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March 2010

Check out this round-up of the latest freebies

By Jessica Heffner | Tuesday, March 30, 2010, 12:14 PM

Click here for a free one-ounce sample of Sun Frog Eco Fin Environmentally-friendly wood stain.

Get a free subscription to Maxim Magazine when you fill out your information here at Mercury. These subscriptions are great freebies if you qualify.

Bring your leather back to life with this free sample of Leather CPR cleaner.

Try True Lemon drink flavorings for free here.

Request the newest Home Made Simple coupon booklet with $30 is savings inside here.

Get a free Special K protein meal bar here.

Sign up here for free dog tags. These are for you, not an animal. You have to confirm your info via email to get this freebie.

Agion Active is giving away a sree Agion Active Odor + Sweat Treated T-Shirt here.

Sign up here for a free sample of Arm & Hammer toothpaste. You also must hit the confirmation link they send to your email to get this freebie.

Request your free bubble mailer envelope here. You can request more than one envelope.

Get a free sample of Nutrish dog food from Walmart here.

Click here to get a coupon for a free 6-piece screwdriver set at Harbor Freight. No purchase necessary.

Here’s another one for the dogs, this time for Probios Dog Treats.

I’ve blogged about these other freebies in earlier posts, but check out these other free samples from Walmart.

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Break out the coupons for more grocery savings this week

By Jessica Heffner | Tuesday, March 30, 2010, 11:58 AM

If you haven’t started using the coupon deals posted here weekly, then you are throwing your money away. Last week at Kroger I bought 86 items, spent $83.14 and saved $177.49. I don’t know about you, but I don’t have an extra $177 floating around, so that is a big time budget saver for me. Sure, it takes time to cut out coupons, but the end result is worth it. I paid less than $1 per item. That’s a good deal.

Andrea Deckard from Mommysnacks.net has shared the following deals at area stores this week. Check out her picks below and click the links to find out more.

Have you been following along with my CVS Scenarios? Next week, I am starting a new set of scenarios to help you achieve a low out of pocket and maximum savings. Brush up on the Top 5 Tips to Play CVS so you are ready to shop and save big!

CVS

Free Neutrogena Sun Block
$.38 Lindsay Olives
Check out the scenarios in my post and spend only $20 for $44 in products!

Rite Aid

$.50 Old Spice Deodorant after coupons/SCR
$.99 Bic Razor after SCR
$1 Degree Deodorant

Walgreens

$1 DenTek Money-Maker after Coupons/RR
$4 Dulcolax Money-Maker after Coupons/RR
Free Halls Cough Drops

Aldi

$.99 Tortilla Chips
$.79 Saltines Crackers Box
$.99 Applesauce Jar

meijer

Kellogg’s Cereal Scenario: 6 Boxes of Mini Wheats and 2 Gallons of Milk for $7.50!
$1 Johnsonville Sausage
$.75 Philadelphia Cream Cheese

Kroger

$.67 Idahoan Potatoes with Printable Coupon
$1 Post Cereal
$.30 Birds Eye Vegetables

Target

$1.38 Lifesavers Jelly Beans with Printable Coupon
$.49 Stove Top Stuffing
Free St. Ives Product *travel size*

Walmart

$.50 Sobe Lifewater with Printable Coupon
$.97 Snuggle Fabric Softener
$.50 No Nonsense Pantyhose

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Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic offers free kaleidoscope

By Jessica Heffner | Thursday, March 25, 2010, 11:23 AM

Lowe’s is constantly offering weekend Build and Grow Clinic workshops for kids where they get the opportunity to learn how to make something for free. This would be a great activity to do with your kids over the weekend.

Visit Lowe’s this Saturday, March 27, to make a kaleidoscope. The clinic starts at 10 a.m. As part of the event, your kids will receive a Each Build and Grow Clinic participant always free apron, goggles, project-themed patch for the work apron, and a certificate of completion. While all clinics are free, you need to register on the Lowe’s Build and Grow site to ensure you have a spot.

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Try Yoplait YoPlus yogurt for free

By Jessica Heffner | Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 11:08 AM

This freebie has been available before so if you have already requested it, you cannot sign-up again. However, if this is new to you, sign up here to try Yoplait’s YoPlus yogurt for free.

You will receive a coupon in the mail after you fill out this form.

