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Tiny Prints Valentine Cards

2012-01-29T19:15:00.001-08:00

Tiny Prints is doing Valentines for school now! I didn't know. Go look and see how adorable they are! I love the owl ones.

My boys are too little to really do Valentines like this, but I know a lot of you out there have bigger kids. Tiny Prints Valentines Day Greeting Cards are incredibly cute, they have boy ones and girl ones and gender neutral ones. Any theme that your child could be into is there. There's something for you.

When I was little, we gave Valentine Cards. My favorite ones had bunnies on them in prairie dresses. I think I was in third grade. Now I know there are rules about them - candy must be wrapped, no homemade food, etc.

Since my kids are small, I will be doing things like letting them color pictures of Cupid of hearts, signing them for them and mailing them overseas to members of our armed forces. And using a heart shaped cookie cutter to cut their sandwich, and I found a pin on pinterest that shows how to make a hard boiled egg shaped like a heart. I'm also going to teach Jonny the ASL sign for I Love You. Jasper knows it, so he can help me.

So check out the Tiny Prints Valentine cards! Follow them on Twitter! Check them out on Facebook! And take a look at their pinboards on Pinterest!

Ashley

Free Glasses and Free Lip Balm

2012-01-27T16:36:00.000-08:00

Go to FireFly Vodka and request a free set of 6 Mason jar glasses (the kind with handles - I LOVE these) and a free lip balm on a lanyard!

No CC info required, shipping is free!

Ashley

Free Week's Supply of Voskos Greek Yogurt

2012-01-25T11:50:00.000-08:00

Get this in by 6pm Mountain!

You go to the Voskos website, and watch the video. Then email the 3 phrases that are printed in the video (reasons to love Voskos) to FB@voskos.com by 7pm central tonight and you will get a response that your submission was received and the 7 free coupons will be out in 90 days!

Ashley

Free Comforts Baby Sample Pack!

2012-01-17T17:46:00.000-08:00

Comforts for Baby on Facebook is doing a sample pack give away. These are available at the Kroger family of stores, and they are the "store brand," or "Private Label" whatever you call it. Cheap already. This sample pack looks to include a diaper bag, changing mat, and $20 worth of coupons. At least, from the picture they do!

Not available in certain states - see picture for more information.

Ashley

Free Diapers, Wipes, Laundry soap, dish soap, Shampoo, Conditioner....JUST GO NOW!

2012-01-17T09:24:00.000-08:00

Jessica Alba has set up The Honest Company, which offers "green" alternatives to household and baby products. It's a monthly club based thing, where you pay them and they send you to your house, all the products you want. And it's expensive.

BUT right now, she is doing a trial offer. One month free, just pay shipping. There is a baby package and a household package - I got both and I paid $4.95 total. If you cancel within 7 days of receiving your package, you will not be charged for the month! Just the $4.95

Also, the diapers are really cute prints. Check it out, you can't beat the price!

Thanks Francesca for pointing out this one!!

Ashley

One Kings Lane: Best Prices of 2011 - LOADS of Freebies!

2011-12-29T15:01:00.000-08:00

One Kings Lane is having an end of year blowout. Their best-selling products have ALL gone back up for sale at their low amazing prices! Home decor, tableware, children's decor....I'll show you just a couple.
These? $6 for a set of 12. And they are so pretty! I don't think I would be able to convince my husband that we need butterfly plates, but I wish I could.

These sweet shell tealight holders are $12 for a set of 3.

Now remember, you need to spend $30 to use your $15 signup credit, okay? It won't be hard. I made an amazing order a few weeks ago, that will be here next week, and I easily had $45 worth of product in my cart. I saved over $80 though.

There are tons of kids room decor things, wall art, a BUNCH of kitchen stuff at incredibly low prices. So do yourself a humongous favor and look into this site. Sales only last for a short period of time, so make sure you check it out!

Ashley

I Just Went on a Date With My Husband For Free!

2011-12-29T12:13:00.000-08:00

My Coke Rewards points add up fast when you collect from family and friends along with your own. Between myself, two friends, and my mother-in-law, I saved up enough points to get two AMC movie tickets and two free large Cokes!

Today, all 4 kids spent the morning and lunch with their grandmother, and we went to the movies. We saw New Year's Eve - which totally gets my recommendation, for teenagers on up.

