Nov 16 2008

Win a Bathtub Full of Cereal

I love cereal. Who doesn’t? From Fruit Loops to Cheerios everybody remembers chowing down their favorite cereal as a child. I have never really gotten over my love for cereal, I love it so much that it provided the inspiration for the very first Ted.me super promotional happiness giveaway.

Win a bathtub full of cereal

Win a Bathtub of Cereal and Help a Family in Need

A box of cereal is good… but 52 boxes of cereal is better. That is enough to fill a bathtub (trust me, I know). The winner of this promotion will nab themselves 52 boxes of their favorite cereal. You can choose to bathe in your winnings, or simply consume a box of cereal a week for a year like a normal person. But it gets better…you can help families in need in the process. If I get over 500 unique comments on this post (up to 2 per person) not only will the winner get 52 boxes of cereal, I will also donate 52 boxes of cereal to our local food bank. Everyone wins.

How to Enter

Each person can enter up to 2 times, once via their blog and once via twitter.

Enter with your blog. To enter with your blog simply write a short post including one of the promotional images or video below and link back to this post. Please make sure you drop the URL of your post in the comments.


Win a Bathtub Full of Cereal from Ted Murphy on Vimeo.

Enter with Twitter. To enter with Twitter simply tweet this out “RT @tedmurphy is giving away a bathtub full of cereal. Help a family in need http://urlbrief.com/0910d7″

Rules and How the Winner is Chosen

Each post and tweet will be assigned a number in a spreadsheet. I will pick a number at random live on a special edition of TedTube on November 24th. You have until midnight EST November 23rd to enter via your blog or Twitter. If the winner lives outside of the U.S. they will receive $200 via PayPal in lieu of cereal (sorry, I can’t ship all that cereal internationally)

This is a private promotion and not associated with any company. It’s just little old me having some fun and helping people out.

What’s your favorite cereal!?!

I would have to go with Cheerios or Fruity Pebbles.

Updated: The making of video


Making a Bathtub Full of Cereal from Ted Murphy on Vimeo.

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  1. MLDina said on November 16th, 2008 at 1:17 pm

    Only you, Ted! I will gladly re-tweet, and donate my boxes as well if I win. Great cause!

  2. Egg Noodles said on November 16th, 2008 at 1:18 pm

    Big respect for the creativity :)

  3. Richard Kligman said on November 16th, 2008 at 1:22 pm

    Fruity Pebbles or coco puffs probably would have made more sense for the bath :)

    seriously funny stuff. Good luck with the campaign

  4. Tim Jones said on November 16th, 2008 at 1:26 pm

    Unreal, Ted. You never cease to amaze me as to how far you will go. I’m with Dina, I’ll donate my boxes if I win and will have to make a post this week. Great promo video, Ted.

  5. Ian Fernando said on November 16th, 2008 at 1:30 pm

    nice contest - bathing in cheeeerios…. lol - what if I get lucky charms the marshmellows may melt in the milk - might be bathing in marsh mellows instead

  6. Charity said on November 16th, 2008 at 1:31 pm

    I re-tweeted for you. (darkfaerie) If I win I’d donate the boxes as well - a) I don’t have room for them and b) I think it’s a great idea to donate.

  7. Ted Murphy said on November 16th, 2008 at 1:32 pm

    I am loving that people are volunteering to donate their winnings. Great stuff!

  8. Shawn Collins said on November 16th, 2008 at 1:35 pm

    Well done, Ted. You are, indeed, a cereal entrepreneur.

    I’m crazy for the Cap’n Crunch with Crunch Berries, but like the other altruistic cereal fans, if I win, I’d want to give my cereal take to charity, too.

    Also, I am hoping to get some reassurance that the Cheerios in your tub won’t be repackaged for the food bank!

  9. Bryn Youngblut said on November 16th, 2008 at 1:36 pm

    Haha great idea Ted. I might just have to make a post about this for a great marketing idea.

  10. Ted Murphy said on November 16th, 2008 at 1:37 pm

    @Shawn Collins:
    I like to eat Cap’n Crunch with Crunch Berries and leave all the Crunch Berries for last.

