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Day One Of #BlogHer12 Is Awesome! @CoolGearInc

I’m here at BlogHer ’12 (courtesy of Cool Gear Inc), and am having a great time. There was lots on today’s schedule, including learning about iPhoneography (for my new Instagram hobby) and a lunch with keynote speaker Martha Stewart. There are 5,000 bloggers here, so rather overwhelming, but I had a wonderful day, meeting the sweet gals of BlogFrog and Udi’s, taking a fun walking tour of New York City with the amazing Stumble Upon folks (seriously cool- and thank you for this photo Audrey!), and enjoying some roof top drinks with an amazing view of Times Square courtesy of Room Key.

I met a lot of wonderful bloggers, and shared Cool Gear products with them (a virtual photo album of bloggers coming in a future post). Cool Gear makes many great, safe BPA free products that fit my life perfectly (as a water drinker, a coffee drinker, and a salad lover), such as safe water bottles that can be reused daily. I brought along my new Cool Gear Deluxe Salad Kit filled with my favorite salad, and I’m glad I did because the food at BlogHer, while probably tasty, was not really up my alley (sandwiches and cold cuts and finger foods).

The Cool Gear Deluxe Salad Kit has compartments to keep everything separate, including a non-toxic freezer gel-filled tray with separate sections for your toppings, a bowl for your lettuce or greens, and a screw-lid container for your olive oil or dressing. Everything stays crisp and fresh, and of course, like everything else, it’s BPA-free.

It has two snaps so it stays tightly sealed and fresh until you are ready to eat it:

Tomorrow I am giving out a lot more attractive Cool Gear products, such as those colorful tumblers, cute sippies, and reusable storage containers I’ve posted about before (and safe water bottles for everyone running around this weekend, perfect for when they get thirsty), and since I love these products for my own family I am happy to offer them to others for their family.

To learn more about Cool Gear Inc and their health conscious, BPA-free water bottles, food containers, and more, visit Cool Gear Inc, Cool Gear on Twitter and Cool Gear on Facebook.

I’m attending BlogHer12 courtesy of Cool Gear, and was sent products to review and share with others. My honest opinions and love for their quality products are 100% my own.




  • I’ve been to a ton of conferences (including BlogHer), but this year I decided to do a press trip instead. HOW IN THE WORLD are you blogging from there? Sheesh – the last time I was at BlogHer in NY I think that I got INTO my hotel room at 2 or 3 am and had to be up at 7 each day. You’re amazing.

  • Penelope

    It’s crazy busy, I was up until 1:30 am to put the post up 🙂 So I look super tired today, but I’m still out there!

  • Billie

    Aww, man I wish I could be there. I bet you’re having so much fun. That salad kit is so cool and I really want a few of their tumblers.

  • Love that! Sounds like you are having a great time, can’t believe I haven’t run into you.

  • I’m so glad you’re having a great time and I can’t wait to read more about it!

  • So glad you are having fun.

  • i really wanted to go this year, maybe next time 🙂 Love that container!

  • Penelope

    I know, and I’ve been looking closely at every red head I find to see if it’s you!

  • Have a wonderful time! Glad you are enjoying it!

  • I am here in NYC and have a blast at Blogher too! I wish I would have been able to meet you.

  • Those StayFit’s would be great for my school lunch.

    Sad to miss BlogHer this year.

  • I love that container. My husband needs one to take his lunch to work in.

  • April Decheine

    So glad your having a great time, I will have to check these products out. Their hydration bottles are something I really need for the gym, would love to pick one up.

  • That’s a cool container! I’m so going next year in Chicago!

  • that bowl look so great!

    Hope you had a great weekend

  • Penelope

    I love salad for lunch, so it’s perfect…it’s a great size too (it comes in various sizes)

  • Stefanie

    I wish we could have met!

  • It sounds like an amazing time! Very cool that Cool Gear products are bpa free too.

  • I would have loved having out with the Blog Frog folks … and everyone else at Blogher. Can’t wait to see more of the stuff you gave away — that salad container is awesome!

  • Sounds like you were having a great time. Can’t wait to hear more about your adventure

  • I’m so sad I didn’t get to meet you ;-(

  • Totally missed you there! Hope you had a great time!

  • I’m so jealous I seriously wanted to meet the Blog Frog gals. Glad you had a great time.

  • That salad container looks SO helpful!

    Hope you had a great weekend. I know I had a blast!

  • Sounds like you had a good time at BlogHer. I have a can koozie from Cool Gear and it keeps my drinks cold for a long time.

  • I love my StayFit EZ Freeze salad container. I bought 2 of them when I was working outside of the home. I had no clue it was from them!! I’m so sad I missed BlogHer this year, next year!!!

  • I need that salad container. Hope you had a great time at BlogHer!

  • So glad you had a wonderful time and that salad kit is SO awesome!!

  • I SO wish our paths would have crossed!

  • Awesome! We love Cool Gear tumblers! Everyone has one for water and they get washed every night!

  • Amanda

    Wow, their stuff looks awesome!

  • Mom Foodie

    Such a well designed salad tote. I don’t like to mix everything together until I am ready to eat it, so my tomatoes don’t make my lettuce wilt. Having built in chiller is great too.

  • I got a few items from you from Cool Gear Inc! I can’t wait to start using them!!!

  • brandy

    Oh I so need a salad container! That looks so neat.