of textbooks!

  8. I would get $100 worth of gardenias! Crossing fingers! I really really want to plant my front garden in gardenias.

    Merry Christmas Mavis!
    Thank you for all the fun give always!

  12. Does Amazon have maid service that I could pay it towards? lol .. Oh, wow, I think it might go towards a greenhouse .. that’s what I need the worst around here. Of course a small one to get started but I think I’ve seen some nice small ones I could really get into.

    Thanks so much Mavis for giving the opportunity to win these awesome gifts !!

  15. Toilet paper. No. I’m not kidding. I would use my $100 to continuously restock our toilet paper supply as needed; maybe some fancy organic single-serve snacks & a few Kindle books. So easy to please, I am.

  16. I would buy the ice cream maker attachment for my Kitchenaid mixer and also some winter leggings! Merry Christmas!!

  19. I’d buy either some new baking supplies, something for my daughter, or put it towards an Xbox One for my fiance. Thanks so much for the awesome giveaways Mavis!

  21. I’d get myself some of the crazy healthy organic things on my amazon wish list. Fermented cod liver oil, desiccated liver capsules, gelatin….

  24. Let me consult my Amazon wish list……I’d buy a bunch of bully sticks for my pups, over the knee socks, and a Northern Tool & Equipment Steel Cart !! WOOT WOOT! I feel like a winner!!!!!

  26. Oh, Wow!

    A HUNDRED DOLLARS to spend at Amazon??? I just put in yet another order right before seeing this. Amazon has almost anything I could want, and usually at a great price. I have more than one sewing amchine and several pieces of cast iron cookware. I’m tempted to get a smaller machine to take on the road, but might get one of those nifty crock pots like you (Mavis) have with the locking lid and GASKET. I’m leaning towards getting both and ponying up the difference!

  27. Sewing machine…so I can make super hero capes for my boys, turn sheets into curtains, and all around get back to sewing so I can be creative again.

  29. It might sound weird, but it’s been a tough year for me. I’d stock up on the disposable bedliners I use as potty pads for the Chihuahua Brothers. Amazon has the best price on them! And after that I’d get a few new books for my Kindle. Mavis – thanks so much for this great series of prizes. You rock!

  32. With a $100 gift card I would buy seeds, seed starting mix, a rad watering can in a bright color and seed starting trays for my new 2014 vegetable garden!!

  35. Ide be frivolous and buy something I want for this baby on the way instead of just something that we need. 🙂

  39. Tons and tons of…GNOMES!!! 🙂

    …honestly I don’t know about that but it seems like a good choice!

  41. Wow, there are so many things, but I think once I got my 3 daughters something, I would spend the rest on bakery supplies: nice flours for pasta and breads, and things like that! 🙂

  46. Dremel Tools and Dog Treats (made in the USA FTW!). Seriously the girls can never have too many treats and toys.

  47. A DVD of The Blob (the original), seed sprouter, and socks the rest I’d use on whatever tickled my fancy later in the year.

  48. I’m saving toward a new digital camera to replace my bulky one for family outings. $100 at Amazon would help my plan move along a bit faster!

  51. I’d buy new kitchen stuff. I want to swap out all my plastic and buy wooden cutting boards and glass mixing bowls 🙂

  52. I’d put it towards a dehydrator or some raw vegan cookbooks! Such a great giveaway – good luck to all!

  54. I’m not sure what I would use it on! Towards a sewing machine, books for the kids, or garden tools.

  58. I would finally get myself kitted out with everything needed for canning: canning pot, rack, utensils and Ball quart jars!

  60. I would put it toward a Vitamix. Merry Christmas Mavis. Your giveaways have been so much fun. I read your blog every day– sometimes multiple times a day. Thanks for all that you do!

  61. I would probably buy something for the new grandbaby on the way or some knitting supplies! I reallt want to learn how to knit. Merry Christmas!!!

  64. A sewing machine…all I want in life is a sewing machine. I’m getting tired of quilting by hand.

  68. This is hard so, so much to do with that amount but I would have to go along with the other posters on here about stocking up on TP.

  71. I would either buy books for my kindle I have tons in my wish list or put it towards a lens for my camera…..Merry Christmas

  72. thanks for all the awesome giveaways! would probably use the gift card toward some of the books on my wishlist, or put it towards the video camera i’ve been saving up for.

  73. If I was being practical, I’d put it towards the cat food I get every month through Subscribe and Save. In actuality I’d probably put it towards a new cast iron grill pan and press!

  75. Oh my! I think I’d buy a pasta maker…or maybe several books I’ve been wanting…or maybe some games for the kiddos…decisions, decisions!

  77. I would buy new workout clothes- I just started working out again, and need some new tops and leggings!

  78. I would use it in the organic and gourmet food department. They have so many neat things I would like to try!

  81. I would love to put it towards a nice digital video recorder. But, then you posted that picture of the cast iron cookware set and I would loooooooove to have that too!

  82. I would put it towards my son’s birthday (Feb 9th) and purchase some art supplies……..he wants to be an artist when he grows up. =)

  85. I’ve been dying for a potting bench, so I’d probably get one of those or the cast iron cookware set(which I’ve also been drooling over) and a bunch of gardening books. It would be hard deciding. Love me some Amazon. Merry Christmas Mavis!!

  87. I’m thinking maybe a new pair of Bogs or a yogurt maker or maybe one of the 100 or so books on my wishlist 🙂

  89. I love getting bulk food supplies from Amazon. I’d get 25lbs organic sesame seeds because I can’t get enough of Tahini and Goddess dressing. And more bulk coconut flour. —— Thanks for such an entertaining giveaway this month, Mavis!

  92. The first thing I would buy with the $100 is a Lodge cast iron Dutch oven for our son, something he’s been wanting for a while. With whatever is left I would either buy a dehydrator or a few books.

