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A few weeks ago Abby from iHerb.com contacted me offering a $50 shopping spree on their site for me and for one of my readers.  Honestly I wasn’t sure what to think of that because I had no idea what iHerb sold.  Did I really need $50 of vitamins?  I already have vitamins!  It turns out that they carry a ton of useful, natural products that are great if you are trying to live healthier.  They have everything from vitamins (my first thought) to herbal supplements to natural and organic foods to beauty products.

It sounded like a cool deal and I couldn’t pass up $50 worth of useful stuff (that’s right FTC, I got stuff).   I had a little bit of trouble deciding what to get when I was ordering because there was so much to chose from!! I’m a terribly indecisive person so it was almost overwhelming to be faced with nearly 18,000 natural products I’ve never tried before.  It’s really easy to go through the site and find information and products you want… it’s just hard to make a decision if you are like me.

But after 3 hours of looking through almost everything on the site possible (totally not necessary but I liked looking through everything), and I ended up ordering these things:

Snacks: wild berry mix, snack chips, pineapple rings

Breakfast stuff: muesli (I guess I ordered two bags!), and whole grain pancake/waffle mix

Dessert things: whey protein brownie mix, organic chocolate chip cookie mix

Other things: oat bran, pumpkin seeds, whole grain kamut spirals, red wine vinegar

Skin care: olive and green tea soap, skin cream, coconut oil

And here is the whole lot of it:

Yep, I got all of that stuff with my little iHerb shopping spree. I’ll be reviewing the food products individually on my food blog as I use them.  The shopping and checkout process was super easy, plus orders over $40 have free shipping.  If you aren’t sure about shopping there, check out their Top 10 Reasons to Shop at iHerb.  I’ll definitely be using the site again since it was so easy and my order came to the house quickly.

THE GIVEAWAY

Ok, so the deal was that I had to register and order $50 worth of stuff then get reimbursed and write my review of the process so that one of you can have a $50 shopping spree too.   Now you get the chance to enter to win by doing one or all of the following things:

1.   Leave a comment telling me what you want to buy from iHerb and why.

2.  Tweet about the contest saying:

I want to win a $50 @iherb shopping spree from @amerrylife! Check it out: http://bit.ly/bm2Oi1

Then come back and leave a comment telling me you did so.

3.  Blog about the giveaway on your blog using this code:

<p>Check out the $50 shopping spree giveaway on <a href=”https://amerrylife.com/”>Mary’s Weight Loss Blog</a>! I can win an $50 Shopping Spree Giveaway from <a href=”http://www.iherb.com/”>iHerb.com</a> and so can you! <a href=”https://amerrylife.com/2010/03/09/50-dollar-iherb-shopping-spree-giveaway”>Click here for contest details</a>!</p>

It will look like this…

Check out the $50 shopping spree giveaway on Mary’s Weight Loss Blog! I can win an $50 Shopping Spree Giveaway from iHerb.com and so can you! Click here for contest details!

Then come back here and leave a comment telling me you did it.

So really all you have to do is comment!  The tweets and links and such just get you extra entries if you are interested in increasing your chances to win.  If you choose those options you have to comment in a separate comment telling me you did them. So each entry will be a separate comment.  I am only looking at comments when I do the final random number selection for the winner (instead of breaking out spreadsheets and all that extra work for me). So for example if you tweet but don’t leave me a separate comment then it won’t count.  Easy enough, right?

AN EXTRA SURPRISE!

For the winner and everyone else, here’s a little special treat from me to you: a $5 coupon code.  The winner can use this coupon code to get an extra $5 worth of product on your intial order.  And everyone else can use my coupon code LIF903 at checkout to get $5 off your first purchase at iHerb!  So even if you don’t win $50 worth of stuff you at least get $5!

FINE PRINT

The giveaway is open to anyone, regardless of where you live. From iHerb regarding the giveaway: For US and International Residents it would require that the winner register to the iHerb website and we’ll take care of sending their products for free as well as shipping and handling. If an international reader wins, they are responsible for any customs fees, duties and taxes.  So for all your foreigners, it’s not completely free.  But you can win!

