GIVEAWAY: Enter Your Accountant Friends. Make Tax Day Less Taxing
UPDATE! We’ve chosen our winners, Victoria and Bridget! See comment 43 below. Congrats ladies!
Know a busy accountant? Tax Day is approaching and we know accountants are working around the clock. Make your accountant’s life less stressful during crunch time!
At Shop It To Me, we’re always trying to save our members time and want to acknowledge these time-starved workaholics during this crazy month of the year.
So, we’re giving away a perfect-for-work bag to one deserving (and stylish!) accountant — and an awesome wallet to whoever nominates him or her! If a guy wins, he’ll take home this Jack Spade bag, or if it’s a lucky lady, she’ll snag this beautiful Kate Spade tote.
Help a friend win!
Nominate an accountant (we know they don’t have time to enter themselves). If your nominee is selected, you too could win! Choose from a Marc Jacobs wallet or Tumi money clip as a reward for being a thoughtful friend.
To enter –>
Scroll to the very bottom of this post and enter the following info:
1. Your accountant friend’s FIRST name
2. His/her CITY
3. Why he/she should be chosen (1 sentence)!
We’ll randomly select one winning entry on tax day (April 17, 2012).
Important contest notes:
- If your comment is the winning entry, we’ll contact you and ask for your accountant friend’s contact information. You must respond within 48 hours or we’ll select an alternate.
- We’ll ask for verification that the winner is an accountant (business card, LinkedIn profile, etc.).
- One Grand Prize: One person who comments on the blog post will receive their choice of the Marc Jacobs turnlock wallet or the Tumi money clip, as pictured. Their nominated friend, the winning accountant, will get to choose if he/she wants the Kate Spade tote or the Jack Spade bag. If the particular bag they select is no longer available, winner will receive a similar bag of comparable value (up to $275), at Shop It To Me’s discretion.
- One entry per person
- US residents only
- Winner must be Shop It To Me member. Perfect time to spread the word!
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Time-saving tips: 5 busy accountants weigh in on how they make it through crunch-time
Shiv from Washington, DC because he’s been hard at work as an accountant since 1999.
Meredith in Beaverton, OR, because she left the corporate world to put her finely honed skills to work for small businesses and entrepreneurs.
Louisa – Birmingham, Alabama and she totally deserves this she has to work for my sister. Anyone who has to work with my sister deserves to win a prize!
Thy from Houston, TX…because she works hard as an accountant, mother, and friend.
Tricia in Roanoke, VA because she is making sure all of our colleges and universities are taking our money for the right reasons!
Joe in Cleveland, Ohio because he works around the clock (literally, plus weekends too!) for months to prepare taxes for his company, but also manages to find time to help his sister (me) do hers!
Jessica K., Palm Beach Gardens, FL., because she makes it easy & stress free for me to file my taxes.
Michelle in Denver, CO because it seems like tax season is year-round now & a pretty new bag would be a great way to brighten the days!
Lindsey in Charlotte, NC 110% deserves this! She is 9 months pregnant, working up until her due date in mid-April so the non-profit she works for doesn’t have to hire additional resources. Not to mention the fact that in just a couple months I’m sure she’ll have dropped the baby weight and will be well-deserving of some fabulous fashion treats as a reward!
Amanda Y. in Los Angeles, California. She is the hardest working person I know and devotes her life to helping others. Despite her lack of time to do anything but work, she remains one of the most fashionable people I know. A bag like this would be perfect for her and well deserved!
Dori in NY – She works very hard!
Valerie…she deals with evil people on an daily basis.and loves to count their money
Steven in Elkin, NC because he’s been a devoted CPA in a small town for nearly 30 years.
Valerie Dallas…she deals with evil people on a daily basis and still manages to count their money
Russell from Lafayette Louisiana. He has been doing our taxes for years. He works hard and is always nice and friendly. He has had some health issues lately, but he is still working.
Leslie – Jasper, AL: I work for Leslie and can’t say enough about her as a person and CPA. She works harder than anyone I know, but keeps family her top priority. During our busy season, she gets to work at 5am (she has a 1 hr commute, by the way) so she can leave by 4pm to get home to her children!
I have to nominate my friend, Lauren! She is a busy accountant in Chicago. Despite her overbearing work schedule, she still has a passion for accounting and exhibits incredible work ethic. As always, her free time has been pretty much consumed by work this busy season. I can’t wait until she gets a little relief and time for some fun! (for selfish reason too of course ;) I am pretty sure a new handbag would be just the thing to lift her spirits!
Donna – Flushing, NY – She works hard at everything she does and always makes me proud! (She’s my daughter!) She always finds the time to be there for me, no matter what she has going on! She truly deserves a beautiful handbag to match the beautiful person she is on the inside (and outside)!
Melissa in Quincy, MA works some long hours and is always in the market for a new bag.
