It’s that season again – Flu Season! It normally coincides with the busiest travel period of the year. According to the Walgreens Flu Impact report, the flu interrupted more than 3 million vacationers last season.
Not only does Flu Season affect fun trips but it also affects day to day life! Last Flu Season, there were over 100 million work days lost due to flu-related illnesses and around 32 million school days missed. This is quite a bit of time! In our house, it seems like if one person gets it, it often spreads around to the rest of the household.
To keep you and your children healthy, Walgreens is giving one lucky Bargain Briana a Walgreens Wellness Basket. It has around a $100 worth of Walgreens goodies including cough drops, vitamins, thermometer, hand sanitizer, and a Walgreens Flu Shot gift card.
This will come in handy already because last night I started to feel that tickle in my throat as I was **trying** to go to sleep. Unfortunately, moms don’t usually get days “off,” so I usually just suffer through it! I’m sure many of you do as well!
Okay, so let’s discuss the giveaway details…
How to Win?
Prize: Walgreens Wellness Basket ($100 value)
You can enter up to 4 times with the following methods:
1. Leave a comment: How many days off work/school/etc do you think you miss due to the flu?
**If you are reading in an email or a feed reader, you must click over to enter this giveaway. Entries via email are not accepted.
2. Subscribe to my FREE newsletter. You must confirm your email for a valid entry. If you are already a subscriber, leave a comment letting me know you are already getting the bargains in your inbox!
3. Become a Facebook Liker of Bargain Briana.
4. Tweet the Following on Twitter:
Enter to win a Walgreens Wellness Basket ($100 value) @bargainbriana
Please leave a comment for each additional entry.
Giveaway ends on December 13, 2011 at 11:59 p.m. EST.
Winner will be chosen by random. Be sure bargainbriana@gmail.com is in your safe sender list as you don’t want to miss the email if you are the chosen winner. Winner must respond to email within 48 hours or a new winner will be chosen. U.S. Entries only. Alternate entry: Mail a postcard with the giveaway you are entering along with your name, address, and email to PO Box 14, Tipton, IN 46072.
**Please note: The companies have 6-8 weeks to ship prizes.
This giveaway was sponsored by Walgreens. This Post was written by me and was not edited by the sponsor. Read more on my Disclosure Policy.
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Jessica Schwartz
I havent had the flu in years, and when I got it last time I was out for a week. So if I got it again, I would say 5 to 7 days
gill
i dont get often sick, because i use preventative meds…. and wash wash my hands… but we all get sick and could use a little help from walgreens
Lily Kwan
I tweeted the requested message on Twitter at https://twitter.com/#!/likwan/status/146572255739125760.
Lily Kwan
I follow you on Facebook under the username likwan.
Lily Kwan
I subscribed to your newsletter.
Lily Kwan
I think I miss 2 or 3 days due to the flu.
Sue C.
I sent a tweet about the giveaway:
https://twitter.com/#!/thehappyone/status/146411014513106944
Sue C.
I follow you on Facebook – behap
Sue C.
I subscribe via email.
Sue C.
I’ve been very lucky the past few years and haven’t missed any work days due to flu. I’m sure it’s because I always get a flu shot, wash my hands a lot, and use a lot of hand sanitizer.
Thabal
Tweeted: http://twitter.com/#!/Thabal628/status/146391785441210368
Thabal
I like you on FB
Thabal
RSS Subscriber of your blog.
Thabal
I dont get the flu, but just bad throat infection and it is usually a week for me.
April
Got the flu shot for the first time this year. Within 4 hours I was sick with a mini flu. I stay home now while my girls are in First Steps so I didn’t get any time off. I already subscribe to your emails and on Facebook :)
Crystal K.
http://twitter.com/ltl_lizzielou/statuses/146001267934765056
Crystal K.
I like you on Facebook.
Crystal K.
I’m an email subscriber.
Crystal K.
0. I haven’t had the flu in awhile (knock on wood) and I just don’t call in sick. My rule is if I’m not puking (which I haven’t done in nearly 9 years) then I’m not too sick to work, lol.
Naomi
This would be a great gift. I try to keep myself healthy and when I do start to feel sick I take herbs and pray they work. Winter has arrived here already and I would love to get this basket. I also have been getting all your e-mail goodies every day and there are many
Lori S
I miss 1 or 2 days.
Thanks!
Trung Nguyen
follow and tweet: https://twitter.com/#!/cistran/status/145630309961052160
Trung Nguyen
This year, I have missed 4 days
Khahn
I don’t think I’ll miss any days from the flu, but from other illnesses, maybe two or three days the whole year.
