Happy Holidays! 2013 is around the corner, and we’re finishing up this year with more of our annual coupons from our favorite stores and over 30 giveaways from now through Christmas!

NOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #19 is here from our friends at Design Within Reach! With so many lustworthy design icons for every part of your home, as well as new designs perfect for gifting, there’s lots to browse! And this season i’ve been loving the Kaleido Trays by Clara von Zweigbergk for Hay. “Perfect for gifting, this hand-picked set comprises three extra-small trays in red, brown and mint, two small trays in yellow and apricot, one medium tray in aubergine and one extra-large tray in grey.” These fun powder coated steel trays are modular, stackable, nestable, and ready for just about anything, from a tray to collect your bits and bobs, to serving trays, to simply decorative splashes of color and more!

THE GOODS: A set of seven Kaleido Trays by Clara von Zweigbergk for Hay.

TO WIN: Leave a comment here sharing what you would put in the trays by 12/16 PST for a chance to win. Winner will be contacted via email.

See more details and a video on the next page!

UPDATE: Congrats to Miyon in Elliniko, Greece!

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Happy Holidays! 2013 is around the corner, and we’re finishing up this year with more of our annual coupons from our favorite stores and over 30 giveaways from now through Christmas!

NOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #18: wejetset! I must say, from the beginning, wejetset has always been amazing with outfitting NOTCOTters with everything they need for an adventure. This year you have the chance to win all you need from rolling luggage to backpack to toothbrush, plug adapters, headphones, notebooks and more! So the real question is… where would you go?

THE GOODS: A bundle consisting of Hideo tarp luggage, Qwstion washed grey backpack, Aiaiai track headphones, Field Notes notebooks (pack of 3), Ohso travel toothbrush, flat pack universal travel plug, and Baggu packing aid.

TO WIN: Leave a comment here sharing where you would take off to with this bundle by 12/15 PST for a chance to win. Winner will be contacted via email.

Check out close ups of the bundle as well as a coupon to help with your holiday shopping on the next page!

UPDATE: Congrats to Omar in Brooklyn, NY!

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Happy Holidays! 2013 is around the corner, and we’re finishing up this year with more of our annual coupons from our favorite stores and over 30 giveaways from now through Christmas!

NOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #17 comes from our old friends at A+R (if you’re in or passing through LA, you have to go check out their new store on La Brea! It’s huge!) For this year’s giveaway, they are giving one lucky winner, a new Vers 1Q wooden bluetooth cube of a speaker. This fun little speaker has a great origin story… have you seen its kickstarter? To continue their line of wooden speakers, Vers turned to kickstarter, and when looking for $10,000 in backing, they ended up with nearly $200,000! And one of the fun bonses, is that with the kickstarted, project, you can see peeks behind the scenes of the production process!

THE GOODS: A Vers 1Q Bluetooth Sound System

TO WIN: Leave a comment here sharing your favorite crowdfunded project (i.e. kickstarter, indiegogo, etc) by 12/14 PST for a chance to win. Winner will be contacted via email.

See more pics and a coupon on the next page!

UPDATE: Congrats to Christi in Tulsa, OK!

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Happy Holidays! 2013 is around the corner, and we’re finishing up this year with more of our annual coupons from our favorite stores and over 30 giveaways from now through Christmas!

For NOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #16 - 5 winners will get their pick of the fun Blik x Carnovsky wall stickers that are quite a trip. Each sticker comes with three colored glasses - red, blue, and green - and when you look at the stickers through them, these animal mandalas come to life, each color exposing a different group of creatures. You’ve seen ours on the ceiling around a pendant light… it’s such a fun splash of color to the room! Duo Francesco Rugi and Silvia Quintanilla out of Milan are behind Carnovsky!

THE GOODS: Each our five winners can choose Carnovsky sticker of their choice.

TO WIN: Leave a comment here sharing where you’d put a Blik x Carnovsky sticker by 12/13 PST for a chance to win. Winner will be contacted via email.

See more details and a coupon on the next page!

UPDATE: Congrats to Cody in Hastings, MN, William in Los Angeles, CA, Kyra in Hawthorne, CA, Shane in Des Moines, IA, and Andrea in Palatine, IL!

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Happy Holidays! 2013 is around the corner, and we’re finishing up this year with more of our annual coupons from our favorite stores and over 30 giveaways from now through Christmas!

