Looking for the perfect dress for an upcoming wedding, dance, social event, or sorority formal? 

Bloomingdales physical locations and Bloomingdales online store offers the best designer clothes, handbags, shoes, jewelry, and accessories to create your fabulous look.  Get the designer fashions you want for 6% less with discount Bloomingdales gift cards from Plastic Jungle.

Stand out in Bloomingdales BCBGMAXAZRIA reeve cap sleeve sequin dress (left).  Love your look in this adorable Bloomingdales black Rachel Zoe Dionne diamond dress (center).  Turn heads in this unique DIANE von FURSTENBERG urara novelty lace dress (right).

Wedding attire is a one-stop shopping spree with The Wedding Shop at Bloomingdales.  Find stunning wedding dresses for the bride, bridesmaid dresses, and shoes for the bridal party plus the perfect look for him and her for the engagement party and rehearsal dinner.

For a destination wedding, check out Bloomingdales 10 Crosby Derek Lam gown (left).  If exchanging vows in the winter is the plan, consider the Nicole Miller sweetheart mermaid gown (center).  Add a special touch of silk and embelishment to your wedding day with the Theia strapeless organza ball gown (right).

If shopping on Bloomingdales online, get free shipping on any order of $150 and Bloomingdales conveniently offers free returns on select dresses so you can exchange the size and the dress if your order does not fit as you imagined.

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And so goes another month… bring on those May flowers already! Plenty for you to win today, including a trip for two to Tahiti WITH spending money, a fantastic Beauty and a just-in-time fashion giveaway, plus a huge tip on how to be the first one to scoop up the discounted gift card of your choice.

Win $200 in Flowers from 1-800 Flowers – It may not be just in time for Mothers Day, but enter to win $200 in May flowers in celebration of Mother’s Day. Win two Enchanting Tulips Bouquets (vase included) from 1-800-Flowers.com – one for you & one for the recipient of your choice (each valued at $99.99). Click here to see the Enchanting Tulip Bouquet from 1-800 Flowers. To enter, join Coupon Mountain on Facebook, or browse the 1-800 -Flowers deals page & website and answer the following questions in the comments section of the blog post/entry page: In your opinion, what 1-800-Flowers bouquet is the perfect Mother’s Day gift? Everyone who comments will be placed into a random drawing. The contest will end on May 4, 2011; see contest rules on the entry page.

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Bloomingdale’s Back to Basics Sweepstakes – Have you checked into Bloomingdale’s lately? Here’s your last chance to enter their giveaway, which includes 10 perfectly chosen wardrobe basics from Diane von Furstenburg, James Perse, Citizens of Humanity and more, in your size (worth about $1,600) to get you outfitted. Or click on the Bloomingdale’s SALE banner also on the home page, to get the latest in Women’s, Men’s, Children’s, and more goods on sale (and with a discounted Bloomie’s Gift Card from Plastic Jungle, you’ll increase your savings). Sweepstakes ends May 1, 2011; check the Bloomingdale’s sweepstakes rules for details.

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Chicken of the Sea Funniest Kids’ Quotes Contest – Win big for the family. Log into Facebook, and look up Chicken of the Sea (or use our link, above). Write up that funny quote from your kids that you repeat to friends making them howl with laughter, because  Chicken of the Sea is giving away a trip to a Disney park for the winning quote, plus runners-up will get $1,000 and $500 respectively. Even better, every Friday during the contest features a random drawing for a Chicken of the Sea prize pack. To enter, submit your short essay on the Facebook entry page of the funny comment or question by June 6 at 11:59 p.m. PDT. Starting June 7 at 9 a.m. PDT, get ready to tell all your friends to vote for your funny story once a day because the entries with the most votes will win! Voting ends June 28, 2011 at 11:59 p.m. PDT. See Funniest Kids’ Quotes Contest official rules for details.

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Win $300 of Bobbi Brown Makeup – Just let Bobbi Brown in on your beauty secret and you could be chosen (randomly) as one of five winners of a $300+ Bobbi Brown prize pack: Bobbi’s Best Sellers Beauty Kit. Contest ends May 14, 2011; see contest rules for details.

WAIT There are more Bobbi Brown Giveaways — On Tuesday, May 3, 2011, between 12:01 AM to 11:59 PM EST, you could WIN Bobbi’s Secret Gift Bag in a Tweetstakes. Follow @AskBobbiBrown on Twitter and tweet a response to the prompt with the hashtag #BobbisSecret. Four winners will be chosen at random; check the contest rules for details.

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Win a Trip to the Billabong Pro in Tahiti – You may not surf, but you may be looking for a free getaway or free honeymoon in Tahiti, or what the heck, both! Here’s your chance. There are FIVE of the grand prizes to be given away: a trip for TWO to Tahiti (to see the Billabong Pro surfing contest) plus $750 spending money. And just for good measure, the folks at Monster Energy drink are also sponsoring 100 of the 1^st Prizes: a cool Billabong backpack. Sweepstakes ends June 30, 2011; see the Monster Energy giveaway’s official rules on the entry page for details.

Get to Tahiti or plan your honeymoon without winning: Get a discounted American Airlines, discounted US Airways, discounted United Airlines, or discounted Southwest Airlines Gift Card now   >>>

DID YOU KNOW?

