Tuesday, October 2, 2012

SKIL Tools Partners with Susan G. Komen to Fight Breast Cancer with the Pink iXO Palm-Sized Screwdriver Kit {Review & Giveaway}

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The arrival of October means different things for different people.

For some, it signifies that fall is truly here as the leaves change color and begin to drop and cover the lawn. For others, especially kids, this month is all about Halloween and costumes and trick-or-treating.

However, for so many others, October is much more meaningful with the arrival of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Having touched so many lives, a month dedicated to the breast cancer survivors, patients, family members, and supporters is something that can make us all proud.

Which is why I love it when one of the most recognized and powerful brands in the power tool industry takes part in the support as well. Which is exactly what SKIL Tools has done by partnering with Susan G. Komen for the Cure to sell the Pink SKIL iXO Palm-Sized Screwdriver Kit.

SKIL pink

That's right, in an effort to fight against breast cancer, SKIL has turned its #1 selling power tool, the iXO Palm-Sized Screwdriver, pink during its "Tools for the Cure" campaign. Ten percent of the unit price of every pink iXO sold between August 1, 2012 and December 31, 2012 will benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure, providing a minimum donation of $100,000 to the organization!

Pretty awesome, right?

Coming complete with a 4V max palm-sized cordless screwdriver, right angle attachment for hard-to-reach places, five piece bit set, charger and pink carrying bag, the pink iXO includes all of the great features of the original iXO Cordless Screwdriver, but with the benefit of helping to support a great cause.

When it arrived, I found myself partially excited to put it to use for practical purposes... and partially just really impressed that SKIL Tools had created the opportunity to have a high quality tool with such a meaningful purpose behind it.

Pink SKIL iXO Palm-Sized Screwdriver Kit

Unpacking the individual pieces, there was no doubt that this was a lightweight and versatile cordless screwdriver that can easily be used in a multitude of situations.

SKIL Pink iXO screwdriver

I'll fully admit that there is a long list of tools that I don't know how to use (let alone even knowing their names). But when it comes to a screwdriver, that's a necessary item in just about every room of the house — from changing batteries in toys to tightening a wobbly table leg to putting together a new bookshelf.

And the SKIL iXO Palm-Sized Screwdriver can do it all! I love the way that it fits easily in your hand, can easily be switched from forward to reverse, includes an LED Work Light so that you can see what you're doing, has a Battery Fuel Gauge so that you aren't surprised when it stops working, and includes a high quality Lithium-Ion Battery that holds a charge for up to 18 months.

SKIL iXO review

Is there more that I could ask for? Whether something small like fixing a loose doorknob or something more involved, like installing blinds, the multiple drills bits and right angle attachment ensure that I can always get into hard-to-reach places with screws that are big or small.

I don't know how many times I've had to take one of our regular screwdrivers apart to try to get into a small spot or have crammed my hand around a bend, but tight angles are no longer a problem when I can pop on the right angle attachment!

SKIL iXO pink review

This October, support finding the cure for breast cancer with this limited-edition SKIL iXO. It's effective, convenient (love the storage case!), easy to use... and it's pink! I think that even the most manly of men can appreciate that this high quality tool demonstrates the importance of the cause and would be proud to join in.

Find out more information about SKIL Tools' iXO at SKILiXO.com and find out where to purchase this pink kit (it is available on Amazon.com as well as HomeDepot.com) where it retails for $39.98.

And, thanks to the generosity of SKIL Tools, one person will be prepared to keep their home in tip top shape as well, because...

One lucky person will win a Pink SKIL iXO Palm-Sized Screwdriver Kit!

cordless screwdriver

(Enter with the Rafflecopter form below. If you have any questions or problems entering, there is a video tutorial found here that can help.)

a Rafflecopter giveaway

A big thank you to SKIL Tools for providing a pink iXO Palm-Sized Screwdriver kit for me to review as well as one lucky giveaway winner. The opinions shared are my own and honest and if you really need to see more, click here to see how I roll.

