Canuck Place Gift of Time Gala: Kristian’s Story 
Handsfree Headset Giveaway
At the beginning of 2010 new rules came into effect under BC’s Motor Vehicle Act.
As of January 1st, 2010 drivers caught talking on a hand-held device will be subject to fines — this means no texting or emailing as well. British Columbians have a 31-day grace period before fines will start to be handed out to violators as of February 1st.
My friend John Biehler was interviewed about handsfree options for your phone so that you can still talk while on the road. If you don’t have your headset yet, you still have a few days to convert and Metropolis at Metrotown can help you out.
Metropolis at Metrotown will be running a ‘Hands-free, Hassle-free’ initiative from January 22-30, 2010.
“Safety ambassadors, dressed in official uniform, engaging with the public in parking lots at Metropolis at Metrotown and handing out “ticketsâ€, which are actually coupons for headsets.
Blackberry coupons will be handed out and can be accessed online, offering a $20 in store rebate on the purchase of a BlackBerry® Visor Mount Speakerphone VM-605 and a $10 in store rebate on the purchase of a BlackBerry® HS-500 Wireless Headset at Metrotown.”
They have also offered me 12 headsets to give away to my readers. Over the next 12 days (until the new rule becomes enforced) I will be giving away a handsfree headset to one reader every day.
Prize details:
BlackBerry® HS-500 Wireless Headset, retail value $79.99 USD, works with any Bluetooth-enabled phone.
How to enter to win:
Leave a comment on this post on the day you would like to win. For example, to win today’s headset, leave a comment now. To win tomorrow’s (if your name wasn’t drawn today) come back and leave a comment on this post tomorrow. All approved comments (and trackbacks) on this post over the next 12 days are eligible.
Good luck & safe driving!
Fine print: Daily winners will be notified by email. Winners may only win once. Since I will be shipping out all headsets myself, I’m sorry but I must limit this contest to residents of BC only.
January 22nd winner: Olivia
January 23rd winner: Ari
January 24th winner: Ed
January 25th winner: Greg W
January 26th winner: Andy L
January 27th winner: Kim
January 28th winner: Peter L
January 29th winner: Teresa
January 30th winner: Jason
January 31st winner: Penny
February 1st winner: Jen
February 2nd winner: Gil
Thanks to everyone for entering the contest, and a big huge thanks to those who came back daily. Hopefully this has raised some awareness about using a handsfree device with your phone if you’re driving.
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Here is my comment: stop talking or texting while driving. You are an accident waiting to happen!
I would love to win so that the emergency calls from my market managers don’t cause an emergency for me while driving.
Also “yeah free stuff!”
hate to admit it but this is a good law. would love to win the BT headset
I think texting and driving is horrible. Phone to ear, not so much. This month I’ve been talking as much as possible on my phone while driving as a silent protest not to the idea and message but to how the law is written. What happened to common sense and people taking responsibility for their own actions. If you get in an accident while texting, make the penalties so severe that nobody will ever do it.
Hope I get the headset…
Cheers.
I feel like such a rebel using my hand-held “illegally”
Maybe I should start using the hands free by next month.
Nanny state for the win!
I would love to win , today is my 45th birthday and it would cheer me up and give me something to brag about
thanks !
Great contest – especially as I just lost my ancient motorola ear piece.
This law has been too long coming.
There are too many distractions as it is – how am I supposed to shave AND hold my phone. 😉 lol j/k
Win me a headset!
I would love to win a new bluetooth headset
Hi Rebecca! I think I really need this headset because I just got back from vacation, had no clue the new rules were in effect and got a ticket yesterday =( sigh.. A hands-free device would device is a must now for me!
Thanks =)
Be smart!
I’d love a headset! I’m not answering my cell phone in the car anymore and it’s kind of defeating the purpose of having it!
Given that my wife was nearly hit by someone who was texting while driving yesterday, this is suddenly an “oh yeah, that’s a good law” for us. So while us having a new handsfree won’t help that driver, I still definitely would want one 🙂
This law came into effect in the UK a while back and has been a success. To me there is a grey area as to whether it is the function of using the phone while driving or the conversation that is the distraction. Either way should it be illegal to change radio station on your stereo, insert a CD, change track etc… and should it not be illegal to have a conversation with a passenger both of which are similar to both functions of using a cell phone while driving.
I agree with the law but all it is really doing is stopping you from putting your hand to your ear to hold the phone really.
Yes please!
i know i am leaving the province soon – but it’d make a great early birthday gift for my little brother!
Sweet giveaway, good luck to everyone!!!
I’d like to try to win one. It would come in very handy (or not as the case is). 🙂
I’d really like to enter this contest, but hang on the light just changed…
Just kidding of course. When you’re driving, you should be driving! Hopefully a hands free device makes talking and driving no more distracting than a conversation with a real human being in the car.
a headset would be great. glad this is finally a law.
Now if there were only a way for hands free texting 🙂
Not that I need or want to win, but this is totally a great contest (and along the lines of Preventable!) 🙂
Please fee my hands! My feet are still trapped, though.
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It’ll be great to have a new Bluetooh device!! 🙂 Thank you for the awesome contests.
Looking forward to not being on the lookout for police while driving and phoning!
I’ll throw my hat into the mix 🙂 Thanks in advance.
I’d love to get my hands on a bluetooth headset! Thanks 🙂
I would love a hands free for my car
Please get all the drive-talkers off the road (or at least with a new bluetooth headset!).
I’ve been meaning to get one anyway. Great contest.
The speakerphone function on my phone is good but a BT headset would be better.