  93. If I won the gift card I would put it toward a pressure canner!!! I would love to start canning some meats and veggies!

  96. I would buy as many of the gardening and crocheting books that I could that are on my Amazon Wish list !

  100. I would split it between my two kids and let them each buy something. Merry Christmas to you and your family!

  102. I would totally split it with my sister. Her house was broken into and her pots and pans were taken-go figure? I would buy books with my half. There are 83 books on my wish list. Or maybe I would give all of it to my sister. Merry Christmas Mavis!

  105. I would use it to buy some new knives for my kitchen. Thank you for this wonderful giveaway.

  106. I would put the money toward a camera bag and lenses for my new Canon Rebel. Mavis, you have made the 24 days of Christmas so much fun. Thanks!

  112. I would put it towards a Kindle Fire…. Or fancy groceries like Real Maple Syrup and marcona almonds.

  117. Sloggers (or simular) for the garden, hubby and I have decided its really necessary. After that, a few new garden tools and more books for the hubby. Ty for the chance!

  121. Oh without a doubt a stand mixer. Having arthritic hands, hand mixing has not happened in a while and my electric hand mixer just bit the dust after close to 25 years, may it rest in peace.

  122. A new computer…We don’t want to buy one…but ours is currently only working 50percent of the time and we need to replace it before we lose all our pictures

  123. If I had $100 from Amazon I would buy new sneakers for work. And new scrubs. The ones I have are getting really warn out. And probably a little something for the kids. Christmas is gonna be slim this year. $$$ really tight. I got things for them but nothing for myself this year. Figure I can wait, the things my kids need come first.

  126. A have wanted a good food dehydrator for 20 years, but it’s always been a splurge purchase that I never bought.

  128. I have a ton of books stacking up in my wishlist, I’d buy them all! Then add something fun, maybe a new CD boxed set!

  130. I’d buy a FitBit to track my fitness level each day or a food dehydrator. Thanks for the contest.

  132. HA! Easy. I would buy all the presents I asked my husband to get for me Christmas that he didn’t get . 😉

  135. Being Newly Divorced, I Have Found Several Things That My New “Household” It’s Lacking. One Thing We Could Really Use Is A Drill!

  136. I’d get movies! There are quite a few on my wish list and I’d make a nice dent in that list.

  137. I’d probably use it for k cups, diapers and toilet paper. Kinda boring, but boy it would be nice to have a free $100 worth of that stuff!

  139. Ohhhh if I had a hundred dollars to spend at amazon it would be to purchase some of the books just waiting on my wish list, a faux fox tail for my tween girl and a fire truck for my little Zman.

  141. It would be something I could not justify buying with out-of-pocket-cash. I would buy an ASUS Xonar Essence ST soundcard for my stereo. The on-board audio for the computer is not near as quality as I would like.
    Thank you Mavis!! And Merry Christmas 🙂

  142. I would seriously consider getting an e-reader. I’ve been known to change my mind a time or two though.

  143. I would probably order food/snacks for my youngest. He has 4 food allergies and amazon has some of the best prices on his specialty foods. I may add something fun for the rest of us too. Maybe a board game the whole family could play.

  145. I have a pending order sitting on my Amazon account right now. I am purchasing items to make my own shaving cream for my hubby and son in law. I am also making my own lip balm for my family. Finally, I am purchasing a yoga dvd. So this giveaway would be very helpful. Thanks so much and Merry Christmas to you and your family!

  146. Hi Mavis!

    What an awesome give away! 600 packages of Top Ramen should do it! LoL, just kidding!

    This girl needs some new gardening supplies for next season! Have to feed this growing family!

    Thanks!

  147. I really want this Ninja (Ninja MC701 Multi Cooker 3 in 1 Cooking System). However it is so hard for me to justify it when I have a good crock pot already. This one is so fantastic though, you can sear your meat and caramelize your vegetables before slow cooking. That extra step makes things tast so much better but with the time crunch I rarely do it. Winning this would help me let go of the guilt and produce even better food for my family on busy days!

  150. I’d probably put it towards a stand mixer with a dough hook. These last few days of kneading and baking have been hell on my hands.

  151. If I won the gift card, I would use it to buy food from the grocery section. What an amazing opportunity! Merry Christmas

  153. I would get cat food and cat litter (lol, yes, seriously). Amazon is my favorite site to buy my pet supplies from.

  156. I have so many little wants- beeswax, coconut oil, essential oils, sea salt, magnesium oil, vanilla beans, salt lamp and last but not least seeds. Thanks for the opportunity! Merry Christmas – still on Wed. 😉

  157. I would get my husband the ukulele on his wish list. :). Happy holidays Mavis! Thank you for the great website!!

  159. Well the possibilities are endless! But I really like searching for yummy snacks that I don’t normally buy at the store. Like the Traverse Bay dried cherries. Probably buy my kids squeeze pouches in all the good flavors that never go on sale. Then probably some little trinkets that I use for prizes in my classroom.

  162. I’ve been eyeing the sewing machine. I think I’d go for that! Thanks Mavis and Merry Christmas:)

  163. I have been thinking it would be nice to have a serger sewing machine. Thanks Mavis for a fun 24 Days of Christmas. You are such a generous person. Merry Christmas to you and your family.

  164. I video camera… I’ve always wanted one but never really gone out of my way to get one. Don’t even have a phone with one. I think I would have fun with one though.

    Anyways Merry Christmas!

  168. Something my family of 4 can all enjoy together… Books, movies, some cool who’s e what’s it for the house! Merry Christmas Mavis!