  11. corrin said on November 16th, 2008 at 1:50 pm

    My favorite ceral is Lucky Charms and I’d love do donate 51 boxes to my local food bank…I just want to keep 1 box to celebrate the win.

    Totally twittered and I’m going to blog.

  12. Susan Payton, The Marketing Eggspert said on November 16th, 2008 at 2:04 pm

    What is wrong with you? Ted, you’re crazy.

    I love Raisin Bran Crunch and I’m down the street from Izea, so you wouldn’t have to pay shipping!!

  13. Missy Ward said on November 16th, 2008 at 2:06 pm

    To quote a line in my favorite Quaker Oatmeal commercial…”It’s a good to do and a tasty way to do it!”

    I’ll see your 52 boxes and I will raise you 52 boxes. If you get the posts you need, I will also donate an additional 52 boxes to the food bank of your choice!

    I’ll get a post going shortly.

  14. Courtney said on November 16th, 2008 at 2:13 pm

    This is perfect Ted! I have 3 favorites: Quaker Natural Granola, Oats, Honey & Raisins, Rice Chex, and Golden Grahams.

    If I win, I’ll take your 52 boxes plus 52 of each of my other two favorites down to the Road Runner Foodbank.

  15. corrin said on November 16th, 2008 at 2:13 pm

    I’ve got my post up, Ted.

    While I can’t donate a box of cereal for each week of the year, if you get our 500 comments, I’ll donate a box for each month to my local food bank.

    I think we should pick a day to all donate and call it National Cereal Bloggers Day!

    http://corrinrenee.com/2008/11/16/win-a-bathtub-full-of-cereal/

  16. Mark Krupinski said on November 16th, 2008 at 4:04 pm

    Kashi Bro, Kashi….

    Great blog and great cause….

  17. Ted Murphy said on November 16th, 2008 at 4:37 pm

    @Missy Ward:
    I am loving that Missy!

  18. Craig Murphy said on November 16th, 2008 at 5:21 pm

    I am pratial to Count Chocula

  19. Jennifer said on November 16th, 2008 at 5:31 pm

    Oh my goodness, Ted, you are so not right. LOL Saw these pics in my flickr and had to come see what it was about. I want to know… is that a cereal and milk bath, or cereal and water? And are you wearing pants?

    This is an awesome idea though! I can’t say that there’s a single cereal I’d want to eat 52 boxes of… right now I’m eating mostly Rice Chex because they’re gluten free.

  20. dew said on November 16th, 2008 at 5:53 pm

    Tweeted!

  21. Karen said on November 16th, 2008 at 6:06 pm

    Why am I not surprised to see these pictures? What a great idea, Ted! I’m with the others and would donate if I win. I blogged about it.

  22. akeorlando said on November 16th, 2008 at 6:10 pm

    Don’t…know…what…to…think.

  23. Laurie said on November 16th, 2008 at 6:13 pm

    What a fabulous idea! I really admire you for always coming up with ways to give back to the community. Those pictures are hilarious. I sent out a tweet, and also have posted about your contest on my blog. I hope you quickly reach 500 comments: http://laviedelaurie.com/2008/11/16/win-52-boxes-of-your-favorite-cereal/

  24. Joe Griffin said on November 16th, 2008 at 6:35 pm

    Ted, you’re a sick man.

  25. Lynne said on November 16th, 2008 at 6:37 pm

    Well, this is certainly a unique and creative idea! Not surprising coming from you! I’m not sure if I can pick just one, but if I had to, I’d probably go with Cap’n Crunch. My daughter might want Life though!

    http://sewingmom.com/2008/11/16/win-cereal-and-help-a-family-in-need/

  26. alexis said on November 16th, 2008 at 6:59 pm

    nothing better than Vanilla Almond Special K!!!
    though… if i were choosing a cereal for bathing in, i’d probably go with cheerios too…

  27. Heather in Beautiful BC said on November 16th, 2008 at 7:00 pm

    Very creative Ted - as always!!!

    I hope you ate all the cereal before getting out of the tub… but just so you know, I’m NOT coming to your house for breakfast!

    I retweeted and will be glad to donate my prize too if I win!

