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Shop Old Navy Weekly for $50 Off

As we enter into spring and with so many of us taking our resolutions seriously with weight loss and living healthier lives we are in need of a new wardrobe. Yes ladies and gents, shopping!

I am lucky enough to bring you one of my favorite brands, Old Navy and the special offers they have on the website OldNavyWeekly.com. The OldNavyWeekly.com site features some hot deals for kids and toddlers as well as the “Item of the Week” which is a super deal and of course totally fashionable from Old Navy.

The “Item of the Week” for the week of February 26th to March 4th is Men’s Short Sleeved-shirts and they are available for $8.00 (Reg. $19.50) Men’s short-sleeved shirts are small on price but big on style. With a slightly tapered cut, retro print and buttons, they come in classic spring colors and look super with jeans or khakis. Whatever his taste, the Men’s short-sleeved shirts are a can’t-miss style buy. You can only get them in stores so be sure to head to your local Old Navy to take advantage of these great deals for “Item of the Week.”

In addition to the “Item of the Week” I am bringing you a giveaway for even MORE savings at Old Navy where I am giving away TEN (10) coupons for $50 off your purchase of $100 or more at Old Navy good for the week of February 26th to March 4th.

So I want you to tell me who wears the Men’s Short Sleeved-shirts better?
Supermodelquin Josh or Supermodelquin Wesley?
Extra entries:
  • Follow my blog (Google Friend Connect/blogger) and tell me you do
  • Follow me on Twitter
  • Tweet this giveaway with as many tweet entries as you want as long as there is a comment separating your last tweet entry: Enter to win one of 10 $50 off coupons to @OldNavyOfficial from @KariewithaK http://goo.gl/fb/ntZK
  • Subscribe to my feed
  • Fan The Fish
  • Blog this giveaway with a link back to me (Worth 5 entries)
  • Grab my button
  • Post about this giveaway on Facebook
CONTEST ENDS FEBRUARY 21st @ 11:59 PM
The date allows enough time to pull winners and distribute coupons in a timely manner. The coupons are date sensitive and are one time use only. If the coupon is not used it will expire and a new coupon will NOT be redistributed.
Best of luck!
*The Five Fish did not receive anything in exchange for this post. This post is a hosted giveaway for promotional purposes only and I was contacted by the host company on behalf of Old Navy.

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Oral Health Giveaway

Tis the cold season for cold sores chapped lips canker sores and dry mouth. Did you know that “60 million people get cold sores annually” (Lip Clear, 2010)? “Canker sores can last anywhere from seven to 21 days” (Canker Cover, 2010)? Staggering right!? I also read that if you take more than three medications you are more than likely to suffer from dry mouth which can result in poor oral health due to lack of moisture.

Well here are three products to help improve your overall oral health and you can win them right here!

Canker sore protection

Cold Sore Treatment – Lip Clear Lysine +

LIP CLEAR Lysine+ is said to reduce the duration of cold sores by 50% and the average healing time was roughly four days. Even though there is no cure for cold sores, (herpes simplex virus) you definitely want to be able to treat them and make life a little less irritating. You can even wear this product under your favorite chap stick and lipstick and does not burn; where other products burn to tell you it is working.



Canker Cover

Canker Cover Canker Sore Patch helps to relieve the pain inside your mouth from those pesky sores. Canker sores can be caused from various factors such as stress, lowered immunity, (due to illness or otherwise) trauma, vitamin deficiencies, hormones, and more. So to ease the pain and increase the heal time the folks at Quantum Health bring you Canker Cover. Apply the gel, allow to set, and if needed reapply in 24 hours. Canker Cover is edible and safe to use while protecting from the elements (food, teeth, tongue) that may further agitate the sore.





OraMoist Dry Mouth Patch

Living in Arizona everything is VERY dry. Dry heat. Dry skin. Your clothes and hair are dry in a matter of minutes in the summer. So a dry mouth is also a problem. A problem also for those who suffer from taking prescription medication which can reduce your saliva and moisture. The dry mouth patch is easy to use too, just place on the roof of your mouth and you are set for increased moisture. I will have to say that the OraMoist patch did have a strong, sour taste almost as if I was eating a lemon drop which did cause my salivary glands to go into overtime to which I had to spit the thing out. But I also don’t suffer from dry mouth so this was a bit of overload for me.

