A Pit Stop a Day: OtterBox Review and Giveaway

If you’ve ever inwardly (or outwardly) flinched when handing your expensive smart phone over to your kids, this review and giveaway is for you! Because I know I did, before I protected my 3G iPhone with OtterBox’s Defender Series case.

Once I’d tried it, OtterBox quickly went toward the top of my ‘must have travel accessories’ list, and if you travel with kids and use your smart phone for everything from GPS to Gmail to WiFi to The Wiggles, it should go to the top of yours, too! With three layers of protection, including a silicone shell and hard plastic framework, the OtterBox Defender case is basically armor for your iPhone. And when it’s doing double (or triple) duty being passed between spouses, toddlers, and energetic kids in cars, on planes, and in restaurants, your poor phone needs armor, doesn’t it?

My opportunity to try the OtterBox Defender case couldn’t have come at a better time. As Pit Stops for Kids sets out on our A Pit Stop a Day multi-state road trip, and you can bet this case is coming along with us.

You, too, can follow our journey by reading our daily entries on Pit Stops for Kids and following the hashtag #apitstopaday on Twitter for a chance to win your own Defender case, valued at $49 (color: black), generously donated by OtterBox. And lest you think we’re biased toward iPhones, we’re also giving away a Strength Commuter Series case for the BlackBerry Curve*.

To enter to win:

1. Comment here letting me know whether you’d like to win the iPhone Defender Case or the BlackBerry Commuter case (one entry).

2. Subscribe to our feed or ‘like’ us on Facebook (one additional entry each), then comment here again letting us know you did so.

3. Use the hashtag #apitstopaday to tweet or retweet about @pitstopsforkids for the duration of our road trip. (Use a service such at TweetChat to easily follow our hashtag.) Every time you use #apitstopaday, you’ll be automatically entered (unlimited)!

4. If you don’t use Twitter (or in addition), comment on our daily pit stop posts right here at Pit Stops for Kids (once daily entries).

Giveaway begins today and ends Saturday, July 17th. And while you’re visiting the site, be on the lookout for additional giveaways to come!

(As I disclose with all compensated reviews, I received an OtterBox Defender Series case at no cost. This compensation came with no expectations of a favorable review.)

*The Strength Commuter Series case is a limited edition created in conjunction with Avon Breast Cancer Crusade. The color is pink and white.

Giveaway Ended: Congratulations to winners 1. Lynette and 2. Jill, chosen by random number generator. Thank you for supporting Pit Stops for Kids with your comments!