Hey there, AT:SFers! If you're reading this post, you undoubtedly have a cat, dog, rabbit, fish, bird, or snake sharing your abode. How have you managed to share your home with a furry, feathery, or scaly friend, yet keep it beautiful, organized, and/or healthy? We've got some great prizes to give away, but no one has stepped up. Come on, be the first person on your block. Show us your pet dcor!
We're happy to announce, along with local pet resource extraordinaire George, our first Pet Dcor Contest.
How many of you have felt positively impelled to add-on, change, alter or create from scratch something for your pet that makes your home more beautiful, organized and/or healthy?
WE WANT TO SEE ALL YOUR BEST PET DECOR IDEAS!
What: We're looking for the greatest and most creative solutions to common, everyday pet dcor problems at home. We're thinking dog beds, litter boxes, bird cages, travel carriers... Tell us what you're thinking.
Who: ANYONE in the USA can enter who lives with a pet. ANY pet is eligible from cats to snakes to birds to fish.
Deadline: Monday, July 17th
Prizes: Prizes for first, second and third place from George.
1st prize: Choice of any bed in the GEORGE line. this includes either the round bed configuration in either the 25" , 36" or 42" diameter sizes, OR the rectangular mattresses in the 15" x 21", 19" x 27", 23" x 33", or 27" x 41".
2nd prize: Choice of any cotton or nylon webbing collar and lead set. Includes all ribbon collars.
3rd prize: Choice of any bowl and feeding mat.
Update: George will gladly substitute items for our feline friends.
Send:
1. Your Name:
2. Location:
3. Pet's Name:
4. Size & Type:
5. Solution Name:
3. Price to make:
5. Description: 200 words or less
6. 2 pics, one of which must include your pet actually using your creation
7. EXTRA! Pet design you covet most or would buy for your pet if you had all the money in the world
Submit: Email by putting the city name in front of @apartmenttherapy.com. All submissions must be made to editors at your nearest city: Los Angeles, SF, Chicago or New York. Put PET DECOR CONTEST in the subject line.
ok, I *really* don't want to be a squeaky wheel, but aren't all the prized geared toward people with dogs?
OOooh, maybe the grand prize could *be* a DOG; and permission from my landlords to finally get one! That would be the ultimate prize.
All the prizes for NY, LA, and San Francisco are dog-focused. Chicago is doing gift certificates for a store that sells non-dog as well as dog items.
Are chic pet stores feeling less demand for dog items, so they're more willing to donate them with sponsorship?
So the instructions said to mail submissions to "the city name in front of (at)apartmenttherapy(dot)com" and the next line mentioned "San Francisco".
Well, sorry to say SanFrancisco(at)apartmenttherapy(dot)com bounced.
I'll try sf(at)appartmenttherapy(dot)com next.
Sheesh.
hi bats, thanks for the heads up about the bounce. until we figure out what's wrong with "sanfrancisco(at)apartmenttherapy(dot)com" address we've changed our instructions to read "sf(at)apartmenttherapy(dot)com," which is in fact a working address. we've also extended the deadline a week.
sorry for the inconvenience!
sf(at) worked like a charm. Sorry to sound like a grouch above. Bad me. Thanks, Lisa.
P.S. Apartmenttherapy rocks. My friends and I make daily stops here for tips and shopping pointers.