Cold and flu season is here, and it just so happens that right now is the busiest time of year to travel. Paired together, that could spell disaster! According to the Walgreens Flu Impact Report:
- More than 3 million U.S. travelers had interrupted trips last year due to flu related illnesses
- 100 million work days lost due to flu-related illness last season, resulting in $6.8 billion in lost wages
- 2 million business trips were missed
- One-third of respondents spent between $251 and $1,000 treating the flu last season
- 32 million school days were missed (which means missed work days as well)
- Over 1 million weddings were missed
- Nearly 5 million holiday celebrations were missed
Walgreens found that spouses and partners were evenly split when asked whether it’s easier to take care of oneself or the other person. However, 1/3 of women surveyed felt taking care of their spouse when sick is a “nightmare”, while only 14% of men felt the same way (this made me giggle).
Walgreens wants to help keep you and your kids healthy this flu season! One lucky winner is going to receive a Walgreens Wellness Gift Basket – including health & wellness products PLUS a $32 Walgreens gift card that can be used toward a flu shot or any other items you want to purchase at Walgreens.
What am I giving away?
1 winner will receive a Walgreens Wellness Gift Basket valued at $100
How can you win?
You can enter up to 4 times:
1) Leave a comment letting me know what you do to prevent the flu in your house. (Note: Scroll to the bottom of this post and click “Post Comment”. You must be on my site – you can’t do this through a reader.)
**BONUS ENTRIES**
1) Tweet about this giveaway on Twitter:
Fight the flu @walgreens this year! Enter to win a Walgreens Wellness Gift Basket @stretchingabuck https://www.stretchingabuckblog.com/?p=34231 #giveaway
2) Promote this on your Facebook Page. (Be sure to check out Stretching a Buck on Facebook!)
3) Subscribe to my feed or my FREE email newsletter and stay on top of all of the deals that I write about each week! If you already subscribe, please leave a separate comment letting me know that you are currently a subscriber (thank you!).
Who is eligible?
You must have a valid US address to be eligible.
When does this giveaway end?
Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at 5PM EST
The winner will be chosen via the random number generator at random.org and will be notified via email. Please note that if I do not hear from the winner within 4 days that another winner will be chosen.
Good Luck!
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Keeping air clean and bodies healthy
We take vitamins and supplements, and wash hands a lot!
I encourage everyone to wash thier hands many times throughout the day.
I subscribe to your e-mails.
With cold and flu season here, I stock up on Clorex and Lysol wipes so that everyday I can quickly wipe off phones, remotes, computer keyboards, mouses, doorknobs and kitchen appliances that are used daily.
We’ve all had a flu shot, but have gotten terrible colds. I’m using the anti-bacterial wipes on phones, kitchen surfaces, etc. I’m taking Emergen-
c and vitamin supplements. Nothing is helping. I’ve been sick for 3 weeks not and working 6-7 days a week. It sure takes it’s toll!
I had to get a flu shot at work, but we are great about hand washing.
We all get the flu shot. We also take hand sanitizer with us everywhere.
http://twitter.com/#!/chef111z4/status/142961158842884096
I twitted.
We make sure to keep our hands washed, no touching of eyes, nose, etc. And take plenty of Vitamin D.
posted on facebook too
http://twitter.com/#!/KerleyGirl14/status/142961874177236992
We take vitamin C and try to get enough sleep.
we get our flu shot every year and wash, wash, wash our hands, a lot!!!!
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We take vitamins and I wash down hard surfaces (counter tops, faucets, door knows, phone, etc) with a bleach and water solution to keep germs. We also all get a flu shot each year.
We wash our hands often and make sure to get lots of Vitamin C!
Wash hands frequently, take iron tablets, use sanitizer, all noses get wiped with tissues, and we clean with either bleach or lysol, and we use spray Lysol where and when needed. Excercise and outdoors as much as possible.
Wash, wash, wash….sanitize, sanitize, sanitize!
