@DuaneReade NEW Balance Rewards Program I made the SWAP! #DRBalanceRewards

This busy butterfly has been toying with changing her name from Ascending Butterfly to Social Butterfly and with good reason, all this running around and event hopping means certain things have been un-attended for awhile, like ahem, shopping for personal items! I've run out some essentials and decided it was time to kill two birds with one stone.

This is the first sign I saw as soon as I hit my local Duane Reade,  perfect reminder!

On September 16, the Duane Reade FlexRewards Program was converted to the Balance Rewards Program, and since I'm a Duane Reade VIP Blogger and Blogger Brand Ambassador, I had been meaning to swap out and switch to the new card WAY sooner, but my schedule has been absolutely insane, and while there are Duane Reade's nearly everywhere, I just hadn't had the time to stop in and actually do it.

Ever since my Medical Nightmare that began last year, I've upped my dietary supplements and vitamins, and realized that I was out of Krill Oil, and I was also out of Red Lipstick! Now red is my daily signature lip color, some people can pull it off, others can't, for me, it's a custom blend look that includes several different varieties of red colors and gloss that help me get to my desired shade. Aside from the heart health benefits of Krill Oil (which you also get from certain foods including Salmon, my personal favorite), I also find it gives me an energy boost. And I’m all for finding healthy ways to get a good energy boost! (Since my work out routine is still ammended dietary supplements are super important for me especially right now).

Another reminder, there was one on BOTH the left and right hand side of the store entrance!

I wasn’t sure if I was supposed to swap cards first, or make my purchases first, but I ultimately decided that it should be OK to just shop first and then do everything at the register. And it worked out just fine!

Bye Bye Old Friend! If cards could talk! Parting is such sweet, rewarding sorrow!

About Balance Rewards:

Getting Rewarded for Everyday Purchases Could Not Be Easier!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Balance Rewards keeps some of the most popular features of FlexRewards such as exclusive savings for members and the opportunity to earn points and redeem rewards, while giving customers even more benefits.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - The Balance Rewards program is now active at both Duane Reade and Walgreens. Duane Reade customers can now earn and redeem points at over 7,900 stores nationwide.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Customers can join Balance Rewards at any Duane Reade or Walgreens store at the checkout counter, pharmacy and photo kiosk. They can also sign up online at duanereade.com/balance or on their mobile phone via the upcoming Duane Reade Mobile Application due for release early 2013.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Duane Reade customers who join Balance Rewards will now be able to earn points and savings on thousands of items in store and online at www.walgreens.com.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Members can earn points for making healthy choices, including 10 points for every mile logged in the Walk with Walgreens program. You can earn points for walking up to 100 miles per month.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Duane Reade Balance Rewards members will also earn 10 points per $1.00 spent for every purchase of non-prescription vitamin, cough, cold, pain or sleep medication at stores located in NY, NJ or AR where points cannot be earned on pharmacy items due to regulations.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - AARP members will get exclusive 5 bonus point offers and 5,000 points when they spend $25 every month.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Duane Reade Flex Rewards program points will be converted to Balance Rewards and become available when customers join in the new program. 

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Duane Reade customers converting from FlexRewards will now have the opportunity to earn more bonus point offers on a weekly basis that can lead to a faster $5 reward redemption than ever before.

Points go further as you earn more.

Points earned	Reward
5,000	$5
10,000	$10
18,000	$20
30,000	$35
40,000	$50

Watch the Trailer to learn more:

Still have Questions? You can always reach Duane Reade's Customer Service and they will help you!

My Take:

It was super easy to make the swap, the cashier scanned my old card, there was some info that needed to be filled in and I gave it to her and she typed it in, and then I hit a button to confirm that the details were now correct and they handed me the new card and a smaller one to put on my keychain. I got enough bonus points + points with my first purchase post conversion to get a $5 reward that I could use on my next purchase, or I can just wait until I have a 1,920 more points to be able to get a $10 reward instead of a $5 reward, which is pretty cool! I like getting rewards for my day to day purchases, it makes my inner 'fab frugalista' super happy!

You can also see more photos from my 'swap mission' on google plus (where I am sure you are already following me right?)

Get Social With It:

Follow Duane Reade  on Twitter and ‘Like’ them on Facebook. - Don’t forget to tell them you saw them Featured on Ascending Butterfly and that you made the switch! For more information, visit duanereade.com or youtube.com/duanereade

Butterfly Did You Make the NEW Balance Rewards Swap Yet?