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Treat your pup with these freebies

By Jessica Heffner | Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 10:41 AM

Here’s some more freebies for Fido. Get them while you can!

Click here for a free sample pack of natural Gourmet Wrap treats.

Get a free sample of TJ Health Bites here.

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Get a free chocolate lava cake from Domino’s

By Jessica Heffner | Tuesday, March 23, 2010, 02:24 PM

Take this survey at Domino’s Pizza and receive a promo code for a free Chocolate Lava Crunch Cake.

This code is only available for delivery orders.

I had this cake once during a freebie sale and it was pretty good.

*Note: It appears this offer is over. The site is no longer allowing you to take the survey for the coupon.

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March to Savings at Kroger this week

By Jessica Heffner | Monday, March 22, 2010, 02:08 PM

Sickness has put me down and out the last couple of weeks when it comes to grocery shopping, so I am looking forward to heading to the store this week to get some deals. This week at Kroger the March to Savings event continues where if you buy 8 participating items, you can get $4 off instantly.

These sales events tend to generate some major savings if you use coupons. Check out the match-ups below and start saving. You can mix and match any of the participating items. I’ve included the items with coupons or items I think are a really good price for this blog.

Price 79 cents when you buy 8

75 cents printable here
Price: 25 cents | Free when you buy 8

60 cents on 2 in the 1/31 SS
Price: $2.29 | $1.79 when you buy 8

Price: 49 cents when you buy 8

$1 on 1 Nabisco Crackers in the 1/24 SS
Price: $1.99 | $1.49 when you buy 8

$1 on 1 Nabisco Crackers in the 1/24 SS
Price: $1.99 | $1.49 when you buy 8

$1 on 2 Kellogg’s in the 3/7 RP Insert (exp 4/18/2010)
Price: $2.27 | $1.77 when you buy 8

Price: $1.99 when you buy 8

Price: 99 cents when you buy 8

55 cents on 1 in the 2/21 SS
$1 on 5 printable here
Price: Free - 79 cents | Free - 29 cents when you buy 8

$1 on 4 in the 2/7 RP
Price: 74 cents | 24 cents when you buy 8

$1.50 on 2 in the 3/14 SS
$1 on 2 printable here
Price: $1.49 | 99 cents when you buy 8

$1 on 2 in the 3/7 SS
Price: $1.49 | 99 cents when you buy 8

Price: $2.49 when you buy 8

$1 on 3 in the 2/7 RP
Price: $2.36 | $1.86 when you buy 8

35 cents on 1 in the 1/24 SS
Price: $1.79 | $1.29 when you buy 8

$1 on 1 printable here
Price: $2.49 | $1.99 when you buy 8

Price: $3.97each after Instant Reward when you buy 8
*Note: Get a $3 coupon off your next shopping trip when you buy 4 DiGiorno pizzas

55 cents on 1 Tyson Anytizers in the 1/24 SS
Price: $1.68 | $1.18 when you buy 8

35 cents on 1 in the 2/28 SS
$1 on 3 in the 3/7 RP
50 cents on 1 in the 3/21 SS
Price: $1.18 - $1.48 | $68 cents - 98 cents when you buy 8

$1 on 1 printable here
Price: $1.99 | $1.49 when you buy 8

$1 on 1 on Ore-Ida Hash Browns in the 3/21 SS
Price: $1.79 | $1.29 when you buy 8

$1 on 1 on sticks printable here
$1 on 1 on sticks in the 3/21 RP
Price: 99 cents | 49 cents when you buy 8

Price: $2.49 when you buy 8

55 cents on 1 printable here
Price: $1.49 | 99 cents when you buy 8

50 cents 2 on shredded in the 1/31 SS
Price: $1.67 | $1.17 when you buy 8

55 cents on 1 in the 2/14 RP
$1 on 1 in the 3/21 RP
Price: 99 cents | 49 cents when you buy 8

$1 on 1 in the 1/31 SS
Price: $1.50 | $1 when you buy 8

50 cents on 2 in the 1/31 SS
Price: $1.99 | $1.49 when you buy 8

$1 on 2 in the 1/24/2010 SS
Price: $1.99 | $1.49when you buy 8

$1 on 1 in the 1/31 RP
$2 on 1 printable here
Price: $2.50 - $3.50 | $2 - $3 when you buy 8

