In celebration of National Napping Day, Protect-A-Bed will be hosting a Twitter contest where they will be giving away sets of Premium Pillow Protectors to those who share the funniest place they’ve ever taken a nap.  This contest will be taking place today only (Mon 3/15).  To enter, just follow @Protect_A_Bed on Twitter & use the hashtag #nappingday to share your funniest or strangest nap location.

This is a pretty unusual place to nap, don’t you think? This was my daughter at lunch the other day. She was tuckered out after playing hard outside!

Protect-A-Bed offers protective bedding products to create a healthy sleep zone.  Their products help create a dry, bug-free, anti-allergy sleep zone using a Miracle Membrane & patented Bug Lock & Secure seal system. Their products are even listed as a Class 1 medical device with the FDA.  I like this due to the fact that I have significant allergies to dust mites.  Research has shown that over 10% of the public and as many as 90% of people with allergic asthma have an allergy to dust mites.  One of the top places you can be affected by dust mites is in your  mattresses and pillows, which is why it’s important to have a mattress protector (along with pillow protectors) to keep as a barrier between the dust mites & your sleeping body.

Giveaway – Queen Size Protect-A-Bed Premium Mattress Cover – $79.99 value

So, here’s your chance to try out one of these protective covers.  Protect-A-Bed will  be offering 1 lucky Thrifty NW Mom reader the chance to win a Queen Size Protect-A-Bed Premium Mattress Cover valued at $79.99.  {US entries only}.  This giveaway will end on Friday March 19th 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 giveaway::

1st Entry (required entry)- Leave a comment to let me know you’d like to be entered into the giveaway.

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: Protect-A-Bed & the Global Influence Network sponsored this giveaway by providing a premium queen size mattress cover to 1 Thrifty NW Mom reader, randomly selected. I also will receive a mattress cover.  No other compensation was given.  All opinions are 100% mine. See my disclosure statement for more details.

Have you noticed the a new logo on many Tropicana juice containers? Tropicana has an exciting, new program called Tropicana Juicy Rewards.  Basically, they are rewarding you for drinking orange juice! Sounds pretty good, right?  I am going to be sharing all about the benefits of this cool, new reward program over the next few months as a Tropicana Juicy Insider.

The way the Juicy Rewards program works is that you’ll look for specially marked cartons of Tropicana juice and those cartons will have a unique code you can enter on the Tropicana Juicy Rewards site.  Many rewards site required you to earn a significant number of points before you’re able to use your rewards; however, Tropicana’s program is different in that they have rewards at every level. They even offer rewards for just 1 point.  Even better…just one carton of juice can earn you up to 15 juicy reward points. There are over 20,000 rewards to choose from on the Juicy Rewards site.  The rewards vary from everything to discounts on sportswear and camping supplies to bowling alleys, zoos, museums, theater tickets, spa services, and much more!  You can search for rewards by zip code, point value, or reward type.

I had the opportunity to try out this new reward program with a fun, family outing on Friday with my mom and my girls.  I looked up the rewards on the Juicy Rewards site and we decided to check out a local kids museum, Kids Quest Museum in Bellevue, WA,  that I’ve been wanting to try out.  For just 1 reward point, we were able to print off a discount for 2-for-1 admission.  This was a nice savings for us and my girls had an absolute blast at this kids’ museum!  I think we’ll try out another local kids museum next  - the Hands-On Children’s Museum in Olympia, where we can get 50% off admission for up to 4 people for just 6 reward points!!

Look at all the fun they had at Kids Quest!

Extra Code for New Signups::

Now’s your chance to try out Tropicana’s Juicy Rewards program for yourself! You’ll get an extra bonus point to get started!

Here’s how it works:

-Visit Tropicana’s Juicy Rewards site

-Register for a new account

-Click on “Enter codes” (top right hand corner)

-Get an extra bonus point for your account – Enter code: “MOTHE” (in 1st box) “RHOOD” (2nd box) within 6 hours of registering for the Juicy Rewards program. This extra bonus point will be worth $5 in savings.

