Friday, March 30, 2012

Daisy Decals: a review and giveaway

Several weeks ago, Kati of Daisy Decals contacted me about reviewing one of their super cute decals and hosting a giveaway for some of them. They have an etsy shop full of retro and vintage-inspired decals - from vintage typewriters to the old-school Nintendo controllers to Polaroid cameras. The decals are shown on computer devices (laptop, ipad, etc) but can be put anywhere - windows, mirrors, notebooks. I was excited to try one out :)

I picked this vintage camera (My parents had one similar to this while we were growing up. I love it :)). It arrived quickly in the mail in a lovely little glassine bag with very clear instructions. 
Having never worked with decals before, I was delighted at how incredibly easy it was to peel the backing and apply it to my laptop.
The clear plastic part peeled off easily and voila! A fun vintage-inspired camera decal for my laptop. I thought the whole vintage and camera thing was fitting for my love of vintage and documenting life thru a camera :)
So, would I recommend these Daisy Decals? Absolutely. I thought of several pros and one con:
Pros: An overall great-feeling high-quality product - the decal is super sturdy and not at all cheap feeling. Fast shipping, nice packaging (I always love to look at packaging), clear instructions, great customer service (emails, asking questions).
Cons: There were no instructions on how to remove the decal. I emailed Kati and she quickly replied with instructions on how to remove (use a hairdryer to warm up the vinyl and peel off!). I have NOT tried to remove the decal at this point and do not plan to for quite some time, so I cannot accurately review that process. I personally have little to no reservations about it coming off well.

* I received this product for free for review. My opinions are completely my own thoughts. I reviewed it honestly with both pros and cons listed.

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GIVEAWAY :)
Kati has graciously offered to give away a decal of winner's choice from their shop to two readers. Yay! :)

To enter: Go look around the shop, Daisy Decals, and leave a comment about which decal(s) you like best. Be sure to leave your email address in the comment so I can contact you if you win. One decal per winner. International entries are welcome.

For extra chances to win:
+ Blog, FB or tweet about the giveaway (with a link to the giveaway). Leave a separate comment for each way you spread the word (leave one comment if you blog about it, leave another comment if you FB about it, leave yet another comment if you tweet about it :)).
+ "Favorite" DaisyDecals etsy shop and leave a comment telling you did so :)

Giveaway will run through Tuesday, April 3 and I will announce the winners sometime that day :)

43 comments:

  1. How fun! I love the retro typewriter and the glasses. Thanks for hosting this giveaway.

    athenafranco(at)gmail.com

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  2. I love the retro Polaroid decal.

    breeninboston (at) gmail (dot) com

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  3. Felix the cat is my favorite!
    lizziebees at hotmail dot com

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  4. i would LOVE to have the retro polaroid decal!
    chelsea(at)diamondsdogtagsdiapers(dot)com

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  5. master viewer, retro TV, mighty mouse.... this is tough.

    sraegreen(at)gmail(dot)com

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  6. Retro Beach Cruiser! I love bicycles and this design is fab=)

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  7. Retro Camera, I love!
    jen

    jennifer.inda@gmail.com

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  8. My favorite is the polaroid camera. I love how your vintage camera looks on the MacBook!

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  9. All of the decals are super duper awesome!! I have several I would consider a favorite! Since I have to choose just one, my all time favorite would be the Retro Travel Trailer.....I'm in love!

    kendramiller101@gmail[dot]com

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  10. So hard to pick! I love the old school microphone, the VW bus, and the camera... but my fav would probably be the polaroid camera!! How awesome are these!!
    sandandstarfish at yahoo dot com

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  11. I favorited her shop (sandandstarfish) on etsy!

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  12. tweeted! https://twitter.com/#!/sandandstarfish/status/185885855007772672

    sandandstarfish at yahoo dot com

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  13. I love the camera and view master the best. I wish she had a princess phone from yesteryear! :-)

    ksh

    kristy.hansen@mchsi.com

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  14. Made it my favorites....ksh

    kristy.hansen@mchsi.com

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  15. I have you on my facebook page for the giveaway. ksh

    kristy.hansen@mchsi.com

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  16. I love the camera decal and the typewriter one... so cute!

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  17. I tweeted this awesome giveaway!!!! I practically live on my computer. I would love to make it pretty. here is the link: https://twitter.com/#!/mandidurb/status/185947441059737600

    My email is durb.family@gmail.com

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  18. OMG I love the retro typewriter!!!!

    my email is durb.family@gmail.com

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  19. I favorited their etsy shop! I am durb.family@gmail.com

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  20. I like the retro polaroid the best! I love how the apple becomes part of the decal. My second fave is definitely the view master. Love that!

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  21. Think I love the retro typewriter the best but I also love the polaroid camera and the tv.

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  22. I love the retro polaroid! So cute. The retro TV is also adorable.

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  23. I just favorite-d Daisy Decals on Etsy!

    also forgot to leave my email address:
    sgamalinda14@amherst.edu

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  24. I like the retro TV because it brings back memories of the one we had back in the day of rabbit ears, no cable!
    maggiemeowow@gmail.com

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  25. The yellow submarine decal looks so adorable!

    my email address is eastwesteverywhere (at) gmail dot com.

    Thank you!

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  26. Tweeted this giveawy: https://twitter.com/#!/bakanekosan/status/186180365549969409

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  27. My partner is a pet photographer so it would have to be the retro camera which is fab. I love the glasses!

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  28. I have a hard time choosing between retro typewritter, retro phone, and vintage girl!

    a(dot)sokolo(@)gmail

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  29. I've fav. DaisyDecals on Etsy

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  30. Smile, please! Sonría, por favor!

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  31. Smile, please! Sonría, por favor!
    Sorry, I forgot my email!
    ana45rpm@gmail.com

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  32. I love the retro typewriter and the retro camera. I'm having a hard time choosing which one is my favorite! :)

    poodlepoddles(at)gmail.com

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  33. I favorited DaisyDecal etsy shop!

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  34. Tweeted about this giveaway!
    https://twitter.com/#!/PoodlePoddles/status/186887102921846784

    poodlepoddles(at)gmail.com

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  35. I love the VW bus ! and also the vintage girl, and Felix the cat, and and and ... !
    papelhilo(at)gmail(dot)com

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  36. I LOVE the viewmaster one as well as the VW Bus.

    adorable!

    terraljones (at) gmail.com

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  37. I 'hearted' her shop!

    terraljones (at) gmail.com

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  38. I FB'd about the giveaway: https://www.facebook.com/terra.l.jones/posts/383573025009953

    TerraLJones (at) gmail.com

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  39. I tweeted: https://twitter.com/#!/TerraLJ/status/187220606868131840

    TerraLJones (at) gmail.com

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  40. I looovvve the VW van decal in black. So damn cute!

    emma-peacock-93@hotmail.co.uk

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  41. Thanks for sharing this!!! I absolutely love these decals... couldnt narrow it down to just one though. It is a tie between "viewfinder' and 'game controller'...both remind me of my childhood! Keysha (keyshasain@yahoo.com)

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  42. Retro Polaroid camera- LOVE~!

    email is meplushubby@gmail.com

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