On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…
Many of you know about and probably use Skype to keep in touch with friends and family. Since finding Skype a couple of months ago, I’ve been using it every day to keep in touch with both sides of our family. The best part about Skype? It’s FREE and it’s clear.
I’ve used other programs for talking online in the past and none of them hold a candle to Skype. With Skype, the images look more clear, the voices sound like I am talking on the phone and my screen doesn’t freeze any more. We chat with our family in Winnipeg, and with my parents who are RVing full time and are currently in Brownsville, Texas. I love it and it is so nice for our family to be able to call over and see Baby Bird whenever they want to. Right now Baby Bird loves to show everyone her nose on Skype. Everyone even got to see her in her Halloween outfit.
Skype sent me a FREETALK Buddy Cam and earbud set to review. The webcam is shaped like a little body and the head of the body holds the camera. The arms and legs are flexible and can be moved to grasp or hang on surface. There is also a clip at the back of the camera. The focus on the camera can also be adjusted if needed.
The earbuds are made to wind up into their case which is great for travel and they won’t get tangled up in your bag. They are clear and they fit comfortably into my ear. I used the earbuds at the begining to do the review, but I don’t use them daily while chatting with my family because Baby Bird, being the social butterfly that she is, likes to be in on the conversations too.
This is such a great set, and a great gift idea for anyone who can’t be close during the holidays. If you are wondering what to get your family or friends that live far away for the holidays, this is a great gift idea. Skype also has a Connect 2 set that essentially includes 2 Buddy cams and two earbuds. This way you get one for yourself, and can pass one on to someone you would like to see over the holidays! You can search their various items and accessories in the Skype shop.
Skype has generously offered one lucky This Bird’s Day reader a set of FREETALK Connect 2 (set of 2 webcams and earbuds) of their own as a giveaway.
To enter (mandatory entry): Leave a comment at the end of this post telling me who you will use this to chat with over the holidays (please include your email or a way to contact you should you win). *You must do this for any additional entries to count.
After you have completed the first entry, you can enter an additional comment one time only for each of the following:
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This contest is open to Canadian and US residents and runs until 9pm MST on Thursday, November 19, 2009.
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Glenn; prrace@gmail.com
My parents and sister who live halfway across the country.
bcblondie05@hotmail.com
Family who lives away from me.
heatherstamper09@aol.com
We would use this to talk to my sister. The kids miss her!
I would use this to talk to my mom in TX. I am in IL so she doesn't get to see the kids, but once a year. This would be perfect!
momtriedit(at)gmail(dot)com
I voted for you.
I voted for you on November 18th (today!)
heavens_earth(at)hotmail(dot)com
I voted for you on Thursday, November 18th
arctic_teacher(at)yahoo(dot)ca
Would use daily for work to speak with my partner- who is also my mom!
Public follower
decadent87@gmail.com
I'd use it to chat with my sisters who live out of state!
decadent87@gmail.com
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decadent87@gmail.com
email subscriber
knorborg at hotmail dot com
I would use this to talk to my family in Denmark. My mother will be a grandmother for the first time in january, and she would love to be able to see the grandchild on a proper web camera. Right now I just use my laptop camera and it is not very good.
knorborg at hotmail dot com
email subscriber, mccullar07@yahoo.com
I follow your blog. mccullar07@yahoo.com
If I won the Skype, I would use it to talk to cousin, I haven't meet and my uncle. mccullar07@yahoo.com
I already use Skype to talk to my family, this would make things so much better and my mom and dad would love seeing their granddaughter.
I follow your blog with friend connect.
I will use it to Skype with my friends who just moved to Rome and just learned to use Skype. I miss them terribly.
I follow and I tweeted: http://twitter.com/ag1414/status/5831290170
I follow your blog.
I'm an e-mail subscriber.
I would use them to chat with my sister that's away at college.
ag1414@hotmail.com
I subscribed!
My daughter, who is 21 hours away, and I would love to Skype!
I voted for you on November 18, 2009. Hope you win! My husband lives with Scoriasis and I totally understand how washing dishes can be very hard on the skin
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voted for your recipe
am a confirmed email subscriber
lesajm at gmail
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lesajm at gmail
I would love this to be able to chat with my sister and nephew who live way too far away.
lesajm at gmail
I am a follower. This mama rocks 1
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I follow on twitter and tweeted.
http://twitter.com/rsj2000mrs/status/5783963608
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I would love to have this for my mother. She lives in Florida and the Grandkids haven't seen her in 2 years. Kids would love it.
Thank you
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following on twitter giveawayjunkie http://twitter.com/giveawayjunkie/status/5778490948
following via google friend connect
I would use it to talk to my brother
I voted for you on Monday
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following
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Subscriber!
