Glass Atlas – Review & Giveaway
July 9, 2010 by Cathi
Filed under educational, giveaways
Do you have any favorite places? Perhaps the romantic island where you spent your honeymoon or where you went for every year as a child to visit your grandparents. How about your favorite vacation to New York City or the Grand Canyon?
Glass Atlas is a unique company that makes beautiful glass dome paperweights with authentic NASA satellite images. There are over three dozen distinct detailed images to choose from. The clear glass dome magnifies the image and also makes it possible to see it from any angle.
We received the Puget Sound Washington Glass Atlas and have had a lot of fun remembering a holiday we took as a family to the area in 1993. Our children were young and we camped in Olympic National Park and hiked a bit on Mount Rainier. It’s quite interesting to see these images from outer space.
I tend to order a lot of products online and because of this, packaging is very important to me. I have to say, I love the thought and care Glass Atlas puts into their packaging. Each glass atlas arrives securely packed in it’s own small eco-friendly wooden crate and comes with a small fact sheet describing the specific image. The atlas can be engraved with your own message for a personal touch.
Inside the crate, the atlas is wrapped and even has it’s very own soft velvety drawstring bag. If I add a bow to the mini crate l’ll have a lovely gift ready for giving. The wooden crate can also be customized with your own design. It would make an interesting business gift when bought in bulk and branded with your business logo.
The Glass Atlas is a classy addition to my husband’s desk and I like that.
WIN IT!
We have the Puget Sound Washington (Seattle area) Glass Atlas for one lucky winner! To enter:
- Just share a Puget Sound memory with us in the comments before midnight, July 15th.
- A random winner will be selected and notified via email shortly thereafter.
- The winner will then have 2 days to claim their prize.
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- Mention this giveaway on your blog with a link back here and to Glass Atlas.
This giveaway is open to US addresses. Good luck!
This post was written for Glass Atlas who provided the item for review and giveaway. I was not compensated in any way except for the complimentary product. By entering this giveaway, you are acknowledging that you have read, understood, and agree to our disclosure policy.
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I don’t have a memory currently, but I have scheduled a trip to Alaska, and I would love to then have a Puget Sound memory!
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I have never traveled to this area but I would love to. It sounds like a wonderful place.
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never been there but would like to.
What a great atlas.
A favorite Puget Sound memory is tough for me since I’ve lived in the PNW nearly my whole life! I’ve never lived anywhere that wasn’t walking distance to the sound, so virtually all of my memories of home include the sound. While I love to travel and explore, the Puget Sound will always be home to me and I would love to have the glass atlas for my kiddos to see where my grandparents met, where my parents married, and where their parents have explored together both pre and post family
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On February 16th 1968 I landed AT McChord Air Force Base, went to Ft. Lewis, and then to the old SeaTac airport. This solidified the fact that my year in vietnam was over.
I live in Virginia but used to live in the Pacific NW for over 3 years and I often miss the awesome beauty of it…that includes the Puget Sound area! I miss the rugged and rocky beaches and the peacefulness of them in the mornings! I love maps and atlases in general though as am a bit of a geography buff and would love this glass atlas!
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We moved to Washington five years ago and until March of this year lived on an arm of Puget Sound (Wollocet Bay). We loved watching all the bird migreations and since we lived across from the Tacoma Yacht Club getaway pier, saw a lot of really expensive yachts, sail boats, etc.
I lived on Vashon Island- which is in the middle of the Puget Sound. Living on an island is a very interesting way of life -you always are afraid of Ferry strikes.
I remembered taking a ferry across Puget Sound to go to another part of Washington as I was leaving Seattle. I got a bit seasick and was glad to get on dry land again. I saw a group of people scurry to the one side of the ferry to take a snapshot of a Orca, but that didn’t move me as i was trying to keep still.
great gift idea
i have never traveled to that area, but i love the glass atlas!
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I lived in the Seattle area (Kirkland, Washington) for three years. It is one of the most beautiful places in the world. For some reason one of my strongest memories is the lovely aroma of the warm evergreen trees on a sunny day.
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I have never been there but it sounds wonderful.
When my oldest daughter was 7 we went to Mukilteo beach for a school field trip. We had so much fun looking for crabs and starfish.
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The most special memory I have is when shortly after my son was Marine of the Year in 2005 and I flew out to see him while he was in Whidbey Island. I was so proud of him, and we both loved the area and beautiful Washington. I also collect paperweights and this is a fantastic giveaway. Thanks for the chance to win.
One of my favorite memories is taking the ferry across to one of the islands. (Can’t remember which one at the moment). We saw lots of jellyfish on the way over.
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Visited relatives there a while back and had a lovely time. Such a beautiful area!
I was able to visit last year! It was the first visit to Washington and boy,it is beautiful! We drove around the state for 3 days and it is a trip I will always remember! The sites ans scenery is just gorgeous. I would love to live in Washington State!!
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I remember going fishing on the sound and half the people getting sick on the boat
I have never been there but hopefully I will have memories of it after I win the glass atlas!
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Have family who lives there and visited Puget Sound when I was a really little kid! Other than that, don’t remember much else.
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I remember the great seafood.
my mom and dad took my sister and I to the bahamas one year on vacation. It was the best vacation I have ever been on. We had a great time.
That’s pretty awesome
I live in Bonney lake about 45 minutes south of Seattle. We spend every summer at a cabin on Orcas Island. It is breathtaking!
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I have never been their either, but I would love to visit someday.
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