October 12th, 2011
· October 12, 2011 1:51 pm
Yikes! Wall Street Journal just released a news report yesterday that prices of peanuts will be skyrocketing in the next few weeks :(:
- Kraft’s Planter’s brand will rise 40% at the end of the month.
- Unilever, which owns the Skippy brand, would not comment on pricing, but one report says Skippy prices will go up 35%.
- J.M. Smucker Co’s Jif is going up 30% beginning in November.
- Conagra’s Peter Pan brand will rise 24% in the next few weeks.
Watch WSJ news video on this story. We’ll keep you posted on any Peanut Butter deals that pop-up in the new few weeks or feel free to check out Amazon.com for some Peanut Butter deals as well. Do you know of any deals?
(thanks to all the readers for the heads up)
October 11th, 2011
· October 11, 2011 8:00 pm
Vintage Coupons
Check out what Russ sent us;
“I found hundreds of these vintage coupons hidden in an old trunk that belonged to my grandmother. Well I can now see where I get my coupon clipping addiction from. It must run in my family. None of these coupons have expiration dates!?! How great would it be to go back to the days when coupons never had expiration dates? I see a lot of familiar name brands here and then some I have never heard of. I never knew General Mills made a cereal called Buc Wheats or Kellogg’s Stars Cereal. Neat stuff. Anyone else have any to share? Maybe we can start a Coupon Museum!”
(thanks so much for sharing @Russ)
October 2nd, 2011
· October 2, 2011 11:22 am
Well I don’t remember being this exited in a long time :D. My Sunday newspaper was a little bigger than usual this week and we like that. Inside, were a whopping 7 coupon inserts:
- 10/2 P&g Coupon Insert
- 10/2 Redplum Coupon Insert
- (2) 10/2 SmartSource Coupon Insert
- 10/2 General Mills Coupon Insert
- 10/2 PepsiCo Moments to Save Coupon Insert
- 10/2 Hasbro PlaySaver Coupon Insert
And by the way, I live in Southern California. How many coupon inserts did you receive? If you’d like, feel free to tell us what city you live in and the name of your newspaper.
October 1st, 2011
· October 1, 2011 5:00 pm
Hi Everybody, it’s Justin here! 😀
I know I don’t usually speak up too much here but I thought I’d tell you a nice quick little story about an adventure I had. I had some extra free time this summer between college classes. So what did I do? I spent more time on Swagbucks, completing surveys, doing product reviews on EXPOTV, and entering some contests. Believe it or not in 4 short months I earned over $1900 in Amazon.com gift cards! So guess what I got for next to nothing?! A brand new 15.4″ Macbook Pro worth $2000+!!!
In terms of completing surveys, many companies will pay you for your opinion and we’ve posted about many of these survey companies before! As will many Colleges and Universities. Yale, Stanford, and Kellogg Universities will give you an entry to winning amazon gift cards for qualifying and completing surveys. They will tell you the odds of winning. For instance a survey about political views might be 15 minutes long and a 1/35 chance of winning $25. These are very good odds. Enter plenty of these and you might end up winning a few :). If you are looking into survey sites and you are unsure if it is a scam, SurveyPolice.com is a great site to check that out!
So you are probably thinking right now “what are some great tips for contests.” Well, here are some Grade tips on entering online contests:
- Enter either late at night or early in the morning (When there are less people online, the chances of winning increase)
- Don’t just enter a contest once and walk away. A lot of contests let you enter once per day. Enter those often.
- Even if you don’t think you have a chance, consider this: If you don’t enter, you can’t win.
- You have a much better chance at winning if you have entries in a lot of contests. Much better off having 1x entry in 1000 contests, than 1000x entries in a single contest. Keep in mind it only takes 1 entry to win sometimes.
- Always read the rules of the contest. When you are required to buy a product to enter to win, the rules say that you can also enter for free by clicking a specific link, or just mailing an envelope!
Here are just a few of my winnings in the past few years by following the above tips:
- 46″ HDTV from Dunkin Donuts
- A Year of Subway Subs ($260 Gift Card + another $200 from other Subway contests)
- A Year of McDonalds Fruit Smoothies
- A Budweiser Propane Grill
- 300+ Regal Movie Tickets
- $200 Visa Gift Card
Now keep in mind, not everybody can do what I’ve done. Contests have random winners, and you have to fit certain demographics to be qualified for certain surveys. But don’t let this discourage you! I’m not posting this to brag, but to inspire! There are millions of contests out there just waiting to be won. All you have to do is enter!
If you have any questions or comments, feel free to shoot me an email at [email protected] and I’ll do my best to help you out!
September 30th, 2011
· September 30, 2011 11:35 am
“Stop! In the Name of Paws!”
Please take a second to vote for Maya, my doggy, as the Cutest Puppy in the PetSmart Monster Cute Photo Contest… all you need to do is click ‘Vote’. Literally, takes 5 seconds. One vote per day, so vote every day. If she wins, she might donate something for a pet giveaway! 😉
Thanks y’all,
– Justin
September 29th, 2011
· September 29, 2011 2:30 pm
Here are some of the wacky and funny quotes from last nights 9/28 season 2 premier of Extreme Couponing on TLC:
- “Free always tastes better”
- “50 cents or less, but FREE is the best!”
- “Without a coupon it doesn’t go in the basket”
- “I Love Couponing!”
Also, here are a few highlights from the show:
- $1,313 worth of groceries for FREE + $0.31 in overage. They paid her to walk out with over $1,300 worth of groceries!
- Erin did a whopping 16 transaction. Could you image standing in line behind this lady?
- Amanda brought only $30 with her to the store. Do you take cash to the supermarket to stay under budget?
- April saved 97% on her trip to the grocery store. What’s the most you’ve ever saved with coupons?
- A coupon WITHOUT and expiration date. Huh? Have you ever seen one?
What did you guys think of last nights season premier of Extreme Couponing?
September 28th, 2011
· September 28, 2011 11:39 pm
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