The Saturday Review: Skull Candy Ink’d (and Giveaway) *UPDATED*
Please see in the comments below if you’re a winner! (Winner selected by random.org)
Picture it, Sicily 1942-oh sorry, way too many late night Golden Girls episodes lately. Where was I? Oh yes, picture it:
I go to the gym, pick a machine, turn on my ipod, choose my playlist, put my ear buds in, hit play, stow ipod away in my work out pants pocket, begin work out. Thirty seconds in, my right ear bud falls out. Okay, no problem. I reach down, pick it up and stick it back in my ear. I’m back on track, 45 seconds later, my left ear bud falls out. Dammit. I stick that one back into my ear, continue my work out. Two minutes later, my right one falls back out…it goes on and on.
Does anyone else have this problem? I have being fighting ear buds during work outs for YEARS. I’ve tried over the ear ones, cheap ones, semi-expensive ones, ones that my ears to be sore, ones that aren’t loud enough, ones that are too loud. I had come to the conclusion that I was going to have to break down and buy an expensive pair of ear buds so I could get a decent work out in without having to deal with falling ear buds. And then, someone turned me onto this awesomeness that are Skull Candy Ink’d earbuds.
The thing I was immediately impressed with was how comfortably they fit in my ears. A lot of ear buds are so uncomfortable that I can’t wear them, but not these. And oh my goodness, the sound is AMAZING. I’ve heard certain instrumental parts of my favorite songs that I never knew existed! When I have them in, I can’t hear anything but my music. In fact, I was wearing them at work, and a co-worker walked up behind me, started talking, and I never knew it. When I turned around and saw him there, I screamed. (And I may have peed my pants a little bit.) And the best part about my new ear buds? They have yet to fall out of my ears during a work out. And at around $20 a pair, they’re not too expensive! I think I’m in love.
Now for the fun part. Because I feel like everyone deserves a chance to have a ear bud fight-free work out, I’m going to giveaway a pair of these wonderful little gems. AND because everyone needs new tunes with new ear buds, I’m going to throw in a $15 itunes giftcard.
So, what do you have to do to win?
1. Tell me your “GO-TO” song during a work out. This is the song that pumps you up just when you think you can’t work out for another second. (Mine is Lose Yourself by Eminem)
2. Follow the Sisterhood on Twitter and tweet about this giveaway.
3. Become a fan of the Sisterhood on Facebook and tell your friends about this giveaway in your status.
4. Donate $5 to the fabulous ladies on Team Shrinking Jeans and I’ll give you FIVE chances to win.
Please leave a seperate comment for each entry. Giveaway ends on Wednesday March 17th at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Standard time.
Disclosure: The Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans did not receive any monetary compensation for this review. This giveaway is sponsored by me. Opinions expressed are our own.
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Not entering :P But I wish I could! Who made up that stupid rule anyway?!
OMG. That earbud falling out incessantly happens to me every time I go to the gym and run on the treadmill. HATE it. On my usual outdoor runs, I don't wear earbuds because I'm paranoid about cars coming at me from behind!
Ooooh. I love this! I HATE fighting my earbuds. I've given up. Sometimes I wake up my family on the treadmill.
I'm following on Twitter and retweeted your tweet.
It seems my ear buds start falling out more often the older the pair is. They're starting to decide not to stay in my ear again.
Go to song is “Stronger” by Kanye West. Especially the chorus.
I follow the Sisterhood on Twitter and have tweeted about the giveaway. @BadgerJen2002
My latest favorite song to get me going is “Weightless” by All Time Low. I love me a little angry music to get me going.
LOVE this!! I stopped listening to my ipod during workouts at the gym because of this very problem! What a wonderful product!
My favorite song to workout to is called Cornerstone by Day Of Fire & Josh Brown. I can just feel the power of God helping me work out when I listen to this song!!
I am SO ENTERING THIS! My go-to song: Rage Against The Machine's “Renegades Of Funk”. Seriously – BEST POWER SONG EVER! I SO need these earbuds!!!!
