Just a reminder that you now have one week 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. on Feb. 8 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 entry per person, so if you've already entered, you have done your part! Good luck!

Iams is running a contest where you could win free obedience training or free stuff for your cat, including free food. If you'd like to enter, click here...

OK, everyone... here's your chance to win a shopping trip with yours truly! (I know... it's so exciting!)

This is a contest being run by our N&O Zone department, which means you must subscribe to the print newspaper to be eligible to enter. One lucky winner will receive the opportunity to go grocery shopping with me AND a $100 gift card to the store of your choice (Food Lion, Harris Teeter, Lowes, Kroger, Whole Foods or Wal-Mart). Enter at www.newsobserver.com/zone through Feb. 8. Good luck!

Duke fans might want to know about an event tomorrow at the Alltel Wireless store at 3409 Hillsborough Road in Durham. From 5 to 7 p.m., former Duke basketball star Jay Williams will be at the store to greet fans.

And, there will be five pairs of tickets to the Duke vs. NC State game on Jan. 20 up for grabs...

OK, this doesn't have a whole lot to do with retail, but you all know I have soft spot for animal rescue groups because we got our older dog from a shelter and our second dog from a rescue group. The Wake County SPCA is currently in the running to win a $10,000 prize from Care2.com's "A New Year of Hope for Animals" contest.

You can help them win by voting here.

Congratulations to David Wren of Roxboro, who was selected as one of the winners in Rite Aid's Fill Up and Fuel Up contest. If you don't remember, the Fill Up and Fuel Up contest entered anyone who transferred a prescription to Rite Aid's pharmacy in a drawing for a $2,600 gas card. All told, there were 31 winners. All I have to say is man, I never win anything...

The 44th annual Pillsbury Bakeoff is on... if you have a winning recipe, you could win $1 million!

Plus, I just wanted an excuse to use this picture. It's from the 2000 contest.

Click here to view the rules...

Betty Crocker has issued new printable coupons on its Web site here for everything from Betty Crocker potatoes to Hamburger Helper to Yoplait kids' yogurt. If you have not signed up for the site, you will probably have to register before you can print them.

Also, Betty Crocker is running a recipe contest asking folks to create a recipe using Betty Crocker cookie mix. You could win $5,000. Check it out here. 

If you do, Goya and Splenda have teamed up for this recipe contest, in which you could win $5,000. Your recipe must use one Splenda product and one Goya coconut product. The deadline is Dec. 31. Click here for the contest Web site.

Kashi is searching for a pair of good friends to appear on the front of select ceral boxes. To enter, you need to write a little essay telling Kashi about your friend. You can find the details of the contest and enter here.