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Got a Messy House? (A Giveaway of a Zep Cleaning Products Gift Pack!!!)

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It’s another sponsored post! With a giveaway!

I seriously don’t know how it happens every year at the same time, but Spring Cleaning Fever is a real thing. For me, some years are better than others, depending on how well I’ve been keeping up with the everyday stuff. There is something about nice weather that makes me want to clean a little deeper and stop ignoring things that were once easy to ignore.

This post contains TWO exciting things:

  1. A reminder about the BIG contest Zep Commercial is hosting that’s a total fit for this blog’s audience.
  2. A (waaayyyy smaller, but awesome) cleaning supplies giveaway here on A Slob Comes Clean that’s super-easy to enter!

Now for details on #1:

This is a reminder that Zep Commercial is hosting an awesome contest to find America’s Biggest Hot Mess. I hope HOPE HOPE one of you wins! (Though I have nothing to do with choosing a winner!)

America's Biggest Hot Mess Contest by Zep Commercial

Here are the contest details:

Zep Commercial is searching for America’s Biggest Hot Mess—that person who is undeniably and hopelessly challenged when it comes to keeping their home clean.

Zep Commercial will accept photo and video submissions for America’s Biggest Hot Mess at www.zepcommercial.com/americasbiggesthotmess.aspx between Feb. 6 to March 6, 2014.

Users can nominate themselves and are also encouraged to submit evidence of their friends’, family members’ and coworkers’ messy ways. If a person you nominate is declared one of the three overall winners, then you (the nominator) will receive $5,000.

Nominations and submissions should include a photo or video of the mess and story behind why that persons deserves professional cleaning help. Videos must be between 30 seconds and 2 minutes in length, and photos should not exceed 100MB. Acceptable formats for submissions include .jpeg, .jpg, .gif, .png, .mov, .mpeg, .mwv or .mp4.

Starting March 7, a team of cleaning experts at Zep Commercial will judge all eligible entries based on:

  • The Story Behind the Mess (40%)
  • Creativity (the funnier, the better!) (35%) and;
  • Unbelievability Index (just how disgusting is the mess?) (25%)

From all eligible entries, the 10 entries with the highest scores will be named finalists.

The public will then vote on their favorites, and the three submissions with the most votes will be declared winners and will receive a complete house cleaning from Zep Commercial and $5,000 to help keep their home clean for one year. If the winners were nominated by someone else, the nominator will also receive $5,000!

Winners will be announced on or about April 7, 2014.

How cool is that? Start snapping pictures and taking videos!

Click here to read more details and to enter!

And details on #2:

Prize Pack from Zep Commercial Cleaning

 

I’m so excited to host this giveaway of a gift pack of awesome cleaning products from Zep Commercial. New cleaning products arriving in the mail is great motivation to tackle those extra icky spots. One commenter on this post will win!

Anyone can enter. Just leave a comment on this post and I’ll use the “And the Winner Is . . . ” WordPress plugin to randomly choose one winner.

If you want more chances to win, link to your entry (or entries) into Zep Commercial’s America’s Biggest Hot Mess Contest. You can enter that BIG contest (like, with a professional cleaning AND $5,000 as its prize) once each day, so for each entry you’ve made there, you can get one more entry to win this (comparatively) little ol’ giveaway here. Just leave an additional comment for each additional entry on this post with the URL to your entry in the America’s Biggest Hot Mess Contest. (Once someone has entered the contest, and their entry has been approved and posted on the contest page, there’s a “share” button they can click that will give them a URL to their post!)

I’m excited to see your entries there!

The prize pack offered here will be a $55 value and will look similar to the one above (though it may have a few different things in it). Giveaway will close Thursday, March 6, 2014 at 9 p.m. Central.

Leave your comment(s) here on this post on the blog. If you’re reading via email, just click on the title of the post to get to the blog to enter. Replies to email subscriptions won’t count as entries.

