Freebies for Nov.24--Starbucks, Free Restaurant Food, B&BW and more.

Free Sample of Starbucks Coffee.      I'll be jumping all over this one!!!   Click the top of the video where it says receive a free sample.  




 Purina One Dog or Cat food.   Click on your choice of dog or cat (you can order both) and fill out the form. 


 


Fill out the easy form at this link to receive a free Jiffy Recipe Book. It was recently updated to include recipes using their new mixes - “JIFFY” Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix, “JIFFY” Oatmeal Cookie Mix and “JIFFY” Sugar Cookie Mix in addition to the traditional Jiffy Corn Muffin mix.   I got this in previous giveaways and it has some good recipes in it.  

Free Bath & Body Works item (up to $13) with purchase of any item of $10 or more.    Printable coupon here.      Coupon can be used in store or online until Dec. 24th. 



Lots of free food offers out there too!

White Castle.....love them or leave them, but we're a love them family about once a year.   Right now you can get a 3 pc chicken ring by clicking here and printing out a coupon.   








  

They also have sweet potato fries with a cinnamon dipping sauce.    YUM!   Click here for the coupon to print.  

Wendy's has a coupon for an order of their Natural Cut Frres with Sea salt.   Click here then click on the get your free fries button.  







 Just a reminder.....all freebies are available at the time of posting, but they sometimes go quickly.   (I expect the Starbucks to be gone very soon), so if you're interested you should order them quickly.  

$10 off $10 at Hallmark Stores

Hallmark has an offer where moms or expectant moms can sign up and then choose a coupon to print.   One of the choices is a $10 off of a $10 purchase coupon.    I signed up and even though my youngest is a teen, it still let me print a coupon.   This will be great for me as I give each of my kids a Hallmark ornament each year in their Christmas stocking.    It will be practically free with this coupon!!   So sign up and print off your coupon. 

$3.99 DVDs: Blind Side, Dark Knight, Hangover, 300, and many more!!!

Just in time for Christmas shopping or if you're like me, to add to your own collection.    Lots of Great deals at amazon.com on some popular movies.     Not sure how long they'll be at these prices, so I'd hop on them!

The Blind Side




The Dark Knight (Widescreen Single-Disc Edition)



The Hangover (R-Rated Single-Disc Edition)


300 (Widescreen Edition)


My Sister's Keeper



 American Gangster (2-Disc Unrated Extended Edition)


And many more.....Once you're at amazon, search for spotlight deals.    Happy shopping!!
Thanks so slickdeals.com for the heads up on these deals.

Free Votive Candle from Yankee Candle Saturday morning only!! Plus B2G2Free Candles.

The Yankee Candle Stores are having open houses Saturday morning.  I love Yankee Candles and often give them as gifts.   So while you're out running earrands Saturday morning between 10AM till 12NN, stop by a Yankee Candle store to pick up your free votive.    Thanks to We Use Coupons for the info.    You can check out We Use Coupons in my left sidebar.

There is also a coupon for buy 2 get 2 free  regularly-priced jar candles or tumblers.  That deal is good through Nov. 28th.

Only $25 for $50 of American Apparel Clothing!! Today Only

Have you heard about Groupon?    It is a way of buying certain products or services in your area that are at LEAST 50% off, with many discounted much more than that.   Sometimes the deals are just for your area, and sometimes they're nationwide.  I learned about it several months ago and admit I've been a buying fiend since then.   I've bought a skin care package, several meals plans, nuts and dried fruit packages, etc.


Groupon features a daily deal on the best stuff to do, see, eat, and buy in a variety of cities across the United States and has been recently featured on the Today Show, Good Morning America, and named the #1 Hottest Website for 2010 by Fox Business News!


Well today, Thursday Nov. 18th, there is a great deal nationwide to purchase a Groupon (basically an online coupon) for $50 worth of items from American Apparel for only $25!!!    If you don't already belong, you'll have to join first (very easy) and then can purchase the deal.   Even if you don't want this deal you should really sign up anyway.    They have a new (or usually more than one) deal each day.

CLICK HERE TO JOIN.   If you already belong to Groupon, just click on the banner below to purchase this great deal. 






Deal: $25 for $50 worth of clothing and accessories from American Apparel, redeemable online

Date Valid: 12:01a-11:59p EDT, Thursday, November 18, 2010

So hurry and get in on this great deal today.   These would even make great Christmas gifts!  Or if you're like me, you can use them to buy yourself things after Christmas when everything is discounted.   Can you imagine how much you could get?!?   I'm salivating.   Happy shopping!

