Swagbucks How-To for $25 A Month

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Great Swagbucks tip from Barb W:

Swagbucks(12/31/2010 8:50:59 AM):  I've been a swagbucks member since Nov of last year and have redeemed 64 $5 amazon cards which totals $320. I am getting $25/month and although I did have referrals toward the beginning I haven't had any active referrals for many months now. I am finding that I can get my 'quota' of amazon $ easier now w/o referrals than before w/referrals. The way I earn most of my bucks is by letting swagbuckstv run while I'm away from the computer. That alone usually nets me 12-15 wins/day(60-75 swagbucks). Add to that the four daily buck (NOSO, daily poll, toolbar refresh, and trusted survey), 3-4 search wins, swagcode, and the special offer videos and I usually get around 100+ bucks daily. I search til I win before work, after work, early evening and before bed. I also watch their facebook page when I'm on-line for code alerts (Thanks TSG! posted multiple times). It can take as much or as little time as you are willing to put into it. The more time you take, the more you will win.,  Barbara W, TN

There is a Swagbucks bonus for sign up right now, I believe 60 free Swagbucks.

Walgreens Highlights Jan 9 - 15

I have the Walgreens flier in hand for Jan 9 - 15 and that scan will be up today. Some highlights:

Go! Kids Multi-Vitamin Gummies $5
- $5 RRFP free

Lysol Healthy Touch Hand Soap System $11.99
- $7 RR
- $3 (S 1/9)
FP $1.99

Precise by Tylenol $5.99
- $3 RR
- $2 printable upper right, limit 1
FP .99

Bic Disposable Razors $4.99
- Bic Disposable Shaver B1G1F to $6.99 (S 1/9)
- $1 RR
FP 2/$3.99

Benefiber $10
- $10 RR wyb $20
- $2 (S 1/9)
Scenario: Buy two, use two $2 coupons, pay $16 oop, get $10 RR
FP 2/$6

$15 Free Dollars From Kelloggs Mini Wheats

Hot! I've eaten a lot of boxes of Kellogg's Mini-Wheats so I'm happy to take part in this class action settlement.

You can claim 3 boxes for a total of $15.

Fill out your NAZ and up to 3 boxes and that's it. Go to www.cerealsettlement.com You can do it on-line, nothing to mail. You certify that you bought 3 boxes of Kellogg's Mini-Wheats between January 38, 2008 and Oct 1, 2009. No receipts or UPCs are needed. It took 10 seconds to type in my NAZ and the number '3'. (Thanks Kristen K)

 

Walgreens 5 Freebies Next Week

I'm working on the Walgreens double play list for next week.


** Walgreens Weekly Flier Jan 2 - 8, click here 20 pgs

So far:
Freebies
Children's Oscillococcinum Homeopathic Flu Medicine $8.99
- $8.99 RR
- $2 (RP 1/24)
- $2 Printable
FP free + profit

Omega Factor-3 $10
- $10 RR
FP free

SalonPas Arthritis Pain Patches $5.99
- $5.99 RR
FP free

Finesse Clean + Simple Hair Care $1.99
- $1.99 MIR on package
- $1 (S 10/24)
FP  free + profit

Crest Toothpaste 6.4 oz, Oral-B Indicator Toothbrush $2
- $1 RR- .75 toothpaste (PG 12/26) (PG 11/28)
- $1 toothpaste P&G Everyday Savings Book
- $1 toothbrush P&G Everday Savings Book
FP ala free

Celcius Green Tea $3.99
- $3 RR
FP .99

Still Working: TheMiniSocial $10/$10 Code MERRY10

$10/$10 still working:
Here's a definite freebie or cheapie. Go to TheMiniSocial and register. Then click on "Random House". You'll see kids books like

Ice Is Nice $6.49,
Let's Play in the Snow $5.99,
Millions of Snow $6.49.
Polar Bears Past Bedtime $2.99
Snow Wonder $2.99
Winter Pony $2.99
BabyMouse Skater Girl $4.99
BabyMouse Heartbreaker $4.99
Nate the Great and the Snowy Trail $3.49
How Do Lions Say I Love You $5.99
(Scroll down, there are lots more) --
TheMiniSocial "Random House"

You can get $10 off $10 with code merry10 !!!!!