I will use the And the Winner Is . . . WordPress plugin to randomly choose a winner and that winner will have 48 hours to respond to my email and provide a shipping address. If the winner does not respond in 48 hours, he/she will forfeit the prize and another winner will be chosen. Zep Commercial will provide the prize and ship the prize directly to the winner. This is a sponsored post which means I was compensated for writing it and for coordinating the giveaway of the gift pack of cleaning products. I am in no way involved in the America’s Biggest Hot Mess contest and you must read and follow all rules on that contest’s website. See all my giveaway policies here. 

 

 

--Nony

Comments

  3. Andree says

    I’m in Canada and I wish it was spring-y enough to open all the windows & clean! Tomorrow we’re back to -30…. Sigh.

  4. Jenny says

    It might be the extra light. Just this morning, the sun is now coming in my window at just the right angle to show all the streaks and splatters on my computer monitor. So I just had to take a cloth to it, and that seems to have made it more streaky 🙁

    Also when the light comes in at the right angle, it shows all the dust and cat hairs floating in the air, and that motivates some cleaning as well.

  6. KellyJMF says

    It has to stop snowing here in New England for the spring fever to hit. But today the sun is shining on all the clutter in my office. drat.

  7. Brittani says

    While I am so thankful I am not a hot mess anymore and wouldn’t qualify for the huge giveaway, your prize looks super awesome and I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to win it!

  8. Maureen says

    It’s not nearly warm enough here in Michigan to be thinking spring yet, but we are noticing longer days. I’m focusing on purging and catching up in the next few weeks, so that I might be ready for some real spring cleaning when spring gets closer. Here’s to hoping.

  10. Sharon says

    I’m not very good at the daily and weekly cleaning tasks…but I love to sort, organize and tackle the big spring cleaning projects. It’s just so much more satisfying to complete a big project.

  11. Diana in Indiana says

    I pulled out the storage drawer under my oven and found all kinds of “ICK” that these products could tackle! EWWW!

  12. LeAnne says

    OMG…I need this! I am taking an entire week off in March to clean, clean, clean!!! I hate it, but I can’t wait for it to be done!

  16. Elle says

    That would be so cool! We recently just had a leak under our sink, so out all the chemicals came. Most of them were so old as to be just NASTY!

  17. Katy says

    Hmmm. Think they could get baby formula / vomit stains off a popcorn ceiling? My peanut is g-tube fed and decompressing her stomach is like opening a bottle of champagne. She goes for distance.

  18. Gail Evans says

    I do LOTS of cleaning so winning this basket would be awesome!!!! I listen to the podcast while I’m cleaning and I love it!

  19. karen says

    I love your blog. Your write-up on used gift cards the other day made me feel so happy, I’m not the only one with a mind that thinks up those many “possible” uses. I’m trying to be more discriminating about the clutter I keep. I’m hoping Spring Cleaning Fever hits me – my house needs it. Shiny new cleaning supplies might help.

  20. Becky says

    I’m enjoying clean nearly my whole bathroom with Dawn, but there are some things it just won’t do anything about. Maybe something in here will help!

  21. Michelle says

    Spring is teasing us, but I know winter will be back any day. I need some dry weather to start my annual spring cleaning where I pull everything out of the apartment onto the patio and go to work on the deep clean. This year I plan to only bring the things we have a place for back into the apartment.

  27. Katherine says

    Oh, I wish it felt like spring around here!! I do really have a list of things that should be getting done this weekend- stuff we can do when it’s 10 degrees outside! Thanks for the chance to win.

  31. Katie says

    I have two young girls who practically live outside. When they have to come in, they bring most of outside in with them. I could definitely use some new cleaning products!

  33. Rachel says

    I wish I had a good ‘story’ behind my mess! Other than the fact that I was never taught. My mother insisted that children get to be children, and not clean up after themselves…Made for an easy childhood, but an awful rude awakening as an adult that now has *shudder* chores. What’s that? Now even the most insignificant chore has me dragging my heels and tired. Add that to my ever mounding pile of clothes and I’ve got one big problem. *sigh*

  37. Amy W says

    Can’t wait for it to be warm enough to start thinking about spring cleaning. Would love to win some supplies to help with the cleaning. Thanks!

