Born to...Give Gap Prizes!

Well folks, the Gap Born to Fit contest is closed. And I'm very impressed! I got a lot of great entries on last Wednesday's post. In honor of Gap's new premium line of best fitting jeans, known as the Born to Fit line, I asked you to tell me what YOU were born to do.

On the line? Two prizes: a certificate for a FREE PAIR of Gap Jeans of your choice, and a $50 gift certificate for use at any Gap store.

I got quite a few great responses, and I had to choose the top two to award the gifts.

Let's get to it. Drum roll please?

The GRAND PRIZE goes to Lisa in Anaheim, California. Her comment was just perfect - honest, smart, illustrative of her personality and very, very fitting to the denim theme. Check it out below.

shuckiduck said...
I was born to be a jean break-in specialist.

I'm not kidding. If there was such a position, I'd be a great candidate. The jeans I have have gotten broken in to such a point - and past it - that in some spots they are threadbare and far too overloved. They get love at concerts when I'm working in the photo pits, they come along for the ride and get lived in when I jump on tour vans for weeks at a time. They are there when I go to my first string of rock shows seeing my favorite band for the first time, and mark on the tag that they were there with me (yep, happened 11 years ago, no joke). The stories that are woven into the cotton threads are numerous, and I never can let them go after they're well past their prime. To a revered spot in the closet or drawer they go, with hopes that they'll be patched and sewn up for more adventures.
-Lisa

Congratulations, Lisa!

You won a FREE pair of Gap Jeans - your choice of any of the styles - Perfect Boot, Sexy Boot, Real Straight, Long & Lean, Curvy, Always Skinny or the Boyfriend. Valued at $69.50! (See, it's a designer jean at a very reasonable price.) Email me at the address listed on my profile and give me your home address and I'll send you the gift card right away! Thanks for your entry. Keep reading, and have fun shopping at Gap.

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The entry from the SECOND PLACE WINNER came in about an hour under the deadline. While much more straightforward than Lisa's response, I have to acknowledge the truth in it - she expressed an honest frustration that I heard over and over while hosting my Gap party. Girls of all heights fit great in the jeans we tried on, and I hope that you find a pair in which you were Born to Fit. (Trust me, it's not a lot easier to be 6' tall and buy jeans...you can't hem them longer, Susan.)

Susan said...
I was born to be a blog stalker, retail whore, and Petite advocate. Women 5'4 and under deserve great denim too! Can't wait to get to my local Gap and try these on. Great party!
-Susan

Congratulations, Susan!

You won a $50 Gap gift card, and you can use that towards anything your petite heart desires - a new pair of jeans would be almost paid for...in fact, right now, they are on sale, so this may be the best time to buy. I hope you find a pair that make you feel six feet tall and bulletproof. Email me at the address listed on my profile and give me your home address and I'll send you the gift card right away! Thanks for your entry, and now that you're no longer lurking, keep reading!

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Thanks to all of the attendees, and to Sarah, Carrie, Krista, Katherine, Monica, Maggie and Kristen for your clever and fun entries. Next time!

If you've not left the house in the last few weeks, you may not know that the jeans are all on sale at Gap right now for $20 off - so now may be the best time ever to try a few on and see which one fits you best. Tell 'em Colleen sent you. (They'll look at you sideways and may even murmur something funny, but it sounded like a good idea, no?)

On a closing note...

I was...........Born to tell long stories. Clearly!