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Where Was This Halls Cold and Flu Season Survival Kit When I Needed It Giveaway

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Yes, oh yes I was sick!

My husband was sick,

And my daughter was sick!

Poor Zoe was sick right before Christmas, she was sick the whole week of Christmas to be exact. And it wasn’t until my dh and I were sick that I realized how very awful she must have felt. You see, we had the flu. Not the stomach flu, thank God, because puking is THE WORST, but the fever, the night sweats, the body ache, the headaches; which by the way, I’ve still been having headaches. I’m thinking of calling the doctor soon and finding out why I still have headaches because I don’t have the flu anymore. And my head is hurting so much, I just want to hide under the covers and not exist at ALL.

Anyways. We were sick!

I could have used Halls! So I ask, where was this for me……

Can you use Halls this year. And when I’m asking I mean, every product they make. That’s right. We’re giving away the ultimate Halls collection of products a 40.00 value. All I had to do to offer you this giveaway was share this survey with you:

A survey was just released about cold and flu season and this kit will help keep moms and their families healthy all year long! 

Halls 1Survey Overview: Americans show up (or at least consider showing up) for work while sick during cold & flu season.  Some because they won’t get paid if they don’t go, some because their boss pressures them and others because they simply have too much to do and fear falling behind.  Some stats that really stick out are:

· Nearly half of Americans (44 percent) would consider going to work with a fever.

  • More than a third of Americans (32 percent) said they would show up to work no matter how sick they get this season.
  • Nearly half of Americans (46 percent) said they did not take a sick day last cold & flu season (October 2009 – March 2010).
  • One in five Americans (19 percent) feel pressured by their boss or supervisor to head into work when they’re sick.
  • One in three (31 percent) Americans said they wouldn’t get paid for taking off on a sick day.
  • One in 10 (11 percent) said they would likely fall behind on their bills by taking a sick day.
  • More than 10 percent of Americans thought they would not likely receive their next pay raise or promotion, or worse, would lose their job for calling out sick.

*Survey conducted by Kelton Research on behalf of HALLS®

To Combat This: The ULTIMATE Cold and Flu Season Survival Kit from Halls.  This will be a gift basket filled with every variety Halls has to offer, from Vitamin C enhanced drops, to cold syrup filled drops, to sugar free drops and so on! 

Enter to Win:

The Ultimate Cold and Flu Season Survival Kit from Halls.

To Enter:

Tell me how sick your kids have to be for you to keep them home, or if you stay home from work when you are sick.

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  1. Fever is usually the sign I look for but if I feel she isnt going to be able to pay attention, I will usually keep her home.

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  9. I’m sitting in an office surrounded by people who are just hacking. At first, I thought somebody brought a seal to work. It’s awful. I keep Halls at my desk — and then like an elf put them on the coughers desk. Sharing on twitter and following. Thanks for doing this. Where Was This Halls Cold and Flu Season Survival Kit When I Needed It #Giveaway http://bit.ly/gSNFEM

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  10. I usually encourage them to try unless it’s obvious that they really shouldn’t go… Their school is a bit messed up… they don’t want you to send them if they are sick… but they only allow 10 days per year w/o a Dr note…

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  18. I have to be pretty sick to stay home. i usually don’t get anything worse than a cold so I usually go in. Everyone at my office does.

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  28. My kids stay home from school as soon as they show signs that they are sick–i don’t send them to school feeling terrible and passing on germs–it’s not right 🙂

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  31. Well the school says they have to be 24 hr fever free before they can go back to school. As long as my kids are feeling better and acting better and been fever free at least over night, I will send them to school. But if they are still feeling bad and I can tell, I will keep them home.

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  35. i usually keep them home if they are running fevers and maybe a day or two after the fever has gone away just in case
    mychancetowin at gmail dot com

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  36. If my sophomore doesn’t feel good and has a bad cold or fever I let him stay home – he like schools so if he says he doesn’t feel well he’s telling the truth
    msboatgal at aol.com

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  42. I don’t use fever as a sign, because at least a third of H1N1 cases don’t have a fever. If my son acts like he is sick- I can always tell, he won’t eat, is really tired, looks terrible, he stays home.
    twoofakind12@yahoo.com

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  49. momofbestbaby at gmail dot com

    I homeschool my son but we still have sick days. If he feels sick I know he is sick because no matter how sick he gets he is bouncing off the walls. 🙂

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  50. I rarely stay home from work. If I have a cold, I just bring tea & honey and cough/throat drops to work with me. My parents always made me go to school unless I had a fever or was vomiting. I’ll probably do the same when I have my own children.

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  55. A fever is a good sign but I can tell just by looking at them whether or not they are really that sick.
    jenniferwlsn33 at gmail.com

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  65. If I cannot get out of bed, I stay home. If it is just a cough or a headache, I will still go to work, but I am super careful to keep my germs to myself.

    chitownchicas at gmail dot com

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  76. I have to be pretty sick to stay home from work or if I can’t stay out of the bathroom. LOL!

    jerseygirl137(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  83. If my child is throwing up, going the other way, has a fever over 100, or just plain feels too rotten to move, I would keep him/her home! I would not go into work sick, mostly to keep from giving it to others.

