NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS SWEEPSTAKES.

ELIGIBILITY: Only legal residents of the fifty (50) United States plus D.C. (excluding Rhode Island), 18 years of age or older, may enter. Not open to employees, officers or directors -- or to members of the immediate family or household of any of the foregoing -- of Vitacost.com, Inc. ("Sponsor"), or any of its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, dealers, retailers, resellers, or any advertising or promotion agencies involved in this Sweepstakes promotion (collectively, the "Sweepstakes Entities"). No individual entrant is eligible to win more than one sweepstakes prize (valued $50 or higher) from Vitacost.com in the 2012 calendar year (January 1, 2012 – December 31, 2012).

SWEEPSTAKES PERIOD: Vitacost.com "Twinings Tea for a year!" (the "Sweepstakes") begins on 04/03/12 at 9:00 AM Eastern Time ("ET") and ends on 04/13/12 at 6:00 PM ET (the "Sweepstakes Period"). The Sponsor's database computer is the official time-keeping device for this Sweepstakes.

HOW TO ENTER: To enter, visit the website Vitacost.com, and follow instructions to complete the entry process with the information required in the official entry form. Entry instructions may invite submission of additional materials, such as recipes, photos or other sweepstakes-themed content; however, any such additional materials submitted will not be judged and will not affect your chances of winning. You may also be given the option to choose to receive promotional messages from the Sponsor; however, your election to do so is optional and will not affect your chances of winning. By participating in the Sweepstakes, you unconditionally accept and agree to comply with and abide by these Official Rules and all decisions of the judges, which shall be final and binding in all respects. All entries must be received by the end of the Sweepstakes Period. Any information submitted by you will be subject to the privacy policy posted on the Website. Limit one (1) entry per person and per e-mail address and per day. Entries found to be in excess of this limit will be disqualified. Any attempt by a person to enter more than the allowed number of entries may result in disqualification. Use of any macro, bot, script or other automated means to submit entries is prohibited.

WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION: The winner(s) of the Sweepstakes will be randomly selected on or about 04/19/12 from among all eligible entries received. Each potential winner will be notified by telephone, mail and/or email using the contact information given at the time of entry. No liability is assumed for any winner notification that is lost, intercepted or not received by a potential winner for any reason. If a potential winner does not respond within 14 days after the first notification attempt, or if the prize or prize notification is returned as unclaimed or undeliverable to such potential winner, such potential winner may be disqualified and an alternate winner may be selected. If any potential winner is found to be ineligible, or if he or she has not complied with these Official Rules or declines a prize for any reason prior to award, such potential winner will be disqualified and an alternate winner may be selected.

PRIZES/ODDS: Four randomly selected winners will win the following: English Breakfast (2 Boxes, 50 Tea Bags), Organic Earl Grey (2 boxes, 40 Tea bags), Decaf English Breakfast (2 Boxes, 50 tea bags), Chai: 2 Boxes (50 Tea Bags), French Vanilla Chai (2 Boxes, 40 Tea Bags), Mixed Berry Flavored Black (2 boxes, 40 tea Bags), Organic Pure Green (2 Boxes, 40 tea bags), Organic Pure Green (2 Boxes, 40 Tea bags), Organic Green with a hint of Citrus (2 Boxes, 40 Tea bags), Organic Green with Mint (2 Boxes, 40 Tea bags), Wild Berries Herbal (2 Boxes, 40 Tea bags), Pure Peppermint Herbal (2 Boxes, 40 Tea Bags), Roobios, and Orange & Cinnamon Spice Herbal (2 Boxes, 40 Tea bags), for a total of 510 Tea Bags. 1 Tea Chest – 12 Slot – Twinings Wooden Logoed Tea Chest (ARV $50.00). Total ARV $150.00. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. Sweepstakes is open to more than 100 million internet users in the United States. Allow 4-6 weeks after validation for delivery or arrangement for delivery of the prize.

GENERAL PRIZE CONDITIONS: Each potential winner (a) is responsible for all federal, state and/or local taxes, and for any other fees or costs associated with acceptance or use of any prize, and (b) may be required to execute an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release, and (where legal) a Publicity Release (collectively, "Prize Claim Documents"). If a winner is not of legal age of majority in his or her state of residence (a "minor"), at Sponsor's option, the applicable prize either may be awarded in the name of parent or legal guardian of winner, or parent or legal guardian of winner may be required to ratify and sign all Prize Claim Documents.