Flu Shot, Baby!
i use lysol and we stay at home more in the winter
I drink lots of fluids, dress accordingly and do not over-do over the holidays.
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Wash our hands a lot! And eat healthy.
I tweeted the tweet as @slylady
We take Zicam and drink Orange juice.We try to eat right and exercise.We believe if your immune system is strong ,you can fight off the flu.
Clean hands! Plus eating healthy, vitamins, and avoiding others who appear to be sick. I had my flu shot, and so did my grandson, but my daughter and her husband have not!
I already subscribe via feed reader!
Handwashing!!! It is hard with a little one though because when he gets it we all get it:(
I keep all of the hard surfaces in my home wiped down with antibacterial cleaning wipes – several times per day. Our flu shots are current. Lots of oranges and orange juice consumed here :)
I just shared on Facebook!
I just tweeted as SAsavings!
The two years I’ve gotten a flu shot are the only years I’ve ever gotten the flu (as an adult). yes, it’s probably coincidence but nevertheless, I tend to stay away from the shot! To prevent the flu, I just do a lot of hand washing and eats lots of veggies!
I just tweeted!
I promoted on my fb wall :) Tagged you!
We get flu shots, wash hands a lot, take vitamins and eat right. and exercise.
thanks,
I don’t use any public pens and I try not to touch door handles with my bare hand. Between that and washing my hands throughout the day I’ve been sick only once in the last five years! My kids, on the other hand, are sick all the time. One has already had 3 colds this school year.
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I tweeted about the giveaway. https://twitter.com/#!/Anonymity2001/status/142971620615659521
Wash, wash wash hands when we come in from being somewhere in town. If someone does get sick they are basically quarantined to their own bathroom — and then I Lysol wipe that pretty frequently too : )
Tweeted!
http://twitter.com/#!/spenceville/status/142972113429610496
Subscribed to Stretching a Buck’s email newsletter :)
We keep waterless hand sanitizer in every room of the house and some rooms have more than one. We keep facial tissue in several rooms of the house, too.
I do all the things we’re told to do, but I still catch whatever’s going around. I’m an older lady with a not so good immune system.
BOTTLES AND BOTTLES OF HAND SANITIZER! :)
lots and lots of vitamin c as well as keeping my hands to myself. I only use the stuff I have (pens and such) and I always carry hand sanitizer with me everywhere
we have gotten our flu shots!
I subscribe to your email
I had the flu shot and we take our vitamins!
Flu shots and lots of handwashing
Flu shots are the best way!! AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AWAY FROM YOUR FACE!!
My husband gets a flu shot and I try to avoid sick people. I use Lysol or Clorox wipes to hard surfaces when someone in the house gets sick.
Wash hands and avoid big crowds in flu season!
We all get flu shots, and we used hand sanitizer A LOT!
i make sure my kids wah there hands first thing when they walk thru the door when they get home from school.
We wash our hands frequently especially after sneezing.
Tweeted it on Twitter.
I subscribe through a reader.
I live by myself now, and so I don’t get flu shots anymore. I just try to keep my immune system up by eating healthily, getting enough sleep, and staying hydrated.
I tweeted! https://twitter.com/#!/jennay_g/status/142987066018508800
I subscribe to your emails!
I become the hand washing police (especially if we are out and about)
lots of washing hands and keeping your head covered outside.
I’m a subscriber
Getting our flu shots, plenty of hand sanitizer, and a stock-up trip at Walgreens to get cold/flu medicine!
Lots of hand washing!
We get our flu shots and try to eat as healthy as possible!
I Tweeted
https://twitter.com/#!/Buddro69/status/142995359180926976
wash hands repeadedly!!!
I tend to wipe everything down with Lysol disinfectant wipes, especially if one does seem to be coming down with something. If I even think someone is getting sick they get a Vitamin C tablet and lots of juice. Tons of hand washing too.
We wash hands, use hand sanitizer, and take vitamins.
