My Favorite Things - Ria Fashions

One of my best friends is Indian, and I've always been taken with how flattering her clothing is.  It's not clingy, but doesn't look dumpy, and it always looks classic.  Plus, as a tall gal, the tops are long enough that you aren't constantly pulling your shirt down trying to cover your crack.  I decided to try and find some Indian style tops for my shows with my band - which, although a celtic group, the tops are festive so I thought it could work.  Ug, but the prices I found online!  So expensive!  I almost gave up, until I found the fabulous gem of Ria Fashions.  The prices are so reasonable, most shirts from $10-19, with some fancier dress ones in there for nicer occasions for more, and still cheaper than anywhere else online.  FREE US SHIPPING, too!  I can't tell you how many compliments I get when I wear them!  I wear them with jeans or skirts, they are a fabulous accent piece that make an outfit pop with minimal effort, and are sooooo flattering, yet hide everything I want hidden.  In fact, I wore them as maternity tops too.  No one could tell I was pregnant in them because they were so flowy, and when I went to church the week after I gave birth, I wore one of the tops and everyone was shocked with how flat my stomach looked!  It wasn't, but the shirt covered it up perfectly!  The only warning I'll give is that the material most of the shirts use - a French Crepe - does no stretch at all.  Not an issue, exept my bustline expanded significantly after this last baby and the tops I had in my pre-babysize won't fit over my chest.  No worries, just means I had to get some more:)

Another freebie from Brylane...

On the same token as the free sewing machine, Brylane Home is also offering a free patchwork throw with any purchase right now, good through April 15th, 2008. I can't help it, I'm a sucker for Brylane's "free with ANY purchase" promotions. I don't know if I need a patchwork throw, but you might!
Use this code: BHFREETHROW

(I've gotten a free fondue pot and free sewing machine from these offers:)

Free Mini Sewing Machine

Found this at Slickdeals:

Brylane Home has a coupon code BHSEW4U for a free Mini Rex Sewing Machine with any purchase. Machine will be added automatically when you apply the coupon code. Shipping starts at $5.

Best part is, I have always wanted to learn how to sew and that is a fabulous excuse! (hello?? It's RED??) I bought some towels for $4 since you can't have too many when you have a messy baby, and I got a free sewing machine!! A year ago, my husband got a free fondue pot for me from Brylane with their same type of promition, and all he did was purchase some matress clips, which actually came in handy a few months later.

I checked the reviews for the produce on Amazon and thye are mxed, but I figure for free, it's a great place to start!!

oooo, prizes???

Oh SNAP!! My fav baby-on-the-cheap site (babycheapskate!) had this link up - this is now my official web addiction - http://prizey.blogspot.com/ - links to different freebies and contests on the web. It tells you the "hoops" you have to jump through the get them - like e.mailing them or leaving a comment on a blog or whatever.

Hey, if Im going to waste time on the web, I might as well waste it with the possibility to win stuff!

Candy!!

Yay for Chelsea (and Olaf, of course - the greatest reader a blogger could ask for!!) and the deals they let us in on. Today, Chelsea turns y'all onto candy!!

So I found this awesome free candy bar offer. (Nestle) It tells
you how many are left that they're giving away (kind of nice) and if you
continue through the quiz they give you an additional buy one get one coupon to
boot.
http://www.playinyourday.com/
Share the love (after requesting one each for you and Jared and Solei
-- can't share, right?)

Note - they give out 2,000 a day, but you have to do it between 9-5pm Pacific Time.

Wooho!!! I'm off!!!

freebies!

Yay, freebis from our favorite local cheapskaitin' supporter Olaf!!

Free 3M Post-Its!!

Oo, and a free subscription to a Gourmet, Home or Food mag!

MERCI Olaf!!

Free rootbeer float night!!

Whew! Speaking of free, don't forget, tomorrow June 7th from 8pm-midnight Sonic Drive-In restaurants are kicking off summer with free root beer floats!! Then, after that they are only $. 99 (for the duration of the summer I think?)

too... awesome.... speechless from joy.......