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FTC Disclosure: I am a member of the Collective Bias™ Social Fabric® Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias™. #CBias #SocialFabric #DRBalanceRewards  I am a Duane Reade VIP Blogger and Ambassador which does entitle me to additional incentives. However, all opinions expressed  are 100% my own.

Wordless Wednesday: Gravier Street, New Orleans #NOLA

More New Orleans Photos from my trip to the Niche Mommy Conference, these were all taken on Gravier Street!

Gravier Street Sign, New Orleans

Statue on Gravier Street, New Orleans

Statue on Gravier Street, New Orleans

Feel free to post the link to your Wordless Wednesday Photo in the comments! Happy Wordless Wednesday Butterflies!

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FTC Disclosure: This is NOT a sponsored post. I am under no obligation to share my photos of my New Orleans trip to the Niche Mommy Conference!

Hotel Transylvania Movie Review! At a theater near you 09/28 #HotelT

Hotel Transylvania Movie Poster Photo @Sony Pictures Animation

I am always writing to music, and this moment is no different, I'm listening to Hotel California by The Eagles and the lyrics say: "You can check-out any time you like, But you can never leave! " - I definitely wouldn't want to check into that hotel, but you almost can't help but wanting to check into Hotel Transylvania.

During the weekend I had the chance to attend a screening of the new movie, the screening was held in a movie theater central to Times Square in Manhattan and I got the chance to grab a great picture of the movie Billboard on my way out:

Hotel Transylvania Billboard, Times Square, New York City

ABOUT HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA

Synopsis:

English Summary: Welcome to the Hotel Transylvania, Dracula’s (Adam Sandler) lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up, free to be the monsters they are without humans to bother them. On one special weekend, Dracula has invited some of the world’s most famous monsters – Frankenstein and his bride, the Mummy, the Invisible Man, a family of werewolves, and more – to celebrate his daughter Mavis’s 118^th birthday.  For Drac, catering to all of these legendary monsters is no problem – but his world could come crashing down when one ordinary guy stumbles on the hotel and takes a shine to Mavis.

Cast/Elenco:

Adam Sandler

Andy Samberg

Kevin James

Selena Gomez

Steve Buscemi

CeeLo Green

David Spade

Molly Shannon

Fran Drescher

Animated Family Comedy, Hotel Transylvania opens in theaters September  28, 2012

Spanish Summary/En Espanol: Bienvenido al Hotel Transylvania, el fastuoso resort de cinco estrellas de Drácula (Adam Sandler), en donde los monstruos y sus familias pueden sentirse libres de comportarse como los monstruos que son sin que haya humanos que los molesten.  En un fin de semana muy especial, Drácula ha invitado a alguno de los monstruos más famosos del mundo – Frankenstein y su novia, la Momia, el Hombre Invisible, una familia de hombres lobo, y muchos más – para celebrar el cumpleaños número 118 de su hija Mavis. Para Drac, atender a todos estos monstruos legendarios no es ningún problema, pero su mundo puede desmoronarse cuando un hombre ordinario llega por casualidad al hotel y se deslumbra con Mavis.

Watch the Trailer:

My Take:

I greatly enjoyed Hotel Transylvania, it is well paced, family friendly and enjoyable. There are so many relatable moments in the film, one of my favorites is the Dad, Dracula (voiced by Adam Sandler) continually comes up with funny nicknames for his daughter Mavis, which my mom always did when I was little (and sometimes she still does! Even my dad had a funny nickname for me too!). Dracula also has a hard time letting Mavis 'fly' which most parents can relate to, and the kids will enjoy all the silly hijinx in the movie. I actually ended up enjoying this movie so much more than I thought I would, it definitely gets 5 butterflies out of a possible five!

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FTC Disclosure: This is NOT a sponsored post, no monetary compensation has been received. I attended an Advanced Screening as a member of the digital press. All opinions are 100% my own.

P&G GIVE Hope Do It For the Girls Day of Action #GIVEHope

P&G GIVE Hope Do It For the Girls Day of Action Poster

P&G GIVE Hope Do It For the Girls Day of Action Poster and P&G Products Table

 I did it for 'The Girls', Will YOU?

Giuliana Rancic, E! News anchor and breast cancer survivor, center, Janelle Hail, left, chief executive officer and founder National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc., and Right, Allison Maxwell, breast cancer survivor and P&G employee, kick off the P&G GIVE Hope Do It For the Girls Day of Action, by rallying women to perform a breast self-exam and create an early detection plan, Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 in New York. Photo/P&G, Susan Goldman

As I mentioned in my Weekly Moment of Gratitude post yesterday I recently got the chance to participate in one of my most special Twitter Parties yet. I have co-hosted and hosted many twitter parties, but this was my first time participating in a live twitter party with a Celebrity Host! As part of the P&G GIVE Hope "Do It For the Girls!" Day of Action, I attended a blogger roundtable with Giuliana Rancic, new mom, E! News anchor and breast cancer survivor, Janelle Hail, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of the NationalBreast Cancer Foundation, Inc., and Allison Maxwell, breast cancer survivor and P&G employee, who openly discussed their Cancer experiences and treatments as well as the importance of a Breast Self Exam.

