Off on Monday

Hi
I wanted to give everyone a head up that posting may be slow tomorrow. I will be spending the day with John hopefully getting a ton of stuff done. He has the day off for the holiday so we will be enjoying a relaxing day together.
Tammilee

Facebook FanFare Hop!!!!

Borders Books - Gig Harbor, WA Store Closing Sale starts today

I received an email from Borders that the Gig Harbor, WA store is closing. If you are in the area you may want to drop in and check out the sale.

Mail call 2/19/11

How was the mail for you today?
I am pretty excited about what came in today

-Free Compost activator from Gardens Alive Catalog -I received a $25 coupon off $25 purchase from them
-6 coupons from Dole from compliment email and recipe booklet
-$4.50 in coupons from Annie's for compliment email
-Free Green Giant Vegetable coupon and additional coupons from PSSST General Mills

Rite Aid 2/18/11 - Crazy good night!

We ran into Rite Aid so I could use a few UP rewards that expired tomorrow and it turned out to be a great trip!

Here is what we were able to pick up.

Colgate Total Toothpaste - $3.50

Used $1.00 off coupon

After UP Rewards this was a $1.00 Money Maker!

 Degree Deodorants - $2.00

Used $.75/1 coupon

These came down to $.25 after UP Rewards

Nature Made Vitamin D -$4.79 on sale B1G1 Free

Used 2 $3.00 off coupons

By using 2 coupons this was a $1.21 Money Maker!

Excedrin - $4.99

Used FREE Excedrin coupon

After the UP Rewards this was a $1.00 Money Maker!

Mounds Bar - $.50

No coupons for these. We had to buy something to get our total high enough

I could use the final UP reward I wanted to use.

Used - $9.00 in UP Rewards

Spent - $4.25 OOP ($3.46 of this was tax)

Received $15 in UP Rewards

in total I am up $1.75 on this trip!

UP Rewards Received

$3.50 for each Colgate Toothpaste

$2.00 for 2 Degree Deordorants

$1.00 for each box of Excedrin

Jo-Ann's trip 2/18/11

We ran into Jo-Ann's tonight so I could use the amazing coupon that came with the ad I received in the mail.

I was able to pick up a new set of badly needed measuring cups.  I managed to break the handle off of the cup one that I had.

Measuring Cups $7.99

-$5.00 coupon from mailer

Final price $2.99 plus tax

Make sure you check the entire ad when you get them. This is 2 weeks in a row that I have received a flyer in the mail with a $5.00 off $5.00 purchase coupon!

Oh what an afternoon it has been

Have you ever had an afternoon you wished you could erase? That is what I am having right now. A few hours ago I decided to treat myself to a nice hot bath. I had the house to myself and was ready for a moment of relaxation. I filled the bath with steaming water and hopped in. As I was reaching for a magazine things went sideways quickly. My lovely new Windows phone that I love plopped right into the tub. I quickly grabbed it and wiped it off. I jumped out of the tub grabbed a way too small towel and proceeded to run around in circles. I finally found the bag of rice I was looking for and after patting the phone dry and removing the battery placed it in the rice. I have heard that this is the only way to save a phone and am really hoping it works.

After finally grabbing a robe so I was no longer flashing my neighbors as I ran around the house I decided to try and find my old phone. I reached into a cabinet to get it and managed to knock over a Xmas present that we recently picked up for next year and shatter it.

AHHH Some days you just wish you could rewind a few hours and try again.
I am really hoping that these moments of craziness are finished and I can move on today without breaking anything else.

I hope that all of you are having a wonderful Friday!
If you decide to take a wonderful relaxing bath take my advice.....Put your cell phone far far away from the nice steaming water.

B1G1 Free coupon for Shasta Soda

head over here and fill out a simple form to request a coupon good for a FREE 12 pack of Shasta (max value $3.50) when you buy a 12 pack of your favorite flavor

This coupon is for residents in Idaho, Utah or Washington

Friday Blog Hopping

I am blog hopping again today! I love checking out new blogs.

Facebook FanFare hop will start again later today!

 

**HOT PRINT NOW** $2.00 off any 1 Wholly Guacamole, Wholly Salsa or Wholly Queso Product

YAHOO! I am so excited for this coupon. I am addicted to Wholly Salsa!!!!

$2.00 off any 1 Wholly Guacamole, Wholly Salsa or Wholly Queso Product! -printable coupon



Forever stamps as an investment..

Today MSN has an article about Forever Stamps being a good investment...

I had never thought of stamps this way. What do you think?

Here is a portion of the article

The humble stamp is now one of the best investments around, because you can't lose money on it. From now on, they're all "Forever Stamps" -- good no matter how much the United States Postal Service hikes rates. And trust me, postage rates are going to keep going up. A lot.

Over the past 10 years, first-class postage went up 29%, compared with a 0.1% gain for the Standard & Poor's 500 Index ($INX). Generous health care and retirement promises to postal workers, combined with weak revenue because fewer people use traditional mail, have created serious pressure to raise postage rates. It's almost a lock that postage rates will outpace inflation. Meanwhile, storing this physical investment is fairly simple, and there are no restrictions on resale. Think about it: When a stamp costs $1.25, today's 44-center will go for a buck on eBay, easily.

All this explains why Peter Schiff, the CEO of Euro Pacific Capital, calls the first-class postage stamp the most attractive "federally guaranteed inflation-protected asset" around. "Forever Stamps are about as close to a sure thing as most people will ever get," he says.

What came in the mail today....

