Healthy kick to the immune system

 

It's a new year, which usually comes with New Year's Resolutions. On the top of everyone's resolution is often, "get healthy." Well, I'm happy to say that I've found a tasty new way to help with the get healthy part of the resolution. 

BzzAgent sent me a bottle of Tropicana Vitamin C & Zinc orange juice to try. It helps support a healthy immune system with three times the Vitamin C of regular OJ. It has no added sugars, and quite delicious. Now, in addition to vowing to take the stairs instead of the elevator, track my daily steps, and eating better, I can add Tropicana Vitamin C & Zinc oj to the ritual, to give my immune system a good kick. At least drinking something healthier is easier and requires less motivation than going to the gym. ;)

Free WordLock on FB

If you're on Facebook, then you can score a free WordLock luggage lock here.

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Magazines for $0.00

Score yourself a magazine subscription for free!

Titles include:

Entertainment Weekly - 52 issues
People en Espanol - 11 or 22 issues
Time - 56 issues
W - 12 issues
Essence - 12 or 24 issues
Sports Illustrated - 56 issues
Details - 10 issues

and more.

Sign up for US Airways Dividend Miles (free) and use promo code NM15. It will start you off with 1500 miles, which should be credited to your account within 24-48 hours. (You'll get an additional email welcoming you to Dividend Miles, but it doesn't mention you got extra miles. You'll have to log into your account to verify.) Once you've received your miles, click here to redeem them.

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Johnsonville Deli Bites

Want to try the new Johnsonville Deli Bites for free? If so, then click here to fill out a form where they will send you six free packages of Deli Bites to try. They should be shipped out the first week of August, 2010.

The best things in life are free

Who doesn't like free?

Here are 33 things you can get for free online from All You.

And what you can't get for free, you need to know when is the best time to buy and when the best month to shop for what.

Want a Slurpee?

July 11 is coming up.  Do you know what that means?

That's right...

Free Slurpee at 7-Eleven!

It's coming up...this Sunday, July 11.

Philosophy Facial Cleansing Cloths - Facebook

Philosophy is offering a free sample of their Purity one step facial cleansing cloths on Facebook.

You will have to allow their application on your profile in order to access the request form.  If you wish to remove the application you can do so by clicking on your Account > Application Settings then click the "X" next to the application you wish to remove, and click "ok" when prompted.

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Review: Lowe's Build and Grow Clinic

My kids love helping daddy fix things around the house. They have their own little set of play tools, and they've staked claims on some of daddy's real tools like screwdrivers. In fact, one of my husband's screwdrivers now lives in the belly of my kids' Rocking Horse because one of them was "fixing" it and stuck it in the horse. Hmm...maybe I can use that as a marketing ploy when I go to sell it. "Buy the horse get a screwdriver free!"

I'd learned about Lowe's Build and Grow Clinic a while ago but for some reason couldn't drag my lazy butt out of bed in time to get to one on a Saturday morning. I recently looked into again and when I realized that they were building Monster Trucks this weekend, I made the effort to drag myself and my husband out of bed for it...and boy was it well worth it!

If you have a kid that loves to help fix things or build things then I HIGHLY recommend Lowe's Build & Grow Clinics. If you've never done it before, here's the skinny. First of all, it's free! It's on Saturdays @ 10am - 11am, though it doesn't look like it's every Saturday, more like every other Saturday. You register on their website, print out & sign the waiver and bring it with you. When you show up, they hand your kiddo a Lowe's apron and a building kit for whatever the theme is that day. They have several work areas set up with safety goggles and hammers. (Some may let the kids keep the goggles too I think but I would ask to be sure. The aprons we did get to keep.)

The kits have everything they need to build whatever the theme is for the day...nails, wood, stickers to decorate it, instructions, etc. Since today's theme was Monster Truck, when they were done with it, they each got to take home a wooden, rolling Monster Truck that was about 8" long so it was a good size toy with tiny cardboard cars for them to crush. At the end, when you're done, you take what you built up to the Lowe's employee who gave you the kit and they'll give the kiddo a certificate of completion and a patch for you to sew onto their apron that says they participated in that day's project. We thought it was just a generic patch but it was so cool! It had a picture of a monster truck plowing through mud embroidered on it and it also said, "Lowe's Build and Grow Monster Truck." It reminded me of scout badges lol. They each also got a coupon for a free Jr. Frosty @ Wendy's.




The next one will be this coming Saturday, July 3, 2010 from 10 am - 11 am. If don't already have plans...setting the dog on fire with fireworks, burning your brows off with the grill, etc, check out Lowe's Build and Grow Clinic with the kiddos. This one will be a Ball and Cup Game.

