Black & Decker Giveaway! (GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED)
Dec 9, 2011
(now closed)
Hey, hey, it's a giveaway today! The folks at Black and Decker are offering you a chance to win a product that I think is pretty cool, the RapidRoller!
They were nice enough to send me a RapidRoller to review, and guess who had great intentions to repaint the living room so she could offer up an honest opinion and then got steamrolled by the holidays and put it off until today? This girl.
But I just couldn't rave about a product I had never even tried; that wouldn't be cool. So I rallied and repainted the nasty wall in my garage today instead, just so I could tell you how the RapidRoller works. Prepare yourself for a very compelling picture of my wall:
It's gross, I know.
So, after putting together the RapidRoller, it looked something like this:
So, after putting together the RapidRoller, it looked something like this:

It works by drawing a nice reserve of paint up into the long handle through a plunger that fits over a standard paint can lid. You are left with a roller chock full o' paint, and no need for drippy paint trays ever again! EVER AGAIN!

Once I figured out the mechanics of the whole thing, I was in love. It's clean, it's easy, and best of all, it's fast! You just click the trigger when you need more paint, there's no stopping to refill your roller every few minutes like with a regular roller. And the paint comes out perfectly consistent each time, which was always a huge annoyance for me when using a paint tray.

(You like my pile of busted up Christmas decorations back there? That's what happens when you marry a man who doesn't think it's important to find a stud when hanging shelves. I'm not bitter.)
Anyway, the RapidRoller is also great for

He actually loved this and whined when I took it away.
Here is the wall, literally 5 minutes later:
Much better! And so easy. I wish I would have tried it out sooner, I could have had my living room painted in no time!
Clean up was a bit of a job, it took about 15 minutes since you have to take apart and wash everything, but it really wasn't too bad.
So, in conclusion, I highly recommend the RapidRoller! And you could win one today! (or actually on Monday, when I choose a random winner.)
FOUR CHANCES TO WIN!
Entering is easy!
To enter: Simply leave a comment on this post!
For up to three more entries you can ...
Like Black & Decker on Facebook!
(leave another comment letting me know you did so!)
Play their Match & Win Game! (It's fun!)
(leave another comment letting me know you did so!)
Or finally, pick an item from the Black & Decker Holiday Gift Guide and leave a comment here letting me know who on your list it would be perfect for!
Good luck, I hope you win! And have a great weekend friends!