- Karen
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My mom.. it would save me a huge phone bill!
-Karen
fissyhit(at)hotmail(dot)com
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EB 5
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karinekiki@hotmail.com
I have actually never used or had one of those! I would use it to chat with my maid of honour who is in Calgary! We talk on the phone quite a bit, but would be so cool to see her and then I could show her my wedding stuff in "person" haha! Would be cool!
karinekiki@hotmail.com
My friend who lives in a different state!
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Chris; cpolonyi@shaw.ca
follower
Chris; cpolonyi@shaw.ca
Sister in Toronto
Chris; cpolonyi@shaw.ca
Email subscriber.
maxineschmidt(at)mts(dot)net
I'd use to talk with my daughter in university.
henglish(at)nb(dot)sympatico(dot)ca
Follower
eod_army_wife04(at)yahoo(dot)com
I've never used Skype but it looks amazing! Our family lives in TX and we're in FL and we only get to go home once a year so we're missing a lot of stuff going on, not to mention seeing our niece and nephew grow up. So I'd use to to communicate with family back home.
eod_army_wife04(at)yahoo(dot)com
I would use this to chat with my mom, who is three states away!
urchiken at gmail dot com
I've never used Skype but would sign up to be able to chat with my little brother in Australia for the holidays and any other day that I would like.
I love Skype! I used it a lot while I was living in England for my Masters.
If I won this prize I would use it to talk to my friends who are living overseas. I haven't seen them in over a year now and it would be great to hear and see them again.
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I follow!
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I subscribe!
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I would love this to chat with my dear friend in France and my brother and sister in law in BC with! It would be so great for them to be able to see our little boy using Skype as he turns 1 on December 22!
email: heavens_earth(at)hotmail(dot)com
Following on Google Friend Connect
Tweeted. http://twitter.com/amt946/status/5552104280
I would use it to call friends and family across CanadA
I would use this with my cousin and her family in BC.
maxineschmidt(at)mts(dot)net
subscriber by e-mail
burcuacar1624(at)hotmail(dot)com
I will use it to communicate with my mother and other family members who live in abroad.
burcuacar1624(at)hotmail(dot)com
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I would talk to my Dad and my nephews back east
Also an email suscriber
jsimm@telus.net
I would use it to Chat with my dad in China
steph.c.walker@gmail.com
Early bird 5
Early bird 4
Early bird 3
I would send it to my cousin who lives on the other side of the United States from me..My kids and I are close to her and she moved with her husband many states away. This would be great so my kids and I can talk to her and her son and it would be like them being right close.
brewerchickey78@yahoo.com
My family and I will use this to chat with my father in law, who is overseas working. He would really love the see his 3 month old granddaughter on web-cam. The last time he saw her she was 2 weeks old
Ashley080909@live.com
I would use this to chat with my sister in Saskatchewan and my uncle in edmonton, this would also help me mom conect with him becuase he often travels to tiwan and uses skype when hes there also to connect with us
beeble_squeak@hotmail.com
We would choose this to chat with my sister and her family who are in the Philippines.
applez_55@yahoo.com
EB 5
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EB 1
e-mail subscriber
twitter follower: anpnek
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We would use this to chat with my husband's grandparents.
screpnek@hotmail.com
I love Skype, too! I would use it to chat with a good friend of mine who lives in another country.
cheryl at cherylrainfield dot com
My sis is several states away and would love to see her 17 month old nephew as often as possible via web cam.
addeviant006 at gmail dot com
I tweeted!
http://twitter.com/CherryBlossBaby/status/5456383802
CherryBlossomsDesign at hotmail
I follow your blog!
CherryBlossomsDesign AT hotmail
I would use this to talk to my niece who is living in Mexico right now! It would be SO nice to see her again!
CherryBlossomsDesign at hotmail
My best friends who live away! I would love to talk/see them more often.
We have friends who live in Morocco and they would enjoy seeing our faces (I think).
bebemiqui82(at)yahoo(dot)com
I would love to have one set up at my mother-in-laws, so she can see her grandsons a bit more frequently (if not in person, at least via live chat).
Thanks for the opportunity to win,
Kristina.
icipici (at) mts (dot) net
This would be a perfect way for me to chat with my brother and his little family in Australia anytime I want to. Would love to see the nieces more often for sure.
Would use it to keep in touch with family in Kentucky.