You have until next Monday at midnight to enter.  The winner will be chosen on Tuesday March 16.  Good luck!

Comments

  5. Neat!

    I am looking to invest in more organic, natural skin care to reduce the amount of chemicals I get exposed to on a daily basis, and I also love the Bob’s Red Mill products and unsweetened flaked coconut (a less sweet way to flavor yogurt, oats and cookies!).
    .-= Tina´s last blog ..Under Construction =-.

  6. Hiya Mary – great contest!! I love the 10 grain pancakes, so does my little guy…it looks like they have some great products…I’d love to win :)
    .-= Jordanna ´s last blog ..Pizza Pizza =-.

  7. I tweeted! I would love to have $50 to spend at iHerb! I love Avalon Organics, Kiss My Face, Eden’s. I enjoy trying new probiotics and fish oils, too. And coconut oil is one of favorites, for the healthy fats my body needs. Love that stuff!

  10. i have a gluten allergy and would love to purchase any of the bob’s red mill gluten free products, as many of them are difficult to find in stores where i live. thanks for the opportunity!

  11. Holy crap! You got some awesome loot and for $50? Not bad. Bob’s Organic Rolled Oats have become a favorite of mine. Also? I buy my Soy-free Vegan protein powder from iHerb. It’s hard to find, but iHerb always has it in stock. I started mixing half a serving into my oats for breakfast and love it. PROATMEAL FOR LIFE!

  12. I love to shop at iherb. I get natural skincare products, herbs, and supplements from them. They have great products at great prices!

  13. Free stuff is super. And it was nice to meet you IRL at the 48Hour Launch wrap up.

  17. Holy website…so much to choose from…..I spotted Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free Brownies….never seen these before and would like to try them.

  21. I would definitely buy some of the baked goods mixes. Sweets are my weakness, so I’d love an excuse to bake healthy cookies and brownies! :)

  22. I’d stock up on whey protein powder! There are so many different kinds – I’d try a new flavor!

  24. Mary, I would LOVE to win this giveaway! I’d like to try the Greens Plus, High Protein Food Bars, Peanut Butter and Chocolate and about a million other things! I’m definitely trying to make healthier more organic food choices and this site would give me lots of new things to try out.
    .-= Tania´s last blog ..Holy Strength Training Batman! =-.

  26. Great giveaway! You got awesome things. I’d like to try pretty much everything you got, especially the kamut spirals. I’d also like to shop for some natural skin care products. I’m trying to replace all my skin care products with natural ones… I think I’d have a fun time shopping! :)
    .-= Andrea@WellnessNotes´s last blog ..Flax Seeds Bring Back Childhood Memories =-.

  28. I want to but the Eden Foods Dried Blueberries, and the Bob’s Red Mill Favorite Sandwich Bread Mix. Thanks!

  29. Wow you got some incredible items! I wouldn’t mind trying some of the gluten-free baking mixes or getting some Bob’s Red Mill products to try. The Eden organics stuff looks really good too though! :) And the Kiss My Face bar you got. I love their products :)

  31. I love iherb! They have a great selection and excellent customer service! I am gluten free as well as my children and we are able to get many products from their site that are tasty, jam packed full of nutrients and gluten free.
    I also like the tea and skin care selection!
    Would love to win this giveaway!
    .-= Angie Bishop´s last blog ..Nuun, energy bar and 11.5 miles =-.

  38. That’s great! Congrats on getting the shopping spree. Those products look terrific and I will be interested to hear what you think of them. Lots of good things are happening for you…you must feel very empowered!

  43. well, they have our tea tree shampoo (Jason Natural, Tea Tree Oil Shampoo) that I buy for my daughter there. Also, every spring we have a problem with LICE being in the school, and my daughter is a lice magnet. I no longer use the chemicals, and prefer natural options, so this would be great to have on hand too.