685 comments:
Wow! Awesome!
I definitely want to win!!
www.paintinginportland.blogspot.com
Here is my comment with fingers crossed!
jenfur427 at hotmail.com
I already like them on FB!
cool...I could always use some help painting around here.:)
Played the game and won a digital download.
an edger would make my husband really happy!
I want this awesome thing!!
I really want this thing. That was terrific.
I'd love to win it. We just bought our first house (a 1935 farm house) and it would come in very handy! Thanks for the chance to win.
Oooh! That would make painting over the army green walls in our upstairs- there will probably be many, many coats of primer.
That is so cool! I could work some magic in my rental with it!
magical for sure.
Wow, now I wanna paint!
Already a fan of Black and Decker on Facebook
OH MY GOODNESS! That is the best invention ever!!!
Also, I liked them on facebook!
Love it! That is so awesome!
I like them on facebook!
mjhuckaby@gmail.com
I also played their Match & Win Game.
I played the match game at facebook.. rats I didn't win!
I would get the steam mop for my husband so he could help with my least favorite chore.
mjhuckaby@gmail.com
I love your blog and this giveaway!
mjhuckaby@gmail.com
The 20V MAX Lithium Drill/Driver would be a perfect gift for my husband!
I liked them on Facebook!!
I would want the power drill or the paint roller... i got lots to paint and that would make it fun!
I also played the Match and Win game... didn't win though :(
I like B&D on facebook!
mjhuckaby@gmail.com
I played the game and lost :(
mjhuckaby@gmail.com
I'm liking the High Performance LeafHog Blower. It would be perfect for my dad!
Sounds cool. I've been wanting to paint my bedroom but lacking motivation. Maybe this would give it to me?...
Well that would be helpful the 3 times in seven years I've repainted most of my house...wanders away to look at paint colors again...
I'm commenting and wondering if they could also invent something to tape off the 11 doors in my hallway. YES, eleven. I live in a 1959 ranch... the hallway runs up the center with doors to EVERYWHERE!!!
I haven't painted that hallway in, um... er over 10 years. :(
Played the match and win game... didn't win. :)
Liked them on Facebook. :)
I would totally get my husband the all in one laser level. I've been wanting one for a long time! ;)
I so need to paint my garage! Crossing my fingers that I win!
jessica.davis85@ymail.com
I also liked it!
and played the match and win game... I didn't win :(
[typing] [leaving a comment] [wondering why i am entering this giveaway in the first place] [smiling and thinking lol; maybe mom or dad might want it]
And i love the flex cordless mini canister vac... would be great for cleaning my car!
I would love to win that! Especially since I'm dreading touching up our walls before Christmas.
This is awesome!! No excuses for a painful back after bending over to reload the paint
Umm..I'm going to be selfish and want someone to put th team mop under the tree for me!
Ooohm we'd love it!!!
I liked black and decker on facebook
Sounds like a great product.
I would love to win this!! chedeb5353@hotmail.com
I am making a list already of which rooms to paint! All of them! So cool!
Already liked Black and Decker on FB. chedeb5353@hotmail.com
I played Match and Win. chedeb5353@hotmail.com
I am making a list already of which rooms to paint! All of them! So cool!
nice awesome - seems like a life saver for all teh diyer's
This is my comment! Pick meeeeee!!
The Steam Mop for me!!! chedeb5353@hotmail.com
Love it! I want to paint my living room, too. Have the paint, just not the motivation. This would seriously help!
Looks awesome! I would love to win!!
I would love this! I just bought a house with very plain white walls that are begging to be painted.
That's the kind of thing that would be perfect for a person with arthritis (like my mom) who has limited amount of time with usable hands.
That's the kind of thing that would be perfect for a person with arthritis (like my mom) who has limited amount of time with usable hands.
Always looking for ways to make painting easier! Looks great!
utahraptors at zookee dot org
Looks like I might need one of those rollers!
looks so good! i hate the scuffs on my walls and doors!
rwvanvoorhis at gmail dot com
I have 4 rooms that need repainting, this is a must!! I want, want, want!!
Hoping so much to win so you can Send that thing my way!
Lusting after the perfect paint chip lately...but, no time to get it on the wall. This would help!
Deb
Oh imagine the walls I could paint with this baby! What a great motivational gadget, would love to win this.
Yay--another chance---"Liked" Black and Decker on Facebook.
Hoping so much to win so you can Send that thing my way!
Lusting after the perfect paint chip lately...but, no time to get it on the wall. This would help!
Deb
Hoping so much to win so you can Send that thing my way!
Lusting after the perfect paint chip lately...but, no time to get it on the wall. This would help!
Deb
I'm not on Facebook so I'll just leave a comment. :) Thanks for the giveaway --I hope I win!
oh, boy would I love one of these! I have a lot of rooms to paint!! :)
I liked them on FB! I mean, what's not to like?
I played the match & win game, but alas, did not win :( maybe next time!
I'm painting my living room over Xmas. This would totally help!
I would LOVE to win this! I need all the help I can get! :)
I'd give the black and decker steam mop!
I played the game. :(
I totally NEED this. I have MS and it makes my hands and arms a bit disfunctional...This does not stop me from doing what I need/obsess about doing! Sheri msiowatson@yahoo.com
what a great giveaway.
I want the Rapid Roller from the holiday gift guide. I have lots of painting to do. It would come in handy.
I have a lot of painting to do so this would be helpful!
"liked" it!!
Liked Black & Decker on Facebook.
That looks awesome. It would be pretty great in a mini-roller version, too. Can you tell I spent the whole day painting bookshelves? I have mini-rollers on the brain.
Played the match and win game.
From the holiday gift guide, I would get my husband the drill!
I definitely could have used this when I painted my office last week. I have one wall left to paint in my living room and I'm pretty positive that I NEED a RapidRoller to do it ;)
OMG, this thing is awesome!
I liked Black & Decker on Facebook. :)
I played the Black & Decker Match Game :) but didn't win :(.
I would love to win this! My husband just said he is starting the kitchen after Christmas while he is off from work.!
Checked out the Holiday Gift Guide and I think my little brothers would love cleaning my floors with that steam mop. LOL!
I wouldn't mind winning that. I have a living room to paint!
I like Black & Decker on Facebook
I like Black and Decker on Facebook!
I played the game - didn't win but is was fun!