Set up a free account with Plastic Jungle (no financial account information required), and then you can set up email notifications for your favorite restaurants or merchants: you’ll be emailed when discounted gift cards or eCODEs from any one of our over 400 merchants come into stock on the site. So, even if there are no discounted United Airlines gift cards available right now, as soon as they come in, you’ll be the first to know!

Enjoy this last weekend of Spring showers and let’s welcome May in with a win! Good luck, and don’t forget to tell us what your favorite sweepstakes are. Perhaps I can respond with more giveaways in your interests.

In Giveaway News:

Turns out a random blog comment leaked the name of the winner of HGTV’s gigantic 2011 Dream Home giveaway contest. About.com’s Sandra Grauschopf reports that HGTV confirmed the rumors in their blog post titled And the Winner Is…. Well, it’s a man from Hinsdale, Illinois. Check Sandra’s post for his name and to watch the guy’s reaction shot. The blog comment spoiled the winner reveal about two weeks early.

Now, you should go to Starbucks Tribute Days today and tomorrow (March 11 & 12) between 2 pm and 5 pm for a free “petit treat” in honor of Starbuck’s 40^th anniversary, while supplies last. Check out the new Starbucks logo online, and there’s a neat blog post from Timothy J about Starbucks musical history. Hint: He discusses how they used to play “tapes”.

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Giveaways!!!

Bloomingdale’s Personal Style “Hot Contest”: Win a Fashion Dream in NYC. Be one of 11 lucky winners who will get a $5,000 shopping spree at Bloomingdale’s flagship 59^th Street Store, as well as a stay in the Alex Hotel, get to shop with fashion directors, and more. Just upload a video showing off your personal style. No purchase necessary, ends March 20, 2011. See official Fashion Dream in NYC contest rules for details.

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Here’s a no-brainer: Win a $2,500 Bergdorf Goodman Gift Card when you sign up for BG email alerts. Deadline to enter is April 1, 2011. See the contest page for details.

The Frugal Free Gal, who will keep you from spending too much with advice and coupons, is giving away a $20 Amazon.com Gift Card. Just “Like” The Frugal Free Gal on Facebook and you are entered to win! Giveaway ends on March 31, 2011.

Want to learn more about the amazing health benefits of California Dried Plums (aka “prunes”)? Check out the CDPB Super Snacking Sweepstakes website and you can enter to win a $1,000 gift card to a grocery store near you! Sweepstakes ends March 21, 2011; see contest rules for details.

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Welcome the weekend, but first let us know if you’ve won anything yet from all of our posts, or if you have a contest to share too!

Bye February! Goodbye blizzards. Goodbye hearts. Hello good green luck!

March is coming in like a lion alright, with the daily news blurting something unsettling just about every day, unfavorably affecting our consumer confidence. Still, products and services are more customer-oriented than ever, and I know many people, myself included, who are taking it in stride, looking forward to shopping trips, planning vacations, and enjoying life day by day, maybe with a bigger appreciation for each expenditure than before.

So in getting creative about saving up and making the most of what we’ve got, you have to take a look at selling or trading in those unused gift cards. Turning in your gift cards to Plastic Jungle is hassle-free, postage is paid, and you’ll have something to show for it in no time. You can sell more than one card at a time; you can even donate the proceeds to charity if you’d like. Check out the Seller Learning Center to get all your questions about trading in, or selling, your gift card with Plastic Jungle.

Plus, to get your attention, just about every brand, merchant, or product is sponsoring giveaways – and we like to list our favorites here. By and large, these are easy-to-enter sweepstakes and giveaways with killer prizes.

$10,000 Dream Wardrobe Giveaway — Luxe online fashion peddler Net-a-Porter, fashion gossip blog FabSugar, and retail aggregator ShopStyle are teaming up to give one lucky winner a $10,000 budget to spend on Net-a-Porter.com. Just register your information and decide what email updates you’d like to receive, if any. Sweepstakes ends April 5, 2011; get other details from the Dream Wardrobe giveaway contest rules.

$100,000 Ultimate Wedding Contest – Housewares and décor shop Crate and Barrel wants one lucky couple to walk away with the wedding of their dreams, maybe even beyond their dreams. If you’re getting married, just create a wedding registry at a Crate and Barrel store or CrateandBarrel.com. If you’ve already got a registry at Crate & Barrel, go ahead and enter the contest by logging into your registry, then, on your Crate & Barrel registry homepage, look for the Ultimate Wedding Display. Follow the links to enter the contest. Contest ends March 31, 2011; see the Ultimate Wedding Contest page for rules and additional instructions, which include telling your love story, uploading three photos, share details of your Ultimate Wedding, and describe your ultimate dream home.

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$2,000 Catherine Malandrino Shopping Spree – Chic department store Bloomingdale’s is sponsoring this hot giveaway of $2,000 worth of clothing from designer Catherine Malandrino. All entries must be received by 11:59pm EST on March 9, 2011; see contest rules for details.

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Trip for Two to Vienna Giveaway – TV’s Travel Channel says “Start your next journey by winning it.” The winner and a guest will fly round-trip to Vienna, where they’ll stay for six nights with $750 in spending money, and much more. The more you know about Travel Channel, the better you’ll do. Take their daily multiple-choice quiz, and enter for your chance to win. Giveaway ends March 31, 2011. Check Official Rules for further terms and conditions.

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Hey, let us know: Where will the new spring season take you?