WIN IT!! Win all three or win one or win all three by telling me if you suffer from any of these three, know anyone that does and how they could help you or would be worth a try since you have tried everything.

Extra Entries:

  • Fan Healthy Mouth on Facebook to get all sorts of oral questions answered as well as helpful hints and oral care ideas for you and your family.
  • Follow my blog and tell me you do
  • Follow me on Twitter
  • Tweet the giveaway using @KariewithaK and #oralhealth as your hashtag. Tweets abound too as long as you have a comment separating your last comment for the tweet.
  • Subscribe to my feed
  • Grab my button
  • Blog this giveaway (Worth 5 entries)
  • Fan The Fish
CONTEST ENDS FEBRUARY 24TH @ 11:59PM

Best of luck!
*The Five Fish did receive all three products to review and I do not suffer from canker sores and or cold sores I made and will make no claims to the product and the effectiveness, but provided informational verbiage and the product in no way swayed my view.
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Organizing The Junk Drawer Rubbermaid

With all of my OCD tendencies, having order among a house of chaos, you would think that my junk drawer would have been tackled like a running back. Oh no…my junk drawer multiplied, literally, I believe that it spawned a cousin or something.

In my kitchen I have two drawers of silverware depending on where I am standing in the kitchen so I am assuming that my junk drawer figured as much too. Well she is standing here lets toss everything in this drawer and when you are yonder we can throw it in there. Not so much.

So the wonderful folks at Rubbermaid contacted to me to receive and review their six piece, interlocking drawer organizer set. Now I contemplated using the set for organizing all of my kitchen utensils since they are a smorgasbord of disorganized happiness but I knew that I had two drawers in my kitchen screaming the help of Rubbermaid.

Take a gander at what a slob I am….(see I admit failure….failure to be completely OCD 100% of the time):

Look at all of that JUNK! Wet towelettes, toothpicks, batteries, pot holders and mits, rubberbands OH MY!

Now here is what my fabulous drawers look like after unloading all of the contents on my counter and organizing “the stuff” with the help of these great tips:

What is super awesome is that these trays have special feet to help stabilize them so they do not shift and moe around in your drawers like traditional organizers. What else did you expect from Rubbermaid? Plus with the various tray sizes you can configure your organization which ever way you want. Like in my drawers I split up the trays to effectively organize all my junk like my batteries for my kids toys, the candles for the many birthdays we have and will celebrate, the toothpicks I use for baking and I can easily access my ziploc bags without all the stuff getting in the way. And what is with the door knocker?

Now the second drawer is also much much more functional and look! You can see all my pot holders and everything has a place, even all the Chuck E. Cheese tickets we still need to use have a spot.

I am also giving away one of these fabulous organizing packs. An added bonus $1.00 off coupon for Rubbermaid products!

Tell me are your drawers out of hand like mine and in need of some time to get the chaos in order or would you like a more functional product like Rubbermaid’s no slip design to help keep your trays in place?
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  • Follow Rubbermaid on Twitter!
  • @Rubbermaid
  • @RubbermaidTwo
  • @RubbermaidErin
  • Follow me on Twitter
  • Tweet this giveaway daily: Getting organized with @KariewithaK with this #giveaway from @Rubbermaid 6pc Interlocking Drawer Organizers http://goo.gl/fb/jDrH
  • Subscribe to my feed
  • Fan The Fish
  • Fan Rubbermaid
  • Blog about this giveaway (worth 5 entries)
  • Grab my button
CONTEST ENDS  FEBRUARY 22ND @ 11:59PM

 

Best of Luck!
*The Five Fish did receive a 6pc interlocking organizer drawer set to review and was not required to write a review positive or negative in exchange for said product.
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Rethink What Love Is

Leslie Blodgett is just a ball of fun if you ask me. When I reviewed her perfume line, I felt that her thought process in her campaigns for her products completely epitomizes a woman; I mean she really nails what life means to be a woman.

