Disclosure: I am participating in the Verizon Boomer Voices program and have been provided with a wireless device and six months of service in exchange for my honest opinions about the product.
I selected Grandpa's Chili for our party meal, with corn chips and a Verizon themed cake decorated by myself. After all the rain there was a chill and dampness that hung in the air making chili the perfect party food. As my guest arrived they were given a pre-party survey to fill out.
My Verizon Boomer Voices Party Photos!
Saturday was the big day. All morning rain poured and poured. I was a little worried that some of the invited guest would not want to get out in the rain. About an hour before the party the clouds parted and the sun peeked out to shine down on our party! Being a Verizon Boomer Voices Blogger I have been exposed to and learned a lot about a ton of new and amazing connected devices being made available by Verizon Wireless. This party is one of the ways I have been given to share the knowledge I have gained with my friends, family and acquaintances.I selected Grandpa's Chili for our party meal, with corn chips and a Verizon themed cake decorated by myself. After all the rain there was a chill and dampness that hung in the air making chili the perfect party food. As my guest arrived they were given a pre-party survey to fill out.
Completing the pre and post surveys gave each guest an raffle ticket for our party door prize. I was happy to see the guests took the survey seriously and everyone got entered into that giveaway.
A ton of information was shared with my party guests. Some of my party guests commented how they did not know Verizon had so many connected devices and how its not just cellphones anymore.
I shared information on each of the products listed below. I even had a Trivia game and Lets Make a Deal game for the guests to play and win the products listed below.
You can click on any of the links below for more information about any of the products.
As the products were presented the guest were sure to let me know what their favorites were. The guests with children and pets liked the Tagg Pet Tracker. A simple description of what it does, the Tagg Pet Tracker clips on a pets collar and with GPS technology it can message you to tell you your pet has left a pre-selected designated area. It can also help you track your pet with the help of that same GPS. You can locate it on a map with your smartphone or computer.
The Belkin NetCam HD WiFi Camera came in second on the favorites list. The NetCam allows you to keep tabs on whats important to you over your smartphone or tablet. The NetCam features a wide view lens, digital audio and night vision. It's an amazing device.
The top favorite among all the guests was the FitBit One. Which I have been privileged to be trying out for the last several months. You can read about my experience here.
Being a Verizon Boomer Voices Party and the Theme a was promoting Get Connected I had a couple guest join the party by Skype. It was quite fun for the guest at the party to interact with my Skyping (my new word) guests.
They started out in the corner on a coffee table. Then made there way to the center of the room. Later on one of the children at the party had them held hostage in the family room playing with toys. Lol, they though it was hilarious.
More guest Skyping by smart phone. The phone was much easier to keep track of. Although, a tablet or laptop would have gave a bigger picture of my guest, you can see the child in the front, Dad behind the child and moms cheek to the right. I think skyping by phone is better for one person. (just my opinion)
For the final party photos today I thought I would share the cake I made for the party. The fondant figures are holding smart phones. The woman figure is sitting just chatting on the phone. The man is walking with phone in hand and Bluetooth piece in ear. The Droid Razr Maxx HD smartphone and Verizon Boomer Voices symbol is made with modeling chocolate.
I will be posting more photos on Pinterest and Facebook so stop by and check them out later this week.
Sometime in November I will be hosting a Second Verizon Boomer Voices Party so keep watching for an update to my next Verizon adventure and stay connected!
That looks like so much fun! I wish I could go! lol Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWell that is another cool cake. You really put some thought into that one. My Hubs does face time on his phone... not sure if it is the same thing as skyping or not.
ReplyDeleteI really want a fitbit one. I think I'd get a lot of use out of it.
ReplyDeleteThat's such a cool cake! Looks like a fun party!
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a lot of fun. I've been wanting a FitBit One myself. Thanks for sharing the links, I still haven't decided on a new phone yet. I'll check them out.
ReplyDeleteThat cake is so cute.
Looks like a great party, Bonnie. I know NOTHING about all of the Verizon gadgets... I have a hard enough time just keeping up with the gadgets we have --so I won't get involved with more...
ReplyDeleteBet everyone had a good time... That looked like an awesome cake.
Hugs,
Betsy
That looks like so much fun, love the cake it is super cute. I am in the process of buying a phone I will check these out!
ReplyDeleteThat cake is amazing looking--you even made the little people? Wow--It sounds like you all had a fun time at the party and your guests learned things they might not have known before which is always a good thing.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great time. I've been hearing a lot of buzz about that FitBit One myself lately.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know fitbit was verizon. That is one awesome cake that you made!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cake! That looks like a very fun party.
ReplyDeletelooks like an awesome party with some great devices to stay connected
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you all had a super fun time! The cake is adorable! So creative! I am actually a little jealous, because I would never be able to do something like that :)
ReplyDeletelooks like fun- but WOW that cake is amazing!! i love it!
ReplyDeleteThat verizon cake is just awesome!! You did such an amazing job on it!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe you made that cake yourself. That is amazing! I have a FitBit and love it too and I can see why the pet tracker got a lot of interest.
ReplyDeleteI didn't realize that Verizon had so much things either. I knew about house phones and TV but didn't even know about the pet GPS thingie. That's awesome. I wish I had that for my cat that disappeared. :(
ReplyDeleteHow cool.. I love that you had everyone there at the party.. EVEN out of towners came via skype.. LOVE it and look at that cake.. soo cool sure looked like you guys had a blast ...
ReplyDeleteThe guests really had the fun participating in your party. Wish I was there, too! :) The Tagg Pet Tracker is very interesting and would check out for this.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a great party! The technology is new to me, so I will do some researching on it because they're so interesting.
ReplyDeleteWhat a creative party, and delicious looking cake. Great job on that...it looks so tedious! I am learning so much about my wireless carrier because of your blog! I am very interested in the fitbit!
ReplyDeleteI love the FitBit. I wear mine every single day and I am constantly tracking my steps.
ReplyDeleteI definitely did not know Verizon had all those different devices! I do have a FitBit One and absolutely love it! It's great at tracking steps!
ReplyDeleteYou put a lot of thought into the cake. I'm not so good at that when it comes to cakes. By the way, I have a Fitbit, too - love, love, love it!
ReplyDeleteI love that people were able to skype into the party. It is amazing how far technology has come and it helps to connect friends and family who live far away from each other. I'm definitely going to look into getting some of these devices.
ReplyDeleteMy new phone does the facetime thing, everyone says it's really awesome! That cake rocks and so does the party. I don't think I ever thought about that before the skpeing into a party for family, wonderful idea!
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