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06 Nov, 2013

‘Tis the season for a Canada-wide giveaway from Shopper’s Drug Mart

Posted by andrea tomkins in: Giveaways and product reviews

One of my favourite cold remedies is GARLIC. I’m sure my family is appalled, but it’s the one thing (other than slathering myself with Vicks Vapo rub) that seems to bring me relief when I’m down for the count.

This is what I do:

  1. Make rye toast.
  2. Butter it.
  3. Sprinkle with finely diced raw garlic.
  4. Repeat.

It’s my comfort food, and it keeps the vampires away too.

Anyway, I am pleased to be able to let you know that Shopper’s Drug Mart is sponsoring this timely giveaway, just in time for cold and flu season. (There is no garlic involved, I promise.)

Valued at over $150, the Shoppers Drug Mart Cold and Flu Defence Kit contains a $50 gift card to use at your local Shoppers Drug Mart. It also has essential items you should have on hand including Life Brand Hand Sanitizer, Vapo Rub, Digital Thermometer, Sugar-free cough drops, facial tissue, Vitamins D and C, a Humidifier and Simply Food Chicken Noodle Soup.

It’s basically everything you need to get through your cold! And the $50 gift card can go towards magazines to read while you convalesce, or a little something to celebrate your recovery once the worst is over with. It’s entirely up to you.

Sidebar: Did you know that in a typical year, up to an estimated 25 per cent or about 8.6 million Canadians come down with the seasonal flu?

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AND (this is important) did you know that you also get your annual flu shot at Ontario pharmacies? You can just saunter in if you happen to be at your neighbourhood SDM, or book an appointment online at http://shoppersdrugmart.ca/flushot.

  • In order for your entry to qualify, please leave a comment below.
  • This giveaway is Canada-wide, but is void where prohibited by law.
  • If you can’t post your comment for whatever reason you can email it to me for posting at andrea at quietfish dot com. Please note, I cannot be responsible if your entry is misdirected or gets stuck in my Spam folder.
  • I will draw one name using Random.org at noon EST on November 13, 2013. I’ll contact the winner via email at that time.

That’s it! Over to you!


83 Responses to "‘Tis the season for a Canada-wide giveaway from Shopper’s Drug Mart"

1 | Cathy C

November 6th, 2013 at 12:19 pm

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We try to stay hydrated and gets lots of sleep, and of course tons of hand washing. If by chance we get sick it is the B.R.A.T. Diet for us Bananas, Rice, Apple Sauce and Toast. It seems to be the best for upset stomach and stays down.

2 | Mimi Golding

November 6th, 2013 at 12:22 pm

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Ginger ale, and pop cycles for us (sometimes ginger ale pop cycles) to help keep hydrated, with a bit of sugar to help with a bit of energy.

Also, nesting. Nesting is very important. Either the nest is in my big comfy bed, or on the sofa, either are good to keep an eye on the sickie baby.

If Ralph is coming for a visit, then we add The Bowl of Shame to the mix. ;D

3 | Brenda A

November 6th, 2013 at 12:50 pm

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Yes. Yes, please! Currently my head is in a combination vice/cave. Steam, a warm bed and lots of sympathy help me.

4 | Jan Dempsey

November 6th, 2013 at 1:01 pm

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I ran out on lots of “flu essentials” at the end of last winter so this Flu Defence Kit would be much appreciated !

5 | Sarah McCormack

November 6th, 2013 at 1:41 pm

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I want this, but I hope we don’t need to use it too often…!! lol

6 | Val

November 6th, 2013 at 1:45 pm

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This would be great but hopefully not needed!

7 | Carolyn

November 6th, 2013 at 2:10 pm

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I just came from getting my flu shot so hopefully I wouldn’t need this gift pack but it can always come in handy in our house with 4 kids in school and liable to bring home any type of virus!

8 | SJM

November 6th, 2013 at 2:12 pm

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Great prize and I agree – hope we don’t need it but if we do, it will be oh so useful! Thanks

9 | Andrea B.

November 6th, 2013 at 2:21 pm

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Thank you for this great giveaway! I have been sick so much this year, hope that is the last of it!

10 | Lee-Ann Sleegers

November 6th, 2013 at 2:33 pm

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We battle cold and flu season with lots of chicken soup, fresh air, honey tea and of course lots of snuggles.