$1 on 1 Motrin in the 1/3 and 3/14 RP
Price: $2 | $1.50 when you buy 8

75 cents on 1 printable here
Price: 50 cents | Free when you buy 8

75 cents on 1 printable here
Price: $2 | $1.50 when you buy 8

Price: $1 when you buy 8

Price: $1 when you buy 8

$1 on 1 in the 3/21 SS
Price: $3 | $2.50 when you buy 8

75 cents on 1 in the 1/3 RP
Price: 50 cents | Free when you buy 8

$1 on 1 in the 1/3 RP
Price: $4 | $3 when you buy 8

$1 in the 1/24 SS
Price: 50 cents | Free when you buy 8

50 cents in the 2/7 SS
Price: $2.61 | $2.11 when you buy 8

50 cents in the 2/7 SS
Price: $1.49 each | 99 cents when you buy 8

$2.97 Lysol Toilet Bowl Cleaner 50 cents in the 2/7 SS Price: $1.97 | $1.47 when you buy 8

$1 in the 1/24 RP
Price: $4.99 each | $4.49 when you buy 8

Price: $4.49 when you buy 8

$1 in the 1/31/2010 SS
Price: $3.49 | $2.99 when you buy 8

Buy One Get One Free in the 1/31 SS
Price: $2.50 | $2 when you buy 8

Price: $2.99 when you buy 8

Price: 79 cents when you buy 8

Price: $2.99 when you buy 8

$1 on 1 in the 3/21 SS
Price: $4.99 | $4.49 when you buy 8

Price: 49 cents when you buy 8

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Stop flushing your money down the toilet

By Jessica Heffner | Friday, March 19, 2010, 05:30 AM

I never realized how much money I was literally flushing down the toilet each month.

Last summer I purchased a 1964 ranch house in need of a lot of updating. Most of the home was at original builders’ grade, including the toilets. This didn’t bother me too much until my water bill jumped $70, caused by one of these old fixtures leaking.

Immediately I began researching for a suitable replacement. According to toiletology.com, my old flusher was guzzling 5.5 gallons of water with every flush. With an average of 10 flushes a day in my two-person household, that adds up to more than 20,000 gallons of water a year going down the toilet.

I’ve always leaned toward being green because of the value financially and environmentally. I found a Glacier Bay toilet at Home Depot for just $98 with the WaterSense seal, meaning it meets rigorous U.S. EPA standards for water conservation. At just 1.28 gallons a flush, this toilet will reduce my water use by 15,403 a year over my old toilet if I flush 10 times a day, like my previous example.

I saved more money by having my husband install it. The most plumbing he’s ever done is install a new faucet, but he was able to knock out this project in just 45 minutes.

I did worry if the toilet would be able to clear the bowl using so much less water and power than my old flusher. After a few days getting used to having to hold the lever down longer (my old one you barely tapped it and it would flush) I can report it works very well and has impressed me with how quickly the tank recycles.

Toilets account 30 percent of the average household water bill. Energy-efficient toilets use 20 percent less water than older toilets.
A family of four can save $99 annually by replacing one toilet that was installed between 1980 and 1994 with a WaterSense-labeled toilet.
A new toilet can save up to 16,000 gallons of water in one year for a family of four. This is roughly equivalent to two backyard swimming pools.
If just one percent of American homes replaced an older toilet with a new WaterSense-labeled toilet, the country would save more than 38 million kilowatt-hours of electricity — enough to supply more than 43,000 households for one month.

For more on how you can save by replacing your toilet, click here.

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Free Tide sample and coupons up for grabs

By Jessica Heffner | Thursday, March 18, 2010, 09:09 AM

This one is guaranteed to go quickly so get it while you can.

P&G Everyday Solutions is offering a free sample of Tide with Febreze plus a $1 off coupon when you sign up here.

You must have an account with P&G to get this freebie. This is a good group to join as you can get a bunch of freebies and coupons when you sign up.

I’ve used this product before, and I think it does well at cleaning stains and freshening up the smell of my husband’s stinky work clothes.

Just to note, if you have requested coupons or freebies from P&G you have to wait until next quarter to request this sample. Hope it is still available then!

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Middletown McDonald’s giving out free Frappe samples

By Jessica Heffner | Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 11:33 AM

A co-worker just made a lunch run to McDonald’s in Middletown on Verity Parkway and snagged a 7-oz. free sample of the new McCafe Frappe with his purchase.