I want to win! Though isn’t putting a bluetooth headset up to your ear supposedly like strapping a microwave to your head 😉
Great contest idea!
Would love to win! I love this idea.
just one more step at keeping all of our loved one safe on the road!!
Since Jan 1 I’ve definitely seen a lot less people driving around on their phone and it’s been nice to see.
I think this is such an excellent contest idea.
Put me in the running
Sign me up! It would definitely be useful.
If I win one o these I promise not to talk and laugh obnoxiously on the bus…
I love being a safe driver and having other safe drivers on the road.
Okay, I’ll enter and be good (and legal) 🙂
This is a great rule. I can’t believe how many times I’ve seen drivers on their cell phones breaking traffic rules.
Whenever I’m driving I have an urge to pick up the phone and talk to someone…it saves so much time to call someone while running your errands. I use to do that all the time but now I’d rather not get a ticket so I’ve been refraining from making calls in my car. If I have a headset I will be able to multi-task again! 🙂
Awesome, I’m in! 🙂
I decided to take a look around while I was driving around the other day, it’s surprising how many people are still talking and texting while driving.
Excellent, this will stop me from crashing… oh wait… i’d better stop talking!
I would love to win!
This would really come in handy!!
I’m not sure if hands-free headset will completely solve the problem. In my opinion, your focus is still distracted a lot when talking to someone on the phone (as opposed to talking to the passengers).
I really would like to win this.
Great initiative! Count me in.
oo lala headset !
Common sense should have prevailed ages ago… headsets for all!
I really need one but don’t have the spare shekels right now. Hope I win!
A headset for safety and to comply with the law!
I need to have one.
just in time.
thank for this reminder.
timely advise.
I don’t have one yet.
Love to win!
It’s about time this became the law.
yup, definitely need this headset !
Day 2 good luck everyone!!!
This law is already in effect in Ontario, with a similar grace period I think until February. It think it will be very difficult to change people’s habits concerning electronic device use while driving. We’ve had our 11th pedestrian casualty in Toronto yesterday in the past 10 days. I wonder how much device use (by the motorist and pedestrian) contributed to this. Good law, hard to enforce though.
Please count me in. Thanks.
Nice prize!
January 23,2010… 20 more days!
Would love to win!
Any time I see a driver do something really stupid, the first thing I do is check to see if they are on their phone…. and they almost always are!
I’d love that heads set, cuz I have a long commute!
i think i do need a handsfree device
This is such an excellent contest idea.
Smile for me sing to me Melancholy Blue,
I want you i want you my Melancholy bluetooth!
Song by Serena Ryder
Although I don’t drive, hands free would be so helpful for my work.
I didn’t win yesterday! Maybe today is my lucky day!
It’s the era for hands-free technology!
I’ve got my bluetooth, but still need to get hubby hooked up(for a just in case – he never uses his phone while driving)
I need one of these. Keep forgeting about the law…
this is great! love that you have these giveaways!
Awesome – count me in!
Would love to win todays headset. Great draw. Thanks!
Sure, why not. Useful promo. BTW, no hyphen in “prorogue.”
I didn’t win…so re-entering for todays draw!
I’d love a headset. Count me in too!
I would love to win one!
I’d love a headset. Count me in!
Watching a movie while driving is still okay, right? As long as it’s not hand-held is my understanding.
nevermind that all the studies show using handsfree is just as dangerous… using a phone handsfree or the standard way (or texting/e-mailing) is only slightly more dangerous than driving 3 sheets to the wind drunk.
It’s disturbing that they make it out to be a safer alternative – only thing safer is you won’t get a ticket.
Need to get bluetooth. Thanks for the contest
Will definitely need to re-adjust. This is a cool campaign to remind people of the new rule.
I’d love to win one, too, even though the headpiece is likely worth more money than my car…
Cheers from an occasional reader,
Nathan
This would come in very handy!
Count me in!
definitely need one. Thanks.
need a bluetooth! thx
Safety first! I’d love to win the Bluetooth device.
love to win one.
Thanks for the contest!
Banning hand held device is a good start. Stop talking and focusing on the road will be an altimate goal.
good campaign. I’ve seen women applying makeup while driving…..
I can’t juggle a latté and text at the same time! I NEED that headset!
ok – I don’t drink (anything) and drive, and I certainly can’t text and drive at the same time, but a headset would be very welcome.
comment!
I still have the urge to answer when my Pre rings…this might help me kick the addiction.
Jan. 23 entry
I would love a Bluetooth; looking forward to this giveaway
I have been thinking of buying a blue tooth; this could be teh answer!
I never seem to have a chance in hell at winning anything but hey why not try.
I love the new rule out.
wow i really need one of theses
I commented this while I’m driving o_O
Just kidding!
I’m texting this right now as I’m cruising around downtown. 😉
I would like a handsfree headset.
Wow, looks like I’m not the only one who’s serious about talking on the road responsibly. Sure, add me to today’s pool of contestants!
need to break the habit of txting all the time in the car!
I’ll wear this and pretend to converse about something terribly awkward aloud on the bus.
Id like to win one on sunday jan 24th!
My wife would love me to get a headset so that I don’t have to put her on speakerphone for all to hear! Thanks for the chance Rebecca…
Would love to have one. It kinda sucks having to stash my phone in my purse 🙁
This is a great prize given the new law.
Day Three, Good luck everyone!!!