11 | Elizabeth

November 6th, 2013 at 2:38 pm

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If history is any indicator, our whole family will have a use for this kit. So many illnesses go around the school each year!

12 | Connie

November 6th, 2013 at 2:55 pm

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Me pleeb…by node is stubbed up. Helb!

13 | alison

November 6th, 2013 at 2:57 pm

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I had my first cold just after the official start of fall. Hopefully that will be all for me, but with two girls in elementary school (the mother of all petri dishes), I’m sure someone in the house will come down with a cold, though not a man cold. :)

14 | laura

November 6th, 2013 at 3:22 pm

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I’m a big believer in the hot whiskey/bourbon toddy. In a cup put a blob of honey, a couple slices of fresh ginger, some lemon juice. Fill the cup with boiling water. Let steep. Fish out the ginger bits and pour in a good shot of booze. Enjoy and take a nap. The whiskey makes me sleepy.

15 | Jody D

November 6th, 2013 at 3:31 pm

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What a great collection of seasonal necessities! I would love it! Thanks

16 | Tiana

November 6th, 2013 at 3:35 pm

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From back in my pregnancy days: hot water, lemon, honey, sleep.

17 | Krista R

November 6th, 2013 at 4:29 pm

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Garlic works so well! A few drops of oil of oregano in a glass of orange juice really helps with getting rid of a sore throat.

18 | Joy M.

November 6th, 2013 at 5:25 pm

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I would love to win this handy, dandy basket of remedies. However, hopefully we won’t need it! We wash our hands lots, avoid sick people, stay hydrated, and get lots of rest to try to head off the cold and flu bugs!

19 | Days

November 6th, 2013 at 6:38 pm

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We’re in the midst of a nasty head cold around here. Ick!

20 | Julie G.

November 6th, 2013 at 7:08 pm

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This kit is perfect to have on hand for when the flu decides to hit – when you feel lousy the last thing you want to do is go out for supplies.

21 | Nora

November 6th, 2013 at 7:14 pm

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Thanks for the opportunity — although hopefully something that isn’t fully needed at this house this winter! We have our annual flu shots at our local Shopper’s and love having a neighbourhood pharmacy we can always count on.

22 | Deborah

November 6th, 2013 at 7:48 pm

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What a great give-away and promotion – thank you to both!

23 | Josie

November 6th, 2013 at 7:54 pm

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I NEED this right now! I’m super congested!

24 | EmmyB

November 6th, 2013 at 7:58 pm

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Great idea! I’m a fan of lemon and ginger tea myself.

25 | Katie

November 6th, 2013 at 8:23 pm

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Your garlic cure is out of my Baba’s country kitchen! See also filled us up with garlic tea and honey.
This Shopper’s bundle is full of all the modern day relief we use in our household. Whoever gets it will be well prepared for this winter.

26 | Roz

November 6th, 2013 at 10:05 pm

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Would love to win, because then I’d surely be protected against getting the flu, right?? ;)

27 | Danielle

November 6th, 2013 at 10:19 pm

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Us please! We have two humidifiers on the go already, and could use about 3 more by the look of us.

28 | Lisa from Iroquois

November 6th, 2013 at 11:04 pm

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Gingerale for an upset stomache. Soft fresh cinnamon bread for comfort. Ginger tea from fresh root. Hot lemon tea. All that and lots of sleep.

29 | sherry

November 6th, 2013 at 11:15 pm

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When I come down with a cold all I want is black chai tea, preferably from Tim Horton’s. The spice in it really helps. I’m also big on putting Vicks VapoRub on the sides of my nose, and if I have a sinus headache I’ll put some on my forehead too.

30 | Melanie

November 6th, 2013 at 11:16 pm

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Just got our flu shots yesterday, 2 at our clinic and one at Shoppers! Already had a cold last month at the same time as a teething baby. So not fun.

31 | Kaylee

November 6th, 2013 at 11:40 pm

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I’m battling an almost 4 week cold and now the kiddos have it, so this would be downright fantastic to have on hand.

32 | Jeannie

November 6th, 2013 at 11:43 pm

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We haven’t gotten our flu shots yet, but it’s on our must do list for the next 2 weeks. Whenever I feel something coming on, I always grab a box of NeoCitran.

33 | vicky

November 6th, 2013 at 11:44 pm

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I get a flu shot every year and try to get as much sleep. However when I do get a cold – it’s all about soup and Nyquil and ginger with hot water. (not in that order). LOL.