Sara
I got a flu shot, so hopefully not many. I’ll probably at least get a cold or something though….so 2 or 3.
Marlena U.
I have missed two days of work so far due to flu symptoms. Yuck!
jennifer
tweeted per your request @fauxpaus
jennifer
fb liker (jen matthews)
jennifer
I don’t miss any days…because 1) i’m required to get a flu shot and 2) I’m in an accelerated nursing program and can’t miss classes.
Janice
FB fan / like. My FB profile:
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000826352246
Janice
e-mail subscriber
Janice
unfortunately, not too many because we only have so many sick days we can use for work… so I still go to work when I’m sick (like today)
angie
Ha, with having 2 children we miss many days for their illnesses and then theirs become ours :)
Katy P
I get the flu shot and have not had the flu- though we get colds often!
Nina K
i miss ATLEAST 3 days due to the flu =/
Denise P.
I’m a stay-at-homer, so if I’m stick I’m still working.
Jackie Griebel
Facebook fan of Bargain Briana
Jackie Griebel
Email subscriber
Jackie Griebel
I have been fortunate to never have the flu (knock on wood) so I never miss work.
Melissa Burris
I’m already getting the bargains in my inbox with your newsletter. Please enter my name in the Walgreens Wellness Basket.
Thanks,
Melissa
Connie
I like you on fb.
Connie
I’m an email subscriber.
Tonya Jordan
I put the two together, the newsletter and facebook, so now I will just say I like you on facebook
Connie
I probably miss about 2 to 3 days for myself and then another 2 to 3 days because of my son.
Tonya Jordan
and I already subcribe to your newsletter and I like you on Facebook already too
Tonya Jordan
I love Walgreens and go weekly! I am currently not working so I won’t miss any days, but generally my husband may miss 2-3 days because of sickeness
Amber
Tweeted! (@amber925)
Amber
Like you on fb
Amber
I missed three days in October when I had the flu. Luckily, I had the worst of it over the weekend or I would have missed more.
Danielle
We usually get colds throughout the winter, but the flu hits us pretty hard about once a year. Thanks for a great website! :)
Joni
This is our first year of having a school aged kid so I am concerned about missed school days!
Hope we don’t miss many!
Joni
I tweeted about the giveaway! Twitter id – Superjoku
Joni
I receive the newsletter.
Joni
I follow you on facebook!
Jennifer
I like you on fb!
Jennifer
I subscribe via e-mail!
Jennifer
I don’t ever miss work!!! I can’t. lol…I really don’t ever get real sick either though! I know, I’m lucky!
Andrea Watts
I tweeted the Following on Twitter:
Enter to win a Walgreens Wellness Basket ($100 value) @bargainbriana
Andrea Watts
I’m a Facebook Liker of Bargain Briana.
Andrea Watts
I subscribe to your FREE newsletter.
Andrea Watts
I missed two days due to the flu?
Mami2jcn
I like you on FB with my username Mary Happymommy.
Mami2jcn
I subscribe to your newsletter.
Mami2jcn
Last year my son missed a whole week of school in January because of the flu.
Ysenia Ramirez
I like you on facebook!
Ysenia Ramirez
I am an email subscriber.
Ysenia Ramirez
I don’t think I’ll be missing any days. I got a flu shot and so did all the rest of the family! I use Lysol too!
Lisa
I Love all the great information on bargains I get from you. Like you I can’t miss any days due to flu or cold. Moms just learn to work through it somehow.
Jacinda
I tweeted!!
Jacinda
I already “like” you on fb
Jacinda
I am a subscriber!!
Jacinda
I’m a stay at home mother so it looks like I won’t be missing any school or work lol
Lori Thomas
Facebook Liker of Bargain Briana(Tudor Rose)
Lori Thomas
email subscriber
Lori Thomas
2-3 days for the flu
Christine S.
I luckily don’t get the flu too often, so at most it’s a couple days a year. Colds, on the other hand…
Sheri
I am a e-mail subscriber.
Sheri
I miss around 5 days for a bad cold or the flu every year. I never get the flu, but I have had colds and sinus infections. Here’s hoping for none of the above!!!!
linda
Hope not any got a flu shot
Michelle
I don’t miss much. Maybe a day or two. Thanks!
tiff rafferty
I miss about 4 days from the flu a year!
Candice C.
Unfortunately, grad students never get a day off…sick or not! I’ve got a pretty good immune system and load up on vitamins so I can usually fight things off pretty quickly. I don’t miss work.