I would love to win one on Jan. 24, Sunday. 🙂 It will be great to have a new Bluetooth headset 🙂
Thanks
I work on call and the only time I’d ever answer my phone would be when my employer was calling. Now, it would be nice to be handsfree and safer.
wearing this i could have made up conversations while out in public and entertain my self for hours lol
Count me in please! I’m using my iPhone ear buds for hands free talking…I don’t turn my iPod on and I use only one bud, but I feel dumb driving with the wire hanging out of my ear. 🙂
I would really appreciate winning this! Thanks
Can I win one? 🙂
Miss604 keeping drivers safe and in pocket, love it!
Entry for Day 3. Thanks for running this great give away!
Thanks again for doing this great contest! Everyone should be driving safer! 🙂
I’m going to keep on commenting so I can win something! lol
Bluetooth me! So I can drive safely with my children while my husband asks me “what’s for dinner?!”
Hopefully todays the day I win!
Hopefully today is my day to win!!
Hi. must . have . blue tooth while doing dive charters in howe sound. please !
Pick me! Pick me! *jumping up and down with my hand held high in the air*
I’m getting my Sunday entry in 🙂
Please enter me into Sunday’s draw 🙂
I need this! Don’t have a bt yet!!!
The speakerphone function is not working for me. Please enter me into Sunday’s draw!
I should win because I can draw a bunny!
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I think I’m going to run out of things to say after another 10 days… i think i might have already.
sunday !
I’m delighted this law is finally coming to BC, but I don’t have a headset yet! So please include me in Sunday’s draw 🙂 Another great contest btw.
Hoping for a win today!
I need one of these!
I sure need a headset. I keep picking up my phone in the car.
No e-mail in my inbox, so I guess I’ll try again for today – still trying to get hubby hooked up with a BlueTooth so that I can nag (…ooops…CALL) him in the car again.
I totally agree with this law. I think it should have been passed earlier considering other countries already have this in place.
I would love one of these. I need it since i drive around the city a lot.
Honk if you love Jesus, text if you want to meet him.
Jan. 24 entry
Now we hope that this gets enforced the way it should be.
Cool prize!
Day three. Woot! Everyone loves free stuff. 🙂
Free stuff is fun fun 🙂
Yes, please! Would love to win one.
Handsfree is for me.
Great contest. Has anyone been stopped yet by police?
Yay for handsfree 🙂
Great great idea!!
Yes please!
I hope I win.
Please enter me again!
I love Blackberries.
I prefer Strawberries myself. But a headset would do. =)
nice way to create awareness. would love to win one for february!
I hate earbuds and sure would prefer one of these…
I never win anything, could this be my turn? Lol hope I win, blackberry = <3
Entering again. 😀
Here’s hoping!
1/56+ chance of winning.
I could definitely use one of them headsets! *fingers-crossed*
Jan 24 entry. fingers, toes, arms, legs-crossed.
Good chance for me, I hope.
Day three it is.
Cool prize!
Entering again. here’s hoping. Thanks for arranging such cool prizes.
monday !
My Day 4 attempt.
Love the site ! Would love to win something too!!
YEAH HANDFREE BY BLACKBERRY SWEET DEAL HOPE I WIN THIS, LORD KNOWS I NEED IT!!! THEN ALL ID NEED IS A HANDSGREE TEXTING DEVICE. iCBC AND PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE LOWER MAINLAND WILL FOREVER BE IN YOUR GRATITUDE.
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I’d love a new fashion accessory for my collection 😉
Here’s for the 25th.
Day 4, Good luck everyone!!!
I like this prize!
Yes! please!!!!
Sign me up! Thanks!
Entering again for Monday…thanks!
Entering for Monday!
Mon, Jan 25th. Today’s the day, I can feel it! 🙂
Why is it Monday already?
Would love a headset! Fingers crossed!
i’m all over this one! thanks!
Count me in the draw.
I think its awesome that you are promoting safe driving 🙂
Entering for Monday!
My Monday entry… good things always happen on Mondays
I just saw someone yesterday driving and talking. Dangerous as he was weaving in and out of traffic on Pacific near the Roundhouse 🙁
I just saw someone yesterday driving and talking. Dangerous as he was weaving in and out of traffic on Pacific near the Roundhouse 🙁 I really hope these people get pulled over and ticketed before they hurt someone.
oh boy oh boy oh boy
18 more days!!!
As a Five day a week bike rider to work, I really think not having a phone stuck to your face as you drive is very important. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been cut off by someone not looking because of a phone blocking their view or distracting them.
As a driver, sometimes I have to communicate on the go so a headset? Awesome.
We need to be deputized to pull over the miscreants. Certainly won’t be enough police to do the job. Yes, this means you!
A cool contest indeed.
I have nothing witty to say at this time…
Here’s hoping second time lucky.
I think I should start a comment theme to help people get through the next 9 days… How about… what was the first type of cell phone you ever owned?
My dad bought me my first “cell phone” for his own peace of mind as I was working shift work and had to drive home at odd hours in Edmonton winters. It was a Telus phone that only worked if it was plugged in to the cigarette lighter of the car. It had a phone cord (like a land line) and came in a big case — not much portable about it but it did the job!
My first phone was one of the “brick” kind. I’m going back to the early 90s here. It’s amazing that I now have one that is a computer too!
The first cell phone I ever owned was an old Nokia that was the size of a brick! The one thing I can say about it was that it never died and the batter power was awesome. You almost had to bring luggage with you to carry it around though…
awesome 🙂
Looks like your entry list is growing daily, which hopefully serves to raise awareness for the importance of paying attention on the road whilst driving! Hope I win a set today 😉
A must for every driver!
Entry for January 25th, please and thank you! 🙂
Enter me for Jan 25th please 🙂
A great idea for a contest!
