Freebies – L’Oreal & John Freida Hair Care

Here are a few hair care freebies to request this Monday afternoon:

-Free sample of L’Oreal Everpure hair care –  Register or Login at L’Oreal Paris. Then go to “My L’Oreal” and “Special Offers”.  You can also request the FREE sample of Everpure for Color-Treated hair, as well as print some L’Oreal coupons

-Free sample of John Freida Luxurious Volume Shampoo & Conditioner

I love getting hair care samples as these are great for traveling, the gym, or for when you have guests to create a little basket full of items they can use!

Blockbuster – Free rental for good grades at school

Blockbuster has a special promotion going on right now to honor kids doing well in school!  If your child is receiving a B average or better (equals a satisfactory rating, 2.7, or 80% grade) then they can receive a FREE rental from Blockbuster.  This is available to all children grades Kindergarten thru 12th grade.   Go HERE to see all the details!

Here’s what they need to do:

-Bring in the original report card signed by a parent

-This report card cannot be more than 30 days old (so remember this once report cards come out again – possibly this March for many of your younger kids)

-Multiple children from the same family are each eligible!

I love seeing promotions like this from companies honoring education & those students doing well in school! I’m definitely passing this tip along to my husband to share with his high school students! What high school student doesn’t love a good movie?! And for free?! It definitely helps to have motivators like this to encourage them to work hard in school.

Thanks Sarah’s Deals!

Giveaway – Perricone MD Face Finishing Moisturizer ~ $65 value

I have a fun giveaway for you this Friday afternoon!! Perricone MD is a company that specializes in providing skin-care products to support a holistic anti-aging process to help you look & feel your best!  Dr Perricone is a board certified and clinical & research dermatologist and has written numerous books about skin care & aging, including 3 #1 New York Times best sellers!  Some of Perricone MD’s skin-care products include Light Therapy, which helps to reduce fine lines & wrinkles.  Not only do they offer skin-care products, but also supplements, such as Dr Perricone Acai Berry, which is a powder filled with anti-oxidants to help cover the visible signs of aging.

Giveaway – Face Finishing Moisturizer – $65 Value

So, here is your chance to try out one of Perricone MD’s most popular products for yourself!! Perricone MD is offering their Face Finishing Moisturizer for one Thrifty NW Mom reader to try (readers must be in the US or Canada).  Here’s more information about the Face Finishing Moisturizer:

A lightweight, superior facial moisturizer formulated with powerful antioxidants to help firm skin’s appearance and minimize fine lines and wrinkles. Face Finishing Moisturizer is rich in texture and feels simply wonderful on the skin, imparting a visibly radiant and smooth appearance. It’s formulated with three powerful anti-aging sciences: Alpha Lipoic Acid, DMAE and Vitamin C Ester. Paraben-free.

This giveaway will end on Friday, March 12th at 1pm pst (4pm est). The winner will be drawn using Random.org and will have 48 hours to contact me, otherwise a new winner will be drawn.

Here’s how to enter this awesome giveaway::

1st Entry (required entry)- Leave a comment telling us why you want or need the Face Finishing Moisturizer.

Extra Entries : (make sure these are all separate comments, otherwise they won’t be counted)

2) Subscribe to the Thrifty NW Mom feed via a reader of your choice or email (must be verified) or become a Google follower. (If you previously subscribed, you may need to resubscribe as your subscription may have been lost in the move to WP.)

3) Become a Facebook Fan of Thrifty NW Mom – leave a comment letting me know you did this or if you are already a fan.

3) Add Thrifty NW Mom to your blogroll (make sure the link is working after my switch to WP) or add my new button (on the right sidebar with html) to your blog. Leave a comment saying you did this.

4)  Follow Thrifty NW Mom on Twitter and “Tweet” about this giveaway, with a link to this post (or my twitter name w/the tweet)! You must “tweet” in order to receive the extra entry (you can do this once per day) & leave your twitter name or link here.

6) Blog about this giveaway and provide a link back to your blog post in a comment.

Disclosure: Perricone MD sponsored this giveaway by providing the Face Finishing Moisturizer to 1 Thrifty NW Mom reader, randomly selected. I also will be receiving a Perricone MD product to try out.  No other compensation was given.  All opinions are 100% mine. See my disclosure statement for more details.

FREE Kids Place Thermometer or Dry Erase Board

Here’s a freebie for those of you living in southwest WA/Portland, OR area – request a FREE Kids Place Digital Thermometer or Dry Erase board from SW Washington Medical Center.  This offer is only available while supplies last, so you’ll want to request this quickly to make sure you get it!