  45. Ooh, I would go crazy on their teas! I have a tea cupboard! But it’s not full yet, so $50 worth of tea would be AMAZING for me, haha. :)

  52. I would totally buy some mesquite powder and chia seeds. Those two things are at the top of my list right now but it looks like they have a lot of great products. What a generous offer. Can’t wait to see your reviews of the products.
    .-= Angie (Losing It and Loving It)´s last blog ..Healthy once again =-.

  53. Thanks so much for the opportunity! I would buy a box of PB&J Larabars, a container of Chocolate Amazing Grass Poweder, and a bag of Nativa Naturals Trail Power mix because I can’t find any of these in my area!!

  55. I have degenerative arthritis in my knees, so I would order MSM with Glucosamine. I’d also order Vitex to help with my female issues :) I see everyone post about chia seeds so I’d grab some of those too — gotta see what all the hype is about! :)

  58. I would start with the Kiss My Face products. My daughter has food and environmental allergies, as well as very sensitive skin. Kiss My Face products have worked well for her in the past.

  60. What a great give-away! I’d love to try some of the food products…especially the Eden foods that I haven’t been able to find in my local stores. Also some of the all-natural beauty products. it would also be fun to try some things I’ve heard of but don’t want to spend money on in case I don’t like them, like chia seeds. :-)

  63. My sister is due with her first baby in a week – I would buy her the skin eternal cream so she can treat herself when bubs comes along. I would also get the brownie mix so I can make some brownies for her when she is completely sleep deprived (good excuse to visit my new niece or nephew too).. :) :)

  64. i’d buy the biochem protein powder in vanilla or chocolate because i can’t find it in any stores around me and i’ve been reading great reviews on various blogs lately. i’ve also been wanting to try eden foods ume plum vinegar!

  70. I’ve been really into baking bread lately and I would love to try some of their organic flours! The whole-grain buckwheat or the coconut flour sound like two good places to start!

  74. Hey! I want to win this spree because I could have soo much fun deciding what I want from Iherb.com! I just checked the website out and they offer so many different things! It’d be great!
    .-= Megan´s last blog ..Who needs sleep anyways? =-.

  77. I would like to try the Navitas Naturals, Trail Power, Raw Antioxidant Trail Mix, Goji, Cacao Nibs, Cashews. It is very hard to find healthly snacks. This one looks really good as well as being all natural and good for you.

  80. Looks like you got some great stuff. I’d love to win a shopping spree with iherb because I live in a semi-rural area that doesn’t carry a huge variety of natural and/or organic products.

  81. I would love to win this contest. The hubby and I have made a commitment to try at least one new thing per grocery trip and I admit that I am kind of a tightwad so if something is over $5 I likely pass it up. It’d be nice to get what I want on someone else’s dime and have a new resource for healthier foods!

  83. I hadn’t checked out their site because I thought it specifically pertained to herbs! I would probably buy nutritional yeast, the Woodstock Farms Organic Almonds, Bob’s Red Mill Whole Ground Flaxseed Meal and Coconut Flour, and also the Now Foods unsweetened coconut — I haven’t been able to find unsweetened coconut locally! Thank you so much for your giveaway!

  85. I would buy Now Foods, Panax Ginseng, 520 mg, 250 Capsules because taking ginseng improves my energy and makes me feel better.

  87. I would love to purchase Now Foods, Almonds, Natural, Unblanched, 1 lb. (454 g) and Glutino, Gluten Free, Vanilla Dreams, Cream Sandwich Cookies, 4.4 oz. (125 g) for starters!

  90. I’m a spice fanatic so I would like to try their spices.
    dolniaks[at]consolidated[dot]net

  91. I love Iherb–I order most of my vitamins from there. I really like their whole food vitamins–can’t do all of the synthetic, fake stuff! Thanks for the chance to win!

    Michelle
    miclshaff[at]hotmail[dot]com

  92. Mary, I would love to win this give away! Already thinking about some of the skin care products they carry. Thanks. And I love your blog!