Thank you for the great blog, I enjoyed reading about the olympic streetcar line. Hopefully this is something Vancouverites will adopt again.
Please don’t just talk while driving, use your gps before you start your trip, set up your ipod before you start driving too.
Drive safely.
Hoping to win … First cell phone was an old Nokia (I jumped on the cell phone pretty late in the game, so it wasn’t too hideous).
My entry for today…..quick question do you choose the winners by random?
@ Matt Yes, I copy/paste all the entries from one day into a spreadsheet which assigns everyone a number. I then pop that number into Random.org and click “generate”. It tosses me a random number (given the parameters I entered) and the entry that corresponds to that number is the winner.
My entry! Thanks!
Headsets are convenient to use in general, would be happy if I can get one free!
My first phone was a Motorola.
It’s funny how the threat of a ticket for talking isn’t enough for some people. Almost got hit today crossing the street…
Would love to win one to set an example for other drivers!!
trying again for Monday!
Glad B.C. has adopted this initiative! Keep your hands on the wheel and eyes on the road…
I recently crashed my car (not because I was talking on the phone 😛 ) but can sure use one.
Entered again. 🙂
Jan. 25 entry
Fist phone, a motorola, if I recall correctly.
Great contest, thanks
I can’t remember what my first phone was.
Jan 25 entry….
January 25th Winner: Vincent 🙂
Does Plantronics make the BlackBerry headsets as well?
please enter me! definitely need it!
i am in a car all the time for business and would love to win
i am in the car for business all the time and would love to win
Is it my turn to win?
I’d love to win one 🙂
My first cell phone? It was the ClearNet original from Sony.. which for the life of me I can’t remember the model number.
I feel free not having to answer my phone but I could get over that quikly with a blue tooth
So they’re made by Blackberry but they’ll work with any Bluetooth phone right?
Day 3 & doing my positive visualization of me winning and driving hands free!
A friend of mine accidently hit a pedestrian while driving. When the police arrived, they confiscated his phone to see if he had been talking or worse yet sms-ing. Luckily he wasn’t. The only winners in this situation are insurance companies. Best case of “distraction” I’ve seen? A guy with doggie on his lap playing with his GPS going for a bank turn with one hand. wow.
Still trying to win!
OK, I’m trying again.
The new regulations are definitely working. I see lots of drivers now making crazy multiple-lane change swerves and screeching halts to the shoulder, presumably to answer their cell before it goes to voice mail.
I feel so much safer now.
This blog has really grown, Rebecca – congrats! Here’s my entry for today’s headset. 🙂
it would sure be nice to win a headset. I am on disability and money is rather tight.
This is great. I need one to use while driving.
Here’s hoping…
This most definately would be a well-used winning for me. Hoping to win :o)
Pick me! Well, pick my random number!
Sticking to today’s theme…..My very first cell phone was the huge Motorola BRICK and it costed me more than $800 at the time to purchase in the late 80s. How technology has advanced!
I got a feeling that tonight’s gonna be a …
When Bluetooth first became available, I ran into a few occasions where I thought people were talking to me when they were talking on their cell phones. Now it’s my turn to trick a few people. I had a BRICK twenty years ago and airtime was expensive. I still have it as a vintage display. It was used as a hammer on a couple of occasions..
My first cell phone was a half brick. Love to win the bluetooth.
Only just remembered to enter in time today.
I had the brick with a black leather jacket. It was a status symbol twenty years ago. But I needed it to earn a living…
count me in.
Hope is in the air.
enter me again!
*swipe*
entering for a third time
count me in!
i want in again!
fingers crossed..
I have just learned that a friend was out for one of her nightly walks last week and was hit by a car that “just didn’t see her”. It was a clear evening, she was dressed in reflective gear and 3 other lanes of traffic had already stopped to let her cross the intersection, how do you “just not see her”, unless one was distracted by something…perhaps a cell phone?
The result was 6 hours of surgery to rebuild her knee and shoulder, 3 blood transfusions and not being able to walk for at lease 3 months! WTH?
Shout out to Treva…Get well soon, your spirit should inspire us all to be as positive as you…and yes, you will run the NYC Marathon!
P.S. Our first phone was a Motorola “brick”, but I remember that my father carried around his portable phone that was connected to a brief case back in the 70s! He was one of a few and back then it was COOL.
I was surprised at my response to see someone talking on their cell while driving after the “no cell phone use while driving January 1, 2010”, I was a bit angry as I was following the no cell rule…I would feel much better with a handsfree Bluetooth headset, because now I would be able to make the calls I need to make, especially when there is very slow traffic and I need to call work (to be there by 7:00am) if I am going to be late.
OK, I need a handsfree Bluetooth headset to make a call if I am going to be late for work at 7:00 am in a transition house because of traffic.
Please enter me in the contest for today. Thanks.
Entering again for Tuesday the 26th…
Day 4, and my first phone was a Motorola C332…
Good Luck everyone!!!
Entering for Tuesday.
please please please please thanks!
One more vote.
This would make my life so much easier! Thanks Metropolis!
I don’t have a Bluetooth headset. It would be great to win one!
Would be very handy :). I will make sure not to look at people when using it though as not to look rude
Entry for January 26th! Please and thanks!
I can’t believe I actually saw another driver talking on his cell phone this morning!
i wanna be trendy and have a head set!
“Generic comment here”
I don’t have one yet, and I drive often. Thanks.
Need one. Don’t wanna get a ticket :p
For Jan 26. Ooooooooi!