Her newest brain child is “Rethink What Matters” where women can participate in fun quizzes to let loose their thoughts and feelings. Maybe confess to some secrets you have held inside about love, finding yourself, even your views on politics. Each week a new topic and Leslie’s fabulous products will be featured as well as the option to enter to win more goodies!

This week the topic was love and public displays of affection. I offended myself by fighting to answer these the way I needed. The questions are cheeky and brutally honest in regard to maybe the simple flirtation in the office. But those events happen with people and by rethinking about how we act and how we can better ourselves is part of the fun and to see the results of other women taking the quiz.

So in conjunction with this week’s topic I have a giveaway!

I am giving away 1 Smoky Eye Tutorials from bareMinerals specifically for this campaign. Here’s how you can enter to win:

  1. Follow my blog and or subscribe AND then
  2. Leave me a comment to tell me how you are rethinking love as we come into Valentine’s Day. Are you a cynic for love (like me) or a die hard romantic? (This is a one comment entry)

For extra entries:

  1. Follow me on Twitter
  2. Tweet this giveaway being sure to include @KariewithaK so I see your tweets. 😉 (Tweet as much as you want as long as you have a comment in between your previous comment.)
CONTEST ENDS FEBRUARY 16TH @ 11:59PM
Best of luck!
*I will receive my own kit for review but I am holding a promotional giveaway with no product at this time and make no claims otherwise.
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Spray Away Germs: MyClyns Giveaway

Fall, Winter, and early spring always bring the crud. You know the crud? The sniffling, sneezing, germ spreading love fest that the seasons bring. Not to mention the fact that our children help to spread this by not always washing their hands or covering their mouths and faces when expelling their crud.

I personally load my kids up on vitamin C rich foods and we have taken stock in Kleenex and anti-bacterial gel. Not to mention my OCD takes over and anytime anyone is sick my home goes into full quarantine and I run around in the jumpsuit cleaning each room from top to bottom. Germs don’t stand a chance!

germ spray, sanitizer

So with all the oral expelling going on with our children I wondered what else I could do besides wear a plexiglass facial shield. Thank goodness for MyClyns. What is MyClyns (phonetic: mi-clinz)? MyClyns is a non-alcohol, fast-acting germ protection spray for those who have been in contact with airborne particles or bodily fluids (aka oral expelled of the nastiest kind).

I truly enjoyed this product because unlike the anti-bacterial gels, I was not worried about the harsh chemicals, burns, or any form of irritation. I was able to spray MyClyns right on my kids without any sort of worry about problem. Also I felt confident in that, “independent laboratory tests showed a 99.99% reduction in 60 pathogens including MRSA, E. Coli, and others” (MyClyns; RL&A, 2010) plus the FDA has cleared the solution in MyClyns as a medical device. As a “device” the MyClyns is so super convenient. Slip into any bag, purse, or even your pocket. Super sleek and slim design the MyClyns is about the size of a Sharpie so you can take it anywhere, even safe for airline travel.

You can purchase this product with a price point of $7.99 to $9.99 at your local CVS, Kroger’s brand stores, Wegman’s, and Bigg’s with more stores coming! Available in a 6mL container with approximately 60 sprays.

Now I get to share this wonderful product with you to help protect yourself and your family from everyone else’s cooties and crud. Here are the rules:

Leave me a comment and tell me what is your biggest cootie annoyance? People who don’t wash their hands? Sneeze on you? Or how about those spitters…you know the kind…the ones who talk like Daffy Duck and spooge all over you? Tell me about it!

Extra entries:

  • Fan MyClyns on Facebook and Each day fans will have the opportunity to answer germ-related questions that are posted on the wall. Every fan that responds and posts the correct answer will be entered into our daily prize drawing. The answers can all be found within the content on the Facebook page or on the MyClyns Web site at www.mygermspray.com In addition to the daily prizes Fans will also have an opportunity to compete for the title of “Germ Master of the Week” and win our special weekly prize as well. The winner will be the fan who answers the most questions correctly during the week. Fans can also keep track of how they are doing by checking out the Germ Knowledge Leader-Board that is posted on the main wall.
  • Follow my blog and or tell me you do!
  • Follow me on Twitter
  • Tweet this giveaway with daily RT’s available: Spray away cooties and germs with the MyClyns giveaway from @KariewithaK http://bit.ly/b84vEZ
  • Fan The Fish on Facebook
  • Subscribe to my feed
  • Fill out the form to be on the Friday Featurette! (blogger or not…I want you on my blog!) (worth 2 entries)
  • Blog this giveaway (Worth 5 entries)
CONTEST ENDS FEBRUARY 17TH 2010@ 11:59PM
Best of luck!
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In Love with Monave

