Sammy G’s – Review & Giveaway – CLOSED

I am so excited to tell you all about Sammy G*s.  Maybe it’s because Samantha Graff has been a pleasure to do business with and very easy to get along with.  Of course, her products are great too!  Samantha Graff is a succesful Real Estate agent by day (and night), but on the side, (where does she have the time) she has an online store that makes personalized items for children and parents alike!  The items at Sammy G*s are very posh. There is a lot of time and effort put into making each item personalized.

Samantha is very personable. I had the pleasure of getting to know her a bit by chatting over the telephone.   Her bubbly personality makes you want to get to know her, and makes you feel comfortable during a business transaction. Just a few short weeks after my first contact with Sammy G*s, I received my parcel in the mail.  I received a cute little package from Sammy G*s, that included my own little personal note from Sammy G*s herself.

The first item I received from Sammy G*s was a “Savvy” blanket by Sammy G*s.  While placing my order with Sammy G*s, I knew I had to try out this blanket.  It just looked and sounded so amazing.  I chose a pink blanket with my daughter’s name.  I was able to pick from 6 colors of velour and 16 thread colours for the personalized name.  I had first chosen the colour dark chocolate brown.  I talked to Samantha about it, and she suggested the Caramel brown instead, and guess what, she was right.  Caramel brown is the colour I was looking for.  Sammy G*s has a really user friendly ordering system.  There is no direct check out through the site, it’s simple to put your order in, and then add any comments you would like and Samantha will respond to your order before making any payment.  This is a great system, because if any of you are like me, I can change my mind a hundred times before I actually decide on something.  So, it was nice to talk to Samantha before settling on a design.

This ultra soft blanket is 35″ x 28″ and is made of  a velour fleece knit on top and cushy cream colour velour fur on the bottom.  This blanket is the softest thing you will ever lay your hands on.  I wish there was a word for super soft.  It feels amazing against my body and my daughter’s.  The generous size means this blanket can be used for just about everything.  We used it on holidays a lot, as a stroller cover, a jumping pad on the floor, a play mat, and at night for sleeping.  This blanket came around with us everywhere.

What people really notice about this blanket is the large personalized lettering on the right hand side corner – DDs name, in all small letters (so cute) in a dark caramel brown.  The accent on top of her third “e” was even included.  This blanket really stands out! It’s rich and luxurious all in one.

This blanket is washable, and usable and will stand the test of time.  You will have this blanket for years to come and will be satisfied with the use you get out of it.  I use it every night to put my daughter to sleep with as it’s very warm.  She takes a little corner and puts its close to her cheeks when she is tired.  It’s so cute to see her with her Sammy G*s Savvy Blanket.

There is also a Savvy blanket for Adults as well -it’s called a Lux blanket and one side is suede.  If it’s as well made as this one, you will absolutely love it.  I use the Savvy blanket to curl up in whenever my daughter does not have it.  My Mother loves this blanket so much, she even wanted to be included in this review and says, “that blankie is one pretty blankie, that’s all I can tell you”.  In other words, there are no real words to express how wonderful this blankie really is.  But as a reviewer, I have done my best to tell you how great it is.  If you are looking for something as a gift, or something for your own child, this personalized blankie will be something that you will just love to give or love to have.

I also received a personalized set of My First Scrubs from Sammy G*s.  This is just the cutest outfit a baby can wear.  Sizes range from 12 months to 8 years, and come in blues, pinks and greens.  (not all colours are available in all sizes).  These scrubs are then personalized with your child’s name on it.  But, it’s not just their name, the word “dr” is put in front of the name.  Once again, all in lower case letter which keeps it looking very cute.

I chose the green scrubs with hot pink lettering.  Since my daughters name is 9 letters long (sorry DD, I’m sure you will regret this when you are learning to spell it), I opted for something a little shorter since there is only a small space on the left hand side of the shirt for a name to be written.  DD doesn’t really have a nickname yet, but I am trying to teach her some words.  The words are “mama” “papa/dada” “caca” (poor Cammy), and “bebe Gigi”.  I say these words to her probably 100 times a day, and I’m so excited to announce, just today she started saying “Da da da da da da da”. But,  I’m getting off topic!  So, I decided on having dr. gigi written on her scrubs.

This cute little outfit is perfect.  It’s so light weight – it was great for the warm weather down south, DD’s body was covered from the sun, and the  light fabric meant  she would not over heat in the warm weather. Which makes it great for the up coming summer months. The bottoms were very easy to take off  and put back on.  There is an elastic band around the top of the pants, but there are also little strings sewn onto the front which makes it looks like the pants are kept on by a draw string – how cute is that?

This outfit gets a great reaction from people.  First they realize that it’s a doctor’s outfit, then they see that her name is on it, then they read the name and see that it’s actually dr. gigi.  It gets a great laugh every time, and people are quick to strike up a conversation about the cute outfit.

Although DD is only 7 1/2 months right now, these 12 month old scrubs fit her quite well, and I suspect she will be just be able to wear them until the summer months are over.  So, if you have a 12 month old, I would suggest getting a larger size so your little one can get the most wear out of their scrubs.

The last item I received from Sammy G*s was a lion hand puppet.  Once again, it has been personalized, and I chose to have gigi written in hot pink letters.  This cute little lion never fails at making DD laugh!  We used it for the recent photo shoot she had at Sears.  The photographer at Sears had a number of toys that just weren’t cutting it.  DD was looking at the photographer like “You are crazy lady, and not funny at all”.  Thankfully, I had her lion in my diaper bag, and she just couldn’t resist!  She was smiling from ear to ear for the rest of the shoot.

My husband loves to play with her lion.  He pretends the lion is going to kiss her and she giggles and squeals!  It’s just so cute to see them playing together.  I think the lion gets tired of playing before she gets tired of the lion.  The lion is made out of a soft material that feels so nice on her face and hands.  DD explores the soft material with her hands. It’s great to watch her explore.  The hair on the lion is also another material that she likes to touch and feel, but it does stick to her clammy hands a little.  So, I just have to make sure she doesn’t grab too hard and then bring the hair to her mouth! For only $15 this personalized lion will make any baby or child smile.  How impressed will they be to see their name on a special toy?

Sammy G*s has so much more to offer with personalization!  Towels, onesies, bath robes (from 2T to adult XL) and helmet covers – a great way to get your kids to wear their helmets.  If you are looking for a special gift for a special bundle of joy, Sammy G*s will surely give you more than  you are expecting (and will even gift wrap).  She takes such good care of her clients that there is even a section for you to put the babies name and birth date to make sure no duplicate gifts are sent out to the parents.  (This is such a smart idea – I received about 43 baby blankets from people!)

Buy it: To order these and many other great products from Sammy G*s, please visit the online store.

Win it: Sammy G*s is giving a lucky My Wee View reader a personalized hand puppet.

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