We drank our large Cokes - which sent me to the bathroom 3 times. Mistake! But it was all free!

Considering that we have 4 kids, we rarely get to go out on dates, because we rarely have the money or a sitter....but about once a year we are able to go out to eat or see a movie with the gift cards from Coke points, or from MyPoints.

These rewards programs DEFINITELY pay off. I advise you to check them out!

Ashley

Freebies at One King's Lane for Christmas!

2011-12-25T21:33:00.000-08:00

One King's Lane is having an awesome Christmas Blowout - so before your Christmas high wears off, before you start to get a little queasy seeing red and green - hit this discount sale for next year!!

You get a $15 credit for signing up. You must buy $30 of merch to use the credit. So we're talking $15 + shipping (About $7.)

This is a sweet deal: Plates, $10; Coffee mugs, $10, Red cake stand, $10. You pay $15 + shipping for all that.

That's under Holiday Tabletop. There is also, decor, gift wrap, Christmas cards, florals, and further down, great deals on designer pillows, rugs, and decor. And a really cute kid's tableware sale!

You should definitely check it out while you're winding down from your holiday!

Ashley

Amazon Toy Deals!! You Can Still Get Them By Christmas!

2011-12-19T09:14:00.000-08:00

Remember that orders over $25 with qualifying products (everything I post qualifies) get free shipping. So check this out:

Crayola Color Me a Song - $5, regularly $32.99
Ruby beanie baby toy - $2.51, regularly $9.99
Cars 2 Radiator Springs Playtown - $12.99, regularly $43.99
Rockin' ABC Big Bird - $6.99, regularly $22.99
Strawberry Shortcake Smoothie Maker - $5.99, regularly $16.99
Lots of Baby Alive dolls for $5.99
Crayola Story Studio fairy tale maker or comic book maker - $4.99, regularly $14.99

Go here to get in on it! This is a very SMALL sample of what's a great deal.

Ashley

Amazon Toy Deals Today!

2011-12-16T07:24:00.000-08:00

Today is the last day you're guaranteed a shipment by Christmas if you're ordering online! Amazon is celebrating with a HUGE Toy Event. I'm talking Crayola Color Me a Song for $7.99, Tonka Chuck (The big one) for $8.99. There's a code for an additional 10% off, but while I was shopping my kids' birthday gifts, I lost which toys it worked for. So at checkout, try CZQP26C9!

Ashley

Paper Coterie freebie!

2011-12-15T13:18:00.000-08:00

Paper Coterie is offering a $35 coupon with the code H2SMERRY, you will still pay shipping (Looks like $6-$12) and that means that juuuuust about everything on their site is free! The Memory Boxes are not, more like $3. But they have some awesome recipe books, journals, calendars, growth charts...I'm heading in the direction of a calendar.

Let me know what you get!

Ashley

LaLaLoopsy: Good Deal at Walmart!

2011-12-07T07:30:00.001-08:00

Walmart has a 2-pack of LaLaLoopsy dolls for $30 - that's less than half price, I'm sure, because those dolls are ridiculously priced. You choose from 3 different dolls. I doubt this will last, so jump! These are a HOT item this Christmas. Choose site to store shipping! The item page is here.

Ashley

I Will Not Feel Guilty! RueLaLa's Little Rue = Lots of FREEBIES!

2011-12-07T06:51:00.000-08:00

So last week I used my credits on RueLaLa to buy myself a $33 bath salt set, and I was proud that I had bought something for me and not my kids' Christmas. (In fairness, my kids have so much for Christmas now that I got for free that it's pretty much disgusting. They do not need another thing.) But today I checked out Little Rue and saw some good freebies! Remember, shipping is free through 12/16 and you get a $10 credit for signing up. These items are ALL free with your credit. Under Kids -> Little Rue -> Western Chief for the umbrellas, Alex toys for the items below. Check it out! There are also freebies under Women, Men, Living, etc. But these are the good kids ones, and I only have time for so much. :)

Ashley

Bear with me today, I have a sick kiddo

2011-12-07T06:38:00.000-08:00

Jasper and I both caught some kind of fever, stuffy nose post-nasal drip thing, and we are drinking tea, having round the clock Tylenol, and just generally not feeling good. So we are slow, but we are coming! Don't "unlike" us!