GENERAL PROVISIONS: Acceptance of a prize constitutes winner's permission for Sponsor to use winner's name, photograph, likeness, voice, biographical information, statements and address (city and state) for advertising and/or publicity purposes worldwide and in all forms of media now known or hereafter developed, in perpetuity, without further compensation except where prohibited by law. You (and if you are a minor, your parent or legal guardian) agree that the Sweepstakes Entities (a) shall not be responsible or liable for, and are hereby released from, any and all costs, injuries, losses or damages of any kind, including, without limitation, death and bodily injury, due in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, to participation in the Sweepstakes or any Sweepstakes-related activity, or from acceptance, receipt, possession and/or use or misuse of any prize, and (b) have not made any warranty, representation or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, with respect to any prize, including, without limitation, to such prize's quality or fitness for a particular purpose.

By entering the Sweepstakes, you further agree that (a) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or in connection with the Sweepstakes, or any prize awarded, shall be resolved individually without resort to any form of class action; (b) any claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to reasonable and actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering the Sweepstakes, but in no event attorney's fees; and (c) under no circumstances will you be permitted to obtain any award for, and you hereby waive all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, indirect or consequential damages and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased and any other damages, other than damages for reasonable and actual out-of-pocket expenses. These rules and any disputes relating hereto are governed by the internal laws of the State of Florida without regard to principles of conflicts of laws, and by entering, you consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in Florida for resolution of any disputes relating to the Sweepstakes and waive any objection thereto.

No responsibility is assumed for any damage to your computer system which is occasioned by accessing the Website or otherwise participating in the Sweepstakes, or for any computer system, phone line, hardware, software or program malfunctions, or other errors, failures or delays. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no responsibility is assumed for incomplete, illegible, misdirected, misprinted, forged, tampered with, altered, late, lost, damaged, stolen, or postage-due submissions, prize notifications or other Sweepstakes materials, all of which are void; or for lost, interrupted, inaccessible or unavailable networks, servers, satellites, Internet service providers, websites, or other connections; or for miscommunications, failed, jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected computer, telephone or cable transmissions; or for any technical malfunctions, failures, difficulties or other errors of any kind or nature; or for the incorrect or inaccurate capture of information, or the failure to capture any information.

Any individual who is found to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or the Website, to be acting in violation of these Official Rules, or to be acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with the intent to disrupt or undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes, or to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person, may be disqualified, and Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages and other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.

In the event of a dispute as to the identity of the entrant, any on-line entry will be deemed submitted by the individual named on the online entry form from which it was sent, provided such account holder must still meet the eligibility requirements for the Sweepstakes. The authorized account holder shall be the natural person to whom the applicable email address has been assigned by the Internet access provider, service provider, or other online organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.

Sponsor reserves the right to modify, extend, suspend, or terminate the Sweepstakes, in whole or in part, if it determines, in its sole discretion, that the Sweepstakes is technically impaired or corrupted or that fraud or technical problems, failures or malfunctions or other unintended circumstances have impaired the integrity, administration, security, proper play and/or feasibility of the Sweepstakes as contemplated herein. If the Sweepstakes is terminated before the designated end date, Sponsor will (if possible) select winner(s) in a random drawing from all eligible, non-suspect entries unaffected by the problem. Inclusion in such drawing shall be each entrant's sole and exclusive remedy in such circumstances.

Only the type and quantity of prizes described in these Official Rules will be awarded. If, for any reason, more bona fide winners come forward seeking to claim prizes in excess of the number of each type of prize set forth in these Official Rules, the winners, or remaining winners, as the case may be, of the advertised number of prizes available in the prize category in question may be selected in a random drawing from among all persons making purportedly valid claims for such prize(s). Inclusion in such drawing shall be each entrant's sole and exclusive remedy in such circumstances.

WINNER'S LIST/OFFICIAL RULES:
For the name of the prize winner(s), send a self-addressed stamped envelope to attention: Contest Winners Vitacost.com 5400 Broken Sound Blvd Suite 500 Boca Raton, Florida 33487. All such requests must be received by 04/22/12. The prize winner's name will be available after 04/30/12. These Official Rules will be posted on the Website.