  169. A Dutch oven for stews, soups, and everything else, and a popcorn popper for Sunday evening popcorn nights!

  171. I have a bunch of little things on my Amazon wish list – Danish dough whisk, flour duster, hand crank pasta machine, and a Kinect fitness game for the Xbox to help my DH work off all the goodies I would cook.

  173. I really would buy a cast iron piece or two, maybe some glass storage bowls, and a set of new sheets for o ur guest bed!!

  176. I need to get a new water filter, but after that I have a backlog of books to buy a mile long. I most certainly will end up buying a number of those!

  182. I really want a dough roller docker, but I would also put some towards a new sewing machine. Thank you for the chance!!

  185. So many options…. I would probably buy a new sports bra (TMI but you asked and those things are expensive) and/or shoes and other running stuff as all my other stuff no longer fits! Woohoo!

  187. I’d search for some items for our new home … lighting, area rug, door handles … who knows?! 🙂

  188. Geez….I don’t know….so many good things to pick from….would probably take me a year to figure it out 🙂

  194. I’d use it to buy a Sony BDP-S3100 Blu-ray Disc Player with Wi-Fi so I could use Netflix and other apps through my TV. It would be awesome.

  195. I’d get my husband new carhart bibs for work and spend the rest on baby wipes and toilet paper. Wow, I’m fancy…

  200. Hang on to the card to see if anyone I know needs it due to tough times or if I were to use it on myself, then new dishes. Thank you for the giveaways, it has been fun watching them.

  201. I would get my boy a green road ripper, it was the only thing he asked for this year and I was unable to get it for him.

  203. I’d love to splurge on a gardening item I wouldn’t normally buy for myself. Our composting could use a boost, so a leaf shredder would come in handy, or maybe a worm bin for the kitchen scraps.

  206. I’m starting back to school this spring – after a 20 yr hiatus! I’d spend it on textbooks, study aids or computer software.

  207. I would help my mom buy a camera. Hers is broken and she really wants a new one and can’t afford it.

  208. Books and then more books. We love to read. If there’s any left over, I would get a bow tie or two for my bulldog.

  214. I’d use it for some baby gear – a bouncy seat, an ergo infant insert, a boopy to name a few. I thought I was so ready for baby number 2 and now that the days are ticking down, I realized I’m not ready at all! 🙂

  215. I have several things on my wish list. I am looking to get some grow lights so starting my seeds will be easier, I am looking to get a dehydrator for yummy snacks, and I am hoping for a pressure canner so I can free up some room in my freezer. Merry Christmas to all.

  217. I’d love to say I’d put it toward a great new lens for my camera, but in reality, I’d probably put it toward diapers!

  219. BOOKS!!! I have about 6 on my wish list that I haven’t been able to buy yet 🙂 Maybe even a gnome!

  221. I would put it towards a compostor or a woodchipper. Would be great for a start to my back to Eden garden.

  223. My amazon card would go towards a juicer as after the holiday I will need a good appliance to get me feeling healthy and great for the exciting new year ahead 🙂 Happy Holidays

  225. I have wanted a Breville juicer for some time. I could juice lots of garden veg plus dandelion greens!

  226. I would get a scraper blade for my Kitchen Aid, a playpen for our guinea pigs and books for my kids.

  227. I would most likely get a good quality paper trimmer. Hopefully one like the $65 Fiskars Procision Trimmer would last longer than the $20 trimmers I keep wasting my money on. I’d spend the rest on Scotch double sided tape–can’t live without the stuff, lol!

  230. I would get a bicycle carrier for our car so we can take all 5 bikes out for trips along the rivet once the weather turns beautiful again.

  231. TP, protein powder and other things that I need right now. My family wouldn’t think it was fun but I would!

  234. Ohhh, that cast iron set still is looking darn good. And of course, a girl can never have too many quality garden tools.

  235. I would like to say I’d buy myself something shinny and pretty but let’s face it, I’d probably end up spending it on my kiddos or help my mom stock up on some things since she can’t afford much.

  237. I would buy every gluten-free snack Amazon had to offer. I have 2 gluten-free kids. Keeping them in snacks is sometimes a challenge!

  238. I would put it toward a mattress pad, we gave ours away when we bought our new mattress and I miss it so much. I wake up with back and neck pain every morning.

  239. A scraper for my new Kitchen Aid, toys for my pups, or maybe my first indoor growing kit to start my garden from seeds!!

  241. I’d buy a book I’ve been wanting for a while, a few needed supplies for ds’ biology labs, and who else knows what.

  246. Oh man, decisions, decisions. Probably a toss up between my feet and a newly organized pantry 🙂 In other words some new Dansko’s (I’m a nurse), or a few anchor hocking glass jars and the like to re-do my pantry and make it “pretty” as well as organized. Thanks, Mavis and merry Christmas to you and your family!

  248. I’d use the gift card towards a really nice Radio Flyer red wagon I’ve been eye-balling for my toddler son who will be 2 in February.

  255. I would put it toward either a mixer (current leaning) or a sewing machine! Thanks and have a merry Christmas!

  262. The mixer definitely! Mine has been acting up (older model) and it’s getting to be that replacing time!

  263. Books, books & more books. On top of that I would go for gardening things to make life easier, prettier & more tasty!

  266. I would love to pick up one of the beginning drop spindle kits. I’ve wanted to learn to spin to be able to use the wool we have shorn off our sheep, Dolly.

  269. Thank you for the great giveaway! I would buy kindle books and a Dutch oven cookbook because I won a contest at my job and I spent part of my points on a red Emile Henry dutch oven. I would buy some garden stuff with whatever money was left over.

  270. I would purchase necessaries as needed. I find I need much less than I thought I did when younger and my purchases give me such greater pleasure than they used to

  271. Merry Christmas, Mavis! It’s been a great year & I have loved following your blog! Amazon is #1 in their delivery time of their products. So many things to choose from…I would work on decreasing my wishlist! On the top of that list is a new pair of shoes for the long hours I put on my feet from work.

