FREE $10 Credit at bTrendie!

This might be the hottest online deal around right now!!  bTrendie is offering a $10 credit into your account just for creating an account with them!  Its as simple as your name and email address and the credit shows up instantly!  You can use it for any of their great daily deals. CLICK HERE to sign up now!

I signed up today and ordered this adorable umbrella for SuperGirl…I’m going to give it to her for Easter! It is on sale for $7.99 and shipping is $6.95 …using my $10 credit I got it for $4.94 shipped!! You don’t have to use the credit today… but I would sign up right away!

They have all kinds of really adorable items I’m going to have to keep my eyes on!  Check them out and sign up today!!

Special thanks to my friend Keri Lyn at She Saved and to Susan at OrganicDeals for the heads up on this one!

Right At Home Spring Cleaning Gift Pack

If you aren’t a member of Right @ Home this is the time to check them out!  They often have great printable coupons and quite often they send out “gift packs”…this time its a Spring Cleaning Gift Pack that includes:

• One Box Quart-Sized Ziplock Bags
• One Box Scrubbing Bubbles Toilet Cleaning Gel
• One Package Pledge Multi-Surface Wipes

Go HERE and fill out the form… only the first 10,000 who apply will get the free Gift Pack!  When you subscribe to Right @ Home they send you these deals in your inbox…when you click on them you are automatically registered…kind of nice not to have to re-enter your information again and again

Do you suppose this now means I should clean my  house? ….

Yummy Earth Organic Lollipops – $12.95!

YummyEarth Organic Lollipops are back on sale at Amazon again! I ordered these the last time they came around and they ARE yummy!!  My kids love these….and I feel a little less guilty about letting them eat the candy   I looked on the container and a serving size is 3 lollipops… so I don’t feel so bad if they have one every *other* day!

YummyEarth Organic Lollipops are nearly 1/2 price at Amazon right now… $12.95 for a 150 ct. container!  Includes: Pomegranate Pucker, Razzmatazz Berry, Cheeky Lemon, Orange Squeeze, Wet-Face Watermelon. USDA organic.

Here is what the manufacturer has to say: YummyEarth was born out of our commitment to feed our babies, Jonah and Rose, a diet rich in delicious organic foods that are free of yucky chemicals, pesticides and dyes. YummyEarth tastes much better than mass produced chemical candy because we choose real fruit extracts and plant friendly organic ingredients to sweeten our lives and yours. Certified organic. No chemical dyes. 100% Natural colors. 100% Natural flavors. Real fruit extracts. 100% Vegan. Allergen-free. GMO-free. Soy-free. Nut-free. Gluten-free. Wheat-free. Dairy-free.

If you are anything like me, you want to know what, exactly, the ingredients are:  Organic Evaporated Cane Juice, Organic Tapioca Syrup, Non-gmo Citric Acid, Organic and Natural Flavors (Watermelon, Lemon Oils, Pomegranate, Raspberry, Orange Oils), Organic and Natural Colors, Red Cabbage, Purple Carrots.

These qualify for free Super Saver Shipping (orders over $25)… why not order two and share with a friend to get the free shipping?!

$100 P & G Coupon Book

With the largest ever P & G brandSaver appearing in your Sunday Paper this weekend and a great CartBuster Sale at Dillon’s…now is the perfect time to take advantage of the P & G Thank You Mom campaign.  When you spend $50 on P & G products between February 1 – April 15, 2010 you can submit your receipts for a $100 coupon booklet from P & G.  There are a wide variety of product coupons…several of some of the best ones…and of course there are a few B1G1 coupons thrown in just to make you happy.

Here is what you do:

Spend $50 on P & G products between February 1 and April 15, 2010. (Purchases do NOT need to be all on one receipt)

Download the Savings Form and print it off.

Fill out the form, circle the purchases on your original receipts and submit the form by April 30, 2010 (postmarked by this date) to get your coupon book chalk full of goodies.

Be sure to visit ThankYouMom.com to see a full list of the coupons that will be available to you in the booklet.

When a Deal is NOT a Deal: Recycling

So the big news in Lawrence is that Deffenbaugh Recycling is coming to town.  Everyone seems overjoyed that they can finally get curbside recycling…and for only $5 a month…what a deal!

Oh wait.  We could already get curbside recycling in Lawrence….it is slightly more expensive.  I pay $18/mo for weekly pick up and *GASP* I have to sort it myself.  I use Sunflower Curbside Recycling and I am more than happy with the service I receive from these LOCAL folks.

When Deffenbaugh decided to come to town Chris Scafe, owner of Sunflower Curbside Recycling, sent out an email to all of his patrons.  He had some great points…and I feel like sharing.  Lucky me…its my blog and I can do that!

Chris says that Deffenbaugh offered to buy his business from him when they came to town.  He also admits that he has toyed with the idea of service that offers “no sorting”.  This is what he discovered:

“At first, I thought about buying my own trash truck to pick up single-stream recycling, then I visited the materials recovery facility to see for myself how the recyclables are sorted.  I came away with concerns about the quality of their output because all the bales I witnessed were contaminated, for example, bales of newspaper also had aluminum, chipboard, and cardboard mixed in. ”

Chris says that contaminated bales are rejected by the buyers…and doubts that they are re-sorted once they are baled.   I assume that bales of recycling that are not sellable will become trash…despite the good intentions of the patrons.

