The Ultimate Showbag Competition – YOU decide the prize!
Ah, showbags. We love showbags at iiNet. Do you remember back when you were a little nipper how exciting it was to open up a showbag and discover so much joy inside?
Violet crumbles, Caramello Koalas, Bertie Beetles, comic books, toys and games thrown in for good measure. Those were the days, eh?
iiNet Combos – they’re like showbags, for grown-ups
iiNet’s Combos are like showbags for grown-ups. They’re bursting with fun, full of exciting products like our Mobile SIM, fetchtv and Superfast Broadband and great security software and all for a sweet $99 a month.
iiNet’s Ultimate Showbag Competition
Well, we’re so excited about iiNet Combos that we thought we’d do something to celebrate. We want everyone to experience that showbag-tastic happiness that iiNet Combos bring and so we decided we need your help building iiNet’s Ultimate Showbag!
It’s your prize, and you get a say in what goes into it!
Entering is super easy:
1) VISIT our Facebook page
2) VOTE in our polls each day to decide what goes in the Ultimate Showbag
3) EMAIL competitions and finish the sentence “What I love most about the iiNet Ultimate Showbag is….”
Easy peasy! We’ll choose the best three entries who’ll get their lucky mitts on iiNet’s Ultimate Showbag.
We don’t want to ruin the surprise but we can tell you iiNet’s Ultimate Showbag will be chock full of retro toys, must-have gadgets and entertainment goodies as well as the kind of fun extras that made showbags so special back when we were knee high to a grasshopper!
Stay tuned to our Facebook page to find out more, or why not tell us in the comments below – what’s your dream prize?
iiNet’s Ultimate Showbag Competition will close on August 20th, 2012 – see our terms and conditions for more info!
UPDATE – iiNet’s Ultimate Showbag now contains the Samsung SIII, Connect 4, ‘The Avengers’ comic, ‘X-men’ comic, Bertie Beetles lollies , some surprise iiNet goodies, a magician’s set, tickets to a concert and a PS3!
UPDATE 2 – We have a winner! 3 in fact…
Natasha Shan, who won us over with this great meme entry featuring her cat:
Tim Phillips, who crafted this witty poem capturing everything he loves about iiNet’s Utlimate Showbag:
What I love most
About iiNet’s Ultimate Showbag
Is the array of delights,
And entertainment filled nights
Does my heart desire a sleek PS3,
Or a shiny new Samsung Galaxy?
Although, reading The Avengers and X-Men is preferred
By those like myself – a proud, noble nerd
A family evening of magic
And Connect 4 may seem tragic
But would be truly completed
With the Bertie Beetles – depleted!
Free tickets to a concert
For a musician’s more than nice,
But what I await most
Is the surprise iiNet merchandise!
Jasmine Nelson, who gave the judges a giggle with this clever play on words:
I-ndulge in some luxuries
I-t’s filled with comics, tickets, lollies
N-ow my life feels complete
E-specially with nice treats
T-hank you for the ultimate goodies
Thank you again to everyone who entered. We were blown away by the high volume of great entries and it was a tough job choosing just three deserving winners.
Stay tuned for more fun competitions, coming soon!
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My dream retro toy prize would be a Virtual Boy! I’ve played one before very briefly and it was something else.
As for gadgets, night-vision contact lenses* for me please.
*May require inventing
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Louise Moran Reply:
August 9th, 2012 at 3:06 pmHi Pete,
Sadly, for the moment we’re constrained to existing inventions but night-vision contact lenses sound awesome!
All the best,
Louise Moran
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Suprised nobody has mentioned the almighty Tamagotchi!
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Louise Moran Reply:
August 10th, 2012 at 9:27 amHi Shane,
That’s a very retro techie toy alright! We’ve seen some Tamagotchi apps out there, plus the Furby is making a high tech return.
We’ve had some great recommendations for retro toys so we may have to run it as another competition in the future.
Thanks for commenting!
Louise Moran
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Luke Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 12:43 am@Louise Moran,
I have 4 tamagotchi from showbags in the 80′s in mint condition still working
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An excellent retro toy prize would be a *complete* set of Matchbox Diecast Toy Cars! Really Retro, not the plastic stuff! They can survive the toughest conditions you can dream up and come back for more!