Money and Making Change (Educational) DVD Giveaway

Rock N Learn has made a business of making learning for children fun.    By setting lessons to music and introducting fun characters that children can identify with, the kids will learn without even knowing they're getting a lesson.   Their new DVD "Money & Making Change" is the latest award winning addition.   In it, the characters Penny and Bill teach children all about counting money and making change.   The DVD is 57 minutes long and recommended for age 6 and up, or elementary aged children.


From their site: 
Rock ‘N Learn’s Money & Making Change offers a fun learning experience for elementary-age children. The characters in the DVD, Penny and Bill, know how to shake things up when it comes to counting money and making change. Cool songs and games give plenty of practice with real-world skills. Even preschoolers love the adorable characters Penny and Bill and begin to recognize coins. Students learn about coins and how they relate to one another, strategies for counting coins and bills, “skip counting,” expressing money in written terms, strategies for making change, and more.  You’ll have lots of fun as you gain valuable skills you can bank on.

•  National Parenting Publications Honor
• Teachers Choice Award
• Dr. Toy Best Video Products
• iParenting  Media Award
• Coalition for Quality Children's Media Kids First!
• Creative Child's Magazine Preferred Choice Award

The company also offers high quality products that help teach phonics, math, science, social studies, and even foreign languages.   Order this or any of their other products at 25% off on their site RockNLearn.com.    Use the code  SSA25  at checkout.  The coupon code will be good for Rock ‘N Learn customers through December 5.

Win It:   Cara with Rock N Learn has been generous and offered one of my readers a copy of the DVD "Money & Making Change".

Mandatory Entry:    Go to Rock N Learn and tell me the name of another educational DVD you'd like.   

Extra Entries:  

1)  Follow me on GFC  (2 entries so leave 2 comments)
2)  Subscribe to my feed
3)  Sign up for my email newsletter in the upper right side bar and make sure to verify the link in the email you'll receive   (2 entries so leave 2 comments)
4)   Blog about this on your own blog with a link here and to Rock N Learn.   (5 entries so leave 5 comments)
5)  Enter any other open giveaway.
6)  Check out Rock N Learn's educational blog and leave a comment about something you learned.
7)  Read my post about swagbucks HERE and leave a comment on it.   Come back to let me know on this post
8)  Join swagbucks through the referral link on this post and get 5 extra entries.  You must be an active member of swagbucks by the end of the giveaway for these entries to count.  Make sure to leave 5 separate entries
 

RULES:
Giveaway begins now and ends Sun. Nov. 28th  at 10 PM EST.   Must be 18 or older to enter and must reside in the US or Canada. Winner will be selected with random.org and will be notified by email.   Winner must respond by within 48 hours  or a new winner will be selected.    Prize will be mailed from Rock N Learn.  


Disclosure:  I have received a copy of the DVD but that has in no way influenced my post. 

$30 Gift Card GIveaway to Pear Tree Greetings.

The season is rapidly approaching when we'll all be giving thanks for the blessings in ours lives.   I know when my parents were alive we often talked about how much our family loved Thanksgiving.   It's a holiday that didn't require a lot of shopping or decorating.    It was just being with family enjoying each others company and filling our bellies with my mothers delicious cooking.   Hopefully you all have much to be grateful for this holiday season.

I've talked often about how I'm a Pearista and have brought several Pear Tree Greetings giveaways of their products here to my readers.   Well this month I have the most exciting one so far I think.    It's a $30 gift card so you can buy anything on their site!!!!!  

Check out their Thanksgiving invitations.   Here's my favorite.  

It's not too early to order your Christmas cards.

 Or label holiday treats you pass out to family and friends.   I love these and they're so reasonably priced!

 

Or they have cute teacher gifts!

I posted Saturday about the wonderful work Pear Tree is doing with Operation Gratitude by providing cards for teachers and their students to color and write a note on for our service members this holiday season.    Check out the post here and pass the info along to any teachers you know.  

Buy It:    Check out Pear Tree Greetings for all your stationery needs.    If you don't want to wait to see if you've won, or you need more, then you can shop Pear Tree.   Make sure to check out their promo code page for discounts when you shop.   

Check them out on Twitter or Facebook.

Win It:   Pear Tree Greetings has been generous and offered one of my readers a $30 gift card (via email) to purchase any items of their choice from any of the many categories.

Mandatory Entry:    This is a two part entry.   Go to Pear Tree Greetings and tell me at least one thing you would choose if you won the gift card.  Do not list any of the items I've previewed.  AND tell me one thing you're grateful for this coming holiday.   You must do both parts of the mandatory entry for it to count.  