Thanks Sweet Deals 4 Moms!

New Coupons to print for March!!

It’s the first day of the month, which means there are a ton of great new coupons to print! You’ll want to print them out soon & then wait for them to reset so you could print again! There are some big sales going on this week with the Albertson’s doublers all week long and both Albertson’s & Safeway are having frozen food promotions going on!

{Note- When you print directly from Thrifty NW Mom -either from these links, the Coupon tab at the top of the page, or the banners on the bottom right sidebar – you help to support Thrifty NW Mom & the work I put into this blog! So, thank you for your support! }

Here are just a few of the many coupons you’ll find:

Coupons.com:

$.75 off Gold Medal flour – could use at Albertson’s with a doubler this week (Price $2.49- double $75/1 coupon- Final Price= $.99)

$1/2 Wonka Jelly Beans

$.50/3 Kleenex (Use at Walgreens for special Register Reward deal going on – details below)

$2/2 Right Guard Deodorant (this didn’t reset yet for me, but I’m hearing it did for most people)

$1.50/2 Kashi TLC Bars

$1/1 Ore Ida Steam ‘n Mash Potatoes (Can use with  the Frozen Food Promotion going on at Albertson’s this week to possibly get for free)

Red Plum:

$1.50/2 Kellogg’s Cereal

$1/1 Del Monte Fruit Chiller

$1/2 Keebler Town House Cookies

$.55/1 Sara Lee Soft n Smooth Bread

$1/3 Kellogg’s cereal

B1G1 free Meaty Dog Bones

Smartsource: (for some reason, I’m not able to access this right now to get a longer list)

$1/1 Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters

$1/1 Marie’s Dressing

Walgreens Kleenex Deal:  (I did this deal last night & it worked great! I’ll post pics soon of my Walgreens trip with the FREE Purex & Kleenex & Starbucks Frappucino drinks)

Buy 6 boxes of Kleenex – on sale Buy 1 Get 1 Free – price at my Walgreens $2.19

Use {2} $.50/3 printable coupons (or from the 2/28 Smartsource insert)

Spend $5.57 (+tax), Get $3 Register Reward back (this is an unadvertised RR)

Final Price: $2.57 for 6 boxes or $.43/ea (after coupons & catalina)

*Remember a Walgreens Register Reward is a coupon that prints after you’ve paid from a little box next to the register. You can then use this on a future purchase.

Buy 6 boxes of Kleenex Tissue (prices start at $1.99) – on sale Buy One, Get One Free
Use 2 $0.50/3 coupons here (or from the 2/28 SmartSource insert)
Spend $4.97 plus tax out of pocket, Get $3 Register Rewards
$0.33 each after coupons and Register Rewards

Free coupon for Vitamin Water – 1st 100,000

Here’s another great freebie for this Monday….become a Facebook fan of Vitamin Water & then you will be able to request a coupon to be mailed to you for a FREE bottle of Vitamin Water.  This is available to the first 100,00o to request this coupon.

While you’re there, why not become a fan of Thrifty Northwest Mom on Facebook to stay up on all the latest deals!

New Community Feature at Thrifty NW Mom

I wanted to let you know about a new feature I’ve added to Thrifty NW Mom.  Over on the right sidebar, you’ll find a new box which says “Come join the Thrifty NW Mom Community”. This is a community set up thru Blogfrog and the goal is for all of us to get to know each other better & a place for all of you to share your deals that you’ve found.  I have missed interacting with all of you, as that was the biggest advantage to me when I had the Chat Room as part of the Old Navy Weekly updates – it was great to get to know many of you a little better & hear all of your tips!

The Thrifty NW Mom Facebook Fan page has been a great way to share deals, as well as interact with others to find out more details about how the deals worked for them. You can always feel free to post tips & deals on there -make sure to actually check the page occasionally as those tips will only show up on the page (not in your newsfeed – only the posts that I make show up in your news feed).

However, I know that not everyone is on Facebook, so this BlogFrog community will be an opportunity where everyone can participate & hopefully share deals, while also learning from others about great deals, both  in the NW as well as around the country.  It’s a great way for you to provide feedback regarding how the deals have worked for you, any tips you have, as well as problems you may have run into that the rest of us can watch for.