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Unknown said...

I'm always fixing things around the house or doing crafts & my husband hates when I use his tools so if I win this i wont have to anymore! plus it's pink how cool!

TrboFrby said...

I'm very DIY and hubby's tools are so hard for me to handle, this would be perfect!

Some Lucky Dog said...

I could use this without fear of my sweet husband or grandson using it and not putting it back in my tool box...because it's pink :)

CiNDY B on rafflecopter

Unknown said...

This would be great for home repairs!

Valerie Taylor Mabrey said...

for all those times hubby is at work and I need something done
vmkids3 at msn dot com

Anonymous said...

this is an awesome prize and i would be blessed to have it i would not afford something like this thank you for the opportunity to try and win you rock star95011()yahoo)(com)

Jaydensgrandma said...

Would love this for all the little projects that the drill is too big for. Joye Rast

Anonymous said...

I would use it to complete my own honey-do list. And as a breast cancer survivor I love the color, thank you! dottie-c(at)att(dot)net

polly said...

i can't always wait for my husband to fix things so this would be great for me to have & do it myself!

tina reynolds said...

i would love to win this just bought a handy man special house going to need tools eaglesforjack@gmail.com

vera p. said...

We just bought an old house that's over 50 years old. This would come in handy with all of our renovations. I love DIY projects so I'd get a ton of use out of this.

Debra said...

I like to tinker around the house

{ Mom of 3 Dolls } said...

All the kids toys/electronics have screws on them to get the batteries out! It would make it much easier.

MizVickik said...

This would be really handy for all kinds of things around the house, like fixing cabinet doors!
Miz Vickik

Lisa Brooks said...

I would give this to my daughter. She just moved to Seattle & would use this to decorate her new place. =)

Anonymous said...

I do a lot of little projects around the house and this screwdriver would be much easier for me to handle than my husband's. Gaye M; rustysrambles(at)gmail(dot)com

Heather said...

This would me so much easier than the items I currently use for screwing in things!

Karen said...

This would be great for some of the crafts that I do that need some assembly :)

ktgonyea at gmail.com

Unknown said...

I would be able to do things around the house easier because it's way too hard for me to use my fiance's driver because it's so powerful and too time consuming to use a manual screwdriver.

brich2222 said...

would come in handy when you need a screwdriver_ to assemble toys, bikes etc

brich22 at earthlink dot net

brich2222 said...

would come in handy when you need a screwdriver_ to assemble toys, bikes etc

brich22 at earthlink dot net

goingnuts2 said...

I'm a do it yourself type of person so this will come in handy

Whitney said...

This would be great for me because I recently received a pink tool set as a gift...so this would go perfectly with that!

Catherine said...

It would be great for projects around the house

Kat said...

It would be wonderful to have this for all the things that come up - tightening pan handles, putting together furniture, putting up curtain rods. I love it that it is pink and light weight. Thanks for the giveaways!

Lord Cedric said...

Nice kit that i can keep it as a good part of our carrier.

shirley H said...

it would be great to have in my home,cause every single time i need a tool i have to hunt down my husbands stuff..with this being pink..he wouldnt touch it..id always know where to find it..


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Unknown said...

This would definitely come in handy for hanging pictures around the house

Anonymous said...

I would love to win this so I can complete my honey-do list.
dottie-c(at)att(dot)net

micheal dale grim said...

this would help my wife out and all her home projects!!

Unknown said...

this would be fun and come in handy because i do all the handy work around the house, my daughter would love to help

christinejessamine at hotmail dot com

Molly K said...

My husbands work bench is so messy and unorganized that I can never find anything when I need it. I would love to have my own set of tools for when I need them.

gilbert s. said...

good to have handy for for those small fixes or putting stuff together

Charlene S. said...

I wouldn't have to borrow my hubby's tools every time I need to fix something around the house :)

Heather B said...

since it is pink my boyfriend wouldn't touch it, I would always be able to find it when I needed it

Mommy 2 Monkeys said...