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  86. The rule at my daughter’s kindergarten is that if she is running a fever of 100 or more, she has to be kept home. So when she is sick, I take her temperature before we head for the bus stop, and if she is below 100, I give her some children’s tylenol or advil, and send her on her way.
    Alicia Webster
    5webs@comcast.net

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  89. Our kids don’t play sick, really, so if they complain about not feeling well, they get to stay home.

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  91. I ply my self with water and lemon and I will take a cold med every now and again but if that is not working then I will stay home.

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  92. Pretty sick cause they never tried to fake it, knew I coild tell! I just had to look in their eyes and could tell how sick they were!

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  93. My child loves school so if she tells me she’s too sick to go, I will keep her home. Of course a fever is a sure bet she won’t be going either.

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  94. I definitely keep them home if they have a fever, but if I think they’re contagious or they feel miserable they stay home also. It’s no fun going to work or school when you’re sick!

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    • Hi Miranda,

      You won the Halls Cold and Flu giveaway on Mom Start. Please send me your name phone number and address for shipping from the sponsor. Thank you and congrats on winning!

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  109. I’m a stay-at-home homeschooling mother. So, our children are always home. When they are sick, I just let them lay on the couch with their pillow and blanket and watch some television or dvd’s.

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  112. I work for my husband out of a home office-way out in the sticks of Northern NY; when I’m sick, I just sit in front of our woodstove with a decent book and some mulled cranberry punch: Recipe as follows:
    Gently brew 1 cup cranberry juice, 1 cinnamon stick, with 2 Tablespoons lemon juice and 1 tablespoon unsulphered molasses. I add grated nutmeg for added flavor. DO NOT boil, as this destroys the vitamin C.
    Two cups of this and a nap and I feel much better.

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  129. If my kids are running a fever or if they just don’t feel well they are allowed to stay home but no faking

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  134. If I have a fever, I stay home. If I am too groggy or sick to really do my job, I’ll stay home. My boss is good about letting me work from home during those times anyway.

    hmcnaron at gmail

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  135. I learned from the best: they don’t stay home unless they are carrying an arm or leg with them in the morning..seriously? anytime there is a fever involved, they stay home.

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  138. My little one is only 9-months old now. He has to stay home from daycare when he has a fever, so either my husband and I have to stay home with him when he is sick!

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  152. My daughter is in high school. If she has a fever or is throwing up…she stays home. If she has a little head cold, she doesnt like to miss school.
    Thanks!
    jackievillano at gmail dot com

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  157. I keep the kids home from school if they are running a fever,throwing up or for anything else really bad.I try to stay home from work if I am really ,really really sick.I don’t want to make anyone else sick.

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  163. Most of the time I’ll stay home from work when I’m sick. I’m lucky where I work in that I get 8 hrs. of sick time every month. Thanks.
    partymix25(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  168. well i am a sahm mom so I am already home when they get to them having a fever and laying in bed and look really bad they stay home my kids have sinus and allergies really bad so it just depends how that also

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  194. I can tell when they are sick. The paleness the sick looking eyes. Mine love to go to school. So I know when they really are sick. We live in the county. We have more outside chores to do then in town. We constantly have someone with a cold. Would love to win. Please enter me, thank you

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  204. I am blessed to have my mom be able to stay with the kids if they need to stay home. They only stay home if they are contagious, have a fever, or it’s coming out both ends
    crazyred61 at yahoo dot com

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  210. Well, I’m a teacher and you think since I’m on my 10th year of teaching, my tolerance would be up there for me not to get sick. Not the case with me. I see every student in the school (about 700 kiddos) and get sick ALL the time. For me to stay home, I need to either have a fever or strep. Strep happens often, very often. As miserable as I can feel with a cold or cough, I still go in and make sure I’m stocked up on Halls since I have to talk all day. 🙂

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  222. I would stay home from work when I had a fever or was so sick I couldn’t go to work, but that was not very often that I would have to stay home.

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  225. I work from home and I have been sick this week but I still dragged my butt to my desk to put in full days! I have sore throat cooties and need me some Halls!

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  230. If we have a fever we stay home. If the cough is so bad there’s no way anything would be accomplished at school/work, then there’s no point going. and if it’s a stomach flu you get to stay home and use your own bathroom!

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  238. I usually will stay home but I have gone to work sick, but only when the symptoms were manageable and I felt I was not contagious.

    dchrisg3 @ gmail . com

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  247. If they have a fever, they stay home or if they are so miserable that I can tell they aren’t going to get anything accomplished or will be a big distraction to others then they stay home. I never go into work if I have a fever.

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  250. When my children have a sore throat or a fever I always keep them at home.
    Fortunately I can work from home so there is no need for me to miss work.

    jweezie43[at]gmail[dot]com

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  264. My rule of thumb for keeping my children home when they are sick is, if they have a fever they stay home. I do not stay home when I am sick, but will if my children are sick at home. 🙂 Thank you.

