My MIL is staying in Florida and informed me of a children's clothing sale at a Dollar General down there - don't know if this is a country-wide things seeing as I'm not in the country, but a trip to your local Dollar General never hurt anyone!
Don't know if anyone else is into figuring out this baby thing, but if you are, here are 2 homeade bargains I found today@ mormonchic.com:
I have six kids (four still at home). For a snack, I save the juice fromGenius! I could got for a mandarin orange pop right about now!
canned fruit. I add a little water and make pop-cycles. The kids love it and I'm
not throwing the juice down the drain.
So tiny, yet absolutely fabulous and fun. The book even has tons of recipes, a tiny pot, skewers and a tea light to heat it!! The portions are enough for 1 and a half people but the fun is how it is just a blast to make and have as a conversation piece at a party. A few years ago I got it for a friend of mine, and she equally flipped. It's so tiny and thoughtful and cute and the perfect gift when you have no CLUE what else to get. There are awesome mini book kits that are the same adorable premise, from sushi to gardening to origami!
Amazon.com has a list of some cute mini books available, and then, of couse, you want to shop around;) I got mine at Walmart.com for a cool $6.67 plus $.97 shipping. Hey, if a friend is having a bad day, send them the mini Spa Kit and let them know you're thinking of them. Cheaper than flowers, and funnier too!
Speaking of catalogs: For the craft-minded people out there, one of my favorite
craft sites is http://www.firemountaingems.com/. On the main page you can order their free (humongo), color catalog. It's filled with gorgeous beads (including pearls and Swarovski), jewelry and ideas, and the best part is, since they're wholesale, the more you buy, the more you save! (For example, a 16-in., cultured fresh-water pearl strand, can be as low as $4.85. Granted, you have to be 200 strands to get that price, but.... And if you just want a couple of strands, they're about $9/strand. Also, the quality may not be as great as if you went to a high-end jeweler, but if you're just making something with pearls, this is a great deal.)
Ooooo, so I just spied this on spoofee and I'm in hunt mode. Restaurant.com lists local restaurants where you can buy $25 gift certificates there for just $10. Sounds smart? WELLLLL, hurry up folks because if you buy before February 28th and follow these handy dandy directions, you can get 60% off that - that's $4 for $25 worth of food!!1. Go to restaurant.com.
2. Enter a zip code to shop.
3. Click Add to Cart for the certificates you'd like.
4. Click "Check Out" and enter code DINE for 60% off.
Click "Recalculate Total" to apply your savings.
Snapfish is offering a free 11x14 poster print using coupon code
PUBLIXFREEPOSTER. Shipping is $1.99 and tax is charged in some states.
They also have coupon code FEBAFFSH25 for free shipping up to 25
prints.
Quick quick!! For the rest of the month of February, anything you buy on Endless.com has free overnight shipping!! Of course I clicked on all the sale items first, and it has the most adorable kiddo raingear on clearance. Free instant gratification feels ohhhh so good!
So you've seen the pictures of those crazy robot vaccums and thought "must be nice to be the ultra-rich and be able to afford such fancy schmancy technological advances," right? Well if you didn't, it's okay. Not many people say the wrds "fancy schmancy," let alone think of them. Truth is, the iRobot Roombas are a lot more affordable than you might think. The basic vaccums have come down in price as they've added newer ones to the mix.We have a Roomba Red, and we didn't buy it, we got it free with a Home Depot promotion when you had them install new carpet (we were going todshop around on installers and then I saw that beautiful RED, RED Roomba an my husband couldn't talk me out of it!). It's one of the basic models, but for what it does, I'm crazy about it. I just turn it on and walk away (if I can, it's hypnotizing to watch - and if you press any button on your TV remote while it's on, it changes direction heehee!) and when it's done, the carpet looks nice and fluffy. I still need to give it a good regular vacuum every now and then, but in between it maintains the wear of the floor well and I have to do it less. I like less:)
So when we found out his elderly grandmother was having trouble vacuuming her house, he popped on ebay and got one for around $100 shipped to her place and she adored it. Heck, we even found a deal on their new Scooba and bought it because all our floors here are tile, but right after we bought it we got a housekeeper and now we're moving, so we'll have to get a new place to make good use of it:)
Check out ebay and see how doggone cheap they can be. You don't need all the fancy doodads like extra virtual walls or docking stations, and if you do decide you want them later, you can get bargains on them on ebay as well.