I love opening the mailbox and finding a stack of letters and none of them are bills!!!
I had a great mail day! Here is what came in

-$10 REI Gift card from the Adams Peanut Butter Rebate (John is going to be so excited)
-$5 Walmart Gift card from All You Magazine Rebate
-$6.49 rebate check -I am not sure what it is for...It does not match anything on my list
-10 $1.00 off coupons from Seventh Generation for positive email I sent them
-Coupons from Chiquita Bananas including Free bananas up to $1.25 from positive email I sent them
-Bayer coupons from positive email I sent
-Coupons from Amy's Kitchen from positive email I sent

Did anyone else have a great mail day?

Rite Aid - Johnson & Johnson deal starting on Sunday!

I wanted to give everyone a heads up about a great Johnson & Johnson sale starting Sunday at Rite Aid.

I would print these coupons now so you have them ready for Sunday!!!

Johnson & Johnson Baby Care Products 14-15oz, Desitin 2oz, or Cotton Swabs 500ct $2.99

Get a $2 UP wyb 1

$1/1 Johnson’s Natural Product, exp. 3-31-11 (ALL YOU Jan ’11)

$1/1 Select Johnson’s Products, exp. 3-20-11 (SS 01/09/11)

$1/1 Johnson’s Baby Wash (printable coupon)

Johnson & Johnson Printable Coupons

$1/1 Desitin Product, exp. 3-20-11 (SS 01/09/11)

$1/1 Desitin Diaper Rash Cream (printable coupon)

= as low as free after coupon & UP

Ocean Spray is giving away samples on Facebook NOW!

Head on over to Ocean Sprays Facebook page! You can request a new sample of their new Sparkling Juice!

Vitafusion Facebook giveaway today at 10:30 PST

Vitafusion will be giving away FREE samples of Vitafusion Daily Immune Gummies today, February 18th, beginning at 10:30 AM PST.

 Be sure to head over to Vitafusion Facebook page, “like” them and be ready at 10:30 AM for the announcement.

They have a great $2.00 coupon available on their Facebook page!

Printable Coupons

I start almost every morning looking at coupons.com to see if there are any new coupons. This morning I looked and noticed that there are currently 140 coupons available to print. I love that there are so many coupons we can print right at home for the specific products we love.

Here are some of the great ones I found this morning

$7.00 off 2 Benefiber Products!

This is a HOT coupon! You can get the 10 count of Benefiber sticks at Walmart for around $3.49!
Making them FREE with this coupon!!!!!!

$1.00 off any 2 Oreo Spring Cookies

$1.00 off any 2 Crystal Light on the go products

$1.00 off any 1 Weight Watchers Frozen Novelty Carton

House Party accepting applications - Green Works New To You party

House Party

Green Works New To You Party

April 16, 2011

Get ready for a day of laughs, learning and loot by hosting a Green Works® New To You House Party™. You and your guests will participate in a "green" housewares exchange, swapping gently used items with each other.

Where does "green" come in? You'll not only be finding a new home for your houseware items, but with naturally derived Green Works® products you can get your new to you items nice and clean without harsh chemical fumes and residue. So, go through those closets, cupboards and drawers and get ready to go green!

If you're selected as a host you will:

• Experience cleaning with the power of naturally derived Green Works® products.

• Get great new to you items while simultaneously giving your unused and unwanted items a second life with someone else.

• Share how making small changes can mean a big difference for the health of our homes, families and the environment.

And you'll love your FREE party pack — it's full of great favors, goodies and helpful tips that are sure to make this a day to remember!

Hosting opportunities are limited.

Apply Now

$6 for Museum of Glass in Tacoma!

$6 for 1 day admission to Tacoma Museum of Glass

or

$37, you get a one-year family membership for two adults and any accompanying children or grandchildren under 18 (a $75 value).

I am so excited for this Groupon!! We went to the Glass Museum last year and absolutely loved it. I am so excited to buy a pass today that is good for a year.

$12 for $25 worth of Wine at Hard Row to Hoe Vineyard - Manson, WA

$12 for $25 worth of Wine at Hard Row to Hoe Vineyard - Manson, WA

After Capri Sun began creepily transforming people into amorphous metallic globules, wine rose to prominence, offering a similarly complex flavor profile without the threat of spontaneous melting. Celebrate wine, or "nature's Capri Sun," with today’s Groupon: for $12, you get $25 worth of wine at Hard Row to Hoe Vineyards in Lake Chelan.

The grape growers at Hard Row to Hoe Vineyards, a small boutique winery and vineyard, squash out smashing wines from their estate and designated vineyards across Washington, boasting several award-winning creations. From their on-site, southwest-facing vineyard, the assiduous agriculturalists plant and maintain their pretan raisins, organically using sustainable growing practices and generous slatherings of sunblock.

Imbibe such libations as the 2009 Hard Row to Hoe pinot gris, a dry wine infused with pineapple and honey ($18), or the Shameless Hussy barbera, blended with 25% merlot and aged in a neutral oak for 12 months ($24). Activate the senses by diving headfirst into a vat of pie filling or by quaffing the Hard Row to Hoe primitivo, a silver-medal winner in the 2010 [Washington State Wine Competition(http://www.winepressnw.com/2010/06/14/4954/results-of-the-2010-washington.html), filled with fruit and exotic spices ($32).

The fruit-pulverizing proprietors, Judy and Don Phelps, seek unfamiliar varietals from lesser-known vineyards in the area as well. The affable clime of Lake Chelan provides an excellent environment for raising unwrinkled raisins and for yodeling at the top of your lungs.

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Shutterfly - Check your email - I just received an email for FREE Address labels

If you have shopped with Shutterfly in the past make sure you check your email. I just received a email from Shutterfly with a code for free address labels.