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I would use this to Skype to my 2 grandkids Kara & Steff would be great for Christmas morning & New Years Day also…… birdson@roadrunner.com
What a neat product. I'd use it to talk to my son in London, England. He always has an excuse not to send me pictures, but with the Skype Freetalk Connect 2, I can make sure he's washing his hair, shaving his stubble and keeping himself respectable!
debsutton@shaw.ca
i just recently started using skype and LOVE it! i would use this to talk to my dad. thanks!
fertawert AT yahoo DOT com
Son went to university in a faraway city, rethinking his decision, perhaps this would help with the separation anxiety, particularily with the girlfriend.
bowoodward (at) hotmail (dot) com
Wow!! i would use it to chat with my Friends and Sisters…:-)
me_cheerful(at)hotmail(dot)com
I would use this to chat with my parents who live across the country.
Thanks!
mike.karr at gmail.com
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I'd give this to my sis so she can use it with her navy husband!
EB #2
jmowat@shaw.ca
EB #1
jmowat@shaw.ca
I would use it to talk to my cousins in Ontario.
jmowat@shaw.ca
EB #2
EB #1
itsmewhoelse@live.ca
I would use Skype to talk to my Aunt's and Uncles in other provinces and cities who cannot travel home for the X-mas
itsmewhoelse@live.ca
This would be perfect to connect with Grandpa and Grandma on special occasions when they can't be there.
I would use it to talk to my family in Italy.
rob001@sympatico.ca
EB2
EB1
email subscriber
following your blog
I would talk to my sister in Michigan. How fun!!
Facebook follower
Twitter follower
I would use this to chat with friends in Winnipeg and Pennsylvania.
Friends that it has been more than 2 years we saw… *sigh*
email subscriber
i am a follower
i would use them to talk to my husband when he travels for work and also my family who live in england..
thanks
flower_child_23(at)hotmail(dot)com
I would talk to Nadine so that our kids could see each other. Maybe it would buy me more peace and quiet!
Tweeted about this giveaway.
http://twitter.com/sfolbert
sfolbert@shaw.ca
I subscribe to email updates.
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I follow you on Facebook
sfolbert@shaw.ca
I would use this to chat with my whole family! I am the only one living in Winnipeg and talking long distance is expensive, would love to be able to talk to them all more
sfolbert@shaw.ca
Also a public follower…
tweet @bowdi
http://twitter.com/bowdi/statuses/5427029290
bowoodward (at) hotmail (dot) com
I susbscribe
bowoodward (at) hotmail (dot) com
i'm a google and facebook follower
I would use this with my brother, they are moving to another province this month and this would be perfect to keep in touch! siroisd@shaw.ca
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my brother in law in SOuth Korea!
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Following and Tweeted
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I follow
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I would use this to talk to my parents this Christmas They live 800 miles away so this would be wonderful Thanks so much
tanyainjville@yahoo.com
FB fan
suemurdock27@hotmail.com
I'm a subscriber
suemurdock27@hotmail.com
This would be great to communicate with my dad in Denmark:)
suemurdock27@hotmail.com
Follower:
szussino at groceryalerts.ca
I would use this to call my family in ontario. I love skype.
"Early Bird Entry #5"
arctic_teacher(at)yahoo(dot)ca
"Early Bird Entry #4"
arctic_teacher(at)yahoo(dot)ca
"Early Bird Entry #3"
arctic_teacher(at)yahoo(dot)ca
"Early Bird Entry #2"
arctic_teacher(at)yahoo(dot)ca
i'd use it to talk to my best freiend who is out west
"Early Bird Entry #1"
arctic_teacher(at)yahoo(dot)ca
Email Subscriber
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Follower
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I would use this to chat with my Mom and give her a chance to 'spend more time' with her only grandchild.
arctic_teacher(at)yahoo(dot)ca
I am also a follower.
thanks,
spamus(at)telus(dot)net
I would actually give it to my parents and my aunt so that they could talk and see each other more often.
What a great giveaway. Thanks,
spamus(at)telus(dot)net
early bird 1
juliathejewel at hotmail dot com
subscriber
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this is awesome, haven't tried it yet but would love to… will talk to my parent from BC… haven't seen my dad is 2 years.
thanks
juliathejewel at hotmail dot com
EB 5
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dftrew(at)gmail(dot)com
I'm a subscriber
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I'm follow your blog
dftrew(at)gmail(dot)com
I would use this with my parents, as they live in Nova Scotia and I live in Alberta.
dftrew(at)gmail(dot)com
Early Bird #2!!
Early bird #1
I'm a follower!
I would use it to connect with my MIL and her husband who are currently living in Guatemala!
we use skype almost daily, i talk to most people like that!! It's fun even for regular local calls, and you can show people stuff. Would be great for learning xmas recipes, or if you can't be with your family during the holidays, they can seat this and a computer at your seat so you can follow along!
early bird #5
early bird #4
early bird #3
early bird #2
Early bird #1