Flu shots and hand washing
Flu shots. Even if it didn’t seem to work this year could of used this basket right now as everybody is sick.
Hand washing!! The best defense!!
I do the basics: Washing hands, cleaning house, make sure I cough or sneeze in my elbow or shoulder. Lots of hand washing.
I shared this post on my Facebook Page.
We wash hands a gazillion times a day! :) Thanks for the chance to win!
I am a subscriber. Thanks!
i prevent the flu by getting the flu shot and keeping us all bundled up when we go out
Hand washing and flu mist!
With lots of hand washing and exercise daily.
https://twitter.com/#!/susanlanai/status/143023304461123584
I’m an email newsletter subscriber.
We constantly wash our hands and make sure to stay warm. :D
I tweeted: http://twitter.com/abitnerdy/status/143024969419472897
I subscribe via e-mail :D
Flu shot, hand sanitizer, vitamin C and washing hands alot!
Lots of hand-washing and common sense!
https://twitter.com/#!/bikeohio/status/143027427906555904 tweet
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=246646802065305&id=100000195939837 Shared on FB as Jay Cee.
I subscribe to your feed via Google Reader.
Keeping house clean, and eating healthy. I also encourage good handwashing, but my daughter was a little OCD about it, and afraid to touch anything with out washing her hands immediately after. So I had to back off quite a bit.
I spray Lysol on items throughout the house including my daughters bookbag that comes home from school. We wash our hands alot. I emphasize to my daughter about sneezing in her elbow .
I tweeted.. http://twitter.com/#!/TereesAmoore/status/143029959332597760
I subscribe to your rss feed via google reader
We use antibacterial soap, hand sanitizer, take our vitamins, clean/disinfect, and cough/sneeze into elbows!
I’ve followed your feed for a long time–and have been a fan on facebook too
Flu shots and washing hands!
I subscribe through Google Reader
We wash our hands whenever we get home from work or school :)
We also take a regiment of zinc, omega 3’s, and vitamins b, c, and d.
We get flu shots, take vitamins, and wash hands often.
tweet–https://twitter.com/#!/mami2jcn/status/143051776860504064
Shared on FB with my username Mary Happymommy–http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=304338829587257&id=100000611160195
Wash hands alot and flu shots!
I subscribe to your email newsletter.
we use purell and wash our hands at every turn!
http://twitter.com/#!/DesMoinesDealin/status/143056137057607680
We take vitamins and use desinfecting wipes
shared: https://www.facebook.com/#!/permalink.php?story_fbid=306309956056483&id=100002433695748
http://twitter.com/#!/ElenaIstomina/status/143062281822011392
E-mail subscriber
I make sure I get plenty of vitamin C.
Lots of handwashing and sanitizing coupled with an annual flu shot keeps me generally healthy. I try to eat healthy and avoid crowds.
I’m germaphobic, so I sanitze everything, wash my hands continuosly and take vitamins daily.
Tweeted
https://twitter.com/#!/disneyfan40/status/143075269941534720
Shared on facebook. FB name Jan Peoples
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=321490414530297&id=100000080232560
I carry a hand sanitizer with me at all times especially when I have my young nephews with me. I also drink a lot of water and try to eat fruit daily as well.
Hand washing is a must
We get Flu shots, wash hands, sanitizer, appropriate winter wear, we don’t share drinks, straws, or anything like that!
Tweet
http://twitter.com/#!/mngirlinssp/status/143088869104037889
Wash hands alot!!!! Lysol wipes.
I shard ed on my FB
https://www.facebook.com/#!/permalink.php?story_fbid=320685354627860&id=1849884229
i use antibacterial, have a daily multivitamin, and have vitamin c drops daily
confirmed email subscriber
We eat alot of foods high in vitamin C and wash our hands alot
I try to get enough sleep.
I subscribe to the e-mail.
tweeted http://twitter.com/#!/vhubler/status/143090562629767168
I promoted on my facebook page by liking the blog post.