Ooooh this is a fun one! NOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #15 is from our friends at Upper Playground - i’ve loved their goods, artists, and walrus for ages, and lived a few blocks from them in lower haight years ago… it’s always fun to check out the murals, artwork, and endless variety of tshirts they have! So for the super bundle, you have a chance to win Jeremy Fish Skin & Bones Dominoes, Upper Playground: Up 10 Years Book, Jeremy Fish Wisdome Patch Hoodie, Upper Playground x Blik Sam Flores Costumes decals, and a t-shirt of your choice!

THE GOODS: A bundle including Jeremy Fish Skin & Bones Dominoes Set, Upper Playground: Up 10 Years Book, Jeremy Fish Wisdome Patch Hoodie, Upper Playground x Blik Sam Flores Costumes wall stickers, and a t-shirt of your choice!

TO WIN: Leave a comment here sharing your favorite piece of street art (links to pics are welcome!) by 12/12 PST for a chance to win. Winner will be contacted via email.

More pics and details on the next page!

UPDATE: Congrats to David in Cincinnati, OH!

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Happy Holidays! 2013 is around the corner, and we’re finishing up this year with more of our annual coupons from our favorite stores and over 30 giveaways from now through Christmas!

Joey Roth will always be the first NOTCOT reader i ever met in person - and that was probably around 6 years ago in NY. From our posts about his work back in 2005 to the big Sorapot launch in 2008 and such precise, beautiful products since… this year he is generously giving two winners awesome prizes! The first winner will receive a pair planters (one terracotta and one gray) - these planters are easy to water, and will pull the water as they need them (thus, great for travelers or absent minded plant owners). The second winner will receive a super bundle of his ceramic speakers and subwoofer! Joey’s iconic speakers have been updated this year by the addition of a stunning ceramic subwoofer!

THE GOODS: One winner will receive two planters, one in each color. The second winner will receive a set of ceramic speakers and subwoofer.

TO WIN: Musical green thumbs, leave a comment here sharing the song you think plants will love to grow to by 12/11 PST for a chance to win. Winner will be contacted via email.

See more pictures on the next page!

UPDATE: Congrats to Patrick in Costa Mesa, CA and Amanda in Toronto, ON!

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Happy Holidays! 2013 is around the corner, and we’re finishing up this year with more of our annual coupons from our favorite stores and over 30 giveaways from now through Christmas!

I think it’s impossible not to find a delightful surprise for anyone on your list at Uncommon Goods. They really have such a variety of awesome stuff, it’s hard to sift through it all at times (but i usually start with the This Just In section!) - so for this giveaway, we’ve created a fun bundle that you can easily share/regift if you win… OR keep it all for yourself, decking out your place, keeping hydrated, feeding the birds, throwing a molecular mixology mojito party while growing your own greens, pinning where you’ve been and/or want to go on the cork map, playing with marble tracks on the fridge, punching your own guitar picks, corkcicle-ing the wine, and so much more…

THE GOODS: A bundle including a Cork Map, Molecular Mixology Mojito Kit, Footed Bowl, Eau Good Water Bottle, Micro Green Veggie Kit, Soda Bottle Bird Feeder, Pick Punch, Corkcicle, Extreme Stunt Wall Coaster, and Salts of the world test tubes.

TO WIN: Leave a comment here sharing what you’re stuffing stockings with this year by 12/10 PST for a chance to win. Winner will be contacted via email.

See all of the goodies you can win in more detail on the next page!

UPDATE: Congrats to Eric in Syracuse, NY!

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Happy Holidays! 2013 is around the corner, and we’re finishing up this year with more of our annual coupons from our favorite stores and over 30 giveaways from now through Christmas!

Holiday Giveaway #12! Our friends at Incase have come up with another stellar bundle of goodies for you guys this year! This time filled with tons of black and white travel goodness - Duffel, Sonic headphones in white, Heathered Protective Sleeve for MacBook (13” or 15”), Origami Jacket for the iPad, and Pro Slider Case for the iPhone 5. Everything you need for your teched out adventures! The duffel is part of their stunning new EO Travel Collection - my favorites are definitely the Duffel and Hardshell Roller! Take a look at all of these and more Incase goods on their site.

THE GOODS: An entire black and white themed Travel Prize Pack containing a Duffel, Sonic headphones in white, Heathered Protective Sleeve for MacBook (13” or 15”), Origami Jacket for the iPad, and Pro Slider Case for the iPhone 5.

TO WIN: Leave a comment here sharing where you’d head with this Travel Bundle by 12/9 PST for a chance to win. Winner will be contacted via email.

