There are a couple of great giveaways going on right now and I don’t want you to miss out! I also wanted to let you know who the winners are from the Back to School Giveaway Bash.
Giveaways Going on Now:
Eversave
Win $50 in Eversave credit. (6 winners)
SavingStar
Win $250 in cash. (1 winner)
FoodSaver
Win a FoodSaver Vacuum Seal System. (1 winner)
Back to School Bash Winners:
Scout by Bungalow – A prize pack full of cute and colorful bags and bins.
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Michael Angelo’s – A Michael Angelo’s prize package including meal vouchers and kitchen necessities.
deborahv…@
Restaurant.com – A $100 gift certificate to Restaurant.com.
jomchern@
dawnp…@
Snapware – A complete set of Home organization storage boxes
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If you are like me, and everybody else, you love baked goods and even more, you love to find healthy ways to make your favorite, delicious treats!
Right now, you can download a copy of the FREE Gold Medal Whole Wheat Baking Cook Book.
Recipes range from whole wheat muffins and scones to pizzas.
I actually find whole wheat to be sweeter than white bread. These are not only great, healthier options for you, but also your kids!
This is a fun freebie for anyone that is homeschooling or those looking for supplemental learning for your kiddos. Get a FREE Around the World Geography Ebook, today only from Knowledge Quest.
The Ebook is appropriate for grades 1-6, featuring 9 different countries with full color, tons of interesting information, and activities.
For all of you that snagged a touchpad last weekend, HP has a present for you! You can get 6 FREE WebOS apps for your new toy. Head over here to get the codes needed.
A little about the free apps:
- Glimpse (reg. $5): Amp up your TouchPad multitasking to 11 using this customizable and addictive split-screen interface.
- Kung Fu Panda 2 Storybook (reg. $2.99): Enjoy images and voices from Kung Fu Panda 2 right on your TouchPad.
- Big Boss (reg. $1.99): Design your “ Boss” – a gigantic monster – and attempt to defeat the brave heroes and powerful wizards of WackyLands.
- Sparkle HD (reg. $4.99): Save Crowberry Woods in this TouchPad version of the popular desktop game.
- Camera for TouchPad (reg. 99¢): Start snapping away, with options for managing your photos and using them with other TouchPad apps.
- Audubon Birds (reg. $14.99): This searchable digital field guide to North American birds offers stunning photography and thrilling (trilling?) bird songs.
For everyone that doesn’t have a touchpad, these will not work on any other tablet that isn’t running webOS.
Coupons.com is trying something new, and giving you the option to pay a monthly fee to get more coupons. You pay $3 per month or $30 per year to get access to coupons that are exclusive to the “club”.
Here are the coupons I’ve seen so far for members:
$2 off 3M Post-It Pop-Up Note Dipenser, $5 +
$1/2 Bacardi Frozen Mixers
$1 off Blue Dog Bakery Treats
$.50/1 Bob Evans Refrigerated Side Dish
$1 off Cooking Light Magazine
$3 off Law Abiding Citizen on DVD or Blue-Ray
$1.50 off Opti-Free PureMoist solution, 10 oz +
$1.50 off Seattle’s Best iced lattes, 4 pk
$2 off Tioconazole ointment
$1.25/2 Vanity Fair napkins
$1.25/2 Zest bodywash
Looking at the coupons, I have to say I’m not impressed. I keep thinking that $30 you could get a 2 year subscription to All You magazine with each issue having $50+ in coupons. So that’s $1200 at least in coupons with All You versus the $12.50 in coupons above (maybe $150 annually). If you are going to spend money on coupons one option seems like a much better deal.
What’s your take? Would you pay the $3 for access to exclusive coupons?
I know it’s still 90+ degrees in the South but the store flyers are starting to include hints of fall produce. I love figs so I’ve included a quick spread that will be great on a quick piece of toast or muffin.
It’s always the most cost effective to cook with seasonal produce or buy extra when it’s on sale & freeze it.