Extra Entries:  

1)  Follow me on GFC  (2 entries so leave 2 comments)
2)  Subscribe to my feed
3)  Sign up for my email newsletter in the upper right side bar and make sure to verify the link in the email you'll receive   (2 entries so leave 2 comments)
4)   Blog about this on your own blog with a link here and to Pear Tree Greetings.   (5 entries so leave 5 comments)
5)  Enter any other open giveaway.
6)  Like Pear Tree Greetings on facebook
7)  Read my post about swagbucks HERE and leave a comment on it.   Come back to let me know on this post
8)  Join swagbucks through the referral link on this post and get 5 extra entries.  You must be an active member of swagbucks by the end of the giveaway for these entries to count.  Make sure to leave 5 separate entries
 9)  Make a comment on the Operation Gratitude post while you're there and let me know.  

RULES:
Giveaway begins now and ends Tues Nov. 23th  at 11:59 PM EST.   Must be 18 or older to enter and must reside in the US. Winner will be selected with random.org and will be notified by email.   Winner must respond by within 48 hours  or a new winner will be selected.    Prize will be mailed from Pear Tree Greetings.

Disclosure:   I have not been compensated in any way for this review.   My review is my own and my honest opinion. 

Operation Gratitude. Free Cards for Teachers and Students to send to the Military

Send a Note, Share a Smile

Thank you for your interest in Pear Tree Greetings' support of Operation Gratitude! Our goal: Send 75,000 cards to our men and women in the military.

Here's the gist:

* We'll send a package to the first 2,500 teachers who sign up
* Up to 30 cards per classroom
* Free to you and your students

At Pear Tree, we believe in the power of connection, especially by sharing a handwritten note. Through this partnership with Operation Gratitude, we encourage teachers all across America to share with their students the value of saying thank you. Together, let's lift the morale of the men and women in our military. After all, who doesn't like a smile?

Attention Teachers

This is a great opportunity to teach the kids in your classroom a lesson in listening, writing and creativity; these cards are meant to be colored! Most of all, it's an opportunity to teach a lesson in gratitude to others so far away. Get out the globe...show them how far away our service men and women really are. Don't be shy-you can send a note too!

How Does it Work?

1. Fill out the form through the link below.
2. Pear Tree will send a packet of 30 cards, at no cost, to the first 2500 teachers who sign up.
3. Use the cards in your classroom, insert them in the enclosed envelope, and send the cards to Operation Gratitude (postage not included).
4. Operation Gratitude will send the cards in a package to our men and women in the military.

    
Here's a link to the signup. 

Here's a link to the FAQ

Here's a link to Operation Gratitude who will mail the cards to our service members oversea.  

Spread the word and let's show our gratitude to our service members this holiday season.   
 Help put a smile on the men and women serving overseas who cannot be with their families this holiday season. 

Thanks to Pear Tree Greetings for providing the cards for this! 

Free Tylenol Sleep Solution Kit with goodies!

Get a free Tylenol Sleep Kit  that includes:

• Sleep guide and journal featuring practical tips for better sleep
• Satin sleep mask to help block out intrusive light
• CD of soothing sounds
• Coupons worth up to $12
• Sample of JOHNSON'S® Melt Away Stress Lavender & Chamomile Lotion  

Legacy Family Tree Deluxe Giveaway---Two Winners!

 Are you interested in Genealogy  or learning about your Family Tree? Legacy Family Tree offers all sorts of products that can help you research, map, chart, and more. 
 
• Map Your Ancestors Around the World - Using Microsoft� Virtual Earth�, Legacy will automatically pinpoint and plot important locations in ancestors� lives from within Legacy. See 3‐D, satellite and bird�s eye images of where your ancestors lived. Now it is easy to track your ancestor�s migration.
 
• Create Beautiful Wall Charts  - Create stunning graphical charts � ancestor, descendant, fan, hourglass, bow tie, and even DNA charts. See and share your ancestors� pictures in ways that the whole family can enjoy. Use our chart printing service to print large charts on bond, presentation, glossy or matte canvas finishes.

• Cite Your Sources With New Templates -  The new Legacy SourceWriter� will help you prepare properly formatted sources regardless of your expertise. Simply fill in the fields and Legacy creates the footnotes, endnotes, and bibliography for you, following industry standards. Sourcing has never been so easy!

• Interview Center - Legacy has the perfect questions to interview your family. Choose from hundreds of carefully pre-written interview questions and memory triggers to help you capture their memories before it is too late, or write your own questions to be included.

