Groupon: $100 of Picaboo products for $35

Groupon is having another Picaboo deal.  This time they're offering $100 in Picaboo products for $35.  These are very quality books.  In fact, a Picaboo offer was the first Groupon I ever purchased because I love making photobooks to preserve my own memories and make gifts for Grandmas - they love seeing pictures of their Grandkids!

If you want to take advantage of the current Picaboo deal, visit Groupon and register if you haven't already done so.  Today's Picaboo deal is their on-line deal, so you should be able to find it in the right side-bar for any city you're in, but if not, check out Springfield, MO.

Therefore, after you've registered/signed in:
1. If you don't see the Picaboo deal in the right sidebar of your city, click on the arrow next to the name of the city and find Springfield, MO.
2. Find the Picaboo deal along the right side and click on that.
2. Click "Buy!" and complete your information.
3. Do a little Happy Dance because you just got a great deal!

Your Groupon will become active on April 26 and you can start making books as soon as you want after that.  You have until October 20, 2011 to use all of your credit (but it does not all have to be used in one order!).  Also, this deal can be applied toward tax and shipping, so that's great!  If you wait, too, you can typically find really good deals on Picaboo books (such as Buy One Get One Free or 50% off) - if you want me to let you know when coupon codes for Picaboo books show up, let me know!

*If you're a Swagbucks user, be sure to buy your Groupon through them.  When you get to the homepage, click on the Earn tab at the top and then Daily Deals.  You will see a list of Groupon offers in your area.  Click on any of those (it doesn't have to be this specific deal) and then find this deal under Springfield.  You should still earn 160sb for purchasing any Groupon!

FREE 8x10 Collage at Walgreens

Walgreens is currently offering up a FREE 8x10 Photo Collage.  Use the code BFCOLLAGE at checkout through Saturday.  (Only one per customer.)

If you opt for in-store pick-up, you will not need to pay for shipping and this collage will be completely free!

To take advantage of this offer:
- Sign up for an account with Walgreens Photo.
- Upload your pictures.
- When finished uploading, click the option to "Go to Store"
- Find "Collages" and click on the large purple box that says, "Collage Prints"
- Complete the process for an 8x10 collage.
- When you have it how you like it, Add to Cart.
- After adding the Coupon Code BFCOLLAGE, click "Update Total" and it should be FREE!


Something to note if you've never done a collage from Walgreens before - after you select your photos, they automatically arrange them for you - you get no choice.  This actually frustrates me a lot.  If you want to change the arrangement, click on "Need to Make Changes?" on the background color selection page.  One of the options is "Shuffle Photos" - just keep shuffling until you find one you're happy with.  This takes a lot of frustrated shuffles for me, but it's free so I keep my mouth shut - except for my current venting.

10 Veggie Tales DVD's Sold Out!

THIS DEAL IS SOLD OUT!


Family Christian Stores is having a great deal on a tin filled with 10 VeggieTales DVD's and plush toys.  What a fun Christmas gift!


It was originally $79.99.  It is down to $39.99 now, when you use coupon code 122529301 for an add’l 25% off at checkout, it comes down to $29.99. Shipping is only $0.99 - so that's great!

• 10 all-time favorite DVDs with fun lesson
• Plus – Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber PLUSH TOYS
• Packaged in a beautiful custom molded Bob & Larry shaped TIN (11.5” tall x 8.8”wide x 1.25” thick)
• Portable DVD Case

Full-length DVDs Included:

1. Duke and the Great Pie War (Loving Your Neighbor) – Runtime 45 minutes
2. Dave and the Giant Pickle (Self Esteem) – Runtime 30 minutes
3. Josh and the Big Wall (Obedience) – Runtime 30 minutes
4. Esther: The Girl Who Became Queen (Courage) – Runtime 30 minutes
5. Madame Blueberry (Thankfulness) – Runtime 45 minutes
6. The Ballad of Little Joe (Facing Hardship) – Runtime 75 minutes
7. Lyle the Kindly Viking (Sharing) – Runtime 35 minutes
8. King George and the Ducky (Selfishness) – Runtime 30 minutes
9. Big River Rescue (Helping Others) Runtime 45 minutes
10. Sheerluck Holmes (Friendship) – Runtime 50 minutes

 You can find this deal here.


