Archive for the ‘Online deals’ Category

Facebook Offer: $5 Safeway Gift Card to The First 1,000

Thursday, December 16th, 2010

Ornamize Me!

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! 😀

NoMoreRack ***Expired***

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

NoMoreRack

I normally don’t post a lot of “Refer to earn” deals, but I’m going to make an exception for this one because I think it’s worthwhile. NoMoreRack is an online retailer that offers daily deals on a variety of items. Each day, NoMoreRack posts 8 new deals. To spread the word about their company, they are offering a free $10 gift card when you sign up, which can be redeemed on your purchase of $20 or higher; shipping is a flat rate of $2 per item. And if 35 of your friends sign up through you before noon EST on December 16th, you will also receive an iPod Shuffle! Here’s the details:

1. Click here to sign up for NoMoreRack.
2. Click on “My Profile”, then select “Redeem a Gift Card”.
3. Type in code P1070 (They will also show you this code on the confirmation page when you register)
4. Your $10 off $20 credit will be added to your account.
5. To refer friends, click on “Invite friends” and send them your referral link. If 35 of your friends sign up, you will receive an iPod Shuffle; if even more of your friends sign up, you can select another product (All the way up to an iPad for 400 friends). This referral promotion ends December 16th at noon EST.

NoMoreRack is a legitimate site that has been featured on CBS – click here to watch their segment mentioning NoMoreRack. I think this offer could be valuable to many of you for Christmas shopping – the $10 off $20 gift code could come in handy for reducing the cost of a present for someone on your list. Many of you may have friends that would be interested in signing up, and 35 referrals is not a huge number; it’s worth a shot, because an iPod Shuffle would certainly make a great Christmas present! If you have any questions about signing up, just leave a comment below or email me.

Thanks to Money Saving Mom for the tip!

LG Bluetooth Headset For 1 Cent After Rebate

Tuesday, December 14th, 2010

LG HBM-235 Bluetooth 3.0 Headset

I have another Bluetooth headset deal for you! Right now, NewEgg has this LG HBM-235 Bluetooth 3.0 Headset for $20.01 with a $20 mail-in-rebate and free shipping. The rebate form is posted directly on the product page. Make sure to shop via Ebates or ShopatHome, as they both offer 2% cashback, which will give you .40 cents back on the purchase. That covers most of the cost of your stamp to mail in the rebate (Or all of it, if you got .39 cent stamps through Zazzle last month!)

Thanks to SlickDeals for the heads-up!

Cheap Makeup at Soap.com – Today Only

Sunday, December 12th, 2010

Soap.com

Today, December 12th only at Soap.com, you can receive 50% off Maybelline products by entering coupon code FBMAYBELLINE at checkout (Max discount value $15). Maybelline products are already discounted, and you can receive free shipping if your pre-coupon total is $25 or higher; if you are a first-time Soap.com customer, apparently you can also stack my coupon code SUPE8183 to receive an additional 15% off; and don’t forget about cashback through Ebates or ShopatHome! Here’s how to snag a deal:

1. Go to Ebates or ShopatHome and search for Soap.com. I chose ShopatHome because of the higher cashback rate, but please be aware that there is a chance that these coupon codes may not qualify for cashback on their site. I’m willing to try it and find out!

2. Check out the Maybelline product category at Soap.com and add $25 worth of products to qualify for free shipping.

3. Enter discount code FBMAYBELLINE at checkout to receive 50% off and SUPE8183 to receive an additional 15% off if you are a new customer.

Maybelline Define-A-Line Eyeliner Maybelline Express Finish Nail Enamel

This deal came at a great time for me, because I just noticed the other day that the eyeliner pencil from my Allergy SuperStore order is about to run out. I live in black eyeliner, and the type I buy normally retails for around $7 per pencil. Using this deal, I was able to purchase five Maybelline Define-A-Line Eyeliner pencils and one Maybelline Express Finish Nail Enamel for a total of $7.37 shipped – that averages out to $1.23 per item. In addition to the 50% off discount, I also had a $5 credit in my account, so it was a great deal!

Thanks to SlickDeals for the tip!