  40. muriel says

    I’ve been wanting to try Zep stuff. It’s still way too cold to consider spring cleaning though.

  41. Meg M says

    Girl… I would love any blessings that contribute positively to cleaning this condo. Thanks for the opportunity – my sister in deslobification.

  42. Janice Mullins says

    I would love to win the cleaning products. I am trying so hard to get my house in shape.
    I love your posts!

  43. Lenetta says

    I had a Nony moment today… I was holding my one year old while digging ing my storage room closet for the lid to my Pyrex 9×13 pan. I found the place where it SHOULD be, with the pan carriers and the #%^£+=$&@ anchor hocking lid that doesn’t fit the Pyrex pan. (Fast forwarding to the end, the AH lid is plastic wrapped to the pan right now) I moved a set of sheets up to the precariously balanced humidifier (cue suspenseful music), and after abt one minute they both came crashing down ON MY HEAD, thankfully missing the little guy. So, WHEN I find the place I stuck the Pyrex lid because I was too lazy to put it away, I will walk it down and put it AWAY. Ahem.

  44. Faith says

    I’m here in North Texas, so you know what the weather’s been like. Quite warm one day, then frigid the next. The place is filthy and I caught a nasty cold, and seriously need to get some spring cleaning done.

  45. Janie says

    How can I be such a slob and yet be so excited to maybe get new cleaning supplies?! I can’t figure myself out lol.

  46. Kristy K. James says

    While I’m not looking forward to summer, I have to admit that putting these frigid single digit and below zero temperatures behind us won’t hurt my feelings. I’ll be looking forward to open windows and more sunlight … and you’re right. It will make me want to start spring cleaning.

    I don’t need to be entered to win the cleaning giveaway, but if you find out what the bottle is that says ‘pet’ on it, I’d be interested to know what that is. And where I could check it out because I’m not finding it on their website. 🙂

  47. Penelope says

    There’s something about spring. I looked down this morning and noticed the grunge in the corner of the shower door. It did not appear over night, and the lighting hasn’t changed….just suddenly I could see it. Gross!

  48. Karen says

    Open Windows?!? It is winds from the South, and with the third year of a drought that means blowing dust. No sense dusting until after the winds calm down some.

  49. Sarah says

    I hope I win! It’s been a rough winter with work, family, and weather, and my home has been neglected. I could use some help in spring cleaning!

  50. Becca Saylor says

    I’m a stay at home moms to 5 girls, 2 dogs and a variety of other pets! Oh how I could use this basket of cleaning supplies!

  51. Rosylyn says

    Thanks for the giveaway! I need all the help I can get! I’m so ready for Spring and a fresh start!

  52. Amanda Schultheis says

    Thanks for hosting this giveaway! I love your blog. I married a man whose mother is a clean freak. You make me feel like I am not alone in my struggles to keep the house clean. Thank you!

  53. JanL says

    OH, yes. sign me up for free cleaning supplies! I qualify for the Hot Mess contest but far too embarrassed to enter. 5-year-old home sick from school today which keeps me home for the day. A good day to fold these laundry basket contents & get them put away. I appreciate your blog words – they let me realize I’m not alone in my eternal quest for decluttering. Ohio weather today is sunny but cold although heavy snow & subzero temps projected yet again for the weekend. Come on, SPRING!!!

  55. RegularCinderella says

    We’ve had the worst winter, EVER (seriously). Moutains of snow and days on end below zero. Windchills reaching 50 below zero. I am RIDICULOUSLY excited for spring cleaning. I can’t wait to open all my windows and let the fresh air in…I’ve got big, big plans! Just need the weather to cooperate!

    Thanks for the giveaway!

  58. Joann W says

    My mind is boggled by the concept of sharing my mess with anyone. I hate that my family sees it! Won’t be entering into that contest! Spring cleaning is an interesting concept. I would love to do it, but time, energy, and life often interfere. The house surely needs it!