• And much, much more! 

Features
Sophisticated research tools, powerful search capabilities, and professional-quality trees, reports, and books make the award-winning Legacy Family Tree the program of choice for users of all levels and abilities. Search the Internet for billions of genealogy records.
  
Includes:

1. Legacy 7.0 Deluxe software - download-only version, without the CD or user's guide.
2. Legacy Charting Deluxe software (installed when Legacy 7.0 is installed).

There is a free downloadable version that you can view here.   
And free charting is included with the Legacy 7.0 Deluxe download.  You can view it here.


Visit them on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Legacy-Family-Tree/112307168831045#!/pages/Legacy-Family-Tree/112307168831045?ref=sgm

or on Twitter - http://twitter.com/legacyfamily

Legacy Family Tree has been generous and offered TWO of my readers the Legacy Family Tree Deluxe download version. 
 

Mandatory Entry:    Visit their site and come back with a comment about what else you would like from the site or what feature you're most interested in.

Extra Entries: 
1)  Follow me on GFC  (2 entries so leave 2 comments)

2)  Subscribe to my feed

3)  Sign up for my email newsletter in the upper right side bar and make sure to verify the link in the email you'll receive   (2 entries so leave 2 comments)

4)   Blog about this on your own blog with a link here.   (5 entries so leave 5 comments)

5)   Enter any other open giveaway.
6)  Like Legacy Family Tree on facebook or follow on twitter (see above).  One entry each.

7)   Read my post about swagbucks HERE and leave a comment on it.   Come back to let me know on this post

8)  Join swagbucks through the referral link on this post and get 5 extra entries.  You must be an active member of swagbucks by the end of the giveaway for these entries to count.  Make sure to leave 5 separate entries

RULES:

Giveaway begins now and ends Tues. Nov. 23th  at 10 PM EST.   Must be 18 or older to enter and must reside in the US. Winner will be selected with random.org and will be notified by email.   Winner must respond by within 48 hours  or a new winner will be selected.    Prize will be emailed from LegacyFamily Tree. 

 
Disclosure:   I have not been compensated in any way for this post.    I'[m offering it merely as a service to my readers.  

AMAZING Borders Deals

My whole family loves Borders.  We could go there everyday and browse if we had the time.   Currently there are some great deals and coupons out for there.   Get an almost free cookbook.  Read below for the details on how to get this.   Think Christmas shopping!   Or get 40% off a kids toy or gift.  And get a free coffee or tea while there shopping for your deals!    Check out all the coupons below and enjoy!!

First off....Buy a cookbook and get back a $10 coupon for another purchase in the future.    You can also use a coupon to BUY the cookbook which makes many of them barely over $10 or some even under.   So you can essentially get a free or almost free cookbook!   Good through Nov. 8th.

Info on cookbood deal.

Then coupons for an addition percentage off the cookbook you buy.   There is one for 40% and another for 33%.   Obviously the 40% would be better, but I think you may not be able to use that one...not sure and some people are saying only the 33% off will work with the cookbook deal.   So I'd take both and  have the 33% off one with me in case.    Both of the additional percentage off coupons are for Borders Rewards members, but you can quickly sign up online or even at the register when you get ready to check out. 

40% off coupon

33% off coupon

Also you can get 40% off a kids toy or game with this coupon.

Then last, get your free small coffee or tea from the Borders Cafe  to drink while you're there. coupon here

So follow the instructions, print out your coupons, and have a fun day shopping and sipping at Borders!

Carolina Pad 17 College Planner Review and Giveaway!

Do you or someone you know have a child heading off to college next year?   Or do you want to get a head start on planning for your younger high school child?    I have a child currently in college and a high school senior, so I consider myself an experienced member of the college planning crew.    I remember with my oldest how incredibly stressful it was on both her and me.   There would be days we were both on edge and feeling overwhelmed and trying frantically to stay on top of everything that had to be done.

It's been easier this time around for me.   We're looking at many of the same colleges we did a few years ago, and we've learned the hard way what not to do.    Plus I have been given a planner by Carolina Pad to try out and review that has made the process so much simpler.   It helps keep my notes organized in one place (instead of the dozen college folders each school gave us last time!) and I can easily keep track of deadlines, contact names, website addresses, etc.

Planning Calendar and Test Scores Record

• Included in the binder at the front is a timeline that offers lots of helpful tips for those that are overwhelmed by the process.   There are hints for things to do from getting letters of recommendation (early!), making sure transcripts are complete and accurate, attending college fairs, and planning college visits.