  275. The cast iron cookware set. I already have cast iron skillets, but I really need a dutch oven and who ever has enough skillets.

  277. Hi Mavis,
    I would probably use the card on textbooks. I plan on going back to school for my Bachelors in nursing soon, so that gift card would be a big help.

  279. I never know what direction I might go with Amazon. My favorite bloggers always lead me to awesome deals that are super convenient. Can’t commit, just hoping it will be me. Thanks for all you do!

  282. I’d buy speakers for my Ipod, our mini stereo spewed smoke and I haven’t been able to listen to Christmas music in the house!

    Merry Christmas Mavis and Family!

  283. There are several books I’d love to own.
    I would also buy some essential oils.
    Thank you Mavis, for keeping it real!

  284. Oh so many choices! I would probably buy an essential oil starter kit that’s been sitting on my wish list for years. The rest would be for books for myself & my little girls!

  288. If I won, I would buy a new wheelbarrow for cleaning out the coops & for working in our vegetable garden. I would also buy heirloom vegetable seeds so that I can get started on our garden as soon as Spring arrives & the ground thaws. Merry Christmas, Mavis & family.

  289. Id love to get a few books that need to be part of my permanent collection, not a library loan, such as Back to Basics.
    I hope your family has a holly jolly holiday!

  291. I would put $100 in Amazon credit toward gifts for my children, who respectively have their 15th and 12th birthdays inconveniently placed 5 and 3 weeks after Christmas… Makes for a very lean couple months!

  292. I would buy new containers to organize my pantry. I have been wanting them for awhile, but since they are pricing, I can’t get myself to spend the money!

  294. I would buy an ortho bed for my aging lab. Poor baby’s hips are giving her problems. Thanks, Mavis!

  295. Difficult to say, but…I have always wanted a standing mixer, so maybe putting it toward a Kitchen Aid Mixer, yes!
    Thanks for putting on such a fun and creative count down – it’s here! MERRY CHRISTMAS!

  297. Oh thank you very much for this amazing giveaway ^__^
    I’m really so dazed by the idea of having this gift card that I can’t decide what I will buy if I am the lucky winner. But the pictures above inspired me somehow. I would say a sewing machine because my mother is fond of sewing but the machine she has is very old so it would be great to giving it to her as a present ^__^

  299. Books, books and more books. Gardening, herbals, self-sufficiency, chickens and cozy mysteries! Merry Christmas.

  301. The sewing machine looks fun, but probably would put it toward a book I’ve been eyeing that comes out soon. Merry Christmas!

  303. I’d buy a Lego set for my son, a dress-up doctor costume for my daughter, curlformers and a denman brush for me, and something for hubby. Money goes a long way on Amazon lol

  304. I would buy children’s books to give to the children in the Tailgate Food Distribution I volunteer at. The distributions are twice a month and many of the children have no access to books.

  305. I would buy sheets and towels! Exciting, I know 🙂 Oh.. and the silicone baking mats! LOVE THOSE!!

  310. I’d get a new battery for our roomba! Poor thing barely cleans for 10 minutes anymore before it plays its sad little song…

  312. Gosh!! Amazon has everything. Ive always wanted a kitchen aide mixer. Maybe I would put it towards that. It is fun to imagine. Thanks for the contests. I’ve enjoyed them.

  315. Merry Christmas to you and yours.
    I would put the $100 toward a Emeril by T-fal SD500050 6-Quart Safe Ceramic Bowl Slow Cooker with Automatic Temperature Control Technology, Silver. It would help me in the new year to eat healthier and save some precious time.

  318. Books and movies and music. Though I could also use a new food processor. Or an immersion blender. Or one of those vegetable spiral slicer things.

  320. I would have to say while I would totally want to get next seasons seeds, part of me really wants to start needle felting and that would be a nice start on supplies 🙂

    Thanks for this awesome contest!!

  322. Something for myself. Not sure what just yet. But definitely something for mama. Maybe a new cookbook or two.

  328. Books! Books on tape (does that age me? I mean books on CD) for the kiddlets to listen to in the car on the way to school.
    Merry Christmas Mavis! Thanks for doing the giveaway and your blog!

  330. I would use it to grab some good gardening equipment to help start my new pallet garden (inspired by you), and if there is any left over I would get some more supplies to make lotion bars, which is my new upcoming project. How fun!

  333. Wow! Could I use that. Been making a list of what I need around the house. Not sure if I would use it for a new Rowenta Iron or maybe some canning equipment since I have a goal for next year to learn how to can. Hmm……maybe I would just use it toward the new embroidery/sewing machine I NEED!!!!

  335. I love your suggestions. But first I would look for a good, solid roasting pan so we wouldn’t struggle another year with a 25lb turkey in a flimsy aluminum pan.

  336. Both my blender and my toaster are goners! So I would buy:

    a stick blender (http://www.amazon.com/Cuisinart-CSB-75BC-2-Speed-Immersion-Blender/dp/B00ARQVM5O/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1387892101&sr=8-11&keywords=blender ) $34.95
    a toaster (http://www.amazon.com/Hamilton-Beach-2-Slice-Toaster-Brushed/dp/B001ARQYRU/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1387892164&sr=8-2&keywords=toaster+2+slice ) $24.49
    and a pair of shoes for me! (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008J4F27U/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=6UL02V48R4QD&coliid=I11ST00623VA3W ) $56.36

    Grand total: $115.80 … Good thing I have some Amazon gift cards from Swagbucks, that’ll cover the difference. 🙂

  340. If I won I’d probably spend the money on fun organization stuff. Sounds weird but I love Mead Organizher products. I’ve always loved office supplies.