  59. Elizabeth Velderman says

    I would LOVE to win this! Waaaaay too cold in MI to think about Spring cleaning, but when it finally warms up and we can throw the windows wide open it would be great to have new cleaning supplies.

  61. Ti Anderson says

    I need to start my deep “Spring Cleaning” since at the end of spring I have to have my apartment in tip top shape so we can get our deposit back!

  63. Eva says

    I found you recently, and I love you. I’ve been reading your blog backwards, as you suggest (I’m just about to start year 2!). You are so inspiring, and I love the idea of public accountability being such a great motivator. I hope you’re still awesome when I get to present day. 😉

  65. Trudy M. says

    I would love to win these spring cleaning supplies! Love your blog & thanks for this giveaway!

  66. patricia says

    you are an inspiration to me. Love how you show it all.
    Thanks for the giveaway.

  67. DebraS says

    Although I’m too embarrassed to enter the “hot mess” contest, this would be great motivation to tackle my bathroom disaster! Thanks Nony!

  68. Stephanie says

    I would LOVE to win these supplies! Surely these would give me the boost needed to catch Spring Cleaning Fever sufficiently! 😉

  70. Melissa says

    Never tried ur product…Would love to check it out. Trying to get my video in to the “my hot mess” contest. Must’ve re-taped 100 times lol!

  71. Kathy says

    I just started reading your blog and cannot say how much I appreciate you sharing your journey. I have your two ebooks and am on day 9 on your 28 days 🙂 THANK YOU!

    And I totally would love those cleaning products! 😉

  76. carey wolf says

    Keeping up with even the basics has proven difficult between three kids and teaching kindergarten! Really want this giveaway! 🙂

  77. Kathy B. says

    I’m doing the 40 Bags in 40 Days Challenge, so once I get rid of all that stuff, I’m gonna need all those products to clean all that dirt formerly hidden under all those bags!

  78. Theresa says

    In complete protest of the long, cold winter… I have already begun my Spring Cleaning while the snow is still on the ground! And I am wearing shorts to do it in! 😉 Bring on Spring!

  79. Amy W says

    So I would totally enter that contest, but I’m afraid I would win and be too horribly embarrassed. Lol but I would love to win some cleaning products!! yay!

  80. Lisa B. says

    I can’t wait for another day to open the windows! I am spring cleaning like a champ this year, been stuck inside too long.

  83. Joellen says

    I woyld love to win this! We’re in spring cleaning mode here. It’s still chilly, but the sun will comeà

  86. Carol says

    I am not only spring cleaning, I am nesting! Things are warming up, I’m gearing up for a garage sale, AND I’m due in early April with my 5th child! It’s CRAZY! 🙂

  88. Ronda says

    “BIG TROUBLE in little town”. Won’t enter the big contest…would win and just die…. Help Noni!

  89. desire' Phillips says

    I need to catch spring cleaning fever in a bad kind of way. Struggling to keep up with it all.

  90. Heather O says

    I used to be good a keeping a clean house until I had kids! I so need your help! 🙂

  92. Annie says

    Ooh. I could use some cleaning products! I just moved and I’m determined to NOT let my house reach disaster state.

  94. Super hill says

    I could enjoy my mommy alone time with these products… The only time I am left alone is when I utter the words it’s time to clean up… I have more of a chance of an audience using the facilities than when it’s time to clean…
    I love your posts Nony and wait patiently for your Friday podcasts. Thank you for being someone I can identify with!

  96. Sue H. says

    Winning the cleaning supplies prize would be a great boost for my spring cleaning.

  99. Ashley Vela says

    I so need help! I’m a not so bad hoarder as in I know it and try really hard to get rid of stuff without it coming back. But when three little boys is not easy to keep up.

  100. Kathy Johnson says

    New cleaning supplies would definitely be a blessing after the awful winter we had here. Thanks for the fun contest!