The holidays are here and many of us are shopping for the season and our loved ones. I put together a Holiday Gift Guide of things I’ve been loving over the years as well as a few things I’ve grown to love this year. My intention is not to promote excessive spending, but to showcase a variety of gift ideas that I personally think are great. Many of the items I’ve used for years, so there’s no question to whether they are quality products or not. I think that’s what made creating this gift guide worthwhile, it’s not full of products that I am just now getting my hands on.
Anywho. I’ll be offering giveaways from New Jammies, Blurb, Krimson Klover, Wonder Box, and a few other great brands! Sorry I can’t give away my entire gift guide, but I do have my sanity to maintain… you understand? Of course you do! I will link to the giveaways on my sidebar so you all don’t miss ‘em since they all won’t be hosted here at Sophistishe. I’ll do my usual promoting via Social Media channels as well.
To get things started, I have a super quick giveaway for a…
Wait for it….
Nokia Lumia 822 AND $100 Verizon Gift Card!
Win a Nokia Lumia 822 + $100 Verizon Gift Card!
The Nokia Lumia is powered by the new Windows Phone OS and has a ton of great features, including:
· Kids’ Corner. Grants your little ones access only to the apps, games, videos, and music you choose for them, so you can relax and let them play. They can open Kid’s Corner on their own, but your Start screen, apps, and info are protected by a password you set.
· Nokia Drive+ – Voice Guided, Turn-by-Turn Navigation.
· Nokia Maps allows you to see a broad area or pinpoint your location.
· Nokia City Lens uses augmented reality to show you top sights, with review and directions.
· Nokia Music gives you access to over millions of tracks with subscription-free streaming.
· EXCLUSIVE Nokia preloads (limited time):
– ESPN: access live scores, video content, news and ESPN Mobile.
– Univision app combines their mobile experience into a single hub.
– The Weather Channel for Windows Phone.
· And, of course…Verizon 4G LTE, America’s Fastest 4G Network (You can checkout this video for even more info.)
Enter
Mandatory entry: Tell me what Lumia feature you are most excited about!
Giveaway ends on November 30th, 2012 at 12:01 AM EST. A winner in the U.S. will be randomly selected, announced in the Rafflecopter widget above, and contacted via email. Check out my Giveaway Rules if you have any questions. Good luck!
Please note that you can only win one Lumia phone from Verizon bloggers through 11/30/12. If you win more than once, another winner must be drawn. Be honest folks!
Holiday Tablet Sweeps
To celebrate the season, Verizon is running a fun “tablet-a-day” giveaway that super simple to enter – just provide your email for a chance to win a chance the Samsung Galaxy Tab™ 7.7!
The giveaway is live and will run through December 1st.
Click here for more details.
I’m a Verizon Midwest Savvy Mom, provided with mobile devices and service in exchange for my time invested in the program.



I’m excited about kids korner. My son is always on my phone!
I like the Voice Guided Navigation.
Thanks for the chance.
mogrill12@gmail.com
the weather channel app
I’m most excited about the Kid’s Corner. My daughter loves to play on our phones. Thank you!
the maps
vmkids3 at msn dot com
I like the voice guided navigation.
i like the navigation system
I’m most excited about the ESPN: access live scores, video content, news and ESPN Mobile.
I love the maps feature. I have no sense of direction.
The pure view camera
The kids corner, my kids always need something to do!
pure view camera
I like the turn by turn navigation
I would use the Nokia Drive+.
The turn by turn directions
kids corner and a camera
I like the Nokia Drive because I get lost very easily.
City Lens seems so cool!
nokia city lens for sure.
maps and kid corner