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  267. I am a stay at home mommy. If my kids have a fever the night before or that morning, I keep them home. Any other time, I take it case by case.

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  272. I will stay home from work if I’m vomiting, have a fever or am coughing to much to even talk. I don’t want to give my sickness to my coworkers and I talk on the phone all day, so I can’t do that while coughing.

    susitravl(at)gmail(dot)com

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  274. I only stay home sick when I’ve got nothing hugely pressing (ie very infrequently). Luckily last time I got sick, I had just finished a huge project and was able to take a few days off.

    wolverina401 at gmail dot com

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  287. I stay home and keep my kids home if I think we have something contagious. There is no reason to make the rest of the world sick, right?

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  289. If they have a fever or cough that disturbs the peace, then they are home. We have something going around that has hit everyone but me so far. My daughter ended up with pneumonia and in the hospital. We know sick very well this winter.

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  291. I usually go with the throw up factor, if they can hold down food, I’ll go to work, if not, I’ll usually stay home.

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  296. I’m pretty liberal when it comes to letting my son stay home. He’s only in kindergarten, so if he says he doesn’t feel good and wants to stay home, then I let him. He usually wants to go to school, so I know he’s not feeling well at all if he requests a sick day. I work from home, so I’m working even when I’m sick!

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  298. I have to be pretty sick to stay home from work. If my brain functions and I can concentrate it’s worth the effort of making it to work.
    Thanks for the giveaway!

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  304. I’m a stay at home mom, and my hatss are off to working moms who stay home with thier kids, I don;t see how you do it! Good for you to be there for them.

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  305. We have the school let us know if the boys are too sick to go to school (they get their excused absence and we know they really are sick). I never miss work due to illness. In 3 years, I missed less than 3 days of work due to illness. THankyou

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  315. We rarely have time available at my job to take off for sickness, which is unfortunate. We share the plague amongst ourselves!

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  317. If I think that they would not be able to concentrate, or if they might get sent home, I will have them stay home.

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  320. depends on the ailment… general rule of thumb if you are well enough to play you are well enough to go to school

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  321. When my children have a fever and just look worn out from a cold, I let them stay home from school. I make sure they get plenty of sleep and liquids and tons of hugs to help them feel better. I usually stay home from work when I am running a high fever and can feel a really bad cold coming on. I am a teacher so I don’t want to make students sick.

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  325. There needs to be a fever, lots of sneezing and sniffling, or other very obvious reasons to stay home…otherwise I send them to school and tell them to have the school call if they feel worse! This never actually happens as they feel better once they get up and start moving.

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  338. Our rule is puking or fever. no exceptions for anyone..LOL..that keeps someone from saying ‘i’m sick’ and getting up in the afternoon fine.

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  340. I work at home so i cant stay “home” from work unless i HAVE to. If my kids have a fever or if the dr said they need to stay home, ill let them, but otherwise they have to go to school. we live right next to the school so i can get them from school if needed
    chantal cooper
    chantalgiardina (at) yahoo (dot) com

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  342. I work for a bus company, and it is hard for them to keep all the routes covered. Hence, I always go to work, even when I’m sick. Halls Cough drops have helped me out many times.

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  344. I let my kids stay home from school when they are not feeling well, I mean it’s just school and all they do is make other kids sick if they go! It’s difficult to learn when you’re not feeling okay…..Now I wouldn’t miss work if I’m sick, I always just go cause I have to but that’s what I have to do cause I’m an adult!

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  349. My girls are pretty up front with me and go to school as much as they can. Reason? If they don’t use their sick days from school – they do get 3 personal days – but only if they haven’t used them up as sick days 🙂 It’s worked so far 🙂
    janicecrespo AT gmail dot com

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  359. I stay at home when I am sick, but I work from home so I guess that doesn’t count does it? I don’t log in for work if I am really sick.
    dbh020384 at gmail dot com

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  365. I don’t believe in infecting other people…so if there is fever we stay home…no if and or buts!
    I get angry when I go to a store or public place & someone is working there who is sick! Even more angry when days later my whole family is too. I think the key to controling flu outbreaks is people that know they are sick stay home until their fever is gone & not infect other people!..Just my rant!

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  367. I got a phone call at work that one of my children was sick at school. He had complained of a belly ache in the morning, but I only keep them home if they have fever or diarrhea. He threw up at school, so I felt aweful.

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  378. My husband has the ability to work at home when the kids are sick. They need to be 24 hour fever free to go back to school. Colds and coughs we play be ear. Thanks so much for the opportunity to win.

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  379. My son stays home when he has a fever or is sick enough where i think he needs to stay home.I am a sahm mom,but do not get days off!
    ardelong2(at)gmail(dot)com

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  383. If I’m infectious enough to get everyone else sick, I’d rather stay home but if it’s something minor then to work I go!

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  386. Our school system has a very strict policy about no fevers or diarrhea in the last 24 hours, so if they’ve been sick I usually keep them home. Now adults on the other hand…..not so much.

    Thanks.

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