  28. BenSpark said on November 16th, 2008 at 7:07 pm

    Ted, once again you inspire me, and yet I’m not inspired to eat cheerios at the moment, I wonder why. But I am inspired to enter your contest and I’ve posted on The BenSpark, about this outrageous and very cool contest. http://www.benspark.com/win-a-bathtub-full-of-cereal.html

  29. BenSpark said on November 16th, 2008 at 7:15 pm

    Ted, here is my Twitter. http://twitter.com/BenSpark/status/1008953479 and for the hell of it I posted this to Facebook as well. The diggs and stumbles are not far behind. I know they don’t get me more entries but they will get word out about this awesome contest.

    Also I will donate 1/2 my winnings to a local charity. I could use the cheerios too. We are not all high rollers. So now that I entered the first ever Ted.me contest I hope that you stop over and enter my photo frame one.

  30. Michael Brito said on November 16th, 2008 at 7:24 pm

    haha .. completely over the top!!

  31. Lisa said on November 16th, 2008 at 7:59 pm

    Tweet and we like Kix, Frosted Flakes, and a ton of other cereals.

  32. Melissa Likes To Ramble said on November 16th, 2008 at 10:51 pm

    I love anything chocolate!! Forget the healthy stuff!! I would have to keep a box or two for posterity and then donate the rest. Dude, you’re awesome!

  33. Cynthia said on November 17th, 2008 at 7:11 am

    oooo boy now that looks like a weird bath! Not sure I’ll enter the contest, I’m not THAT crazy about cereal, though I do like the idea of helping the homeless!

  34. Igor The Troll said on November 17th, 2008 at 7:14 am

    Death by Cerial. Great Stuff! ;-)

  35. Greg Rollett said on November 17th, 2008 at 7:30 am

    Tweeted it out! Will also be donating my winnings! I think it would be a great addition to the Rock For Hunger Thanksgiving breakfast feeding in downtown Orlando. Thanks Ted for giving back, it really makes you a rockstar.

  36. Randy Mountz said on November 17th, 2008 at 7:31 am

    What a creative concept for a great cause. I actually love oatmeal does that count? Instant is fine. I would donate my winnings to charity.

  37. Carri said on November 17th, 2008 at 7:35 am

    You’d think by now, this kind of stuff would cease to surprise me, but this is…. wow, crazy in the most awesome way possible. I love it! Oh, and I’m a Frosted Mini Wheats girl.

  38. Karina Vedder said on November 17th, 2008 at 7:51 am

    I love eating cereal for dinner. I’ll definitely donate my share if I win. :) Nice give away.

  39. Dave Carey said on November 17th, 2008 at 7:54 am

    Great idea, Ted!!! Way to go!!!

  40. Elizabeth said on November 17th, 2008 at 8:29 am

    My Tweet- http://twitter.com/Table4Five

  41. Kitzzy said on November 17th, 2008 at 8:36 am

    Great idea. I love the pics! Here is to helping a family in need.

  42. Diana said on November 17th, 2008 at 9:58 am

    Great idea! Here’s my blog post about it: http://single.today.com/2008/11/17/win-a-bathtub-full-of-cereal/

  43. tanyetta said on November 17th, 2008 at 10:05 am

    love this.

  44. Shelly said on November 17th, 2008 at 10:08 am

    I love this idea. I love Captain Crunch Peanut Butter Crunch. With 52 boxes I will even have enough to share with the kids, lol. I will give 45 boxes to our local food bank if I win!

  45. Adam Mory said on November 17th, 2008 at 10:26 am

    you have officially ruined cereal for me. Talk about a carb overload.

  46. Shelly said on November 17th, 2008 at 11:06 am

    Just finished my post.
    http://mommyto2.bravejournal.com/entry/29398

  47. Andrea McMann said on November 17th, 2008 at 11:28 am

    How cool! I heard about your contest through Elizabeth @ Table4Five.net. I blogged here: http://chocolatefingerprints.net/?p=631

    My fave cereal is probably Peanut Butter Cap’N Crunch.