Under "Go Mama Go" they have snug & tug baby wraps for $11.99, so with code, that would be $1.99. If you don't like those choices, rumor is that the code merry10 will be good through 1/7. You do have to register to see the deals. TheMiniSocial

It worked fine for me. Your total must be $10+ to use the code. Shipping is a flat $6.95.  This is what the snug & tug baby wrap looks like:

Swirl $20 off $20.01 + Free Shipping

Swirl is a daily deal site. Get $20 off $20.01 with code WELCOME1. You could also get free shipping if you follow these steps:

1) Add something to your cart that is $20.01+. ($20 doesn't work)

2) During checkout, use code WELCOME1 and apply the code.
3) Don't click on checkout. Instead, click on the Swirl logo on the top left to go back to the homepage.

4) Click on checkout again, and add promo code SWIRLST to get free shipping and finish checkout. It's advertised on the home page



YMMV but it's worth a try. Swirl

I clicked on the "Holiday Shop" tab and found categories for Kids & Pets, Boys Toys, Home, Beauty, and All Gifts. These are mostly high-end products.

Snapfish 99 Prints for .99

Snapfish:  Get 99 prints for .99 cents with code 2011PENNY. Add 99 prints to your cart. Use the code to get them for .99 + shipping which $6.xx. (1/9)

Free Arby's Jr Shake Printable Coupon

Print a coupon for a free Arby's Jr Shake good at participating Arby's location. Call first. Mine never participates. (1/2/11)

Amazon 70% off Toys & Games

Amazon has End of Year deals in Toys & Games, with products 70% off.  See them all here.
For example:
Alex Toys My Kitchen Set $9.99 (Reg $29.99) Ships free on $25.

Mega Bloks Building Imagination Bag Classic 80 pcs $9.99 (Reg $20.99) Ships free on $25.
Play-doh Fun Food Poppin Movie Snacks $4.99 (Reg $14.99) Ships free on
$25.

Dollar General $5/$25, Free Olay Body Wash

Dollar General  print a coupon for $5 off $25 good one-day-only on Saturday Jan 1. Christmas seasonal is marked 50% off and candy is 25% off. While you are at Dollar General, look for this deal:
Some Olay Body Wash is marked down to $2.
- $2 (PG 12/26)
FP free

Reaction to Extreme Couponing Show

Here's my take on the Extreme Couponing show. It's hard for us to judge because much of this is familiar to us and we have all stockpiled. But for someone who has never heard of this type of shopping, it was a shocker. Most people would be turned off by it. Of course there are going to be a few new people who will love it and dive in hoping to score 2,000 boxes of free cereal. Overall, it will do harm because an important principle of our hobby is to fly under the radar. My guess is that this show will be aired via Tivo to grocery chain executives who will immediately put strict limits in place. I'm sorry, but if I were a store owner, that's what I'd do. It's bad for all of us, especially those who live in areas with unlimited double coupons. That will end. None of the people in this show were active refunders in the 1990's when there were 800+ new refunds a month. That died abruptly when  executives realized that people abused the system. They realized it because of tv publicity from the likes of Ellen Biles and Coupon Connie Arvidson. We are in a Golden Age of Coupons right now, but the more people who 'show it off', in the extreme,in front of cameras, the sooner the brakes will be put on.  It won't affect the number of coupons issued (thank goodness) but it will spur grocery store owners and managers to clamp down on people who walk in with a coupon file. This show didn't do anyone any favors. Three of the people featured have blogs or websites and I'm sure they did it to drive traffic. But that is a short-term gain that will ultimately work against us all. Smart shoppers fly under the radar. As to the people donating the items to charity, that means nothing to the grocery store. The store doesn't get a tax deduction for a charitable donation. Ultimately, the store doesn't care what you do with the items as long as you don't go into business selling the items in competition with them. You don't get any gold stars from the store because you donate it. It's still a loss to them one way or the other, if they doubled your coupons. Imagine for a moment that someone broke into your house and took all your cash, but they gave it to a homeless guy. Would it then be okay with you? I'm not saying the people in the show stole from the store, but they cost the store money, for every coupon that was doubled. Giving a big donation to charity is great, but don't expect that to influence how the store looks at couponers, especially extreme couponers. The store is a business, and if you are costing them money instead of making them money, they will figure out a way to slow you down. The people who agreed to be featured are either naive or publicity
hounds. I have no sympathy if they are now crying foul because of how they were portrayed. Couldn't they see that coming, with the word Extreme in the title? They played into the hands of the producers, so my guess is they are a little wiser this morning. Overall, 2 thumbs down to the whole thing.