I wish I could post all the deals that you all send to  me because honestly, you the readers, have the best tips! Unfortunately I just can’t keep up with all the bargains out there or with all the emails I get where many of  you share some great tips -life is just a bit crazy with 2 active little ones who keep me hopping during the day!  So that’s where you all can come in – feel free to post deals, ask questions, & share experiences on this forum!

So, head on over & introduce yourself – I can’t wait to learn more about all of you & hear your tips! {Just make sure everything is family-friendly &  keep things positive & encouraging! }

Giveaway: Build-A-Bear – Jonas Brothers Bear {2 winners}

Build-A-Bear Workshops are having a great contest going on right now, where they are searching for “Huggable Heroes“.  These are young leaders (ages 8-18) making positive contributions in their community or around the world.  Build-A-Bear will be selecting 10 Huggable Heroes from the US & Canada to honor them.  They will receive a $7,500 educational scholarship & $2,500 donated to their charity of choice, as well as a trip to the Build-A-Bear headquarters in St Louis to be honored, along with their parents, & participate in a Huggable Heroes Calendar photo shoot.  Head on over HERE to nominate a child for the Huggable Heroes program or you can pick up a form at your local Build-A-Bear store.  You have until February 26, 2010 to nominate a young leader.  What a great way to honor a youth making a difference in your community!

Win It – #1 Fan – Jonas Dog – 2 winners

As part of spreading the word about the Huggable Heroes program, Build-A-Bear has generously offered 2 special Jonas Brothers Build-A-Bear dogs for 2 Thrifty NW Mom readers!  This is  the #1 Fan – Jonas Dog, which has an earth-toned background with a bit of rock ‘n roll flare & an exclusive Jonas Brothers dog tag around its neck, vest & bandana.

Buy It – #1 Fan- Jonas Dog – $24.99 this weekend only!!

You can actually buy the #1 Fan- Jonas Dog this weekend ONLY for a special price of $24.99 (regularly $36.50).  Just head on over HERE to order your Jonas Dog & then enter code: 94842 at checkout to receive the special weekend only price.

This Build-A-Bear giveaway will end on Thursday Feb 25th at 9pm.  The two winners will be drawn using Random.org.  The winners will have 48 hours to contact me; otherwise a new winner will need to be drawn.

How to Enter:

1st Entry (required entry)- Leave a comment – as simple as that!

Extra Entries : (make sure these are all separate comments, otherwise they won’t be counted)

2) Subscribe to the Thrifty NW Mom feed via a reader of your choice or email (must be verified) or become a Google follower. (If you previously subscribed, you may need to resubscribe as your subscription may have been lost in the move.)

3) Add Thrifty NW Mom to your blogroll or add my new button (on the right sidebar with html) to your blog. Leave a comment saying you did this.

4)  Follow Thrifty NW Mom on Twitter and “Tweet” about this giveaway, with a link to this post (or my twitter name w/the tweet)! You must “tweet” in order to receive the extra entry (you can do this once per day) & leave your twitter name or link here.

5) Follow @BuildaBear on Twitter

6) Blog about this giveaway and provide a link back to your blog post in a comment.

Disclosure: Build-A-Bear sponsored this giveaway by providing 2 Jonas Bros Dogs to 2 Thrifty NW Mom readers, randomly selected. No other compensation was given.  All opinions are 100% mine. See my disclosure statement for more details.

Fun & Simple Frugal Household Tips

Today we have another guest post –  my bloggy friend Stephanie over at My Frugal Lifestyle is sharing some of her top frugal household tips! I love reading Stephanie’s ideas as she always comes up with the most ingenious ideas for ways to save you money within your home- everything from repurposing items you already have around the house to homemade, easy recipes for cleaning products, & many more ways to be frugal! Stephanie is a fellow NW blogger, living in Idaho with her husband and 2 little boys. Make sure to check out My Frugal Lifestyle for more fabulous do-it-yourself tips & ideas!

First off, I want to thank Jen for inviting me to be a guest blogger on her blog today. I’m so excited to share my frugal ideas with her readers. I can’t wait to show everyone how I’ve become frugal, the fun and easy way.

My name is Stephanie and I’m the author over at My Frugal Lifestyle. When most people think of the word frugal or thrifty, they instantly think we’re paupers who have to live with less. That is so not true. You can still live your life frugally and have everything you’ve ever wanted. I want to show that anybody and everybody can be frugal, just by slightly changing their everyday decisions and lifestyle.