I get the flu shot
I subscribe by email
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I tweeted: https://twitter.com/#!/fromgenerations/status/143090916679364608
I am an email subscriber
I always remind everyone to wash hands and drink more water during flu season.
lots of kleenex in our home , make sure everyone keeps thier hands clean, and dress for the weather
I subscribe to your e-mails.
We wash our hands frequently and everyone carries and take our vitamin c
tweet , https://twitter.com/#!/tracisme123/status/143092329379659776
i get your free email newsletters
I tweeted @my4boysand1
https://twitter.com/#!/my4boysand1/status/143092573479763968
We try to take Airborne and if we are out we at least take 1000mg of Vitamin C. We don’t over sanitize so that we build up some immunities.
I Tweeted about this giveaway. jrosencr is the handle
shared on my facebook homepage, traci smith
http://www.facebook.com/#!/permalink.php?story_fbid=297253256975926&id=100000288900032
I subscribe to your newsletter
We wash hands frequently with antibacterial soap and try to eat healthy.
I subscribe via email.
I am an email subscriber/follower.
peel an onion and leave it on the counter, supposed to take the bacteria from the air..also encourage hand washing.
I posted on facebook
https://www.facebook.com/my4boysand1/posts/155265257907073
Wash, wash, wash those hands…
i follow you on facebook
Already a email subscriber.
frequent hand washing and disinfectants
already a daily email subscriber
I take airborne (or walborne!) when I start to feel something coming on and I exercise daily, wash my hands, and eat healthy.
tweeted https://twitter.com/#!/superschaley/status/143098548374863873
shared on FB https://www.facebook.com/shelilah/posts/309560302400921
I subscribe to your emails
wash wash wash–hands!
i get your emails
shared on facebook as lisa harmon ballmann
i subscribe to your emails
get a flu shot, wash hands, don’t shake hands during flu season
Hand washing is the #1 way!
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promoted on fb (jen matthews)
I get obsessive about hand washing for me and the kids during flu season. Thank you for the giveaway!
I subscribe via Google Reader :)
We keep our hands CLEAN!!
I receive your daily email updates!!!
wash hands, take vitamins, and keep things as clean as possible
I promoted this on my FB
I suscribe via email
We are constantly washing hands and wiping things down with CLorox/Lysol wipes (doorknobs, keyboards, handles, counters, etc.).
I subscribe to your emails
To prevent the flu in our house we use antibacterial soaps, eat healthy, and stay away from each other if one of us seems to be sick.
We use hand sanitizer whenever we’re out running errands and we wash our hands constantly at home.
I subscribe via email!
I use antibacterial like it’s my life..which is probably not a good thing in the end haha. And I’ve been teaching my two year old to always cover his mouth when he coughs.
Tweeted about the giveaway (@supbonka) – https://twitter.com/#!/supbonka/status/143131807251042304
Shared on Facebook (Bianca Roman) – https://www.facebook.com/yobonks/posts/303260833028807
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I try to get a lot of rest and drink fluids
we do a lot of resting,
chicken soup
Nyquil/dayquil
cough drops
Tussin LOL
thanks for giveaway!
:)
I tweeted about this giveaway
I subscribe to your emails
Lots of Vitamin C and Nyquil!! That seems to work for us!!
I like you on FB!!
we all get the flu shot and wash wash you’re hands!
we make sure to wash our hands take vitamins and eat right
we wash our hands a lot!!
i stay inside as much as i can , i wipe everything down with clorox-clean up and take vitamin c.
Wash hands frequently, drink lots of water and eat fruit and veggies.
http://twitter.com/#!/tcarolinep/status/143138989573017600
I am a email follower
facebooked.https://www.facebook.com/#!/tcarolinep/posts/2342469797311
i am a facebook follower
I’m a subscriber
lysol everything
Frequent hand washing, and trying to teach the kids not to touch their faces with their hands!
handwashing, handwashing, and handwashing.
