Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Review and Giveaway: General Mills Retro Cereal #2 - Trix

This is my second giveaway post highlighting one of the Big G Retro Cereals.  I will be giving away one General Mills gift pack (which includes all five cereals and a gift card) each weekday this week.  Enter each day's giveaway to improve your chances of winning, although you can only win once.
 
Again this year for a limited time, Target stores are carrying the Retro editions of five favorite General Mills Big G cereals, complete with authentic "retro" package designs and cartoons from the '50s, '60s, and '70s.  These special edition boxes are only available until mid-March!
All the boxes have authentic Retro designs, as well as games and activities on the boxes.  For even more fun, you can go to GrocerySavvy.com to watch authentic retro cartoons, such as Underdog, King Leonardo, and Dennis the Menace.  You can also print coupons for General Mills products!

Today I'm highlighting the Special Edition Trix box - from 1968.  I never really ate Trix as a child, but I certainly remember the commercials.  "Silly Rabbit, Trix are for kids!"
The Retro packaging of course has the famous Rabbit on the front, and when you're finished your Trix you can turn the box into the "Trix Toss Game."
Remember, you can buy all the Retro cereals at Target stores, but you also have a chance to win some for free!  Thanks to General Mills, I am giving away a second Big G Retro cereal gift pack, which includes one each of the five special edition cereals, plus a $10 Target gift card!

To enter this giveaway, simply leave a comment on this post telling me your favorite thing about or memory of Trix. You must answer this question to enter.  Please include your email in your comment if it is not available in your profile. For extra entries, you may do any or all of the following, for a maximum of 4 entries in total (please leave a separate comment for each):

1) Follow Frugally Blonde by rss feed.
2) Follow Frugally Blonde by email
3) Follow Frugally Blonde on Twitter and tweet about this giveaway. (Leave a link to your tweet.) This may only be done once; no daily tweets.

This contest runs for only one week and ends on next Monday, March  14, at midnight. The contest is open to residents of the US only, and the winner must provide a valid mailing address (no PO boxes).  I will choose the winner randomly and notify him or her by email, and he or she will have 72 hours to respond.  Good luck!

I received a retro cereal gift pack from General Mills, who is also supplying the giveaway prizes.  I received no other compensation for this post, and the opinions are my own.

116 comments:

  1. My brother and I fighting over who gets the first bowl of Trix. Trix are for kids and I was the youngest I would say. gty46 at hotmail dot com

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  2. I am a RRS follower gty 46 at hotmail dot com

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  3. And I can only really remember the commercials. We mainly stuck with Cheerios.

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  4. We had Trix as snacks so would sort each of the colors into groups and then eat them by colors. I think I liked the reds best. Cindy wses06 at yahoo dot com

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  5. My favorite memory of Trix is the commercials too :) *Thanks* for the giveaway!
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  6. Following @FrugallyBlonde on Twitter and Tweeted the giveaway
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  7. I remember the commercials "Silly rabbit, Trix is for kids!".

    mami2jcn at gmail dot com

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  8. I'm an email subscriber.

    mami2jcn at gmail dot com

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  9. We only got Trix on special occassions as a treat. Yum.
    kathy f
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  10. The rabbit and the commercials, we didnt eat too mcuh of Trix.
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  11. Iam an email subscriber.
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  12. I didn't eat a lot of Trix growing up either, but I do remember the commercials!

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  13. I remember the commercial also. I never had the cereal when I was growing up. But enjoy it now.
    mary@cire.com

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  14. I always liked the special treat of trix and the funny bunny! :-)

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  17. I like the silly bunny and colorfulness of Trix.

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  19. I remember putting trix treats with my mother for a school snack

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  20. Email subscriber, shopgurl101 at gmail dot com

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    I follow you on twitter, @shopgurl

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  22. I remembered the Commercial Silly Rabit,Trix are for kids!
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  23. subscribe via email
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  25. This one was my sister's favorite -- I don't care for it, so she always got most of it!

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  26. I remember Trix having all the different shapes - it fascinated me as a kid!

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  27. I subscribe via email

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  28. I remember picking out all the yellow trix becausre i hated the way they tasted, lol.

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  29. following you via google reader

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  30. subribed to your email

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  31. We weren't allowed to eat TRIX when I was a kid. My mom thought they were too sugary. I do have fond memories of the commercials. "Silly Rabbit Trix are for Kids" I let my kids have TRIX as a treat. LKVOYER at aol dot com

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  32. I was the odd child who didn't like sweetened cereals but my sisters loved Trix - I remember the commercial 'Trix are for kids'.

    tmyoung at rochester dot rr dot com

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  33. Twitter follower - tmy56
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  34. how can you not like Trix? It's just for kids! ;) Lol. I remember the commercials.

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  35. e-mail subscriber and confirmed

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  36. tweeted:
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  37. favorite thing about trix is it's not just for kids, LOL

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  38. following via email

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  39. following via twitter (@sweetheart4171) and tweeted
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  40. Haha, yep, about all I remember is the commercials, too.
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  41. I also follow via email
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  42. I Remember the commercials-- that's about it!

