Off and on I have the pleasure of bringing you cool contests and fun prizes. Today’s post is no exception. The folks over at Charter never rest when it comes to imagination and innovation. Their recent HDTV-A-Day contest was such a success that right on its heels they are currently running a 2-month extended Laptop-a-Day Sweepstakes!

Don’t worry, you’re not late to enter… You have from July 15 through September 15th to get your entry in to win a laptop AND they are adding bonuses – $25-$100 free gift cards with special online deals.

Back to school students and all business people on the go love laptops. Laptops rank right up there with cell phones, don’t they. So what better time (school wise) to check out the potential for getting one of these necessities, for free, from Charter Communications

Wondering what sort of laptop you can enter to win? It’s a HP 550 Notebook 15-inch with Windows Vista, and it comes with a NeoTec Compu Backpack.

In addition, the clothing, home and accessories, restaurants and more free gift cards are from major retailers… no off-brand names there!

Laptops, Xbox 360 game systems, HDTV’s and even a 2009 Honda Civic Hybrid... those crazy people at Charter, you’ve just got to love them!

Entering is easy. Just visit charter.com/laptop to review the rules and register today.

And since Charter is on a roll, you’d be crazy not to follow Charter on Facebook and Charter on Twitter.

What will they think of next?!

Last month I had the opportunity of letting you know about Charter Cable’s April Sweepstakes and it turns out the fun never stops over at Charter!

While I didn’t think anything could top the huge package they gave away last month, May is turning into another one of those “holy cow!” don’t miss opportunities for everyone looking to switch their cable services.

My first suggestion is you visit their page and read all about Charter’s Free Gift Card Sweepstakes. It’s so easy to register and wait until you hear what you can win:

o $5,000 grand prize worth of gift cards
o $1,000 weekly prizes worth of gift cards

Now how exactly could you use that many gift cards if (when?!) you’re the lucky winner? Well, of course, you could start with your family and friends giving them gift cards to Charter Cable, and THEN move on to your clients and customers! What a great business incentive gift! And all those gift cards would not have cost you a dime.

Oh, and I don’t want to forget to tell you that, of course, entering to win is, as always, free. So you’d be insane not to enter. Literally, “The contest is open to anyone and no purchase is necessary.”

But Charter Cable doesn’t stop there. So many other cable companies never give a hoot about existing customers, but as an existing customer if you order anything online at Charter throughout the month of May you are automatically entered into their “win to receive $75 or $150″ worth of gift cards, too! And, in addition to entering via the contest page above, each new customer is also entered into this part of their May contest I just mentioned.

Think of the wild, unexpected birthday gift to give to Aunt Sally or Uncle John! And in this economy, they most certainly would appreciate it

And… Did you also know that it’s easy to keep up with Charter Cable on Twitter? Yep, they have made it easy for you to FollowCharter on Twitter, so be sure to add them to your Twitter account so you never miss a beat.

Last month, an HDTV a day, a grand prize of a home theater system, and one year of their service with HD programming.

This month, up to $5,000 in gift cards! What will they think of next?!