Swagbucks

Ok, so I'm not normally the first person to try something. I normally like to see what the general consensus is before I dive in. Enter Swagbucks. As I've been reading blogs, I've been noticing people saying the same thing...Swagbucks is awesome.

Heres the deal...you create an account at Swagbucks and then any time you need to search the web, you log in and search the web using their Google powered search engine. As you search you are periodically rewarded with Swagbucks. You can then redeem those Swagbucks for merchandise and gifts cards. There are also several other ways to earn Swagbucks...such as shopping through their site. You will be awarded one Swagbuck for every $5 spent. Also, you can trade in cell phones and video games, invite your friends to join, comment on their blog and interact on their facebook page.

You can use the link to the right of this post to check it out. Let me know what you think!

Coupons & Sales

Estee Lauder is offering a free eye duo with any $50 purchase. Offer expires March 31st. Use code EYESTYLE at checkout.

Artscow.com is have their Crazy $.99 dog tag promotion. These dog tags are cute, you personalize the dog tag with your own photos. These would make cute Mother's Day Gifts. Dads, you could have your child's picture printed on them for mom! Use code COWTAG99 at checkout.

Kohl's is offering 30-35% off of their swimwear. It includes the new Speedo collection from Michael Phelps. They are also offering free shipping on orders of $75 or more. Go here to check it out.

Save 50% on Restaurant.com gift certificates. Pay $5 for a $25 gift certificate. Use code CHEF at checkout.

CVS Savings

I had a great week at CVS this week. Mostly because I went on Sunday instead of waiting until the end of the week when all the good stuff was gone. Also because I've discovered that to really get the most benefit, you need to keep your tranactions small. Anytime I've ever tried to do one big transaction, it always backfires on me.

This week all of the products I wanted were in stock so I didn't have to try to adjust my transaction in my head. It went as follows:

Carnation Instant Breakfast - $4.99 - earns $4.99 ECB's

(2) Act Mouthwash - $1.98 - earns $1.98 in ECB's

Aveeno Shaving Cream - $4.99 - earns $2.00 ECB's used $2.00 off coupon here

Dawn Dish Liquid - $.97 - used $.50 off coupon from this Sunday's paper

Johnson's Buddies Soap - $1.19 - used $1.00 off coupon

CVS Vitamin D - $2.99 - earns $2.99 in ECB's

I used $12 in ECB's that I had earned from last week's transactions and paid a total of $2.10 out of pocket. For this transaction I earned $11.96 in ECB's.

Olay Professional Deal

There are a couple of options to get a good deal on the Olay Pro-X products this week. They are as follows:

Walgreens is offering the Starter Kit for $61.99. Use the $5 off coupon from this Sunday's paper and pay $56.99 out of pocket at Walgreens then download this form for a $25 rebate from Olay.

CVS is offering $5 Extra Bucks back with your purchase of the lotion, cream, wrinkle treatment, eye restoration, discoloration complex or starter kit. Use the $5 coupon from this Sunday's paper and dowload the form mentioned above for a $25 rebate. CVS does not list prices for each product in their ad, however it does say that prices start at $47.00, so I don't know what your final out of pocket will be.

The rebate from Olay says you must purchase $50 worth of Pro-X products by March 8, 2009. Happy Shopping!

It's Snowing!!!

I know some of you are sick of the snow by now but in the south, we don't get it that much. I took this photo this morning from my apartment balcony. We're so excited to see some snow! Most of the church services have been cancelled and they've closed a few roads around town. Like I said, we don't get that much snow so when we do get it, people start closing everything. Oh well, its a good excuse to build a fire and curl up on the sofa! Have a great Sunday!

Coupon Friday

Keep an eye out in your mailbox. I almost threw the coupons on top away because they were wrapped up with some other advertisements. Something told me to look before I tossed it and I'm glad I did because I would have missed out on the following coupons:

$1.00 / Dannon 4-pack fruit smoothie

$1.00 / Dannon La Creme 4-pack

$1.00 / Irish Spring Body Wash

$ .50 / Irish Spring Soap Bars

$1.50 / Colgate Advanced Toothpaste

$1.00 / Softsoap Body Wash

$1.00 / Softsoap Ensembles Liquid Hand Soap

$1.00 / Dannon DanActive 4-pack

$1.00 / Any (Two) Dannon DanActive 4-packs or (One) Eight Pack

These coupons are a little bit higher value than you see in the Sunday paper.

The other booklet you see is a coupon booklet that my hubby purchased from a dad at his office. It was a fundraiser that the school is doing. It is loaded with restaurant and rereational activities coupons. Its like a mini Entertainment book.

After I made a post about the Try Me Free Rebate for the Sure deodorant, I received a coupon in my email. Click here to print yours.

Free Sure Deodorant

While surfing Freeflys for the latest free samples, I found a Try Me Free Rebate offer for Sure Deodorant. They are offering full rebates for Sure for Men, Sure with Natural Extracts and Sure MAX FREE. Just click on each of their names to download the .pdf form. Only one rebate per household.

You could sweeten this deal by purchasing your deodorant on sale and combining it with a coupon. I have always had good luck with getting rebates from Sure. The checks come in a timely manner and they normally include $1.00 off coupons for Pert and Sure.