P.S. those of you with young children will get the humor in this.

So we took the kids to Lowe's for the Clinic. We get home, turned on the TV (yeah we're those type of parents) and behold, Handy Manny is on. But wait! There's more! The employee at Lowe's who helped us out? Oh, her name was Kelli. :p

Nope, so not makin' that stuff up.

And if you didn't get that at all, here, this might help.

Steals! - Medco Health Store

I really debated on whether or not to share this with you guys because it was a bit of a frustrating pain in the ass to do. One minute things worked as described, the next it didn't, then it worked again, then I had to cancel my order and reorder making one item I really wanted backordered, and I had to pay extra shipping for. (Shipping costs are a huge pet peeve with me since they are rarely refundable if you return something.)

My hope in the end is that my order goes through and I get what I ordered. If that's the case, I'll share my success with you. Till then, I'll let you decide if you want to go through the trouble of scoring some potentially AMAZING deals.

So there's Medco Health Store. They're an online pharmacy if you will, that's in conjunction with drugstore.com. (I know this because when I went to reorder something, they told me I couldn't do it because the deal was only good one per household, including same household with drugstore.com accounts.) Right now (and I don't know for how long) they have some steals going on:

Aim Toothpaste, Whitening, Mint Gel or Aim Ultra Mint $0.99 ea
Buy 4 Aim items, save $4 = 4 FREE Tubes of toothpaste
Pepsodent Toothpaste $0.89 ea
Buy 4 Pepsodent items, save $4 = 4 FREE Tubes of toothpaste
Butler Dental Floss, Fresh Mint, 140 yards $1.19 ea
Buy 5 Butler select products, save $5 - $0.19/ea or $.95/5
Carmex Cold Sore Reliever and Lip Moisturizer, Jar $1.49 ea
Buy 3, Save $3
Final cost– $0.49/ea
Band-Aid Butterfly Closures, Medium (10 ct) $1.79 ea
$2/1 instant coupon– FREE

Chapstick Lip Balm $0.99 ea
Buy 4 and save $2 with the instant coupon - $0.49/ea

K-Y Jelly, Personal Lubricant 4 oz $3.69 ea
$5/1 instant coupon– FREE ****

OR (you may not get both, it's either or for the deal)

K-Y Warming Jelly Personal Lubricant $5.29 ea
$5/1 instant coupon – $0.29 ****

Just to name a few. There are more stuff on sale, but frankly, after the trouble I had with the order, I feared that my sale items would disappear on me while I shopped, so I only snagged what I absolutely wanted and didn't bother to shop around. Rumor has it there are some Gillette shave gel (for men) and Nivea for Men body wash that's for a steal too, but I didn't look at those. I looked at some rumored Pampers baby wipes, and the price had increased from what was mentioned in my source.
**** Apparently between the time I started this post to the time I finished it, the deal for K-Y Jellies has changed. They are now buy 2 get $2 off so the deal is not as sweet as it was.

Here's what you need to do:

Find the product either by searching their site or by clicking the links above. (You may have to clear your browser history, cache, etc...I did, not sure if it helped or not.) If all works well, it'll take you to a list of items that qualifies for the instant coupons and you can add it to your cart from the list. Otherwise, there should be a link next to the picture of the product mentioning the promo. Click on that and it will take you to a list of qualifying products that you can add to your cart.

I've read that some people had the price change on them while the items were in their carts (or disappeared.) I didn't experience that, but what I did experience was either the items not showing up on search at all, or the link appears to be broken so it shows an error message of sorts. I wanted to score some Pampers wipes. My source (which I'll link at the end of this post) said it was on sale for $3.49. I clicked on the link and it's not on sale at all. I also wanted the Aim toothpaste...that didn't show up at all. Neither did the dental floss, so I placed my order with just Chapstick, Band-Aids (which were in stock), and Carmex. An hour later, on a whim, I went to check and behold, all of the other items I wanted...all the toothpaste were available! So I went to add it to my order. I couldn't. I had to cancel my order first, then place it again with the new items, only now the Band-Aids were out of stock and I now have to pay an extra $1.99 backorder shipping! Not that it's a huge deal, but it's an extra $2 I shouldn't have had to pay so I've emailed them to see if they're willing to waive the fee. I doubt it, but it never hurts to try.
I'm finding that their system is REALLY fickle. Just take a look at my savings for example. Again, not a huge deal but it is confusing and shows just how weird their pricing is and how much it fluctuates in a matter of just a couple of hours. (The screen shots were taken about 2 hours apart.) The first screen shot is of my email confirmation. It shows I have a savings of $36.11:

(Click to enlarge)

The second screen shot is one I took when deciding to make this post, not knowing my savings would fluctuate after I've placed my order:

(Click to enlarge)

Thankfully, my order total did not change. I'm not sure what to make of it, and at this point, I'm not even sure if they'll fulfill my order. I hope they will. My source has ordered from them before with similar stellar deals and it was fulfilled. My hope is that they won't look at my request to have my backorder shipping waived, laugh at it, look at my order and say, "screw you, I'm canceling your whole order because that's just too good of a deal you're getting."

