Living Large on a Limited Budget
AND THE WINNER IS…
I apologize for this rather late posting of the winners of my recent giveaways. It’s been a crazy couple of weeks around here!
The winner of the $50 Safeway gift card is:
Meredith (mjmacrae@xxxxx)
The winner of the $25 Safeway gift card is:
Janice (jlkgmk@xxxxx)
Congrats to both of you! I have e-mailed you both with details on how to claim your prize.
Stay tuned for even more great giveaways!
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I’ve always liked the thought of groceries delivered to my door, haven’t you? So I was excited when I was recently offered the opportunity to try out Genuardi’s Home Delivery program. Unfortunately, I am outside of their delivery area, but I passed the offer along to my sister-in-law and asked if she’d be willing to share how she felt about the experience with my readers.
Here are a few pros and cons that she shared:
PROS:
Allows for a variety of shopping methods- express list, aisle, categories
Items can be sorted – what’s on sale, price
Home delivery
CONS:
Often difficult to navigate
Can not shop directly from weekly circular
Some produce is much more expensive
Delivery = two hour window- restrictive
NO COUPONS!!!!
Edited to add: You can imagine how I felt when I heard that there was no way to use coupons. While there are certain special online promotions, we all know that coupons are the key to scoring items at the cheapest possible prices.
Summary- this may be helpful for people who do not have a car, have limited mobility, or even new moms! Large , heavy items can be purchased and delivered right to one’s doorstep, but the high cost of fresh produce and the inability to use COUPONS makes this option impractical for regular use.
If you’ve wanted to give home delivery a try, I have good news. Right now Cha-Ching on a Shoestring readers can use code: chaching to get $7 off and free delivery on your order of $50 or more. Simply head over here and click on ‘Shop Now’ and then enter your zip code to find out if you can receive a home delivery from a Safeway store near you. (Coupon code expires September 30, 2010.)
And here’s more good news:
One lucky Cha-Ching on a Shoestring reader will win the following:
A $50 Safeway gift card (Includes Safeway, Dominick’s, Tom Thumb, Randalls, Vons, Genuardi´s, Pavilions, and Carrs) Note: Gift cards cannot be used for the Home Delivery service as of this time.
**Remember to enter my other Safeway gift card giveaway and double your chance of winning!
You have up to 4 methods of entry:
Note: Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of this post to leave your comments. (If you are reading this is an e-mail click here to do so.) By leaving a separate comment for each entry you will have a greater chance of winning! E-mail responses will not be considered as an entry in the giveaway.
This giveaway ends at 10:00 a.m. EST on Tuesday, August 31, 2010. I’ll use Random.org to select the winning comment. Winner will be notified by email and listed on this site.
Disclosure: In order to facilitate this giveaway, I was provided with a gift card and one to give away.
My son has radar when it comes to finding those little pink Box Tops for Education badges–he never misses one. We keep them in a plastic holder on our fridge and turn them into his pre-school from time to time (when the plastic holder begins to overflow!) That’s why I’m excited to share this next giveaway!
The Safeway family of stores (which includes Dominick´s, Tom Thumb, Randalls, Vons, and Genuardi´s) is making it simple to give back with “2 Ways 2 Earn” cash for your schools with Box Tops for Education and the “10% Goes Back to Schools” program.
Box Tops for Education has already given away over $320 million to help the more than 69 thousand schools participating. Earning Box Tops is even easier this year with four new brands participating in the program: Progresso Soup, Totino´s Pizza, Betty Crocker Cake Mixes and Gold Medal Flour.
To help your local schools even further just look for the “10% Goes Back to Schools” yellow school bus tags on over 2,000 of your favorite items throughout Safeway from August 11th – September 14th. When you purchase participating products with your Club Card, Safeway will give 10% of the purchase price to the local school of your choice.
Here´s how it works:
To learn more about Box Tops for Education and Safeway´s “10% Goes Back to Schools” program, visit www.2ways2earn.com. And while you´re there, don´t forget to enter the Safeway Bonus Box Tops Sweepstakes for a chance to win 1,000 Bonus Box Tops for the participating school of your choice!
And now for even more exciting news!
One lucky Cha-Ching on a Shoestring reader will win the following:
A $25 Safeway gift card (also valid at Dominick´s, Tom Thumb, Randalls, Vons, and Genuardi´s) in addition to a Bonus Box Tops certificate with a value of 50 Bonus Box Tops. (Even if you don’t live near one of these stores, you may want to enter for the chance to win the Bonus Box Tops!)
You have up to 5 methods of entry:
Note: Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of this post to leave your comments. (If you are reading this is an e-mail click here to do so.) By leaving a separate comment for each entry you will have a greater chance of winning! E-mail responses will not be considered as an entry in the giveaway.
