Thrifty Ways and Ideas: 2010-03-07

Friday, March 12, 2010

BATH AND BODY WORKS COUPON

Receive a FREE Lip Care of Your Choice with any Purchase when you present your Student ID. Click here to print your coupon or if ordering online use Coupon Code STUDENT at checkout.

RESTAURANT.COM - $25 GIFT CERTIFICATE FOR $2

Get Restaurant.com $25 Gift Certificates for $2. Enter Discount Code - BITE at checkout. Expires 3/16/10.

Thrifty and Neat Blog Entries Found This Week

1) Designer Decor on a Diaper Budget - Love this!! Great find.

2) Frugal Easter Baskets - Great ideas for Easter baskets. Start planning now.

3) So Easy Spicy Chicken Noodle Casserole - This sounds good.

4) Bathroom Shade Re-Do - I love the way this turned out.

5) Spinach Casserole - This looks very good and what a thrifty recipe it could be.

Thought of the Day

If someone hurts you, betrays you, or breaks your heart, forgive them. For they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious to who you open your heart to.

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Saving money on groceries is top of mind these days, and with the
Cart Buster Savings Event EXCLUSIVELY at Kroger and the Kroger
Family of Stores, the prices are so low you can stock up on all
your favorite brands without breaking the bank (though you might
bust your cart!)

From now through March 14th, shop the Cart Buster Savings Event
and find the hottest prices around on your favorite name-brand
products in over 60 categories at the Kroger Family of Stores,
which includes Kroger, Ralph´s, King Soopers, City Market,
Dillons, Smith´s, Fry´s, QFC, Baker´s, Owen´s, Jay C Food Stores,
Hilander, Gerbes, Food4Less, Pay Less Super Markets and Scott´s
Food & Pharmacy.

Here are just a few of the great brands participating in the event: Honey Nut
Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, Hamburger Helper,
Yoplait, Progresso, Totino´s, Green Giant, Cascadian Farm, Tide, Charmin, Bounty,
Pampers, Pantene, Crest, Iams, Febreze, Old Spice and many more!

You can also find coupon match-ups with the items on sale at Kroger this week

at Cincinnati Cents.

I have (1) $25 Kroger Gift Card to Giveaway!

How To Enter: (2 Entries Per Person)

MAKE SURE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IS INCLUDED.

- Leave me a comment telling which items you would love to stock up on during the Kroger Cart Buster Savings Event. (Required)

- Follow/Subscribe to my blog (1 extra entry) and leave me a comment telling me you did.

This giveaway will close on Friday, March 19, at 9pm. The winner will emailed and posted on Monday morning . You will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen.

Disclaimer: The Kroger Family of stores and General Mills provided me with a $25 giftcard and an additional card to giveaway through MyBlogSpark. My thoughts and review is my opinion.

FREE SAMPLE OF DOWNY

Click here to request your FREE sample of Downy from Sam's Club. You DO NOT have to be a member to request.

.75 COUPON ON CONTADINA PRODUCTS

Click here to print your .75 coupon and any (3) canned Contadina products.

Remember to hit your back button and print it twice.

FREE SAMPLE OF GLAD'S FORCEFLEX GARBAGE BAGS

Click here for your FREE sample from Sam's. You do not have to be a member to request.

** You DO have to be a member to request this.**

What Did You Get for FREE This Week?

More great freebies this week:

FREE Trial Tube Crest with Scope
Lowes Home Ideas Magazine
Purex 3-in-1 Sample and Coupon
JCP Coupons
Rite Aide Coupons
Right at Home Coupon Booklet
Crest Whitestrip Sample with Coupon
Fekkai Glossing Cream

Did you get any great freebies in the mail this week?

Thought of the Day

You can make of your life anything you wish. Create your own life and then go out and live it.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

FREE SNIKIDDY PRODUCT COUPON

Click here to print a coupon for a FREE Snikiddy Product. Coupon Expires 5/31/10.

You can find a store that carries Snikiddy products here.

Thanks Good Deal Moma!

CARTER'S COUPON

I love the Carter Store! The prices are great especially combined with a coupon. They always have a great variety to choose from. I seem to always go with the change of each season. There clothes are very durable and hold up well when washed over and over.

As a matter of fact, Payton has a Carter outfit on today.

Here is a coupon for 20% off a $50 purchase. Expires 3/17/10.

AND THE WINNERS ARE .......

The lucky winners are.....

- Cindy

- Heather

- Annie

- Amity

- Gabbysmom

- Latoshia

- Cher

- Veronica

They have all been sent an email and have 48 hours to respond or new winners will be chosen.

Thought of the Day

Tell yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself, for if you don't believe in yourself, no one else will believe in you either.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

FREE SPRING CLEANING GIFT PACK FROM RIGHT AT HOME

Click here to claim yours. The first 10,000 to respond will receive a gift pack containing 1 Box Ziploc Storage Bags, Scrubbing Bubbles Toilet Cleaning Gel, and 1 pack of Pledge Multi-Surface Wipes.

RITE AID SHOPPING DURING LUNCH

I went to Rite Aid at lunch today to take advantage of their great sale on Covergirl.

Here is what I purchased:

2 - Covergirl Foundations On Sale B1G1 Free - $6.99, Used B1G1 Free Coupon = FREE
2 - Covergirl Blushes On Sale B1G1 Free - 7.49, Used B1G1 Free Coupon = FREE
Total OOP - 1.16 (Tax)

You can find all the great deals for Rite Aid this week here.

THE VIEW WEEKLY CHECK-IN

The schedule this week consists of:

MONDAY, MARCH 8 – The day after the Oscars!! It Isn’t over till the co-hosts have spoken! Guest co-host Vanessa Williams (“ABC’s Ugly Betty”); Day of “Hot Topics”; co-host Sherri Shepherd will Skype live from Hollywood post-Academy Awards and share her Oscar experience; Chris Cuomo breaks down crimes in the headlines. First time musical guests – Lady Antebellum perform. I thought Sherri did great on the red carpet.

TUESDAY, MARCH 9 – Guests -Andy Garcia and his daughter Dominik Garcia-Lorido (“City Island”); Elissa Stein and Susan Kim (author, Flow: The Cultural Story of Menstruation).

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10 – Guests: Forest Whitaker (“Our Family Wedding”); Jesse Ventura (author, American Conspiracies).

THURSDAY, MARCH 11 – Sir Elton John will be sitting with the women at the table and partaking in “Hot Topics”; Guest - Eric McCormack (“Who Is Clark Rockefeller?”). This show will be great. I love to see a man take part in "Hot Topics".

FRIDAY, MARCH 12 – Co- Host Kate Gosselin is back and will join the women and the return of “The View: Fashion Friday” with designer Carolina Herrera.

Disclaimer: I am a participant in Mom Central campaign for ABC Daytime and will receive a tote bag or other The View branded items to faciliate my review.