Another heartfelt holiday season is upon us and while most think that Valentine’s is just a Hallmark holiday, the rest of us like to take the day to truly celebrate love. So our friends at Monave have a very special giveaway to offer:

Think of a special woman in your life: mother, daughter, sister, granddaughter. Do you think you could guess which Monave products she would enjoy? Would you like to surprise her with a lovely gift-wrapped set of whatever Monave products you think she’d enjoy, for Valentine’s Day? If you are game, and want to take the plunge, please email Monave via information@monave.com , and describe a meaningful experience that you’ve had with this special someone. There’s no limit to how much you say. They will pick three winners, based on content, and the winner will choose up to $50.00 worth of Monave products that they think their special someone would love!

Your last day to enter is February 9th so be sure to get our submissions in just in time for Valentine’s Day!

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Reward Your School Box Tops for Education & Giveaway

Confession: I am one of THOSE moms. I save all the tabs off of pop cans to send with my son to school. I send in everything the PTO requests for fundraisers (otherwise they might fire me from my Board position) and of course I am a HUGE proponent for effortlessly snipping each and every box top from each and every participating product that prints box tops on the packaging.

Did you know that you can help your local school by sending in those box tops? While the cash amount may seem so menial the numbers slowly begin to add up and build and multiply exponentially. Just since the beginning of the school year my son’s school has been able to generate $500 in box tops for education. $500!! The number is truly huge considering that those funds, went right back into the school for the kids to help pay for field trips and extracurricular’s for the kids. The number makes me beam as a parent to know I am helping to make a difference in my child’s life and education by participating. Plus, what kind of PTO board member would I be if I wasn’t participating.

So when I received notice from MyBlogSpark that they, Kroger brand stores (which I only shop there….because I love my local Fry’s Food…they have AWESOME options) and Box Tops had a campaign to share about Reward Your School I had to share! I first went and shared all the information with the PTO to make sure the parents got the info as well and now, I want to share with you my faithful readers the way you and your child’s school can automatically receive FIVE free box tops just for registering, plus additional offers for MORE box tops on participating purchases. Just visit www.RewardYourSchool.com register and select your personalized offers for additional box tops. Those box tops will automatically go to your school so no worries about clipping additional packages either.

In addition to this great campaign to promote monies for schools I get to share with you a great giveaway on behalf of MyBlogSpark and General Mills for a $25 gift card to Kroger brand stores! Here’s how you can enter to win:  What do you do to help raise monies for your child’s school? Or tell me if you are a closet clipper too for box tops and pop can tabs? (answer this first to be entered)

Extra Entries:

  • Follow my blog
  • Follow me on Twitter
  • Tweet this giveaway daily: Win $25 GC to Kroger Brand stores and Reward Your School giveaway from @KariewithaK http://bit.ly/aJfIWw
  • Subscribe to my feed
  • Fan The Fish
  • Email a friend this giveaway (2 entries)
  • Blog this giveaway (Worth 5 entries)
  • Leave me a substantial (not a load of horse minutiae) on a NON giveaway and NON review post (Worth 3 entries for each comment on a different post)
CONTEST ENDS FEBRUARY 12TH @ 11:59PM
Best of Luck!
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The Perfect Nursery from QTips

Each of my pregnancies is so rich in my mind. I can remember each one of them so vividly and how I planned out the layout of the nursery, the bedding, the window coverings, pictures, how I would arrange the diapers, my planning was impeccable. However, when the time came with my first I was frozen as to how to put the basics together with diapers, wipes, the essential baby needs.