He gave the sample to me, it was the mocha flavor and it was delicious. I am now completed caffeinated.

There is no purchase necessary, although my co-worker was already there to buy a meal anyway. He went inside to get his order. If you’re heading out for lunch today, March 16, then go over to the McDonald’s at 351 North Verity Pkwy. in Middletown and get your free sample.

What a yum freebie!

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Get four weeks of free movie rentals at Blockbuster

By Jessica Heffner | Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 10:52 AM

Stop paying for movie rentals when you can get this free 4-week trial of Blockbuster Total Access now!

Sign-up here for Blockbuster Total Access for three movie rentals at a time plus five in-store exchanges. This includes video game rentals.

The site automatically has a free two-week trial, but you can get four weeks free using promotional codes. To get this deal, simply sign up and use one of the following codes at checkout: morejobs, face1m, freetrial0618m. Enter the codes by clicking the link “Have a Promotional Code” underneath the sign-up options on the right.

This is only a free trial, so if you do not want the service after four weeks remember to cancel your membership by that date or you will be charged $19.99 for the service.

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Get a one-day pass to Sam’s Club

By Jessica Heffner | Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 10:26 AM

Bulk shopping can be a good way to cut down on your costs, especially if you have coupons. However, I am not a member of warehouse stores like Sam’s Club because I am against spending money for a membership that doesn’t guarantee me the savings I already get at stores.

If there is something you have been wanting to get at Sam’s Club, here is a chance to enter the store for free.

Click here for a free one-day pass into Sam’s Club. The membership card comes as a downloadable PDF.

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Get $54 in products for just $3. Find out how here

By Jessica Heffner | Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 10:14 AM

Andrea Deckard has an update on sales this week at area stores. Here is her post on best deals this week.

Another great week to shop at the drugstores. This week at CVS you can “roll” your ECB’s to purchase $54 in products for under $3! While shopping at CVS specifically, you hear people talk about “rolling” ECB’s. This is referred to making multiple transactions and paying for subsequent transactions using the ECB’s you just earned.

If you want to learn more about how to shop at CVS, take a look at my Top 5 Tips to Play CVS. I explain the lingo and teach you how to save!

CVS

Free after ECB Stayfree Products
$.50 Right Guard Deodorant
Check out the scenarios in my post to save big by rolling your ECB’s!

Rite Aid

$1.32 Hershey’s Easter Candy with Printable Coupon
$1.49 Nestle Crunch Eggs

Walgreens

$.50 Coffee-Mate Creamer with Printable Coupon
$.99 Glade Sense & Spray Starter Kit
Buy 3 Listerine products and pay just $1 out of pocket!

Aldi

$.89 Andy Capps Hot Fries
$1.19 Clancy’s Cheddar or Butter Puffed Corn
$1.19 Season’s Choice Diced Onion Rings

meijer

$.25 Hormel Chili with Printable Coupon
Free Chex Mix
$.20 Land O Lakes Butter

Kroger

The March to Savings Promotion is running. Buy 8 items and receive $4 off Instantly at checkout!
Free Bumble Bee Tuna
Free Speed Stick Deodorant

Target

Get a FREE Kodak Pocket Photobook - stop by to get the code for your order!
$.50 Softsoap Hand Soap
$.50 Kellogg’s Cereal after Gift Card

Walmart

$.70 Yoplait Greek Yogurt with Printable Coupon
FREE Reach Floss
Free Johnson & Johnson First Aid To Go

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Get a free photo book from Picaboo

By Jessica Heffner | Friday, March 12, 2010, 05:32 AM

This would be a nice gift or just an easy way to preserve some memories.

Get a free classic photo book at Picaboo by using the code AFFLGB at checkout. The book includes 20 pages and is available as a custom book, with a classic cover or in leather. Valued at $39.99, this is a great freebie. You do have to pay shipping, which is $8.99.

This offer is valid through March 31.

Get more information here.

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Freebies available now

By Jessica Heffner | Thursday, March 11, 2010, 11:18 AM

Get a free Downy fabric softener sample from Sam’s Club here. You do not have to have a membership to receive this freebie.

Here’s another one from Sam’s Club, this time for Degree for Women deodorant.

Become a fan of Vaska on Facebook and get a free sample of Vaska Herbatergent laundry detergent. Sign up with the link on their Facebook page. Only fans can receive this freebie.