RiteAid Gift Of Savings Receipts

Tomorrow is the last day to enter receipts for the RiteAid Gift of Savings. A lot of readers have posted their extra receipts on Chat as a Random Act of Kindness. Up until now, I have not allowed posts asking for them, because I figure that would open a flood gate of requests. But since tomorrow is the last day, and if you are desperate for one more receipt to hit the magic threshold, those posts asking for a receipt will be okay on Dec 31 on Chat, one post per reader please.
Note: Only receipts dated through Dec 24th count toward the Gift of Savings.

Free Samples Gucci, Natralia

'Like' Natralia on their Facebook page, and get a free product sample. These are skin care items.

'Like' Gucci on their Facebook page, and get a free Guilty Fragrance sample.

Excedrin/CVS Money-Maker

Have all your Excedrin coupons arrived from the coupons.com sign-up? Do you have CVS? Lucky you. Next week is the time to use those coupons for a nice money-maker.

Excedrin Extra Strength 24 ct $4.79 - buy two

Excedrin Migraine 24 ct $5.29 - buy two

Use the 4 coupons mailed to you
Cost, $20.16 - 4 freebie coupons = $0 out of pocket
+ $10 ECB wyb $20 of Excedrin

If you don't have your mailed coupons yet, you can print $1 Excedrin coupons http://www.excedrin.com/index.shtml , but it won't be a money-maker.

More Walgreens Deals Good This Week

More Walgreens deals going on right now:
Neutrogena Nourishing Eye Duo (on clearance) $4.59
- $3 (AY Nov or Dec)
- $2 Walgreens Bright & Beautiful gift guide
FP free

Sponge Bob Softsoap Foam Works Pump (on clearance) $1.59
- $.50 (AY Nov or Dec)
- .50 Walgreens Bright & Beautiful gift guide
FP .59

Ban $1.49 with in-ad cpn
- .75 Coupons.com
FP .74

Coupon for Free CoolJuice 64 oz

Like CoolJuice on Facebook and get a coupon by mail for a free 64 oz carton of CoolJuice.

First 'like', then Send ShoutOut@cooljuice.com a message with your mailing address. Must be done by 12/31. 

Zarbee's Cough Syrup $3 Printable

Print a bricks coupon for $3 off Zarbees Cough Syrup.

Tonight: Extreme Coupon TV Show

Tonight is the night to see the Extreme Coupon Clippers show on TLC. Bah humbug. You can see a 6 minute preview here, including an interview with a psychologist. They are calling it a border-line OCD behavior. Well, duh. When you feature someone with 1,500 deodorants, that is ridiculous. But what about the person with 20 deodorants? Don't lump all couponers in the same category. There is smart shopping and stockpiling, then there are extremes. Of course a TV show is going to focus on the extreme so people will watch.