This giveaway ends at 10:00 a.m. EST on Tuesday, August 31, 2010. I’ll use Random.org to select the winning comment. Winner will be notified by email and listed on this site.
This prize pack is provided for the giveaway and for my review purposes by Safeway and General Mills through MyBlogSpark.
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The winner of the Yoplait Splitz Prize Pack Giveaway is:
Shirley (dora_emon99@xxxx)
And the winner of the $5 Amazon Gift Code giveaway for sharing your Saving on a Shoestring update:
Melissa (melissa@xxxx)
I have contacted you both with information on how to claim your prize.
Thanks to all who entered and stay tuned for more giveaways soon!
Yoplait Splitz is the new yogurt that tastes like a sundae. Better yet, it contains no artificial flavors or sweeteners and no high fructose corn syrup and is only 90 calories. Sounds like a dessert to enjoy guilt-free!
Here’s an idea: Just pop a Yoplait Splitz in the freezer and in a few hours you can enjoy a cup of creamy, authentic frozen yogurt. It’s available in three fun and delicious flavors: Strawberry Sundae, Strawberry Banana Split, and Rainbow Sherbet.
Right now you can print a $.75/1 Yoplait Splitz Yogurt (IE) or Printable (FF).
And now for even more exciting news!
One lucky Cha-Ching on a Shoestring reader will win the following:
A coupon for a FREE Yoplait Splitz 4 pack* and a kit that includes an insulated carry tote and a roll up fleece picnic blanket, pictured above.
*This coupon offer for a free pack of Yoplait Splitz is not valid in some states, including California, Idaho, Louisiana, Minnesota, New Jersey, Nevada, North Dakota and Tennessee.
You have up to 4 methods of entry:
Note: Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of this post to leave your comments. (If you are reading this is an e-mail click here to do so.) By leaving a separate comment for each entry you will have a greater chance of winning! E-mail responses will not be considered as an entry in the giveaway.
This giveaway ends at 10:00 a.m. EST on Friday, August 20, 2010. I’ll use Random.org to select the winning comment. Winner will be notified by email and listed on this site.
This prize pack is provided for the giveaway and for my review purposes by Yoplait through MyBlogSpark.
The Flirty Aprons giveaway is officially over. Thanks for making it a HUGE success!
The winner is: Traci (Tracisme@xxxx).
I also have a winner for the Saving on a Shoestring $5 Amazon gift code:
The winner is: Lina @ My Corner.
Congratulations to you both! I have contacted each of you with information on how to claim your prize.
GOOD NEWS! Cha-Ching on a Shoestring readers can still get a 10% discount on orders of $30 or more when you use code 10shoestring at check-out at FlirtyAprons.com! Hurry–the offer expires July 31, 2010.
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All right, be honest now. Have you ever seen a cuter apron than that? I didn’t think so.
Which is why I was super excited when Flirty Aprons contacted me to offer to hold a giveaway on Cha-Ching on a Shoestring.
They also offered to let me give one of their aprons a try and let me tell you, it wasn’t easy choosing one! I oohed and ahhed over their Sassy Black Apron, the Very Cherry Original Apron, and the Original Cocoa Lime. But I finally settled on the Original Blue Chocolate pictured above. (I figured it’s hard to go wrong when chocolate is involved!)
And honestly? For a girl who doesn’t love to cook, my apron has made time spent in the kitchen much more fun.
And get this–they also have children’s aprons AND men’s aprons! Now the whole fam can be stylish chefs!
And now for the good news:
One lucky Cha-Ching on a Shoestring reader will win their very own Flirty Apron!
Here’s how to enter:
REQUIRED:
OPTIONAL:
I just entered to win an adorable apron from FlirtyAprons.com on Cha-Ching on a Shoestring! http://tinyurl.com/2gx8v54
Note: Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of this post to leave your comments. (If you are reading this is an e-mail click here to do so.) By leaving a separate comment for each entry you will have a greater chance of winning! E-mail responses will not be considered as an entry in the giveaway.
This giveaway ends at 10:00 a.m. EST on Friday, July 30, 2010. I’ll use Random.org to select the winning comment. Winner will be notified by email and listed on this site.
Disclaimer: FlirtyAprons.com provided me with an apron and one to give away! The rest is all me!
GOOD NEWS! Cha-Ching on a Shoestring readers can get a 10% discount on orders of $30 or more when you use code 10shoestring at check-out! Expires July 31, 2010.
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MyPoints has long been one of my favorite ways to earn free stuff. And now you can possibly earn some easy FREE points through their daily Spin N’Win game through 12/31/10. There will be over 2 million prizes given out — mostly in the form of points that you can redeem for MyPoints prizes (such as gift cards for your favorite store). This makes the chance of winning very high–especially since you can play daily!
Here’s how to sign up/play to win.
Thanks, Sweeties Sweeps!
Not familiar with MyPoints? Read all about it here.