Get a new free coffee sample from Dunkin’ Donuts here.

Huggies is offering a free 2-pack sample of its Snug & Dry diapers in the sizes 2 through 6 from Costco. You do not need to be a Costco member to ask for this sample.

If you haven’t received this freebie already, then sign-up here for a free Glad Forceflex trash bag sample here.

Get a free Medicare You Deserve tote bag when you fill out this survey.

As part of the Wedding Wire, review 5 of your wedding vendors and choose from several rewards, including a free $5 Amazon gift card here.

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Celebrate Barbie’s birthday with freebies at Toys R Us

By Jessica Heffner | Thursday, March 11, 2010, 10:55 AM

For 50 years old, you know Barbie looks good!

If your kids love Barbie, then head over to Toys R Us this Saturday to celebrate Barbie’s birthday and get a free gift while you are there.

From noon- 2 p.m. for a free Barbie event to celebrate the iconic doll’s birthday and the release of Barbie In A Mermaid Tale. Kids will get to decorate a Barbie party hat. Free gifts and event materials are available while supplies last.

There are other

Free Barbie Fashion Fever Doll with Any Barbie purchase of $25 or more. A $10.99 value.
Free Barbie 50th Anniversary Doll Limited Edition reproduction artwork with select purchase.
Get the Barbie souvenir doll at the 959 price! Get a Barbie 11 1/2” souvenir doll for $3, was $12.99.

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Sports fans, get a free copy of ESPN Insider magazine

By Jessica Heffner | Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 01:05 PM

Get a free one-month subscription to ESPN Insider Magazine when you sign up here.

Normally, you have to qualify for these subscriptions to get them for free. Usually if your profession has something to do with the magazine topic or you register as a “homemaker” you can get the magazine. These always come in the mail if you do qualify and there is nothing better than getting a magazine you want for free!

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Find out how to save money on groceries this week

By Jessica Heffner | Tuesday, March 9, 2010, 01:34 PM

Find out how you can save big this week at area stores with this guest post from Andrea Deckard at Mommysnacks!

The drugstores are the stores to shop this week - there are so many free items! This week, Rite Aid has Cover Girl Cosmetics on sale for B1G1 Free. Match that with a recent coupon for B1G1 Free and you get two products for free! Check out today’s post to understand how these sales and coupons work so you pay nothing!

CVS

FREE Oral B Cross Action Toothbrush
FREE Nabisco Crackers
Check out the scenarios in my post to purchase $23 in products for less than $5. Plus, you will also have $6.99 in ECB’s to use next time too!

Rite Aid

$5 Money-Maker on John Frieda Products
$2 Money-Maker on Biore Products after Rite Aid Coupon
FREE Cover Girl Cosmetics

Walgreens

$.50 Coffee-Mate Creamer with Printable Coupon
$.99 Glade Sense & Spray Starter Kit
Buy 3 Listerine products and pay just $1 out of pocket!

Aldi

$.49 Carrots Bag 2 lb
$.49 Onions Bag 3 lb
$.99 Red Potatoes Bag 5 lb

meijer

$.24 Dannon Yogurt Cups with Printable Coupon
$.75 Progresso Soup
$.75 Starkist Tuna

Kroger

$1.79/pound Tyson Boneless Chicken
Free Tennessee Pride Sausage Gravy

Target

FREE Band-Aids with Printable Coupon
$.49 Oral-B Stages Toothbrush
$.17 Crest Kids Toothpaste

Walmart

FREE Johnsons Buddy Bars Printable Coupon
FREE Kotex Liners
$.47 Sure for Men Deodorant

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Get free movie rentals for good grades

By Jessica Heffner | Friday, March 5, 2010, 03:21 PM

Sometimes being good does have some rewards.

If you have a child in grades K-12 that has B average or better in school, they can get a free movie rental from the Blockbuster Classics. Kids can receive one movie rental per grading quarter. Grab the popcorn and you’ve got yourself a pretty nice reward for good grades.

The special excludes new releases, but there are still some good titles to be had.

For more information, click here.

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Get 100 photo prints for $1.99 shipped

By Jessica Heffner | Thursday, March 4, 2010, 11:42 AM

I like to wait to print my photos until a good deal comes around. I find these days that online is the way to go to get prints at a really low price.