I’m a big hand-washer.
We wash hands and use disinfectant wipes
I subscribe to emails
Lots and lots of handwashing!
lots of handwashing and lots of vitamin C.
I tweeted about the giveaway im auntjen81 on twitter :)
i shared on facebook :)
I subscribed on email :)
I get a flu shot.
I subscribe to you’re emails
I tweeted http://twitter.com/#!/moeyshay/status/143157935839780864
I shared on facebook (Moey Shay)
I subscribe to your emails.
I use alot of lysol wipes to clean everything and make sure everyone takes plenty of vitamins…(-:
I subscribe to your wonderful blog. Thanks…
we wash hands and eat lots of fruits and veggies.
i posted this giveaway on my facebook wall.
I love Walgreens and would love to win this giveaway! To prevent the flu in our house, i make sure we take vitamins and dress warmly in the cold
I subscribe via my gmail account
I Tweeted here: https://twitter.com/#!/ItsYummilicious/status/143162301493690368
I shared on my FB page
I get flu shots for my whole family
Thanks for the giveaway!
I tweeted
http://twitter.com/#!/silverwoodkids/status/143163652227346434
We wash our hands a lot, eat well, and get enough sleep.
I subscribe to your RSS feed
I subscribe via RSS.
Wash hands often and let some fresh air into the house on nice days
Constantly washing hands, using hand sanitizing wipes on shopping carts and keeping immunity up with vitamins and supplements.
I subscribe to your email!
I tweeted @Lelelia.
I posted about it on Facebook: on Angela L Perry
Having the kids wash their hands as soon as they come in the doors from everywhere.
i try to take lots of vitamin c and other vitamins to build up a good immune system.
i tweeted – joolz43344
we get our flu shots and wash our hands all the time!
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We use clorox wipes for surfaces, and wash hands often.
tweeted https://twitter.com/#!/rusthawk/status/143183313853612032
wash hands all the time!
FB post https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=268583776523515&id=100001156831237
I subscribe to your emails.
http://twitter.com/#!/HappyTina0115/status/143183533949730816
subscribe via email
We wash our hands alot and try to keep the house clean….an dof course eat healthy.
We take vitamin C, use bleach to sanitize surfaces regularly, and use hand sanitizer.
I get your email daily
Lots of hand washing and Lysol!
http://twitter.com/ltl_lizzielou/statuses/143207549032869889
RSS feed subscriber.
To prevent the flu we wash our hands a lot a lot and try to get lots of vit D. And not eat a ton of sugar.
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we constantly wash our hands!
tweet: https://twitter.com/#!/lkim496/status/143217021356740608
subscribe to your feed
I eat healthy,lots of Vitamin C,sanitizing and lots of hand washing .
I am an email subscriber
We use plenty of Lysol and alot of handwashing!
Hand washing and vitamins!
Being in the medical field washing hands are second nature to me. I also have hand sanitizer with me all the time and lotion. I eat healthy, take vitamins and supplements. Have had my flu shot also.
Vitamin C and proper hand washing…frequently!
Email subscriber!
I make sure we wash our hands like crazy! I also wipe everything down with disenfectant and use lysol spray and hand sanitizer.
I am an email subscriber.
Wash hands and use hand sanitizer, try to avoid those we know are sick, and get plenty of antioxidants like tea and fruit and vegetables!
I’m an email subscriber
Lots of hand sanitizer and avoiding sick people
I get the daily email
Trying to eat healthy and work out helps keep away sickness
Currently a subscriber to Stretching A Buck.
We use Airbourne at the first signs of a cold.
I also subscribe to your RSS feed in google reader.
Washing hands is important!
I subscribe with google reader.
To prevent flu in our household. We get yearly flu shot, wash hands frequently using antibacterial soaps, take vitamins daily, dress appropriately, and eat well balanced meals.