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  44. Well, my only memory of Trix is seeing it at the store. I've never even tried it that I know of. :)

    Thanks for the giveaway!
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  45. I subscribe via email
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  46. I will always remember the Rix are for kids commercials!
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  47. Eating it for breakfast before school.
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  48. I remember eating one flavor (color) at a time!

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  49. I remember the rabbit on the t commercials.

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  50. i like all the different flavors of cereal in it and i remember commercials crystletellerday@yahoo.com

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  51. grew up loving the silly rabbit commercials mrs.mommyyatgmail

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  52. I remember sitting at the table with my brother's and sisters and feeding each other Trix with our eyes closed and trying to guess what flavor we were given.

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  53. Trix was Daddy's favorite cereal. We all ate it together for breakfast on the weekend. Good memories. trinitygsd at yahoo dot com

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  54. I remember my brother and I eating Trix many mornings for breakfast. Trix was one of our favorites and we'd eat at our kitchen table and enjoy it.
    Thanks so much for this wonderful giveaway.
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  55. Follow on twitter (peg42) and tweeted:
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  56. Honestly, my biggest memory of Trix is that my mom wouldn't let us have it.

    ayeembored at hotmail dot com

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  57. Trix was my favorite cereal growing up.
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  58. My favorite memory is of the 'Silly Rabbit' commercials! Loved them!

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  59. I loved the commercials. "Silly rabbit, Trix are for kids!"

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  60. I loved every year when they would have a vote if the rabbit should get Trix.

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  61. I just love the commercials! I remember them as a kid. I loved them and still do!

    hebert024 at aoldot com

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  62. I remember one of the prizes that was in a Trix box. It was a purple spoon that changed colors when it went in the cold milk...it was great!

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  63. I just loved the Trix rabbit---I think I maybe still do.

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  64. I like trix because they taste good

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  65. My favorite memory of trix is just seeing the ads on tv as a kid and wondering what the rabbit would be up to next.

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  67. Follow on twitter and tweeted http://twitter.com/#!/kittycardero/status/47028412061196289

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  68. I loved the Trix commercials.

    nhmoose99 at yahoo dot com

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  69. I remember the commercials when I was little. Always thought the rabbit was funny!

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  70. I like the colors of Trix cereal, bright and happy.

    dchrisg3 @ gmail . com

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  71. I liked the commercials.
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  72. I love the Trix rabbit!

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  73. My memory of Trix - we would sort them according to colors :) Thanks!
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  74. E-mail subscriber
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  75. Following on Twitter (@mandalarctic) and tweeted:
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  76. I'm really not sure if I ever had Trix. I like the commercials. Silly wabbit, twix are for kids.

    Thanks for the giveaway >^..^<

    bloggyig at gmail dot com

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  77. I remember the commerical for trix.
    "Silly mom, trix are for kids"

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  78. Following on twitter.
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  79. Subscribed via rss reader.
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  80. My only memory is watching the "Silly Rabbit" ads.

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  81. I remember all the "Trix are for kids" commercials
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  83. I've eaten a ton of Trix while watching Saturday morning cartoons.
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  84. I used to love when my mom would let us eat Trix for dinner! It was a great treat for us!

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  85. I remember getting to eat this and other cereals like it almost every day as a young kid.
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  86. I can remember eating Trix and watching Saturday morning cartoons with my family as a kid.My 3 yr old is in love with Trix right now.Thanks!
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  87. Love the Trix Rabbit and the catchphrase "Trix Are For Kids" from the commercials.
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  88. One of my favorite cereal's when I was a kid now my kids love Trix!
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  89. I follow you on twitter @shuggysmommy http://twitter.com/#!/shuggysmommy/status/47352917031792640
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  90. My favorite memory of trix is getting up early on saturday mornings to watch cartoons and eat a big bow of trix. honeypie411 at yahoo dot com

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  91. I rememer picking out the flavors of Trix I like the best!

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  92. http://twitter.com/#!/susan1215/status/47413836197806080

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  93. MY favorite thing of Trix is the crunch and inviting colours.
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  95. I Subscribed by email.
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  96. Trix make great decorations for Christmas lights on a gingerbread house!

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  97. The silly rabbit and his bag of tricks was always fascinating to me as a child.
    Diane Baum
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  98. I always felt bad for the bunny! I wanted him to be able to eat the cereal without someone taking it away.
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  99. I loved to eat Kix as a kid and eat the colors separately one by one. Thanks so much! pamelashockley(AT)netscape(DOT)net

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  100. Subscribed to feed with google reader. Thanks so much! pamelashockley(AT)netscape(DOT)net

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  101. My favorite part of eating Trix was the milk left in the bowl after I finished the cereal

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  102. I remember serving myself Trix on Saturday mornings right before sitting in front of the television to watch cartoons!

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  103. My memory of Trix is seeing the old commercials for it

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  104. I love all of the colors, so fun to eat and see what color the milk ends up!

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  105. I loved watching the commercials involving the trix rabbit.

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  106. My favorite memory is watching their commercials during Saturday morning cartoons!

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  107. I subscribed to your RSS feed!

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  108. Follow and tweeted!

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