The Thrifty Momma

Cast Offs To Cash... I'm Working On It

2011-09-28T07:57:00.001-04:00

I promise I did not forget my weekly Cast Offs To Cash treasure post. It will most likely go up tomorrow. Sorry. I have been madly trying to get my huge inventory pile listed and have been making that a priority this week. I'm also going on a field trip with my daughter and a date with hubby today ( Yay!) so there have been some good distractions this week. I hope you all have some great treasures to share. I always look forward to seeing them, so I will try to get the post done tomorrow.

FREE Brita Slim Pitcher + Possible Money Maker

2011-09-26T21:30:00.001-04:00

I love my Brita pitcher but after years of use it is just about time for a new one. Thankfully I can get one for FREE or possibly get paid to buy one right now! Yep here's how:

1. Purchase the slim pitcher by Brita ( Walmart has it for $8.97 and I bet Target is close to that.)
2. Use this coupon that you get from taking the saving water pledge.
3. Submit for this $10 rebate. If the rebate is for the full $10 than you will have a nice money maker and a great pitcher. If it is only for the amount you paid you still have a great new pitcher.

There is a limit of one rebate per household or group.

Thank you Frugal on the Cheap

Target Clearance

2011-09-26T15:03:00.002-04:00

Just a heads up. A lot of readers ate reporting deep clearance discounts at Target right now. Mostly in housewares and furniture up to 75% off. I'm hoping to get a chance to go shopping sometime this week and you know how I love Target. Hope to share some great finds. Did you all get anything great at Target this week?

$1.00 Off Playtex Baby Infant Coupon Printable

2011-09-24T22:17:00.003-04:00

Save $1 off any ONE Playtex Infant Product

I just listed some Diaper Genie re-fills on Ebay. I had almost forgotten how pricey they are. A coupon like this is great for all those baby needs!

Toys R Us Clearance Sale. Additional 25% Off and More Deals

2011-09-23T18:27:00.000-04:00

Heads up Thrifty Mommas if you are thinking on getting a head start on Christmas toy shopping now is a great time. I just got back from Toys R Us with my kids. My sons birthday money was just calling for him to take advantage of this weeks buy 2 get one Lego sale ( excludes Star Wars and Harry Potter). Any how when we were there I noticed they are running an additional 25% off clearance that ends with 8 or 0. I grabbed some Legos for gifts that I thought were pretty cool and so did my son. They also had some Hasbro hames that were on Clearance and counted for the sale that would work well with the Hasbro coupon from the insert a few weeks ago. They are also buy 2 het one free. They were marked down to $9.99 at my store so if your store had the right stock and you have the coupons you can grab a very sweet deal! I was going to pick some up for donation but they all required batteries and I'm not one to give gifts that require batteries especially for donation.

Lands End Boys Baord Swim Trunks for $3.74 Shipped

2011-09-21T21:06:00.000-04:00

Right now you can grab some great Lands End board shorts for toddlers, little boys or big boys for only $3.74 shipped. This is a GREAT deal. These are typically $22 and are also available in slim and husky sizesas well as regular. If you have a slim jim like me you know these are hard to find. Reviews seem to indicate that you should size up if you child is on the cusp.

Use discount code DISCOVER and PIN 6956

Go through Ebates to get an additional 3% cash back. I just ordered two pair for my son for next year. I'm so pleased.

FREE Disney Kids Vitamins Sample

2011-09-21T20:50:00.001-04:00

Grab a FREE Disney Vitamins sample here. You can choose from Cars or Princesses. One per household while supplies last.

Insurance for First Class International and Saving on Shipping Insurance Domestically

2011-09-21T20:32:00.001-04:00

I am a huge fan of selling internationally. One recent week 50% of my sales went to other countries. If you are only shipping domestically are you doing it because you thought you could not get insurance for First Class International packages?

If you are I'm here to say you are probably in good company but be not afraid as you can now get insurance for your First Class International parcels and you can use this same method to save on domestic shipping insurance. For all the details and a very well written post check out We Sell On Ebay. I just love the site and find the information shared there wonderful.

Be sure to check out some of my fabulous ( and not so fabulous) re-sale finds here. If you've got some golden deals to share please link up there d inspire the rest of us.

Cast Off's to Cash and Link Up

2011-09-20T21:08:00.000-04:00

I'm so glad to be done with the consignment sale but even more glad that I made my monetary goal and got some great items. Everything you see in the first picture is for my kids. I spent about $65 on it all but it I figure the Lands End winter jacket would retail at almost that much so all the rest is icing on the cake. I got several pairs of Robeez, the Lands End coat, lots of pants for my son and a few other good finds. The costume is a spider for the baby. I just thought it was too cute!

