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Green Christmas Guide Giveaway: Reusable Coffee Mug & Superba Coffee

November 11, 2011
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Contigo 16oz. West Loop
Stainless Steel Travel Mug
with AUTOSEAL® Technology

We love coffee, but there are a number of things about drinking coffee that really bother us, such as disposable cups and coffee farming that hurts our planet. As part of the first annual Green Christmas Gift Giving Guide giveaway hop hosted by Home Grown Families and Just My Everyday Life, we are giving away two Green Coffee prize packages!

Each prize package has a Contigo West Loop Stainless Steel Travel Mug with AUTOSEAL® Technology and a 12 oz bag of Superba Coffee. Contigo has donated one 16oz. Travel Mug and one 20oz. Travel Mug and fellow blogger and giveaway host Alisha from Just My Everyday Life has donated the coffee.

For more about these awesome no-spill coffee mugs by Contigo, see our review and why we call them the best reusable coffee mugs (ever): No Spill Reusable Coffee Mugs.

Green Lifestyle Consulting is participating with over 50 other awesome blogs to show you many different ways that you can have an Eco-Friendly Holiday season! We have not been compensated for doing this giveaway or any of our reviews.

Each blog participating is offering one or more prize packages worth at least $25 consisting of Eco-Friendly, sustainable, up-cycled, and recycled items, as well as items from independent consultants, authors and Etsy!

Contigo has also provided us with a water bottle and Kids Stainless Steel Food Jar for review.

GLC Review: No-Spill Water Bottles by Contigo – NEW
GLC Review: No-Spill Insulated Kids Food Container by Contigo

We hope you have as much fun learning more about the different Eco-Friendly items you find on these sites and entering the giveaways, as we had putting this together for you!

Thank for entering and we wish you and your family Happy Holidays!

Alicia & Jon

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