Thursday, June 30, 2011

A Review of DROOL


I had heard about DROOL through one of TheBump's send-them-whenever-we-have-them emails and it had me intrigued. On May 31, 2011, Magic Beans (a local baby and kids store) was sponsoring an expo for expecting and new parents at the Seaport Hotel in Boston. Tickets were available on a two-tier system where you could pay $30 for a single entry which got you in the doors at 6pm and a normal swag bag, or you could pay the VIP price of $80 which got you in the door an hour earlier at 5pm, an upgraded swag bag, plus a $25 gift card to Magic Beans.

Cautious, my friend and I headed into the Seaport Hotel on Mary 31st, not sure whether our $30 spent was going to be worth it, or a waste.

My goodness, were we ever surprised.

Never before had I attended an expo with so much information, so many vendors, so much food, and freebies, and swag! Here are the pictures they posted up on Facebook after the event (hopefully it's a public album and you'll be able to see them):

Drool Expo Album

And speaking of swag, remember that $65 VIP ticket I wasn't sure I wanted? I'm pretty much kicking myself for that one. Don't get me wrong, our bag was pretty kickass to boot, but we missed out on THIS:


Rumor had it the gift bags themselves were worth at least DOUBLE the admission price, and I think I totally believe it.

But I'm glad we went. And to top it all off, at the end of the day, I ended up winning a couple of raffles! Not too shabby.... not too shabby at all.

So, DROOL? You get two very enthisiastic thumbs-UP from me! I hope you're around when I'm expecting BabyCubed, because I will most definitely be attending in VIP status once that time comes!

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