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Louise Moran Reply:
August 10th, 2012 at 10:09 amNice suggestions Brett
We’ve had so many people suggest retro toys. We’re thinking maybe we should have a whole competition dedicated to them!
Louise Moran
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For the iiNet show bag a Pebble watch – wwww.getpebble.com . I like my Rip Curl Ultimate Oceansearch watch as it fits my image but my techie side is curious about the Pebble and don’t think I would buy one but if given one I would be wrapped and then would have to wear it. I think anyone entering this show bag comp likes tech toys and would enjoy this watch with it’s Bluetooth 4.0 it can connect to iPhone and Android smart phones.
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Louise Moran Reply:
August 10th, 2012 at 9:32 amGreat suggestion Andrew,
A pebble watch is definitely fits the discription of a showbag worthy toy for grownups
Louise Moran
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A months free access would be nice.
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Louise Moran Reply:
August 10th, 2012 at 9:33 amHey Leanne,
Thanks for the comment. This competition is more about the fun prizes you find in a showbag but we do get a lot of requests for free subscriptions and hardware so keep your eyes peeled for future competitions!
Thanks,
Louise Moran
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I would like to win a show bag that’s have lots of goodie toys in it because I have never win any thing in my life so far.
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Louise Moran Reply:
August 10th, 2012 at 9:36 amHello Wanita,
To enter you need to email competitions@iinet.net.au with the answer to the question “What I love most about the iiNet Ultimate Showbag is….”
Best of luck!
Louise Moran
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Hey iinet I would love to enter this competion but I don’t have a facebook account so how else can i enter???
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Louise Moran Reply:
August 10th, 2012 at 9:40 amHi Melissa!
To enter the competition you need to email competitions@iinet.net.au and finish the sentence “What I love most about the iiNet Ultimate Showbag is…”
However, voting for what goes in to the Ultimate Showbag is done through our Facebook polls.
So you can still enter, but it might be a bit more of a surprise if you win – just like showbags!
Hope that explains things!
Louise Moran
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I think the best Item for the showbag would be an Ipad3
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Louise Moran Reply:
August 10th, 2012 at 9:41 amThe iPad 3 was one of the items on offer Judith, but it was pipped to the post by the Samsung SIII phone in our polls!
Make sure to head over to our Facebook page to vote in our polls to find out what’s next to go in our Ultimate Showbag
Louise Moran
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Sadly, I no longer use Facebook can not enter. Other options for us not using FB?
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Louise Moran Reply:
August 10th, 2012 at 9:47 amHi John,
Yes, the competition is still open to everyone even if they aren’t using Facebook.
The most important step is to email competitions@iinet.net.au and answer our tie break question by finishing the sentence “What I love most about the iiNet Ultimate Showbag is…” as that’s where we’ll draw the winner from.
However, voting in our daily Facebook polls is the only way you can choose what goes in the Ultimate Showbag.
We’ll be updating the blog with the latest items in the Showbag as the competition progresses so you can still keep track of the awesome prizes in our Ultimate Showbag Competition.
Best of luck!
Louise Moran
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I’d love a Retro Donkey Kong dual screen original Nintendo flip hand held game in the Ultimate Showbag. I haven’t clocked one of those in ages… shows my age doesn’t it?
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Louise Moran Reply:
August 10th, 2012 at 10:11 amThat’d be an awesome prize Steve.
Perhaps we need to look into that for a retro games contest
If you’re a gamer there’s still more awesome prizes to go so make sure to vote in our polls!
Louise Moran
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Generation one digimon tamagotchi. Now that is a retro prize worth entering for. They still are so highly popular and know cost a small fortune to grab from ebay.
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Louise Moran Reply:
August 10th, 2012 at 10:12 amNow that is a blast from the past
Retro toys are having quite a revival with Furby also getting an upgrade.
There are some awesome Tamagotchi apps out there too.
We might have to have a separate retro toy competition since we have had so many comments about retro toys to spark off your nostalgia!
Louise Moran
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Seeing as the one I had growing up got trashed from overuse I would love to see a complete vintage Lionforce Voltron set
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Louise Moran Reply:
August 10th, 2012 at 10:15 amThat’s an awesome suggestion.
