Space Bags Giveaway

With the drastic change in temperatures we experience here, the change of seasons bring some interesting challenges. One of those is the fact that we tend to have three different sets of clothes - spring/fall, winter, and summer.

Factor in school clothes, play clothes, jackets, and everything else and you've got quite a pile! So what to do with them when they are out of season? Until recently, I had been storing them in plastic tote containers, but they took up a lot of room. Then I started seeing those Space Bags commercials and I wondered if they really worked.

Not long ago, someone from Space Bags contacted me and asked if I'd be interested in trying them out. (Perhaps they had read my confession of how much I love all things from infomercials!) Of course I said yes.

I piled up some of the clothes I had been meaning to put into bins. There was quite a bit, huh? This is what it looked like once I had put them into the Space Bags.

I did learn a few things while using them:

It's better to use a bag that's a little too big than one that's too small. One bag said that it could hold a comforter and two pillows. I managed to fit one queen comforter in it - no way were any pillows going to fit.

Lay the clothes/objects flat in the bag for the best results. At first I just crammed my stuff into the bag, sealed it, and vacuumed. They came out very uneven and rather bumpy, not like you see in the ad. Once I laid everything flat and smooth, it shrank down just like in the ad.

Make sure you read the directions. I know, it seems like it shouldn't need directions. I mean, how hard can it be? Seal and vacuum, right? But you do need to know things like to keep the top inch of the bag clear in order to get the best results.

Since the Space Bags people were so generous, I have some extras to give away! The winner will win a sample pack with an assortment of Space Bags in different sizes.

Want to enter to win the assortment of Space Bags? Here's how to enter:

1) Leave me a comment telling me what your biggest storage challenge is.

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6) Lastly, for three additional entries, mention this contest with a link back to this post on any blog, forum, or chat. Leave three comments letting me know you did this. Link to the post, etc in at least one of the comments.

This contest will run until 11:59 pm September 12th. The winner will be chosen using random.org and notified via email and will have 72 hours to respond before another winner is chosen.