Kohl’s is having a “Demin Story Contest” where you can submit a video &/or picture and story about demin in your life. I remembered I still had a pair of jeans from high school that I had painted on. So, I dug them out of storage and coaxed my daughter, Mallory, to put them on (they obviously do not fit me anymore). I was originally going to make a video explaining them, but the video submissions must be under 30 seconds, and I didn’t think I could do them justice in that time. So I opted for the picture instead…
And here is what I wrote in under 1000 characters…
These were my favorite denim jeans from high school twenty years ago. Zena Brand was the bomb, and I’m afraid may be making a comeback.
Since I can longer fit into a Size 5, I had my teenage daughter model them for the picture who said “those are so 80’s!”
I was an aspiring artist (or so I thought) and dared to be different, I dazzled them by painting on them some of my favorite things.
My favorite songs were “I Like It” by Dino and “So Alive” by Love & Rockets. A boy at the time sang that song to me saying it reminded him of me, “I don’t know what color your eyes are baby, but your hair is long and brown. Your legs are strong and so, so long, and you don’t come from this town.”
Kohl’s has to manually approve each submission saying it could take up to 48 hours, but it only took a few hours to get this email…
Hi Kim,
Congratulations, your entry into the Kohl’s Video Contest was approved!
Now you can tell all of your friends to vote for you by going here: http://apps.facebook.com/kohlscontest/userentries?entriesurl=%2Fusers%2Fentries%2F51322
Tip: Be sure to let your friends know that they should vote for you once EVERY DAY.
The more votes you get, the better your chances of winning an exclusive music experience to Rock Like a Star, including tickets to a concert of your choice, PLUS $10,000 in CASH!
Every day you and your friends vote, you can also gain an entry into the random drawing for other great prizes.
Have fun and good luck!
Kohl’s
So, this is my plea for your vote! Beings Mallory’s oral surgery is costing $10,000 (she is scheduled for next week), I thought it was cosmic that the prize is that much! And that was my motivation to enter.
And you can win prizes just for voting, like $100 Kohl’s gift cards!
I believe you do have to be signed up with Facebook to enter. If you aren’t, it’s free and painless (and after you register, the rest of the day’s entries just involve one click of “Love it”). And once you join Facebook, you can be my friend. 
So pretty please with whip cream and cherries on top, vote for us! Thanks much!!
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Those are awesome Kim!! I voted for you & will try to every day. Cool that you kept those jeans & that your daughter was able to wear them. Bet you’ll win!
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Had to tell you, just for fun I finally went through some of the “competition” & it’s nada. (I voted against some of them) & frequently it said that “100% of voters agree with you” . Your’s is running around 40-50% “for”. That’s great!
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You have my vote dear!
Thanks to Jim and everyone else that’s been voting for us! You can vote everyday!
The rules say total votes win, but doesn’t specify if a “Leave it” counts as a vote as well as the “Love it” votes do.
Well, just in case I won’t vote any more “leave it” votes. I only did a few, as they were so lame. I really think you might have a chance. Voting every day…
Has this been happening to anyone else? The link used to take me right to your photo, etc. but over the past week I’ve been having to scroll through almost all of the 400 + entries before finding yours. Still voiting every day, though, hope you win. There are a lot of pretty lame entries, a few that seem almost “too” good, not realistic, etc. I really think you have a good chance!
I’ve had a few other people have problems with the link - here is a new link to try - http://apps.facebook.com/kohlscontest/showentry?entryurl=%2Fcontests%2Fshowentry%2F33894%2Fnull%2F4
Go to www.votervirus.com
The users help vote for other people’s contests. Good Luck!
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