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Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
I’ve long recommended Vocalpoint as a great panel to be a part of if you want to receive free coupons and deals. Over the last few years since I’ve signed up, I’ve periodically received coupons in the mail for totally free products just for being a member. You can learn more about how Vocalpoint works and what I’ve received by reading my article “Get Free Groceries in Ten Minutes: How to Receive Free Product Coupons in Two Steps”. Well, today I got another great deal thanks to Vocalpoint. Recently, they offered members a chance to sign up for a free $10 Craftsman gift card. They were actually out of gift cards when I tried to register, so I figured I was out of luck; but last week, I received one of these gift cards in the mail anyway! It appears that they made an effort to mail gift cards directly to members who didn’t get a chance to sign up the first time around.
Then this morning, I read on Hip2Save that Sears.com is offering an additional 15% off on select Craftsman tools today, June 15th only. I decided that this would be the best time to put my gift card to use! I got a Craftsman 9 x 11 in. Sandpaper 50-pk with Portfolio and Craftsman 5 Pc. Midget Utility Blades totally free thanks to my gift card. We needed sandpaper anyway, so this was perfect!
Click the image above to see my receipt
If you’re a member of Vocalpoint and received one of these gift cards in the mail, here’s how to maximize your savings:
1. Sign up or login to ShopatHome.com to receive 5% cashback on your purchase. New to ShopatHome and want to learn more? Click here to read my article “How I Save Money With Online Rebates”.
2. Click through to Sears.com and search for “Craftsman” to see their selection of tools. Select items are on sale for 15% off today only, June 15th.
3. Look for items that can be shipped to your local store for free pick-up. You can also opt to sign up for a free trial of their “Shipvantage” service for free shipping on certain items, which is what I ended up doing (More on this below).
4. Enter in your gift card at checkout to redeem your $10 credit!
I ended up signing up for a free trial of their “Shipvantage” service so that I could get free shipping on my order, since the item I wanted was out of stock at my local store. It was very confusing to set up, and you must cancel within 25 days of signing up or you will be automatically billed $79 – which is why I always urge people to use extreme caution when registering for free trial offers. You have to be careful and pay close attention to the fine print, or you could end up spending much more than you save! I can’t vouch for how easy it is to cancel the membership yet – I’ll do that after my order arrives – but according to some of the customer feedback I’ve read, it can be a real hassle to cancel. So just bear all that in mind if you place your own order, and I will report back with how it goes for me! 🙂
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Thursday, December 16th, 2010
This is a unique offer for Facebook users: Click here to “Like” Safeway on Facebook, and click on the “Ornamize Me!” app. Create a virtual ornament to send to your friends, and if five of your friends create an ornament also, you could earn a $5 Safeway gift card – this offer is open to the first 1,000 users. This offer just launched, so hurry if you want to try for a gift card. If you need someone to send an ornament too, feel free to send one to me! 😀
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Monday, November 29th, 2010
This Sunday, Jai and I are going to have engagement photos taken in Portland for a review on Contest Corner, which will also be filmed for The Love Story. We’re very excited! This week, I made a list of things that I needed to buy before the photoshoot – I wanted to get a new dress for the pictures, and re-stock on some cosmetic items. Beauty and apparel purchases can really add up, so I started brainstorming ways to save. I ended up utilizing two Amazon gift cards to greatly reduce the cost of two items. I had a $20 Amazon gift card which I was sent as payment for a review that I wrote (This is as good as cash to me, so it’s well worth my time to write a quick blurb in exchange for a gift card!), and a $5 gift card which I earned via Swagbucks. I’ve mentioned Swagbucks before – they are a search engine that I have used for years (pre-coupon days, even!), and they reward you for using them by randomly awarding you “Swagbucks” that you can redeem for prizes, such as gift cards. With these two gift cards in tow, I headed over to Amazon to see what I could pick up.
It never occurred to me to look for clothes on Amazon, but they actually have quite a large selection! I wanted a cute, flirty dress to wear in the pictures, and this dress by Alki’i  fit the bill and was in my budget at $19.99.
I used the remainder of my balance to pick up this Plump Lips lip gloss for $7.95, and paid a grand total of $2.94 out of pocket.
I still have a free trial of Amazon Prime thanks to the “Amazon Mom” program, so I received free two-day shipping on these items – so they will arrive just in time for the photoshoot!
Click the thumbnail above to see a screenshot of my receipt
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Thursday, December 10th, 2009
 If your first or last name is Virginia, stop by Macy’s between 10 am to 6 pm on Friday, December 11th, and you will receive a free $10 gift card while supplies last – click here for all the details. Thanks, CheapCheapCheap!
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Thursday, September 17th, 2009
Head over to “Deal”ectible Mommies to read about a cool program to honor busy high school students. High school seniors who have a 3.0 average or higher, participate in a school-sponsored sport and contribute to their community can apply for the Wendy’s High School Heisman award by clicking here – and the first 41,100 applicants will receive a free Wendy’s gift card in amounts ranging from $5 to $50. Click here for the full details.
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Monday, March 16th, 2009
You might recall that back in January I received several survey invitations at the Safeway checkout, for purchasing South Beach Fiber Fit bars. I was invited to take three different surveys, and was offered a $5 Safeway gift card for each one completed. Well, it only took me a few minutes to do the surveys, and today I received $15 in Safeway gift cards! The best part is that I had coupons for the South Beach bars which made them free – and then I was offered these gift cards on top of that!
I have gotten several survey invitations like this in the past, so keep your eyes peeled whenever you’re handed a catalina. You never know what it could be!
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Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
Remember the Westerm Family video contest I wrote about in November, where every person who submitted a video would receive a $50 gift card just for entering? Well, I received my gift card last week. After the promotion ended, they sent me a message on YouTube asking for my address so that they could get it in the mail. There aren’t any Associated Food Stores near me, so I’ll save this for my next coupon road trip!
$50 worth of groceries for a 12 second video – not too shabby!
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