So there you have it. It's up to you if you want to give it a shot and see what kind of deals you can snag. Like I said, Medco seems to be affiliated or powered by drugstore.com, whom I have shopped with on several occasions in the past and trust. A lot of their site even reminds me of drugstore.com from their design, prices (I compared the Band-Aid to drugstore.com and their prices were identical. The deal was nearly identical as well) to check out process and account review. They also give you reward points just like drugstore.com. They are also VeriSign Secured. I'm not so sure they're a bad deal, or even fickle, it's just you have to act fast and smart to get their deals. A little persistence, give and take doesn't hurt either. They certainly aren't what I'm used to in terms of shopping experience, but it could also be that they're a different type of merchant as well. I'm not ready to fully pass judgment yet, but I am alert. If you do decide to go for this deal, please do keep me posted. I'd love to know what you scored and how great of a deal you got. I will definitely keep you posted if and when I get my order fulfilled along with the details. :)


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Update: I received a response from Medco customer service apologizing for the tech glitches, but unfortunately my order is past the edit stage so they couldn't waive the $1.99 backorder charge. They did, however, issue a $1.99 credit on my account for me to use on my next order. I will further update when my order arrives.
June 24, 2010 1:22pm CDT

Free DiGiorno Deep Dish Pizza

DiGiorno is giving away a Deep Dish Pizza if you go to their Facebook page, click on the "Deep Dish" tab, and superimpose your pic (can even use your profile pic) into one of their photos.  They have you post it to your wall, then they'll send you a coupon for a free Deep Dish Pizza.  Limit one per family/household/email.  If you're not on Facebook, they will send you a $1 off coupon.

Mooooovies!

About a month ago, I read about free movie opportunities on Couponing to Disney.  There are a ton of free movie promos going on this year. Not sure why, economy, maybe? But hey, I'll take it!  Anyway, companies like Hershey's, and Kelloggs are running promos for free movies. The cool thing is, that these movie tickets are even good for special engagements. Some are good until 2011!  Couponing to Disney has a running list of free movie promos here.

I've personally either tried or tried for a few of the promos listed on CoD's site.  Some worked beautifully, some had finer details to be aware of, others I had no luck with.  Here's what worked for me:

Tampax/Always - For each box of specially marked boxes of Tampax or Always you buy, you get a card with a code on it.  You type the code into the website and it generates a voucher...eMovie Cash for you to print and take to a participating theater.  These are the best deals out of the ones I tried for, because not only are they non perishable, but you basically get one ticket per box you buy rather than having to buy several boxes to collect enough codes to redeem for one ticket, but they're also the ones with a bit of a catch.  The eMovie Cash vouchers do not last very long...just 1 month from the day you enter the code.  So I'd hang on to it and wait till you're ready to see the movie before entering the code. Be advised though that the codes expire October 31, 2010 so use it before then!
The math - a box of Tampax or Always with the code inside in my area is just under $7, so even if the products itself weren't being used, it's still at least a $3 savings assuming the movie ticket is $10.

Pop-Tarts -These also generate eMovie Cash, but you must buy 5 different flavors of specially marked Pop-Tarts to get enough codes to redeem for one movie ticket. (There are other things you can redeem for too.)  Even if the flavor is part of the flavor card, if it's not specially marked, it won't contain the code. I learned that one the hard way.  The best part of this promo is that you can enter the codes to redeem the ticket, and the ticket is good through October 31, 2011!
The math -  a box of Pop-Tarts at my local Walmart is about $1.70.  $1.70 x 5 = $8.50.  It's a small savings assuming the movie ticket is $10 but these vouchers also lasts the longest out of the ones I looked into so it's worth it, especially since you can use them for the fun movies that tends to get released around the holidays.