  98. I will buy Natural Factors, RxOmega-3 Factors, EPA 400 mg/DHA 200 mg, 240 Softgels because I take it every day

  99. Kiss My Face skin care products and the bob’s red mill gluten free products!

    So many wonderful things are available it would be hard to choose.

    :) Thank you for the wonderful giveaway! :)

  102. I would buy the iHerb distributed Now Foods Valerian Root Extract, as I suffer frequent panic attacks. Valerian has sedative properties and is good at countering panic attacks.

    Hope to win!

  110. I would get the Jarrow Formulas, Extra Virgin Coconut Oil, 32 oz (908 g) because it is better for me than some other oils

  112. Wow, I’d never even heard of them…HOLY cow do they sell a lot of stuff. The pancake mix really sticks out to me as well as some of their tea bags and stevia products.
    .-= Josie´s last blog ..Progress Pictures =-.

  118. I would like to get Liquid Health Products, Complete Multiple, Berry Fruit Flavor because I have been looking for a good multi vitamin and this got excellent reviews

  120. I would like to try the Country Life, BioChem, 100% Whey Protein Powder, Vanilla, and the pumpkin seeds. I have a hard time finding pumpkin seeds.

  121. I would absolutely love to win this (like everyone else)! I would choose mostly food products. I love Kamut pasta so that would definitely be one of them. I would also look for a vegetarian vitamin to help me with my energy and health since switching to a veg diet, and look into some of the beauty products. I don’t want to pick every thing out right now because then I’ll want to buy it regardless of if I win the giveaway, and that would be bad for my wallet, haha :)
    .-= Rachel @ Working Out Wellness´s last blog ..Lent Update =-.

  122. Wow, that is a lot of (good) stuff for $50! I know for sure one item I would get would be NuNaturals, NuStevia White Stevia Powder, 100 Packets – perfect for summer iced tea.

  125. I’d like any Kiss My Face products because everything I’ve tried so far has been great!

  126. I would buy Kiss My Face soap, Dr Oekter chocolate chip cookie mix and Eden Organics products, like the pumpkin seeds….yummy!

  128. I want to get some GF baking mixes – it’s so hard to learn how to do GF baking right off the bat without all the ingredients and not knowing how to combine them!

  132. I would love to buy some baking items — I love sweets but want to find some healthier alternatives. For example, I would love to try the Dr. Oetker, Organics, Chocolate Chip Organic Cookie Mix, 12.3 oz (348 g). Thanks for the great giveaway

  133. I’ld buy Kiss My Face Olive aad green soap because that is just the kind of thing I like.

  136. Jason Natural, 5,000 I.U. Vitamin E Revitalizing Moisturizing Creme — for scars
    Vitamin D-3, Highest Potency, 5,000 IU, 240 Softgels – for bone strength
    These are two things I want to buy and why!
    digicat{AT}sbcglobal{DOT}net

  139. I’d like to order the gluten-free baking mixes, since my sister and stepmom can’t eat gluten.

  142. I’d order some of the Bob’s Red Mill products because I prefer organic mixes and ingredients.

  144. Great giveaway! So many things to choose from. I would love to buy some of the mango organic shampoo. I also would like to try some chia seeds. Thanks
    .-= Jessie´s last blog ..Weigh To Go!!! =-.

  148. I would love to buy some of the Bob’s Red Mill products. I can’t find them where I live! What a great giveaway!

  150. woohoo! I would get new multivitamins, as well as some supplements like spirulina and fish oil!!

  153. I’d get a couple bottles of Nighttime Herb capsules, and 4 bottles of Happy Campers.

  155. Hi Mary! I am one of those dreaded lurkers, but this deal was just good enough to get me out of my shy little shell ;) I started reading you after seeing many mentions on your dear boyfriends’ site, and kept reading because you really are a fantastic writer! Anywho, I would buy Chia seeds, because I have been dying to try them, and pumpkin seeds and dried mango slices because YUM!

  156. iHerb is my kind of place to cybershop! I could spend a $1000! I would buy the Aubrey Organics Sea Buckthorn with Ester-C and several bottles of Kiss My Face Big Body Volumizing Shampoo and Conditioner.