We’re thinking of a separate movie memorabilia and action figure competition as we’ve had a few suggestions like that!
Hope you’re enjoying the Ultimate Showbag Competition!
Louise Moran
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My dream prize…. I would have to say the new LG 55 full HD Dual Core LED LCD 3D 200Hz TV My wife will never let me get one, imagine having your TV connect to your iinet totally cool.
But my favourite Retro toy would be Voltron remember the cats that joined together to make the big guy? Mum what ever happen to my toy?? I also loved the Batman show bag with the plastic boomerang (batarang) they broke after two or three throws but it was worth it.
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Louise Moran Reply:
August 10th, 2012 at 10:16 amYou’re the second person to mention Voltron David
There are lots more gadgets to go in the Ultimate Showbag competition so keep voting!
Louise Moran
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Apple Mac book air must have and of course Logitech boom box wireless … No more cord yeh
This will be the best by far show bag any kid ( adult) could ask for
Hey were all kids at heart
Throw in a Cadbury block chocolate as well
Awesome idea love the show bag … Thanks[Reply]
Louise Moran Reply:
August 10th, 2012 at 10:17 amHey Tereza, glad to hear you are enjoying our Ultimate Showbag competition!
We have more gadgets to vote for so keep your eyes peeled!
Louise Moran
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I don’t use “Facetube” and I will never use these inane things so every time I see something locked into these I basically cut my ties with that organisation and their silly fads.
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Louise Moran Reply:
August 10th, 2012 at 10:19 amHi DC,
Facebook is where you go to vote in our polls to decide what goes in our Ultimate Showbag.
If you would still like to enter without entering our poll, you can email competitions@iinet.net.au and finish the sentence “What I love most about the iiNet Ultimate Showbag is…” to be in with a chance of winning.
Louise Moran
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How about a remote control R2-D2 Unit,
a jukebox or an etch a sketch. Not particularly in that order![Reply]
Louise Moran Reply:
August 10th, 2012 at 10:20 amLove etch-a-sketch!
There’s lots more fun retro prizes to vote for in our polls Kath, hope you enjoy the competition!
Louise Moran
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You migh have trouble fitting it in the bag but a 55″ LG 3D Full HD LED Smart TV would be the bomb!
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Louise Moran Reply:
August 10th, 2012 at 10:20 amHmmm we’d definitely need a bigger bag
If a smart TV is up your street you’ll like some of the prizes coming up in our polls Cristiano.
Enjoy the competition!
Louise Moran
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Show bag has things from yester year creating memories.Also modern day things to bring new memories.
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Louise Moran Reply:
August 10th, 2012 at 10:21 amThat was what we were aiming for Kay
Don’t forget to email us on competitions@iinet.net.au to finish the sentence “What I love most about iiNet’s Ultimate Showbag is….”
Louise Moran
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A nice set of Noise Canceling Head Phones would be a sweet price!
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Louise Moran Reply:
August 13th, 2012 at 9:11 amNice idea Sleighty!
We’ve had a lot of suggestions for music related prizes, so much so we’re thinking that’d be a great competition all in itself!
If gadgets are your thing there are lots more great prizes coming up this week.
All the best,
Louise Moran
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These would go a treat!
The Snowspeeder SNES and Tie Fighter N64.
Course you’d want some games to play on your N64.
A table to put your console on.
A coffee table for all your beverages.
The zero-g coffee cup to look awesome on that coffee table.
Once you’ve finished your adrenalin filled gaming session. You’ll want some quality soap for that shower.
… and just before bedtime. This is essential!
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Louise Moran Reply:
August 13th, 2012 at 9:12 amWow Mike,
You’ve really thought of everything – perhaps we should run that as a different competition… instead of an Ultimate Showbag full of great prizes we could have a design your perfect gadget day competition
All the best,
Louise Moran
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what if I’m not on facebook? FAIL!
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Louise Moran Reply:
August 13th, 2012 at 9:13 amHi there,
We’re running polls each day on Facebook to decide what goes into the Ultimate Showbag but you can still enter the competition.
Simply email competitions@iinet.net.au and finish the sentence “What I love most about iiNet’s Ultimate Showbag is….” to be in with a chance of winning.