My Dormzy Order

Friday, December 10th, 2010

It’s certainly been an eventful few weeks. My knee injury has gotten worse, so I’ve actually had to start using a wheelchair temporarily. I can still stand and walk short distances, but I need to use the chair for longer treks, and I also use it around the house as much as I can so that I can keep as much weight off my knees as possible. Jai has been taking care of everything for me while my knees heal – errands, chores, cooking, you name it – he is truly the greatest! I can’t tell you how lucky I am to have such caring people in my life looking out for me.

Suffice to say, I want to keep shopping and cooking as easy as possible right now – so I was especially happy about the Dormzy deal last week! I placed my order last Thursday, and got a giant box in the mail earlier in the week. Here’s what I ordered:

Dormzy

After using my $50 gift certificate from Groupon, my total out of pocket was .11 cents. I spent $25 to buy the gift certificate, so my final cost was $25.11 for 69 items – here’s what I got:

2 cans of Campbell’s Chicken Noodle Soup
1 can of Campbell’s Tomato Soup
1 can of Del Monte New Whole Potatoes
1 box of Hefty One Zip Freezer Bags, Quart, 18 Count
3 cans of Hormel Breast of Chicken in Water, Premium Chunk
7 Maruchan Instant Lunch cup-o-noodles, Beef
9 Maruchan Instant Lunch cup-o-noodles, Chicken
3 boxes of Pasta Roni Chicken & Broccoli
3 boxes of Pasta Roni Tomato Parmesan
1 box of Quaker Chewy Granola Bars, Lowfat Chocolate Chunk
1 jar of Ragu Pasta Sauce Meat Flavored
12 packages of Ramen Noodles, Beef
10 packages of Ramen Noodles, Chicken
10 packages of Ramen Noodles, Oriental
5 cans of Starkist Tuna, Chunk Light, in Water

Dormzy receipt
Click the thumbnail to see a screenshot of my receipt

I can’t tell you how happy I am to have a big supply of ready-to-eat meals on hand!

Frugal Holidays: 60 Custom Photo Cards For $4.32 Shipped

Wednesday, December 8th, 2010

SeeHere Photo Cards

I wanted to send out photo Christmas cards this year, so I was waiting until our engagement photos were finished to get started (You’ll be hearing more about those later!). Well, the perfect deal popped up just in time, and I wanted to share it with you in case any of my readers want to pick up some cheap cards themselves! Now through December 12th, you can order 60 custom 4×8 single-sided, flat photo cards through SeeHere for $4.90 – just enter coupon code 50cards at checkout. Both standard shipping and overnight shipping are free with this code; I HIGHLY recommend picking the overnight option, as standard delivery will not arrive for some time. Allow 3 days for order processing with either option.

Shop through Ebates or ShopAtHome to receive 12% cashback, and your final cost for these cards will be $4.32! (New to online rebates? Click here to read my article “How I Save Money With Online Rebates” for more info.)

Just FYI, SeeHere is in the process of upgrading to a new site, so you might want to check out the “New SeeHere Preview Site”, as it seems to work more smoothly. I wouldn’t think that this would affect cashback since it’s still the same site, but you might want to keep an eye out in case Ebates has any trouble tracking it. The “New” preview site also has more designs than the main SeeHere.com page. You can also access it by clicking “Try out the New SeeHere” link at the top of SeeHere.com.

Thanks, Money Saving Mom!

My Black Friday Deals

Friday, December 3rd, 2010

This year was probably the best Black Friday I’ve had so far in terms of good deals. I didn’t do any brick-and-mortar shopping, but I did score some fun online deals:

Zazzle.com stamps

Here are my custom photo stamps from Zazzle. I love how they turned out and can’t wait to put them on my Christmas cards!

Bluetooth Audio Transport

This is my free-after-rebate Bluetooth Audio Transport. Jai loves electronic gadgets, so this will be a fun little holiday gift for him!

