2012 Product of the Year + Giveaway

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As a mother, I am always on the lookout for the best products to use for my family.  So when I heard about the 2012 Product of the Year, I was excited to spread the word on The Mommy-Files!  Now keep in mind, only a select number of products can earn the right to be 2012 Product of the Year, the ONLY consumer product award for innovation that is voted on by 50,000 real consumers!

As parents, we are  constantly looking for simplicity – with children running around the house while laundry needs to get done, dinner prepared on the table and a dog that needs attention, that’s when Product of the Year can help consumers.  The seal marks the best of the best products leading in innovation, simplicity and creativity that can help parents chose the products that are perfect for their family.   A few of this year’s winners that parents are raving about include:

Baby/Toddler Category:

  • ·         Toddler Mealtime – mOmma® by Lansinoh® Straw Cup with Dual Handles – Lansinoh Laboratories, Inc
  • ·         Toddler Oral Care – Aquafresh® Training Toothpaste – GlaxoSmithKline
  • ·         Baby Care – HUGGIES® Little Movers Slip-on Diapers – Kimberly-Clark Corporation

Pets Category:

  • ·         Pet Treats – Milk-Bone® Mini’s Dog Treats – Del Monte Foods
  • ·         Pet Health – Better Than® Bones Plus Dental – Ainsworth Pet Nutrition

Food Category:

  • ·         Snacks – Orville Redenbacher’s® Pop Up Bowl – ConAgra Foods, Inc.
  • ·         Frozen Food – Healthy Choice® Top Chef inspired Café Steamers – ConAgra Foods, Inc.

Home Category:

  • ·         Air Care – Air Wick® Flip & Fresh – Reckitt Benckiser Group
  • ·         Household Cleaning – Zero Odor® – Zero Odor, LLC
  • ·         Laundry – Wisk® Deep Clean™  – The Sun Products Corporation

For more information on the list of the 2012 Product of the Year winners, please visit www.ProductOfTheYearUSA.com.

Here is the complete list of winners:

•       Pet Treats – Milk-Bone® Mini’s Dog Treats – Del Monte Foods

•       Pet Health – Better Than® Bones Plus Dental – Ainsworth Pet Nutrition

•       Laundry – Wisk® Deep Clean

™  – The Sun Products Corporation

•       Personal Hygiene – Softsoap® brand Coconut Scrub Bar Soap – Colgate-Palmolive Company

•       Oral Care – LISTERINE® TOTAL CARE ZERO – Johnson & Johnson, Inc.

•       Professional Oral Care – Philips Zoom NiteWhite & DayWhite – Philips Oral Healthcare

•       Whitening – Colgate® Optic White – Colgate-Palmolive Company

•       Beauty Care – Clairol® Nice ‘n Easy Color Blend Foam – Procter & Gamble

•       Baby Care – HUGGIES® Little Movers Slip-on Diapers – Kimberly-Clark Corporation

•       Beverage – Sierra Mist® Natural™ – PepsiCo Inc.

•       Candy – SNICKERS® Peanut Butter Squared – Mars Chocolate North America

•       Snacks – Orville Redenbacher’s® Pop Up Bowl – ConAgra Foods, Inc.

•       Frozen Food – Healthy Choice® Top Chef inspired Café Steamers – ConAgra Foods, Inc.

•       Specialty Foods – New York Brand® Garlic Knots – T. Marzetti Company

•       Air Care – Air Wick® Flip & Fresh – Reckitt Benckiser Group

•       Toddler Mealtime – mOmma® by Lansinoh® Straw Cup with Dual Handles – Lansinoh Laboratories, Inc.

•       Toddler Oral Care – Aquafresh® Training Toothpaste – GlaxoSmithKline

•       Paint – Valspar® Spray Paint – The Valspar Corporation

•       Household Cleaning – Zero Odor® – Zero Odor, LLC

•       Insect Repellent – OFF! Deep Woods® Dry Insect Repellent – S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.

•       Skin Treatment – RetinoSyn-45 – Beauty Bioscience

•       Creamer – Coffee-mate® Natural Bliss® – Nestle USA, Inc.

About Product of the Year:

Product of the Year is the only consumer product award that rewards innovation and is voted on by real consumers. Established 25 years ago in France, POY currently operates in 32 countries with the same purpose: Guide consumers to the best products in their market and reward manufacturers for quality and innovation.  Backed by the votes of 50,000 consumers, the distinct red POY logo serves as shortcut for shoppers in the supermarket, saving them time and money. For manufacturers of the winning products, the award is a powerful marketing message proven to increase retail distribution and sales by an average of 10-15%. Product of the Year accepts entries every year from consumer packaged goods that demonstrate innovation and were launched within the previous year. Entered products are then placed into specific categories such as food, beverages, personal care, household care, etc. with a product then being chosen as a winner in its category through a nationally representative online study. For more information visit www.productoftheyearusa.com.