General Mills cereals - this is the one I had absolutely no luck with. I went to several different stores in my area and none of them had the specially marked boxes of General Mills cereals for movie ticket promos. 


eMovie Cash - I've had very little trouble cashing those in.  Really, it wasn't trouble at all. Most theater employees just haven't had a lot of practice ringing up the order with eMovie Cash (probably because it's new) so they just either need a manager or someone else who knows what to do to help them ring it up.  I would either get your tickets in advance or plan on going to the theater a little earlier.  My personal tip is, regardless of which promo you go for, contact the issuer of the ticket voucher to check for expiration.  I'm not sure who Hershey's, Energizer, or other companies running similar promos are using to issue the vouchers, but with eMovie Cash, the expiration date varies depending on the company running the promo (as evident in the expiration date difference between the Tampax/Always and Pop-Tarts promos.)  Email the companies involved and ask them what the fine print is such as the expiration, and use accordingly.

This really is a great way to take a family to see some of the summer blockbusters this year.  Movie tickets easily costs $10 a pop...even more in some theaters, or if you want to see it in 3-D, IMAX, whatever. For a family of 4 that's a whopping $40 for about 2 hours of entertainment at least and that's not including popcorn, candies, drinks, etc.  If you included that, a trip to the movies can easily cost $100!  So far I've taken my family to see Shrek 4 on opening, and we've already got our advance tickets to see Toy Story 3 on opening night, this Friday, June 18.  Needless to say, we're super excited! My kids have been talking non stop about the movie, and me? I'm super thrilled that we don't have to pay a penny for them to enjoy one of their favorites. :)

Now speaking of movies coming out during the holidays, have you see the trailer to Tangled? It looks pretty funny. IMDB says it's coming out November 24, 2010. I can't wait. :)

Get your grill on

Memorial Day often marks the unofficial start of summer. I don't know about where you are, but where I am, the heat is already on and I have absolutely no desire to fire up the oven to cook inside and heat up the house even more.  Thus, this comes in handy:

Martha Stewart's Free Summer Grilling eCookbook

Enjoy!

Free bacteria

It's true. Kids love bacteria and germs. Which is why I ordered one of these for my kiddo. You can score a free one too here!

50 Days of Disney Music

Disney Records is giving away 50 days of music (one a day) for free. You can download them via their Twitter or Facebook. Act fast though because you only have 24 hours to download that day's song.  Unfortunately, you can't go back and download songs that were previously posted.

Today's song is "Polly Wolly Doodle" from the Country Bears Jamboree.

Picture People: Free portrait package!

Picture People is giving away a free portrait package! Here's the ad which contains the coupon you need to redeem the offer. (Follow the link on the ad to get your coupon. Make sure your printer is ready to print the coupon.)

Package includes:
one 8x10
two 5x7
8 wallets

All have to be the same image.
Offer expires July 25, 2009.

McDonald's Free Mocha Mondays

Every Monday, starting July 13-August 3, 2009, from 7am - 7pm, McDonald's is giving away free McCafe Mochas!




Link to aforementioned survey here.

Back with tons o' deals!

Hi everyone! Sorry I was MIA for a little while, I had to take a much needed and long over due break, but now I'm back with tons of deals for you!

Archivers - 30% off any one item through June 10, 2009. Coupon here.

AMF Bowling - Kids bowl free all summer long! Click here for details and to sign up.

Michaels - 40% off coupon, plus a 25% off frame coupon here. Coupons good through June 6, 2009.

Jo-Ann - 40% off coupon good through June 13, 2009.
Online only offer: free shipping on orders of $50 or more. Use code: EBD158. Good through June 7, 2009.

Carters - up to 70% off select styles, plus 20% off any purchase of $40 or more! Coupon good through June 10, 2009.

Osh Kosh - 70% off summer blowout sale and also a 20% off $40 purchase good through June 10, 2009 coupon available here.

Have a Tokyo Joe's near you? If so, dads eat free on Father's Day. (Dine in only, and with purchase of any meal.)

Phew! That was quite a bit. Happy shopping!

Freebie: Harlequin books

Harlequin is giving away 16 ebooks worth $60 USD for free to "celebrate 60 years of pure reading pleasure."

You can download the books in .pdf format as well as a few other formats here. No sign up necessary.

Freebie: Monsters vs Aliens poster

Free 11x14 Monsters vs Aliens poster from Office Depot. (It's basically just a print out of the poster from Office Depot's printing dept, but the kiddos love it.) Here's the site and trailer of the movie if you haven't seen it yet. http://www.monstersvsaliens.com/

Freebie! Kashi Frozen Entrees

Kashi wants you to try one of their new frozen entrees for free. Click here to sign up for a coupon for your free sample.

I have to say, I am very impressed with Kashi's request fulfillment. I requested the coupon about 2 weeks ago, maybe a few days less than that, and I got my coupon in the mail yesterday! I've never had special offers arrive so fast before. I haven't cashed in my coupon to try one yet, but I'll report back when I do!