*These prices are based off of averages and are subject to change weekly
Make-Ahead Breakfast Fig Spread – Recipe
Figs, 16 oz, $2.99 (Publix)
Tropicana Orange Juice, $2.99 (Bloom)
Lemons, 2 lb, $3 (Bloom)
(2 Points Plus)
Chicken, Mushroom & Gruyere Quesadillas – Recipe
Sliced or Whole White Mushrooms, 8 oz. 97¢ (Harris Teeter)
Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts $1.79-$1.99 lb (Bi-Lo, Kroger SE)
Bulk Yellow Onions, 79¢ lb (Food Lion)
(7 Points Plus)
Tomato & Mozzarella Flatbread Pizza – Recipe
Flatout Bread, 11.2 oz, $1.59 (Publix)
Ragu Tomato Sauce, 8 oz, $1.15 (Walmart)
Grape Tomatoes, pint, 97¢ (Harris Teeter)
Sargento Mozzarella, $1.50 (Food City)
If you love Gap jeans then don’t miss today’s coupon code. Using code GAPDENIM you will get 50% off all Denim. Their jeans are regularly almost $80 or more, so to get that cut in half is awesome!
The deal gets even more fun because they have FREE shipping on any order $50 more and the system counts that before coupons!
So you’ll get 50% off a pair of jeans and free shipping (even though the jeans will be less than $50 after the code).
Go through Shopathome.com to get 3% cash back or Ebates to get 2% cash back.
Note: This is online only. Deal ends Sunday 8/28.
I have always wanted to try a FoodSaver vacuum sealer, so finally I got brave and just asked them if I could review one and of course give one away to you guys. My unit arrived this week and we tore into it and then searched the house for things to seal. I kind of felt like a 5 year old playing with a new toy, but it’s just plain fun to see it suck everything down and completely seal it.
What is a FoodSaver? A FoodSaver is a vacuum sealing system that takes all of the air out of a bag of food, but it locks in the flavor. Foods stay fresh for up to 5 times longer and won’t get freezer burn for years since they don’t come in contact with cold, dry air. I’m really tired of buying meat in bulk but then after a month or two not being able to tell what type of meat it is thanks to freezer burn being all over it.
For me if I can buy in bulk and not fight freezer burn that’s a massive amount of money saved! I’m not throwing away a ton of food that has gone bad because we haven’t had time to eat it. We love to buy produce in season and store it for the winter so this is a huge help!! I know for some of you the thought of paying for a unit when normal zipper bags are less than $1 on sale is hard, but for us the amount that we freeze this really is awesome to have no freezer burn. In the end counting in the value of the food it makes sense to me to pay a little more to store the food if I now can store the food 10 times longer!
I must admit, it took me once or twice to get the hang of the machine, but once I effectively vacuum sealed my first thing we were off vacuum sealing half the freezer getting rid of the traditional freezer bags.
One other thing I hope to play with this week, is prepping meats before freezing with seasonings and marinades, then sealing them and having dinner already marinated and ready to go!
Want to win one?
The Giveaway:
FoodSaver is giving away one FoodSaver V3880 Vacuum Sealer Kit to a Southern Savers reader! The kit not only includes the sealer, but:
1 – 11” x 10’ Heat- Seal Roll
3 – Quart-size Heat -Seal Bags
2 – Gallon-size Heat-Seal Bags
1- 2 ¼ Quart Oval Marinator
1 – Portion Pouch Roll
To Enter:
You have 2 chances to win (you can do one or both):
1. Leave a comment below letting me know how much money you think you can save in a year by using a FoodSaver.
2. Like FoodSaver on Facebook and leave a comment (you’ll get 10% off just for liking them).
If you are running low on some of your staple items and need to find the best prices, check out this list to find the cheapest price.
Also, compare the prices at your local stores to find the best store to shop at this week.
Beef
- Bi-Lo – Gold Star London Broil Beef Roast at $5.39 lb ($2.69 lb)
- Publix – Boneless Shoulder Roast, $3.99 lb
- Publix – Top Round London Broil, $3.99 lb
- Bloom – Ground Chuck, Value pk., $2.49 lb
- Bloom – Boneless Chuck Roast, $3.49 lb
- Food City – Round Tip Roast $2.99 lb
- Food City – Ground Round, 85% lean, $2.99 lb
- Food Lion – Top Round London Broil or Top Round Roast, $2.98 lb
- Harvey’s – Semi-Boneless Ribeyes, half or whole, $4.99 lb
(ask butcher to slice into steaks for free) - Ingles – USDA Choice Beef London Broil, $2.98 lb
- Lowes – Boneless Chuck Roast, $2.97 lb
- Lowes – Ground Beef, 80% lean, $2.97 lb
- Sweetbay – Sweetbay Black Angus Boneless Chuck Roast $2.69 lb
- Winn Dixie – Ground Beef, 73% lean, $2.49 lb Read More→