These were my re-sale finds from the sale. Can you say Thomas at Christmas? Thomas will do better at the holidays but is always a good seller. I'm so glad you can schedule out your listings with Seller Source Book so I can try to get these listed this week. The links are to Ebay ended prices so you can see if you think it's something you might want to keep your eye out for.

Caillou Tree House - Paid $5.00 ( This used to do much better but I'm still quite happy. I'm going to schedule it for November.)

Thomas Take Along Roundhouse with Track- Will do better at Christmas. Paid $2.50

5 Stall Thomas Wooden Roundhouse - Paid $5 I think

Thomas Wooden Roundhouse - Most of the listings for this are saying it's retired but I swear I saw it on display at Toys R Us this week. I'll have to check that out. I paid $7.00

The Robeez are for a lot. My daughter has a bunch and I will re-sell them when she is done with them and add them to the lot. I paid $2. By the way I adore these shoes. They are comfy, cute, washable and keep socks on!

Dora figure lot- Paid $1.00. I may break this group up as I have a Tico and Swiper in the mix.

This is something I picked up for my youngest. She is into everything already at 10 months. I'm thinking of putting it in my living room this winter after a good scrubbing. I grabbed it for $7.00. It was actually kindf hard to get in my van as I had all three kiddo's in tow all weekend.

Scooby Doo Remote Control Mystery Machine in Box- Paid $3.00. BIN will be my friend on this one.

I saw this at a garage sale we happened by this week. My older daughter saw it first and wanted it but she had not saved any of her money this week to buy anything and I knew it was a great seller especially still sealed in the box. We came to an agreement that she would get a finders fee on this one and was happy with her $1.00 commission and I will be happy when this puppy sells! Had she seen it first and had the money to buy it I would have gladly let her buy it and keep it so please don't think I'm a cruel mom. I am trying to teach them to save their money to get what they want and that mom and dad will not buy them everything simply because they want it. Trust me my kids are oozing toys, books and craft items so they are not deprived.

I'm linking up with Coupon Tipster and would love to hear all your re-sale and thrifty finds this week. I would love it if you would leave a link back to this post so we can grow this link party. Please keep things family friendly and link directly to your post rather than your home page to keep it simple.

So Close.

2011-09-18T21:27:00.001-04:00

$197.25!!!!! I was only $2.75 away from my $200 net consignment goal. About 7 of that goes to my son for what he consigned and I still have some great stuff for the next sale that did not make it to this sale. Let's hope I can pull this off again in 6 months. The money I make at consignment funds my garage sale fun. I hope all of you who did a sale this season did well.

Half Way There

2011-09-17T21:07:00.001-04:00

Consignment sale update: Three hours into the sale I was at $100 in profit, half way to my goal of $200. Today's sales have yet to post so I'm crossing my fingers! Hubby has my conputer out of town for a few days so I will post my finds on Tuesdays weekly Cast Offs to Cask link up. Let's just say I'm glad Thomas does well at Christmas. I'm hoping to be back to my regular posting by Tuesday.

Free Downy UnStoppables

2011-09-14T13:10:00.001-04:00

Free Sample of Downy Unstopables – “Like” on Facebook and fill out form.
I did this earlier and the sample came quite quickly.

Cast Off's To Cash Adventures in Resale & Link UP

2011-09-13T20:51:00.001-04:00

Oh what a week it has been! Busy, busy, busy. I did not do a lot of re-sale shopping this week but what I got was pretty good. I went to the thrift once and also stopped at three garage sales that were part of a community garage sale. I got a few things for the kiddo's that are not pictured.

Here are the nuts and bolts of my bounty. Links are to Ebay ended prices and the prices listed are what I paid. I would love to see your treasures so please share your finds in the link up. I would love to spread the news about the link us so we can all continue to learn from one another so a shout out in your post would be fantastic. Please keep the post family friendly and link directly to your post rather than your home page for efficiency purposes.

( Sorry for the worst photo EVER!)

Lot of Avent bottles ( 9). Mine are used. Paid $2.00

Columbia boys 10 Coat in mint condition. Paid $1.00 Yep a buck !!!! Mine has the size tag cut out so measurements are going to be a huge must.

Boys 5 Keen Sandals. Worn once according to the seller. Paid $1.00. Same sale as the coat. These I'm saving for Spring.

Bakugan lot. I think there are five and there are metal cards. My son was into these so I bought them for him but now he seems to care less so I think I will lot them up in a while after I get more. Paid $1.00

Miscellaneous MLP's and Disney princess figures for lots I'm making. $2

Books for lot's I'm making $2 or so.

Olive Oyl Doll _ Paid $3.99. I guess I flubbed on that one.

Sesame Street Little People Play House. Paid $3.99I actually only have one of the houses the green building is missing and I do not have any of the figures. I do have though the club house and trash truck from a previous thrift find. I was going to wait but now I think I might list these sooner rather than later. I was hoping to find the figures but I'm not thinking it's a good possibility. I admit almost danced a jig when I saw this on the shelf and I was happy I knew to grab it!

