Tea Party Merch Contest Ends

Okay folks. I have drawn e-mail addresses (out of the nine individual entrants) for the Tea Party Merch Contest, and e-mailed the three winners.

If you subscribed to this blog during the contest period, be sure to check your inbox and spam box (I imagine anything with "contest" in its subject line or body might be fair game for the spam box) to see if you have received an e-mail from me announcing that you have won.

It should be from: wemessamore@gmail.com

If that is the case, please respond to me as soon as possible with your mailing address (as per the instructions in the e-mail) because I'd love to get you this stuff by Saturday so you can wear it out to your local Tea Party protest or to see fireworks and celebrate our nation's independence.

PS: Again, I was surprised by the low number of entries. If you have any feedback on the prizes, contest requirements, or anything else about the contest that will help me to build a better one in the future- please share them in the comments here or send me an e-mail!

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