Fun Online Giveaways Found on PYP!

While browsing the many informative forums on Pinching Your Pennies you will find some fun little online giveaways. Here are a few to try now. You can play these games everyday.

Win a year’s supply of Honey Nut Cheerios


Play the “Launch the O” game to see if you’re an Instant Winner

**Prize value is twelve (12) coupons, each redeemable for a box of Honey Nut Cheerios® cereal.
It looks like this promotion will go through June 2011.

Link

Summer of Savings Instant Win Game ~ Kroger, Smith’s, King Soopers, Fry’s, etc

Prizes loaded onto your shoppers card.
Enter and spin every day until September 11, 2010.

There are three different prize pools. The first prize pool is from June 11, 2010 to July 3, 2010, the second prize pool is from July 4, 2010 to August 7, 2010, and the third prize pool is from August 8, 2010 to September 11, 2010.

Link

Win a FREE jar of Pace! ~ 1 in 20 wins

1 in 20 wins a coupon for a FREE jar of PACE!

Enter codes found under the lids of specially-marked Pace jars and you could win a FREE jar!
(if you don’t have a jar, just click on the link to request a code. A pop-up window will give you a code)
Each player can win up to 5 prizes of Pace product during the promotion.
You will receive the coupon by mail
(ends 7/31/2010)

Link

For more information, discussion on these giveaways and more be sure to check out the Heads or Tails Forum on Pinching Your Pennies.

Free shipping on ANY order at Disney! PLUS Twice Upon a Year Sale!

Free shipping on ANY order at Disney!
This is a super rare shipping promotion from Disney!
Use Coupon Code FREESHIP to get FREE shipping on any order! (Exp 7/5)
DisneyStore.com LINK
There are tons of deals like PJ Pals for $7.99!
Check out the sale items, the outlet and even Parks Exclusives!
Toys, decor, clothing, sleepwear, collectibles – there are so many deals!

Fox 13 Deals!! 7/1/10

1. Great deals on Utah Water Parks at Citydeals.com!!! Cherry Hill, Cowabunga Bay and Seven Peaks!

More info HERE

2. Graco TurboBooster Car Seat with bonus $10 eGift Card only $24.88 shipped at Walmart.com!!

More info HERE

3. $5 T’s at Aerospostale! PLUS $10 off $50 Printable coupon!


More info HERE

4. Scotch Thermal Laminator plus 50 Pouches only $21.94 After Rebate!!


More info HERE

5. Back to School Shopping! Boys & Girls Jeans only $6.99! Free ship on $25 orders!

More info HERE

Grocery Deals: UT Fresh Market

There are some pretty good deals to be had at Fresh Market this week:


(2) Solo Heavy Duty paper plates, on sale 2.00 (1.00 after coupon)
(4) 12pk A&W rootbeer, on sale 2.50 ea when you buy 4
(4) Western Family cheese singles, on sale 1.50
(4) Gold’nPlump chicken drumsticks 23oz, on sale 1.67 (.67 after coupon)
(6) Bar S hot dogs, on sale .59 (.09 after coupon)
(6) large hydroponic tomatoes, on sale .69/lb
(2) 1 lb bag baby peeled carrots, on sale .99
(2) Litehouse dips, on sale 2.00 (1.45 after coupon)

I used (2) 1.00/1 coupons for the plates [see SS-6/20], (4) 1.00/1 coupons for the chicken [see SS-6/20], (3) 1.00/2 coupons for the hot dogs [see RP-5/16] and (2) .55/1 coupons for the dip [see SS-6/27].

Total: $28.85

Check the full list for coupon information and additional deals.

Utah Penny Pinchers! Water Park Deals at CityDeals PLUS 10% off!

In addition to the already low CityDeals price, can get an additional 10% off by using coupon code JULY4 at checkout. You can even pick up your passes at CityDeals for use now!

City Deals LINK

Cherry Hill $24 Combo Pass
Introductory offer – limit 1 per household
List Price: $24.00
Your Price: $12.00
Save 50%

Cowabunga Bay Adult All Day Pass – Buy 1 Get 1 Free
List Price: $47.00
Your Price: $23.50
Save 50%
That’s *2* passes for $23.50!

Seven Peaks Water Park Full Day Pass
One Full Day Pass
List Price: $23.37
Your Price: $15.00
Save 36%

Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief Blu-Ray $14.95/DVD $8.95!

Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief – Blu-ray Edition Sale: $14.95
Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief – DVD
Sale: $8.95
Order online to reserve your copy, and then pick it up in-store!

RCWilley.com LINK

Search for Percy

Famous Dave’s BBQ ~ B1G1, up to $15!

Facebook offer:

Be one of the first 100,000 Famous Dave’s fans to LIKE our Facebook page and you’ll get the Gift of BBQ Certificate. It’s good for a free entree – worth up to $15 when you dine in and purchase an entree of equal or great value at any participating Famous Dave’s restaurant listed below.

After you “like” Famous Dave’s, click on one of the restaurants to confirm you want to apply for the Gift of BBQ. Enter your email address. A certificate will be emailed on July 6, 2010.

LINK TO OFFER

Kmart 6/27-7/3

Earn $5 in Rewards with a $25 purchase of the following items:


Keebler Cookies or Crackers, $1.99 each
American Fare Nuts $2.99 each
Planters Nuts 2 for $6
USE(if variety is included):
Planters Flavor Grove Nuts, any 5.25 oz. or larger .75/1 DND (8-31-10) SS-6/27

Planters NUT-rition and/or Flavor Grove Nuts, any 5.75-21 oz. $1/2 DND (6-30-10) SS-4/11

Final Price: $2.25-$2.50
7Up, Sunkist, Hawaiian Punch, A&W, Diet Rite, Country Time, RC Cola or Canada Dry 12 packs on sale 3 for $10
Fla-Vor-Ice 100ct $3.99
Kool-Aid Jammers 10pack or Capri Sun 10 Pack $1.88 each
Overille Redenbacher 6-10pack popcorn 2 for $6
Use:
Orville Redenbachers Cheese Flavored Gourmet Popping Corn, any 3 pack or larger .75/1 (7-16-10) SS-5/16

Orville Redenbachers Gourmet Popping Corn, any variety .40/1 (7-16-10) SS-5/16

Final Price: $2.25-$3

Hershey’s Pieces Candy 2 for $5
USE:Pieces Candy in a Crunchy Shell, any 10 oz. bag or larger $1/1 (7-18-10) SS-4/18
Final Price $1.50 each
Hershey’s 8-packs $1.25 each
Twizzlers, Milk Duds or Whoppers $1.79 each
Hershey’s Theater Box Candy 10 for $10
Hershey’s Singles 2 for $1
Hershey’s Packaged Chocolates $2.69 each
Hidden Valley Ranch 16oz $2.99
Kraft Mayonnaise or Miracle Whip 30 oz $2.99
Weber Seasonings or Lipton Tea Bags 22 ct $2.99
Vlassic Pickles 16-24oz $2.49
Heinz Ketchup 32oz 2 for $4
Hunts Ketchup, Kraft BBQ Sauce or Van Camps Baked Beans 5 for $5!
Pringles 2 for $3
Use: Pringles Cans, any 180g or larger $1/4 (7-31-10) RP-6/27
Final Price $1.25 each
American Fare 64oz Cranberry, Grape or Vegetable Juice. 1 Gallon fruit punch 2 for $4

EARN $3 in rewards when you purchase $20 worth of the following:

Buy One Get One at 50% off: Maybeline Eye Cosmetics
Buy One Get One at 50% off: Revlon face, eye or nail cosmetics
Buy One Get One at 50% off: Hawaiian Tropic Sun Care
$1 off All Nair depilatories
Buy One Get One At 50% off: Almay Cosmetics

Other Sales:

Essential Home Beach Towels $2.99 each: Double Rewards on this item!!
Take an additional 40% off Apparel Clearance
Up to 50% off men’s, women’s and kid’s summer apparel and swimwear!
up to 40% off Home Clearance!

Toys R Us/Babies R Us 6/27-7/3

Super Sony Sale!

Buy 1 Get 1 40% off. ALL PS3, PS2 and PSP Games! Over 100 Titles to choose from.
Get Blur Free ($59.99 Value) When you buy both PS3 120GB System and an extra PS3 Dual Shock Controller
New! PSP MLB 10 The Show Entertainment Pack, only $169.99!
HOT DEALS! FREE STUFF!
Buy 1 Get 1 50% off-Selected Nintendo DS Games
Free $10 Gift Gard for every game you buy, up to $80. Choose from Lego Harry Potter, The Last Airbender, Sin and Punishment, Just Dance, Prince of Persia, Wii Fit Plus, Dance on Broadway and Super Mario Brothers, Wii!
Free $10 Gift Card when you buy any Wii Game System-Now includes Wii Sports Resort with MotionPlus!
Save $25 on “r” Ds Lite or DSi Club Penguin Value Bundle
Free $10 Gift Card when you buy any 3 of these Duracell batter packs
(Item # 108925, 305623, 661115, 661158)
Buy 1 Get 1 50% off in stores only
All Disney DVD’s and Blu-Rays
All $9.99 Sony DVD’s
All Kids DVD’s $12.99 each
All Barney, THomas and Friends, Bob the Builder or Shaun the Sheep DVDs ($6.99-$15.99 each)

