Contest Rules:

1. You must be a user of Watkins products or have grown up in a household that used Watkins products.
2. You cannot be a Watkins Associate, a Watkins Consultant, or an employee of Watkins.
3. You must submit a 250 to 500 word article related to Watkins or Watkins products.  For example, you can write about your favorite Watkins product and why its your favorite, you can write about growing up in a household that used and depended on Watkins products, you can write about your favorite Watkins man or Watkins lady or you could describe what it was like when the Watkins dealer came to your home when you were young.  These are just a few examples that come to mind, but as long as your article has a Watkins or Watkins products theme you’ll be on safe ground.
4. Your article must be submitted no later than January 16, 2009.
5. A committee of 3 judges will read the articles and chose a first, second and third place winner.
6. A $100 Watkins Gift Certificate will be awarded to the first place winner.  The second place winner will receive a $50 Watkins Gift Certificate and the third place winner will receive a $25 gift certificate.
7. Winners will be chosen on or before January 30, 2009.
8. A notice of the winning authors will be posted at Watpros.com and HomeProductsBusiness.com, and the winning articles will be posted at HomeProductsBusiness.com

You can submit your special story about Watkins now using the handy story submission form below.   If you opt to include your name and mailing address at the end of your story, we’ll send you a free Watkins products catalog and a free Watkins product sample.  So no one comes out a loser!