Plum District $20 for $40 Worth of Pampers

Plum District Get $40 worth of Pampers Diapers at diapers.com for $20. This is good everywhere. Be sure to look at the diaper section at Diapers.com to see if  this will work for you. Shipping is free on $49. You could add a filler like wipes to get to $49 for the free shipping (I think). Diapers.com has ecoupons like $1.50 and a 30% cash back on diapers program.

Vouchers may only be used on any Pampers diapers in the "Diapers" category (including Pampers' Cruisers, Swaddlers, Baby Dry, Overnights, Easy Up's, Splashers, Under Jams)

Manage Your Money With Free Website

If managing your money better in 2011 is a resolution, check out this free site, Mint.com. It helps manage your money on-line. You can download and categorize your balances and transactions automatically every day. It displays your info in graphs of income, balances, spending and net worth.
 

Kohl's Clearance As Low As $2.xx

Hurry over to Kohl's There is a huge clearance going on. Click on "Clearance", then on "kids" or "women", etc. There are items as low as $2.xx. The best deals today under kids are on
Boys size 8 - 20,
Girls 4 - 6x,
Girls 7-16,
Infants,
Newborns,
Toddler, etc.

There are a lot of candles for $3.xx under HomestoreUse these Kohl's codes:

TWENTY4U 20% off

SHIP2MVC free shipping with Kohls card. You can stack them.

Free Downloads for Kindle

If you have a new Kindle, here are free downloads of games from Amazon:

• Blackjack $0
• Games for Everybody $0
• Every Word $0
• Shuffled Row $0
• Sudoku $0
• Mine Sweeper $0
• Jumble $0

You can see lots of free downloads for your Kindle. Look in the right column, under "Bestsellers", then "Top 100 Free"
 Free Downloads from Amazon for Kindle

Walgreens Coupon Booklet Starts Sunday

This is the January Walgreens Coupon book, available in-store. Coupons are valid 1/2 - 1/29.

These are store coupons that can be stacked with manufacturer coupons.

Section 1 – Grab Your Party Play Book

• $1/1 Aquafina Drinking Water (24 pk.)
• $1/2 Bonus Size Mars Minis or M&M’s (12-14 oz.)
• $0.50/1 Bush’s Best Baked Beans (16 oz.)
• $1/2 Capri Sun Drink (10 pk.)
• $0.99/3 Chex Mix (8.75-12 oz.) or Bugles ( 7.5 oz.)
• $1/2 Combos (7 or 7.7 oz.)
• $1/2 Dixie Paper Plates (20 or 45 pk.), Bowls (24 pk.), or Napkins (200 pk.)
• $1/2 Frito-Lay Lay’s Chips (10.5-11.5 oz.) or Dip (15 oz.), Doritos Chips (11.5-12.5 oz.), Tostitos hips (9-13 oz.), Salsa (15.5 oz.) or Dip (15 oz.)
• $1/5 Gatorade (32 oz.)
• $1/1 Glad 13 or 30 gallon Trash Bags (25-80 pk.)
• $0.50/1 Hormel Chili (10.5 or 15 oz.)
• $1/2 Hormel Pepperoni Stix (6 oz.)
• $1/1 Indiana Popcorn Twin Packs
• $2/2 Kellogg’s Rice Krispies Treats (8 pk.), Keebler Cookies or Crackers (11.5-16 oz.) or Cheez-it (9 oz.)
• $1/2 Kraft American Singles (12 oz.) or Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Shaved Meat (9 oz.)
• $1/2 Kraft Barbecue Sauce (18 oz.) or Salad Dressing (16 oz.)$0.50/1
• Kraft Velveeta (16 oz.)
• $1/1 Lipton Green Tea (12 pk.)
• $1/2 Nabisco Crackers (9-16 oz.)
• $1/2 Oscar Mayer Wieners (16 oz.)
• $3 off 4 Pepsi Products (12 pk.)
• $1 off 4 Pepsi Products (2 liter)
• $1/2 Planters Nuts (9.25-16 oz.) or Flavor Grove Almonds (6 oz.)
• $1/2 Quaker Quakes Rice Snacks (3.03 oz.)
• $0.50/1 Rotel Original Diced Tomatoes & Green Chilies (10 oz.)
• $0.50/1 Solo Party Cups (72 pk.)
• $0.50/1 Wonderful Pistachios (16 oz.)