  48. Andrea McMann said on November 17th, 2008 at 11:29 am

    I also tweeted. My twitter username is andreamcmann

  49. Naomi said on November 17th, 2008 at 11:51 am

    Wow. Seriously. Wow. I would go with Peanut Butter Bumpers, myself.

  50. Julie said on November 17th, 2008 at 12:49 pm

    @JustJulie just twittered about your contest you weirdo.

  51. Julie said on November 17th, 2008 at 12:50 pm

    And I blogged about it: http://www.juliesjournal.com/2008/11/17/win-a-bathtub-full-of-cereal/

    I’ll be donating the cereal if I win also :)

  52. John Lynn said on November 17th, 2008 at 1:06 pm

    You never cease to amaze me Ted. I tweeted it and asked where the speedo was http://twitter.com/techguy/status/1010113471

  53. Alexander Schek said on November 17th, 2008 at 1:33 pm

    I would love to see a cleanup video …. ;)

  54. Val Murphy said on November 17th, 2008 at 2:06 pm

    That’s MY boy! Son, your creative genius never ceases to amaze me! Remember-NO SUGAR!…you know what it does to you!

  55. suni said on November 17th, 2008 at 2:45 pm

    totally tweeted

  56. Ariel said on November 17th, 2008 at 3:18 pm

    Hilariousness! Spread the cereal love.

  57. Maureen said on November 17th, 2008 at 3:18 pm

    Hey Ted,
    This is great- quirky and fun….but a good cause. Looks like people are sharing this link—- I found it on someone’s blog!

  58. Missy Ward said on November 17th, 2008 at 3:50 pm

    @Ted Murphy:

    Post done: http://missyward.com/2008/11/17/win-a-years-worth-of-cereal-from-ted-murphy/

  59. Todd Crawford said on November 17th, 2008 at 3:52 pm

    mmm…cereal, i can haz a spoon?

  60. Barbara Baker said on November 17th, 2008 at 3:54 pm

    What a sensational giveaway!!!!!!
    I have had the pleasure of entering this giveaway by blogging about it and posting the video on my site:
    http://www.bananasandberries.com

    Thanks for the opportunity!!!
    -Barb :)

  61. HB said on November 17th, 2008 at 3:54 pm

    You’re a Fruit Loop for Life. But Cherrios on your Quest to put Honey Bunch’s Of O’s in the hands of the needy.

  62. Barbara Baker said on November 17th, 2008 at 4:01 pm

    I tweeted the giveaway over at twitter:
    https://twitter.com/barbarabaker

    Thanks again…I’ve got my two entries in now, so all I’ve got to do is cross my fingers and hope I win so I don’t have to buy anymore for a while :)
    -Barb :)

  63. Andrea - Red Knows How said on November 17th, 2008 at 4:47 pm

    I totally just blogged about it. I’d love a years worth of Cinnamin Toast Crunch. Yummy!

  64. Andrea - Red Knows How said on November 17th, 2008 at 4:48 pm

    I just Twitter-ed it too, because everyone must know about this great giveaway!

  65. Erin Kuzma said on November 17th, 2008 at 9:04 pm

    Wow, I thought I was the only one who consumed more than 2 boxes of cereal a week! Ted you unknownly united all of the cereal loving people in the world! God bless you cereal-loving heart Ted <3

  66. Erin Kuzma said on November 17th, 2008 at 9:13 pm

    Special K w/ red berries all the way!!

  67. Karrine said on November 17th, 2008 at 10:54 pm

    This is the BEST blog contest I have seen all year!

    I am a Honey Nut O girl myself and if I win I would like all my cereal donated to your local Womens Transition Centre :)

  68. Mik said on November 18th, 2008 at 1:49 am

    Lucky Charms are my favorites, anyhoo, you crazy guy I posted on my blog http://slightlymordant.com/blog/2008/11/18/win-a-bathtub-full-of-cereal/

    If I win you can donate my cereal along with yours to the food bank.

  69. BK said on November 18th, 2008 at 3:07 am

    Not so much of joining the contest. But I want to be part of the 500 unique comments that can earn 52 boxes of cereal for your local food bank. :)

  70. Tracy said on November 18th, 2008 at 9:25 am

    What a creative idea!