I tweeted.
I posted on facebook (already a fan on facebook)!
And I just donated $25! BRING IT ON!!!
I like the oldies. The Bird by Morris Day and the Time or Dance to the Music by Sly and the Family Stone can get me going anytime.
Follower and tweeted
bacrdimama @shrinkingjeans Saturday review and Giveaway. http://shrinkingjeans.net/2010/03/the-saturday-...
Pretender, by the Foo Fighters. There are some others, but that's the main one. See, I have these little scenarios that play out in my head during those songs, like that kid in Chuck Jones' cartoons. Heroic things that pump me up and I can convince myself that if I do one more hill or another quarter mile at fill tilt, I can save the world.
Already a Facebook follower and put giveaway in status
Nancy Jankowski Collins Saturday review and Giveaway at the Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans. bacrdimama @shrinkingjeans Saturday review and Giveaway. http://shrinkingjeans.net/2010/03/the-saturday-...
Just donated to Team Shrinking Jeans!
My current songs (I have to hear both of these each time I run) are So What by Pink and Superwoman by Alicia Keys
I already follow on twitter!
I am a FB fan!!
Eye of the Tiger
I donated $5!! I will make more Team donations each month! Sorry $5 is not a lot but I will try to contribute more!! I love what your hookers are doing and wish I could be there with ya!! I will be in spirit!!
The Way I Are – Timbaland
Boom Boom Pow – Black Eyed Peas
Anything Eminem
Everytime I hear Enrique Iglesias' “Escape” I have to dance, move, or kick my butt into high gear! I also love Michael Buble's “Haven't Met You Yet” and Carrie Underwood's “Cowboy Casanova.”
http://twitter.com/seemamarun/status/10447483021
Shared on FB….BUT when I try to share it via the share link above and post it, FB tells me parts of it have been reported as “abusive”. Huh???
I really like that Boom Pow Pow by Black Eyed Peas!
Tweet http://twitter.com/ladybugs714/status/10450760560
My go-to song is Soldier by Eminem. :) I already have a good pair of earbuds, so I don't need those. I could always use an iTunes gift card though!
Not entering the giveaway BUT I just had to say this is f'ilarious that you posted this review today as I just bought these exact earbuds YESTERDAY for the exact same problems that you had with your old earbuds. I ran with them today and I LOVE THEM!!!!
Oh, and um.. if I were to win.. my iPod is metallic blue. Just sayin'. ;) LOL.
I am already a fan on facebook and put it in my status.
I love any music that gets me moving. I like the proclaimers, 500 miles. I like anything that gets you moving.
donated $5.00 to shrinking jeans
my go to song is “Survivor” by destiny's child!
and I tweeted!
mine is “movin” by group one crew.
ps – i heart the golden girls!! :)
tweeted
posted on facebook
I LOVE the Golden Girls! My go to song depends on the mood I'm in. The one I've been using a lot lately is All the Single Ladies by Beyonce. I'm trying to learn the dance to it too.
Tweeted from shepdogg_ut
Already a fan on FB but I just updated my status.
I am so in! I need that skull candy really, really bad!
OK, first is my go to song – “Cowboy” or “bawitdaba” both by Kid Rock!
Love me some of the kid to keep me going!
Now following the Sisterhood on Twitter and tweeted about this giveaway.
@shrinkinjules
Was already a fan, but updated my status.
I think that my go to song changes a lot but right now I really like evacuate the dance floor by cascada. I would love to have a pair of these earbuds!!
My favorite go-to song is probably Move Along by All American Rejects, or Greatest Day by Bowling for Soup.
My ipod earbuds are annoying to say the least. I did find some of those earbud covers at Radio Shack and they help a little, but I'd love to try these earbuds.
I retweeted your post.
I follow you on FB but couldn't get the link to work to post there. Might be my security at work.
WINNER! Please email me your information, so that I can get you your prize!
april@shrinkingjeans.net
WINNER! Please email me your information, so that I can get you your prize!
april@shrinkingjeans.net