Jessie C.
I’d say up to four days usually.
Sue Stepp
When I taught elementary school, I ended up sick between 5 to 8 days a year. Now that I substitute, I rarely get sick because I work with older kids.
Betsy Hoff
I like Bargain Briana on Facebook
Betsy Hoff
Betsy Hoff
Usually just one or two a year!
Alison Scudder
I follow u on Facebook :)
Alison Scudder
I get ur emails!!!!
Ellen C.
I would say no more than 3 days. Thanks for the chance.
Jennifer P.
I already subscribe to the newsletter.
Jennifer P.
I don’t typically get the flu, although I catch about everything else. If I do, I try to limit myself to no more than two days off.
Selene M.
I tweeted the giveaway:
https://twitter.com/#!/smdrm/status/144585134669176832
Selene M.
I’m a Facebook Liker of Bargain Briana as Selene Montgomery
Selene M.
Since I don’t work or go to school, that would be zero. I’ve been very lucky and have not had the flu.
Amanda Y.
I hope for none! But I bet the average person misses 5 days?
sandra
subscriber
sandra
i think i miss about 10 days
jeanie
Probably 1 or 2 days! hopefully,thats all!
Renee
I am a Mom so I do not get days off just have to keep going through it.
Renee H
I think I have only missed 1 day but I would say it wasn’t the respiratory flu….more like the achiness in your joints type virus.
Yvette
I like Bargain Briana on Facebook. :)
Yvette
I’ve never been diagnosed with the flu, but do seem to feel ill or like I’m coming down with something every couple of weeks, all winter long. I often take a day off to rest at the onset of symptoms with hope that it’ll keep the worst of it at bay – so that probably amounts to four days or so between November and February. Ilk.
BuNine Kelly
I subscribe to your newsletter and like you on facebook.
I get the flu shot every year.Last year my husband and I were both sick for 10 days over Christmas.
amandasue
usually 2 or 3 days
Julie Nguy
Not too many. Maybe about 2-3 days.
APRIL HUMAR
I will probably miss at least five but usually because of my son, no me. *knock on wood*. I’ve always been afraid of the flu shot! I already receive Bargain Briana’s great deals in my inbox!
kathy
I’m a subscriber!
kathy
This year I haven’t missed any due to the flu in past years probably 3 or 4 a year.
Gina chatterson
I love you on FB!
Kindra
I miss 3 days a year of work for flu in the family!!
Gina chatterson
I miss about 10-14 days a year, way too many!
Jessica T.
I missed 2 days of work this year.
melisa
I work from home, so I don’t miss any days.
melisa
I’m a subscriber. Thank you!
Lisa A.
I’m not planning on missing any days of work due to the flu. I had the flu one time, when I was about 9 years old. I seem to be immune! :) (Hope I didn’t just jinx myself . . .)
Karla
I tweeted about the giveaway.
Karla
I had the flu a few years back and it was rough. I was out of commission for probably about 5 days.
Aubrey Cook
I am a Stay-At-Home mom and catch whatever my children bring home from school and share with me!!! I don’t miss any days of work because as a MOM you don’t get days off hahaha!!! Sick or not you still have to take care of everyone else!!! I love Walgreens!!! I could so use this basket of goodies to keep my family and I healthy!!! Thanks for all you do you are awesome!!! I subscribe to your emails and follow you on FB.
Kristi F.
I am a Facebook Liker of Bargain Briana.
Kristi F.
I don’t miss any days due to the flu, but my teenage son usually misses a few days.
Kerrie
I am a subscriber and I love Bargain Briana!
Jennifer
I don’t get sick days… I am a stay at home mom!
Kristi F.
I don’t miss any days due to the flu.
Betty
FB like Bargain Briana
betty dennis
Betty
already your faithful email subscriber!
Betty
My kids are no longer little and we do get flu shots+ each year. Not having little ones sharing germs so freely, we probably only lose 2 maybe 3 days due to flu.
Julia
I’m no longer working and since I’ve been home for a little over a year now I haven’t had any “sick” days – however I’ve had several colds just recently. When I did work I never took that much sick time.
Ann
I hope I do not get sick but the kids usually are sick at least 3-4 days each!
Michelle Macaluso
I would say 2-3 days missed for the flu
olivia
i just got hit with the flu! took me out for 4 whole days of miserable chills and cold sweats!
Kelly H.
I like you on Facebook!
Kelly H.