Your bonus point can be redeemed immediately or you can save it and add more by buying Tropicana Juice & entering the codes online.  Once you have your codes entered, click on “Explore Rewards” and you can check out the wide variety of rewards offered.

Make sure to follow Tropicana on Facebook and Twitter, too, for more information on Juicy Rewards and possible rewards codes as well!

Disclosure: I am working with the Motherhood and Tropicana, and am being compensated for my participation in this program.  However, all thoughts & opinions I’ve expressed are 100% mine and not edited by any sponsors.  See my disclosure policy for more information.

I received an email this afternoon from Toys R Us saying that their Deal of the Day  is  Buy 1 Get 1 FREE card games tomorrow, Monday March 15th only!! This will pair up quite nicely with our Hasbro game coupon for the Monopoly card game.

Also, some areas received a Buy 2, Get 1 Hasbro card game free coupon in your USA Weekend or Parade magazine insert in your Sunday paper today.  The coupon will work on these games: Yahtzee Hands Down, Mille Bornes,Monopoly Deal, Sorry Revenge and Scrabble Slam. Thanks for the tip, Marie!

{I checked both the Seattle Times & Tacoma News Tribune & didn’t see it, but  make sure to check yours to see if you’re in the NW.}

If you did get this coupon, here’s a scenario for Toys R Us tomorrow 3/15:

Buy 4 Monopoly Card Games – $5.99 ea
Use 1 Buy 2, Get 1 FREE coupon from USA Wknd or Parade magazine 3/14 insert
Use 1 $5/1 Monopoly printable coupon
Final Price = $.99/for four games or $.24/each

Target:

Buy 2 Monopoly Deal card games – $5.24/ea
Buy 1 Scrabble Slam Card Game – $5.24/ea
Use {2} $5/1 Monopoly printable coupons from Hasbro
Use {1} Buy 2 Get1 FREE Hasbro Game coupon (from Parade/USA wknd insert)
Final Price:  $.48 for all 3 games OR $.16/each

*Remember some of the Monopoly card games may have the $5 off Hasbro game coupon inside as well, so you can keep doing this deal if you have more of  the Parade/USA wknd coupons.

There’s a new coupon for Jamba Juice - $1 off any all fruit smoothie.  This coupon is valid thru April 10th! Mmm, I love Jamba Juice smoothies!

• 9 boxes of Quaker cereal
• 6 fruit snacks
• 6 Oscar Meyer sliced lunch meat
• 4 cans of hunts diced tomatoes
• 2 salad dressing
• 2 bags of salad mix
• 2 avocado’s
• 2 packs of Yo baby yogurt
• 1 container of mushrooms

She did a total of 4 transactions using Safeway doubles each time (only certain areas have Safeway doubles, such as the sw WA/western OR area).

You still have time to take advantage of these deals at Safeway – these sales are going on thru Tuesday 3/16.  Check out this week’s Safeway deals HERE.

Thanks for sending in your shopping trip, Mirella! Great job!

The Disney Store is offering an extra 20% off thru today, Sunday March 14th, on their outlet items.  Just head on over to the Disney Outlet.com use the code: OUTLET20 to take an additional 20% off the already low sale prices! There are some shirts starting at $2.99 & $3.99, so you’re sure to find some great deals!

Ariel Shirt – $3.99 = $3.19 with extra 20% 0ff

If you go thru Shop At Home or Ebates, you can earn an extra 5% cashback on your purchases.

Thanks Steals & Deals!

I recently had the opportunity to try out some new beauty care items from Mirra, a new line of health & beauty care products now sold in all Kroger & their  partner stores (Kroger partner stores in the Northwest are Fred Meyer and QFC).  Their new product line offers shampoos, conditioners, hair styling products, body washes, mists, facial & skin care lotions, cleansers & cleaning cloths, eye firming & age defying creams, and cosmetic brushes.  Mirra products are made with natural ingredients such as olive oil, aloe leaf juice, and extracts such as cranberry, bamboo, honey, & chicory root extracts.  Not only do they use natural ingredients, but they also use the latest technology to meet 3 different needs that women have: Daily – routine personal care; Renew – a rejuvenating time out; and Inspire – quick transformations for a night out.