34 | Sarah G

November 6th, 2013 at 11:48 pm

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A must have kit for all families this season!

35 | lloyd gilbert

November 7th, 2013 at 1:36 am

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I eat as much garlic as possible. Megadose on vit c.

36 | Gina Bell

November 7th, 2013 at 9:41 am

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Winters coming. I would love to be prepared! :-)

37 | Natalie Fraser

November 7th, 2013 at 9:46 am

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I’m currently battling a cold and sinus infection so would love this!

38 | Anita Grace

November 7th, 2013 at 9:57 am

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I add a few drops of Eucalyptus oil to the cool mist humidifier in my daughter’s room when she has a cold. Makes a lovely subtle smell, and it seems to held her cough too.

39 | Georgina

November 7th, 2013 at 10:13 am

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We are doing our annual flu shots next week as a family. We also do lots of hand-washing everyday especially after school/daycare. Lots of sleep is also good but hard to do with a 5 and 2 yr old.

40 | Marielle

November 7th, 2013 at 10:13 am

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I’m a lemon and honey person.

41 | Laura

November 7th, 2013 at 10:17 am

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I could use this right now for my kids! Husband and I are staying healthy which is a blessing … Oh no, I have just jinxed myself haven’t I?

42 | Meghan

November 7th, 2013 at 10:54 am

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After my daughter just came back from a soccer tournament with a very bad cold – this is just what my family needs!

43 | Jody D

November 7th, 2013 at 11:07 am

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We drive cross-country for a living, always finding new germs in winter! Could us it for sure!

44 | Kaitlin

November 7th, 2013 at 11:42 am

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I really like your garlic idea. For me, it’s a bowl of Tom Yum or Kao Soi soup with as much spice as I can handle.

45 | Michelle Donaldson-Rouleau

November 7th, 2013 at 11:59 am

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Just received my first ever flu shot last week #ashamed. With my husband and I working it the public so much it’s an important defense :) It was easy- just walked into a Shoppers during their clinic hours and two minutes later we were done! #easypeasy

46 | Stacey

November 7th, 2013 at 12:24 pm

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So important to have the tools you need to fight illness in the house, when you’re sick is not the time to go shopping!

47 | steve

November 7th, 2013 at 1:39 pm

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Might not win enough for a man but my wife and children could still use some cold remedies

48 | Andrea Amy

November 7th, 2013 at 1:51 pm

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The kids and I get flu shots every year, try to get rest, try to drink lots of fluids and keep warm but with little ones in school they tend to bring home everything, so there is always at least one person sick in my house all winter long (i have 5 kids).

49 | TD

November 7th, 2013 at 3:03 pm

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This would help get ready for the upcoming cold and flu season (though hopefully nothing worse than colds will come our way)

50 | J-RJ

November 7th, 2013 at 5:23 pm

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A cool mist humidifier really helps, I also like Breathe-Right strips at night.

51 | Amirah

November 7th, 2013 at 5:36 pm

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This is a very a nice kit! Thanks for the giveaway *fingers crossed*

52 | HollyStar

November 7th, 2013 at 5:47 pm

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With three boys six and under who haven’t quite mastered blowing their nose OR coughing into their sleeves, our house is a germ factory all the time. We’re working really hard right now on hand washing and using tissues (rather than sleeves – yuck) for runny noses. I’ve visited the 24 hour Shoppers at Westgate a few too many times.

53 | joanne

November 7th, 2013 at 7:52 pm

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Funny that I am writing this today as I am home sick from work with the cold. My two boys have already been sick this school year, lets hope that’s it for a while! Great package of goodies, have always wanted a humidifier.

54 | Mark

November 7th, 2013 at 8:37 pm

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I got shot today in the arm. With the flu shot! I hope to not need the above prize but I am certain it will come in handy. The kids come home with all sorts of junk coming out everywhere.

55 | Debbie

November 7th, 2013 at 10:25 pm

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Could definitely use this kit. As a JK teacher, I get sneezed and coughed on all day…

56 | SL

November 8th, 2013 at 9:45 am

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This is a terrific and most timely post! I recently have been walloped by a horrible cold that had me missing life for more than a week! UGH! Though I am feeling much better, you know it’s only a matter of time before a Thing or 2 Things come down with another doozie!

We would make great use of this Shoppers Drug Mart Cold and Flu Defence Kit!