Thanks!
Louise Moran
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What I love most about the iiNet Ultimate Showbag is Oh Technology
You puzzle me these days
you drive me into Circles
You riddle me with your gadgets and advanced ways
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Louise Moran Reply:
August 13th, 2012 at 9:15 amHi there Danielle,
Wow we haven’t had any poetry entries yet
Don’t forget though, you need to email competitions@iinet.net.au to be in with a chance of winning
All the best,
Louise Moran
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How about a commodore 64 PC (Big brother to the Vic 20)…That computer changed my life and made me the geek I am today! Remembering hours typing in lines of code in basic. WOW! and the best games.. polyphonic sound… 64 Kb of memory 8 bit heaven..hahaha those were the days. Apparently they have re-released it with modern specs…I want one iinet (I know you do too
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Louise Moran Reply:
August 13th, 2012 at 9:22 amYou’ve got to love the C64…. 30 years young!
Game consoles are still to play for Todd, keep an eye out for our poll later this week
Louise Moran
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Hey Louise, what adult doesn’t like a remote controlled toy especially one that interacts with other tech toys like a smart phone? I thought the inexpensive HELO TC App-Controlled Helicopter would be a popular item to add:
http://store.griffintechnology.com/helo-tc-ios-android-toy-helicopter-gc30021[Reply]
Louise Moran Reply:
August 13th, 2012 at 9:57 amHey Andrew,
App control, that’s really cool!
We’ll have more games and gadgets coming this week that I’m sure you’ll enjoy – keep an eye out in our polls
All the best,
Louise Moran
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Here’s a toy where iiNet customers can wake up to their favourite iiNet Free Zone Internet radio station:
http://dicksmith.com.au/product/C9886/dick-smith-dock-dab-internet-radio[Reply]
Louise Moran Reply:
August 13th, 2012 at 9:57 amGreat way to start the day!
Thanks for commenting Andrew
Louise Moran
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Hmm . . if this is to be a truely-rooly “retro” bag . . then it needs to have . . A RECORD PLAYER . .and at least one of the following LPs – Beatles, Rolling Stones, Elvis, Hot August Night . . just to name a few.
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Louise Moran Reply:
August 13th, 2012 at 9:58 amWe’ve had a few music related suggestions, interesting one Arthur!
Thanks for commenting.
Louise Moran
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There is so much repo stuff in all price brackets, here are my favourites:
Eames reproduction black – Lounge chair and ottoman anniversary edition http://www.milandirect.com.au This is so cool. Sit back in style while on the net.Bomba flip clock littleclockshop.com, good design and so reto.
You gotta love the akg k702 repo stereo headphones, for the serious audiophiles. http://www.gearculture.com
Or the repo Crosley cr3010a-bk iduet radio http://www.crosleyradio.com
What about Retro old vinyl record coasters, a rubiks mug, retro 80s kitsch cassette sticky tape dispenser or astronaut ice cream (:
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Louise Moran Reply:
August 13th, 2012 at 9:59 amEames lounge chair… I like your thinking Jane
Thanks for commenting.
Louise Moran
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Not everyone uses Facebook (some of us prefer not to live/tweet our lives online) and it’s a pity that a lot of older iiNet members will be excluded from this competition
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Louise Moran Reply:
August 13th, 2012 at 9:05 amHi there,
Thanks for your comment.
While voting for the contents of the Ultimate Showbag is run through our Facebook polls we’re also updating the blog each day to include the latest prizes.
Even if you’re not on Facebook you can still enter the competition by emailing competitions@iinet.net.au to finish the sentence “What I love most about iiNet’s Ultimate Showbag is….”
Winners will be chosen after the competition closes on August 20th.
We run a number of different competitions and are very open to new ideas so if you have any suggestions for how we can improve our competitions, please do let us know.
All the best,
Louise Moran
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My first ask for the show bag is to keep up the fantastic work you do. I joined IINET nearly 12 months ago and just recently i had some more problems. The way i have been treated by your crews from Aussie, NZ and Africa offices is just incredible. I doubt if you could find better people to handle your company it has been a pleasure the way they help with the small and big problems i have had.
