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February 2009

FREE stuff for babies!

by Nicole on February 28, 2009

Here is a list of FREEBIES for babies/toddlers:

Pampers coupon – Pampers

Gerber Life –

FREE subscription to American Baby magazine – click here

FREE subscription to Family Fun magazine – click here

Baby to Bee samples – BabyToBee.com - Free baby stuff

Parent’s Choice Formula FREE sample – click here

FREE baby samples – FamilyPlanning

FREE subscription to Babytalk magazine – click here

FREE subscription to Parents magazine – click here

Check out HOT Amazon deals on your favorite items!

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One Last Kmart Double Coupons Trip

by Nicole on February 27, 2009

As many of you know, some Kmarts are participating in the double coupons event this week. The promotion ends Friday and coupons up to (and including) $2 are doubled. I posted this week about 2 previous trips (trip 1 and trip 2) where I got incredible deals. Today I went back with my co-worker and a purse full of Internet Printable coupons and got the following:

1. St. Ives Olive Oil Scrub (on clearance for $3.49, I used a $2 off coupon which doubled and item was FREE)
2. Clean & Clear Toner (on sale for $4.99, I used a $2 off coupon which doubled and item was $.99)
3. Clean & Clear Face Scrub (on sale for $4.19, I used a $2 off coupon which doubled and item was $.19). I got 3 of these.
4. Pledge Multi-Surface Cleaner (on sale for $4.19, I used a $2 off coupon which doubled and item was $.19)
5. Dentyne Gum (on sale for $.99, I used a $.50 catalina that printed for my co-worker who checked out in front of me which doubled and item was FREE)
6. Special K Blueberry Cereal (on sale for $3.00, I used a $1.00 off coupon from the 2/22 newspaper which doubled and item was $1.00)

I paid $3.68 for these 8 items!

FYI: I found the links for the Internet Printable Coupons for items 1-4 above at It’s Hip 2 Save.

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Shop-Text & FREEBIES

by Nicole on February 27, 2009

I’ve just started using Shoptext but I think it is the new wave of samples. You first have to sign up for Shoptext here. Once you’ve signed up they will text you a code to enter on your registration page. Enter in the code, your mailing address and you’re all set. I skipped the credit card info and billing address since I don’t intend to buy anything from them, just get FREE samples. There is a place to click “skip” when you get to that screen.

Once you are done registering, you can start texting for freebies. The codes below are the ones I could find and were still valid when I posted this. Please be advised that standard text messaging rates apply. I think many people have a text plan nowadays with their cell phone, but if not you’ll want to check with your cell phone carrier first to see how much each text message may cost you. I have 50o texts per month with my plan so I won’t incur any additional charges.

Here are the codes I found. You just text the code in ALL CAPS to 467467.

CREST – Crest Whitestrips Sample
DISSOLVE – Clean & Carefree Makeup Wipes sample
FIBER – Fiber One Bar Sample (FYI: response comes in Spanish)

You will get a text back asking you to answer a question and then a confirmation text, so in total you receive 2 texts and send 2 texts. You can log onto ShopText after you text and see that your sample requests were received and what the status of the request is.

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Milestones and must-do’s

by Nicole on February 27, 2009

My blog is now 2 weeks old! I have hit some major milestones in the past few days. I have well exceeded 100 subscribers and 10,000 page views! Thanks to you all! Please consider doing the following:

1. Subscribe to receive daily updates of my blog (subscribe via email to the left) or via RSS feed or Twitter for those of you who roll like that.

2. Tell your friends and family about the blog and spread the word!

3. Leave a comment to let me know how I’m doing and give suggestions you may have on ways to improve the blog.

If you’re new to the blog, you’re coming at a good time. It’s probably still possible to read all of the posts I’ve done since it’s only been two (2) weeks. Here is a quick summary of some of the “must-do’s” to sign up for:

a. sign up for a separate free web-based email address to use when signing up for deals and samples

b. sign up for Swagbucks and set it to be your home page. Use it as your primary search engine (it’s powered by google) and earn $ (Amazon e-certificates) for doing what you do everyday – searching online! I earn about $5 per week just by using Swagbucks!

c. sign up for the surveys I’ve discussed so far (Valued Opinions, American Consumer Opinion, Zoompanel, Ipsos I-Say, and university-sponsored sites.

d. sign up for the freebies and samples I’ve posted about, including free spring samples, freefly’s samples, eat better america coupon booklet

Of course, I think signing up for everything is important! You’ll soon be excited when the mail (and all your FREEBIES) comes every day.