Disney On Ice Mickey Mug new. I swear this did better when I looked it up on my app in the thrift. What happened? Paid $3.99

I'm linking up with Coupon Tipster

Free Crest White Strips and Toothpaste Samples

2011-09-13T11:49:00.001-04:00

Free Sample of Crest 3D Whitestrips and Crest 3D Toothpaste – Sign Up Here.
Remember these often come with coupons!

Hi All

2011-09-11T21:42:00.001-04:00

Sorry the deals and tips have been light the past few days. With a big birthday bash at the house today and a big consignment sale at the end of the week I have been a busy little mommy. I am hoping to get my Cast Off's to Cash post up tomorrow. I did not get much this week but what I found was great! Hoping you all have had a happy, healthy and productive weekend.
Julie

FREE Playtex Sample

2011-09-08T14:19:00.003-04:00

Playtex is once again being generous with FREE samples. Right now you can go here and choose from several Playtex samples to be sent to you for FREE. Allow 4-6 weeks. Remember these usually come with coupons to sweeten the deal even further.

If these products are not something that can be used in your house please consider donating them. According to my local Salvation Army Food Bank feminine items are in great need.

Consignment Sale Queens Dollar Tree Safety Pins

2011-09-08T14:07:00.001-04:00

Just a quick note to all of you who are like me and are in the throws of the consignment sale season. I just found safety pins at my local Dollar Tree. 200 for a dollar is a good deal around here. I was happy to find them while picking up supplies for a party we are hosting on Sunday. You can't beat the dollar stores for party supplies. If only they had a piniata. I also grabbed a bunch of puzzles to cure the rainy day / stuck inside blues that happen around here. My lease favorite sentence around here at the end of the summer was "I'm bored."

FREE Music Downloads ( Wiggles, Sesame Street and More)

2011-09-07T15:41:00.002-04:00

My girls are going to love this! Right now Amazon has a lot of free music downloads. There are some great kids albums. I just grabbed Veggie Tales, Sesame Street and the Wiggles. My son is not so into kids music bu the girls love it. I love that these can go right onto my iPhone and there are no CD's to fight over. I just hit shuffle and let random take over.

There are also adult free titles but there are not as many. Here are some free and cheap music choices from Amazon for download now. Remember pricing changes on Amazon at the drop of a hat so please confirm the price prior to purchase.

FREE Gluten Relief Sample

2011-09-07T11:33:00.000-04:00

Free Sample of AST Enzymes Gluten & Dairy Relief – Sign Up Here.

FREE Hearing Aid Batteries

2011-09-06T23:30:00.002-04:00

Yep I'm 34 and hearing impaired. I've been blessed to be able to have hearing aids for the last 2 years so I know how much the batteries cost. If free hearing aid batteries are not a personal blessing to you please consider grabbing them and donating them. They are worth their weight in gold to those who rely on them.

http://www.hearing-aid.com/Free-Batteries-Offer

Cast Off's to Cash Adventures in Resale Land & LINK UP

2011-09-06T23:23:00.000-04:00

Overall I would say it was a decent re-sale week. Nothing earth shattering but no major duds either. My best find this week was for personal use. I went to four yard sales and a thrift store. Links are to Ebay ended prices.

Here are A Few of My Finds:

Lot of three Twist Away Diaper Genie Refills. I'm going to lot them up. Paid $5

Tons of books and DVD's for lots. I paid $1.00 for about a dozen books and then overpaid for the DVD's at $2 per piece. I that's what happens when you hit the thrift on a very busy sale day. You don't take the time to read that not everything is 50% off. Shame on me. The good part though is some of the items have already sold.

Arctic Explorer Uniqua BackYardigans Talking Figure and Backyardigans kids golf set. Paid $2.00. I have not been able to find the golf set on Ebay. I think I'll try listing it with a Backyardigans lot I'm making.

Vintage Waffle Blocks in box. Paid $1.00. I had just seen a whoohoo from another seller on these. Any time a vintage toy is in good shape with a box pick it up.

Loving Family Van. This was part of the stuff at the thrift I overspent on by accident. Paid $2.99. I'll add this to a lot.

Not shown I also picked up some LPS stuff as well as MLP items and a JoJo Circus Costume. I paid $5 for all of that. There were also a few things for my kids that are not shown but nothing to exciting.

My favorite finds were these:

A Combi Umbrella stroller. I had one of these for my older kids and loved it. Then a babysitter lost it on an outing. I was so bummed because I paid almost $100 for it prior to my heightened thrifty days. I was able to grab this one for $13 and all it needs is a good cleaning. I'm thrilled!!!!