My final Black Friday deal utilized a Walmart gift card which I had won. I make a point of entering gift card giveaways whenever I can, and I’ve won all kinds of gift certificates since I became a “Sweeper” – which is a nice little supplement to my budget! Whenever I win a gift card, I set it aside until I have a major purchase or specific need. Last year, I won a $100 Walmart gift card on Blessings Abound, and I had been saving it until just the right thing came along. I ended up using it on Black Friday to buy a Garmin nuvi 295W 3.5″ Portable GPS:

Garmin nuvi 295W 3.5" Portable GPS

Jai is making some changes to his business cell phone plan, and one of the things he has considered dropping is the data plan. However, our hesitation with that was the fact that his phone uses the data plan to power a GPS, which has been invaluable to us in our travels. Getting a separate GPS to use in the car is not only easier to use and more convenient, but also gives Jai the option to drop the data plan on his phone. The Garmin nuvi was on sale for $99 on Black Friday, so I went ahead and purchased it with my gift card and got free shipping, as well as $2.97 cashback through ShopAtHome – although I see the price has dropped to $89 today, so it doesn’t seem like Black Friday is necessarily the cheapest day of the year to buy electronics!

GPS (And a funny face)

Here’s the GPS in our car (And Jai pulling a silly face in the rear view mirror!)

The GPS arrived yesterday and we’re really happy with it. It’s got an impressive array of features and is even better than the one we used previously on Jai’s cell phone. And for free, how can you go wrong?

$50 Worth of Groceries From Dormzy For $25 + Free Shipping & Cashback – Today, 11/30 Only

Tuesday, November 30th, 2010

Dormzy

Here’s an effortless way to save money on groceries: Groupon is offering a deal today only where you can purchase a voucher good for $50 worth of groceries from Dormzy for $25. To get this deal, go to Groupon and login or register, and select Lexington, Kentucky – since the deal they are offering is online, residents of any state may purchase the Groupon. Groupon will become available on December 2nd and is valid until September 2nd, 2011. Shipping is included to continental US. You can also shop through Ebates to receive 3% back on your Groupon purchase – which I completely forgot when I placed my order, d’oh! Never heard of Ebates? Click here to read my article “How I Save Money With Online Rebates” for more info.

Dormzy carries a wide selection of groceries, from food to household and beauty items. The prices appear to be reasonable, so this is a quick and easy way to save $25 on your weekly groceries – without even leaving the house!

Deal scenario: I just read a great deal scenario over at Bargain Briana, where you can use this Dormzy credit to purchase $50 worth of P&G products, and then submit it for a $20 rebate – making your total out of pocket after rebate and cashback less than $5! Click here for more info.

Thanks, JANE4Girls!

My Latest Amazon Order: Dress & Lip Gloss for $2.94

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.

Alki'i Dress

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.

Plump Lips

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!

Amazon Order: November 29th, 2010

Click the thumbnail above to see a screenshot of my receipt

Bluetooth Audio Transport – Free After Rebate, Free Shipping + Cashback

Thursday, November 25th, 2010

Bluetooth Audio Transport - headset - Ear-bud

Are you in the market for a Bluetooth Audio Transport? This device works as a wireless headset with earbuds, and retails for around $50+ normally. Well, Mwave has a special offer where you can get it totally free after mail-in rebate with free shipping – and if you shop through Ebates, it will cover the cost of the stamp to mail the rebate in, too! Here’s the details:

1. Go to Ebates and login or register, then search for Mwave and click through for 2% cashback. New to online rebates? Click here to read my article, “How I Save Money With Online Rebates”, to learn all about it!
2. Once on the homepage, you should see the deal on the homepage – it’s for the IOGEAR GBMH221 Bluetooth Audio Transport – headset – Ear-bud, in case you have problems finding it.
3. Once you get to the page, sign up for their free “M” club to get the discounted price of $19.99. On the product page, you should see a link to click to download the mail-in rebate form, good for a $20 rebate on this item. Shipping is also free, and you will receive a $1 coupon towards your next Mwave purchase as well.
4. The 2% cashback from Ebates comes to .39 cents, so that pretty much covers the cost of the first-class stamp to mail the rebate in – especially if you bought .39 cent stamps!

Can’t go wrong with completely free! I picked one of these up as a fun stocking stuffer item. Be aware that this deal will probably go very fast, so if you do not see the same prices or the rebate form, then it is likely sold out.

Thanks to SlickDeals for the heads-up!