Kim’s Shopping Blog

Totally Free Stuff I received this week….

Pepsi-Cola 1970’s Vintage Beach Towel from Amazon - Free with 50 Pepsi Stuff Points!  Regularly $19.99! And we don’t drink a lot of Pepsi here, but it didn’t take long to accumulate 50 points.  If only Diet Dew points would count!

Free Schick Intuition Plus Razor from iVillage (sorry, offer ended 8/15, so I hope all all visited earlier and got yours!)

Scrubbing Bubbles Action Scrubber Starter Kit - Buy at Store - Use $2.75 off Coupon - Mail in Rebate (up to $5.69, was in last Sunday’s newpaper supplements) = Free Plus Profit!  I have a few extra rebate forms, so contact me if you need one!

Genuine Ink cartridges for my Hewlett-Packard printer directly from HPShopping.com - they are less expensive even most places that offer remanufactured cartridges. Plus they offer Free Next-Day Shipping on All Ink, Toner and Paper and a Free My Print Rewards Program (you can register without ordering) that offers exclusive offer and reward savings.

I just got done reading the chick-lit book Match Me If You Can (click for my review) - buy a used copy for only 1¢ at Amazon!

Rent a free movie at Redbox with Code: WALMART - the girls and I watched Definitely, Maybe.  Find more Redbox codes for free rentals at InsiderRedbox.com, FreeRedboxCodes.com and RedBoxCodes.com.

Next Monday there will be no Mailbox Monday as I will be in New York City!  I’ve been there several times, but love it, love it, love it, and am always anxious to go back.

Have a great week!

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I apologize as I got a little long-winded today…

Thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes!  My mom gave me some homemade canned vegetable soup (yum) and some Mary Kay Gold Sequins Lip Gloss (cool).  Andrew Wee said I should have bought myself a new webcam for my birthday since mine is so blurry.  Touche.

Menards sent me a coupon to redeem for a free flashlight for my birthday. Another perk of having a Menards Big Card. This will be nice if our electricity should go out again. 

It’s been a rainy day today, and my cable always goes out during thunderstorms.  I think my cable is corrupted. My daughter says we should put the cable guy on speed-dial. So, he was out this morning to fix it, and an hour later, Kaboom, thunder struck, and it’s out again. (If you listen closely, you can hear the thunder in the background as well)

Free Gain Scent Card with $1 off Coupon from Walmart

Sorry, the Free Renuzit TriScents is no longer available, but you can print a $3 off Coupon here.

My daughter received her Aeropostle.com order - shipping was only $5.95, which is less expensive (in both gas and time) than driving to/from the mall.

My son, who is a senior, plays football, and wore out his football cleats!  Not wanting to invest $150 into another pair that he won’t wear much longer, I found these Reebok Men’s NFL Thorpe II Mid D Football Cleats on Amazon for only $22.49 shipped, and they had his size 12 in stock!  I ordered them Friday, and received them today already! I’m an Amazon Prime member (get your own Free Month Membership).

FREE 14-day supply of Nature Made Multivitamins from NatureMade.com

Featured Free Catalog - Figis.com (Gifts in Good Taste) is offering Free Gifts with Every purchase, plus deferred billing until February 14, 2009! Think ahead for Christmas gifts!

Featured Free Magazine - FREE Successful Living Magazine Subscription (thanks for the link, Clint!)

Enter to win stylish prizes over at StealTheStyle.com!  I am mailing out the Mario Badescu Gift Package to our winner later today (when it stops pouring rain as to not ruin my hair).

My aunt, Squeak, gives me a ton of tips, including how to prevent hangovers.  Her and I both love Culver’s (Butterburger for me, Cheeseburger for her) and often get kids’ meals for the Flavor of the Day custard.  Be sure to save your Culver’s Team Scoopie Prize Tokens, as you can get a free kid’s meal with just 10 tokens!

Stop telemarketing calls, register with the National Do Not Call Registry.  I’m going to re-register now, as it’s been awhile, and it used only be valid for so many years.  It appears to be permanent now.

Now guess how many times I said “how cool is that?” in the video.

That’s it for this week - time to eat my pizza for lunch… Happy Shopping!