Hey, if robots are going to be infiltrating our world, at least we can be the masters for a little while!
I have a hint to share! Target donates all their brand-new out-of-season, overstocked or discontinued items to Goodwill! You can get tons of great brand-new Target stuff there all the time, and the prices are great! I went in yesterday, and there was a sale for 25 items for $1!! I KNOW! It was mostly magnets and things, but I stocked up on 25 packs of really cute "Thank You"cards to use in my business!I looked this up on the web, and several peeps from across the country have said this same thing, so it looks to be a generally widespread practice. One person said they found a guestbook from Target for their wedding for $.99 at a Goodwill, so boooooya! I'd suggest asking your local Goodwill when they usually get donations (when I was in college, the local employees knew me by name!!) and then wait outside until they open that day with a jar of pennies. Because it's just. that. exciting.
On the Coldstone front, they will also give you free ice cream on your birthday! I have a link on my post. There are 4 coldstones between my home and my office. I'll be hitting PRINT 4x on friday and have breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a snack. Yum yum (for dessert I'll have a barf bag)!
SO as always this year I will of course be freaking out at being older, but at least I'll have something oh, so lovely to look forward to!
Have you always wanted to get into yoga but just haven't found the time and/or get sticker shock when you look at class prices? One good option is to check with your local community and see what classes they offer. My town offered classes through the county parks and recreation division, and the community schools division, usually held at local high schools. Yoga once a week for 6-8 weeks was the commitment I could give with my wacky schedule, plus the prices were way less than joining a studio. Heck, it was so cheap I also took belly dancing classes, which I totally recommend - a blast!!
*Floating hotel. No getting lost trying to find attractions, shows, pools and other fun are within walking distance from your bed. And if you want to take a shore excursion, there's a travel agent on the boat who will set it up for you. When we went to the Bahamas for our honeymoon, we checked out the stats on out 2 ports, and found that one had very little to do, and the other was a big city. So at the little port, we took a cheap snorkeling trip and on the big one, I checked out a book from our local library and it gave us a walking tour of the city, and then from there we found a beach and a market to haggle at. So dang convenient!
*FOOD. Yup, I'm one of those goody two-shoes Mormons, but when it comes to cruises, it is the cheapest and best vacay option. We don't drink alcohol, so that big ticket is out o' there (I have a friend who went on a cruise and her alcohol bill cost more than the cruise!). But the glorious food is all included, all day long every day. For most dinners I'll order more than one entree and all the desserts, because I want to try everything. That meant yes, lobster and steak at the same time, I already paid for it, dagnabit! It's a trip to go out to eat and not look at the prices:)
So why not? Use all those saved pennies for one really awesome memory!
You want to throw a party? You don't want to spend an arm and a leg, yes? But party supply stores - although the selection is fun - are way overpriced, and the dollar store is great for things like helium balloons, but then things like cups and decor can add up when their quantities are small, like only 6 decorative plates in a pack and such. The solution? Head to the Oriental Trading Company where they have just about everything you could ever want, and doggone it, the prices are reasonable. It makes me want to have a party right NOW! It's good for party favors, decorations, stickers, crafts, games, costumes... you know, just go check it out and you'll see what I mean.
nes are a cool $7.99. Dang, those are some pretty numbers. They fit nice on the bod, pretty form fitting, so I like wearing them with a camisole or tank under it, the best, cheapest and longest ones available at DownEast Basics. Also, they have some cute sweaters on clearance for $9.99 that are worth checking out, and shipping is just a flat $5.95.
"...It's a great way to share good finds on deals with other people in your area. It's called pinchingyourpennies.com and there are different discussion forums for every state in the U.S. I'm telling ya, since I started pinching pennies a few months ago, we've had a better food storage than we have had in YEARS. I have cake mix, cookie mix, Ragu pasta sauce, tampons, deoderant, toothpaste, Mac and Cheese - all for FREE! I do it by getting the coupons that come in the newspaper every week, then holding on to them until a really good sale comes along. Then I bring in my coupons to get amazing bargains on stuff! It works!"