What does this mean?  $5 a month seems like a great deal for curbside recycling.  I’m the FIRST ONE to jump on a good deal.  But in my opinion, this is NOT a good deal.  If the recycling that you set out becomes trash anyway…you are paying a second business to pick up your trash.

It also seems a bit of a double edged sword:  If you are not already recycling…I guess that any bit that gets through rather than sent to a landfill is progress.  However…if you already recycle and you switch to a service like the one offered by Deffenbaugh, you will be moving backwards.  Your previously recycled materials are now landfill fodder.

While their prices are not competitive at this stage of the game, here are some other ways that Sunflower Curbside Recycling is a better deal:

• Sunflower Curbside Recycling is a local company.  Deffenbaugh was bought  by a Credit Swisse a few years ago.
  
• SCR will pick up glass (Deffenbaugh will not).
• SCR picks up plastic bags.
• SCR does not require you to cut up your corrugated cardboard.
• SCR accepts ALL kinds of metals, not just cans.
• SCR picks up at commercial sites and at apartment complexes (Deffenbaugh will only serve single family residential sites).

I sincerely hope that everyone will recycle.  I am also sincerely hoping that each person or family will put a little extra consideration into HOW they chose to recycle.  Our family stands by Sunflower Curbside Recycling.  The price may be higher but the assurance that my intended purpose is being fulfilled is greater to me than the price tag.

As for sorting your own materials.  Really?  It is NOT that difficult.  The kids and I do it in about 5 minutes each week.  I simply toss them different types into separate plastic bags.  This also turns recycling into a teachable moment for my kids.  They learn to sort and organize.  They learn the value of recycling as we talk about WHY we are doing it every week (I have a toddler and a preschooler so yes, I answer this question EVERY week!).  This makes it one heck of a good deal.

1 Yr Weight Watchers Mag $3.65

Best Deal Magazines has fantastic deals on Magazines…including a Deal of the Day.  Today its a 1yr Subscription to Weight Watchers Magazine for just $4.69!  Add to that the discount code PXSS37 for an additional 15% off and you can get it for just $3.65!

I am in constant need of reminders and motivation in my struggle journey to weight loss … and I’m a huge fan of Weight Watchers.  I’m definitely going to take advantage of this offer.  Not only does it have great tips and recipes, but my friend Jaycie at Coupon Geek told me she found quite a few nice coupons in it as well!

This offer will end today at midnight EST.

Sunday Coupon Preview: March 7

You will definitely want to plan ahead this week for collecting your Sunday inserts!  See the Coupon Preview to get a look at what is in store!  This week you will find the Biggest P&G insert EVER.  Over $162 in savings!  P&G is using this month’s insert as a chance to donate to the Children’s Safe Drinking Water program through PUR.  Please take a minute to read more about this. Interested in collecting a large number of inserts this weekend but not really wanting to spend loads of money?  Here are some ideas to help you round up your weekend fix of coupons!

10 Pairs of Sunglasses for $10

Today’s Deal of the Day at Graveyard Mall is 10 pairs of sunglasses for $10!  Its like they KNEW the weather was cooperating and making us think of Spring today!  My friend Keri Lyn at She Saved told me about this deal the last time it came around… back at the beginning of February.  I thought it sounded great but I didn’t get around to posting it.  Since then she and Jaycie at Coupon Geek BOTH got their sets of 10 and were thrilled with their purchase…so not only could I not pass up on posting it for you this time around… I’ve already ordered some for myself!

I know, I know… TEN pairs of Sunglasses seems excessive….that is what I thought… I ran through the “I could use some as gifts for friends” excuse (Because it is just not hard to convince me to shop)…but then it occurred to me yesterday as I ransacked the diaper bag, the van, the truck and my purse unsuccessfully for one of my two current pairs of sunglasses that perhaps ten pairs isn’t really that many!  LOL!

Truly though, if you boat, camp, hike, have kids or are pregnant (let’s face it….we get a little haphazard when we are pregnant!! LOL) a few extra pairs of glasses might not be a big deal!

Keri Lyn said that of the 10 she received she really loved 4 pairs…found another 2 of them fun and the other 4 were okay… just not her style (but her kids laid claim to them immediately!) and was really pleased with the styles and the quality.

Here are the details of the Deal:

140 Free Address Labels

Vista Print is a great place to get deals and freebies!  This time they are offering 140 Free address labels… all you pay is shipping!  I’ve gotten cards from them before and was happy with the product.  The only downside is that you get a TON of emails from them afterwards.  If you aren’t interested in the advertising you will need to make sure you unsubscribe from their mailing list!

1 Yr Family Fun Magazine Subscription

Family Fun magazine is one of the best family oriented magazines that I’ve read.  I simply don’t have time for much light reading these days…but I try my hardest to make time for this one.  It is full of ideas for crafts, seasonal fun, kid-friendly and kid-appealing cooking and baking, family vacation ideas and tips… the list goes on!

I do think this is most useful for families with older kids…toddlers and up I would suppose. Today only you can get a 1 yr subscription to Family Fun for only $3.99!  This also makes a great gift for a friend!

This price is good until midnight EST tonight.

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