Not only are these things great for the car, if you are like me and only have a cell phone and spend a lot of time on it at work it will be great to not have my neck hurt from holding my phone between my head and shoulder.
KT
I hope to win as I do not have one yet.
Entering for the 26th! Still crossing my fingers …
Just heard about this contest… I could definitely use a headset.
Have been procrastinating about buying one, so hopefully I will win one!?!?! Entering for today, Jan. 26.
entering again cross my fingers.
Jan 26 entry.
thanks for the chance to win.
I’m addicted to your blog….
Thank you for doing this public service.
such a great promotion — thanks!
Jan 26th entry 🙂
It’s time for Tuesday’s entry
You know what’s annoying? Bus drivers talk on the phone without a headset. That’s risking his/her life, plus ours!
Thanks for promoting the use of hands-free headset!
Time once again to perk up for today’s headset giveaway. Count me in.
I totally need one of these. Mine got stolen awhile back and I haven’t had the chance to get a new one.
Great contest!
Handsfree!
The new law is a blessing and burden to many… nice of metropolis and you to team up! 🙂
Trying again .
entry for Jan 26!
Checking in for Tuesday!
Yes please! (again!)
Here’s hopping.
At what point do all the comments break the post? Oh well.. I still like strawberries and hope that a headset is coming my way.
Jan. 26 entry
A great contest with a great prize!
In for the 26th! 😀
Super stoked about this one.
Do you believe?
I was wondering if the handsfree headsets are easy to use.
Jan. 26 entry
Headset or visor clip?
Good luck!
still trying on the 26th
Would love to win this for a friend’s birthday who talks on his cellphone too much while driving.
I could use really use a headset – one that is simple and easy to use as I’ve never used one before! Right now I am worried I’ll get a call from the school/kids while I’m driving and won’t be able to answer.
Trying again for the 27th! 🙂
*toes crossed*
I’m hoping a morning entry has better luck for me.
an early entry today.
Where is the snow. I see brown on Grouse.
every appendage crossed, even the hair….
Spring is near; my crocuses are coming out this morning. Positive thoughts. G’day and good luck everyone.
@Peter it’s an in-ear headset, I have a photo of them in this post. Here’s the official product link.
entering for today. 🙂
Entering again for Wed the 27th…
Hello Day 5 entry! Good Luck everyone.
enterting for today, have a beautiful day!
good morning! maybe today will be my lucky day!
In for thee 27th! 😀 😀
Good Morning.
Nokia man flip music player
Maybe today 🙂
safety comes first – I would really like to get a free bluetooth. Thank you
Yay!! Count me in for today!!
Is today my day?
Id totally like for today to be my day!
Entering for the 27th!
It’s iPad day.. Jan 27!
Would love to win!
My Wednesday entry
It’s such a beautiful day today! Winning a headset would make my day perfect! Thank you!
great prize!
Here’s my entry for the 27th.
My entry for Wed, 27th
My entry for Jan 27th.
Thanks for contest! more headsets mean safer roads. Would love to win one!
if you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands.
if you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands.
if you’re happy and you know it, and you really want to show it.
if you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands.
horray!
Try again all my appendages crossed. Good luck everyone.
Would love to have one. 🙂
Bluetooth me!
Trying again
Jan. 27 entry
I could do with one. Thanks 🙂
I still haven’t got one yet
I drive a cayenne without a headset. Large car and tiny me.
So, with the new law coming into effect Jan 1, 2010, why not just enforce the “Driving without due care and attention” section of the Motor vehicle act? It covers a number of sins besides texting. It would cover putting on makeup, playing with your phone, fussing with your child, looking at your passenger while you talk instead of looking where you’re driving… the list is endless.
-Ian
still trying…January 27
I could seriously use a headset
desperately need this so whem I cam called back to the operating room to deal with the MVA victims who where distracted while driving I can respond safely
This would be nice to have
great contest, please enter me too!
Cheers!
I need a bluetooth. Thanks for the contest.
Please include my name in the draw for Jan 27. This would be a great win and I wouldn’t miss any calls when I’m driving now the new law is in effect.
Thanks for the great contest
My entry here!
my Wednesday entry
Waiting… 🙂
this would be so handy as the calls seem to come while I’m drving
I am spreadsheet friendly so maybe I will win? 🙂
I can’t wait to make calls when I’m driving but I want to do so safely.
Maybe today is my day to win!
I hope today is the day.
Today is awesome! 🙂
The really like the new law but I now I need a hands free headset
Hands free is the only way to go, sure would be nice to win
Crossing fingers and holding thumbs for today to be the day! 🙂 It’s me and my husband’s monthiversary today! 😀
Entry for Jan 27
Would be nice to be wire free
Cool.
Go Canucks Go!!
Day 6 draw is done – Welcome to Day 7!
Thanks for sticking around everyone.
I’m thinking on Day 12 I’ll take ALL the entries that do one big draw. This way multiple entries will have a better shot.
entering yet another time.
I’d like to win today! (Jan 28th) Thanks for such a great giveaway!
Day 6 entry! Good Luck people!
Pick me! Pick me!
Going hands free would be wonderful! Even more so when winter driving needs all of our concentration.
Another day, another try.
Good luck!
Comment overloaaaaaad.
I would love a blue tooth headset. It will help me not get a ticket as I continue to answer calls while driving and help keep the drivers around me safe.
Great Promotion by the way.
A headset would be perfect. It will allow me to hold my coffee. 🙂
I would love to win one them I put it to good use
Hopefully today’s the day I win.
It’s amazing how fast the comments are building up here. It’s a great comp, congrats Miss604.
I look around to see if a cop is around even when I am not driving now.