Ashley

$10 RueLaLa Credit Still Available! Free Shipping through 12/16

2011-12-05T11:05:00.000-08:00

This is one of my favorite daily deals sites. Here and Totsy are some of the BIGGEST savings. Right now, they are offering a $10 credit to NEW signups, and shipping is free until Dec. 16th. There is a sale called "What Kids (Really) Want" and you can get this backpack or another for FREE, with free shipping.

I have personally used this site, and I know they ship fast and also, good news: No sales tax if you live in TX like there is at other sites! There are a number of free things right now, and sales change all day long, so check it out! It's amazing. The other day I got bath salts that cost $11 a pound, 3 pounds of them, for FREE!

It's worth a look, for sure. Go! Shipping is only free until 12/16!

Ashley

8moms Freebies!

2011-12-02T11:19:00.000-08:00

8moms has a bunch of good freebies today. This is a daily deals site run by Parenting magazine. When you create your account, enter the code PARENTING8 in the box that is designated for that. That gets you an $8 credit in your account.

Today until 12/5 (Monday) you can use the code JEWELRYDEC to get $5 off your purchase.

This means that several deals are free!

Crayon Bungee: $8, use the code and you'll have $3 of credit left to use later.

Funbites: Two separator plates, and two cutters that make bite sized pieces shaped like squares or hearts. $12, so use the code and you'll have $1 left over.

Trendy Treasures Boutique: $10 for a $20 voucher to get monogrammed clothing, blankets, toys....baby gifts OR big kid gifts! Use the code and you'll have $3 left over.

There are also binky bands, toy no-throw straps, Shoezooz, which help your kids get their shoes on the right feet, and a ton more things that aren't free, but ARE amazing deals.

Check it out! Code good through Monday, $8 credit stays in your account until you use it! :)

Ashley

Freebies from RueLaLa

2011-12-02T08:04:00.000-08:00

If you are already a RueLaLa member, check your account! They recently added Paypal as a payment method, so they dropped $10 in everyone's account. If you signed up awhile back, you probably still have your $10 credit from that (no longer available). I signed in and found $20! If you check out using Paypal, shipping is free! So this is the order I just made (for myself! Hooray!)

That is 3 1lb canisters of AHAVA mineral bath salts, 3 different scents. I love soaking in these! They are from the dead sea, all natural, and amazing. This set is normally $33!

Go check your RueLaLa and see if you have $20 to spend! There are many other things to get, not just bath salts (But AHAVA does have a lot of stuff that would be free.) Check out Little Rue also for free taggie stuffed animals, boys' clothes, and bigger kid games!

Ashley

100 Piece Mega Blok Bucket: $10!

2011-12-02T07:57:00.000-08:00

This is an awesome price on this! If it's on your list, or it could be on your list, now is the time to jump! Choose site to store shipping and it's just $10!

Hurry! These sell out fast! Go to WalMart and get yours!

Ashley

Kidorable: Award for Worst Customer Service in 2011

2011-11-29T09:22:00.000-08:00

I posted yesterday about a deal through Plum District for Kidorable, a company that sells rain gear and knitwear for kids. Cute stuff, right?

Well, today, the free shipping code that was working yesterday was pulled. Some people are still able to get it, but I wasn't when I went to order, so I called customer service. I asked very politely what to do about it, and she told me very rudely that you can't use two codes at once. I said that they could yesterday, and it's not fair to anyone for them to pull a code when they said it would be good until 12/5.

This customer service representative told me that it's like having 5 people "blow a red light" and get away with it, and then me getting mad when I get caught and saying "They ran it and didn't get in trouble."

Kidorable, this is not about breaking laws. It should not be about punishing your customers for not being fast enough to get their deals before you decided you were out too much money. When a business makes a decision, that business needs to stand by it. If your customer service had said, "OK" and let the deal go through like you advertised, or even just been neutral about it, you would be in better shape. Heck, if you had BEEN IN CONTACT with your customers: respond to the e-mails to customer service, answer the pleas for assistance on the Facebook page, NOT DELETE THE POSTS THAT LIST THE CUSTOMER SERVICE PHONE NUMEBR!! You would be in better shape.

All these people bought a voucher for $15 hoping for free shipping on a pair of boots, or a discount and free shipping on a coat. Some got it, some didn't. That's bad for your company.