GIVEAWAY

1 lucky reader on The Mommy-Files will win a bag filled with 2012 Product of the Year winners!!!! (over $500 value)

WIN IT!!! (MANDATORY ENTRY)

– Tell me in a comment what 4 items on the list you are familiar with and use in your home!

EXTRA ENTRIES

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– Comment on any Non-Giveaway post on The Mommy-Files – 1 ENTRY per post comment (no limit)
– Blog about this giveaway and include the URL – 5 ENTRIES

RULES

– Contest will close at 11:59 p.m. PST on December 4th, 2012! Any entries after this time will be disqualified!
– Contest open to U.S. residents only.

I received a prize pack from 2012 Product of the Year to facilitate this review.  The giveaway is sponsored by 2012 Product of the Year.  All opinions expressed in this post are 100% mine.

The winner is #440.  Congrats to Christian A!!!

624 thoughts on “2012 Product of the Year + Giveaway”

  1. D Schmidt

    Four items I really like that are included are the Sierra Mist Natural, Aquafresh® Training Toothpaste, HUGGIES® Little Movers Slip-on Diapers and Wisk® Deep Clean

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  2. Jennifer

    talk about a great selection! We use huggies, optic white toothpaste, listerine and toddler training toothpaste daily! This would be incredible to win!

    Reply
  8. Janet W.

    We already use Orville Redenbacher’s® Pop Up Bowls, LISTERINE® TOTAL CARE ZERO, Milk-Bone® Mini’s Dog Treats, and Sierra Mist® Natural™! What great products!

    Reply
  18. sandra

    Colgate® Optic White, Orville Redenbacher’s® Pop Up Bowl, New York Brand® Garlic Knots, and Aquafresh® Training Toothpaste

    Reply
  21. Mary Beth Elderton

    My little grand-dogs like the Mini Milkbones. The Orville Redenbacher’s® Pop Up Bowls are awesome! We are trying out a tube of Colgate® Optic White. I’m loving the Coffee-mate® Natural Bliss® caramel.

    Reply
  31. Barbara M

    I know of and use these – Healthy Choice Steamers, Sierra Mist, Coffee-mate & Orville Redenbacher’s Pop Up Bowl.
    Thank you!

    Reply
  42. Steph

    The four items we use are: Colgate Optic White, Milk-Bone Mini’s Dog Treats, OFF! Deep Woods Dry Insect Repellent and Coffee-mate Natural Bliss.

    Reply
  51. Schmidty

    I use these four products from the list:
    Air Wick® Flip & Fresh
    Milk-Bone® Mini’s Dog Treats
    LISTERINE® TOTAL CARE ZERO
    Wisk Deep Clean

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  62. Sharon Rooney

    I use Milk-Bone® Mini’s Dog Treats, Wisk® Deep Clean, Coffee-mate® Natural Bliss and Orville Redenbacher’s® Pop Up Bowl

    Reply
  70. Angie

    What an awesome giveaway! We use the following items in our home:

    Orville Redenbacher’s® Pop Up Bowl
    Frozen Food – Healthy Choice® Top Chef inspired Café Steamers
    Air Wick® Flip & Fresh
    Wisk® Deep Clean™

    pricousins at aol dot com.

    Reply
  87. ellen

    We use far more than 4 on the list but here are 4 that I always have on hand:
    Coffeemate, Snickers, Sierra Mist and Milk Bones for a very spoiled dog!

    Reply
  101. Jennifer B

    OFF! Deep Woods® Dry Insect Repellent , Coffee-mate® Natural Bliss, Softsoap® brand Coconut Scrub Bar Soap and Wisk® Deep Clean

    Reply
  105. Jackie

    Milk-Bone® Mini’s Dog Treats , Orville Redenbacher’s® Pop Up Bowl , Softsoap® brand Coconut Scrub Bar Soap (love this!), and Coffee-mate® Natural Bliss
    Thank you!
    jackievillano at gmail dot com

    Reply
  111. Anne N.

    I’ve used HUGGIES® Little Movers Slip-on Diapers, Aquafresh® Training Toothpaste, Better Than® Bones Plus Dental, and Wisk® Deep Clean.

