And the Kodak winner is…
May 20, 2009 Product Giveaway
I really love giving stuff away, and this was a big one: the Kodak ESP-7 All-In-One Printer. I had the most entries I’ve ever had for a giveaway, and there were some great comments. But alas, only one of you could win, and thank goodness it was random, because I would not have been able to choose a winner from the comments. But here are a few of my favorites anyway (with my comments in brackets, because, you know, it’s all about me):
I would save $152.15. That’s crazy. I have an HP and if I was lucky enough to win I would give it to my mom and keep the kodak. [You know I have a soft spot for people who are a little selfish.]
I would put the $110 towards a MUCH needed massage/mani/pedi for a very tired mom! [Always worth the money!]
I would put the $110 towards a vacation for myself and my husband – with the 2 kids we need some fun reconnect time!! [The Ass and I have managed to go on a few vacations sans kids and they've recharged us like you wouldn't believe.]
I stand to save $204.59! I can’t stand it, but I would definitely splurge and buy these $250 metallic orange gladiator sandals I saw in the world’s most expensive store. I dream about those sandals. Who knew I couldn’t afford the sandals because I spend too much on ink? Crappy man that is just crappy! [That's totally something I would do: save money on one thing only to blow it on something I don't really need.]
The $110 that I would save would make me feel less guilty for the money I’m spending on going to BlogHer this summer. [I hear you, conferences are expensive. I'm going to BlogHer too. But as Kyra Sedgewick told me (and a room full of other people, lest you think we were having lunch or something): guilt is a useless fucking emotion.]
I really hope that I win. I would spend the money on a pair of new sandals from easy spirit and then get a pedicure. [As someone who got a pedicure last night and whose four-sandal Piperlime order came today, I hear you!]
I would use the $73 I could save by going out on more date nights with my husband. [Sing it sister! I need me some more of those!]
But anyway, random.org picked the winner, and it was…Jill C., from Cool Photo Ideas! How apropos! She said she’d use her savings towards her Disney trip this summer, and I just love Disney (I found out today that they’re giving me a $300 scholarship for BlogHer, so I’m loving them extra right now). Besides getting the printer, Jill C. now gets entered into a Kodak drawing to win one of five full scholarships to BlogHer. Good luck Jill!
Thanks to all who entered, thanks to Kodak for letting me do this giveaway, and remember: even if you didn’t win, you could still save money on ink with this Kodak printer.
Originally posted on Selfish Mom. All opinions expressed on this website come straight from Amy unless otherwise noted. Please visit Amy’s Full Disclosure page for more information.
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Kodak ESP-7 printer review, plus more ways to win!
May 12, 2009 Product Giveaway, Product Review
Kodak ESP-7 All-in-One Printer review
This is going to be a short review – for now – because I’ve only been using this printer for a few days. I’ll do a more in-depth one after I have more experience with it. But here are the highlights:
The good:
- Setting the printer up to print via USB was very quick and easy.
- The Kodak ESP-7 All-in-One Printer comes with a duplexer (for automatically printing on both sides). Of all of the printers I’ve ever had, this was the first one where I didn’t have to buy a duplexer separately.
- Pretty much any printer can make good document copies, and the ESP-7 is no exception. But where this Kodak printer really shines is in copying and printing photos. When printed on Kodak photo paper they look like they were processed in a photo machine.
- There are two paper trays – one for regular paper and one for photo paper. You don’t have to change paper to print pictures!
- The printing options interface is very easy to navigate and understand. Each screen shows not only the ink level, but also the paper level for each paper tray. This is so useful I can hardly stand it.
- It accepts all sorts of memory cards, plus PictBridge.
- The buttons are clearly marked and the menu screens are easy to use.
- It’s really nice looking – you won’t feel the need to hide it in office furniture.
The bad:
- Despite double-sided printing being very easy, I wasn’t able to find double-sided copying in the menu. It may very well be in there, but if it is it’s well hidden. This is a very handy feature, and especially since the duplexer is included, I hope the printer is capable of doing this automatically. I’ll keep looking.
The I-don’t-know
- After about an hour of trying, I was not able to print wirelessly. However, the reason I’m not putting this in the “bad” column is that I don’t think it’s the printer’s fault. The printer found my wireless network immediately and accepted my WEP key, and all of the little lights that were supposed to be on went on. But my computer still can’t “see” the printer no matter what I do. Wi-Fi is a huge feature of this printer, but I can’t judge it yet. I’m going to get on the phone with tech support tomorrow. And hey, I can then review customer support as well!
Two more ways to try to win this printer
As promised, here are more ways to try and win a Kodak ESP-7 All-in-One printer. There are two other blogs giving away these printers this week as part of this campaign. So, you can go to these other blogs and enter to win:
In all, Kodak is giving away over twenty of these printers, and as an added bonus, each printer winner will be entered to win a full scholarship to BlogHer ’09 in Chicago!
Good luck, and if you haven’t entered my ESP-7 printer giveaway yet, what are you waiting for?
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May 11, 2009 Amy in the Morning
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