Stink Management and a Giveaway!

So you know how I got a new washer awhile back, when my ancient one finally died a sudden and leaky death?

And you know how I went on vacation (yeah, yeah, I said I wouldn't post about it again, but this is going somewhere, I swear!)?

What I might have neglected to tell you about is... well, the load of wet towels that I left in my washer when I left. For a week. Yes, the big, bad domestic witch left wet towels in her washer for days on end. In the summer.

So you can imagine what the whole mess smelled like when I got home? Not only were the towels musty and gross, sure enough, my shiny new washer was musty and stinky.

. I will tell you right off, I wanted that smell gone. I'm not a big bleach user, or I would have just dumped some bleach in and been done with it. So I went looking for the answer to getting rid of the mildewy grossness that was the smell in my washer - something natural, something that isn't sinking into the groundwater and damaging the environment.

So what's a girl to do? Well, apparently, you get this:

Smelly Washer. An all natural cleaner, citrus based cleaner made just for removing smells from the washing machine. When I got this bottle, I thought it was a one time use thing. Nope. All it takes is one tiny capful to get the stink out of your washer. And then you wash your towels in it, to get the musty smell out of them, too! Even if you used this stuff every couple of weeks, one bottle is going to last for about a year. Now that is some bang for your buck!

And that little capful? Works like a charm!!

If you want to see how it works, you can take a look at this video (I was going to embed it, but I couldn't find the embed code, lol!)

And, as always, if I find something I like online, I have to find a way to share it with the folks who read my blog. So I talked to the a nice guy named Jeff over at Smelly Washer about his washing machine cleaner, and he told me a few interesting things.

First off, that he'd let me give a bottle away! Hurray! So one of you can own your own bottle of this product! Details will follow on how to win.

The other thing Jeff told me is that Smelly Washer is running a contest right now, too. With a prize that I could never even hope to offer! And it's just for bloggers! What you need to do is get a bottle of the product and create a video about it. The blogger who creates the best video receives a free all inclusive trip to Las Vegas! You can find more details here: http://www.smellywasher.com/contest.

How cool would it be to win that? As an added bonus, Jeff gave me a promotional code, so that my readers can get 10% off the cost of the product if they buy between now and August 31. So if you want to try it because your washer smells like you went on vacation for a week in the summer and left towels in it, or just want to try and win the vacation, enter the code "silvermoonwitch" into the promotional code thingy when you order.

Annnnd, for full disclosure, the blogger who gets the most people over to buy this product before the end of August can win $250. And since those winnings would be based on the work of readers, if I happen to win that money, I will offer $50 back in the form of a gift card giveaway!

But, for now, on to the Smelly Washer giveaway!

For a chance to win a full sized bottle, the first thing you must do is hop on over to the Smelly Washer blog, then come back here, and tell me what the name of the most interesting informational article is. Make sure to leave an email address if I can't reach you through a blog.

Earn extra entries by:

• Be a follower of my blog (1 extra entry)
• Post on Twitter or Facebook (1 extra entry, please leave your account address with your post)
• Blog about this giveaway (3 extra entries, leave me your blog address)

The winner will be chosen by an online random number generator on August 5!