I found this deal on For the Mommas.

Earn a $10 Groupon Gift Card!

There is a sweepstakes going on right now for over 80 gift cards for Groupon.com, some of them up to $500!!!  The best part, though, is after you sign up, they give you a link to share with friends.  If you share with five friends and THEY sign up, you'll earn a $10 Groupon gift card!  That's a great deal!  Go here to enter!

(Note: You do NOT have to sign up for the Groupon e-mails OR subscribe to Real Simple in order to enter the sweepstakes - just be sure all boxes are left unchecked.)

Questions about Groupon?  Read more here.

Woot-Off!

There is a website to which I am thoroughly addicted.  It is called woot.com and I check it and it's cohorts, kids.woot.com and shirt.woot.com daily.  If you have not heard of woot, basically it sells one object a day at a significant discount to its retail asking price - many times something useless, always something random.  If you want it, you click the obnoxiously large button that says so and buy it - but you have to do it that day or it's gone.  You can't buy yesterday's item and if it sells out, that's it.  If it doesn't sell out, they put something else up the next day anyway.  What do they do with the extra things that don't sell out?

They wait.

And then they have a woot-off.  A woot-off lasts anywhere from one to three days.  The amount of time is arbitrary and chosen by them, you won't know how long the madness will last.  During a woot-off they sell one item after another (still only one at a time, though!).  When an item sells out, they put up a new one.  The woot-off items tend to be even more random and useless than the daily deals - these are the things no one wanted in the first place, remember?  And, yet, the time-sensitive pressure to buy exists.  People will purchase things they don't want or need just to keep the woot-off moving or because they have an inkling they might want it someday and this is their only chance.  It's pure madness.

And I give in every time.

All this to say: today is a woot-off on both the original Woot and Kids.Woot.

I tend to use a tracker - wooters.us is mine of choice (yes, people have devoted full websites to the Woot-Off) - rather than refreshing the page constantly throughout the day.  Wooters.us lets me know when an item has sold out and when a new one comes up (via an obnoxious dinging) and also predicts the amount of time until a certain item will sell out.

Finally, the holy grail of the woot-off - the one everyone is waiting for is called the "Random Crap." People literally watch this annoying rapid-paced-selling-of-ridiculousness for days waiting for the one moment when the "Random Crap" goes up for sale (as if it doesn't all fit under that title).  The "Random" is represented by a bag and thus generally referred to as the "Bag of Crap" or "B.O.C." It always costs $8.  It always sells out within nano-seconds.  I'm not kidding.  The reason is because of tales of those who have received large-screen T.V.s and other amazing worth-way-more-than-$8 items.  Warning: most of the items in the B.O.C.'s are not this way.  Trust me.  We've gotten two.  They're generally not worth anything more than the bragging rights that you got one.  And yet we still get excited when we get the chance.

It's pure ridiculousness.

As a side note to that: wooters. us (and other trackers) basically exists to give people a greater chance of winning the coveted B.O.C. (a prize for which we pay $8).  It has "auto-buy" which automatically clicks the "I Want One" button and takes you to the buying page.  It gives people an edge and the true woot devotees hate it.  I don't mind.


PS Kids.Woot generally tends to have some pretty quality items.  Great toys and baby gear at significant discount.  So, it's worth checking out - especially if you're buying for kids.  Many a birthday and Christmas gift have been purchased on this site - saving a lot of money (when we don't give in and buy things we don't need, that is).

Barnes & Noble - FREE Membership Trial and $5 off $10 Toys

Currently, you can sign up for a trial membership to Barnes & Noble here.  Here is some more information on that program:

What are the perks of being a Barnes & Noble member?

* Everyday Member Discount of 40% off the list price of the current hardcover Barnes & Noble Store Bestsellers (this applies to the 10 fiction hardcover bestsellers and 10 non-fiction hardcover bestsellers based on sales at Barnes & Noble Stores and designated by Barnes & Noble from time to time).
* 20% off the list price of all Barnes & Noble designated adult hardcover books.
* 10% off the marked Barnes & Noble sale price of other eligible items.
* FREE Express Shipping for orders made at www.BN.com and on Ship-to-Home orders placed at Barnes & Noble retail stores
* Periodic special promotions at Barnes & Noble Stores and online at www.bn.com.