Great contest, fingers crossed!
I’d like to try to win.
I want to win the headset
This post is full of W1N
Roses are red. Violets are blue. Good luck everyone
my chances are good.
good day and good luck everyone
Fingers crossed.
Maybe today – it is my birthday
Good contest. I’ll buy one if I don’t win.
I work out of my vehicle and could really use blue tooth for my phone. I am glad they are making hands free a law!!
Thanks alot!!
Vicki
looks good to me.
I’m entering to win for the 28th! Thanks
Entering for the 28th, thanks!
I would love to win a headset for my blackberry – A great contest!! Thanks Miss604
Took me ages just to scroll through the comments but now that I am here I could really use one of these….
I could definitely use one of those headsets. How do they fit on insanely large ears? I’m entering for the 28th!
comment
Great article…good to know the fines dont start until Feb 1 🙂
Just bought a car two weeks ago, so I am in need of a bluetooth headset.
It’s my birthday!
My entry for the 28th, thanks.
My entry for Thursday, January 28th. Thanks miss604!
My entry for Thursday
Handing out tickets/coupons is a good idea for a promotion, so is this giveaway! I hope I win!
Awesome contest! And what a great way to get buzz going – love how many comments are posted already!
GOOD LUCK.
my entry for the 28th 🙂
I am entering again for the 28th 🙂
I hope I win this fantastic prize!!
Another day another try 🙂
Cheers to safe driving!
Hi Rebecca,
I’ll be the first to admit — I’ve tried texting while driving — AND IT DOES NOT WORK! Not only does the text not make sense, but more importantly its sooo incredibly dangerous. I am so glad that this law is finally in place, you have no idea how many times I’ve almost been hit by drivers that THINK they can email or text while they are in the middle of traffic on the Alex Fraser bridge, etc. As for holding the phone to my ear while driivng, unfortunately most ppl only drive with one hand, not both hands, but they dont realise that the split second it would take for htem to drop their phone and free their second hand for the wheel could cause a huge accident….
anyway i hope ppl are starting to follow the rules now..
And I’m back… My entry for the 28th.
Can I have one? 🙂
That would go great with the cell phone my friend just gave me
Jan. 28 entry
Jan 28 comment
Would be great! Having to rum after our 1 year old requires hands free
Trying yet again for the 28th
Jan 28th comment
sure could use one.
All you need is love.
boop. jan 28
Loving the new rule!
I don’t have enough friends that call me while I am driving…but in case they do I would like to be prepared!
malcolm
A Thursday entry
Sure could use one, although preferably the visor-mount format.
Back for another try.
Another entry, good luck!
YAY! Thanks!
GOOD LUCK EVERYONE
15 more days! So excited!
By all means!
Long time tweet watcher, first time commenter. I’m suddenly doing so much driving during the games, need to keep legal while road working!
I want to win something! Besides, the delivery would be cheap!
count me in
This is my entry for Jan 28 2010. This would be an awesome win. With the new rules in effect in BC, this would certainly be helpful.
I have my fingers crossed. Thanks for the great contest
I am hoping today is my day to win.
I would like to enter for January 29 please!
Trying again for January 28th! 😀
I would love to win one! It would make commuting so much easier to call family! *fingers and toes crossed*
This new rule came late, but better late than never! In Brazil, people haven’t been allowed to use cell phones while driving for quite some time! I hope people realize this new rule is better for everyone! Now let’s see if I’m the lucky one for the 28th…
Great contest
pick me!
I’m adding a comment to split the days – good luck on Day 8 everyone!
Pick me for January 29th!
it sure would be nice to win today so I don’t get busted for driving while on the phone tomorrow. Thx!
pick me 🙂
hopefully i can win one too
count me in!
need this for my daughter who is always talking on the phone when she is driving
Still trying to win!!
This would be handy!!
We know the game and we’re gonna play it…
Never gonna give
Never gonna give
Never gonna give you up
Please?
i think i missed the thursday draw…so now consider me for the friday draw.
great blog miss 604!
comment made
Entering again for Jan 29…
Just the thing when I’m stuck in traffic in February!
Great blog – tx
fingers crossed & legs too!
Put my name into the draw today 🙂
looking forward to seeing who will win these!
I still want one hehe.
Fingers crossed this is my day for sure! 🙂 I hope…
Another day, another entry.
Everyone else stop commenting! 🙂
Here we go again 🙂
Better luck today?
A handset a day keeps the police away.
Would love to win one for my son who has yet to find one he will use.
Let it rain, let it rain.
Entering for the 29th 🙂
Thanks for the opportunity to win one of these. It is really easy to lose concentration while driving. Worse is when you see people driving with both hands fully off the wheel and texting. I guess they are driving with their knees?
Count me in again for the 29th 🙂 thank you!!!
It sad that people die everyday because of talking and driving, texting and driving.. etc. STOP the madness, put down the phones!!
Jan 29th entry. Thanks.
Me too, please – entry for January 29th! 🙂
Jan. 29 entry
I want it but, I’m
Never going to get it, never going to get it
Entering for January 29th.
Cheers!
Jan 29….
Would be great to have!
|I would love to win!!
A Friday entry
If I won this, I would use it.
FTW… a Friday entry.
Its about time these rules were made laws
Have a nice weekend!
Happy Friday!
Am I next? 🙂
Yes please
Practice safe driving!
enter me in!
ok, I could use one of those!
Let’s try again
I’m not doing very well at entering everyday. It’d be great if you could pick me so I didn’t have to remember anymore 🙂
I am in need of a bluetooth for those times when I am driving and the phone rings. Currently don’t have one and have been meaning on going shopping. Winning one would be much more enjoyable!
am i next?
