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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Disney Movie Rewards: Earn 5 More Points

As I’ve mentioned previously, through December 25th, Disney Movie Rewards is offering up 5 points daily (or 15 points over weekends) that you can enter into your account! You’ll just need to visit ABC Family’s 25 Days Of Christmas home page, scroll down, and click on the Disney Movie Rewards logo (like below)… then just log into your Disney Movie Rewards account to snag your points!

* Codes posted Monday through Thursday are valid 9:00 a.m. PT – 8:59 a.m. PT. Codes posted Friday are valid 9:00 a.m. PT through the following Monday 8:59 a.m. PT. Limit one code per member account per day. Must be a Disney Movie rewards members. Promotion ends 12/25/11 at 11:59 p.m. PT.

Take Time for Food Bank Donations During the Holidays

The holidays are a wonderful time of year for many of us filled with family, friends and cheer. We all get busy during this season and it can be easy to forget that there are lots of folks out there struggling to make ends meet.
One of my very favorite benefits of couponing is the ability to stretch your dollar so far that it makes it easier to give to those in need. I’ll be honest, I’m the first one in the checkout line to decline donating the bag of food the store put together because I know I could donate 4 times as much using my coupons!
The key is not to forget to set aside items & really make an effort to get it to a food bank in a timely way. This can be a great lesson for kids and it really brings a sense of purpose to the season beyond the parties, cookies and gifts. My sons school is currently doing their annual food drive and my son is very proud to take in bags of food. He wants to take something everyday.....how sweet!

To get started

Grab a box and head to your pantry to pull out items your family won’t use before the expiration date.
As you make your shopping list, add in a few inexpensive items and put them your donation box when you get home.
Set a budget, goal and timeline for dropping of your items.
Don’t forget to ask for a donation receipt while you are there.
If you can’t afford to donate goods, consider volunteering for a few hours each week instead.

Great items to donate

Canned Fruits & Vegetables
Fortified Cereals
Juice & Juice Boxes
Soups
Condiments (dressings, oils, mustard, tomato sauces)
Snacks (individually packaged if possible)
Paper Products (paper towels, napkins, cleaning supplies)
Grains and Packaged Dinners (rice, oatmeal, instant potatoes, pasta, mac & cheese)
Shelf Stable milk (soy, rice, evaporated, powdered)
Canned Proteins (tuna, chicken, peanut butter, beans)
Personal Hygiene (diapers, deodorant, feminine products, soap, toothpaste, shampoo)

I know many of you guys already help out your local food banks regularly, so if you have additional tips and ideas for making the most of your efforts I’d love to hear them!

FREE Poise Pads Sample (New Offer)

Head on over here to score a FREE Poise Pads sample. You do NOT need to be a Sam’s Club member to snag this sample.

Walgreens: Children’s Advil Only $0.39 thru 12/17!

If you have kids, then you know that it’s a good idea to keep Children’s Advil stocked. And right now you can score some at Walgreens for just $0.39! Combine an in ad coupon, available thru 12/17, with several others for some awesome savings!

Children’s Advil Liquid $6.99, Regular Price

Buy 2, Receive $3.00 Register Reward
Use 2 $1.10/1 - Advil Children’s Advil Product – (couponnetwork.com)Use $2.00/1 Advil Children’s or Infant’s Advil Product, in-ad coupon, Thru 12/17 ($4.00 will deduct)
And use $2.00/1 Advil Children’s or Infant’s Advil Suspension from Walgreens Infant Care Booklet ($4.00 will deduct)
Pay $3.78, Receive $3.00 Register Reward
Final Price: $0.39 each when you buy 2

FREE Recording of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’ from A Story Before Bed

Here’s a cute Christmas freebie for ya! Head on over here, click on the Record This Book link (on the right side), log in/register for a free account and then follow the instructions to make your very own recording of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.
In a matter of minutes, you’ll have a fun (and free!) recording that you can choose to email to out of town family and friends and/or share on Facebook. This is a great way to connect with the kiddos in your life if you happen to be separated by distance. Keep in mind that you will need a webcam connected to your computer.

Build a Bear Coupon Code: 5 Bears + Gift Card for $41 shipped!!!

Build A Bear has a great deal running today only – though it takes a little work.

Build A Bear Deal Idea

Buy
(2) Cuddly Hearts Teddy (choose between pink or blue) for $16
(3) Winter Wishes Teddy for $5 each
(1) $10 gift card for $5
(4) Build A Bear Stickers $1 each (from Sale Den section)
Use:
Enter the coupon code 97238 to get B1G1 Cuddly Hearts Teddy Bears

This purchase qualifies you for FREE shipping! In total, you pay $40 for 5 bears, 4 Stickers and a $10 gift card!

