New Balance is soliciting feedback on its sneakers, but the company is offering quite a carrot in return for your comments. Go to this Web site and review a New Balance product and you will be entered in the running (pun intended) for a free pair of shoes. There will be one winner each day for 30 days. The contest ends April 14.

Here's another burger-related item.

Ted's Montana Grill is seeking its biggest burger FANatics. Through the end of the month, you can go to www.tedsmontanagrill.com to share your love for Ted's burgers. You can write something, upload a photo, make a video or sing a song.

The grand prize winner will get a 2009 Toyota Prius.

And, every qualified entry gets a FREE burger. Really!

The Blue Bunny ice cream company is holding a contest in which you can win a number of cool prizes, including a KitchenAid stand mixer and one of those cool Roomba vacuums. To enter, you have to be a member of the Blue Bunny iScream Team (it's free). To enter, all you have to do is answer one question correctly. Enter to win here.

Or, if you just like Blue Bunny ice cream, you can find a $1 coupon here. (I think you may also need to be a member of the iScream Team to access the coupon.)

Purex is running a contest inviting people to design their own eco-friendly tote bag with an eco-friendly slogan. You can design one a week until the contest ends in April. The grand prize is a car. You can also win $1,000 and random other prizes. And, even if you don't want to play, the Web site has a link where you can click to share with a friend and get a coupon. Check it out here.

Post-It is running a contest in which you could win a prize package with $150 in Post-It products. Check it out here...

Top Notch Dog in Durham is celebrating its 10th anniversary by giving away free dog training to the person who comes up with the funniest caption for this photo.

The winning caption writer will receive a free one-hour dog training session valued at $100. You can enter through Friday, March 13 at 5:30 p.m. on the Top Notch Dog blog site here. You must be 18 or older to enter.

Hellmann's is running a contest in which you could win $1,000 just for voting.

And if you submit an entry, you could be one of the seven finalists who get to meet Dale Earnhardt Jr. The contest is for the Real Fan of the year, so to enter you have to upload a photo of yourself if you think you are the real fan. You still have a few days to upload your photos, and voting begins in March. You can check out the contest here. (You have to have Flash to get the Web site to load properly.)

Well, if you want to talk about a sweet giveaway, this would be near the top of the list...

Pinehurst is giving away a year of free golf as a way to promote its new Unlimited Golf package in which golfers are automatically upgraded to unlimited golf at normal one-round-per-day rates from March 8 through May 30. The $515 per person, per night starting rate includes unlimited greens fees (No. 2 at an additional charge), cart and practice facility usage, plus accommodations, the best breakfast in golf and a la carte dinner.

You can enter the contest through May 31 at Pinehurst.com/sweepstakes.

Just a reminder that today is the last day to enter the contest to win a shopping trip with me and a $100 gift card to the store of your choice. You have through 11:59 p.m. today to enter. You must subscribe to the paper to be eligible. To enter, click the link over on the left-hand side of this page under "Coupon Corner." It's one per person, so if you've already entered, you have done your part! 

Herbal Essences has a new contest in which it is giving away gift cards to popular retailers, including Gap, Piperlime, Victoria's Secret, Barnes and Noble. The grand prize: a $500 gift card to Everything But Water. Click here to enter. The contest runs through March.