  158. I would buy the Now Foods, Certified Organic Amber Agave Nectar, 17 oz. (482 g) because I LOVE agave nectar as a sweetener in my drinks. I would probably get some stevia products as well.

    I <3 health foods and stuff like that!

  160. I’d order my vitamins and gingseng from here. It has so many varied products it’s hard to chose.

  161. I am a WEEKLY shopper at iherb.com I replenish my family’s supplements there regularly. I like ordering from them because they have competitive pricing (excellent savings!), an excellent rewards program that saves me even more every time I place an order and they package very well and orders arrive in amazing time after my order is placed! Top notch online retailer!!

  163. love the wildberrymix along with many others… we love this type of foods as they are great munchies and healthy

  167. That site is so overwhelming, I don’t know what I’d choose! I recently read some research on digestive enzyme supplements and would like to give them a shot, so that’d be a perfect opportunity! Ooh, also spirulina…a roommate of mine from college swore by it and I’ve never tried it!
    .-= Kat´s last blog ..I have a crush =-.

  171. I would like to get the Dr. Ohhira’s, Essential Formulas Inc., Probiotics 12 Plus Professional Formula because probiotics are important. Thanks.

  173. I would use this to stock up on some Flaxseed Meal, Nutritional Yeast Flakes, and some other essentials for my pantry!

  177. I LOVE iHerb! I’ve used them a few times in the past.

    I’d purchase at very least.. Herb Pharm, Mother’s Lactation Tonic Compound, 1 fl oz (29.6 ml) that I will NEED after the birth of my surrogate baby in May (since I will be pumping and donating my milk). :)

    THANKS!

  178. I’d get the Dr. Ohhira’s, Essential Formulas Inc., Probiotics 12 PLUS Original Formula

  180. That’s quite an assortment of products for $50. I’d be interested in trying their products because I love healthy things but often find them price prohibitive. This site appears to be more cost effective. Thanks.

  181. My daughter is vegan so I would check the customs rules to see if they could ship Pure Vegan, B-12, 500 mcg Spray, 1 fl oz to Canada if I won.

  185. I want to get lots of different Kashi crackers. I could give them to my daughter’s school for their class snacks.

  187. We live in an area where the closest Whole Foods/Trader Joe’s type stores are an hour away. The best natural and organic selection is whatever piddly amount the local chain grocery has. We do a lot of our shopping for our daughter’s food online, so that’s why I am super glad to find out about iHerb! I can’t believe the selection they have.

    soluckyducky at gmail dot com

  190. I love their variety of snack mixes with nuts and dried fruits. Great for the kids,

  191. I want to buy:
    -Kashi, GoLean, High Protein & High Fiber Cereal
    -Kashi, 7 Whole Grain Nuggets
    -Kashi, TLC, Tasty Little Cereal Bars, Blackberry Graham, 6 Bars

    Because I love Kashi! :)

  194. You made some great choices!

    My wish list includes NuNaturals Vanilla Stevia drops, some chocolate infusion Amazing Meal, chia seeds, Eden Mirin, dried apricots, dried mango, dried yacon, steel cut oats, xanthan and guar gums. My $50 would run out quick!

    Most of it are products that I’ve always wanted to try, but either haven’t been able to find or haven’t been willing to dish out the cash for a highly-priced product that could be awful.
    .-= Carly´s last blog ..NEDAwareness Week =-.

  196. So many different things I would love. I can’t decide on one yet. I would love to shop here though because of all the healthy choices!

  197. Bob’s red mill products like the 10 grain pancake mix and navitas naturals cacao paste. I would be eating heathier.

  198. I would get some Avalon Organics, Biotin B-Complex Thickening Conditioner, because my hair is way to thin and Natrol, BioSil, 60 Veggie Caps thanks for the chance to win eaglesforjack@gmail.com

  202. one thing id get is the [Avalon Organics, Tea Tree Mint Treatment Conditioner, 14 fl oz (400 ml)] my hair looks like a haystack it is so dry :(

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