Way back in the beginning of October, I did a product review on seven varieties of LÄRABARs, which the company had sent me to sample. Since I’m a huge fan of these bars, I recently sent the woman I’ve been in touch with an email requesting sponsorship for my trek. I’ve learned that it never hurts to ask (respectfully).
The woman, who I believe works in the company’s headquarters office, responded that the regional manager’s donation supply was exhausted. But, she said, she’d be happy to send me a care package – she called it a “little something” – from her office in Denver. I gratefully accepted the offer and then went down to Virginia Beach for the holiday and forgot about it.
I returned on New Year’s Day feeling a little sorry for myself for the looming work day to follow (I know I’m not the only one, right?). When I opened the door to my apartment, there was a package waiting for me (among the recent packages of purchases from REI), and I opened it to find four large boxes of LÄRABARs – for a total of 68 bars in 19 varieties, a fitted t-shirt, and a bunch of stickers. Wowza! This is a “little something”?!
I’m not sure how I’m expected to fit that t-shirt after eating all those bars in one sitting. Oh wait, I shouldn’t?
I’m so grateful to LÄRABAR for the support. That wasn’t what I was expecting. I guess I thought that I’d get maybe a few bars, ya know, enough for a snack on the flight down to Atlanta.
This generous care package will definitely be put to good use and will help me keep my “budget for bars” (of course I have a budget for bars. It’s right under “pack” and “tent” on my list. It would be reckless of me to endeavor to hike the A.T. without a budget for bars, all willy nilly and everything) in check for the first month or two.
Meandering on,
Jordana
P.S. – I learned very quickly that you can win a child’s affections with one of these stickers. Bonus!
P.P.S. – The t-shirt fits well too and actually looks good on me. Double bonus!
Don’t eat them all before you go
Oh heck no. That’s like opening gifts before your birthday…bad luck. All the food donations I receive are strictly for my trek.
Good on yer, I take it you have carefully planned each bar with the optimum use per day?
Working on it. So far I have: bars containing chocolate for days I’m feeling emotional and, no wait, that’s it so far.
Having read “A Walk in the Woods” you may need a few more
Haha. Every little bit helps. If someone wanted to donate a case of chocolate bars for emotional days, I wouldn’t turn them down either…although, as the weather warms up, they might turn into chocolate soup.
Key Lime Pie favored bars? *rushes to grocery store*
Good call. Yeah, I’m pretty excited to try all the flavors I haven’t yet had, key lime pie included.
Awesome! That is so cool they sent you a care package!
I completely agree. : )