How do I snag the FREE 2 month membership?

* Head over here to register for your free trial. Keep in mind that the FREE  two-month Membership is for new members only who have not previously enrolled in Membership.
* You will need to provide your credit card information to sign up for this free membership. Prior to the 2 month membership period ending, you can cancel the membership at any time and your credit card will NOT be charged. You can cancel by calling Member Services at 866-238-READ, sending an email to membership@barnesandnoble(dot)com, or by logging into your membership account. If you do not choose to cancel the membership within the free 2 month period, your credit card will be charged $25 upon expiration of the free 2 month membership.


Personally, I'm excited about the free shipping and I set an e-mail reminder using Google Calendar so I won't forget to cancel before my 2 months are up.

Now, in order to activate your FREE trial, you have to make a purchase.  Conveniently enough they are currently running a sale in their toy department for $5 off any $10 purchase of qualifying toys (discount will appear after item is placed in your cart).  How exciting if you're planning for Christmas already - which is a great idea because if you start working now, you can have Christmas gifts done and paid for by Thanksgiving - and save a LOT of money doing so, also!  Just be sure you know who will be receiving any gift before you purchase and that you know where it's coming from in your budget.  It's not a good deal if it will sit in your closet for years waiting to figure out who to give it to, or if it completely ruins your budget.

Barnes and Noble has a great selection of Melissa & Doug toys - my favorites!  So, check them out and see if you can find any great deals for yourself!  This Dress-Up Fireman is only $7.95 - and since you're signing up for the free trial, shipping is FREE:

I found this deal on Hip2Save.

Swag Code

If you've joined swagbucks but don't know how to earn more sb, codes are one way to boost your total just a bit.  Codes are released randomly - on average about once a day - and are generally only good for an hour or two, so it's a good idea to check for them periodically.  How?  Using the swidget at the bottom of this blog is one of the best ways to do so.  You can check as often as you want and if there is a code out there, it will tell you where to find it.  For example, right now it will tell you to check out the blog.  There's a tip there for finding a code worth 7sb - now it's only good for the next ten minutes - sorry about the late warning, but now you know what a Swag Code is and where to find them!

If you haven't joined SwagBucks yet - you can do so here.

FREE Amazon Gift Cards with Swagbucks

If you know much about me, you know I am a large proponent of swagbucks.com.  Since July of last year, I have earned $195 in gift cards to amazon.com from using their website. I'm not sure if you're aware (but you probably are), but amazon sells just about everything under the sun. $200 in free money for me? Nice. You can see some of the fun purchases from my swagbucks-earned gift cards here and here.  I even plan on using some of my latest earnings for Christmas gifts.

Now, this is really easy money because all I have to do is use their google-powered search engine whenever I search for anything on-line. And I search a LOT. To make it easier, you can change the search bar at the top of your browser to use swagbucks (SB) automatically - and it's not a download, so you don't have to worry about that if that kind of thing bothers you. Just search. That's all. And every time you search you get the chance to earn swagbucks. You then trade your SB for real B in the form of gift cards - as mentioned I opt for amazon because it's the best deal. I search a lot and, on average, I earn about 15sb/day for searching. They also have codes to earn you bucks, which is a big portion of my swagbucks, but let's start off easy - search, earn money.

Interested now?  Sign up!

Any questions, just ask!

If you sign up and need extra tips on how to make the most of your account, let me know and I can give you more detailed advice!

ArtsCow: Free Prints and $3.99 PhotoBooks

One of my favorite websites for photo prints and other photo gifts is ArtsCow.  Upon signing up, you will automatically earn 400 free prints and 3 free 8x8 photo books.  Granted, shipping costs money, but the cost is still phenomenal considering.  Right now they also have a code you can enter to earn 6 free 6x6 Photo Books each month for the next six months.  The shipping on these books is $3.99 ($2.99 for each additional in the same order).

