The unwanted bills our neighbors gave us.
Our neighbors gave us $40 after we powered their refrigerator with our generator during Hurricane Irene. No matter what we did, they would not take it back, saying replacing all their groceries would have cost a lot more.
The $40 they gave us is not a lot of money (in the grand scheme of things) but I feel a little…dirty about the whole thing.
Our neighborhood was without power for 27 hours From Sunday to Monday and we ran our generator for about five of those hours, powering both our fridge and our neighbor’s. Not even that long! We offered them a power chord because our generator is powerful enough to handle a second fridge, and because our generator is so fricking loud we thought sharing the electricity would soften the din.
We never expected to be paid and don’t want their money. The satisfaction of being a good neighbor and helping them out was payment
Winners and runners up have been announced!
We received more than 188 entries in the contest to win a $100 Visa gift card, donated by WhitePages.com in honor of a new free tool called Neighbors. You guys shared so many fun and heartfelt stories of how your neighbors have lent a hand, I am inspired to be a better neighbor myself!
Runners up will receive a $25 Restaurant.com gift card.
The third runner up is
These RSVP postcards are mailed - free!
Don’t forget to comment, Tweet, and share a Facebook update to be eligible to win a $100 Visa gift card from WhitePages.com. The giveaway celebrates WhitePages Neighbors, a new free tool that makes it easy to organize parties with neighbors (and get to know those closest to you). This video explains it better than I can.
To win, comment on this post about a time when you relied on your neighbors. Get extra entries by:
- Tweeting “I want to win a $100 Visa gift card on @bargainbabe to throw a @whitepages Neighbors Block Party. http://bit.ly/ort5dc”
- Mentioning the contest on Facebook with a link to http://bit.ly/ort5dc
Comment by July 19, 2011 at 11:59 p.m. EST to be eligible to win. Good luck!
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Win a $100 Visa gift card! Details below.
Everyone knows WhitePages.com, but did you know the site has a new free tool to help you organize block parties with neighbors? To win a $100 Visa gift card sponsored by WhitePages.com (to help pay for some of those burgers and hot dogs) for a block party, see below.
The new tool is called WhitePages Neighbors and it’s basically a fancy map that shows you contact info for the folks who live closest to you. Handy for emergencies and favors, too!
You can edit your listing to set whatever privacy level you prefer. Rest assured, you have complete control. Now for some whisper-worthy stats on your neighbors:
- 47% of people polled by Harris Interactive on behalf of WhitePages can identify their neighbors’ cars
- 27% know the names of neighbor pets but only 24% know the names of neighbors kids!
- 93% say it’s important for neighbors to look out for each others’ safety
- 67% believe that it is important to have contact information for their neighbors but only 8% do!
WhitePages Neighbors is part of a partnership with National Night Out to help neighbors organize block parties, with free postcard invites mailed via USPS and RSVP capabilities.
To win, comment on this post about a time when you relied on your neighbors. Get extra entries by:
- Tweeting “I want to win a $100 Visa gift card on @bargainbabe to throw a @whitepages Neighbors Block Party. http://bit.ly/ort5dc”
- Mentioning the contest on Facebook with a link to http://bit.ly/ort5dc
Comment by July 19, 2011 at 11:59 p.m. EST to be eligible to win. Good luck!
This is paid content. Interested in a sponsored giveaway? See by blog advertising page.