This is my entry for Jan 29. This would be a great win as the new laws for BC have come into effect.
thanks for the great contest
Happy Friday. Good Luck!
Like the new law.
I would like to win one 🙂 for Saturday, Jan. 30 🙂
Roses are red. Violets are blue. Good luck everyone.
Thanks for the contest.
finally the law is in place
let’s try again 🙂
i would like to win one also
entering for today
Comeing up to the last chances
to win oh no!
why has this taken so long to correct
Texting well you drive is just like being impaired with alcohol .You are not in full capacity of your car.How would you feel if someone texting killed or hurt a love one .Pull over or park somewhere to answer or text someone.
My entry for Jan 30th, time is running out! 🙂
Here goes nothing…
Back again… and entering for the 30th. this is such a great idea for a contest!!
Yesterday I saw a young woman texting while driving down South Fraser Way in Abbotsford!! Which if you don’t know that road…it’s like the main road in town…so very busy!! I can’t believe some people!! Anyways….
Cheers! 🙂
I’m still trying to win! lol I think I missed a few days but that’s only because umm… I have too many things to do!
Ray again
the headset would look good on my ear
but it would look better on his wife’s ear
good luck to me
January 30!
Praying it’s me.
Oops…please don’t include my last comment as an entry. I just noticed I won after I wrote it 🙂 Thanks!
Entry plese
Another day closer!
Trying again, son could use it.
Will enter for Saturday now!
Well hey, I might as well enter – it would be pretty useful to have 🙂
And my entry for Saturday
my entry for today!
Jan. 30 entry
Is today my lucky day?
entry for the last day
Enjoy your weekend!
Rainy Saturday.
Roses are red. Violets are blue. G’day and good luck everyone!
I see a rainbow today.
Daughter is napping, time to enter again.
Jan 30 entry. Fingers crossed as the contest is nearly over. Fines for motorist caught using cell phones come into effect on Monday Feb 1 and the amount is $167.00.
The handsfree headset would certainly be a great win. Thanks for the very nice give-a-way
you can’t win if you don’t enter so here’s my chance
My entry for Saturday…
Still want to win!
And another try. Let’s see how that random number generator works.
Excellent contest, great product 😉 I’m in for today’s draw. Enjoy Prince George. Looks like a great weekend happening there!
Let’s hope I win this time 😉
And once again … 🙂
I’m so glad they finally made this a law! What a great idea for a contest, I’d like to be entered for todays draw.
This would be a great item to win, thanks.
Entering again for Saturday…
a Saturday entry
If I won this, I would use it a lot.
Trying again for January 30th! 🙂
Back from an awesome night at a club. Winning for the 31st would make it even better.
Full moon…surrounded by crazy people…need a lucky break!
I’d love to win this!
I need a headset for my blackberry! Awesome site!
Happy Sunday.
Roses are red. Violets are blue. Good luck everyone.
Awesome reminder about the new law.
One fine day.
Today is the day 😉
Good luck!
Have a super Sunday!
Jan 31 w00t!
Last day before the fines kick in.
A Sunday entry
Nice contest.
sunday
Need a blu tooth for my wife.
thanks
Mike- Jan 31st 2010
My entry for whatever day the next draw is – Sunday OR Monday.
Thanks for taking this initiative to give people a handsfree set. Its painful to watch people talking and texting. I’ve seen people texting when there are kids in their car and it just makes me want to cry.
Entering again for Sunday…still keeping my fingers crossed!
Last chance……
Thanks for the contest!
I’m really confused as to why I haven’t won this yet 😉
what a great day
Trying again, thanks!
I hope this is my day I really need one now, mine just broke… 🙁
Thanks for the draw!
trying again!
Throwing my name into the hat!
nice prize!!
love to have one!!
trying one last time 🙂
Sun, Jan 31st entry. Thanks.
another try for me too
february 2nd entry please
Yeah for wireless!
This is my entry for Jan 31. I have my fingers crossed, hoping for a win. thanks for offering such great prizes
I am hoping to win
Pick me pick me. I’ve been jamming my phone in my pocket and yelling with the speakerphone on. Doesn’t work the best, you know! Thanks.
I want a headset!
Awesome contest! Hope I win one!
Need that headset! please
Almost over I hope I get picked!
Monday entry
Trying again for February 1…
happy Monday. Good luck everyone.
Roses are red. Violets are blue. It’s a lovely Monday. Have a good day.
Third times a charm!
The sun is peeking out. The rain has gone to Spain.
It’s a lovely morning.
Feb1st draw.
Great job with the information regarding David Lam Concerts
Great job with the information regarding David Lam Concerts AND
the reminder post about no cellphones and texting in the car!
I need to be legal today! Please enter me in the February 1st draw. 🙂
Entering for Feb 1st 🙂
And again 🙂
I cannot believe that I’m still seeing people driving and using their cell phones and/or texting! Entering for today, February 1st.
Make it a Blue Monday……hradset, that is!
One more time, good feeling about this one.
I’m in
Count me in for today!
Feb 1st, count me in 🙂
Happy February! Let’s try again.
Crossing fingers that my lucky number comes up today! Entry for February 1st!
Have a great week everyone!
Entry for February 1st. Sure could use one of these, so keeping my fingers crossed!
The sooner the no texting /talking Law comes into force the better .
I hope I win your wonderful giveaway ..
Heres hoping …
Feb 2nd entry please .
Thanks .
my entry for today. Thank you!