I miss about 1 or 2 days.
lina
i’ve already gotten the stomach flu and i missed 2 days
Chris B.
I usually take off about 3 days due to illness
Josie Voorhies
If my house gets the flu…at least 5 days missed from school/work…maybe more!
Mallory
I am a fan on facebook – this is how I knew about this giveaway :)
Mallory
Thanks for the chance to win…
Last year I had to take a week off from work due to the flu… and I had the vacination!
Diane G
I follow Bargain Briana on Facebook.
Diane G
I receive the Bargain Briana newsletter.
Diane G
Hopefully I will only miss a couple days of work. Trying to take lots of vitamins and disinfect to keep the germs down.
Kaylan
I am a facebook fan
Kaylan
I am an email subscriber
Kaylan
Probably about 2. Two too many, in my opinion!
Dawn
When I get the flu it hits me hard and I miss about three days!
eileen wilkinson
Total I would say that about 25 days (WOW) are missed in this household during flu season. I cant believe i just admitted to that! It of course cant hit all 3 of my kids at once, they each get it seperatly, so there is missed school hours and times, my husband will battle with it trying to cover it up secretly to not let me know he is sick, but then when i find out i make him stay home from work and rest, which as a guy he hates to do! And I am the mommy who is not allowed to take sick days so, but i do however get it first it seems like and is the last person to feel better :( I hate flu season! My 3 kiddos all get the shot each year but it seems to either get to them before we have a chance to get the shot or the shot fails us :( We surely couldl use this basket, help our routines stay on track this year, and not all curled up on the couch or in the bathroom :)
Crystal
None – I’ve never had the actual flu.
eileen wilkinson
i tweeted! https://twitter.com/#!/emwilkinson/status/144447855942303744 thats the link for you :) love it!
eileen wilkinson
i am already a subscriber to your emails :) my email is ewilkinson83@yahoo.com
eileen wilkinson
I already follow you on FB and have for a long time now! Thanks for all that you do!
Jessica Blevins
i wont be able to miss any days! cant afford to and being a mom you dont get days off from motherhood! lol i am aldready subscribed to ur newsletter & facebook!
Lori H
I subscribe to your newsletter and love it.
Lori H
We usually don’t get the real flu. It’s usually bronchitis, ear infections, strep, viruses….that get us. I usually miss about 5 days in the winter with my kids sick. It’s usually my youngest. When she gets sick, she’ll spike a high fever for days. :(
Jennifer Taylor
I’m typically down 2 days when I get the flu. If it goes through each of my 4 kids, we could be looking at a week & a half.
sandra
Love Walgreens! Convenient and one stop shopping…
Miss 2-3 days due to flu
Thank you Bargain Brianna!
Sandy Hansen
Des Plaines IL
Jami
I probably miss 2-3 a year
Gwen Donnelly
Between myself and my two daughters I probably miss about 5 days a year due to the flu.
Angela Bowen
I usually miss 2 or 3 days a year from work.
Jacquie
Facebook follower here!
Jacquie
I already follow by email and look forward to there arrival!
Jacquie
I, myself, can work through the sickness BUT the kids are a different story. By the time they pass it around to one another, I will miss quite a few days (Why, oh why can’t they all get sick at the same time!)
Terri Barton
I never get sick, maybe 2 days a year. So, I never miss any work.
I get your emails, have you on Fb and twitter.
https://twitter.com/#!/TakeAbyte_/status/144432021240946691
Thanks!!
Kristen
I do not work outside the home, but my kiddos are on their second day home from school with a nasty stomach bug! This basket would come in hand right about now!
Kristen
I like you on FB :)
Kristen
I follow you via email.
Kristin
I like BargainBriana on FB!
Shell Holland
Probably 2-3 days
Kristin
When I was in college, I got it every year! I probably missed a day or two of classes….
So far, I have fought it off, but I am starting to not feel so well….
Jennifer Hatfield
Every year I am probably down and out with the flu for about 2 weeks
Jennifer Ricks
If I catch the flu (hopefully I don’t) I usually miss 7-10 days of stuff.
Jennifer Hatfield
I tweeted about the giveaway https://twitter.com/#!/Mrsjen05/status/144425433465765888 as mrsjen05
Chelsea S.
I’m a Facebook “Liker”!! Unfortunately, most of this stuff would probably go to the man of the house since he just gets so much sicker than Mommy. Lol!
Tiffany Owens
I am hoping not to miss any days! Usually I do not get sick, but to be safe I will say 1 or 2.
Kay
I bet I miss about 4 days due to the flu.