National Underwear Day is Today

Today marks Freshpair's 8th annual National Underwear Day.  Instead of the usual festivities in New York City, this year Freshpair has moved the celebration online.  So this year it's not just New Yorkers who get a chance to get some free pairs.  From now until August 14th Freshpair is giving away 5,000 pairs of underwear, no strings attached.  All you have to do is fill out the simple form on their website and you're entered to win.  You even get to select your style preference!  For more details, check out Freshpair's site.

Also, as further celebration, Freshpair is offering 25% off many of their top brands including 2(x)ist, Unico, and Go Softwear.

Freshpair also cites some startling statistics about underwear: Did you know that 80% of Americans never change the style of underwear they wear in their adult lives, and 60% of those people don’t even wear underwear that fits!  Whether it’s the wrong size, fabric or cut, people have been settling for second best for far too long.  So we think that now is the perfect time to try a new fit or style and spruce up your underwear wardrobe. 

Question of the Day:

Do you wear multiple styles of underwear or do you stick to the same thing every day?

Bonus Entries for Freshpair Giveaway

So I know that there are plenty of you out there that read this blog, but there seems to be a lack of commenting lately. I want to know what YOU think! So to encourage this I will allow you to get a bonus entry in the Freshpair Giveaway each day by commenting on a post. For the comment to qualify please include the words "I want underwear bonus" at the end of the comment for tracking purposes. Also, in your regular entry for the day please note what your username is on the comment or which comment is yours.

For comments to qualify they must be on a post that is a real post and not one like this that is tagged "blog announcement". The comment must be related to the post and must be somewhat lengthy. A comment that simply says "I like this" will not qualify. You may only do one bonus entry per day - although I encourage you to comment as much as you'd like! For the complete rules of this contest please read this post. Good luck and happy commenting!

Contest Clarification

I just wanted to clarify something about the Freshpair giveaway. You may enter every day, but for each entry to be valid it must be different (have different content) than the previous entries. Since a lot of you have made this mistake I will validate all duplicate entries (even if I emailed you something saying differently) but from now on to submit another entry you MUST have different content in it.

7th Annual National Underwear Day - Exclusive Giveaway!

Today, August 5, 2009, marks the 7th annual National Underwear Day put on by Freshpair. National Underwear Day is a celebration of everything underwear and includes lots of men running around in their underwear, especially in the Times Square area (stay tuned for photos later in the week). We at MUB have been a part of this celebration since our beginnings in 2005 and this year is no exception. Freshpair has made it clear that this year they intend to celebrate National Underwear Day all month long! To celebrate Freshpair would like to offer 10% off to all MUB readers who make a purchase of $75 or more this month. Use coupon code "MensUnderwearBlog" at checkout.

In addition, we are pleased to announce a special giveaway for Men's Underwear Blog readers that will last for the rest of the month.

Here's the deal. You can win one of three gift certificates from Freshpair. The first prize is a $50 gift certificate and there are two second prizes of $30 gift certificates. All you have to do to win is:

1. Send me an email at underwearblog@gmail.com with the subject "I want underwear"
2. Then in the body of the message mention what underwear from Freshpair you'd like to get with your certificate.

It's that simple! Entry period is from Wednesday August 5, 2009 to midnight August 31, 2009 (CST). The winners will be choosen at random. You may enter once per day. Multiple entries in one day will result in the voiding of all entries. The contest is open to anyone 18 years of age or older (or whatever the legal age is in their country). Contest is void where prohibited. We reserve the right to change the rules if needed without warning and disqualify any entries for whatever reason. Men's Underwear Blog is not liable for any technical issues that may result from the electronic gift card. Men's Underwear Blog is not liable for any taxes. Winners will be announced here on Men's Underwear Blog by first name, last initial and location. By entering you agree to have this information published online. Your entry is the property of Men's Underwear Blog and Freshpair and may be used for promotional purposes. Past or present bloggers of Men's Underwear Blog and past or present employees of the sponsor and their immediate family are prohibited from entering.

Five Free Freshpairs Giveaway

Freshpair, founder of National Underwear Day, is bringing an exclusive contest to all MUB readers. You could win a week's worth of underwear (five pairs) from 2xist, Calvin Klein, Hugo Boss, and Sean John (or other leading underwear brands depending on your size and product availability). All you have to do is a send an email to contest@freshpair.com with your favorite style of underwear and you are automatically entered to win. The contest will run for one week (until 10/27/08). Official rules will be sent to you in an email.

Also, for those of you who are eager to get a fresh pair, or just in case you don't win, Freshpair is giving an exclusive 10% off discount code to MUB readers from now until 11/30/08. Just enter coupon code FPMUBContest at checkout.