Section II

• $3/2 SlimFast Drink (6 pk.), Powder (12.83 oz.), or Bars (5 pk.)
• $1/1 Ocean Spray Juice (64 oz.)
• $0.50/1 Welch’s 100% Grape Juice (14 oz.)
• $1/1 San Pellegrino (1 liter) or Ice Mountain, Poland Spring, Deer Park, Arrowhead,  Ozarka or
  Zephyrhills Spring Water (3 Liter)
• $1/2 Blue Diamond Almonds (16 oz.)
• $1/2 Kraft Homestyle Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese (12.6  oz.), Deluxe Macoroni & Cheese (14 oz.) or Velveeta Shells & Cheese (12  oz.)
• $0.50/1 Kraft Miracle Whip or Mayo (30 oz.)
• $1/2 Mars M&M’s Chocolate Candy (9.9-12.6 oz.)
• $1/1 Hershey’s or Reese’s Candy (8 or 8.5 oz.)
• $1/2 Wonka Fun Dip 24 Valentine’s Day Card Packets
• $1/1 Whitman’s Sampler (10 or 12 oz.)
• $1/2 Toblerone (3.5 or 3.52 oz.)

..... see full list at http://www.refundcents.com/

TheMiniSocial - $10 off $10 Code

Here's a definite freebie or cheapie.
Go to TheMiniSocial and register. Then click on "Random House". You'll see kids books like

* Ice Is Nice for $6.49,
* Let's Play in the Snow for $5.99,
* Millions of Snow $6.49.
* Polar Bears Past Bedtime $2.99
* Snow Wonder $2.99
* WInter Pony $2.99
* Nate the Great and Snowy Trail $3.49
* How Do Lions Say I Love You $5.99 

You can get $10 off $10 with code merry10.

Under "Go Mama Go" they have snug & tug baby wraps for $11.99, so with code, that would be $1.99. This started at 8 am PST (11 am EST) so take a look. If you don't like those choices, rumor is that the code will be good through 1/7. You do have to register to see the deals.

The code worked for me. Your total must be $10+ to use the merry10 code. Shipping is a flat $6.95.
TheMiniSocial

Santa Rita Wine Refund to $6 Printable

Print the form for a $6 refund on Santa Rita Wine (1/31/11) It's a tiered refund: either $1.50, $3.50, or $6.

$3 Refund from Joy Cones + Tom & Jerry DVD

Print the form for a $3 refund wyb Tom & Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes DVD and any box of Joy Ice Cream Cones. Send receipt dated 8/10/10 - 2/28/11 with purchases circled, form, tabs or UPCs from Joy Ice Cream Cones and DVD.

Naturalizer Shoes 75% off Today Only

6pm.com
has Naturalizer Shoes 75% off today only. Click here. Many are in the $17 - $22 range (reg $59+) Shipping is a flat $6.95. There are lots of choices.
 

Groupon/Picabook $100 Voucher for $35 Still Available

The Groupon Picaboo offer for a $100 voucher for $35 is back. And you can use the voucher toward shipping, so this is a great deal. Make a photobook of 2010 and leave it on the coffee table. Go to Groupon, look under "Portland OR", then look in the right column under side deals. You don't have to spend the whole $100 on a single book. You could make several for that price. At my house, we do books for holidays and birthdays. Photobooks are so much easier and lasting that any other method. There are five on my coffee table right now, and people look at them all the time. I'm a huge fan of photobooks. 