Birthday stuff

It's the husband's birthday (Thursday)!!!!!!! So, he was wondering what the payoff was, since many places have freebies for birthday boys and gals. I am so the right person to ask:)

I already blogged about free Coldstone, so that's one place to hit. Baskin Robbins has a birthday club too, so wheee, lots of brain freeze for your birthday! There's also a free burger at Red Robin and.. well, there's tons of stuff. You can check out a list at CaliforniaFreebies.com (not just for Cali folk) and a huuuuge list at Spoofee.com.

Celebrate, c'mon!!

Update - and anonymous tip for another treat at Macaroni Grill!

Macaroni Grill - smothered chocolate cake for .01 on your birthday. Yep,
one penny. I had it tonight. It was delicious. Thanks for sharing your tips - we
also signed up for the Cold Stone free birthday thing. My husband enjoyed it
last night and I'll have mine this weekend.

Free kids movies all summer long!

Weeeee!! This link was on one of my favorite sites, ParentHacks (Which in itself is an awesome site to know) - Free summer kids movies!! I wanna go right now!!!

More free photos!!

Another free prints deal because hey, I just had a baby and I have a ton of pictures I need to get printed! Check out Photoworks.com - right now they have 25 free 4" x 6" digital prints AND if you are a new members, you also get another extra 25 free prints. Don't forget the coupon code for the 25 free to everyone is 25FREEPRINTS. You do need to pay $1.99 for shipping, but that's 2 bucks for 50 pictures, people?! I don't know how long this is going so hop to it!

Intraweb piktures

Okay, this has nothing to do with my shopping addiction, but I just like free junk on the web, sue me. ImageChef.com makes easy, custom pics with your words on it that you can post to your blog, myspace, e.mail, whatever. Why? I dunno, give your blog or e.mails some pop. You can waste some time on the web, since you've been so busy saving money. You've earned it.

Freeeeee kid distract-er!!

Everyone has seen all the childhood obesity warnings in the news lately, right? Well the government is taking a wee bit of action and is sending out free kiddo exercize DVDs to whoever wants them. Well, maybe just Americans. I wonder if it's a problem since my kid is Brasilian? Well, in either case, go snap up a copy. Because free is the best price EVER.

*(Chelsea, I know you don't have kids yet, but you totally can't help but want one, right?? heh heh)

Pictures of you are even more beautiful when they're free!

I just spied a deal on slickdeals.net that has be thinking happy thoughts -

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.

Woohoo! I can always use free prints, but a poster??? Good golly, the only problem is figuring out which pic to use!! Now it is for new customers only and expires February 28th, so get moving!!

I scream you scream we all scream freeee!

Bless you Chelsea for giving me something to live for:

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!

PANCAKES!!!!!!

Holy crap thanks Ray-charles-el!!! How did I miss this, and how am I in Brasil on

Free Pancake Day???

Tomorrow February 20th from 7am-10pm at IHOP you can get a free stack o' 3 buttermilk pancakes, and in return they ask that you consider donating to the Children's Miracle Network. Heckafresh yes!!! You get pancakes AND help the planet??? O my GOSH how am I missing this?? Go getcher pancakes, peoples!!!!

FREEEEE PAAAANCAAAAAAKES!!!!!!!!!!!!

Freecycle rocks my socks

Do you Freecycle? Good golly why not?? Freecycle is an international organization all about swapping junk for FREE rather than throwing it out and filling up landfills. Hey, what you might not need someone else might! You sign up for a local group and check out what people are offering. It's easier than donating to Goodwill as you just respond to their e.mails and whoever wants it has to come and get it. You can ask for stuff too - I asked for packing materials when we were moving, and someone in the group who was unpacking gave us a ton of boxes and papers. We got a ladder off of there, and gave away tons of weird wedding gifts and here's the kicker - we got a free ORGAN that someone offered (that's my insane husband for you) and then when we had to move, offered it and someone came and picked it up. Free swapping of stuff, it doesn't get better than that!