Naomi – Serving the entire U.S. from her home office in East Lansing, Michigan. She is super-energized and makes her clients a priority. You would never know she works another full-time job during the days. With all of her hard work she doesn’t have time to get out and shop. She deserves the bag more than anyone!!!
My friend Cooper is an accountant in Dallas TX. He had to ramp-up his wardrobe to fit in with the uppity Dallas crowd (coming from Austin, that was quite a change). He’s up for a promotion, which he totally deserves, and I’d love for him to get a “congratulations” gift!
Shauna from Chicago – because she works 16 hour days and still comes home smiling.
Chris, LA. Brilliant tax guy<3
Alicia in Knoxville, TN. She is a working mom of a beautiful one year old and an amazing accountant. She is also a “bag girl” who has the most exquisite taste in handbags of all sizes!
Brian in Merrick, NY…because even though he’s in the midst of busy season and doesn’t get home until close to 10 each night he still manages to find time to manage me ( his wife) and all of my crazy pregnancy needs/demands.
My husband, Brett! He has been working incredible hard lately and scored an amazing new job. He starts the day after tax day and could use a new bag to spruce things up!
Ray Baker in Los Angeles. He provides personalized tax and accounting service and he’s MOBILE! He comes to you! Pretty cool!
Syreeta of Chicago. My stylish accountant Syreeta should be selected because she is Chicago based and yet makes filing my NYC taxes so easy for me.
Amanda Tran in Carrollton Texas….you know if someone can’t explain what she’s does everyday because she knows no one will understand….you know her job must be very difficult and she definitely needs recognition!!! :)
My wife RoGina from Chicago, full-time accountant, wife, mom, student and CPA candidate; she needs a bag that is as amazing as she is.
My dear friend Janet of Redwood City. She hasn’t treated herself to anything in a long time because she has been swamped in work and neglects taking care of herself. She is one of the hardest workers I know and I think she really deserves this!
Alexander @ Dwell Magazine | San Francisco. When it comes to style and economic forecasting, this guy is running serious regressions.
Josh Wenger in Myerstown PA. I nominate this man because he’s the most selfless person that I know. He’s does so much for everyone that is associated with him. He has one of the biggest hearts of anyone I know, and will stop and drop anything for anyone when they are in need. If there’s one person who deserves it, it’s most definitely him.. it’s time to give back!
Sarah Lakhany from Chicago, IL. She’s been working extremely hard during busy season and is trying to study for her CPA at the same time. She has the biggest heart and is always taking care of others before herself, even now during such a stressful time for her. She deserves this!
Laura from Bethesda, MD because she is one of my only friends to come visit me far far away and deserves an awesome pick-me-up during her crazy busy season.
Michelle from Columbus b/c shes working a lot of over time.
Jen b/c she rocks!!!
Michael from Atlanta, GA. He works so hard during busy season I forget he even lives here!
Marta from Leawood,KS because she did my taxes for FREE :)
Tasneem Zahra from New York, USA!!
Besides being an amazing mother to me and my 3 siblings, Mrs. Zahra is the most amazing accountant and woman I’ve ever known: intelligent, cordial, selfless and the most punctual person you’ll ever meet; the only thing she doesn’t have is the perfect bag for her busy around-the-clock job and this Kate Spade would do just the trick!
Tasneem Zahra from Roslyn Heights, NY!
Besides being an amazing mother to me and my 3 siblings, Mrs. Zahra is the most amazing accountant and woman I’ve ever known: intelligent, cordial, selfless and the most punctual person you’ll ever meet; the only thing she doesn’t have is the perfect bag for her busy around-the-clock job and this Kate Spade would do just the trick!
Kelly from Akron, Oh, Because she’s the most caring devoted accountant I know and since tax season she hasn’t had anytime to shop or do anything for herself, this is exactly what she needs!
My best friend Bridget from Philadephia has been working hard all month staying late and working weekends, she deserves a little something special to make her smile for all of her hard work during tax season and is definitely a girl who can appreciate some Kate Spade!
Rachel in Valencia, CA- is stylish, knows her stuff and goes out of her way to help at very reasonable rates.
My best friend Dina because she worked her way up to become the companies first female partner, at the age of around 36, while being a mom of 2 young boys and wife who takes care of it all.
My cousin Mandy is an account in San Antonio. She deserves to win because she is currently 9 months pregnant praying that baby girl waits until after April 15 to make her debut!
Iris Hecker in East Bay SF,CA!
Teena, Roanoake VA. She is an extremely hard worker who just graduated 2 years ago and is the most giving person.
my mother susan from summit, nj – who makes time to cook dinner every day and raise 3 kids (and two dogs!) as well as work full time
My friend Christy and I are both hard working accountants in Philly who have been working 15+ hour days and a new purse/wallet would definitely make it all better!