If you like Jamba Juice – and who doesn’t? - here is a coupon for buy one get one free smoothie. The offer ends August 9.
Stay hydrated, kids. It’s hot out!
(Thanks to Centsible in Seattle)
Archive | July, 2009
Free ShamWow
27 Jul
Click here to take a very short survey and in return you get 2 large ShamWows totally free.
Personally, I’d rather take a very short survey where I get to neck punch the tool bag in the Shamwow commercial afterward, but I guess a couple free towels are okay too.
(Thanks to Money Saving Mom)
30% off Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic
27 Jul
Gap, Old Navy and Banana Republic are having their family & friends event where you show them an email and you get 30% off. It goes from July 30-August 2 and is in-store or online. Plus, you can pick a non-profit that they’ll donate 5% of your purchase to.
If you don’t already have the email and want one, let me know (in the comments) and I’ll forward it.
Sampletastic
25 JulHere are a few new sample offers:
- Free sample of Total blueberry pomegranate cereal (sounds good!)
- Free sample of Quaker Dark Chocolate Raspberry Almond True Delights (granola bar – I’ve had the other varieties and they’re good)
- Free sample of Gain with Febreze (laundry detergent)
(Thanks for Money Saving Mom)
Piperlime discount code
22 JulYou can get an extra 20% off sale items at Piperlime by entering promo code: JUST4U.
The offer ends Friday, July 23.
Fredflare $10 off!
17 JulFredflare is offering $10 off purchases of $25 or more, but the sale only lasts this weekend, so hurry! Just enter the promo code: JUMP.
I am in love with this dress. Someone should buy it and give it a loving home.
St. Ives apricot scrub sample
17 Jul
Click here to get a free sample of St Ives apricot scrub. You’ll have to enter UPC code: 7704310360.
I like this scrub. I haven’t used it in years, and I’m not sure that it really works that well, but it’s just fun to put on! And it smells good.
(Thanks, Free Stuff Times)
Teva sale
16 JulOnly $19.90
Teva is having a really good clearance sale.
I’ve never worn Tevas but I’ve heard good things about them. I didn’t realize that they had kind of cute shoes.
Your new friend
16 JulLadies (and gentlemen), meet the Gal Pal – it’s a little foam thing that erases deodorant marks. It’s only $10 and it totally works!
I have an amazing talent for being able to get dressed and wind up with deodorant marks all over my clothes. Just the other day, I noticed I managed to get a huge deodorant mark on the bottom hem of my dress. Not sure how that happened, but apparently it is my special gift.
At any rate, the Gal Pal has come in quite handy. I’ve used it a few times and thought it worked decently well but I wasn’t really convinced that it works much better than just scrubbing with water. But this morning I put on a black tank top and managed to get the mother of all deodorant marks almost in the center of my shirt (again, don’t ask me how). I immediately grabbed a Gal Pal and in a few seconds, it disappeared. No joke.
I have a feeling the Gal Pal is made out of an extremely simple material and I shouldn’t be so wowed by it. But I am – because I sure didn’t think to make it.
Two Gal pals come in a pack and it’s $10. You can use the Gals multiple times, so I think it’s a pretty good deal. You can buy them through the web site above, or I bought mine on Amazon – I bought some other stuff too and then I got free shipping.
Free Mocha Mondays
14 JulI really dislike coffee. I dislike everything about it: the way it tastes, the way it smells, the way people make such a big deal about it.
However, despite how “uncute” I think coffee is, I’ll announce it anyway:
McDonald’s is offering free (hot or cold) super small mochas on Mondays between 7 am and 7 pm. The promotion lasts every Monday through August 3. More info here.
(Thanks, Veronica.)
Recipe recommendations
13 JulLately I have been spending a lot of money on take-out food. I just haven’t felt like cooking, and what happens when you don’t have prepared meals at home? You get lazy and you go out to eat instead. Unfortunately that becomes expensive and often not healthy. It isn’t cheap or cute.
Today I decided that I really needed to ease back into cooking. I am not much of a cook so I tend to avoid doing it. But I do read a lot of recipe blogs and I have about 47 million recipes bookmarked, so I certainly have resources.
Anyway, on to what I made tonight. I have a little jar of Trader Joe’s pesto in my fridge that needed to be used up, and I came across a recipe for Tomato & Pesto Pizza. I don’t normally use recipes when I make pizza, but I gave this one a shot.
