http://www.merriershopping.com/

Description:
Do you think that you could run an incredible blog about holiday shopping? If so, enter the Merrier Shopping Expert Contest from GGP Properties for your chance to win a shopping spree, a camera, a trip to Chicago, and even the chance to write (and be paid for) a shopping blog leading up to the holiday shopping season.

Eligibility:
USA, 21+

Start Date:
July 26, 2010

End Date:
September 10, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. CT

Entry Frequency:
One time per person.

Sweepstakes Prizes:
Grand Prize: $1,000 in Shop Etc. gift cards, a Kodak zi8 video camera, and a 3-day trip for 2 to Chicago. (ARV: $4,100)

Semi-Finalist Prizes (2): $250 in Shop Etc. gift cards. (ARV: $250)

Additional Comments:
To enter, submit a sample blog post that shows your shopping savvy in 500 words or less, along with a picture of yourself and answers to the Additional Component Questions from the website.
Entries will be judged on the basis of Gift Giving Savvy (40%), Creativity and Originality (30%), Humor & Entertainment (30%), and Additional Component Points (10%).

If the sponsor opts to provide the grand-prize winner with the opportunity to become the Merrier Shopping Expert, the winner could receive $3,000 ($50 a day, each day from November 1 through December 31, 2010) for writing blog posts.

The grand-prize winner can choose to receive $2,000 in Shop Etc. gift cards instead of the trip to Chicago.