Right now, Kodak Gallery is awarding all new accounts with 50 free prints. If you add a new promotional code to the mix, that adds another 50 free prints. Shipping is just $1.99, so this is a great way to get photo prints on the cheap. Here’s how:

1. Create a new Kodak Gallery account and get your first 50 free prints.

2. Use the promotional code 50FREE to get an additional 50 free prints. Make sure your cart as a total of 100 prints or more in it before trying to use the code.

3. Checkout and enjoy!

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Pamper your pup with free dog treats

By Jessica Heffner | Thursday, March 4, 2010, 10:31 AM

Pamper your pup with some free dog treats from Walmart.

Get a free sample of Beneful IncrediBites when you sign up here.

While you’re there, sign up for these other great freebies from Walmart:

Free sample of Olay Total Effects body wash

Free sample of Underjams

Free sample of Crest 3D Whitestrips

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Get rewarded for going green with RecycleBank

By Jessica Heffner | Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 11:26 AM

I’ve always been a proponent of being green to save green. It just makes sense to be more environmentally conscious when you know it is helping your planet and helping you save money. Enter RecycleBank.

RecycleBank. partners with cities and haulers to reward households for recycling. You earn points that can be used to shop at over 1,500 local and national businesses and receive coupons for discounts off of the products you use most.

Just for signing up, I received 105 points. These points were enough to get me a free bottle of Seventh Generation all-purpose cleaner, which I will receive as a coupon in the mail that I can redeem at my local grocer (such as Kroger).

Here’s how you can start saving the Earth and get rewarded for doing it:

1. Sign-up for RecycleBank.

2. Join the eBay Green Team and receive 50 points. The eBay Green Team is a no-cost forum that discussed the environment.

3. Enter code RECYCLEYOURMAGS in the promo code box at the bottom of the page for 15 points

4. Get an additional 40 points just for completing your registration.

5. Browse the rewards options under the Get Rewards tab to start getting savings now. There are several free items for Seventh Generation products.

Get more rewards. Sign up for their Visa card and you’ll get 2,500 more points. Send in old electronics through their recycling program, and get points based on the item.

The easiest way to earn points is by completing curbside recycling. Unfortunately the communities in our area are not participating. Since you are likely recycling anyway, this is 450 monthly points you are missing out on. Get your community involved by contacting your local municipality about the RecycleBank program. RecycleBank will let you know when the curbside program comes into your area by registering here.

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Free magazines, manicure set, Hooters appetizer and more

By Jessica Heffner | Tuesday, March 2, 2010, 02:10 PM

Here’s a new freebie from ShopText, the texting service that gets you freebies. Get a free Issue of More Magazine when you text the word MORE to 467-467. If you have never signed up for ShopText, you will be prompted to sign up before you can register for the free. Standard text messaging rates apply. To read more about ShopText, read my blog here.

This is a HOT freebie and I am not sure how long it will last. Sign up with Warner’s and get a free e.l.f. french manicure set with free shipping. This is while supplies last.

Register here for a free Arm & Hammer Baking Soda shaker. I think you could use this to refresh your carpets or kitty litter. I use their actual carpet refresher and it is great. Will come in 8 weeks.

Click here for a free coupon for a 16-oz. coffee at your local Pilot station.

Scroll down to the bottom of this page and get a coupon for a free plate of sausage and biscuits at Waffle House. The coupon is good through March 15.

Get a free heart charm from Centura here. As a bonus free gift, they are also sending a box of Godiva chocolate, the site says.

Celebrate the service women have done for our country with this free publication, Women at War, here, from the VFW.

The first 100,000 to sign up will get a coupon here for a free appetizer at Hooters to be used March 18 or March 19.

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Free light bulbs, mascara, Gatorade and more at area stores

By Jessica Heffner | Tuesday, March 2, 2010, 12:52 PM

Andrea Deckard has an update on sales this week at area stores. Here is her post on best deals this week.

The sales are fairy average this week. But, at least we can look forward to getting a great coupon for free today! When you become a Fan of Nabisco Cookies on Facebook, you can request a coupon for a FREE Package of Nabisco Cookies. Don’t forget to request your coupon because they are limited to 500,000!

CVS

Money Maker on PowerBar Energy Gels
$.24 Campbell’s Soup
Check out the scenarios in my post to purchase $37 in products for just $3 if you followed the deals from last week! Plus, you will also have $5 in ECB’s to use next time too!

Rite Aid