Giuliana Rancic, E! News anchor and breast cancer survivor, center, Janelle Hail, left, chief executive officer and founder National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc., and Right, Allison Maxwell, breast cancer survivor and P&G employee

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM) is an annual international health campaign organized by major breast cancer charities every October to increase awareness of the disease and to raise funds for research into its cause, prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure. The campaign also offers information and support to those affected by breast cancer. As well as providing a platform for breast cancer charities to raise awareness of their work and of the disease, BCAM is also a prime opportunity to remind women to be breast aware for earlier detection. Do NOT just rely on your annual doctor appointment, do your self exams MONTHLY, many survivors detected the lump themselves during their monthly self exam! And some found their lump just after meeting with their doctor who did NOT detect it.

Giuliana Rancic, E! News anchor and breast cancer survivor, center, Janelle Hail, left, chief executive officer and founder National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc., and Right, Allison Maxwell, breast cancer survivor and P&G employee  Photo/P&G, Susan Goldman

One of the things that was discussed during the Q&A was just how differently everyone reacts to the news. There is no right or wrong reaction, there is no right or wrong way to deal with the news. One of the things discussed was whether it's a friend or family member, don't just ask 'What can I do?' - Just do it. Bring over food, magazines, arrange for a house-cleaning service to visit that person, arrange for an in home spa day for the person. Don't let that person just stay in the house, makes sure they get out! And don't under-estimate the power of just listening!

Giuliana Rancic, E! News anchor and breast cancer survivor, center, Janelle Hail, left, chief executive officer and founder National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc., and Right, Allison Maxwell, breast cancer survivor and P&G employee

And speaking from my own experience from my Medical Nightmare this year, if a friend or family member is hospitalized, please VISIT them in person. Unfortunately the reality of most hospitals is that the person with the most visitors gets the best treatment because the staff knows someone is always watching. The person with very few visitors is often-times cared for way less. It's a very sad reality, but indeed true! (and I always say treat others the way you'd want to be treated. If it were YOU, would you be OK if your loved ones didn't bother checking on you during a hospital stay?)

After the Roundtable - The Twitter Party!

Giuliana Rancic, E! News anchor and breast cancer survivor, particiaptes in a twitter party and kicks off the P&G GIVE Hope Do It For the Girls Day of Action, by rallying women to perform a breast self exam and create an early detection plan, Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 in New York. Photo/P&G, Susan Goldman

What's a Twitter Party without 'The Official #TwitterPartyDJ' right? I was live tweeting from the "Kardashian Suite" at the Gansevoort Park Avenue (@HotelGansevoort) where the roundtable took place along with Celeb Guest Tweeter, @GiulianaRancic, Main Hosts  @SheSpeaksUp, @NBCF and sponsor @PGmyGIVE.

I was tweeting great quotes and pictures from the Roundtable, here are a few pictures from my camera that I couldn't live tweet:

Giuliana Rancic, E! News anchor and breast cancer survivor, particiaptes in a twitter party and kicks off the P&G GIVE Hope Do It For the Girls Day of Action, by rallying women to perform a breast self-exam and create an early detection plan, Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 in New York. Photo/P&G, Susan Goldman

Giuliana Rancic, E! News anchor and breast cancer survivor, particiaptes in a twitter party and kicks off the P&G GIVE Hope Do It For the Girls Day of Action, by rallying women to perform a breast self-exam and create an early detection plan, Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 at the Hotel Gansevoort in New York City.

@GiulianaRancic (Left) tweeting during the #GIVEHope Twitter Party!

How YOU Can Get Involved:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Please perform a regular breast self-exam. For more information, visit earlydetectionplan.org and click here to find out how to perform a breast self-exam.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - You can save money while giving back by redeeming coupons in the P&G brandSAVER® found in your local newspaper. For every September 30 coupon redeemed, a 2¢ donation will be made to the National Breast Cancer Foundation and for every October 14 coupon redeemed, a 1¢ donation will be made.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - A $1 donation will be made to the National Breast Cancer Foundation for every hand image created on the PGmyGIVE Facebook app.