By the time the twins came around I knew I was prepared. Celebrity nursery designer Wendy Bellissimo suggests that neutral colors be chosen if you are going to be “surprised” by the sex of your baby, store essentials like Vaseline, diaper cream, rubbing alcohol and Q Tips and hold off on the paint. She confirmed everything I had setup and planned in my double nursery with the twins. I knew I could not be over prepared with this double whammy of a blessing.

The new Q Tips packaging is stylish and sleek for any nursery with the slide out box, neutral colors, and fun themes. The new boxes also allow for safe storage of your Q Tips to protect the integrity as well as protect your baby. Q Tips are great for applying ointments in a delicate manner, cleaning baby’s delicate areas (umbilical cord), and for small cleaning of your baby such as outer ear, behind the folds of your baby’s ear, and other delicate areas. **When cleaning a baby’s ear you should never enter the ear canal as to avoid damage to the ear.

In addition to preparing the nursery with essentials why not add style and functionality. Yes…items can be both functional and stylish! Not to mention some fun accesories for your child to enjoy as he or she grows into their space. Fun accesories like pictures, keepsakes, and of course the all famed piggy bank!

The folks at Mom Select sent me a two pack of Q Tips and a stylish elephant piggy bank to enjoy and to share with you my readers! Yes, you can add Q Tips and the adorable piggy bank to your nursery or someone you know who will be creating their nursery. I know my nursery is now toddler territory and I am also the donations coordinator for my twin mom organization so I am donating my Q Tips and bank for one of the new expecting moms in the club to enjoy!

How can you win this gift pack of Q Tips and the stylish elephant bank? Tell me the various uses you have for Q Tips in your home, car, for your children or tell me who can put these items to good use!

Extra Entries:

  • Follow my blog and tell me you do
  • Follow me on Twitter
  • Tweet this giveaway and attend the party on Twitter: Get nursery ready with this giveaway #QTipsBaby and @Kariewithak http://bit.ly/c3ZAgd
  • Where? Twitter February 4th @ 8pm EST
  • Who? @ResourcefulMom @MomTalkRadio @MomSelectAmy
  • What? #QtipsBaby
  • Subscribe to my feed
  • Fan The Fish on Facebook
  • Email a friend (worth 2 entries)
  • Blog this giveaway (worth 5 entries)
  • Grab my button (worth 2 entries) and tell me where you have it posted.
CONTEST ENDS FEBRUARY 6TH @ 11:59PM ARIZONA TIME
Best of luck!
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Fleet Fiber Gummies

While we are still in January I wanted to bring this product to your attention and promote awareness that January is National Fiber Focus Month. Fiber. So many cringe at the sound of the word. When you think of fiber you tend to think elderly, those nasty food additives, or worse, the flavor lacking food that resembles the taste of cardboard.

But did you know that fiber is essential for a healthy diet, weight loss, blood sugar maintenance, and digestive health? However, our children don’t have to worry about this right? Wrong. Last year the American Academy of Pediatrics increased the recommended daily fiber intake standards. Especially because our lives have been so consumed with time or lack thereof and over scheduling our kids are not always receiving adequate intake in their meals, so many parents head for the drive through window because of time and convenience.

twins, salad, Karie Herring, Thefivefish.com

Foods that are naturally rich in fiber, apples, breads, rice, salad, green vegetables, just about everything that is a plant of sorts is rich in fiber for your diet. So what if your kids are like everyone else’s kids and they will not eat the green leafy goodness that helps us feel full, promotes digestive health, and tastes great? Why not a supplement?

(If you are curious those are my kids. Eating chicken salads. Yes, chicken chunks in a green salad. I am lucky with their eating habits.)

Pedia-Lax Fiber Gummies from Fleet are a great way to help your kids stay regular and get their daily dose of fiber in their diet. The gummies are a cute penguin shape and best of all they are sugar free, calorie free, AND gluten free. Recommended for children ages 2-11 to maintain better digestive health, three gummies a day are equivalent to a half cup of broccoli.

Now if you are not sold or sure on the supplement visit the Fiber Gummies site to get some great ideas on how to incorporate foods (such as fruits, vegetables and whole grains) into your child’s diet and even get a $1.00 off coupon to buy a bottle of fiber gummies. Or if you don’t want to buy them, try to win a bottle here on this blog.