My only other show bag asking is a new mobile phone the one i have is an original LG flip a few years old now. Just an ordinary phone without all these flash gadgets i don’t need them.[Reply]
Louise Moran Reply:
August 14th, 2012 at 8:57 amHi Roger,
Thanks – it’s lovely to hear your feedback.
Best of luck with your competition entry!
All the best,
Louise Moran
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this competition discriminates against people who do not have a facebook account
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Louise Moran Reply:
August 14th, 2012 at 1:31 pmHi there,
You might have seen our earlier posts on this but the competition is open to everyone – the voting just takes place on Facebook through daily polls, one of Facebook’s niftier and popular features!
You can still enter the competition by emailing competitions@iinet.net.au and finishing the sentence “What I love most about iiNet’s Ultimate Showbag is….”.
All the best!
Louise Moran
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Also a great showbag should have a family bowling pass, and family movie ticket oe Luna Park family pass. maybe a pre paid visa card or iinet sim card with a months free credit. As well as a few cheap toys such as a water pistol and a few toys that will break in minutes leaving you in tears, as all good showbags from the 70′s had.
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Louise Moran Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 8:48 amHi Jane, There will be some entertainment options coming up this week – definitely prizes that people can enjoy with their families and friends!
Hopefully our prize will be more robust than the typical easy-to-break showbag toys though
All the best,
Louise Moran
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How about a Meccano Set!
I used to have hours of fun with one of these back in the 60-70′s.
I’d also thought about a treadmill but squeezing it into a showbag might be bit hard [Reply]
Louise Moran Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 8:50 amWow, we are going to need a bigger Ultimate Showbag with all these requests
We’ve had a lot of great retro toy suggestions but you’ll have to keep your eyes peeled for the polls this week to find out what else will make it into our Ultimate Showbag!
Best of luck with your entry,
Louise Moran
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Now on the NBN system with iiNET SATILITE just love the Internet and what it offers. Can now use Face book and keep in touch with friends and up to date with products and services. If you make the Show bag big enough you may be able to get a small car in, need a new set of wheels but would setle for a new DSLRcanon camera.
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Louise Moran Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 8:51 amA new car, eh?
That would be a pretty epic prize for the Ultimate Showbag but I’m not sure we can quite fit that in
Stay tuned this week, there’s more great prizes to vote for.
All the best,
Louise Moran
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Coolest tech toy ever (for one brief shining moment in 1977 anyway): Texas Instruments . I’m pretty sure all my showbags back then only contained Phantom comics though…
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Louise Moran Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 10:07 amHi Steve,
Our Ultimate Showbag will have comic books from ‘X-Men’ and ‘The Avengers’ but there’s still lots more to come!
Hope you are enjoying the competition so far,
Louise Moran
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A Retro toy I would love to come back would be Chrissy, You could make her hair grow by twisting a knob on her back, and by pushing her belly button it would shorten her hair. I did not get much time with her as our family pet dog loved her too and destroyed her…:-(
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Louise Moran Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 10:10 amHi Kerri,
We were thinking of a a retro toy ruined by childhood competition as we also had someone who lost their favourite toy down a drain somewhere!
Hope you are enjoying the Ultimate Showbag Competition.
All the best,
Louise Moran
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Retro toys? I would like to see a MINT “The Six Million Dollar Man- The Bionic Man”. It was and is the coolest retro toy EVER. you could look through a hole in the back of the box right through his “Bionic Eye” (1975 figure). Ahhh those were the days
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Louise Moran Reply:
August 9th, 2012 at 3:06 pm
Nice suggestion Al,
We might need to put that in the suggestion pile for a geeky competition!
Kind regards,
Louise Moran
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Bronwyn Reply:
August 14th, 2012 at 9:08 pm
@Louise Moran, Hello Louise, What a great idea to be able to choose some of the gadgets in your showbag prize!!! I would love to see a prepaid iPhone in this Wow-tastic showbag with an iBGstar – this nifty little gadget is new in Australia and allows you to have Diabetes management on the go! It’s a Blood glucose monitor that connects to your iPhone or iPod touch to analyse your current blood glucose levels in mere seconds. As a casually employed teacher between many schools, I’m always on the go, this would make a very positive difference to my world!
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