  71. Eric said on November 18th, 2008 at 9:27 am

    Cinnamon Toast Crunch is my favorite cereal, interestingly enough the latest episode of Radiolab features some cereal type discussions:http://blogs.wnyc.org/radiolab/2008/11/18/choice/

  72. Laura said on November 18th, 2008 at 12:01 pm

    My kids’ favorite cereal is Honeynut Cheerios, and if I should win, I’m keeping it all. Muwahaha! Hey, we go through a TON of cereal with five kids! By the way, my kids are tripping out on your pictures! I should have video’d their reaction to seeing you in the bathtub ‘o cereal. They want to know if you’re naked in there. (P.S. the rest of us DO NOT want to know the answer to that.)

  73. Kate said on November 18th, 2008 at 1:24 pm

    Kashi Strawberry Fields cereal!

  74. cady said on November 18th, 2008 at 1:56 pm

    what an awesome contest! my favorite cereal is strawberry frosted mini wheats. i twittered (cadifi) and blogged about it.

    http://journey1000words.com/?p=2408

  75. Amy Rodriguez said on November 18th, 2008 at 2:28 pm

    Good stuff Ted! One of my not so healthy faves is Reese Puffs, holy smokes…good times. Cheerios are most days.

  76. Justin Immel said on November 18th, 2008 at 2:42 pm

    Oddly this isnt the weirdest thing I have seen today…

  77. Dan Rua said on November 18th, 2008 at 2:56 pm

    great idea…just promise me it’s not the same cereal from the video!

  78. Ramanujam said on November 18th, 2008 at 4:44 pm

    Ted, you are supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!!

    Huh! I just wanted to use that word!! As always crazy pics !
    I just tweeted it

    http://twitter.com/ramanujam/status/1011984166

  79. imeen said on November 18th, 2008 at 5:27 pm

    Ted, I mean no disrispect to you. Your post is very creative and this is funny, but at the same time I am also disgusted at what I see in this post of yours. You wasted 52 boxes of cereal! And how could someone have done that? There are people starving, begging for food, and that would do anything to get that food and you’re playing with it???? Playing with foood and wasting it?? Just because you’re going to donated it to your local food store as well doesn’t make it right. You wasted that food and yea. Dude I have a lot of respect for ya, but this really pisses me off.

  80. Romil Patel said on November 18th, 2008 at 11:11 pm

    Ted! You put the fun back into running a company. Like Google =P Fun stuff having a cereal giveaway!

  81. Tim Jones said on November 19th, 2008 at 1:20 pm

    @Shawn Collins:
    “cereal entrepreneur” HA HA HA - - you’re killing me Shawn! /sarcasm

    I noticed that Ted did not confirm in his reply to you that he would not repackage the “used” Cheerios…..interesting…..

  82. Shawn Collins said on November 19th, 2008 at 3:43 pm

    @Tim Jones:

    Don’t hate on me just because I know how to bring the funny.

    “Cereal entrepreneur” was way funnier that the stuff on your favorite show, Two and a Half Men.

  83. Cindy said on November 19th, 2008 at 3:46 pm

    What a great contest! Thanks for doing this, Ted. If I win, I’ll donate my cereal to my local food bank too.

    My favorite cereal is definitely Rice Chex, and I like Frosted Krispies when I take a notion for a sweet cereal.

    I blogged at http://www.fencedinfamily.com/blog/?p=277

  84. Cindy said on November 19th, 2008 at 3:47 pm

    I tweeted for you! My username is FencedinFamily. Thanks again!

  85. Matt Chilcote said on November 19th, 2008 at 7:13 pm

    I’ve added the link to my blog too, check it out: http://www.mattchilcote.com/post/60608955/ok-this-is-just-funny-there-is-a-guy-here-in

  86. Laurie said on November 19th, 2008 at 8:49 pm

    Looks like you’re narrowing in on 100 comments! Just wanted to come back with my second to help get you to 500!

  87. Yukonruby said on November 20th, 2008 at 10:25 pm

    What a sweeeet idea. Mini-Wheats are my favourite!