I love trying to find new ways of stretching my family’s hard earned money and saving a buck. I love couponing, but I don’t really post about it too much. That is a whole other blog in and of it’s self. I prefer to blog about the REAL FUN frugal stuff. Here’s some example’s of what I’m talking about:

Here are a few How to make your own homemade household cleaners.

Want to start making your own liquid or dry laundry detergent.

It’s amazing how much money you can save by making your own cleaners.

How to make your own Window Cleaner. It’s simple and it’s easy! I’m sure you already have the stuff in your house to make it. It works like a charm and there are no chemicals to deal with, so it’s safe around the kiddo’s.

I also love to share great Beauty Tips that anybody can afford!

Like making your own homemade bubble bath, facials, footscrubs, and more

There’s nothing better than trying to reuse or recycle something to help stretch your dollar. For instance, what do you do with your old scentsy wax? How about repurpose it!

Make your own emergency candles.
Do you just throw away your cans and used containers? Like your formula cans or Quaker Oats containers? Try reusing them!

Decorate them with scrapbook paper and ribbons, and you can turn them into great gift ideas. Wouldn’t it be cute to make yummy cookies or holiday treats, and place them in a decorated can! You could also turn them into organizational tools too.

I’m also a Stay At Home Mommy with 2 very picky eaters, so trying to be creative with recipes for my kids can be quite tricky. I love sharing my yummy recipes with fellow mommy’s.
Such as Edible Playdough!

This was so fun to make and my kids got a kick out of eating it.

I’ve only scratched the surface on the things I do and share. Come on over to My Frugal Lifestyle and join me in the fun! I have so many more things to share with you and I can’t wait to meet you. If you stop by My Frugal Lifestyle, I’d love to hear from you! Give me a “Shout Out” or a “Hey!” Hope you have a Frugalistic Day!

Unique Valentine’s Gift: 50% off Seattle Helicopter Ride

Do you all remember that awesome deal I posted about a month ago for two adult memberships to the Woodland Park Zoo for just $40 total? Well, that deal came from an awesome deal site called Living Social.  Living Social is a site similar to Groupon in that they post new daily deals for select cities around the country.  Typically these deals are 50% off the regular price and they feature deals related to entertainment, relaxation/spa/massage, food/restaurants, shopping & much more.  There is a new deal daily and on Fridays, they offer a deal which will last all weekend long to give you more time to take advantage of that deal!

The way it works is that they post a new deal every day! The deal is not live until a certain number of people buy it.  Once they reach their minimum, then it is a live deal.  However, you have to act fast if you spot a great deal as they can sell out.  The Woodland Park Zoo deal did sell out by the evening hours.

The coolest part of Living Social is that if you buy the deal of the day – they will then give you a unique “link” to send out to your friends & family via email, Facebook, Twitter, etc and if at least 3 people end up buying that deal as well – you get it for FREE!!  They won’t charge you for the deal that you bought! I know there were readers last time who were able to get the Woodland Park Zoo membership for FREE by referring their friends/family and thanks to you all, I was able to get it for free, too!!! So, I can definitely vouch for the fact that it does work!!

Living Social has the coolest deal for today and this really could be an amazing gift if you’re looking for a really special, unique Valentine’s gift or maybe a birthday, anniversary or even graduation gift (think ahead!!).

Private Helicopter Ride above Seattle for Two or Three Passengers for just $135!

{ 50% off the regular price}

Here are the details:

-This tour can either be used with 2 people for a 30 minute tour on Flight Route B  or with 3 passengers for a 20 minute tour on Flight Route A. So, if you decide to go with 2 other people, each person would  pay $67.50

- You have almost a year to use this tour – the expiration is January 31, 2011

-Upgrades are available if you’d like to add on to your tour

This tour is not available to use starting this weekend, though! You will be able to print your deal off by Monday & use after that. However, you could give this as a gift for Valentine’s Day and then you could choose the date you’d like to take your tour (they’re open 7 days/wk) – maybe on a day when the skies are blue & the mountains are crystal clear!

And remember, if you find 3 other people who want to buy this tour as well using your referral link (you’ll get the referral link if you purchase the deal)….then your helicopter tour would be FREE!!!

You can find the latest daily deals at Living Social over on the right sidebar of my blog.  But, you can also sign up for their newsletter so you’ll get an email every day with the daily deal.

Check out these other cities/areas featuring a Living Social daily deal:

-Washington DC

-Boston

-San Francisco  (there’s a cool wine tasting daily deal in the Napa Valley for today)

-New York

-Austin

Atlanta

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