Remember, this contest is exclusive for MUB readers. Good luck!

Who got a fresh pair....

Many of you have been emailing me asking me who the winners of the Freshpair Giveaway were and if they have missed the announcement. No, you have not missed the announcement, I have just been really bad at keeping you in the loop lately. I apologize for that and will try to do better in the future. But the winners have been notified and have most definitely already received their fresh pair (and there are a few reviews from them coming up, so stay tuned for those). The winners are as follows:
Greg P. - Ontario, Canada
David W. - Tennessee
Bart S. - New York
Congratulations to all of you! And thank you to all of you who entered, there were many great entries, it was very difficult to choose the winners. It's really great to have so many people put so much effort into their entries, it really makes my job fun! There will be some fun discussions happening soon based on the winning entries as well as some great guest reviews from the winners. So stay tuned!

Freshpair Giveaway Reminder!

I'd just like to remind all of you about our Freshpair Underwear Giveaway in honor of National Underwear Day. Even though the day has past, the giveaway is still going on and you can still enter. I have not yet set an ending date for the contest, but I must get at least 20 more entries before I can consider ending the giveaway. So even if you think your entry may not be winning material, submit it anyway. You've got nothing to lose! I have been a little vague in the past about the details. So let me clear it up. There will be three (3) winners who will win underwear in their given size. You may enter in one of the following ways:

• Send me a great question via email that will inspire a great blog entry or blog debate.
• Send me a photo of you or a friend (ask their permission) in underwear with one of two themes: Underwear in the City, or Summer Underwear. Use your creativity.
• Write a quality comment on a post (but make sure you say that you are entering the Freshpair Giveaway).

Also, you MUST include your size along with each method of entry.
RULES: We need a valid email at which to contact you (make sure you include this on any blog comments). You must include your desired size for the entry to be valid. Readers may enter up to 3 times during the giveaway period (the end of which will be determined at a later date). Winners will be selected by judges. The judges' decisions are final. Your words and/or photo(s) will become property of UB and/or Freshpair and may be used in public places regardless of the winning status.

I'm back..

I'm back. I'm sorry that I didn't tell you that I would be away for the week because I honestly thought I would have internet access. But I was mistaken. But I am back now.

Lots of things happened this week, and I have TONS of emails to read and respond to. So hopefully I will get to those soon. But I just wanted to quickly spotlight the main event of the week, National Underwear Day.

I hope that you all remembered about Freshpair's National Underwear Day which was on the 7th. And hopefully some of you even participated in it. I would love to hear your stories and see your pictures to share on the blog, so feel free to send them in.

And remember, you can still submit your entries for the Freshpair Giveaway.

National Underwear Day and exciting exclusives for UB readers

National Underwear Day was founded by Freshpair in August 2003. National Underwear Day is a day to celebrate all things underwear. In the above video (not available in email feeds) you can learn more about the holiday. Well being an underwear blog, this is definitely up our street. In honor of National Underwear Day and UB's relationship with Freshpair, we have some very exciting things in store for you. This August 7 brings National Underwear Day once again to Times Square. This year it will be bigger and better than ever before and will be featuring more sponsors, underwear giveaways, contests, and some surprises. But even if you cannot make it to Times Square, you can still receive some free underwear. Here's how it will work. You can enter to win some free underwear by one of the following ways:

• Send me a great question via email that will inspire a great blog entry or blog debate.
• Send me a photo of you or a friend (ask their permission) in underwear with one of two themes: Underwear in the City, or Summer Underwear. Use your creativity.
• Write a quality comment on a post (but make sure you say that you are entering the Freshpair Giveaway).

Also, you MUST include your size along with each method of entry.

RULES: We need a valid email at which to contact you (make sure you include this on any blog comments). You must include your desired size for the entry to be valid. Readers may enter up to 3 times during the giveaway period (the end of which will be determined at a later date). Winners will be selected by judges. The judges' decisions are final. Your words and/or photo(s) will become property of UB and/or Freshpair and may be used in public places regardless of the winning status.

If you do not wish to enter, or you do not win, you can still get a great deal by using one of the exclusive UB discount codes at Freshpair. Here are the codes and what they give you:

Code 1: underwearblog

Discount: 10% off on $85

Expires 9/1

Code 2: underwearblog15

Discount: 15% off on $150

Expires 9/1

That's all for now. But stay tuned for more info on National Underwear Day. And if you are in Times Square on August 7, be sure to drop your trousers and show your skiviez (make sure you have your best ones on). And while you're there, snap a photo or two and send them our way.