3 Free Wubbzy Books For POPs

This is very last minute, expires Dec 31. Get 3 free Wow! Wow! Wubbzy books for one proof of purchase of Joy Ice cream cones and any Wow! Wow! Wubbzy DVD & $2 p/h. Send UPC from cones, cash register receipt for cones and DVD, and $2 p/h. Print form here. It started 5/1/10, so you might already have a receipt.

RiteAid Resolution Reward Details

As you probably know, RiteAid has a promotion going on right now called "Resolution Reward". Get a $20 Ups Reward printed on your receipt when you spend $100 on qualifying items. It doesn't have to be done in a single purchase. Your Wellness card will track your purchases and issue the reward when you hit the $100 threshold. Qualifying items are found throughout the store marked with the "Buy & Save" logo. Many purchases do double duty: They are on sale, have a Single Check rebate, can be purchased with coupons, have Ups Rewards, etc. so you shouldn't have to actually spend $100 out of pocket.  You have until January 22.

You can see the long list of qualifying RiteAid Resolution Rewards items here. Is there anything not on the list? LOL.

CVS PhotoBook B1G1F Coupon Reset = 2 Free Photobooks

 

The CVS coupon for B1G1F 8x10 Photo Book has been reset. Click here. Use it this week at CVS while photobooks are B1G1F = 2 free.

3 Free Atkins Bars Simple Registration

Register for the Atkins community and get 3 free Atkins Bars. Start here.

"O", the Oprah Magazine $10 Year

Here's another cool magazine offer from Groupon

Get a year of "O", the Oprah Magazine for $10.
It's the Groupon deal for Orange County, CA. Anyone can do it. Click the down arrow next to your city name, then choose California, then Orange County.Groupon

Shout Color Catcher Free Sample

Get a Shout Color Catcher free sample and a $1 coupon from their Facebook page. Click on "Offers" after you 'like' them.

Chex Mix Money-Maker At Walgreens

If you're working on this Chex Mix deal
at Walgreens this week, and can print from
more than one computer, here's another
printable .50 coupon. Click here. It's a bricks, print twice.
Then print on other computers if you can so
you have at least 5 of them.

Chex Mix .99
- $1.50 RR wyb 3
- $2.50 RR wyb 4
- $3.50 RR wyb 5
- .50 (GM 11/14) - use 5
- .50 printable or Click here 
FP ala 5 free + $1 profit

Athenos Greek Yogurt Four Free Cups

Print this $2/2 Athenos coupon, then use it at Walmart where the Athenos Greek Yogurt cups are $1 each. It's a bricks. Print twice = 4 free cups.

Slim Fast Free Sample

Get a free Slim Fast Peanut Butter Crunch Time Snack Bar, start here.  Click on "Get a Sample". No Sam's Club membership required.

Whole Living + EveryDay Food for $10 Total

It's back! Get 2 Martha Stewart Magazines for a year for $10 total.... both Whole Living and Everyday Food!

Go to Living Social, click on 'more deals', then on Philadelphia.

Prilosec OTC $25 Mastercard Rebate Offer

New Prilosec Rebate: Buy two 42 ct Prilosec OTC between Dec 26, 2010 - Feb 15, 2011. Get a $25 Mastercard gift card by mail. Send form, original dated sales receipt and UPCs. Print form here. There was a $3 coupon in the 12/26 PG insert.

Free Sample Dove Daily Treatment

Get a free sample of Dove Daily Treatment Conditioner, start here.

Febreze Noticeables $3.50 Rebate

Print the form for a $3.50 rebate on Febreze Noticeables Scented Oil Warmer or one Febreze Noticeables Scented Oil Warmer 2 -pack, or one Febreze Noticeables Scented Oil Warmer with decorative cover. Send form, UPC, and sales receipt. (7/15/12) This doesn't start until 1/1/11, so hold off buying it.

Register for Free Chick-Fil-A Spicy Chicken Biscuit

Like last year, Chick Fil A is giving away a free Spicy Chicken Biscuit. Redeem from Jan 3 -8. You have to reserve one at a specific location.
Go here to register for one.