  342. I would buy a couple books for my husband off his wishlist and then spend the rest on canning supplies.

  344. Fluenz Italian….or maybe a cute little garden fence. Hmmm…maybe the clothes wringer. Or maybe azomite…okay, too many choices. I love Amazon, too. I’ll let you know what I decided on if I win. 🙂

  346. a kitchen aid mixer would be awesome, be I probably spend it on books for myself and all my boys 🙂

  347. Wow! I would put it towards a new bell canner that I’ve been eyeing for awhile. :). Thank you and Merry Christmas!

  348. I’d put it toward a Kitchen Aid mixer, but hubby says I have to tell him where I’m going to keep it in our tiny kitchen before I’m allowed to buy it (otherwise he’d be happy to have one 🙂 ).

  349. I always have stuff in my amazon cart. This gift card would be AWESOME and I would use it to get house stuff (since we just moved)as well as homeschool stuff for my kids…

  350. I’m aiming to get some cast iron in our lives, but really if I won the gift card it would be what the greatest deal was that fit our needs at the time. I’m a big subscribe and save fan, so if we had a food need part of it would go for that and then the cast iron. 🙂

  353. I would give the entire thing to my 6year old twins and husband ,so they could spend the entire thing on apps ,and it would be a double win for me because I could get a few days of peace ,from all of them chasing me down saying “mom can we buy this one it’s just 99 cents please mom please ” this one looks good pleeeease Lol love them with all of my heart

  356. A pressure cooker or a label maker. Some other things too if I get the label maker. Probably save it for the next time I want to get 5 subscribe and save purchases in one month (you get 15% off if you do 5)

  358. I have big plans for the garden. I’ve had my eye on a soil blocker for seed starting (ala Elliot Coleman) and a grow light. I’d also like some asparagus crowns – does Amazon sell asparagus crowns? fingers crossed.

  365. The list I would buy on Amazon is super long!
    1. Vacuum bags (because I still have not found a local provides fort my Kirby bags=/)
    2. New jelly bags because mine are stained
    3. Contour crochet hooks
    4. Knitting needles that are not bent
    5. Renent to make cheese
    6.ground cherry seeds
    7. Garden gloves
    8. Garden shear
    I think that is about Alvin can

  367. Hmmm. I really want to get a dehydrator and a tortilla press and who knows what else I just need to have! Merry Christmas Mavis!

  368. I honestly don’t know what I would buy with a $100 Amazon gift card. More than likely, it would be something for my kids like comforters or items to re-decorate their bedrooms.

  371. I would buy a New England style hotdog bun pan, some seeds for my garden, a book or two and YARN!

    Thanks and Merry Christmas!

  376. Well, I’d love to buy a dehydrator or dutch oven for the hubs and I… but instead I’d get something for the kiddos, either a slackline or a zipline!!

  377. Probably that Cuisinart immersion blender that you did giveaways for previously. Also, more cooking/baking supplies to stock up my kitchen!

  378. Thanks so much for the fun giveaways and for the general fun to be found on your blog. I always enjoy reading what you’re up to. Hope you have a Merry Christmas! To answer your question, if I won this, I think I’d mostly use it for books and maybe a new pair of loppers for the garden.

  379. Happy Christmas!!
    If I won $100 I would probably spend it on a capersso frothPro so I can make chai lattes, hot chocolate, cappuccinos, and lattes from home 🙂 then I would probably by books and music.

  388. Dear Mavis,

    Merry Christmas! Great give away. I would completely buy a kitchen aid mixer for my young daughter’s birthday because she wants one to continue her baking obsession. Of course, it would be in robin eggs blue.

    Thanks!

  389. A pressure canner! Just tried hot water canning this summer, and would like to move up a bit. 🙂
    Merry Christmas!

  390. I would probably buy something for my kitchen…..or books:) thanks for the giveaway Mavis and merry Christmas!

  391. I would buy an stick blender, some bubble bath and books-all for me!!! Merry Christmas Mavis!
    Jennifer in Iowa

  392. We have been wanting a new stainless steel steam juicer. One more way of producing more of our own food.

  394. You’ve got some great ideas. New kitchen ware would be great but who knows what else I might find!

  395. niceeshop(TM) Fashion Charming Beautiful Warm Beige Polka Dot Scarf Wrap Women Lady Girl Shawl-Black in black (super cute),
    Cuisinart CSB-75 Smart Stick 2-Speed 200-Watt Immersion Hand Blender in white, (ooo, I can’t wait to use it on some soups),
    Catscram Electronic Cat Repellent by Powerhouse Products, LLC (I love my girls but sometimes they can’t be trusted in our room.), and the remaining $22.51 I’d put toward finding a way to use my family’s heirloom cast iron pieces on our new glass-top stove (forgot to check about compatibility before we purchased & now I BELIEVE Amazon will have a solution). Merry Christmas to you and your family Mavis!!!!

  401. I can’t really tell you what I’d get because I hold onto my gift cards for use throughout the year. That way when an emergency crops up or if a friend is going through a tough time, I can pop over to Amazon and send a little something to brighten their day!

  405. I’d either get lots and lots of books – or give it to the HH to get what he wants. Hard choice!

  406. I would buy a Lodge cast iron pan, a heating pad for my seedlings, a food dehydrator and an Eco-fill K-cup!

  407. I really have no idea what I would buy. Maybe a few books and just have to look around at what strikes my fancy!

  410. I’d buy a subscription to Amazon Prime for my brother in St. Louis and a copy of Slow Cooking for Two: Basic Techniques Recipes by Cynthia Graubart

  413. I would buy books on canning, a proofing machine to help make bread would be wonderful. Thanks and Merry Christmas.

  415. Brooks Utopia Cozy Pants so I could run warm in the cold. Merry Christmas Mavis! Thanks for all you do.

  417. I would buy my momma and dad setting for late Xmas gift. I wasn’t able to get them anything this year and they are struggling so anything I could find that would bring a little happiness and ease to their lives would make me happy

  419. Thank you for the opportunity to win. I have been dreaming of starting a small herb garden as I love to cook. I would love one that goes in the windowsill. Have a great Christmas.