It'd be handy for tightening cabinet doors and changing batteries on the kids toys.

Unknown said...

Looks like a perfect tool for my lil girls to help with repairs around the house!

Anonymous said...

I want to start being more handy around the house, so this would help. And, it's pink!
Jennifer C
jenswps at yahoo . com

tracey said...

i would use it on my pots and pans. the handles always seem to be loose
ty
rochelle johnson

ltlbitone said...

I'm a single mom and do all my own repairs (well most) and this would come in very handy..

ltlbit1@hotmail dot com

Amanda H said...

I would use it to fix things around the house. My husbands is never charged and heavy. This would be perfect!

Hotsnotty2 said...

This would be great for all the do-it yourself projects i have

Hotsnotty2@hotmail.com

Unknown said...

i could do stuff myself with this
amy16323(at)gmail(dot)com

Grace Mauer said...

This is something i would love to win and use.

Coreen Smith said...

I like to build my own custom furniture and this would be my first powertool in my tool box.

kathy f said...

I am the fix it person in my house and I would love to have tools that make my job easier and fun.

Emily said...

I don't have many tools and I could really use these around the house.

Unknown said...

I need to put child locks on cabinets.

Kate said...

I'm single, livin on my own, with no powered screwdriver for me, so this would be empowering to own!

kstrycker787@gmail.com

Unknown said...

It would be handy because I could do more around the house by myself.

BRIDEOFHYDE said...

I do all my own small home repairs and assemble all the flat packed furniture I buy from IKEA, so I could definitely use this fabulous cordless screwdriver. Thank you for the contest.

Unknown said...

i have no tools of my own and if something breaks or needs to be put together this would be great to have.

dani marie

ferriza2(at)yahoo(dot)com

Unknown said...

My husband is leaving for basic training, and I need some tools of my own!

mail4rosey said...

The guys leave the screwdrivers all over the place, so this would be handy because I'd always know where it was (they wouldn't touch it cuz it's pink, yay!).

Trisha McKee said...

I need this for projects around the house! So many times I have to ask for help, when I don't really need help- I just need their tools!

tridingermckee at gmail dot com

Dominique said...

It would come in handy in my life because I'm the handyman in my home lol. There's always something in my house that needs fixing, and I don't own one. I have to borrow my uncle's drill. (Nikki Marie on rafflecopter)

Allyson Bossie said...

You see, my husband is wonderful in MOST ways, but he is a slob with his hundreds of tools. He used to be a mechanic, but I'll be darned if I can EVER find a tool when I need it. I simply need my own, because we all know that it's the women who fix everything anyways!
allyson dot bossie at gmail dot com

Teresa H. said...

I'm always fixing little things around the house and this tool would be great because it doesn't take up much room so I could keep it in the house!

Marianna said...

So I could do little household projects without having to hunt down my husband's tools (not organized at all)!

Erica C. said...

It would help my do little things around the house more easily.
ericacarnes(at)gmail(dot)com

clynsg said...

I have a similar one (but not PINK) that I have to keep an eagle eye on because my grandson loves using it. I would give that one to him and have the pink on in my household tool chest and really know it would stay there!

cgclynsg0 @ gmail dot com

Kathy P said...

this would be great for me instead of trying to handle hubbys heavy tools

Jo said...

so I can fix things myself girlie style.

jofo120 at yahoo dot com

Leslie S. said...

I do most of the repair work in the house and on our vans.We just moved so it would help me with little projects.

Sharon said...

This would come in handy because I craft all the time!

susansmoaks said...

the SKIL iXO Palm-Sized Screwdriver would come in handy when I have to put things together on my own. i like to get things done and i do not want to wait for hubby to get home, so i would love to have this on hand!
susansmoaks at gmail dot com

Mary Gardner said...

it would be great for all of my painting diy projects that i constantly have going on!

jagar0047 at yahoo dot com

Unknown said...