Feb 1..
My moderately awesome phone would look so much better with this headset 🙂
Monday’s entry
Trying once again!
today’s entry!! 🙂
here’s today’s entry!
O-oh, just about forgot my daily entry!
OK, trying again.
Fingers crossed!
And again…
Wow its February already.
Happy February! An entry for the contest.
Popping by again for my Feb 1st entry.
I missed a day, but maybe today is my lucky day!
happy groundhog day, another 6 weeks of winter!
time for another entry… maybe i’d win today 🙂
Would be very handy
think hands free!
Tuesday entry
Aaaahhhhh… I missed a few days…..darn cold!
Anyway… here is my entry for Tuesday Feb 2nd!! 🙂
Feb 2nd almost out of chances! pick me 🙂
And again for Feb 2nd
Fingers and toes crossed. Arms too if I don’t win.
I’m amazed at how many folks I see still driving and yakking. It’s incredible!
Would love to win this for my boyfriend – he’s a courier, and a headset will make his workday that much safer!
Thanks for the contest. in Las Vegas for a few trade show days so ‘Lady Luck’ do your best. Would love to win a blue tooth.
For sure… agree w/the law, but ppl who need/use their phone for business on the road need one of these.. like me!
Australia enforced handsfree laws over 10 years ago! Don’t know what took BC so long to act. Driving while talking is an accident waiting to happen.
neat, I hope I win 😛
Would love to win some free goodies!
I bet the stats on repeat commenters over the 12 days vs first time commenters, and the number of comments overall per day is interesting. I love these kinds of web promos.
@Char It’s funny, I was just looking at the stats of the winners today and 4 of them are from Coquitlam, one is from the Island, one from Burnaby and the rest from Vancouver. It’s neat to see the reach this contest has had.
For this last day I was considering doing a grand prize draw… taking ALL entries from the last 11 days and drawing from there. That way people who entered multiple times will have a better chance.
Everytime I see someone talking or texting on the phone while driving, I fear for my 13 month-old daughter and drive EXTRA cautious. We can never know if the person is paying more attention to the phone or to the other cars.
count me in! I would love one.
cool, i love those headsets!
I would love one. Great blog Rebecca.
It’s good to see we got past the 666 comments mark without any hiccups.
If I win this headset I can finally stop asking my friends to operate the cell on speakerphone while I’m driving 😉
hook me up
Tuesday’s entry
I would love to win! I would also like to see headsets included at no extra charge with all future cell/smart phone purchases.
I’m in for todays draw!
I’m in for today too!!
I like your idea of aggregating all entries on the last day
Oh, pick me! Pick me! Pick me! Please!!
GC
Tried a minute ago to post an entry, but ‘puter failed, so not sure if it went. And as I really could use a BT kit, I’m trying again.
Thanks for the cool & timely contest.
Greg
Entry for today!
I can only hope that these people still talking on cells while driving and using their ipod will finally get stopped. I am so afraid of these drivers! Please people, pay attention to your driving. It’s always an innocent bystander who gets hurt!
Have a nice Tuesday!
Going for maybe two on Vancouver Island to win? Glad this law came into affect but now to enforce it. Gonna be tough, but we have to convince everyone to pay attention when driving. Either driver, or yak on the phone but not both at same time please.
its almost the end of the contest and I haven’t won (yet)… here’s to trying again! 🙂
… And I haven’t won yet either. Maybe this is the one?
oh pick me!
Two tries left
Feb 2. Give me a W!!
I’ll try again….
Last chance!
Bluetooths are magical! I want one so badly. Not only do they look stealth, but they make safer roads for everyone– big fan, right here!
One more try
Another try
I love bluetooth!
head set me!
maybe i’ll get lucky this time.
I tried so hard to leave this mesage and couldn’t, so I deserve to win. And it is my husband’s birthday so I need to give him this present.
In the words of my son’s favorite segment on Treehouse TV… “Oh, oh, ask me, ask me”. Okay seriously, I’m using the earbuds that came with my BB, the comfort caps have come off, if it’s twisted in a weird way, it crackles. Clearly, I need to find the time to go get something better 🙂
win win win
Hoping to win for today’s draw. Thanks!
Would love to have this! I haven’t been hands free with my phone yet. I stopped talking while driving for a while but slowly started back again. I have to quit. I do NOT text while driving. I think some of the drivers here do. Either that or they’re drunk. We have awful drivers here.
I’m in Texas, USA. Am I eligible?
@bctripletmom on twitter
bctripletmom at gmail dot com
I’m in!
I wish everyone good luck!
I lost my headset yesterday…go figure!
I still can’t get that second hand free to help bring someone a coffee. A headset would help me do that.
Wow. So many people to compete against. Here’s hoping my posting can win the proverbial Rocky run up the Philadelphia stairs. Can’t you hear the Eye of the Tiger already?
I didn’t think that I would really be affected by the Handsfree law but I find myself always wanting to talk on the phone while driving now lol. So I would love to win a set of headphone. *Crosses my fingers*
Comment #700, I think??! 😉
Please let me win! I am so used to calling and driving so this will definitely help me! Thanks!
I really need one!
Last entry!!! 🙂
I may very well be one of the last entrants for the contest, but would feel lucky to win something of value to my ever-gadget-oriented world! Count me in.
La la la la la.
last chance !
Feb 3rd entry!
I’m in!
It’s been fun…the last chance!
Last day, fingers crossed!
Got my rabbit’s foot handy for extra good luck. Count me in for today also! Thanks!
I’m also in on the final day. Wish everyone good luck!
Feb 3. Last chance…