Tip: The Gift Card and Winter Wishes Teddy will pop up in your cart as specials you can add after you select the Cuddly Hearts Teddy.

Target: New $1/1 Colgate Sensitive Pro-Relief Toothpaste Coupon!

Check out this great new coupon just released (valid at Target only) for $1 off one tube of Colgate Sensitive Pro-Relief! Should make for a great deal!

Enter the Ultimate Holiday Celebration Giveaway

Here’s a fun holiday giveaway from Real Simple and Williams-Sonoma. Enter HERE for your chance to win a $5,000 from Williams-Sonoma.

The Real Simple “Ultimate Holiday Celebration Giveaway” Sweepstakes is open to residents of the 50 United States and D.C., age 18 or older. Contest ends at 11:59PM ET on 12/15/11. Good luck and happy holidays!

Remember to Load Your SavingStar Coupons!

If you aren’t already using SavingStar eCoupons, you may want to start. And if you are using it don’t forget to load all the coupons you want on to your card. These are digital coupons and they are one time use, but they add up!

Here are just a few of the eCoupons available:
Buy any two (2) V8 V-Fusion® Juice 46 oz. Bottles, Save $1.00
Buy two (2) Campbell’s® Slow Kettle® Style soups, Save $1.00
Buy 2 cans of Lucky Leaf® Pie Filling, Save 75¢
Buy 10 Rice-A-Roni or Pasta Roni, Save $3.00
Buy 1 Elmer’s Foam Board, Save 50¢.
Buy 1 Diamond Crystal Sea Salt, Save 40¢.
Buy 1 Krazy Glue, Save 50¢. Expires 12/31/2011.
Buy 1 Elmer’s School Glue, Glue-All or Glue Sticks, Save 50¢.
Buy 1 WACKY MAC & Cheese Dinner, Save 40¢.
Buy 1 Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt, Save 40¢.
Buy 1 Argo® or Kingsford’s® product, Save 40¢.
Buy 1 Colgate® Sensitive Pro ReliefTM Toothpaste (2.7 oz or larger), Save $1.00.
Buy 1 Irish Spring® Deodorant and/or Anti-Perspirant (ets), Save $1.00
Buy 1 Karo® Syrup, Save 40¢. Expires 12/28/2011.
Buy 1 Gulden’s® Spicy Brown Mustard (12 oz size), Save 35¢.
Buy 1 Fleischmann’s® Yeast (Jar or Strip), Save 40¢.
Buy three (3) cans or bowls of Campbell’s® ChunkyTM soup, Save 50¢.
Buy 1 AIR WICK® Freshmatic Ultra Air Freshener Starter Kit, Save $2.00.
Buy 2 AIR WICK® Scented Oils Twin Refills, Save $1.50.
Save $2.00 on any 1 AIR WICK® Double Fresh Oil Warmer.
Buy 2 GUM® Toothbrushes (does not include Crayola Kids), Save $1.00.
Buy any ONE (1) JOLLY TIME Microwave Pop Corn Product, Save 50¢.
Buy 2 Keebler® and/or Sunshine® Crackers (8 oz.+), Save $1.00
Buy 2 Keebler® Cookies (6.6 oz. or Larger, Any Flavor, Mix or Match), Save $1.00
Buy 1 Eucerin Body Lotion (2oz-16.9oz), Save $1.00. Expires 12/14/2011.

Unfamiliar With SavingStar?

SavingStar is a relatively new eCoupon program that is accepted at CVS. You’ll want to sign up with SavingStar and register your CVS card. You’ll be able to load the coupons you want onto your card.
When you are shopping at CVS purchase the items (you can use manufacturer coupons too!) and be sure you have your card scanned. You’ll get a credit for the amount of every ecoupon you used added to your SavingStar account within 5-7 days.
Once you reach $5 in your SavingStar account, you can transfer that money to your bank account, deposit it into your PayPal account, use it towards Amazon or lots of other cool things. SavingStar eCoupons are only available for one time use but when you combine it with manufacturer’s coupons, sales and ECB deals you can really see the savings add up!

Register to be a World Book Knight Giver in 2012 (50,000 Total Books Given Out!)

If you love to read a good book and to tell other people about it, you may want to apply to be a World Book Knight Giver. On April 23rd, 2012, World Book Night, an annual celebration designed to spread a love of reading and books, will take place in the U.S. and U.K. and they’re looking for 50,000 volunteers to each hand out 20 copies of select books. That means they’ll be giving away a total of 1 million FREE special World Book Night paperbacks! Wow!

In order to be a book giver, you must be:

*Aged 16 or over and a resident of the U.S. (go here for the U.K. site)
*Able to pick up 20 copies of your book from your local bookshop or library
*Committed to giving your books away on World Book Night to non or light readers

How Does it Work?