  420. I have been longing for an enameled cast iron dutch oven, to cook up great soups and stews all winter!

  421. December 25th is my birthday and it kind of gets lost with all of the excitement for Christmas. I really don’t mind, after all its Jesus’ birthday, but I would buy myself something special to go with my Kitchen Aid mixer.

  422. I’d buy another T5 grow light system for my indoor seed starting operation. Don’t tell my DH, though. He’d like the guest room back.

    Merry Christmas, everybody, and, Mavis, thanks for all the giveaway fun this month!

    ~Anne

  426. Ohhhh …… wouldn’t this be something ………………. would be a test to my indecisive nature ……. so many possibilities!

  428. I would put it toward a larger KitchenAid or other Kitchen goodies-Food Mill, Apple Peeler Corer Slicer, etc. – all the ones you recommend!:)

  429. I would put it toward a Bluetooth speaker set I have been planning to buy for my dad. Merry Christmas

  430. oh definitely garden stuff especially one of those garden pouch aprons you have!! I missed that giveaway! bummer!!

  438. MaVIS.. omgOSH!!!!!! I would so totally use it towards a kitchen aid stand mixer, since becoming disabled I have had a terrible time with mixing .. and I have wanted one for ever…. TY Ty TY in advance…

  440. Holy cow, I’d have a REALLY hard time trying to commit! But I think I’d buy something that I wouldn’t normally spend money on. A really nice sheet set.

  441. I would have to go with a stick blender and something for a kitchenaid mixer. I’ve wanted one for years. 🙂

  442. I love Amazon! I would like a new vacuum, I also have a preschool in my home and need some supplies. I will be purchasing a cash register and maybe some new blocks soon. I am also trying to organize my home more, and would like some more organizational things for closets or kitchen. Merry Christmas!

  448. Pots and Pans! We’ve had the same ones my husband had in college (13 or so years now!) and let’s just say they are no longer “no stick” pans!! Love your site! Merry Christmas!!

  450. Hi Mavis! I would buy a chicken water warmer and The Last StarFighter DVD…a movie my dad wants:)

  455. Ooh! My Amazon wish list is 3 pages long 🙂 I would probably buy an automatic pet feeder so I dont kill my beloved kitty for waking me up every morning 🙂

  456. I would put it toward whatever I don’t get at my baby shower next month. I just found out I may be having the baby much earlier than anticipated! Merry Christmas!

  457. HI Mavis, if I won the $100 Amazon gift card I would get the Bunn coffeemaker I have been eyeing for a awhile now, my old one is not very fast so I do a “pour-over” method every morning. Merry Christmas!

  460. I need storage bowls with lids desperately….anything but glass as I tend to break things. And then I need software to go with new computer…I could use a new chair as well or ink. Ink is like $80 nowadays….totally ridiculous prices!!!

  462. Sew, let’s mix things up a little. I might cast my thoughts towards something seedy. Thank you for this Amazin contest, and I hope everyone has a gardening good holiday. My grand kids are dreaming of sugar plums an xbox, so I’m thinking that might be what I would choose.

  463. My BFF’s stand mixer went kaput this morning…so it would go towards another one for her!

  468. WOW! What a great giveaway! I would put the gift certificate towards a new food processor. I was thinking this morning as I was processing fresh pumpkin how it would be nice to have a new one! Merry Christmas!

  471. I love Amazon! I might put it towards an iPad mini. Otherwise the essentials like coffee and toilet paper…

  474. I would choose something for my husband. We have had a very tight year, budget-wise and I have nothing for him under the tree. Our kids are older, thank goodness, and know there isn’t anything fancy or expensive for them this year and he says he is fine with no presents, but I feel just sick about it. This gift card would give him something frivolous, unnecessary and just for him.

  475. I really like that brothers sewing machine you posted! I may put it towards books or audio books or I’ve been wanting to get a water distillers for the family. Hmmmm…so many awesome things to choose from! Thanks Mavis for all your exciting-ness and gifts!! 🙂 Merry Christmas!

  476. I’d probably get a couple of grow lights like you have, Mavis. I’d like to start – starting seed indoors like you do.
    Thanks for the inspiration. Merry Christmas!

  477. No question – attachments for my Kitchenaid mixer. So want the grain grinder. . .. and pasta extruder. . .. and, and, and – geez, I sound like my kids! Thanks for the cool giveaway – just stumbled on your site. Christmas gift in itself 🙂

  478. Wazoo! $100 Amazon gift bucks!! what would I get?? I think I’d splurge & get myself a Nespresso machine….this would go towards paying for the expensive little beast, but holy b-schmoley, does it make a good latte!! Merry Christmas to you & yours!

  480. I’d stock up on junk food that I don’t let myself buy–Nutella, gummy worms, chocolate bars…mmmm!

  488. I would love to buy some kitchen tools I’ve been lacking (an immersion blender, food processor, etc…) so I can make more food from scratch!
    Thanks!

  489. Books, books and more books!!! I can buy books for other people as gifts but for some reason I just can’t rationalize spending money on books for me! Thanks so much for all of your contests – it’s been awesome!

  494. It woukd go towrds a kindle paperwhite. I have the old kindle and am wanted the new one with built in light. Have a Merry Christmas!

  498. Jessica Simpson hair extensions… I had some once. They did WONDERS. And the Weekend Homesteader series and/or the book. I only have a few issues and need to complete my collection!

