The Ultimate “I Buy Canadian” Blog Party

**Congratulations to our grand prize winner Meg; and our four other winners Kerry, Colleen, Fun with the Friesens and Jenn's World in Wynward. Stay tuned for a wrap up post - the reasons everyone believes in shopping Canadian are inspiring!**

** The contest is closed but there were so many great posts and reasons to shop Canadian - you really should go check them out! Plus - Free shipping in Canada continues until July 2! **

The Party is on - read all the posts!

Over 7000 kms separate us from coast to coast, we drink beer, love our hockey, suffer through cold winters, black flies and mosquitos, and appologize often, eh? It’s hard to pin a single event or distinguishable feature on being Canadian, but as Canadians we all feel it! To celebrate the birth of our great Nation, we're hosting the Ultimate I Buy Canadian Blog Party!

The demand for Canadian goods is on the rise, and there’s no doubt as to why. By buying products from local companies you are supporting the Canadian economy and doing your part to reduce environmental costs of shipping products overseas. We strongly believe in the ‘buy local’ grass-roots movement, and hope you’ll get on board too!

We want to hear about your reasons for choosing to buy Canadian! Share your reasons with us and you could win one of many fabulous prize packages filled with Canadian products!

Prize packages will be awarded for best post and to three random participants just for entering. Stay tuned for more details.

The Prizes

-Apples'n'Oranges $100 gift certificate

-Peekaboo Beans girls' Mame Tee and boys' Koi Tee (your choice of size)

-Pippalily sling in your choice of fabric and size

-A custom designed t-shirt from Red Fish Kids

-A six-pack of hairclips and a headband from Bugalug

-A stuffed creation from Fabricawakuwaku

-A pair of squeaky shoes from Little Squeaky Feet

-A pair of shoes from Little Soles

-Baby shower cards, birth announcements, thank you cards and mommy calling cards from Kanvas Ink.

-A tie shirt from Rock and Rattle

- An apple dress from Fig Organic

-Jewellery from Jewellery by Erin

- A nursing cover from Small Potatoes

-$50 gift certificate to Haute Mama - capturing the fun and fashion of pregnancy - and beyond

- A BPA-free Starter Pack from Baby Be Green

- A Canadian music prize-pack from 106.9 The Bear

- Ladies’ Night Party Pak for 4! (Valued at approx. $45) from Foundation Studio Special Events

- An organic teething bonbon from Dress Me Up

How to enter

Post your reasons for shopping Canadian on your blog during the week of June 22-28 and send us the link at info@apples-n-oranges.com. We'll create a master list of posts on our blog for all to read. Don't have a blog? Send us an email explaining why you shop Canadian, we'll post it online for you. All entries must be submitted by midnight June 28 and the winners will be announced on July 1! Contest is open to Canadian residents only.

We are Canadian. We buy Canadian.

Extra chance to win!

Add the following button to your blog to help spread the word about the contest and we'll enter you into an extra draw! Just leave a comment here to let us know you've done it!




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