I am a huge fan of KitchenAid products. I buy KitchenAid whenever I can. It is also not unheard of for me to ask for KitchenAid appliances/gadgets for Christmas. Their stuff is just that good. I don't own everything they make, since I am in no way wealthy, but I do have a stand mixer, immersion blender, tea kettle, and even some measuring spoons. I might have something else, but I can't recall it right now.
I often drool over things I want but can't afford from them, like the pasta maker attachments. But lately, I have been really wanting the stupid $20 timer they make:
It seems like a stupid thing to want, I have a timer on my microwave as well as my stove that work perfectly fine. But as will often happen, I tend to not be near the kitchen while I am cooking. Hence, I can't hear the timer go off. Having a portable timer means I can take it with me, but like most people, I couldn't justify spending the $20 when I HAD functioning timers. So, I was content to covet from afar.
For a couple years now, I have been rather anemically playing games on a website from Microsoft called Live Search Club. You rack up points and you can redeem the points for actual prizes. I often forget that the website exists and haven't racked up many points. A couple years ago, I redeemed some points for an XBOX 360 game, and really hadn't played much on the website after that, except when I was really bored.
A couple months ago (maybe less), I got an email from Microsoft telling me that Live Search Club was being relaunched as Club Bing and it dawned on me I hadn't been there in a while. So I logged on to see if anything had really changed. I took a peek at their prize page to see if they had anything I could redeem my points for that I actually wanted.
Lo and behold, sitting there begging to be taken, was my prized red KitchenAid timer. I instantly snatched it up and began waiting for it to show up in my mailbox. If you have never been to the site, I encourage you to waste some time there. The games are different, and when you redeem your prizes, they actually take the time to send you processing and shipping info so you can track it.
After waiting a few weeks, it showed up in the UPS truck yesterday. Let me tell you... *SQUEE!!!*
Now, my timer doesn't look quite like the one pictured. Mine has 4 buttons, the two extra being the hour and minute buttons. I searched the web trying to figure out if it was a newer or older model but could find nothing at all. No matter, I think I prefer mine to the one pictured.
So, if you are wanting some free stuff for wasting your time and don't want the runaround when it comes time to redeem your points, try Club Bing out.
And no, you can't borrow my timer!
