I’ve received a lot of strange packages over the years, but I think this may just be the strangest.
Gotta give Brooks props for creativity. 
Now does anyone want some chocolate? I’ve got a good 10 lbs worth to share!
I made chicken noodle soup tonight with the last of Monday’s crock pot rotisserie chicken.
There really wasn’t a recipe, I just threw peppers, carrots, okra, and chicken into a pot then covered it all with chicken broth. I seasoned the soup with dried basil and thyme and added some whole wheat spaghetti for the noodles.
Derek took me out for ice cream. The vanilla cone dipped in butterscotch was just what my sore throat needed.
Good night!
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SO JEALLLLLY! PURE DRIFT!!!!! <3
Krissy @ Shiawase Life recently posted..(not really) wordless wednesday.
Ok- it’s time to come up with some chocolate recipes! Whoa baby! SO fun though!
Hope you feel better, ASAP!
Steph recently posted..200! (and a giveaway!)
hahaha this is so funny! it would work better during Easter time though.. You should melt the chocolate and make something fun! haha. Love the new shoes!
Danielle @ itsaharleyyylife recently posted..WIAW: Paleo Pancakes
Chocolate and Shoes? Girl, that is the best package E V E R!
Sara@RunningInPinkProject recently posted..Temptation Thy Name is Halloween Candy
That is strange and hilarious and awesome! But please, I’ll gladly take some chocolate! I see lots of chocolate chip cookies or chocolate covered strawberries in your future. (And if not, I should!)
Katie @ Talk Less, Say More recently posted..What I Ate Wednesday // Breaking Away From the Usual
The egg looks like the egg from the Triwizard Tournament in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire!!! That’s AMAZING!! Wow. That would definitely be my dream present — shoes + chocolate + Harry Potter prop = epic!!
Chelsie @ Balance, Not Scale recently posted..Shivers, Sweet Potato Fries, and Sunshine
I’ll take some off your hands!
Omg the nutrition facts cards are hilarious!! What a cool way to send out their new shoes!!
Katie @ Peace Love and Oats recently posted..WIAW–Class Free Monday
Holy awesome sauce! Please send some of that sweet chocolate egg to meee!
Courtney recently posted..WOD Drunk
Oh no. Now I need those shoes. And of course to stuff my face with chocolate.
Promoting fitness… and gluttony? Kind of odd, but cute all the same! I love the Pure Line. I use the Grit for some of my runs, the Cascadias for my distance stuff! I love Brooks I don’t think anyone else gets run happy chocolate and comfy shoes!
I really wonder what exactly was going on in the marketing department when they decided it was a great idea to put shoes in an egg right before the winter holidays (other than the fact that it would get people talking since alllll the bloggers they sent them to would post pics).
Christine @ BookishlyB recently posted..What the Hell?
CRAZY AWESOME!
Kayla @ Keep Moving Forward recently posted..Trail 501- the "Other" Eagle Creek
omg- that is fantastic! love it! I wish someone would send me a chocolate egg w sneaks inside ! or even a just a giant chocolate egg!
ct cupcake recently posted..Up all night
The guys/gals from Brooks really love you, and…. give you a reason to run in those brooks
Silvia @ skinny jeans food recently posted..Pop pumpkins
send some of that chocolate my way!!
Brittany @Berries and Barbells recently posted..Running with a Baby
I welcome the Brooks Bunny to my house any time!
Becky @ runfundone recently posted..What’s so Great about Injuries?
Umm how much do I with I worked for Brooks right now! Love my adrenalines!
Lindsay recently posted..Race Report – Rochester Half Marathon
That is a really strange marketing strategy! I hope you start to feel better so you can enjoy the chocolate … and the new shoes, I guess.
Haha! That is funny, but also kind of cool.
It looks like you need to bake something with all that chocolate or maybe just carry around a bunch of pieces and pass it out to people.
hope you feel better soon
Cate recently posted..The 2012 Chicago Marathon Expo
Coolest package ever.
Hope you feel better soon…ice cream is a good step in the right direction!
I could not imagine anything better in my mail: chocolate AND new shoes? perfect. Can’t wait to hear about the shoes….and chocolate recipes
Karen @ Runner Girl Eats recently posted..Seriously Delicious Pineapple Sesame Salmon
First time commenter! That package is too hysterical. I love your blog and just wanted to say hello. I recently just started one of my own!