    Reply
  152. Robin O

    I am familiar with and use:

    HUGGIES® Little Movers Slip-on Diapers
    Sierra Mist® Natural™
    SNICKERS® Peanut Butter Squares
    Orville Redenbacher’s® Pop Up Bowl

    Reply
  164. clarissa

    coffee mate natural billss….bought that many times

    aqua fresh training paste is what my 1 year old uses

    colgate optic white is what I am using right now

    Reply
  186. Jennifer T.

    We use the Coffee-Mate Natural Bliss creamer, the Clairol Nice ‘n Easy Color Blend Foam, Valspar Spray Paint, and Healthy Choice Top Chef inspired Café Steamers.
    jtmagmom73(at)gmail(dot)com

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  198. Cindy Dawkins

    Orville Redenbacher’s® Pop Up Bowl – ConAgra Foods, Inc.
    Healthy Choice® Top Chef inspired Café Steamers – ConAgra Foods, Inc.
    Clairol® Nice ‘n Easy Color Blend Foam – Procter & Gamble
    OFF! Deep Woods® Dry Insect Repellent – S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.

    Reply
  215. Rebecca Orr

    We keep HUGGIES Little Movers Slip-on Diapers in our diaper bag. I really like the Whisk Deep Clean for our laundry. We love the New York Brand Garlic Knots for our meals. And the Aquafresh Training Toothpaste is a staple in our house with two kids that brush their teeth!
    bekki1820cb at gmail dot com

    Reply

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  221. Jessica Beard

    Toddler Mealtime – mOmma® by Lansinoh® Straw Cup with Dual Handles – Lansinoh Laboratories, Inc.

    • Toddler Oral Care – Aquafresh® Training Toothpaste – GlaxoSmithKline
    HUGGIES® Little Movers Slip-on Diapers – Kimberly-Clark Corporation
    Softsoap® brand Coconut Scrub Bar Soap – Colgate-Palmolive Company

    Reply
  228. Helena

    Wow! What a great collection of products! I am familiar with the OFF! Deep Woods Dry Insect Repellent, the Orville Redenbacher’s Pop Up Bowl, Wisk Deep Clean and the Milk-Bone Dog Treats! I’d love to put these products to good use at my house! Thanks!

    Reply
  246. Alicia McLean

    We use Listerine for mouth wash and also I use it to help get rid of acne!
    Palmolove is our dish soap
    with 2 kids in the house I cant even keep the nickers or candy I buy each week
    Pepsi Is the only pop we drink!

    Reply
  251. Jammie

    We use a lt of things on the list, a few are…
    Milk-Bone® Mini’s Dog Treats
    LISTERINE® TOTAL CARE ZERO
    SNICKERS® Peanut Butter Squared
    Coffee-mate® Natural Bliss®

    sweepmorey at gmail dot com

    Reply
  310. Laura Jacobson

    We use the Aquafresh® Training Toothpaste, Milk-Bone® Mini’s Dog Treats, New York Brand® Garlic Knots oh we love these, and the HUGGIES® Little Movers Slip-on Diapers!

    Reply
  318. mrsshukra

    Orville Redenbacher’s® Pop Up Bowl, Healthy Choice® Top Chef inspired Café Steamers, SNICKERS® Peanut Butter Squared and Coffee-mate Natural Bliss!

    Reply
  330. Stacey B

    We love the Snickers Peanut Butter Squared, my husband and I use the Colgate Optic White, Ive yet to try the Huggies Little Mover Slip Ons but when my son is old enough I plan on trying them out.. we also LOVE the NY Brand Garlic Knots

    Reply
  372. Karen Medlin

    HUGGIES Little Movers Slip-on Diapers,
    Wisk Deep Clean,
    OFF! Deep Woods Dry Insect Repellent,
    Coffee-mate® Natural Bliss

    Reply
  405. Jen F

    We use quite a few of these products, such as Aquafresh® Training Toothpaste, Orville Redenbacher’s® Pop Up Bowl, OFF! Deep Woods® Dry Insect Repellent and Valslpar paint.

    Reply
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  528. Kate F.

    I’m use Milk Bone Mini’s Dog Treats, Listerine mouthwash, OFF! Deep Woods Dry Insect Repellent, and SNICKERS Peanut Butter Squared.

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  562. Carmen

    We use the Aquafresh Training Toothpaste, OFF! Deep Woods, Sierra Mist Natural and used to use the Milk Bone treats when we had a dog

    Reply
  582. Deanna

    I’m familiar with and use New York Brand® Garlic Knots, Orville Redenbacher’s® Pop Up Bowl, Sierra Mist® Natural and SNICKERS® Peanut Butter Squared in my home.

    Reply

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