MY Take:

Breast Self Exams are CRUCIAL. Please perform them monthly without fail, some people find it easy to remember to do in the shower, some prefer lying down in bed, whichever method works best for you use it! Remember, Breast Cancer does not discriminate, and being young doesn't prevent you from being afflicted, so if you have a history of breast cancer on either side of your family, discuss a game plan with your doctor about mammograms, if there is a history in your family, you are NOT too young to get a mammogram!

Here are some shots of me:

Ascending Butterfly wearing an Adrianna Papell Dress (oddly enough I won this dress from an E! News  Fashion Contest and I wore it for the first time to interview E! News own Giuliana Rancic!)  Boots 'Dinka' by Naturalizer

Ascending Butterfly in the Kardashian Suite at the Gansevoort Hotel for the #GIVEHope Twitter Party, I am wearing  a dress by Adrianna Papell, the jewelry is my own, the Boots are 'Dinka' by Naturalizer

Below is a shot of all the bloggers included in the Roundtable with Giuliana Rancic!

Second from Left ME! @Ascending1, then it's @barrettboys, @MomMostTraveled, @SweetiesSweeps,  Center: @GiulianaRancic, Far Right: Allison Maxwell (in pink dress) she is a P&G Employee and Breast Cancer Survivor!

Have you done your Self Exam this month? Have you battled Breast Cancer? Has someone in your family battled it? Feel free to share your experiences with us!

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FTC Disclosure: This is NOT a compensated post, no monetary compensation has been received. I was a VIP Guest of SheSpeaksUp and was the provided the opporunity to participate in a special roundtable, questions and answers session, light lunch, and twitter party. All Opinions are 100% my own. I do feel Breast Health Awareness and Self-Exams are critical!

Weekly Moment of Gratitude - The twitter party for a good cause, goodies in the mail and Social Butterfly about town edition!

What I am grateful for:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - YOU! -  I wanted to thank you all again for your votes on my @TheBigReboot Contest Entry, for those of you who voted, tweeted and took the time to comment on my entry I greatly appreciate your help! Votes are still open until 11:59 pm if you haven't already voted PRESS HERE! (A one click daily vote, so if you voted once, you can vote again as long it wasn't today that you voted!)

Left: Janelle Hall, Chairman of the Board of the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Center: Giuliana Rancic, Celebrity and Breast Cancer Survivor.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Twitter Party for a GREAT Cause! - I was honored to be asked to participate in a very special way in the #GIVEHope campaign, I was live tweeting from a special bloggers roundtable and meet and greet with Giuliana Rancic, bloggers got to ask her questions as well as participate in the #GIVEHope Twitter party live with @GiulianaRancic <- This busy mom does her own tweets by the way, I will post a full recap of the day with my pictures soon! It is so important for women to be able to discuss the importance of Breast Self Exams! (The photo above was taken with my iPod while I was live tweeting, so it might be a bit grainy, I will post the shots taken with my camera when I post the full recap).

Animal Print Cosmetic Case stuffed with Beauty Products from Target and Latina Magazine

Animal Print Cosmetic Case stuffed with Beauty Products from Target and Latina Magazine 

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Cool Stuff in the Mail! -  I got this cute cosmetic case with beauty products inside in the mail, just for being a Latina Subscriber from Latina Magazine and Target, sweet!

What are YOU most grateful for this week Butterfly?

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What are you grateful for today? I'd love for you to write in and share what you are grateful for this week. The more you say it, the more you speak it, and the more you live in gratitude, the more you will find reasons to be grateful for, and the more reasons that the universe will send you to be grateful for. So join me on this journey of gratitude and inspiration. And you can post here daily (even though my list will be posted weekly).

Remember, attitude really does determine altitude.

It is OK to *Re-Tweet* the link to this post and You can find me on Twitter here (@Tracy_Iglesias) Twitter love: re*tweet by copying and pasting the following into your update field at Twitter:

OK to RT: @Tracy_Iglesias This Week's 'Moment of Gratitude' and Active Giveaways!  - http://tiny.cc/n4Thx

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Giveaways!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Hoa Le was the winner of our recent Britax Car Accessories Prize Pack Giveaway! New giveaways soon, including the return of our 'Featured Handbag in the Spotlight'.

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Gratitude Journal Reco:

For those of you who are interested in keeping a gratitude journal this year, here is my recommendation and where to purchase it:

Make this Your Best Day ever, Bless and Be Blessed!

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FTC Disclosure: Journal Recommendation uses an Amazon Affiliate Link. Questions about our Disclosure? Please visit: http://www.ascendingbutterfly.com/p/disclosure-policy.html - Please note this is not a compensated post!

