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This week, we are doing what will hopefully be the first of many giveaways on Facebook. All you have to do is fill out a quick three question survey<\/a> to be eligible to win a $100 Amazon gift card. Like Ken Nunn, the lawyer in the commercials on TV in Bloomington, IN used to say, \u201cIt\u2019s just that easy!\u201d So for this week\u2019s Benchmark 5, I\u2019m suggesting the ways in which I\u2019d spend that gift card on Amazon.<\/p>\n

NBA Chicago Bulls Swingman Shorts<\/b><\/a>. Yes, our season just ended in the most miserable way possible and our star may miss all of next season. What better way to feel like you\u2019re rehabbing right along with Derrick Rose than rocking these Bulls jersey shorts while working out? Fine. I\u2019m the only crazy one. Plus you\u2019d still have a bit left over for a t-shirt or two for the upcoming football season (or baseball if your team isn\u2019t as irrelevant as the Cubs).<\/p>\n

Taxi: The Complete Series on DVD<\/b><\/a>. The cast is ridiculous. Judd Hirsch, Danny DeVito, Marilu Henner, Tony Danza, Christopher Lloyd, Andy Kaufman. Insane. This show was before my time, but I watched a bunch of it on Nick at Nite when I was younger. I\u2019d love to run through the whole series, and have been known to burn through whole seasons in just days.<\/p>\n

12 in. Digital Picture Frame<\/b><\/a>. I love photography and have built up a decent collection of concert photos. I get sick of looking at the same ones on my walls. Rather than having to reprint photos whenever I\u2019m bored of looking at something, it would be nice to have them all in a digital picture frame that I can rotate photos on and off of.<\/p>\n

iPad case with keyboard<\/b><\/a>. I\u2019ve had my iPad for a little over six months. I still don\u2019t have a case for it. Despite having that and an iPhone, I still hate having to type on them. The iPad would be more tool for me than toy, if I had a case like that.<\/p>\n

These shoes<\/b><\/a>. It\u2019s found money. All you had to do is answer three simple questions to win it. What else would you do but buy these ridiculously gaudy shoes?<\/p>\n

What will you buy if you win the $100 Amazon gift card<\/a>?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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