Lettuce Commence Using Clearly Fresh Bags

How long does spinach take to turn into sludge in your fridge?

I'm sure this is different for every household, but here, it averages about 3-4 days.  No matter how I bag it, store it, wash it dry it.  I have similar problems with other produce, but spinach is the quickest to get gross here, and I love fresh spinach so I have to really make sure I watch and eat it before it goes all brown and gross.

Guess how long this spinach has been in my fridge?

So healthy!  Bright!  Green!  Not slimy or wet or even a hint that it's turning!

Normally, I would say this looks like Day 2 of Spinach in the fridge.  But no.  Neither is it day 3, 4, 5, or 6.  This is spinach that I bought LAST MONDAY.  One full week.

I can't believe it.  I've never ever had spinach last this long.  Here's the beginning of a salad I made tonight with the spinach and also romaine that I bought last Monday also.  Beautiful, no?

One week of fresh lettuce!  This is revolutionary.  This is magical!

Not really--this is the result of Clearly Fresh Produce Bags.

I don't do a ton of reviews, but when I do, it's because I fully believe in something.  Or I'll be honest that I'm not a huge fan.  I am not being paid to say this, though I did receive the bags for free to try, with no requirement that I express an opinion other than my own.  The reason that I sound like a sales person is because I really tried the bags and REALLY found that they were amazing!

I checked out the Clearly Fresh site to find out why they work.  A lot of large words (okay, not TOO large), but in short, the technology behind that little sticker on the bag lowers the respiration rate of produce naturally.  I don't really care how it works, but it works!

I tried the romaine, spinach, parsley, and cilantro this week. The cilantro got a little swampy, but the selection of cilantro was pretty terrible last week.  Everything else looks the way it did when I put it in the bag one week ago.  The great thing is that it's only $3.99 for 10 bags.  Fabulous!

Once again, let me tell you that I am for real only sharing my thoughts on these bags.  I am so thankful that I got to try them for free, but I would have let you know if they had been (which I fully expected) a failure.  If you have produce freshness issues, definitely try a set of bags! You'll be as amazed as I am.

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Nerdy Shirt Winner!

According to Random.org, our winner is lucky # 12, which is: GRRRFEISTY!

I guess you can grab that Thor shirt now! :) Shoot me your email via email (istillhatepickles at gmail dot com) and I will get you hooked up!

Thanks, everyone for entering!!

(And in case you are counting, Rehab's comment came after the closing time, so did not count. Sorry, Rehab! Try again next time!)

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For the Nerd in You All!

I'm super excited about this giveaway!  Nerdy Shirts will be giving out a free tee to one lucky Pickle-Hating reader.  (You don't actually have to hate pickles. And you don't actually have to be a nerd to like these shirts.)  They have fabulous (and nerdy) shirts related to video game heroes, Star Trek (and Wars), and all things geekery.  I love this shirt, reminding me of blowing into Nintendo games--those were the days!

There are a few ways you can enter--for each leave a comment.  I will draw from the comments, so if you do all of these things, but only leave one comment, that's ONE entry.  Link up to any tweets and blog posts.

1.  Check out their site HERE and let me know which T you'd want in the comments.
2.  Follow I Still Hate Pickles blog.  (via Google Connect in the right sidebar)
3. "Like" I Still Hate Pickles on Facebook.
4. Tweet a link to the giveaway.
5. Follow me on Twitter.
6. Facebook a link to the giveaway.
7. Blog a link to the giveaway.

This giveaway will close next Friday, August 12 at 11:59pm, so check back on the weekend to see if you've won!  Must be 18 and a US resident to enter.

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Uprinting: Winner!

Congrats to  ...And Baby Makes Five!  You have won the personalized labels from Uprinting!  Shoot me an email and I will hook you up with all the details.  Thanks everyone for entering!

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Giveaway: 250 Personalized Labels from UPrinting!

***THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED! ...AND BABY MAKES FIVE, YOU ARE OUR WINNER!***

Ever wanted to see your name or your logo stuck all over the world?  Now you can.  UPrinting is giving away 250 (2"x3.5") personalized labels for one lucky winner!  The labels will be the 2"x3.5", 70lb matte, front only with a 4-business-day turnaround.  You can check out their Personalized Labels or their Standard Label Templates.

Ways to Enter:
1. Leave a comment.
2. Follow UPrinting on Twitter or Like them on Facebook.  Leave a comment here telling me you did.
3. Like Still Hate Pickles on Facebook. Leave a comment here.
4. Follow my blog, I Still Hate Pickles. Leave a comment here.

You must be a resident of the US and at least 18 years of age.  This giveaway will close on August 4th at 11:59pm, so get your entries in!

Disclosure: This giveaway is sponsored by UPrinting, no monetary compensation was given and I will receive labels for hosting. Check out standard label templates on UPrinting.com.

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Raffle for Family-Friendly E-Cookbook!

Hey, all!  There is a raffle right now that you can enter that will award SIX of you free E-cookbooks with great, tasty, family-friendly recipes!  You will find 200 healthy dinners with 10 ingredients or less in 30 minutes' time.

HERE is the link to enter!  Closes July 31st.

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Belevation Winner!

And the Belevation winner is....Starlightmommy!  Shoot me an email with your address so we can get this show on the road.  Congrats!  And thanks to everyone who entered.  I definitely plan to try one of these when (if) I get pregnant again, and the prices can't be beat.  Thanks again!

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