Top Green Giveaways of 2010

It's time for our annual round-up of the most popular giveaways on Ecobunga!  According to our trusty traffic stats, our enthusiastic readers went the most ga-ga for these green giveaways (sponsor in parentheses):

2010 Most Popular Giveaways on Ecobunga!

1. High Efficiency Frigidaire Washer/Dryer (Frigidaire)
2. High Efficiency Maytag Washer/Dryer (Clorox)
3. Ford Fiesta (Ford)
4. Ford Fiesta (BrandSource)
5. Honda Insight Hybrid (Better Homes & Garden)
6. Nissan Leaf Electric Car (Nissan)
7. $5000 Eco-Friendly Bedroom (Natural Home Magazine and Lifekind Mattresses)
8. Honda CR-Z Sport Hybrid (Honda)
9. $10,000 Ultimate Garden Giveaway (Ogden Publications)
10. SmartCar ForTwo (Pyrex)

If you're a big company looking to get the biggest green bang for your green prize buck, it's safe to say that home & garden eco-makeovers and fuel-efficient cars are the way to go.

But, but, but ... "I'm just a small retailer - I can't give away a $10,000 kitchen makeover!"

We hear you!  So we compiled a list of our most popular "small" giveaways featuring prizes with a retail value of under $200 -- items you could conceivably purchase yourself if you can't find a partner to donate them.  We posted previously on why it's smart to giveaway prizes that people want - even if their not your own products.

2010 Most Popular "Small" Giveaways on Ecobunga!

1. Natural Fiber Area Rug
2. Le Creuset Enamel Cast Iron Cookware
3. $50 Whole Foods Gift Card
4. Water-saving Rain Barrel
5. Bamboo Tableware
6. Gardening Cart
7. Gift Pack of Organic & Natural Foods
8. Backpack filled with Seventh Generation Cleaners
9. A Year's Worth of Stonyfield Organic Yogurt (in the form of 52 coupons)
10. Earth Box Ready-to-Grow Gardening Kit 

If you can spend a little more, give away a Cruiser Bike (around $200 - $300).  If you want to spend under $50, a Vegetarian/Vegan cookbook, Organic/Fair Trade chocolates, or Chemical-free Skincare are all good bets.

And although they didn't make it to the top ten lists, solar home product giveaways -- roof installations, water heaters etc. -- are greeted very enthusiastically by our Facebook Fans with lots of "likes" and "shares".  However, that enthusiasm doesn't necessarily translate into giveaway entries, leading us to conclude that many green consumers support these products in theory but in reality are not ready to switch to solar energy, even if it's a freebie. ... Why is that? Hmmm ... an interesting question for market researchers out there.  Any takers?