Mother's Day: Western Union Return the Love giveaway! CONTEST CLOSED

Oh yes, it's this Sunday already! This Sunday is Mother's Day. My Stepmom lives in Belgium but she will receive flowers on Sunday morning! It's too bad we live so far away but the distance is less far with email, phone, ...
Well, for Mother's Day, we will be having a Mother's Day party where all the dads will cook for the moms at our house this Sunday, so all the moms get to relax and enjoy the hopefully by then nicer weather and I can't wait to get my Mother's Day presents my kids made in school!

Do you know already what to get or do for your mom?
Well, you can always share a photo of your mom on the Western Union's Flickr page. Each week Western Union will share some of these photos on their homepage as part of their Return to Love campaign!


“Return the Love” is a multi-faceted, integrated consumer campaign designed to encourage consumers to send the gift of cash, this Mother’s Day.
“Return the Love” campaign elements include:
  • Kick-off special performance dedicated to Moms featuring Wyclef Jean and Paulina Rubio at the Billboard Latin Music Awards, on April 29, produced and broadcast live by Telemundo.
  • Several Wyclef Jean and Paulina Rubio performances and consumer-facing events, including a special concert honoring military moms;
  • Advertising via print, broadcast, radio, out-of-home, mobile and online channels showcasing the myriad of ways mom shows her love to her children, from giving them 12,368 kisses to changing 5,345 diapers and preparing 19,710 meals;
  • In the social media space, Western Union dedicates a tab on its Facebook page encouraging fans to share how they are honoring and celebrating their moms;
  • Additionally, Western Union has a Flickr®page (flickr.com/groups/love2010) where consumers can share photos of their moms. Each week, Western Union will select photos from this gallery to display on the company’s home page, www.westernunion.com.

Did you know that when researching Mother's Day Gifting trends, a recent Western Union consumer survey found that daughters and sons of all ages have god intentions when it comes to finding the perfect gift, but 42 percent find it hard to shop for the perfect gift for mom.

73% of consumers are planning to give a Mother's Day gift this year and Western Union's "Return the Love" campaign is designed with both the gift giver and the gift recipient in mind. The gift of cash is easy and convenient to give and it's sure to be something that mom will never return or exchange.

As a celebration of Western Union's Return the Love campaign, Western Union is giving away 5 $50 GC to 5 of my readers which you can spend the way you like! How incredible is that?
For a chance to win: please let me know how you will spend your Mother's Day, any special plans?

Additional entries: (separate comments for each)
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* tweet about this giveaway (once per day, leave tweet link)
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* let me know what you would spend your $50 GC on

The deadline for this giveaway is 5/23/10 midnight PST. The 5 winners will be selected with Random Integer, emailed and announced at this post on the 24th.
This giveaway is US only and no PO boxes (for shipping reasons)

"Disclaimer: Western Union just sent me an Mother's Day gift -- a $50 Western Union gift card. What mom couldn't use $50? They also sent me some additional $50 Western Union-branded gift cards to give to my favorite moms (my readers!) on Mother's Day! I was in no other way compensated to write this review"

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

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I spent my day relaxing. We'd moved 45 tons of pea gravel at my son's preschool, so we were both whipped. :)

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I'd buy myself a new pair of shoes for the summer.

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I spent Mother's Day taking my mom to dinner at The Outback. It was nice but felt a little rushed.

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We went to Sweet Tomatoes for brunch, then I installed a new ceiling in our bedroom. Thanks!
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Lo said...

We had a great Mothers' Day. We went furniture shopping and our son was miraculously well-behaved, and then went to brunch, where he was also quite well-behaved (he's 2.5). and my mom sent chocolate covered strawberries! yum!

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Ames said...

We planned to celebrate by doing something fun...

We were recovering from the flu so we ended up being pretty simple: church, Panera lunch brought home, short bike ride, daddy did ALL THE DISHES :)

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We just hung out at home although I did stop by my mom's house in the afternoon to drop off her gift (a Keurig carousel for her new Keurig brewer). My husband did the laundry for me yesterday too which was one of the best gifts ever (loathe laundry).

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My kids (with the help of my husband) each got me beautiful hanging baskets.

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We're remodeling our house and I'd use the $50 toward a new kitchen faucet..my old one is leaky and ugly. I'd love one of those pull-down faucets.

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JoR said...

my mom is also in Europe but i call her every single day and buy her different gifts
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i would buy something nice for me but also for mom

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My husband let me sleep as long as I wanted in the morning, then when I was tired again, he let me go take a nap - it was the best mother's day present ever!

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We went to my mom and dad's house and hung out.

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We did alot of nothing since the hubby worked all day. It was enjoyable.
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We spent the day just hanging out together as a family.

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I spent my Mother's Day at my daughter's basketball tournament then my family took me out to dinner :-)

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I would have loved to have had a massage from a spa for Mother's Day. But hey if I win I still can :). But instead I had a day in the garden, dinner out and a walk. It was a nice day.

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I spent Mothers Day at my grandparents house. They are so cute,i don't spend enough time with them so it was a great day!!
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I'd spend mine on groceries or household needs. That would free up some of our cash to put into our savings. We're saving for a house, and this year's goal is rather ambitious, so I'm throwing everything at it that I can scratch up!

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