To get these free books, simply register for an account.  Once registered, go to "My Account".  On the left sidebar, you will see a tab for "Credits and Discounts".  Once there, enter the code below in the box and your free photo book credits will appear on the list along with all of the other free items you qualify for.  To check on shipping charges, click on the link at the very bottom of the page labeled "Shipping Fees".

The code for the 6x6 books is 6M6X6BKS.  


(Please note: all products from artscow ship from Hong Kong, thus the shipping time can be a little longer than some others - about two weeks - so keep this in mind when ordering.)

Free Sample: Glory Seasoned Cooking Base

I love free samples (hello, free is in the title!).  One great place to get them is from walmart.com.  Wal-mart is, of course, a reputable company and you don't have to sign up for any newsletters or other harrassing forms of communication in order to receive samples.

The latest sample:

Sounds yummy to me!

Just go here to get yours before they run out!

I found this deal at For the Mommas.

Huggies Rewards: 5 More Points

Another 5point code for Huggies Enjoy the Ride Rewards:

BJGGPDCLDDPMPGB

Huggies Enjoy the Ride Rewards

Whether you have a child in diapers or not, the Huggies Enjoy the Ride Rewards program is an easy way to earn points to cash in for various prizes or instant win sweepstakes.

In the past, we cashed in some points to get Micaiah these cute Crayola Tub Tracers for FREE, including shipping!  She LOVES them!!!

These aren't available now, but I'm saving my points for the next time something amazing is available.  There are points for this rewards program available everywhere - not just on diapers and wipes.  And the rewards include instant win games to win things like Gap gift cards - so if you don't have kids, it's worth a try anyway.

You can join by going here or you can let me know and I can e-mail you a referral link (that would help me out, but it's ok if you'd rather not wait) :)

Here are three codes to get you started with 7 points:

BGRCSTFRDJGRPGB (1point)
BGSHBQLWTGRKPGB (1point)
BJQRFNCNMCNPPGB (5point)
   

Groupon: $10 for $20 of candy

I originally wasn't going to worry about posting this deal until I saw it was also valid at Shawnee Mall.  Now, I wasn't planning on buying $10 worth of candy anytime soon, but I suppose it could be a great way to stock up for Halloween treats or other great candy moments :)  So, just in case you're interested:

$10 for $20 Worth of Candy, Confections and More at Candyopolis.

This Groupon can be redeemed at any one of six locations in the OKC area: Quail Springs Mall, Penn Square Mall, Sooner Mall, Shawnee Mall, Oakwood Mall, and Central Mall.

Curious about Groupon?  You can read my previous post here.

Wimgo: $11 Theater Tickets

Wimgodeals.com is another daily deals site, specifically for the Oklahoma City area.  It is associated with wimgo - a website dedicated to those in the OKC metro find things to do around town. 

Today's wimgo deal: $11 for One Ticket to Any OKC Theatre Company Performance at the Civic Center! ($22 value)

I know it's not cheap, but if theater is your thing, half price isn't bad!  If we had the money, I would go see The Mousetrap coming up in November - we're big Agatha Christie fans.

Another bonus: The Theater Company is donating 5% of the proceeds to the City Rescue Mission.

Check it out here.

Groupon

A website I'm rather new to, but I'm enjoying thus far, is a daily deals website.  There are multiple and I'll introduce the others in time.  The essence of these websites is to offer one deal each day for products and services in various regions to promote the company offering the deal and to allow us, the customers, to experience what they have to offer at a severely discounted price.

Typically you'll be more interested in the deals for your given region but occasionally one region's deal for the day will be an on-line offer.  On these days anyone across the country can take advantage because you can redeem the vouchers on-line (rather than at a physical location).

When doing an off-line deal through Groupon, you may print your Groupon from your account and use it at the given location as you would any other coupon.  Be sure to pay attention to limitations - some Groupons have an entire year before they expire, for others it's just a month or two.  You can always see this information on the Groupon page before you decide to purchase.

These deals are typically only good for the day they're offered, so if you're interested, you better hurry!

Any questions about Groupon?  Just ask and I'll answer to the best of my ability!