So you need to work on all that. And you should tell your customer service department that it's not right to tell someone to be thankful they even got $15 off a $30 voucher, and don't ask for more.

To my readers: I apologize for telling you about this deal. Had I known that they would renege on their word, I would not have done that. I hope you were smarter than me in this case, because I am stuck with the voucher. Not sure if I want to use it, on principle, because I do not want to give my money to a company that clearly has no values.

Kidorable, for this experience, Bedfordnomics is awarding you with the Worst Customer Service Achievement Award in 2011. Thanks for the inspiration to create this award, without you it wouldn't exist.

Ashley

Burt's Bees: Unwrap Your Free Gift!

2011-11-28T11:59:00.000-08:00

Burt's Bees on Facebook is giving fans a chance to get a free item from their instant win game! You just click like, and then unwrap my gift! Gifts include Holiday Lip Balm, Lotion Samples, or Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream.

I didn't win today but you enter every day

Ashley

Flirty Aprons: 40% off and Free Shipping!

2011-11-28T11:40:00.000-08:00

I have had my eye on one of these for a LONG time, and this is the best deal I have ever seen on these aprons. Flirty Aprons is offering 40% off ALL their aprons, plus all orders get free shipping. Use the code CYBERFLIRTY to get the 40% off.

This cocoa lime apron, my favorite, will be $20.97. Definitely check it out.

If you need my address for shipping, let me know. ;)

Ashley

Eversave: $4 for $20 to Overstock.com - FREE SHIPPING!

2011-11-28T11:11:00.000-08:00

Eversave has a deal where it is $10 for a $20 voucher to Overstock.com. When you sign up as a new member, you get a $3 credit, and you can use the code CYBER to get another $3 off. So $4 for $20 at Overstock.com.

Also, when you buy before Christmas, shipping is free!

Ashley

RUN! 2 9" Pyrex Pie Plates for $3.24 Shipped!

2011-11-28T09:13:00.000-08:00

World Kitchen has Pyrex pie plates for $2.99, buy one get one free! That's two plates for $3! Use the code REWARDS for free shipping. If you live in TX you probably have to pay tax, but I paid $3.24 for two Pyrex plates to come to my house without me shopping at Target, and that is a GREAT price. Last week World Kitchen had them for $11, so go NOW and get them.

We make pies so often it's wild.

The discount comes off at checkout, so your cart will show a higher price until you put in your address!

Ashley

Kidorable: $9 for $30 at PD PLUS FREE SHIPPING CODE!!

2011-11-28T07:46:00.000-08:00

Free shipping code no longer valid. I can no longer endorse this company due to my experience with their customer service this morning. My apologies.

Kidorable has these awesome raincoats, boots, and umbrellas, and they have winter hats, gloves and scarves too. Also, really unique backpacks if your kid is in need of one of those!

Plum District has a deal, $15 for a $30 voucher to Kidorable. Use the code mobile40 to get $6 off (You don't have to be on a mobile phone. I did it from my laptop.) and you'll pay $9 (less if you have your signup credit or referral credits!). Then, wait awhile to go to the site because it's totally out of control busy and will just frustrate you by going about half the speed of smell. ~~You have until December 5th to use the code GRATEFUL to get free shipping!~~

I'm already shopping ahead for the boys' birthday gifts. These will be great....they love costumes. I'm thinking I have a pirate and a knight for children...but I've enlisted the opinion of my loving husband and I have until 12/5 to decide!

Ashley

One Kings Lane: Awesome Melissa and Doug Freebies! Buy One Get Two Free!

2011-11-27T09:27:00.000-08:00

When you sign up at One Kings Lane you get a $15 credit in your account. You have to spend $30 to use it, and shipping is $6.95.

Today there are some AMAZING sales on Melissa and Doug products! Look at this:

The fold and go farm and the deluxe band set are priced at $32 each. Pick one! You get $15 off, so $17, plus $6.95 shipping!!

These three toys are all priced at $11 each. That comes to $33. Minus $15, you are paying $18 plus $6.95 shipping. So for about $25, you can cross 3 little kids (or one very fortunate little kid) off your shopping list!!

These are incredible deals on very high quality toys. This is essentially buy one, get two free, just pay shipping. I highly encourage all my readers to check out these deals.

Ashley