The bowls are another mixed story. I went thrifting the other day with the hopes of finding a 4 quart Pyrex glass mixing bowl to use as a cake form for a party I'm hosting this weekend. Well I did not find a 4 quart but these vintage Pyrex bowls will sell quite nicely. I'm going to hold on to the two smaller ones for a little while on the off chance I find the other part of the set. I must say I think these two are pretty cool. The retro factor draws me in I think. The large green bowl should get listed soon. I paid $7 for all of them. Still not sure what to do about the cake I need to make.....

What did you find this week? I'd love it if you would share your finds with us so we can all help each other and share in some good fortune I hope.

1.Please keep it family friendly.

2. Link directly to your post rather than your home page to keep it easier for readers.

3 I would love it if you would give a little mention that you are linking up here. The more people who spread the word the better it will be for all of us.

RIP Epson NX100

2011-09-06T10:56:00.000-04:00

Well it finally happened..... My trusty old ( 2 yr old) printer has bitten the big one. I was chugging away printing Ebay shipping labels last night and all the sudden "unknown printer error". I Googled the message ( or rather in Thrifty Momma fashion I Swag Searched it.) Anyhow the results seem to be that I can send out for a part to re set and clean out my waste ink for $40 or I can send my dear printer to the bone yard.

Wouldn't you know I have a bunch of ink for my dear printer that I just ordered from Click Inks. I'm thinking this is the time to redeem two of my $5 gift cards that I have earned to Target and cross my fingers that they have the same printer still so I don't have to waste my cartridges. Cross your fingers that I can get printing tonight. I have a bunch of packages to get out, coupons to print and I need to start the tagging for the consignment sale with in the next few days.

Off to Target I go. I wish I could print before I leave because if I could I could get in on some of the great deals one of my readers got here.

My Chocolate Money Making CVS Trip

2011-09-04T21:53:00.000-04:00

One of the only things I love more than chocolate is FREE chocolate. I was able to make money buying the above from CVS today. That's right I walked away with a .50 cent profit. I had to go pick up a Rx so I was not even out additional gas money.

Here is how I did it:

Hershey’s Air Delight bar 1.44 oz $0.99 = $0.99 ECB (limit 1)

= FREE

Carefree Body Shape pantiliners 20-22 ct $1 = $1 ECB (limit 1)
Use the $0.50/1 coupon found in the 8/21 SS or here

= $.50 Money Maker

Dove chocolate bar $0.99

Use FREE Dove bar coupon from the magic coupon machine.

= FREE

20% Off Circo Apparel Printable Target Coupon

2011-09-03T21:25:00.000-04:00

Right now you can print a 20% off Circo apparel coupon here. This will make for some fantastic deals when you pair the coupon with a great sale or clearance. I picked up some shorts today for my older daughter for next year for only $3.69 and that was before I saw this coupon. I think I'm going to print the coupon and go back for a few more pairs for the other kiddo's and maybe myself. I just love Tarjay!!!

Thank You Money Saving Mom

This Weeks Super Savings at Shaws

2011-09-02T21:02:00.000-04:00

Well last week I saved 100%. How you ask? By not grocery shopping that's how. With a nicely sized stockpile and a mini vacation no shopping was necessary. Yay!!!!

Here are the items I've got my eye on this week at Shaws:

Corn on the cob - 10/$1.99 ( I love summer corn!)

Chicken Lobsters - $5.99 per lb ( We splurged and did these tonight with the corn and the salad fixings from two weeks ago. The bagged lettuce lasts a while when not opened thankfully.)

Edy's Ice cream - 48oz BOGO - $1.00/2 6-12 SS

Final price depends on your stores Edy's pricing. I usually find them from $4.99-$5.99 when not on sale so you can possibly get this for $2.00 per container. Not bad.

Tostitos or Doritos 9-13 oz / 11-14.5oz Buy 2 Get 2 ( Excludes baked)

Goldfish 6.6-8oz- BOGO - There was apparently hang tags for .35/1 in some stores recently. I did not see any but they are selling them on Ebay. The coupons seem to be going for .40-.50 per coupon in lots of 10+.

Save $5.00 instantly when you purchase $20 in participating Kraft items. ( There are more items included but I think these are the best deals.)

Philly Cream Cheese 2/$5.00

Bulls Eye BBQ Sauce $1.00 - Tearpad .50/1 coupons ( DND)

Kraft 16oz Dressing - 2/$4.00 - $1.00/2 8-28 SS

Kraft Mayo or Miracle Whip 30oz - $2.99 - $1.00/1 Kraft Mayo 22oz+ 8-21 SS

CapriSun or Kool Aid Jammers 10 pk - $1.99

Newmans Own Salsa 16oz 2/$4.00 - $.50/1 Salsa Printable ( will double)

Cantaloupe- BOGO