Tell me what you do to get your kids to eat veggies? Do you hide it in their foods? What creative way do you try to get your kids to eat veggies? Leave me a comment and tell me.

Extra Entries:

  • Follow my blog and tell me you do
  • Follow me on Twitter
  • Tweet this giveaway with daily Tweet entries available: Enter to win Fiber Gummie Supplement with @KariewithaK https://thefivefish.com Ends 2/4
  • Subscribe to my feed and tell me you do
  • Fan The Fish on Facebook
  • Fan Fiber Gummies on Facebook and get all the updates, sweet deals, and meal ideas!
  • Buy a package of Fiber Gummies (email me a copy of your receipt dated after the date of this post for credit) Worth 10 Entries!
  • Blog this giveaway (worth 5 entries)
CONTEST ENDS FEBRUARY 4TH 2010@ 11:59PM ARIZONA TIME
Best of luck!
*The Five Fish received a package of Fiber Gummies to review. In no way does this review intend to diagnose, cure, or prevent any disease. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and in no way represent any medical expertise.
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Pure Energy, Pure Fun PlasmaCar, Win IT

Are your kids the imaginary play and or full of energy type of play kids? Mine are in every sense, if you give them toys that require their own minds and energy they are off and running, literally. I was seeking more toys for my kids to enjoy outside for play time since they are growing up so fast. I found the PlasmaCar.

The PlasmaCar is one fun ride! The “car” requires no battery power, plugs, just the inertia and energy or your own body and movement to really get cooking. But before the ride, some assembly is required.

But as you can see…the assembly is ever so simple. The wheels, the steering wheel, the steering wheel cap and a hex key to tighten down the nut and bolt on the steering wheel. I would suggest a rubber mallet as the instructions indicate for seating the front wheels and the steering wheel into place.

Once you have taken the short amount of time required to assemble your kids will be off and riding! To “power” the PlasmaCar all your kids have to do is grab the steering wheel at the most narrow location, while seated of course, and turn the wheel from side to side in a swift motion. Just think of how you see people on TV pretending to drive a car, same concept. This action coupled with inertia, centrifugal force, and gravity can really get this toy on the go! Just look at all the fun the kids were having:

Even more important than the fun is how SAFE the toy is to use by the kids (and adults, safe up to 220lbs of ride on fun). The PlasmaCar was recognized for the following safety standards: European Safety Toy Standard and American Society for Testing and Materials. A truly tough and rugged construction that allows for riders to take on even rough surface rides.  If you think the PlasmaCar is awesome you should check out the entire toy line from PlaSmart Toys! The toys are interactive fun based on your child, no batteries required, just brain power.
PlasmaCar Pure Energy Pure Fun from Karie Herring on Vimeo.
You can keep up on all the latest reviews and product offerings with Pla Smart Toys by subscribing to their blog and even see your own review featured as well as other bloggers and promotional publications. Or if you are a completely networked individual, fan on Facebook or follow on Twitter to keep up with all your latest updates and news about Pla Smart Toys!
An even better reason to fan and follow Pla Smart Toys is you can win your very own PlasmaCar for your kids to motor around, or you can motor around yourself! To enter to win, visit the Pla Smart Toys website and come back and tell me what other toy you would like to try (USA or CAN toys) and why! (Please do this first before any other entries will be counted, be sure to leave your email addy as well to assist in claiming your winnings.)
Extra Entries:
  • Fan and or follow Pla Smart on Facebook and Twitter (Worth 2 entries for doing both!)
  • Follow my blog or tell me you already do
  • Follow me on Twitter, or tell me you already do
  • Tweet this giveaway, available daily tweet entries: A giveaway of pure fun with @KariewithaK and @PlaSmart Ends 2/2  http://bit.ly/7M1c9i
  • Subscribe to my feed
  • Blog this giveaway (worth 4 entries)
  • Fan The Fish
  • Email a friend about this giveaway (2 entries)
CONTEST ENDS FEBRUARY 2ND
@ 11:59PM ARIZONA TIME

Best of luck!
*The Five Fish received a PlasmaCar in exchange for this review. Product receipt did not in any way influence personal opinion of product received and tested.