See more details about the goodies as well as a coupon on the next page!

UPDATE: Congrats to Marc in Stoneham, MA!

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Happy Holidays! 2013 is around the corner, and we’re finishing up this year with more of our annual coupons from our favorite stores and over 30 giveaways from now through Christmas!

Phew* today we’re getting double NOTCOT Holiday Giveaways since a major installation we NOTlabs was working on disappeared my last few days! But today’s two are especially awesome! First up we have QOOQ! Have you heard about this kitchen proofed (think splash proof mineral slab, protected wiring, slip proof legs, etc), French made, Linux based tablet focused on changing the way you COOK? It comes with 1000 recipes included (and a subscription will allow you to buy/download more) from top chefs, all types of food, and walk through videos to really show you how to execute them. Fascinatingly, it even allows you to do menu planning and it will help create a shopping list (organized by aisle apparently) - or on the flip side, tell it what you have in the fridge, and it will tell you what you can make!

As for the specs - it has a 10.1” capacitive TFT LCD touch screen, is 10.63”x6.3”x0.9”, weights in at 1.8 lbs, with a ARM Cortex A9 Dual core 1 Ghz, 8GB, runs on Linux/QT, has wifi and ethernet as well as an SD slot and USB, speakers, and a rechargeable battery. And beyond cooking - you can still browse, check email, play music, look at pictures, and all the usual stuff…

THE GOODS: The winner will receive a QOOQ Tablet (English version) and a 3 months subscription to QOOQ to download recipes.

TO WIN: Leave a comment here telling us what you’ve always wanted to learn to cook (but perhaps been too scared to try?) by 12/9 midnight PST for a chance to win. Winner will be notified by email.

See more details of the QOOQ as well as video to see it in action on the next page!

CONGRATS to Diana in Chatsworth, CA!

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Happy Holidays! 2013 is around the corner, and we’re finishing up this year with more of our annual coupons from our favorite stores and over 30 giveaways from now through Christmas!

Fourth is King! Happy NOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #10! Why the name? Well the founder is James William Byrnes IV and you know the old school rhyme - “First is the worst, Second is the best, Third is the one with the treasure chest. Fourth is king, Fifth is queen, Sixth is the one with the washing machine.” Not quite how i heard it as a kid, i think third had the hairy hairy chest… but it sure makes more sense of the name and playfulness of Fourth is King’s lifestyle collection - with fun stickers and keychains and t-shirt designs, including a gorgeous wood print collaboration with Bryan Nash! They have quite the bundle in store for a lucky winner…

THE GOODS: A bundle of a sticker pack, Cedar Pole by Bryan Nash Gill White t-shirt, Amigo floating keychain in red, Lightning Strikes Twice Ash t-shirt, Peace Out t-shirt and One of a Kind Light Gray t-shirt.

TO WIN: Leave a comment here sharing your most memorable old school rhyme by 12/7 PST for a chance to win. Winner will be contacted via email.

See all the goodies up close on the next page - as well as a coupon to help your shopping!

UPDATE: Congrats to Kevin in Victorville, CA!

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Happy Holidays! 2013 is around the corner, and we’re finishing up this year with more of our annual coupons from our favorite stores and over 30 giveaways from now through Christmas!

Happy NOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #9 already! Today we have some leather goodness from our friends at Baggu! I love how they’ve been transitioning from their reusable shopping bags in ever color/pattern imaginable to leather bags and pouches and even to weekenders, totes, surf board carriers, laptop cases and more! They’ve really taken their clean simple colorful pops of color into a whole lifestyle! So today, Baggu is giving away a whole leather starter kit to get you started - Drawstring Purse Natural, M Pouch Gold and the S Pouch Emerald Suede!

THE GOODS: A bundle consisting of Drawstring Purse Natural, M Pouch Gold and the S Pouch Emerald Suede

TO WIN: Leave a comment here sharing your favorite color (of all colors!) by 12/6 PST for a chance to win. Winner will be contacted via email.

Take a peek at more details on the next page!

UPDATE: Congrats to Matt in Newport Beach, CA!

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Happy Holidays! 2013 is around the corner, and we’re finishing up this year with more of our annual coupons from our favorite stores and over 30 giveaways from now through Christmas!

