Great American Cookie is inviting customers to participate in Brownie Ballistic.
Visit the Great American Cookie Facebook page, vote for your favorite brownie during each round and receive coupons.
This week, you will receive a coupon for Buy One Brownie Get One Half Off. Each week, a brownie will be knocked out, and the winning flavor will be chosen the week of March 25.
If you participate in the final round, you will receive a coupon for a Free brownie of your choice!
See more freebies.
More printable coupons are here! I love it when I see printables for Crayola products! And they will pair nicely with these Target coupons.
Grocery
.80/1 Gourmet Dining meal, 28 or 44 oz printable
.75/2 Lucky Leaf pie fillings printable
Free Uncle Ben’s Rice Cup wyb (3) Uncle Ben’s Ready Rice pouches printable
Children
$3 off Crayola Jewelry Boutique or Glow Board printable
$1/$5 Crayola purchase printable
$1.50 off Huggies Little Movers Slip-On diapers printable
$4 off Max & Ruby A Bunny for Every Season DVD collection printable
Check out the sales on Crayola this week.
Spring will be here soon and that always make me think about how I can brighten up my home. This can happen a number of ways, whether you just give your home a good deep clean, move some furniture around or buy new artwork.
Carmen Guedez is a painter from North Carolina who’s work has been featured all around the world. We still love the artwork she sent us last year to review. They are all side wrapped canvas paintings on wooden frames and make for great conversations. Each painting is 100% original and hand signed, so you get to officially say you are an art collector.
Right now when you use the coupon code SSAVERS2013 you’ll get 75% off original paintings (excluding sale items, cards, and prints). You also get FREE shipping on any order. Some of these paintings are very large, so free shipping is huge!
This offer expires 03/20/2013. Also, she has a great new feature where you can “Make an Offer” on almost any painting for sale, so treat yourself (or a friend)!
The Giveaway:
One Southern Savers reader is going to win “New Season” (a $1499 value!).
To Enter:
You have two chances to enter, so feel free to do both:
1. Leave a comment below telling me which of Carmen’s abstract art you like.
Features:
* 100% Hand-Made Original Abstract Painting (not a print).
* UV Protective varnish.
* 1 3/8″ painted edges (no staples on the sides).
* Original signature on front and back of the artwork.
* Certificate of authenticity – hand signed, embossed with the original CGUEDEZ logo and with a Fine Arts Registered Number included.
* Artwork will be sent ready to hang, in a box, with all hardware and documents included.
2. Like Carmen Guedez and Southern Savers on Facebook and leave a comment below telling me you like.
The winner of this giveaway will be chosen and posted to the Giveaway Winners Page Wednesday, 3/20.
This giveaway was sponsored by Carmen Guedez, but all of the opinions are 100% my own.
Best Buy is offering a sweet deal for Reward Zone Members. Sign in or register for a Reward Zone account, then head over Best Buy’s Facebook page. When you look under the Activity Feed, you’ll see an offer for 500 FREE Points on One Transaction.
Make a purchase of $10 in-store or online between 3/13 and 3/23, and you’ll receive 500 FREE Bonus Points. That equals a $10 Best Buy Gift Certificate. So you can spend $10 and get $20 worth of stuff!
There is a limit of 1 bonus per membership.
See more Free Deals!
If you haven’t tried Lysol Dual Action Wipes, there is a Try Me Free rebate offer for a 35 ct. canister, up to a $3 value. These wipes are extra handy for cleaning different surfaces in your house with one side for easy clean up and the other for scrubbing!
There is a coupon for .50/2 Lysol disinfecting or dual action wipes, so if you’d rather pay a little for two instead of getting one completely free you could use it.
Your purchase must be made between 3/4 and 4/1. Make sure to submit the rebate form, original receipt with item circled, and UPC from package.
Postmark by 5/1. Limit 1 per household.
See more rebates.
Check out some of these new PAAS Easter coupons available to print when you like them on their Facebook page. You can pick these kits up at many stores around the holidays for around $1.47. With this price, you could buy (2) kits, making each 97¢.
-$1/2 PAAS Easter Egg Decorating Kit
-$1.50/3 PAAS Easter Egg Decorating Kit coupon
Also, while you’re on Facebook, checkout Joy Cone Co. Ice Cream Cones Facebook page and print a coupon valid for 55¢ off any Joy item.
