{"id":13864,"date":"2014-04-23T15:20:27","date_gmt":"2014-04-23T22:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/?p=13864"},"modified":"2014-05-01T12:21:17","modified_gmt":"2014-05-01T19:21:17","slug":"happy-birthday-checkout-win-amazon-fire-tv-celebrate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/awesomeness\/happy-birthday-checkout-win-amazon-fire-tv-celebrate\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Birthday to The CheckOut! Win an Amazon Fire TV to celebrate!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>The CheckOut is all growns up!<\/p>\n<p>This week marks one year since <a href=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/bens-bytes\/the-checkout-alive\/\">the debut<\/a> of our little blog The CheckOut. In that time, we&#8217;ve covered everything from <a href=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/features\/black-friday-is-dead\/\">super important life-changing surveys<\/a> to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/guides\/10-coffee-mugs-to-get-you-through-your-monday-meeting\/\">Fisticups coffee mugs<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/awesomeness\/pop-culture-bros-connecting-with-other-bros\/\">Batman and Harry Potter&#8217;s bromance<\/a>\u00a0to <a href=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/features\/battle-of-the-shopping-search-engines\/\">shopping search engine comparisons<\/a>\u00a0to the <a href=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/category\/reviews\/\">latest tech reviews<\/a>\u00a0for UNTOLD MILLIONS (or thereabouts).<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, who cares? Keep reading for free stuff.<\/p>\n<div class=\"red-box\"><div class=\"red-box-content\"><strong>The CheckOut Birthday Giveaway has ended!<\/strong>\u00a0Congrats to our winner <strong>Mazen Basidiq<\/strong>! (Check your email and please claim the prize within 3 days.)<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to everyone for all the great comments! We laughed, we cried, we furrowed our brows with puzzlement&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Oh and here&#8217;s the official\u00a0<strong>Snuffleupagus-Sweetums I<\/strong> Scorecard:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sweetums: 54%<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Snuffleupagus: 41%<\/li>\n<li>Draw: 4%<\/li>\n<li>Gary Busey: 1%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In summary: Sweetums is the victor, but it&#8217;s a hollow victory because he fights dirty.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/PRETTY-SERIOUS.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13870\" alt=\"PRETTY-SERIOUS\" src=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/PRETTY-SERIOUS.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/PRETTY-SERIOUS.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/PRETTY-SERIOUS-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dropcap\">T<\/span>o celebrate and thank you, our faithful readers, we&#8217;re giving away the brand-new, Gary Busey-approved <strong>Kindle Fire TV<\/strong> (Retail: $100) to one lucky winner! To enter, all you have to do is answer this short 3-question quiz testing the limits of your pop culture knowledge. Please post your answers in the comment section below.<\/p>\n<p><em>Fine print: To qualify, you must answer all 3 questions in order with proper American, punctuation, and speeling. And be 18 or something. And not answer 4 questions.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/firetv-busey-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13874\" alt=\"firetv-busey-3\" src=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/firetv-busey-3.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"543\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/firetv-busey-3.jpg 543w, https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/firetv-busey-3-300x138.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 543px) 100vw, 543px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">CONTEST POP QUIZ<\/h3>\n<h4>1) Where were you when <em>The Phantom Menace<\/em> opened and what was your response when you first laid eyes on the horror of Jar-Jar Binks?<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/standin-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13865\" alt=\"standin (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/standin-1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"557\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/standin-1.jpg 557w, https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/standin-1-300x185.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>\u00a02) If you could be Doge and time travel in the TARDIS for one day, to what historical event would you visit?<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Doge-travel.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13877\" alt=\"Doge-travel\" src=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Doge-travel.gif\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"393\" height=\"490\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>3) Who would win in a fight between Snuffleupagus and Sweetums, that big Muppet working on the car lot in <em>The Muppet Movie<\/em>?<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/snuffleupagus-sweetums.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13879\" alt=\"snuffleupagus-sweetums\" src=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/snuffleupagus-sweetums.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1023\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/snuffleupagus-sweetums.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/snuffleupagus-sweetums-300x195.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 1023px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"green-box\"><div class=\"green-box-content\"><strong>Giveaway ends on 11:59 PT, April 30 2014<\/strong>. The winner will be chosen on May 1, 2014 and notified immediately using the email address attached to the comment. <a href=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.net\/giveaway\/\" target=\"_blank\">Standard giveaway rules apply<\/a>.<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The CheckOut is all growns up! This week marks one year since the debut of our little blog The CheckOut. In that time, we&#8217;ve covered everything from super important life-changing surveys to\u00a0Fisticups coffee mugs to Batman and Harry Potter&#8217;s bromance\u00a0to shopping search engine comparisons\u00a0to the latest tech reviews\u00a0for UNTOLD MILLIONS (or thereabouts). Yeah, who cares? 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