  88. Ludvig Beeth-oven said on November 21st, 2008 at 7:09 am

    we continue to ask the question - is there a cure for baldness? in adam mory’s case i sure hope so!

  89. Kelito said on November 21st, 2008 at 7:19 am

    I love me some Kashi cereal, I think Ill pass on the cheerios for a while ;-)

  90. Jeff Peak said on November 21st, 2008 at 7:22 am

    Great idea Ted… I guess I’m more of a Cap’n Crunch type of dude…. Although, with enough sugar… and sliced bananas… cheerios can bring the thunder!!

  91. Trevor said on November 21st, 2008 at 7:25 am

    If I win I’m donating my winnings as well.

  92. Phoebe Legere said on November 21st, 2008 at 7:28 am

    Genius.

  93. Sue said on November 21st, 2008 at 7:40 am

    I will retweet this today and also I will donate my boxes if I win, not a huge fan of cereal and seeing you in a tub full…well…kind of gross…not you just the cereal. ;)

  94. Josef Katz said on November 21st, 2008 at 7:45 am

    Cheerios and Fruit Loops float so they work well in the tub. Try taking that picture with Raisin Bran…

    BTW- Whole, Skim, Or Soy Milk?

    Great promotion and the Twitter message has been sent.

  95. Pierre Fregeau said on November 21st, 2008 at 7:45 am

    Hope milk was at room temperature!

    Great cause… You can give winnings to a deserving family.

  96. Trisha Lyn Fawver said on November 21st, 2008 at 6:03 pm

    If we win we get cereal that hasn’t been swum in, right? ;)

  97. Nate Whitehill said on November 22nd, 2008 at 9:22 pm

    I just entered the contest and I promise to donate the cereal to a food bank if I win! :) Go Ted!

  98. Joshua said on November 23rd, 2008 at 2:26 am

    Ted, I told some people about you:

    http://joshuadenney.com/bringing-karma-back/

    I guess if I win, I will be getting $200. If I win, I’ll figure a good way for it to be used for charitable cause.

  99. Emil Wisch said on November 23rd, 2008 at 2:47 am

    I’d definitely donate. How does a bathtub full of cereal and human oils, etc. smell? How did you smell when you got out?

  100. Michelle said on November 23rd, 2008 at 3:12 am

    I both Twittered (username Zengrrl) and blogged about this contest (http://zengrrl.com/?p=174). I figure better late than never, right? LOL

    As for cereal faves, right now I’d have to go with blueberry muffin mini-wheats or frosted rice krispies, though I also dig granola mixed with cornflakes.

  101. Ted Murphy said on November 23rd, 2008 at 4:13 am

    @Emil Wisch:
    I would have to say not so good.

  102. DJ Waldow said on November 23rd, 2008 at 6:48 am

    Truly awesome. Your kids looked like they had a blast in the “making of…” Great to see people smiling, laughing, and all for a good cause. Well played.

    Rock on.

    dj

  103. GardenofThoughts said on November 23rd, 2008 at 12:24 pm

    What a fun / unique contest ted. I’ve created my post, hope I win. http://www.gardenofthoughts.blorc.com/2008/11/22/win-a-bathtub-full-of-cereal/

  104. Kenna Rogers said on November 23rd, 2008 at 2:17 pm

    I would love to know where this idea originated! So much fun!

  105. Christopher Schmitt said on November 23rd, 2008 at 7:01 pm

    Posted a link to the contest on my blog along with other photos of people in a tub of food.

  106. Jeff Wetherington said on November 23rd, 2008 at 8:29 pm

    Posted a blog entry with the link and twittered the tweet as requested.

    http://the-word-of-jeff.blogspot.com/2008/11/win-bathtub-full-of-cereal.html

  107. Rita A. said on November 23rd, 2008 at 9:46 pm

    It would have been more fun with a cereal like Lucky charms. More colorful.

  108. randy hu said on November 24th, 2008 at 12:49 am

    I hope no one dies from this promotion because this would be known as a cereal killer.

  109. Tamar Weinberg said on December 10th, 2008 at 7:18 am

    Ted, you are a crazy man. Where