Related Viewing/Reading: Perks of Shoeaholicism (more free stuff I’ve received)

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My mailbox was not overflowing last week, but I still found things to ramble on about…

Free Sample Wholesome Goodness Meow Mix Cat Food (I’ll give this to my mom who has a brood of cats. I can’t handle my kids, let alone any pets!)

Rebate Check from Menards (I then reuse the checks to buy more Free-After-Rebate items.  If my total exceeds my rebate amount, I put the remaining balance on my Menards Big Card to earn a 1% rebate at the end of the year and receive free coupons with the statement.  I suggest paying this card off every month though as the interest is quite high.

Watch your mail for a $10 off $10 Famous Footwear coupon! You can also use the code online - 0608587 - valid 9/16 thru 11/3 - but you’ll have to input your Rewards number as well. If you’re not a Rewards member, you can sign up online (it’s free). Plus they offer free home delivery!

My birthday is on Wednesday, and I got a nice handmade birthday card from Kim Rodgers of 4Checks.com - very impressive! 4Checks currently has 9 HOT Check Deals! that I suggest checking out! They even have Husker checks!

I ordered some clothes for my daughter from Aeropostle.com last week and tracking says they should be here any day.  She had tried some clothes on at the mall in Sioux City, but they wouldn’t have her size in until the next week.  Since shipping online is only $5.95, that is less expensive (in both gas and time) than driving back to the mall.

My oldest is a senior in high school (go ahead and tell me I don’t look old enough, I don’t mind) and got his senior pictures taken at Reflections Portraits by Tammy - they were not one of my frugal buys by far.

Get 10 Free Photo Prints from Walmart on specially marked Kellogg’s Raisin Bran boxes. Plus find a list of 25+ more online places that offer free digital prints at FreeCamPrints.com!

Happy Shopping!

Tags:   4checks · aeropostle · cat food · famous footwear · kim rodgers · menards · raisin bran · reflections portraits 1 Comment

I swear I had the latest issue (October 2008) of Consumer Reports Magazine sitting right here on my desk so I could share the top rated credit cards (they analyzed hundreds), but it has mysteriously disappeared*.  So I googled them (I google everything) and came across The Frugal Duchess blog** that beat me to the punch. Are you among the best?

Best credit cards for low-rate/low-fee
Capital One Platinum Prestige
Clear from American Express
Iberiabank Visa Classic

Best cash-back credit cards
Capital One No Hassle Cash Rewards
Chase Freedom Visa
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Best gas credit cards
Chase PerfectCard MasterCard
Discover Open Road 

Worst credit cards to avoid
(if you have one of these credit cards listed below, I suggest cutting it up and applying for one of the cards listed above!)
First Premier Bank
HSBC American DreamCard
New Millennium Visa or MasterCard

*Ok, so I admit my desk (ok, my whole office) is a mess.  Now you know why I haven’t gotten a new webcam for my Mailbox Mondays videos - this ancient one blurs out the mess quite nicely. 

**The Frugal Duchess is actually Sharon Harvey Rosenberg, author of Frugal Duchess of South Beach: How to Live Well and Save Money, available from Amazon.com.

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I got my driver’s license renewed today as my birthday is next week, and they are only open on Mondays here. I only had to take the eye test as I haven’t had any traffic violations in 11 years (knock on wood).

Do what did I all get in the mail this week?

I upgraded my cell with a new HTC Touch smartphone, and it is so cool!  I would have liked an iPhone, but AT&T doesn’t offer service here in hickville, so had to go with an Alltel compatible phone.

Free Stuff
Free Schick Quattro Titanium Trimmer For Men
Free Roll of Scott Toilet Tissue
Free Pack of Stride Gum
Free Sample Cascade Complete & Mr. Clean Magic Eraser (these magic erasers are incredible and clean anything from rust on concrete to stovetops to bathrooms, everything I tell ya)

AllYou Magazine (this current issue contains $64 worth of manufacturer coupons so the subscription more than pays for itself)

$25 off $100 at Staples.com Code: 2537740758803877 exp 11/3 (This appears to be a one-time use coupon, so first taker gets.  Please comment if used. Thanks.)

The Big Book of Spam by Daniel M. Clark (my video book review here)

Now I’m outta here, as I have to take my daughter to the doctor for shingles of all things.  I thought only old people got shingles?! She’s ten. Shingles are usually from stress - you’d think I’d have them - ha!

Happy Shopping!

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