It looks like something I can use and handle easily and that's a plus!

chrissylea1979 (at)gmail(dot) com

Unknown said...

I could decorate much easier with this.

Susan Climan said...

This would be great for simple repairs around my house. sleveene@hotmail.com

Unknown said...

this would be great for my mom in her new apartment
sarahyurga@yahoo.com

Vikki Billings said...

This would come in handy because I could use it to hang photos and use it for anything else that needs to be done. I would keep it charged and ready to go!

vikki.billings@yahoo.com

Gina F. said...

The SKIL iXO Palm-Sized Screwdriver would come in handy in fixing things around the house and it will fit perfect in my little hands too.

ginaferrell3 at yahoo dot com

~*~lilshuga2001~*~ said...

I just love that its pink! YAY!!

bettycd said...

everyone needs a screwdriver and I love the pink color! My husband would never get it mixed up with his powertools

kelly said...

I could stop asking my husband for help and do things myself.

Tabathia B said...

Putting batteries into toys and screwing back into doorknobs, so this would be handy since I am home with the kids all day

Teresa Thompson said...

My husband has 2 jobs and isnt home alot so this would be perfect for all the little things that need fixed around the house.

corey1971 said...

Since its small it will fit easily into my drawer (Corey Olomon)

Melanie Montgomery said...

To assist my hubby in his woodworking shot, and to keep on me at work. I sell furniture, and sometimes need to help with customer services.

Unknown said...

My next DIY project is to build a floor to ceiling bookcase for my den. This would make the task much easier.

WatcherJohn said...

My wife is always looking for screwdrivers because our son uses them and never puts them back. THIS would be Mom's screwdriver set!

Unknown said...

It would be so useful, I could have used today to hang up a picture.

Unknown said...

I am a do it yourself type of person, this looks like a great womans tool, not too heavy to be able to get the job done myself.
californiapoppys@yahoo.com

sarah79harding said...

This would come in handy with all the wood crafts I work on

sumn said...

There are two main reasons I can think of why this would come in so handy. First of all, if I kept this in the house, it would save me a trip tot he garage. Secondly, one of the men in my family isn't always available to fix something, such as a loose screw. With this, I could fix it myself.

r said...

to take out the screws holding in the air conditioner! i really need to take it out before winter! :)

Anonymous said...

We've been doing a lot of home improvement projects and this would really come in handy for that!

Danielle said...

This would be great for those times when I need a drill and my husband is not home. He takes his drill to work with them.

The Happy Wife/Danielle Garcia
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Twitter: The_Happy_Wife

daveshir2005 said...

Anytime I need a screwdriver I cannot find one anywhere. This would be so perfect.

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Cweller75 said...

I'm redecorating my Daughter's room, so this would be very nice to have.

cweller752gmail.com

Unknown said...

It would come in handy for all the fix up projects that come with home ownership. garrettsambo@aol.com

Melanie said...

If I had my own screwdriver, I wouldn't have to wait for my husband to fix things,lol.
plaidtoaster@gmail.com

Sand said...

It'll come in handy fixing things around the house.

bev said...

It certainly would make my life easier, since all I have is a regular screwdriver. Thanks for this contest.

Unknown said...

It would help me by giving it to my sister. She'll be more inclined to do stuff herself. :-) Lieutenantcrunch27 (at) gmail (dot) com

cman said...

I'm always fixing things so it'd be very handy.

Unknown said...

This would come in handy for me, because quite frankly, every make shift tool kit i've ever owned, my hubby has robbed for parts, until there arent any pieces left lol. I honestly don't think he'd take this one, being that it's pink and all ;)

Anonymous said...

This would help me fix things around the house; especially now that my husband has returned to work and I will be left home alone to keep up on the house.

Brian E. said...

Thanks for the giveaway... we refinish old furniture as a hobby: use to remove old hardware on pieces.

senorpiero [at] yahoo [dot] com

Bryan E.

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