Because I apply/enter/register for things. Everyone keeps asking me how I win free stuff, get free samples, find awesome coupons, etc… I put myself out there. Ya gotta be in it to win it!
That being said, I was chosen to receive another (my third) sample and share opportunity with Old Navy through Crowdtap. (I’ve mentioned this before to everyone, you NEED to join this site. If you like voicing your opinion and being rewarded for it, there’s no better site to be involved with.)
This opportunity gave me the chance to sample one of Old Navy’s new short styles, just in time for Summer! Now, I was super stoked for this opportunity simply because it’s been YEARS since I bought shorts… and I do mean years. Probably 2-3 at least. After 4 knee surgeries and a thyroid problem, I packed on the lbs and was definitely not comfortable showing my legs off. Plus I have some pretty gnarly scars to boot.
This gave me the incentive to look again, and to get a pair for FREE to critique. What’s not to love about this whole situation?? With these opportunities you also get a free pair to give to a friend so they can enjoy too. This time around I chose my lovely younger sister, Sara, and made a date out of the sampling experience.
We hit up the Old Navy in Tanger and went crazy. I tried on, no joke, at least 10 different pairs and loved some and just wasn’t feeling the others. To start, I had dropped another pant size, so all the 16′s I picked out were immediately out… SWEET (this trip was already off to a rockin’ start). So armed with my many different styles, I tried to figure out which I couldn’t live without.
The theme this year is COLOR. I loooove color, so no surprise, I wound up getting a pair of madras-style plaid shorts as my “sample” along with two pairs of colored shorts: Purple and Coral. Top my shopping trip off with two coordinating tanks and I am ready for summer!

