This giveaway has ended. Congrats to our winner Amy R.
My blog followers are all about saving more, spending less, and living better. Sometimes that means doing it yourself, and sometimes that means knowing when to leave a job to the professionals.
We have all washed our car in the driveway at some point. But did you know it is actually better for your car and the environment to leave it to the experts? A clean car will drive better and feel better. Especially after the long and harsh winter we had. And, a professional WaterSavers carwash uses 40 gallons (or less) of water and safely filters the runoff to be recycled or routed directly to the water treatment facilities. At home, we are going to use more water and release harmful chemicals into storm drains that go right into our rivers and streams. Our garden hose uses 63 gallons of water in just 5 minutes!
So, while you are gearing up for your next road trip, remember to:
1). Wash your car. Remove any harmful residue from the winter. You can find a list of local WaterSaver Carwashes here.
2). Clean up your interior using eco-friendly products. Use a mixture of baking soda and water to scrub the floor mats and microfiber cloths to wipe down your seats and surfaces.
3). Perform scheduled maintenance. Don’t forget to change the oil and check your tire pressure. Tires that are under or over inflated can affect the safety of your vehicle as well as reduce your gas mileage.
Ready to roll? Lucky for us one lucky reader will win a WaterSavers Car Essentials Prize Pack with some great goodies for your next trip:
- Gap Stick: A versatile auto accessory to help access the hard-to-reach areas of a vehicle. Designed with a strong magnetic hook, the gap stick can pick up a key ring, jewelry or anything else that has slipped between the seat and the center console.
- Phone Caddy: A plastic phone holder that clips to air vents in any vehicle to keep your phone in view for GPS usage and close to charging outlets.
- Auto Trash Bag: A sleekly designed bag with a bottom zippered compartment for extra garage bags or hand wipes.
- $50 Visa Gift Card
Here’s How To Enter The Giveaway
(Remember, each comment is considered a entry – so leave a separate comment each time.)
Leave me a comment and tell me about your next road trip.
Additional entry: Become a email subscriber to Kansas City Mamas. (I promise, I won’t spam you.) And then leave a comment and let me know.
Additional entry: Become in Like with Kansas City Mamas on Facebook. (We have fun, I promise.) And then leave a comment and let me know.
Additional entry: Follow ME on Pinterest. (I promise to NEVER pin coupon deals, but I do pin lots of recipes, fashion, home decor and more.) And then leave a comment and let me know.
Contest will be open till end of day on May 14, 2014. Winner will be notified by email and has 48-hours to respond before another winner is chosen. Winner must reside in the lower 48-states of the continental USA. Good Luck.
Disclosure: WaterSavers provided the giveaway prize, but I was not compensated in any other way. The written remarks are entirely my own. Want more information – check out my full disclosure statement.
Beverley says
Our next road trip will be from KC to Wild and Wonderful West Virginia this July. Every summer we pack up the car and take our time visiting points in-between. We let our ten year old decided on the places he’d like to see and we all take part in putting together the route we should take based on the sites we want to see.
On top of that, we all make a list of things we want to take, need to take and food we want to bring with us. We’ve almost got it down to a science, but every year we seem to come up with a new idea and a new place to visit. We love road trips b/c it gives our family time to talk to each other uninterrupted by the phone, tv, or doorbell. It’s a great bonding experience that we look forward to each summer! Get Mobile America, there’s so much to see!
Lisa Brown says
i don’t have a road trip scheduled yet for the summer; may go camping.
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Mami2jcn says
We plan to go to Myrtle Beach.
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Lisa says
Our family just got home from a road trip Tuesday from CO for my brother’s wedding. We spent a couple of days at a resort near Winter Park for the wedding and festivities and it was beautiful!! For our next road trip, we will probably drive to Chicago for a long weekend this summer too to spend time with family.
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Danai says
Funny you ask, I’ve been debating all afternoon on where our next road trip should be. It is a toss up between Denver and Hannibal. Probably Hannibal now and Denver later this year.
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Amy says
Our next road trip will take place when we explore Belize this summer!
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Jessie C. says
We’re planning a summer road trip to visit family.