Check out HOT Amazon deals on your favorite items!

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Healthy Coupons

by Nicole on February 26, 2009

When you sign up for the Eat Better America coupon booklet, you’ll get the following coupons:

$1 off Green Giant Frozen Veggies
$1 off Fiber One Yogurt
$1 off a Muir Glen Product
$1 off Multigrain Cheerios

and MANY other healthy products. It’s FREE to sign up for this booklet.

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Restaurant FREEBIES

by Nicole on February 26, 2009

A great place to find hidden freebies is the restaurant email club. Most restaurants have an email club and regularly email coupons and freebies to members. More importantly, there is usually a great freebie just for signing up! Here are a few that I have found recently:

Sign up for the Johnny Rocket’s email club and get a FREE hamburger

Sign up for WendyMail and get a FREE $1 Menu item plus $1 coupon

Sign up for Chevy’s Fresh Mex email club and get a FREE appetizer

Sign up for The Melting Pot Fondue Club and get a FREE chocolate fondue for 2

Sign up for Longhorn Steakhouse email club and get a FREE appetizer

Sign up for the Texas Roadhouse email program and get a FREE appetizer

Sign up for Texas de Brazil’s email club for 25% off coupon for up to 8 people

Sign up for the Chilis email club and get a FREE chips and queso

Sign up for the Macaroni Grill’s email club and get a FREE appetizer

Sign up for On the Border’s Club Cantina and get a FREE queso or empanadas

Sign up for the Uno’s Insider Club and get a FREE appetizer

Sign up for Dairy Queen’s Blizzard Fan Club and get BOGO FREE Blizzards

Sign up for the Houlihan’s email club and get a FREE appetizer

Sign up for the Firehouse Subs newsletter and get FREE chips and drink with sub purchase

I think the lesson learned here is that before dining out check the restaurant’s webpage to see if they have an email club for you to sign up for – you’re sure to get something FREE out of it! If you know of other restaurant email club FREEBIES leave a comment or send an email!

UPDATE: Here are some additional clubs courtesy of reader Jess M – Thanks, Jess!

Sign up for Sonic Cruisers for a birthday surprise

Sign up for the Red Lobster club for a birthday surprise

Sign up for the Famous Dave’s Pig Club for a birthday surprise

Sign up for the Red Robin eclub for a birthday surprise

Sign up for Coldstone Creamery’s birthday club to get FREE ice cream on your birthday

Sign up for the Baskin Robbins email club to get FREE ice cream on your birthday

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Valued Opinions

by Nicole on February 26, 2009

Valued Opinions is another survey site to discuss in my series of survey sites. Valued Opinions sends surveys on a frequent basis though your inbox won’t be flooded with them! You choose to do the surveys you want to. It’s free to sign up and you are under no obligation to complete any surveys.

Each survey invitation will tell you how much money you will earn by completing the survey and approximately how long it will take so you can decide if it’s something you want to do. Remember to use your separate “deals” email (you can sign up for free email addresses through gmail or yahoo) for these survey sites. If you sign up for the sites I discuss here, pretty soon you will find yourself making money doing surveys every day!

Check out HOT Amazon deals on your favorite items!

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Miscellaneous FREEBIES or FREE after rebates!

by Nicole on February 25, 2009

Since I am still new to the world of blogging, I struggle daily with what to post, how to post it, etc. There are so many great deals that I want to share with you but I still want to make my posts cohesive and so they make sense. That being said, I’m home from work and am going to post a “miscellaneous” post with deals and freebies I saw today. Hope you enjoy! Feel free to leave a comment and let me know.

FREE Sephora by OPI nail polish – your choice of 2 cute colors!

FREE after rebate All-Bran Product (cereal, bars, drink mixes) – you buy the product at the store, take it home, enjoy it, cut the UPC code and mail in with receipt and completed rebate form – get your money back!