My Experience:

I received an assortment of products to try out and as I opened it, I was pleasantly surprised with the look of the products. They really don’t look like the typical beauty care products that you find in the grocery stores – they look more like products you’d find in a salon.  The products I received ranged from shampoo & conditioner to body wash, deep moisture day cream, body lotion, and wrinkle reducing eye cream.  I have to say that my favorite product is the deep moisture day cream. I have actually been in need of a new face cream and was going to buy a higher-end product as my face gets extremely dry in the winter (but I also have sensitive skin).  I thought I’d see how this one worked first and I have to say that it has been working great and even with sensitive skin, this product has been working very effectively for me.  I like the fact that all of the lotions & creams feel very light & have a soft scent so they are not overpowering.  The prices are very reasonable & they offer generous sizes for their products, which I find very appealing considering their products really do provide results similar to the higher end products I’ve used.  I definitely will be trying these products out further!

$5 off Coupon:

For a limited time, Kroger is offering a $5 off coupon when you purchase any 2 Mirra products.  Mirra products can be found in your Kroger & affiliate stores in the beauty care aisles.

Giveaway – Gift Pack of Mirra Beauty Products

Now, on to the giveaway – The Kroger Company, along with Global Influence Network is offering one Thrifty NW Mom reader a gift pack full of an assortment of Mirra Beauty Products (exact products to be determined by Kroger).  This giveaway will end on Friday, March 19th at 1pm pst/4 pm 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)- Head over to the Mirra site and let us know which Mirra product you’re interested in trying out.

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: The Kroger Company & Global Influence Network sponsored this giveaway by providing the gift pack of Mirra beauty products to 1 Thrifty NW Mom reader, randomly selected. I also received a gift pack of Mirra beauty products to try out and review.  No other compensation was given.  All opinions are 100% mine. See my disclosure statement for more details.

Are you a fan of the Family Fun magazine? I have to say that this is seriously one of my favorite magazines! I love all the great tips – kid-friendly recipes, fun arts & crafts to do with your kids, travel ideas, & much more!  I was excited to hear that Disney Movie Rewards is offering the Family Fun magazine for just $5 for a year subscription {It’s currently $9.95 on Amazon}. The offer ends tonight, though, so make sure you order it today (ends at 11:59 pm est-which is 8:59pm pst)!!

All you need to do is sign up for Disney’s Movie Rewards program (or log in if you’re already a member).  Then click on “Member Benefits” and “Special Offers” and you will see the ad for the magazine at the top of the page.  This is a fantastic deal on this magazine subscription – I think I will be signing up so I can extend my subscription as it’s set to expire this spring.

Disney Movie Rewards is a great program to sign up for, not just for the magazine subscription.  You can earn points when you buy Disney DVD’s, CD’s, and go to Disney movies in the theater to use for rewards/prizes  such as movie tickets & more.  When you sign up for the first time, you should receive Disney stickers & labels for your DVD’s in the mail, too. I have to admit that I hadn’t signed up before today, but I’m looking forward to checking out the rewards.

Have any of you signed up for the Disney Rewards ~ how do you like it? How easy has it been to receive rewards/prizes?

Thank you, FB fan Jennifer for sharing about this deal!

Payless has a new  coupon for $5 off your purchase of $25 or more. All you need to do is head on over to Payless’ Facebook page & become a fan. Then you can print off the $5 off $25 coupon.

You can use this in-store or online using the coupon code: 32861.

Thanks That Went Well!

UPDATE: This coupon is already gone – available for such a short time! Wow!

Check out this high-value coupon – $1.50 off Oscar Mayer bacon.  All you need to do is head to the Oscar Mayer site & enter your name and your mood in the mornings and you’ll be able to print off your coupon (make sure popups are allowed).  I was able to print 2 (hit back arrow & refresh)

Now we’ll just need to wait and find a great sale to use this coupon!

Thanks Common Sense with Money!