Ask the Readers: What Are Your Favorite Brands?

Editor's Note: Congratulations to Deanna, Gina, and Patricia for winning this week's contest!

While brand loyalty can cause you waste money on products that aren't worth the price you pay for them, you may have found over the years that some brands are just consistently better than others.

What are your favorite brands? Why do you prefer them over their competitors? What do you like most about these brands?

Tell us about your favorite brands and we'll enter you in a drawing to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card!

Win 1 of 3 $20 Amazon Gift Cards

We're doing three giveaways — here's how you can win:

• Follow us on Twitter
• Follow our Executive Editor Janet Alvarez on Twitter
• Tweet about our giveaway for an entry.
• Visit our Facebook page for an entry.

Use our Rafflecopter widget for your chance to win one of three Amazon Gift Cards:

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Giveaway Rules:

• Contest ends Monday, July 30th at 11:59 p.m. Pacific. Winners will be announced after July 30th on the original post. Winners will also be contacted via email.
   
• This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered, or associated with Facebook or Twitter.
   
• You must be 18 and U.S. resident to enter. Void where prohibited.

Good Luck!