Review and Giveaway of PJ Greetings Custom Ink Stamps (Moana Saves is Going Green Guide)

Living on an island can shape our perspective about how our lives impact the planet and either positively or negatively affect sustainability.  We're not suggesting that we are green experts.  Rather, we are interested in highlighting how we think, shop and spend can evolve so that we can sustain the earth's future for our kids.  Plus we're looking at some really cool stuff! Stay tuned!

One small but significant way to “go green” is to use a longer lasting product over one that is used up faster and requires more energy to make, order, use again, etc.  Thus, one sustainable option for a household is to invest in a pre-inked stamp rather than address labels or other labels.  PJ Greetings sells all kinds of stamps—not only are the stamps capable of up to 30,000 impressions, but they are super cool!  Here’s more info about the stamps PJ’s offers: 

> Our stamps are pre-inked with oil based ink and last a life time of up to 30,000 impressions. (like I mention above)Self inking stamps evaporate over time with only up to 5,000 impressions before refilling.
> Our stamps are durable and the most eco-friendly with least amount of waste. 
> The impression measures a diameter of 1 1/2" round or square.
> Most stamps created in a round casing. Select stamps offered in square. 
> Ink choice of red, blue, lime green, black, chocolate, orange, hot pink or purple.

There are some seriously cute stamps to choose from at PJ Greetings.  I love that going with a stamp instead of labels doesn’t mean that you compromise style.  Check out some of these stamp designs:

These are some of the stamp designs I loved.  We ended up going with the first one in black ink.  PJ Greetings has 300 designs to choose from and they don’t just do address stamps.  They offer all kinds of custom ink stamps for all kinds of occasions. They also offer a 2 day turnaround on stamp orders and all orders receive a free proof upon request.  You can use a PJ custom ink stamp for addressing envelopes, personalizing notes, crafting, giftcards, etc.  The stamp impression is clean and crisp, lasting through several thousand stamps!  Since they retail for $39.95, these are a greater value than mailing labels (and more versatile~!) when you do the math. (which is hard for me because I’m an English major.)
When our stamp came, I stamped everything in site.  I love the square shape of our stamp and it creates a great, even impression on envelopes (and napkins, book covers, newspapers, yes, I got carried away!).  We’ve snazzed up our outgoing mail quite a bit with our PJ stamp.

SHOP: To purchase your own multi-purpose stamp at PJ Greetings, go HERE.

WIN: PJ is offering one lucky Moana Saves reader a stamp of her/his own.  This is a $39.95 value!  To earn a mandatory entry, check out the stamps at PJ Greetings and then come back to leave a comment about which custom ink stamp you would get if you won.   Mandatory means that if you don't do this first, all of your other entries will be disqualified.

To earn an additional entry, do one (or all) of the following and leave a separate comment for each thing you do:

1. Become a Google Friends Connect follower of Moana Saves (in the sidebar).
2. Become a Networked Blogs follower of Moana Saves (in the sidebar).
3. Follow Moana Saves on Twitter.
4. Tweet about this giveaway (limit one tweet per day) using the following:
#Win a custom ink stamp from PJ’s Greetings and @moanasaves #giveaway ends 3/29 http://bit.ly/grhcdL
5. Subscribe to the Moana Saves feed via RSS reader and/or email updates (in the sidebar).
6. Like the Moana Saves Facebook page.
7. Like the PJ Greetings Facebook page.

Only one person per email/household/IP address can enter this giveaway. He/she must be 18+ years old and reside in the U.S. This giveaway ends on Tuesday, 3/29/11 at 11:59 PM HST (Hawaii Standard Time). One winner will be chosen randomly via Random.org. I will notify the winner via email and he/she must respond to claim the prize within 48 hours or I will draw another winner.

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