Saturday, October 9, 2010

STRIDE Everyday review and giveaway


Can we have a little girl talk for a minute? This is a review and giveaway for Stride panties and I have to admit, I was really excited to do this one. Stride panties are great for runners. But, alas, a runner I am not. However I am a kinda recent mother. Wendy Spencer came up with the idea of Stride panties for women (and men) after having her child and enduring leakage problems herself. Stride panties were just featured on Shopping Channel this week! These panties use patented Oquos technology to get rid of moisture "8 times more effectively than cotton." And these panties absorb up to one ounce of liquid for up to 100 washes, when they are laundered properly.

Now back to my experience with bladder leakage. My sweet little boy is 11 months old. And, any woman who has had a child knows that during and after pregnancy there is often a little bladder leakage. No body likes to talk about it but, yes, I'm going there.

I remember the first time I discovered this problem. My husband and I were watching a terribly boring romance movie that I had picked out. I guess he was humoring me because I was with child. The movie had ended and I got up to go check the mailbox. I was walking down our driveway and I felt wetness on the back of my pants. I thought that surely I had sat in something wet on the couch but the more I thought about it, the more I realized that I had somehow peed my pants without realizing it. When I thought a little more I remembered that I had run out of panty liners and did not feel like going to the store so I had done without that day. Not. Pleasant. I had never peed my pants before so I guess I was in denial for a minute there. I mean I knew that I'd heard before that pregnant women have bladder leakage but I guess I didn't realize that it could happen to me without me even knowing that it happened!

So when I went back inside I told my husband that I was gonna freshen up. He looked at me strangely but I ran out of the room before I had to say anything else. It's okay. You can laugh at me cause I'm sure if you've had a child you have probably been there too. I could've used a little extra wetness absorbancy that day. I coulda used some Stride panties.

After I had my little boy I was excited that I would not have to worry about bladder leakage any more. Boy was I wrong! So panty liners had become a regular part of my life until I found Stride. The day I got my pair of panties in the mail I was pleasantly surprised at how cute they were. I mean, I was expecting panties with a built in wetness absorber to be bulky and all grannied out or something. Stride Everyday panties are actually quite cute! When I got them in the mail, I did laundry and put them away in my drawer to wear later. About 4 days later I thought I would get them out to wear and I searched my underwear drawer and could not find them! I pulled everything out and was frantic for a minute! And then I saw them. They completely blended in with my other panties. I guess I'd forgotten that they weren't some horribly ugly bulky underwear. I'll save both you, reader, and myself the embarrassment of posting a picture of myself in the panties. You'll have to look at the picture at the top of this post showing models wearing the panties. I would love to own at least four more pair.

Buy it:

Stride Everyday is offering a 20% off promo code for my readers good until November 30th. With prices starting as low as $14.99- $24.99. Consider the fact that you will never have to buy panty liners again! This is a chance for you all to try a pair of these gorgeous but functional panties. Go to http://www.strideeveryday.com/ and when you check out use the promo code MYSTERY.

Win it:

Stride has graciously offered to give away a pair of their fabulous panties to one of my readers! Here is what you have to do to get your first entry. This is mandatory before all the other entries will count:

Go to Stride Everyday and come back here and comment either about something new you learned or just tell about which pair of panties you will pick if you win.
Here is how you can get two extra entries for each posting (must do the mandatory entry first-leave separate comments for each extra entry):

+ Like Mystery Shopping Teacher on facebook
+ Post about this giveaway on your facebook page

+Follow Mystery Shopping Teacher on twitter

+ Tweet about the giveaway and leave a link to your tweet here (can tweet once a day)

+Follow me on GFC (left sidebar)

+Post my button (top left sidebar) on your blog and let me know where you posted it

+Blog about this giveaway on your blog or website

+Subscribe to the Stride Everyday newsletter

+Enter another one of my giveaways

+ Comment on another post on this site

This giveaway will run until November 13th at midnight eastern time. It is open to residents of the USA and Canada 18 or older. The winner will be chosen by random.org, and posted on my blog. I will also email the winner who will have 48 hours to respond with shipping information or I will have to choose another winner. Enter early and often!
Disclosure: I was provided with a pair of Stride panties to review, but no compensation was given. All opinions are my own.

93 comments:

Michele said...

I learned that the first layer of the OQUOS™ technology wicks away moisture 8 times more effectively than cotton.
I would choose the French Cut brief in nude.
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I subscribe to the STRIDE newsletter
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Diana D said...

French cut would be my choice. Thanks for the wonderful giveaway.

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KaeliH said...

i like the sport bikini in violet
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clenahan said...

I would love the bikini pair

Renae said...

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Jay said...

I really like the Seamless and Sport. They also have products for men.
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Anonymous said...

Thank you for "going there". Good to know that other women suffer from a bladder problem after giving birth.

Laura said...

Neat! This would be helpful as I'm about to give birth to my 2nd. I didn't even know a product like this existed, so that's the main thing I learned on the site!

Thanks,
Laura

sweepmom said...

I would get the seamless panties.

Nicole C. said...

I would choose the Sport Bikini.

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ynkeslb said...

I would love to try any or all, but no thong

Carol said...

love to have the seamless stride panties

Kiara said...

I would pick the sport bikini in black.
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nick said...

FRENCH CUT BRIEFS, FOR MY WIFE

Alisha K said...

I would choose the seemless black.
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Lisa (Lisa's World of Books) said...

I would get Mid Rise Brief
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I would love the lacy thong
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Tonya Dean said...

Learned - DO NOT use any fabric softener (neither liquid in the wash cycle, nor sheets in the dryer), as this creates a buildup that affects the performance of absorption.

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Tonya Dean said...

I would pick the Mid Rise Brief.

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Unknown said...

I learned the OQUOS naturally deodorizing while the super-absorbent fibers contained in the liner absorb up to an ounce of moisture.
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I would choose the lacy thong.
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Anonymous said...

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nick said...

THEY MAKE THEM FOR MALES ALSO

Little Miss Sunshine said...

I'd pick the sport bikini.

Hotsnotty2 said...

I would pick the lacy thongs, thanks!

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meredith m said...

i would choose STRIDE Everyday™ Sport Bikini
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Tina P said...

I choose seamless.

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i would pick the cherry sport bikini!



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michelle lopez said...

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cowboyswife said...

they have french cut

Anonymous said...

I would like to win these panties

ACMommy3 said...

I would love to get the Seamless Stride panty in Black, they sound great!

kelley c said...

I'd get the sport bikini in black.

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maryjaco1 said...

I would select the Mid Rise Brief.

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masonsgranny59 said...

I like the STRIDE Everyday™
French Cut Brief

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cman said...

The Seamless in Nude.

DevotionMama said...

I would pick the seamless cause every girl can use a seamless panty

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