  503. I would buy a food processor so I can make banana ice cream………lovelovelove it. My old processor passed away the other day… so sad.

  505. Oh my! I think I would spend it on cook books and gardening books! Or may splurge on myself and put it toe wards some fancy French cookware!

    Thanks Dena

  507. The options are endless, the choices are many, the decision would require untold hours of endless shopping…
    I would like to wish you and yours a “Merry Christmas” and a heartfelt thank you for such a wonderful blog of continually endless fantastic information.

  509. Book.. for me, for my reading husband, for my reading son, for my teacher daughter in law (and what teacher ever has enough books) for my reading daughter… heck, the whole family always wants, nay, needs, more books!

  510. My Amazon wish list has over 140 items. I’m sure I can find something!!!! I just made your cranberry/pear sauce. Yumm

  511. Hmm, so much to choose from – a pressure cooker/canner and supplies. Have been wanting to learn how to do this for a long time. Happy Holidays!

  512. I would buy almond and some other wheat-free flour products. We may also buy some items for our new house!

  515. If I won I would jump up and down! I’d chalk that up as the days excercise,then I would wait to check around to see how many seeds and potatoes I could order. We’ve expanded our garden every year! We are inspired by your blog and others who chime in with what they are doing! It sure is fun,by golly!
    Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas!

  516. I’d use it to stock up on household essentials like toilet paper. Amazon’s Subscribe and Save prices beat store prices any time, and $100 would probably buy a year’s worth of TP 😀

  517. I would use the amazon gift card for a pressure canner. I’m ready for the next step in my canning adventures! Happy holidays !

  518. I would buy stuff we were short on; winters long in these parts. Then maybe something fun like truffle paste or hazelnut cream.

  519. I would get some wool balls for the dryer, eco nuts organic laundry soap, and the Melissa and Doug wooden kitchen accesorry set and layered party cake for my girls. Merry Christmas Mavis you’re awesome!

  521. $100 Amazon Gift Card would go towards a food processor for me and my four sons – Merry Christmas!

  527. That’s a tough one. Really. I love Amazon! Probably would use it for books though…I love reading books. Maybe some kids books for the 2nd grader.

  528. Oh boy so many things, a new food processor and blender I’m thinking ninja? Or maybe a new mixer, every appliance in my house is in the process of breaking, but would probably get a glamorous new vacuum to replace the most recent casualty.

  529. Wonderful giveaway. I’d probably put it towards a grow light or a camera lens or household supplies. I can’t decide.

  530. I would buy some books for me, some stuff off of my Hubbs wishlist, some new shoes, and some cute clothes & baby stuff for my soon-to-be 1st Niece or nephew!! 😀 Woohoo!!! This is a great giveaway!!! Thanks Mavis!

  532. I would donate it to T&J Rescue Ranch who rescues senior german shepherd dogs. They have a wish list that has supplies for these elders and I would love to give to them. Their hearts are so much bigger than their pocket books. Look them up on Facebook (everyone!). Merry Christmas Mavis and everyone!

  535. I would definitely have to get some of the books I’ve been wanting and maybe some canning supplies. I’ve been wanting to get started with canning.

  536. I’d love to use it toward a new camera! The Canon you recommended is on my wish list! TY and Merry Christmas!

  542. I really want to buy a sewing machine and learn to see, but I also need a pressure cooker, or a pasta machine. Decisions, decisions. Thanks Mavis and merry Christmas to you and your family.

  544. I’d probably buy a bunch of stuff on the wish list for me and my daughter. Thanks, Mavis, for all you do. Merry Christmas!

  546. I’d present it to my 33 yr. old son, John, who moved back home to care for me. and we ended up 2 yrs.homeless while my husband was dying, and my brother-in-law took our home in the country that my husband and I had bought from him years earlier, (Note TO ALL: trust NO ONE when purchasing a home-get it legal, in a contract, and use a lawyer, and especially if they are relatives or in-laws-forget the ‘trust me’ and handshake), and left us homeless for 2 years, My son and I now rent a tiny place in town, I am wheelchair and health challenged, and that young man takes care of me AND works to pay the bills.
    I can’t afford anything for John this Christmas again, yet he so deserves so much, and to give him the gift card from Amazon to spend and enjoy would make me the happiest old woman in this world.
    Thank you for the chance!

  550. If I were lucky enough to win a $100 gift card from Amazon, I’d probably spend it on boring stuff like toilet paper first, but I might splurge and finally buy some silpat baking mats and some kindle books with the balance. 🙂
    Merry Christmas!

  552. I would stock up on my emergency food and supplies so I’m better prepared for the next ice storm.

  554. A food processor, maybe, or a immersion blender. We’ll have to see what Santa got first 😀

  555. Shhhhhh…….(but I’d TOTALLY go to Fandango and buy myself a stack of movie tix to keep me sane on the days I’m not managing well and need a break from all the kiddos/craziness…….(shhhhh!) Thanks for a wonderful, educational year, Mavis. My garden has never looked better, for reals!

  559. Definitely the mixer – I have always wanted one! The hard part would be choosing a color! Mavis, I wish you and your loved ones a Merry Christmas!

  562. I would put it toward a kitchen aid mixer. I have always wanted one. Merry Christmas. Luv your blog, look forward to reading it everyday. oxo

  566. I have been eyeing more cheese making supplies, like a cheese press! I bought the mozzarella kit a few months ago after you featured it and it has been so fun. I’m ready to move on to different ones now. Merry Christmas!

  568. I’d buy clothes for my kids. Probably Saltwaters for the girls and a pair of shoes for my son.

  573. I would buy the lodge cast iron set (thanks for the idea- I got it for my mom and mother in law for Christmas!) and some books.