We get flu shots and wash our hands alot!
monk5 at charter dot net
Tweeted about this giveaway on Twitter. User name: shonwms
I subscribe by email!
monk5 at charter dot net
Promoted this giveaway on my FB page under the name: Calshondra
Williams/ [email protected]
Subscribed to your newsletter via e-mail.
We take daily supplements to keep healthy. Thanks for the giveaway.
RSS Subscriber of your blog.
The husband and I got our Flu shots and I take vitamins daily.
Tweeted!
Facebooked!
I subscribe through Google Reader.
Wash hands, take vitamins, clean with natural products like lemon and vinegar.
We always wash our hands, and I carry sanitizer with me everywhere!
I am an email subscriber
We try to stay active and gets lots of outdoor time! Love you site and updates!
lots of handwashing, using sanitizer, trying to keep surfaces clean and trying to avoid anyone already sick
marygardner49 at aol dot com
tweeted
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marygardner49 at aol dot com
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marygardner49 at aol dot com
Flu shots and handwashing!
Flu shots, vitamins, and lots of handwashing!!!!
I get the flu shot, take vitamins, wash, wash and wash hands!!
Lots of vitamins, lots of fresh air, lots of excersie, and lots of rest!!!!
frequent handwashing!
We wash hands a lot..and I use disinfectant spray on any surface that can handle it!
Already a subscriber! :)
We all get flu shots in my family and I use lots of Lysol.
I am an email subscriber.
We prevent the flu by taking our vitamins, washing our hands, earlier bedtimes, getting outside as much as possible.
I get the Flu Shot, my whole family takes a daily vitamin, and we wash hands all the time, and keep our home clean. We are cautious around other’s that are sick.
To combat flu season, EVERYONE in my house gets a flu shot. Plus I make sure when cleaning not to miss the small things like door knobs, phones and remotes to get all the nasty germs hanging out!
We wash our hands a lot.
I subscribe to emails!
I am not very good at this type of things. I guess we just wash our hands a lot.
take our vitamins everyday
email subscriber
Lots of Vitamin C and Echinacea and definitely hand sanitizer when we’re on the go.
Tweeted about the giveaway: https://twitter.com/#!/bellagigi711/status/143754720954155008
Promoted giveaway on my Facebook page.
I am a subscriber of your email newsletter. Thank you.
Tweeted: http://twitter.com/#!/Thabal628/status/143760708079861760
We get our yearly flu shots and always have hand sanitizer available.
We wash our hands frequently
I subscribe to your emails
We get flu shots, wash our hands and use lysol wipes.
Thanks!
Email subscriber
Thanks!
I use the Veripur hand sanitizer on my oldest (in 1st grade) it’s suppose to last 4 hrs & thru hand washings. I also put it on all of us when we go out shopping. I try not to touch anything in public restrooms. I disinfect with tea tree oil around the house & we take vitamins to help boost our immune system.
I’m a subscriber
We make sure to wash our hands frequently and when we cant we use germx!
I subscribe by email!
wash our hands quite frequently and get flu shots
thanks
already an email subscriber
I make sure everyone washes their hands often to prevent the flu
I tweeted about this giveaway on Twitter:
Fight the flu @walgreens this year! Enter to win a Walgreens Wellness Gift Basket @stretchingabuck https://www.stretchingabuckblog.com/?p=34231 #giveaway
I subscribe to your feed
vitamins, handwashing and staying away from sick people, when possible. We can’t afford the shots just yet.
tweeted:
https://twitter.com/#!/Tinypinkies/status/144162860732391425
promoted giveaway by sharing:
http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=199644003454107&id=100000129482389
sub via email. the same as the email I had to put in the box to comment here.
i also sub to your rss via google reader…same email…thanks!!!
I like to eat garlic to prevent the flu.
I also am an email subscriber!
We wash our hands a lot! and take vitamins.
I subscribe via google reader.
We take vitamins and eat well, and get plenty of rest!
soluckyducky at gmail dot com
We eat healthy and take multi-vitamins.