What?! I can’t believe they were shipped in a chocolate egg.. thats hilarious!
Coco recently posted..Grateful
That is SO CLEVER. I know that you are faithful to brooks (with your short mizuno interlude in the spring) but here is my question (as I have not worn brooks before) do you feel like they are more narrow than mizunos?
Emily N recently posted..Taper Crazies – 4 days out
No, I don’t think so. I’d say they’re more narrow than Asics, but not necessarily Mizunos. However, my sister has wide feet and doesn’t like wearing Brooks (she prefers Asics), so I might just not be sensitive enough to notice.
I am an asics wear-er typically, but have been trying to experiment a little bit more due to some recent shin pain, that is why I ask. The pain is lessened when I wear less shoe (if i am in newtons, no issues!) and my doctor said something a bit more flexible in the sole than the asics might help, so i am on a mission!
Emily N recently posted..Taper Crazies – 4 days out
Good luck! In my opinion, with shoes, you’ll never know if something works until you try it. It’s a lot of trial and error and there is never a clear cut right or wrong answer unfortunately.
I just bought the brooks pureflow’s & absolutely love, love, love them. I am a wide footed gal with significant heel problems. They actually have a separated toe platform that makes for a wider toe box (sounds weird I know but it’s completely amazeballs for the fit). When I first tried them on I kept thinking how are these shoe ever going to offer the support I need, Brooks know their stuff because these shoes are like running on pillows.
I actually went to a large chain athletic store and the young man in the shoe department was a marathoner, he let me try about 20 different shoes on and then gave me the key for the treadmill so I could actually run in the shoes. I thought it was silly that Brook’s motto is “run happy” but it’s true these shoes make me happy!
Oh. Em. Gee. Nicely done, Brooks! And Meghann, I can *totally* help you with the chocolate, especially if it’s of the dark variety.
Carrie @ Fitness and Frozen Grapes recently posted..Back in the Groove
Cal and I both have the sore throat thing right now too. Feel better soon!
Caroline Calcote recently posted..Sickness, biking, voting, Menchie’s
Chocolate and shoes? Kind of the best package ever.
Sam @ Better With Sprinkles recently posted..Canadian Classic.
This is so awesome. Big props to their outreach team for that I love this!!!
Nick Cicero recently posted..Facebook adds Barcodes to Offers – Retailers Rejoice
So do the shoes smell like chocolate? If yes, then are you just going to smell chocolate every time you run in them? Which then begs the question, will it make you run faster or just want to sit down and eat your shoes?
haha! They were wrapped in plastic so they do not smell like chocolate. But chocolate smelling shoes would be awesome!
I was wondering if they would smell, too. What would happen if they got to hot and the chocolate melted?
Sloane @ Life Food and Beer recently posted..Feeling Guilty
Luckily I was home when the egg was delivered, it might have been a different story if it had the chance to sit on my doorstep for too long, it’s not exactly cool in Florida right now.
that is an awesome awesome way of sending out shoes. And a LOT of chocolate!
deva at deva by definition recently posted..Menu Planning and Grocery Shopping
Wow!! A giant chocolate egg with shoes inside? Now that’s something I’ve never seen before, haha!
Priscilla P recently posted..3 year anniversary
That is sooooooo awesome!!!!!
kim@hungryhealthygirl recently posted..Chicken Pesto Wrap
That’s such a cool package! How fun!
Emily @ Perfection Isn’t Happy recently posted..WIAW #11: Mackinac Island Eats
Whaaattt? Chocolate and shoes? Brooks sure know the way to a girl’s heart
Whoa. that giant egg is awesome.
That is such a fun way to send out their shoes!
Tabitha recently posted..Sweaty Band Review and Giveaway
OMG – This is brillllliant! Props to brooks for creative marketing!
Courtney @ Journey of a Dreamer recently posted..WIAW #13 – KEEN-WAH Decadence Review
I’ve seen pictures of those Brooks eggs floating around Instagram and Twitter–SO jealous! Such a fun way to get a new pair of shoes!
Allison @ Running Through Red Lights recently posted..Fall 50
Oh my gosh that is amazing! Genius marketing by Brooks since I definitely want to go order a pair right now if only for the egg!
Brooks’ new checkout option is now going to be:
Color: pink/black
Shoe size: 8.5
Egg size: large
Chocolate type: dark
Delivery type: OVERNIGHT & RECURRING WEEKLY!
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