I didn’t use as much mozzarella as the recipe said, but it still turned out okay. Not the most exciting pizza, but I might make it again. On my second piece, I drizzled balsamic vinegar on it and that added a new flavor.
On to dessert – At QFC today, I bought a small container of strawberries for $1 (cheap!), and I just happened to have a recipe bookmarked for Strawberry Cobbler.
Let me tell you, it’s pretty good. I didn’t have almond extract, so I substituted vanilla extract and it was fine. The cobbler is really tasty when served with ice cream. (By the way, Culinary in the Country is my favorite recipe blog, and most of the recipes I’ve tried have been awesome – the cobbler was no exception.)
Made anything good lately? Do tell!
(500) Days of Summer free screening
12 Jul
Click here to go to a free screening of “(500) Days of Summer” starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel.
For Seattle peeps, you can see it at Pacific Place on July 14 at 7 p.m.
Chick-fil-A Cow Day
10 Jul
This seem like an awful lot of trouble to go to for a free meal, but hey, times are tough - here you go:
If you show up at a Chick-fil-A today (July 10) dressed like a cow, you get a free meal. You will also get ridiculed by everyone who sees you driving there.
Radiohead deal
10 Jul
Amazon’s daily MP3 deal: Radiohead – Amnesiac for $1.99
(I don’t think I’ve ever listened to this album, but it’s Radiohead so you’ll either love it or hate it.)
Free financial spreadsheets
10 Jul
Spreadsheets: Not so cute, but very useful for budgets – which means you can better manage your money … and perhaps get more cute stuff?
Get Rich Slowly has highlighted some useful free Google Doc financial spreadsheets. Here’s the link to the Google docs. So handy!
Murad Acne Complex sample
9 Jul
Click here to get a free Murad Acne Complex sample. I’ve seen this stuff at Sephora and it’s kind of expensive, so this is a nice opportunity to give it a try. Also, when you register with Murad, they offer free shipping on your next order.
The kit includes:
Clarifying Cleanser (0.1 FL. OZ.) — eliminates 99.9% of surface bacteria to keep skin clear
Exfoliating Acne Treatment Gel (0.06 FL. OZ.) — eliminates acne and skin breakouts
Skin Perfecting Lotion (0.06 FL. OZ.) — smoothes and evens skin texture with oil-free hydrators
(Thanks to Free Stuff Times)
Kohl’sFiber One samples
7 JulI don’t want to get all TMI here, but let’s just say that probably most of us can agree that fiber is an important thing.
Sign up here to get a free sample of Fiber One cereal and a Fiber One bar (I actually had the Oats & Chocolate bar this morning!) and coupons.
(P.S. After you fill out the form, it takes you to a second page where they want you to register. But you DON’T have to – look for the “No Thank You” link at the bottom of the page so you don’t have to register.)
Hello awesome
7 Jul
In today’s freakin awesome news: Vampire Weekend (who I admit I’m a little bit over right now) and Ra Ra Riot (who I’m totally not over – they are fabulous!) have teamed up for a side project: Discovery.
Today Amazon is featuring their LP for $3.99.
Now, I haven’t listened to it, so I can’t say for sure that it’s good but there’s a good chance it’s going to be awesome.
EDIT: Disclaimer – Now that I’ve had a chance to listen to the samples, I’m not so sure I want to call this awesome….
Nivea samples
7 JulTwo free samples from Nivia:
For the laaaaadies, Touch of Sparkle Body Wash
For the dudes, 3 in 1 Body Wash (This must be a fun product because the guy in the photo appears to be having quite the chuckle fest in the shower.)
Free book downloads
7 JulAmazon has a bunch of free Kindle book downloads that supposedly also work on iPods.
Have at it, nerds!
Container Store coupon
2 Jul
25% off coupon for the Container Store (can be used online or in-store)
I really like the Container Store. They have pretty much everything you could ever want to organize your living space. It’s hard to walk in and not find something you justabsolutelyhavetohaverightnow! Which is why I recommend being very careful there.
50 $5 albums
1 JulEach month Amazon picks 50 albums (downloads) for $5 each.
July’s list includes Matt & Kim, Cyndi Lauper, Interpol, David Bowie, Coldplay, Mariah Carey’s “MTV Unplugged” EP (words do not express how much I loved those songs … ok, and I still do – I Can’t Let Go) and many more.
Also, Veronica would like me to mention that the new Moby album is available on Amazon for $3.99. Personally, I’m kind of “meh” about Moby, but she thinks otherwise so check it out.
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