With Easter and Spring right around the corner, it’s a perfect time to take advantage of these coupons!
See more online deals.
Here are the deals that start 3/13 at H-E-B. Be sure to check back tomorrow for all of the unadvertised deals!
If you know of any deals or coupons I missed, please leave them in a comment below.
Meal Deal
- Hill Country Fare Tilapia, 4 lb bag
Free w/ in-store coupon:
H-E-B Steamable Rice with Corn & Poblano, 16 oz
Hill Country Fare No Fat Refried Beans, 16.5 oz
H-E-B Corn Tortillas, 30 ct.
H-E-B Coleslaw Salad Kit, 11 oz
Free Grocery and Frozen
- Monterey Bay Mushroom Caps, 8 oz
Free Bolthouse Farms Mini Carrots, 2 lb, w/ in-store coupon - H-E-B Fully Cooked Chicken Breast or Thigh Fajitas, 26 oz
Free Breyers Ice Cream, 48 oz, w/ in-store coupon - H-E-B Fully Cooked Burgers, 8 pk.
Free w/ in-store coupon:
H-E-B Soft Drink, 2 Liter
H-E-B Tortilla Chips, 12-14 oz Read More→
Deciding where to have professional photos taken can be tricky. There are freelance photographers as well as portrait studios to consider. Deciding which is right for you all depends on what you want out of the shoot.
If you want head shots, printed photo packages or solid backgrounds then a portrait studio is the way to go. If you are looking for authentic scenery, natural poses or digital copies to print yourself then you may want to go with a freelance photographer.
Freelance
Privately run freelance photography companies are generally more flexible and sometimes you can even snag a ‘friends and family’ discount. I would recommend asking around to see if anyone you know does photography as a side business or hobby. Professional photographers can charge up to several hundred dollars for a single shoot while those who do not rely on it for primary income may be just as talented but much more reasonably priced. Many have online portfolios that will give you a reference to the quality of their work.
It may take a little hunting to find the right photographer but it will be worth the effort. Most freelance photographers are happy to provide the customer with a digital copy of the images as well as legal rights to print the images. This means you will be able to print the photos as many times as you like. Instead of purchasing pricey prints from the photographer you can save big by keep your eye out for online photo printing deals!
Another benefit to this option is that you can usually have input on the location of the shoot. Unlike photography studios you can even have photos taken outside, which provides natural light and real setting as apposed to a backdrop. These settings can help to make your poses look more natural and a tad less staged.
Portrait Studio
Going to a studio can often be cheaper than using a freelance photographer, especially if you have coupons or snag packages from daily deal sites. If you want prints asap then this is the way to go. There is generally a sitting fee per person in addition to the cost of the photo package you select. Cheaper packages usually only come with prints of a few images, to get a package which includes a digital copy you may have to pay a good bit more.
Studios are a great place to get professional portraits or school photos. You are however limited to the backgrounds they have available. You can always bring in your own props to spice things up to give your photos a more personal feel. Keep in mind you will have to coordinate your clothing and props with the back drops the studio has available. It may be worth it to call ahead or stop by to see what you have to choose from.
Things to Consider
– Time length of session
– Location of photo shoot
– Number of images you will receive
– Number of clothing/scenery changes
– Digital copies vs printed packages
Reasonable Prices for Basic Shoot
Hobby Photographer: Free-$150/hr
Professional Photographer: $150-$300/hr
Studio Photography: $25-$50/hr
Do you have any other tips for saving on professional photos?
Check out more Photo Deals!
One of the best ways to stack on savings is back! For the next few weeks when you purchase gift cards at Kroger you’ll earn 4 times the Fuelperks!! This means you buy a $50 gift card and get 200 Fuel Points! That’s 20¢ off each gallon of gas up to 35 gallons or $7 in FREE GAS!
This works on tons of gift cards, the only exceptions are Kroger, Green Dot, Moneypaks, American, Express, Visa and Mastercard gift cards.
My favorite thing to do is to buy gas station gift cards that we can use when we travel, or gift cards to stores or restaurants we are going to later in the week. We get gas savings and then can use the gift cards for purchases we were already going to make!
If you have any big purchases coming up, it’s a great way to save extra. For an example, see how I used fuel points to save extra on a fridge!
The 4x bonus lasts until 3/31.
See more Kroger Deals!