I would give my husband a new trimmer,edger. Ours is soooo old!
Planning to paint my entire house this year, this sure would make my life easier!
The drill would be perfect for my boyfriend since I completely took ownership of his current one and broke a few of his drill bits.
LOL, glad you're not bitter about those Christmas decorations!
The lithium drill/driver would be perfect. For me!
I liked 'em.
I need that. We bought a house that we are redoing just about every square inch of - and that includes lots of paint!
Oh - I so need this. We literally have 3800 square feet of house that needs to be repainted.
I liked them on Facebook.
I played Match and Win but didn't win. Sad :(
i love it! would sure come in handy for me. kerielynn@hotmail.com
i love it! would sure come in handy for me. kerielynn@hotmail.com
I would love to have this!!!
Am I a horrible person if I say I want things on their gift guide for myself? I want the hand held vacuums! That is what I asked for for Christmas. Most women want jewels, I want handy vacs. Very sad.
I played the game, but didn't win! Sad.
Fantastic - hope to win it because I am a painting maniac :-)
Oh, awesome! I have been hesitating to paint my room because it's such a time-consuming ordeal... but this looks amazing!
This would be awesome to win!
Debbie: rebbiedeed(at)hotmail(dot)com
I don't know which is more awesome - the RapidRoller or your painting outfit! Wowzers to both of them! You should see the pants I paint in - heinous.
You have some of the best giveaways!
I played but lost. :(
I've "liked" black and decker on facebook.
I'd love the flex cordless mini canister vac for myself! :)
Debbie: rebbiedeed(at)hotmail(dot)com
I'd love to have that all in one laser level for my favorite person to buy for, ME... but I guess I could share it with my husband. haaa
I tried several times to do the match and win game but it wouldn't work right for me.. but I'll re-visit it again.
How neat! Painting is usually such a chore - I can't believe it only took you 5 mins!
You have some of the best giveaways!
I happen to know my hubby would love the laser level.
Love it I want one!
heinzwedding@gmail.com
I liked them on Facebook =)
heiznwedding@gmail.com
I've been wanting one of these for a while.
Liked on fb.
Played matching game.
I played the Matching game on FB
heinzwedding@gmail.com
Gift guide: definitely love the rapid roller. The whole house needs repainting.
Flex - Cordless Mini Canister Vac from the gift guide--my mother in law says she wants a new vac for Christmas!
heinzwedding@gmail.com
wow, we gave a ton of painting to do! If we don't win it, maybe we could borrow it!!
Heather
mackiebob@gmail.com
I have so much painting to do! I would LOVE to win this!
Ohh, pick me, pick me!
As for the gift guide, honestly I just want a new drill all for myself! No one else in my family is handy at all! :-(
Um pretty sure I need one of these ASAP!
Your wall looks great....the only I don't need to paint is the living room!
That would be AWESOME for as much as I paint...I'd love it!!!
I would love the Flex Cordless Mini Canister Vac...we were just talking today about needing something like that.
I have a lot of paining to complete before 2012!
This looks amazing, I am going to be repainting my whole house in a few weeks and this would be a lifesaver!
I totally could have used this when we bought our house in October! We still have some painting left to do, though, so if I don't win, I just might have to look into buying one!
I "liked" Black and Decker on Facebook!
My husband would LOVE the drill from the Holiday Gift Guide! He wanted to ask his parents for one for Christmas, but didn't want them to spend the money on him.
Played the matching game!
Great give away-please add my name for a chance to win...
I liked Black and Decker on Facebook...
I would love the steam mop--my sister has one and loves it...
YES! This is actually something I could use!!
YES! This is actually something I could use!!
Fun! I like Black & Decker on Facebook.
I would love to win! I think it would be perfect for painting ceilings.
I tried to play the match and win game, but it wouldn't work. :(
I looked at the gift guide, and I'm thinking the laser level and/or the steam mop would be great for... ME! :)
I love that amazing painting tool! And your blog too!
would love one of these!
would love one of these!
so very cool. i need. :)
Wow, I'd like to win that. My living room needs painted!
I liked Black and Decker on Facebook.
I played the Black and Decker game and i did not win. Sigh.
My cordless drill broke, so I would love one of those.
Niiiice. I hate paint clean up!
I liiiiiiiked them on FB.
I played their little game. And did not win.
Easily my Stocking Stuffer choice would be the Laser Level. Those things are so dang cool. And though I'd get one for the man of the house, I think it'd be pretty fun to play with myself!
That's the kind of tool I can get behind!
That's the kind of tool I can get behind!
I would LOOOOVE the steam mop under my Christmas tree!
I WILL win this! I have to!
I like Black and Decker on facebook!
I played the game and won a digital download, which is awesome!
I'd pick the cordless mini canister vac for my husband. He's obsessed with keeping his car clean...I could see him keeping it in his trunk. (;
I have a lot of painting to do coming up!
lorrainecarp@gmail.com
This would be awesome to get! Love it!
Liked Black & Decker on FB!
Of all the items in the holiday guide I like the RapidRoller Paint Roller... it would make sure quick work of all the walls that need painting in my house... so it would need to be a gift for my husband of course! :)
I tried to play the Match & Win game several times... the page would try to load and then it would come up with an error on the page.... :(
Ok, I'm game. Sounds like a great idea!
Pretty cool! ;)
This would definitely cut down time on painting a room!
I liked black and decker on fb
I played the match and win game
The steam mop with smart select would be perfect for my sister and her hardwood floors.
ooohhhh..... my painting dreams would come true.
How cool is that! Hope I win!
Please enter me into the drawing! Thanks!
I'd love to win this one! Hope this open to international readers as well :)
oh pick me! I want one!
eatqueso@gmail.com
This would be awesome for painting ceilings! So many fewer trips up the ladder
Hi! what a great thing! good luck to all of you.
Another like in facebook for Black & Decker!
I 'am playing their Match & Win Game every day!
Wow! This sure would painting my living room and dining room a whole lot easier.
Got inspiration form your blog to redo the bathroom so I would come in handy.
I also liked and played
That is brilliant! I could see that really cutting down on time and back pain of painting everything.Smart design!
Liked B&D on Facebook!
Played the match game, no luck though!
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