Announcing the 2011 Twelve Days of Giveaways (and last week's winner!)

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!  Although I'm sure most of us were more interested in the delicious food on our plates than the actual plates themselves, there's something to be said for the festive touch added by holiday-themed dishes.  Our friends at Mikasa provided us with a 16-piece set of their Holiday Traditions dinnerware and today we announce the lucky winner--just in time for a Christmas feast!

And the winner is...

Savings.com member lcc485 who said, "Winning these beautiful dishes would be a dream come true and a great start to the holidays." Congrats from the Savings.com Team! We hope you and your family enjoy this decorative set of dishware! We've sent you an email with instructions on how to claim your prize. If for some reason it doesn't reach you, email us at blog@savings.com before the end of the day on Monday, November 28th or we will select another winner.

We're taking a break from the weekly giveaways--but not to worry!  Coming up in less than a week we're kicking off our third annual holiday extravaganza.  Yup, it's the Twelve Days of Giveaways starting December 1st with a different prize package announced every weekday through December 16th. 

That's twelve awesome prizes and twelve chances to win!  You can enter any and/or all the giveaways (although there will be only one prize awarded per winner) through midnight December 18th.  We'll announce the twelve lucky winners on December 19th.

How awesome are these prizes?  I'm glad you asked!  This year's round-up of fabulous holiday booty includes:

• A Microsoft Xbox360 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Console Bundle courtesy of MyGofer.com
• Harry Potter Wizard's Chess Set
• $500 Home Depot gift card
• Diamond Tennis Bracelet from Limoges Jewelry
• Gift cards galore and much, much more!

You don't want to miss out on this, so while you're waiting take a moment to prepare by reading our contest rules, mark your calendars to remind yourself to visit the blog daily starting December 1st to find out what we're giving away and to submit your entry to win one of the twelve most excellent prizes.

• Day 1 - Win a Harry Potter Prize Package including Harry Potter Chess Set from Time Life and $50 Hot Topic gift card


• Day 2 - Win the Couch Potato Price Package including an LCD TV/DVD combo from Kmart, $100 Bedhead Pajamas gift card and Skullcandy FIT earbuds and backpack


• Day 3 - Win the Get Glam for the Holidays Prize Package I including a $100 AllSaints gift card, $100 Shoes.com gift card and $100 Ice.com gift card


• Day 4 - Win the Nesting Package including $100 Destination Maternity gift card, $250 home Decorator's Collection gift card and Shutterfly photo book bundle


• Day 5 - Win a Fitness Fanatic Prize Package including Reebok Zig sneakers, $100 Reebok gift card and $100 Life is Good gift card


• Day 6 - Win a Gourmet Prize Package including a KitchenAid Ultra Power Stand Mixer ($359.98 value), Cuisinart 15-piece cutlery set (value $199.99) and $100 Cooking.com gift card


• Day 7 - Win the Get Glam for the Holidays Prize Package II including $100 BH Cosmetics gift card, $100 Vera Bradley gift card, $100 Inspired Silver gift card and $100 Famous Footwear gift card


• Day 8 - Win an Explorer's Prize Package including a $200 Lands' End gift card, $100 Magellan's gift card and pair of Sorel Joan of Arctic boots from Rock Creek valued at $140.


• Day 9 - Win a DIYer Prize Package featuring a $500 Home Depot gift card


• Day 10 - Win the Gourmand Prize Package including a Classic Plaid Tower from The Fruit Company, 2 dozen swizzled strawberries from Shari's Berries, a Special Treasures gift basket from Cherry Moon Farms, a $75 gift card from David's Cookies and a $50 gift card from Wine.com


• Day 11 - Win the Get Glam for the Holidays Prize Package III - including $150 Bloomingdales gift card, $100 Shoemall gift card and Diamond Tennis bracelet from Limoges Jewelry valued at $190.


• Day 12 - Win The Video Gamer Prize Package including a Microsoft Xbox360 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Console Bundle and Roxio Game Capture software

(P.S.  You must comment on the actual giveaway post--links provided above--in order to be eligible to win the specific prize or prizes described therein.  Commenting on this post does not make you eligible to win one of the giveaways!)