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Custom Comfort Mattress<\/strong>\u2014This is the sponsor whose beautiful showroom the gifting lounge took place in. I wish I had known about this place before\u2014Mr. X and I just spent over two years seeking-out the perfect bed, including having an incident at Bloomingdales where the plastic stitching on an uber-expensive mattress cut my hand! (Not fun.) But if the major set-up we finally chose doesn\u2019t work out, I know where we\u2019ll be headed next<\/em> time. Since they obviously could not gift beds<\/em> to everyone, they handed out gift cards for luxury linens. www.customcomfortmattress.com<\/a><\/p>\n Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n Erik the Artist<\/strong>\u2014This guy\u2019s colorful artwork was the hit of the day! In addition to showcasing his original art, he gifted posters and tee-shirts featuring his paintings of iconic celebrities, like the gorgeous one of Bob Marley that we all went nuts over! www.eriktheartist.com<\/a><\/p>\n B.U.M. Equipment<\/strong>\u2014This old-school athletic wear company was gifting their signature tee-shirts to announce their comeback (from the 80\u2019s,) even though I never even knew they went away! www.bumequipment.com<\/a><\/p>\n Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n Sugar and Spyked<\/strong>\u2014The guests could not get enough of lovely Tamara Anderson\u2019s alcohol-infused desserts. She knew that I<\/em> would be in attendance, so she had some non<\/em>-alcoholic ones ready for me, like her incredible brownies. I could have eaten every single one on her table, and still begged for more! www.sugarandspyked.com<\/a><\/p>\n Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n Wear Your Music<\/strong>\u2014As a major bracelet aficionado, I\u2019m always thrilled to discover new ones. And these<\/em> are so innovative; they\u2019re made out of guitar strings. I wonder if wearing one will help me finally conquer that instrument! www.wearyourmusic.com<\/a><\/p>\n FHI Heat<\/strong>\u2014As a very vain hair girl, I\u2019m always interested in anything that can benefit my super-long tresses. I already own lots of products from this famous company, and usually wear my hair as straight as I can get it. But when I noticed that they were gifting their thermal styling brushes from their Stylus brand, I made a vow to learn how to make waves. Only in hair, of course, never in life! www.fhibrands.com<\/a><\/p>\n Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n Bopulent<\/strong>\u2014I always love seeing B, the guy whose jewelry this is. He\u2019s as adorable as his bracelets, many of which I already own. (And wear every day, I might add!)<\/p>\n Good Greek Grill<\/strong>\u2014This mobile Greek food company was on-site, grilling-up gyros for the appreciative crowd. And let me tell you, the chicken one I<\/em> had was indeed yummy! www.goodgreekgrill.com<\/a><\/p>\n Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n 3D Cheeze Photo Booth<\/strong>\u2014The reps at this fun photo booth could not have been more pleasant. They even put up with my acting like a blonde because I didn\u2019t understand that we had to take two<\/em> photos in a row to make the image move<\/em> on the magnet or luggage tag they put our faces on! Oysh. Once I got the hang of it, though, I loved that the theme on all of them is Happy Holidays! www.3dcheeze.com<\/a><\/p>\n It’s not that Karen’s vain–you just need to see both pix of her to see that they move! Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n As usual, this GBK Gifting Lounge benefitted multiple charities. Those fortunate ones this time were:<\/p>\n SBP USA<\/strong>\u2014This organization\u2019s mission is to shrink the \u201ctime between disaster and recovery,\u201d which is something this country can use right about now. www.sbpusa.org<\/a><\/p>\n Route 91Strong<\/strong>\u2014This organization is new, because it was created in the aftermath of the Las Vegas shooting. Their purpose is to provide financial resources and support to victims and families of this and other recent tragedies in our country. It\u2019s so sad that we need them, but great to know that they\u2019re there when we do! www.route91strong.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" GBK\u2019S AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS GIFTING LOUNGE 2017 GBK once again came up with a unique location for their gifting lounge to celebrate the American Music Awards\u2014an upscale Beverly Hills bed store!!! I loved this place; the lay-out made it so easy to walk around in, and visit every sponsor, without leaving anyone out by accident.<\/p>\n![\"Photo](\"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_7687-e1512005553130-300x247.jpg\")
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