CW&T created their Pen Type-A out of love for the Hi-Tec-C pens when they wanted a more deserving casing for the great cartridges… they designed their dream pen, an incredible stainless steel pen that fits the cartridge perfectly, and slips into a multipurpose ruler/sleeve with incredible piston like precision (creating the most incredible pop as you pull it out)… and with the overwhelming support from Kickstarters, their dream became a reality (and beyond! They asked for $2,500 and ended up with $281,989)! This also a lesson in larger scale manufacturing… in china… and the crazy business nightmare that we can all learn from… and now they are manufacturing in multigenerational family run shop in Vermont with some awesome people, and back on track to share the pen they love! So for NOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #8, we’re thrilled to give away 3 Pen Type-As to 3 winners!

THE GOODS: 3 of CW&T’s Pen Type-As to 3 winners.

TO WIN: Leave a comment here sharing what item you treasure that you imagine handing down to the next generation by 12/5 PST for a chance to win. Winner will be contacted via email.

Take a peek at more details (and making of) as well as a coupon on the next page!

UPDATE: Congrats to Yvonna in Denham Springs, LA, Leslie in Bayfield, WI, and Leif in Nanaimo, BC!

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Happy Holidays! 2013 is around the corner, and we’re finishing up this year with more of our annual coupons from our favorite stores and over 30 giveaways from now through Christmas!

Areaware keeps life fun and beautiful. Their designs are always simply delightful, and perfect to pass on… The surreal nature of Flat Life Light designed by Finn Magee is a great example of that - it looks like a hanging painting, but with printed PET and electronics, this light is perfect for bedside! Yes, you can really turn it on! For NOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #7, you can win not only this stunning new light, but also their adorable smaller wooden bear - Ursa Minor by David Weeks, crafted out of sustainably harvested new growth beech wood, as well as Karl Zahn’s Tree Tops in green!

THE GOODS: A bundle including Flat Life Light, a Tree Top in green and Ursa Minor.

TO WIN: Leave a comment here sharing what’s on your nightstand by midnight 12/4 PST for a chance to win. Winner will be contacted via email.

See more details (and a holiday coupon!) on the next page…

UPDATE: Congrats to Stephanie of Burlington, VT!

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Happy Holidays! 2013 is around the corner, and we’re finishing up this year with more of our annual coupons from our favorite stores and over 30 giveaways from now through Christmas!

I’ve long loved the curated designer goodness at Design Public (they have everything you need for home - and fun gifts!), and i’ve also been a long time fan of Offi, so when the kind folks at Design Public wanted to giveaway an OFFI Mod Lounger (in the color of the winner’s choice!), i was ecstatic!

THE GOODS: An OFFI Mod Lounger in the color of your choosing!

TO WIN: Leave a comment here sharing where you would lounge and rock in the OFFI Mod Lounger by midnight 12/3 PST for a chance to win. Winner will be contacted via email.

See more details and all of the colors on the next page…

UPDATE: Congrats to Allison of Olympia, WA!

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Happy Holidays! 2013 is around the corner, and we’re finishing up this year with more of our annual coupons from our favorite stores and over 30 giveaways from now through Christmas!

You can always rely on Hard Graft for beautifully designed, luscious leather/felt, timeless pieces to hold all of your goods (digital and otherwise) while you run around with surprising versatility - their bag designs always transform to fit your needs with the way you can change straps, etc to carry them differently. And i always imagine them aging beautifully with more and more character coming out of them as the leather gets worn down. For the 5th NOTCOT Holiday Giveaway, they are giving one lucky reader their new hand made Laptop Bag #OldFashioned.

“WHAT SETS IT APART? Über premium vegetable tanned Italian leather with contrasting tan piping, the small golden logo and our special red and white ribbon, perfectly positioned and the long thin straps which make the bag more versatile and functional. You can either use them as a shoulder strap, wrapped around to carry the bag as a clutch or cross them over for the backpack.

The Laptop bag is strong and sturdy. The leather is thick enough to feel healthy and rich. It’s finished with a satin glossiness which captures and reflects your surroundings. The leather develops a caramel tint slowly over time the more you expose it to sunlight. Measures 39cm x 28cm 6cm (15.4” x 11” x 2.4”). Fits your 13” MacBook Pro Retina and even the 15” MacBook Pro Retina (without sleeve) inside a padded pocket. Lined with black cotton.”

THE GOODS: The handmade Laptop Bag #OldFashioned

TO WIN: Leave a comment here telling us how this bag would fit into your life before 12/2 midnight PST for a chance to win. Winner will be contacted via email.

See more details of the beautiful Laptop Bag #OldFashioned on the next page!

UPDATE: Congrats to Tarun of Brooklyn, NY!

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