  574. I would spend it on a new zero water filtration system and some things i have in my cart for when i have extra money.

  579. $100 at Amazon can buy a lot, but I would probably buy some accessories for the new camera I received. Merry Christmas Mavis!

  580. Definitely would spend it on gardening supplies… what a nice way to get through a long winter!

  581. Books! I usually limit myself to used books but I would splurge and buy NEW BOOKS just published!!

  584. What a cool prize!! I would buy soaping supplies as I love making soap and have
    just started making it again (goat milk soap – the best!). Thank you, Mavis, for all
    these great contests – Merry Christmas!

    ~Carla

  587. I’d have to buy a dehydrator because I never knew I coveted one until I started reading your blog. lol Anything left over would probably go towards essential oils because they look interesting and I’m willing to experiment if it’s free* to me!!!

  591. I’d replace the bobbin cartridge for my 1965 Singer, since I misplaced mine while making alterations to a Halloween Costume. You’d have thought it would have showed up by now, right?

  592. I don’t know what i would buy…there are soo many wonderful choices! shoes, music, kitchen ‘stuff’. the choices go on and on.

  593. Hello,
    If I won, I would buy a lot of pampers for my soon to be newborn. Money is tight these and that gift card would be a blessing.

  595. I would buy one of the appliances on my wishlist and most likely something through the Amazon grocer. I love Amazon and your site as well.

  597. I asked my Hubby what he thought I’d buy and he said “earrings or maybe a necklace”…. I was leaning towards the Lodge cast iron set and a food dehydrator. HA Ha!!

  599. i would buy amazon prime for a year… i really like this service and i would love to have it paid for for a year

  601. I would buy some supplies for canning! I love to make new recipes but the jars and supplies add up. This would be awesome to get a head start! Merry Christmas!

  605. I already own the items you pictured and purchased the dehydrator you recommended from them so I would blow it all on quilt fabric and bakeware.

  611. Oh, I would buy the Lodge set…and maybe another spiralizer for my daughter. Or give it to her to help her pay for books.

  612. I bought a bunch of fun kitchen gadgets this year, but one thing I didn’t buy that I really want is a steam juicer to make and can homemade apple cider and grape juice.

  613. I would get an ice cream maker. It would give me a few months to practice before summer! Merry Christmas to you and yours.

  616. I would use it to buy the cast iron cookware and probably some other household items! Merry Christmas!!

  627. I would use it to buy a tablet, my computer has been broken all month and I have missed out on all your lovely posts, plus several thousand emails I have to sort through. I am using my son’s computer that we just got working, so we are taking shifts on it, the poor thing will be worn out before we get the rest of the computers and laptop up and running, one had a motherboard go out, mine did a reg window 7 update and someone corrupted a file and it now says I don’t have a hard drive, even though when I run the bios, the hard drives tests just fine. My son’s computer, we bought a new graphic card because the old one was starting to glitch and the 2nd day it was in the computer died, after trial and error, figured out the power source went bad, so had to order that. Both my son and I became disabled this year and money is very tight. We do our best to stretch the dollar.

  628. I would use the Amazon $100 to get my husband and I some new warm winter gear for use on our farm! Feeding and caring for the goats in the cold Michigan winters would be so much nicer! Merry Christmas everyone!

  629. I would get my daughter a new swimsuit, The girl loveses to swim and things are getting a bit saggy, but team suits are expensive O.O That said Amazon should totally have a charity day during the holidays when the main page lists charities you can donate too through them, That would rock. Maybe tie in some gifts with it ala stuffed cow and heifer international…go Bill.

  634. I have to see what family has gotten me and my guy first. Then make a list of what we actually need and make a logically decision from there. He already got his kruig, i got a new apron. I cant think of something we need and will use often off the top of my head not knowing what else we will receive this year for presents.

  637. So hard to choose! Definitely Sil-pats……and probably some other kitchen stuff…..and definitely gardening books and supplies.

  638. I would buy a good cordless drill/driver to use on project in my garden, especially at our community garden that has no electricity; my hands get tired screwing boards together with just a plain screwdriver.

  643. I would love to buy myself a pressure canner with it!!! But, I just can’t bring myself to spoil myself, ever. So, I will actually spend it on Christmas and birthday gifts for my kids next year. 🙂

  644. 🙂 I always have items in my cart and wish lists. Right now my top picks would be mixed media crafting books and a Waylon Jennings cd. 🙂

  645. I would splurge on a shiny new pair of gardening boots and a couple of gardening ebooks. Merry Christmas Mavis!

  646. I’d buy new pots and pans for my mom. Hers are pretty old and beat-up and she could use some new ones (especially non-stick).

  648. I would put it towards buying a TARDIS Dr Who hat my son wants and Kung Fu videos for the hubby. Then with whats left I’d get a few cook books. Happy New Year!

  651. I would love to buy a new set of everyday dishes as mine have seen better days! Merry Christmas!

  654. I would buy a two WiFi routers for my in-laws. We gave them Kindles for Christmas – not realizing these were required. Sigh.

  657. I love music and if I won, I would put the certificate toward an ipod. I work outside on my garden & yard and I would love to carry music with me. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year.

  659. I would love to buy that sewing machine for my daughter! She has been asking to learn how to sew. Then I’d buy some diapers for my baby due in March!

  662. So hard, we use amazon for exciting purchases and mundane as well, maybe a fitbit for my honey or I like the idea of putting it toward a kitchen aid for me! Thanks Mavis and Merry Christmas!

  663. Oh wow! I would likely put it towards a grain mill which I desperately want to make fresh bread at home. Whole grain stores better than ground flour. Merry Christmas Mavis & family 🙂

  665. I’d get some gigantic big-mouthed Mason jars to store flour and sugar and a Wusthof nakiri knife! Thanks, Mavis!

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