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I’m going to visit my best friend who lives 3 hours away from me now
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Elena says
we are going to drive to Yosemite National Park this summer
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Joanne says
Our road trip may be to South Dakota
Stephanie says
Hoping to take a summer trip to North Carolina. Hubby wants to drive. Kids want to fly.
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CFosh says
Our next road trip will be to Omaha with thanks to you. 😉
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Laura H says
Our next road trip is from Texas to Kansas!
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Sandra D. says
We just got back from a camping trip this past weekend. We are thinking about making a trip up to Clyde, Mo to visit the monastery. I love their homemade soaps!
Julia says
We are headed to Estes park in June!
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My next roas trip will be from Kansas City to Dallas Texas for my birthday….
latanya says
we are going to Florida to see the teenage mutant ninja turtles
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Darnell says
Going to Arkansas in a few weeks for a family reunion.
Missy says
We are driving to Houston, TX in August to visit my mom. First road trip with all of us for that long of a drive.
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I am an e-mail subscriber, I like you on Facebook, and I follow you on Pinterest.
Lauren E. says
Our next road trip will be a visit up to see my mom in Maine. We havent seen her in about a year and I want my daughter to spend more time with her.
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Leann Lindeman says
Our next road trip will be in Florida!!
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I love your posts and share many of them on my FB page and with other moms at my son’s school!
JoAnn says
No sure, but ready to start planning
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Gina M says
I hope to take a roadtrip to FL this summer! It would really help to have some extra spending money!
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Kelly D says
My husband and I will take the kids to Philadelphia to go to some museums.
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Elle says
We are taking a road trip for Father’s Day to get together with family.
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amanda whiltey says
my next road trip will be in july of this year from cape cod, ma to nashville tn
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Tabathia B says
It’s going to be a four hour trip to DC with my four children
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Linda says
We are going to visit my in laws who live a couple hours away for Father’s Day.
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D Schmidt says
Our next planned road trip is to Boston to visit the zoo.
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Melissa M says
Our next road trip is in July. We are riving from Illinois to Florida!
Dawn Keenan says
Our biggest road trip yet will be to Palm Beach Florida this summer. My son has been accepted into a Broadway Intensive Training Class and he and I will be there by ourselves for 3 weeks. Exciting and kind of scary being without the hubby.
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Kristen says
We’re planning a road trip to Austin TX
Amy says
Our next road trip is to St. Louis… going to brave it for the first time with three littles under 5.
Misty says
We don’t have any road trips planned yet, but we are hoping to go somewhere this summer. Just not sure where yet.
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Kelly Schwab says
My next road trip will be to Kansas to see my son that is stationed at Ft. Riley before he goes to Saudi Arabia on deployment. Then I will drive to Texas to see my grandson and of course my son and daughter in law. I cant wait to see them.
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Ashley C says
We’re headed to the Florida panhandle in a few months 🙂
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Kari Ewalti says
I’m going to Philly in a few days (flying) but our next road trip will be to Nashville.
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Barry Ewalt says
I was hoping our next road trip would be to Omaha since I won your recent giveaway, but MaryAnn never responded to my email. Do you know if the Omaha Adventures card has been sent to me?
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Pamela Allen says
We’re driving to Galveston, TX from Kansas City. More than 12 hours with a 2 1/2 year old and a 1 year old. Ahhh!!! Good thing it ends with a beach and the delicious Galvez brunch,
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Denise K. says
Road tripping this summer to Memphis – gotta check out Graceland!
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Amanda says
We want to go to Colorado in June.. if it is warm enough. 🙂
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Kate Heinen says
Our next roadtrip is to Lubbock, TX. Yee-haw!
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steven weber says
My next road trip will be to Indiana next month to see Dave Matthews Band on tour.
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Mary Z says
Our next road trip is to Colorado next month to see my family (and a gift card would sure help)
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Vicki says
Our next road trip will be with the family to Branson, MO.
Karen Lynch says
We are going to Seattle and then we will road trip to Victoria BC and Vancouver this summer
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Debbi says
We are hoping to make a road trip to Nashville to visit family sometime this summer. With a toddler, that may or may not happen… 🙂
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Ashley says
Our next road trip will be to Nebraska in June!
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Katie says
We are ALWAYS on the road!
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wichita witch says
no road trip plans to leave town via “planes, trains or automobile” we will however watch this movie at home sometime soon