57 | Suze

November 8th, 2013 at 10:02 am

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What a great giveaway. chicken Noodle soup is a craving of mine when I get sick. Brings back memories of my mom looking after me.

58 | Carla

November 8th, 2013 at 8:19 pm

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Great giveaway! This would do my household some good right now. :)

59 | Jody D

November 9th, 2013 at 9:13 am

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Would really come in handy as I just got hit with a virus! grrrr

60 | Sandra

November 9th, 2013 at 7:15 pm

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Great giveaway! Everything you need for the flu!

61 | Tom Ds

November 10th, 2013 at 12:56 am

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This is awesome. We already got our flu shots.

62 | Jennifer C.

November 10th, 2013 at 1:38 am

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I seldom get sick and don’t get the flu shots…I don’t trust what they put inside the vaccines…and thanx for the groovy giveaway~!!

63 | Jody D

November 10th, 2013 at 1:34 pm

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Great collection of products, would be good to have in this years cold/flu arsenal!

64 | Elnaz S

November 10th, 2013 at 5:24 pm

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I’ve heard of the garlic remedy but have never tried it! I’m more of a honey lemon tea and LOTS of fluids kind of gal. Hoping to make it through this Ottawa winter cold-free!

65 | Kristine

November 10th, 2013 at 11:37 pm

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Thanks for reminding me – I need more hand sanitizer!

66 | Sarah

November 11th, 2013 at 9:42 am

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We have just had the first flu bug through our house. Ironically it started the day before we were supposed to get our flu shots!

67 | Chantal

November 11th, 2013 at 1:29 pm

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I feel pretty grateful that my work brings in a public health nurse to do our shots. Now I just have to organize myself to get the kiddies shots done.

68 | Lori Bazan

November 11th, 2013 at 4:07 pm

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I love Shoppers and Life brand…this is perfect timing as we come upon the flu season. I use plenty of fluids, hot water , lemon and honey and Vicks vapour rub as needed. I have never heard of your garlic and toast before…I will try!

69 | Soozle

November 11th, 2013 at 6:04 pm

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I am a firm believer in being extra vigilant about hand washing during cold/flu season.. but also believe in extra vitamin C & D to help ward off colds… but it’s great to have a back up plan like this kit in case you do get sick!

70 | Jody D

November 11th, 2013 at 7:24 pm

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I forgot to get flu shots this year, will have to see if it is too late….

71 | Darlene

November 11th, 2013 at 7:57 pm

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Flu shots for my family were done at Shoppers Drug Mart. Love, love, love SDM!

72 | Wynne

November 12th, 2013 at 10:28 am

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What a great giveaway for this time of the year!

73 | Julie

November 12th, 2013 at 11:30 am

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Vitamin C is my usual go-to remedy if I feel I might be starting a cold.

74 | ikkinlala

November 12th, 2013 at 3:01 pm

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I haven’t caught a cold yet this year, but I have a feeling this would come in handy.

75 | Jody D

November 12th, 2013 at 3:10 pm

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Always good to be prepared, went for the Benalyn cough the other day and discovered it was raided in one of my daughters stopovers! lol

76 | Xing

November 12th, 2013 at 6:26 pm

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The humidifier would come in handy for the dry weather! Helps to keep the nasal passage moist!

77 | Sara Rai

November 13th, 2013 at 6:52 am

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Honey lemon tea, soup and Bread always work. Thanks for the giveaway:)

78 | Cheryl Dolan

November 13th, 2013 at 9:27 am

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Can never be too prepared for cold season. Great giveaway.

79 | TLJ

November 13th, 2013 at 11:04 am

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I get a flu shot every year.

80 | Cindy

November 13th, 2013 at 12:18 pm

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Love shoppers! I try to have enough stuff on hand for when people get sick, but I’m always forgetting something, and have to run out to refill and pick something up.

81 | Jody D

November 13th, 2013 at 4:44 pm

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For the times we can’t get enough sleep and we get sick we keep our supplies in the vehicle with us!

82 | andrea tomkins

November 13th, 2013 at 8:21 pm

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Entries are closed! Thank you! Stay tuned for the winner!

83 | andrea tomkins

November 13th, 2013 at 8:23 pm

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The winner of this giveaway is commenter #12 – Connie – who wrote:

“Me pleeb…by node is stubbed up. Helb!”

Good one Connie! :)

Thanks for your entries everybody! I hope the coming winter months will be healthy ones for you!

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