Thursday, June 21, 2012

How I Get A Lot of My Free Clothes and Stuff

Over the past three years I have been looking for ways to stretch my paycheck. I discovered how much fun the coupon game can be, but then I was reading in a magazine about how there were internet groups that would pay you for your opinions, or give you free products to try and review. I thought, well, I'm pretty opinionated, but sometimes I think those close to me would pay me NOT to share my thoughts. I got started on a site called CrowdTap, which gives you "quickhits": little short questions about where you like to shop, what you like to eat, etc. Within a couple of weeks, I was getting invitations to participate in marketing group discussions with major manufacturers. For sharing my feedback to specific questions, I was earning points on CrowdTap. About a month later, I started receiving invites to Sample & Shares. A brand would send me an invite to register for a full-sized product in exchange for my honest feedback after a period of time. Over the last three years I have received free Woolite detergent, McCormick Grillmates barbecue sauce, seasonings, and marinades, Listerine mouthwash, and jeans, shoes, tank tops and swimsuits from Old Navy (my favorite Sample & Share).Well, these opportunities are too cool for me to keep them to myself so I am sharing my secret with my readers. I am enclosing a link to CrowdTap so you can see if it is something you are interested in. If you don't like getting free stuff that's tailored to your needs, well, I just don't know about you, LOL! Girls125x125

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Summer fun at the bowling ally

Last year Tom and I took advantage of this deal with AMF bowling. We got a voucher each week for the kids to bowl two games for free every day during the summer. For a small fee, Tom and I (and two other adults)could bowl with them all summer long. It's a pretty good deal when you consider how much it costs to bowl a game, rent shoes, etc. "Summer" is from May 14th through September 3rd. The only restriction is that you can't bowl past 8:00 PM. We had a great time as you can see below. The link to the offer is https://freebowling.amf.com/

Free Nivea lipcare product

I really like Nivea's lipcare line. They are ultra hydrating without feeling greasy. I usually find them on special at CVS and then use my Extra Care Bucks to get them for free or for next to nothing. Right now on Facebook, Nivea is giving away coupons for a free lipcare product when you upload a picture of you and your sweetie engaged in "PDA". Holding hands, hugging, kissing, just being all lovey-dovey. There are a few stipulations: no indecent photos and nobody younger than 18 years can be in your pic. Like Nivea's facebook page, and upload your favorite PDA pic. Below is the pic I submitted. Here is the link to the promotion: https://www.facebook.com/NIVEAusa/app_168749696562045

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Dry Idea Giveaway


Summertime in Alabama is vicious! Ok... here's my cheesy sales pitch: Make sure you arm...er..."under-arm" yourself to withstand the heat and humidity of the season. Oh, alright, I'm sorry. That was pretty bad. Let me make it up to three of you who may be reading this by giving you a chance to try a product that claims to provide superior all day protection from wetness and odor.

Presenting: Dry Idea Advanced Dry Antiperspirant and Deodorant. Oops, before I forget, here is a disclaimer required by the FCC: Dry idea provided a free sample of their Advanced Dry Roll-On for this post. My participation in voluntary and my opinions, as always, are my own. Ok, now on with it. I got to try the unscented, hypoallergenic roll-on to review for my readers. Now, I'm not a fan of roll-on or unscented deodorants, but it was very cool and kept me dry during a very hectic trip with my girls to Midtown Village. In and out of a hot car three times, struggling with carseats and cranky little ones, catch my drift. It was surprisingly effective. Three of my readers will get a chance to try it out for themselves. You must subscribe to my blog to be eligible! Below, hopefully is a rafflecopter entry form. You can enter a number of times by satisfying the conditions of the entry form. Winners will be notified by email on June 28th. You will get a voucher for a product of your choice. Good luck, and stay dry in the meanwhile!



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My first giveaway

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