• The next section is a personal profile where the student can think about what they want to major in, what size school they would like, if they are interested in athletics or extracurriculars, etc.

• Next is 12 months of calendars for keeping track of appointments, deadlines and then the text score page (shown above)

• A page to list schools by "reach", "target" and "safety" and another for chance of acceptance at those schools based on GPA and test scores. 

• Many pages for essay brainstorming including some prompts/ideas to get you started.   I wish we had this when my daughter applied.    Every time she had to write an essay she'd stress so much and it was like she'd never written one before. 

• A master application checklist (have you sent application, transcript, etc) and letter or recommendation record.

• Comparison chart of basic info on the colleges you're considering.   This is important.   You're not always comparing apples to apples.   Sometimes it's apples to oranges.   One school may offer more scholarship money, but the tuition is so high it still costs more.   Or in my daughter's case, she wanted to continue orchestra in college, was an honors student, and wanted to major in biology or biochemistry; so we looked at music programs in addition to honors programs/honors housing, and her major. 

• Financial aid, scholarships, loans info.

•  And my FAVORITE part......The individual college breakdowns.    When we'd visit colleges we'd frantically take notes and scribble on pieces of paper that were scattered all over our house.  Here each college has pages of information from their average tuition/housing costs, to thoughts on the dorms, the food, the community, and their own deadlines and websites and contact people.    VERY helpful having all the schools in one place and in such an organized fashion.   

Sample Pages From Individual College Visit

•  There are also 8 tab dividers to separate colleges, labels, and an accordion file at the back for loose papers.

• 

Expandable File for Loose Papers




So if you're looking for a wonderful tool to make all your college planning easier and more organized, then check out the Carolina Pad 17 College Planner.   As someone who has been there/done that, and is now doing that again, trust me when I say that it will make your search process much easier.    

Connect with Carolina Pad  On facebook

Connect with NEW Studio C by Carolina Pad on facebook 

Follow Carolina Pad on Twitter @carolinapad

Buy It:    If you think you'd like the 17 College Planner you can purchase it from Amazon or Carolina Pad online. 

Win It:    Sara from Carolina Pad has been generous and offered ONE of my readers a copy of the College Planner

Mandatory Entry:    Tell me who you know that is planning for college.

Extra Entries:   
1)  Follow me on GFC  (2 entries so leave 2 comments)

2)  Subscribe to my feed

3)  Sign up for my email newsletter in the upper right side bar and make sure to verify the link in the email you'll receive   (2 entries so leave 2 comments)

4)   Blog about this on your own blog with a link here.   (5 entries so leave 5 comments)

5)   Enter any other open giveaway.
6)  Like Carolina Pad on facebook, Like Studio C on facebook, or follow on twitter.  One entry each.

7)   Read my post about swagbucks HERE and leave a comment on it.   Come back to let me know on this post

8)  Join swagbucks through the referral link on this post and get 5 extra entries.  You must be an active member of swagbucks by the end of the giveaway for these entries to count.  Make sure to leave 5 separate entries

RULES:

Giveaway begins now and ends Monday Nov. 22th  at 10 PM EST.   Must be 18 or older to enter and must reside in the US. Winner will be selected with random.org and will be notified by email.   Winner must respond by within 48 hours  or a new winner will be selected.    Prize will be mailed from Carolina Pad

 
Disclosure:   I have not been compensated in any way for this review except receiving a sample of the planner to review.     My review is my own and my honest opinion. 

Free Gooseberry Patch Cookbook

I've gotten this little paperback book of recipes before and there are some great recipes in it.    Just click the title below and fill out the form and the cookbook will be on it's way to you.   Enjoy!

Gooseberry Patch Fall Favorites

Freebies for Thursday 11/04

Here's a couple of freebies out there to check out.

• Free Renuzit Adjustable Cone Air Freshner.  Limited to first 70,000.   Like on facebook.

• Another facebook freebie for Extra Dessert Delights Gum.   Choice of 3 flavors. 

• From Walmart there's a Tom's of Maine free toothpaste sample.   

• And a sample of Tena incontinence products.  Look on right sidebar. 

• Free sample of  Stayfree Thermo Control sanitary pad.  

• If you've not gotten your free sample of OXY Clinical Skin Care Kit, it's still available. 

• Free bag of "Food Should Taste Good Chips" when you like them on facebook.   I've won these in a contest and tried these before and really liked the cheddar and sweet potato flavors. 

• Free sample of Dove Ultimate Clear Deodorant.   Has been translated from the original Spanish.

Samples are available while supplies last, and available at the time of posting.   Enjoy!