FREE after rebate Just for Men Touch of Gray – same rules as All-Bran offer above but this could be a money-maker if used at CVS or Walgreens and rewards (ECB’s or register rewards) are received and/or product is on sale or clearance.

4 FREE issues to Esquire magazine – no credit card needed, no bill, totally free.

FREE 1 year subscription to Car & Driver Magazine – no credit card needed, no bill, totally free.

Get a FREE tank top by printing the seventeen.com homepage and bringing it to participating Aeropostale stores starting March 3. Here are the rules.

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FREE Spring Samples

February 25, 2009

Quality Health is offering free spring samples (Special K Cereal, Total Cereal, Centrum Vitamins, Tazo Tea, etc.). It’s free to sign up for these and there are others available to you. Get your free healthy samples!

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Earn $ from university-sponsored surveys/experiments

February 25, 2009

Most leading universities have graduate programs where the masters and doctoral students need to survey a cross-section of the population to prove (or disprove) a theory. By signing up with these university sites you can make money or earn prizes. These are usually very interesting surveys and I have participated in experiments regarding my views [...]

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Utz Snacks Tasting Club!

February 24, 2009

I haven’t been able to find Utz potato chips (love the BBQ and the crab varieties) in Florida but when we visit up north we always buy some! Here is the chance to join the Utz Snacks Tasting Club where they want YOUR opinion. You may even be asked to taste and give your thoughts [...]

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FREEBIES – for the dog, your skin, your tummy, and more!

February 24, 2009

I found some great freebies this morning: -FREE shortstack of pancakes at IHOP today between 7-10 am in honor of National Pancake Day -Doggy Delightz All-Natural Dog Treat FREE sample -Nelson’s Pure & Clear Skincare FREE sample -Sun Laboratories Self-Tanner FREE sample -2 years of Parents Magazine FREE subscription -Victoria’s Secret 1 oz. Pink Body [...]

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Another Kmart trip!

February 23, 2009

I must confess. I went to Kmart again today. I was reading up on some other deals at Kmart and had to go back. I ended up spending $5.96 for 11 items. Here’s what I got: 1. Purell Spring Bloom Hand Sanitzer – on sale for $1.49 plus I used a $1 off coupon that [...]

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FREE Quizno’s Sub

February 23, 2009

Quizno’s is giving away a million free subs! To get yours just click here and they will send you an email with a coupon for your free sub. Please note that by signing up you will be agreeing to receive emails from Quizno – if you don’t want the emails, you can always unsubscribe.

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American Consumer Opinion

February 23, 2009

American Consumer Opinion is one of the best survey companies I am a member of. I do not get many surveys from them but the ones I do are well-paying and concise. They often send out very short screener surveys and then if you get chosen for the “big survey” you know you’ve qualified. They [...]

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Coupon for FREE Kashi Meal

February 22, 2009

Click here for a coupon for a free Kashi meal. My mother and my friend Jenny love these meals!

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Walgreen’s this week

February 22, 2009

Yes, it was a “hat trick” today. I went to Kmart, CVS and Walgreens for deals! I spent approximately $15 for 40 items from all 3 stores! Since I am new to the drugstore deal shopping, I hadn’t purchased the monthly free after rebate items. I checked out some blogs, such as Southern Savers and [...]

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Adorable FREEBIE – baby blanket and stuffed toy

February 22, 2009

One Step is offering this cute baby blanket and plush toy (your choice of lamb, bear or pig) for FREE. You just sign up and make sure to check your email to confirm the address (they will send you a message). I hope this one comes because it’s so cute and would make a great [...]

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CVS this week

February 22, 2009

Last week was my first week of CVS shopping with coupons and ECB’s. This week I read some more blogs on the topic and developed my game plan yesterday before I even saw the CVS ad! I’m not going to post the long list of deals each week for CVS but will direct you to [...]

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Kmart Shopping Extravaganza!

February 22, 2009

I never go to Kmart but this week my Kmart is doubling coupons up to $2! None of the grocery stores where I live in Florida ever double coupons so this is a big deal. The closest Kmart is about 10 miles away and I spent a while this morning going through my coupon inserts [...]

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