giveaway: $50 gift certificate to csn stores.

i'm off to chicago tomorrow! but before i head to laguardia in four hours (because i'm stupidly awake at 5 am), i'm hosting a little giveaway courtesy of csn stores. csn operates over 200 stores that primarily sell home furnishings and housewares, with each store specializing in items ranging from dining room sets to jewelry boxes.

i'm personally a fan of the embossed orange leather bay-berk jewelry box pictured above...reminds me a bit of the vintage samsonite train cases from the 60's. and it would set you back only only a few bills if you enter my giveaway for a $50 gift certificate, which you can use at any of their stores.



you could also use the gift certificate at luxe, csn's shoes and accessories store. did you know that carlos santana has a line of shoes? yes, there you'll find a line called "unity by carlos santana". what? however, i do like the carlos santana 80's pink bow flats that i found. and also a pair of red peeptoe platforms and a nautical drawstring bag.

to enter: all you need to do is leave a comment. you can also tweet/blog/tumbl about the contest for extra entries - just leave additional comments linking to your twitter/blog/tumblr. make sure to leave an email address if you don't have one linked to a blogger account - the email address is essential, because that's how we'll be sending the gift certificate code. [don't worry...i disable and hide comments once the giveaway is over.]



i'll select a winner at random when i get back from chicago (and pitchfork music festival!!!), which means you have until july 19 to enter.





and for now, i'm off to enjoy backyard bbq's and vegan food and goose island beer and the sounds of broken social scene, wolf parade, real estate, cass mccombs and more!

oh yes -  i should also mention the winner of the orient watch giveaway - sandy of zeitgeist. yay!