Ascending Butterfly or Social Butterfly?

I have been super busy this week and still have more to go through the weekend! At this rate I might have to change my name from Ascending Butterfly to Social Butterfly instead!

I will be checking out the Hotel Transylvania movie screening tomorrow! What's on your Agenda this weekend?

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FTC Disclosure: This is NOT a sponsored Post!

Winner! Twitter Party, Prizes & More!

It's all in the Thursday Bag! First up: Winner Announcement:

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Congrats to our Winner Hoa Le who won a Britax Accessories Prize Pack for the car that includes:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ  - 1 BRITAX Vehicle Seat Protector (MSRP $29.99)

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ  - 1 BRITAX Back Seat Mirror (MSRP $19.99)

Once I get Hoa's information, the prize will be shipped directly by our wonderful sponsor @SafeConBritax

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TWITTER PARTY INFORMATION FOR TODAY!!

Special Guest Celeb Tweeter: @GiulianaRancic

Did you know that one in eight women will get breast cancer in her lifetime? Fortunately, there is hope! When breast cancer is detected early, the five-year survival rate is 98 percent. Early detection saves lives.

We’re teaming up with P&G GIVE Hope to fuel a breast cancer early detection movement among women everywhere, kicked off by the “Do It For the Girls! Day of Action” on Thursday, September 20 with breast cancer survivor and TV personality, Giuliana Rancic. Join us for an afternoon Twitter Party at 3 p.m. We’ll be spreading the word about this important call to action – and more importantly – rallying women to take action. All while giving away some fabulous prizes, including a $200 gift card to the spa of your choice!

RSVP to be eligible for the door prize by commenting on this post with your Twitter handle (Ex. @SheSpeaksUp)!

I'm joining a very special twitter party and I hope you will too!, Here are the deets:

Party Details:

When: Thursday, 9/20 at 3pm ET
Where: Twitter - follow hashtag #GIVEHope
Custom Tweet Grid: http://bit.ly/S0sxO0
RSVP: http://bit.ly/ghope
Brands: @PGmyGIVE
Special Guest: @GiulianaRancic
Panelists: @Zipporahs, @LisaSamples, @StacieInAtlanta, @haveuheard1, @MommyBlogExpert, @goodenufmother, @MamaMaryShow

Prizes:

We're giving out over $750 in prizes! You could win our grand prize - a $200 gift card to the spa of your choice!

Don't forget to RSVP for these amazing prizes, and great conversation with Special Guest Star Giuliana Rancic, who is a Breast Cancer Survivor and New mom!

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The Fashion Forward Conference in New York City

I attended a Fashion Conference in New York City yesterday (which is why my Wordless Wednesday was a little late yesterday, it was fantastic, and I was live tweeting from the event, so you can check out my tweets by reading my twitter stream @Tracy_Iglesias

Once I'm more caught up, I have multiple events back to back to back through Sunday, I will get my recap photos posted!

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FTC Disclosure: This is NOT a compensated post. This post is NOT sponsored. All opinions are 100% my own.

Wordless Wednesday: Harrahs Casino in New Orleans!

Isn't this is a great shot of the Harrahs sign? I'm pretty please with myself on this shot, this is NOT a PR shot, it's mine!

During my trip to the Niche Mommy Blogging Conference in New Orleans, I got to sneak in some time to visit the Harrahs Casino in New Orleans which is within walking distance of The Roosevelt Hotel, (the conference was held at this hotel and this is where I stayed, amazing hotel with so much within walking distance!) here are some pictures:

Harrahs NOLA,  New Orleans Casino - I took this shot while on my way to the Insectarium!

Harrahs NOLA,  New Orleans Casino at night!

Harrahs NOLA,  New Orleans Casino (Left: Ascending Butterfly!)

Harrahs NOLA,  New Orleans Casino, (Left: Ascending Butterfly!)

Get Social With It:

I got to visit the Casino with a great blogger pal Maria from http://bloggingbabiesandthebayou.com we visited during the evening and then I got a day shot of the exterior the day we went to the Insectarium, but the cool part is that we Tweeted the Casino to tell them we had a great time, and they tweeted us right back! Don't you love when brands use their Social Media to truly 'engage'? I know I do!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Tweet with @harrahsnola on twitter

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - 'Like' them on Facebook too (and of course don't forget to tell them you saw them featured on Ascending Butterfly!)

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FTC Disclosure: This is NOT a sponsored post. I have NOT been compensated to share my experiences at The Harrah's New Orleans Casino. Please Gamble Responsibly! ;-)