Right now at Walgreens, the Carmex Healing Cream tins are only $1.50! They are usually two for $3.00, so it’s not a huge difference, but with the $1.50 price, you don’t have to buy two. Pair this price with a coupon and you can score one for just $0.50!

Carmex Healing Cream Tin $1.50
Use $1.00/1 Carmex Healing Skin Care, any, from RP 10/30
Final Price: $0.50

Rite Aid: Gold Bond and L’Oreal Mascara Coupons (Facebook)

As I mentioned last week, Rite Aid will be hosting the 25 Deals of Christmas through 12/25 and offering up exclusive coupons to Rite Aid Facebook fans every day! Today’s coupons are valid for $2/1 Gold Bond Ultimate Lotion and Body Wash and $5/1 L’Oreal Double Extend Lash Boosting Mascara. To snag your coupons, head on over to the Rite Aid Facebook page, “like” them and then click on the 25 Deals of Christmas tab; be sure to print them now, as there are limited prints available! And remember, these are Rite Aid store coupons that can be stacked with regular manufacturer’s coupons for even more savings.

FREE Schiff MegaRed Omega 3 Krill Oil Sample!

Head over to the Schiff MegaRed Facebook page and “Like” them to score a FREE sample of Omega 3 Krill Oil!

Eat Better America: Free Progresso Soup sample for members!

Have you joined Eat Better America yet? If not, now is the time! They give away free samples every month to the first 10,000 members. Sign up today!
This month it's for Progresso Soup!

YOUR MEMBERSHIP JUST GOT BETTER! - Be the first to try THIS MONTHÕS FREE* SAMPLE!

• 40 Delicious Flavors with 100 Calories or less

• The only light soups endorsed by Weight Watchers

86 Free kindle ebook downloads

These kindle ebooks can be read on the kindle, but also on your computer with the kindle program, or the kindle app on many different mobile devices. Also, kindle book prices change very frequently, so make sure it’s $0 before you checkout.

Are you looking to cross UGGs off of your Christmas list?! Well, as I am sure most of you know, they are on the pricey side and it’s also pretty hard to find decent discounts on this brand… so I’m guessing some of you will be excited about this new Eversave deal!

Currently, you can snag a $50 voucher to Birkenstock of San Diego Stores for only $25. Use this voucher to purchase UGGs (they have a HUGE selection of UGGs – including UGGs for kids!), Birkenstocks, Vibram FiveFingers and more… voucher is valid site-wide! Plus, this voucher will immediately be available for you to use and if you make your purchase by 12/16, you are guaranteed delivery by 12/24.

Keep in mind that shipping is free on all orders totaling over $75 after the voucher is applied (otherwise, shipping rates start at $8). And, spend $100 before applying your voucher and you’ll receive $10 in Save Rewards.

Fine Print: May buy up to 2 Saves • Use one Save per purchase at www.birkenstocksd.com • Save is valid sitewide at www.birkenstocksd.com, however, it cannot be combined with other coupon codes • Valid for online purchases only; not valid in stores • Code cannot be used toward shipping; Shipping rates start at $8; Free shipping on orders over $75 (after voucher is applied) • Code available immediately after purchase on Eversave • Promotional value expires on Jun 14, 2012.

Rite Aid 4 Day Sale: 12/14 – 12/17

WaHoo! We have some more Rite Aid deals for you! Pricing is valid 12/14 – 12/17.

Spend $10.00 in boxed cards, Receive $2.00 +Up Rewards

Box Holiday Cards, excluding $1.00 50% off

Club Sized Bagged Candy $7.88

Russell Stover Bagged Chocolates, 2.95 – 3 oz $1.00
Buy 5, Receive $1.00 +Up Reward
Pay $5.00, Receive $1.00 +Up Reward
Final Price: $0.80 each when you buy 5

The Peaceful Mom shows you how to make Candy Cane Bath Salts.

Cutting Back Kitchen shows you how to make Peppermint Hot Cocoa.

ChristianBook.com: Fireproof DVD for $5

ChristianBook.com has the FireProof DVD on sale for $5 today.
You can also still get over 8,000 Christmas titles priced at $1.99 or less. They have the Focus on the Family Radio Theatre Christmas Stories CD for just $1.49. Our family has really enjoyed all the Focus on the Family Radio Theatre productions, including this one.
Use coupon code 352455 to get free shipping on orders of $35 or more.

Free Christmas Activity ebook

Download a free Christmas Activity ebook from Education.com.
They also have a free Winter Break Survival Kit with lots of great kid-friendly activities in it available on their Facebook Page.