4th of July Backyard Blowout!!
20% off ALL Pools ($79.99 or more)
20% off ALL Water Slides
20% off ALL Water Blasters
20% off ALL Wood Gym Sets
20% off ALL Trampolines and Enclosures
20% off ALL little Tikes Bouncers
20% off ALL Step2 Houses
20% off ALL Little Tikes Swings
Bargain Days-Buy 1 Get 1 50% off
ALL Star Wars Figures, Playsets and Accessories
ALL Transformers Figures, Playsets and Accessories
ALL Fisher-Price Loving Family Doll House Accessories
ALL Hot Wheels Cars, Playsets and Accessories
ALL Playmobil
ALL Fisher-Price Little People Toys
**Save an extra 25% off ALL Clearance Toys, Clothing and Shoes at All Toys “R” Us and Babies”R” Us Nationwide! (in-store only)


**Join Us Saturday, July 3rd from 2-4pm and try out the NEW Crayola 3-D Sidewalk Chalk. Enjoy Coloring Fun and Special Savings!

All Crayola Outdoor Chalk and Paint Buy 1 Get 1 50% off!

Recipe: Homemade Condensed Soups

Did you have any idea you can make your own condensed soups, like cream of chicken, cream of mushroom, etc.? YOU CAN! I found out about this awhile ago and decided to try it. And I am telling you….the homemade version tastes SO GOOD!

I think I just might be sold. I did this on a weeknight when I needed a can of cream of chicken soup and didn’t have one in the cupboard. No matter…I just whipped up my own! Here is a picture of mine when I was done:

I was making a chicken gravy for Hawaiian Haystacks for dinner that evening. And I will tell you….I have never had gravy that good! It tasted much better than when I use the condensed soup from the store. And healthier too!

1 C. Magic Mix
3/4 C. Chicken Broth (either from a can, bouillion, or liquid from canned chicken)
1 t. Dry Parsley
Dash of Onion Salt

Mix together with wire whisk over medium heat, stirring constantly. Bring to a boil and remove from heat.

I found out about this from Everyday Food Storage, a fantastic blog that helps you use your food storage in everyday ways and recipes. If you don’t look at her blog regularly, you should! Crystal even has how-to videos which are VERY helpful! Browse around her site a bit, but here are the direct links to what you need to know in making your own condensed soups.

Condensed Cream of Chicken
Condensed Cream of Mushroom
Condensed Cream of Celery
How to make Magic Mix (used to make the condensed soups)

I know it might sound weird, but try it! I couldn’t believe it myself until I used it. If anything, they will be a bit healthier for you too.

Save Money on Entertainment

Here we are in midst of summer. We have been finding more and more every time we turn around we are spending more money on entertainment or the little extras that add up during summer activities.

Here are a few tips:
Buy the Entertainment Coupon Book. The books are packed with coupons for dining, bowling, gold, amusement parks, attractions and more! If you are going on a vacation consider spending the money to buy the book for the area you are visiting. Right now there is an offer where you can get the 2010 Entertainment Book free if you reserve your 2011 copy.

Are you always the hostess? Make sure when you are inviting people for dinner and BBQs that you ask your guests to help you out. Plan a pot-luck or simply make assignments. You don’t have to pay for everything!

Plan movie nights at home. We have Netflix at our house and we have movie night every week. Did you know that Netflix has an option where you can stream movies through your computer, wii, or Playstation? Pair your movie night with pizza or another family favorite. Your kids will love it! Even if you order a delivery pizza the cost savings compared to paying for theater tickets and snacks can be AMAZING! Another option for movies at home that I just recently discovered is Amazon Movies on Demand, you can either get a Roku box or do what I do and hook my laptop up to my TV and watch it that way.

Pack your food with you. If you are going on a road trip, to the amusement park, or to a ballgame pack your own food with you into a cooler. This way you can take with you food that are not only healthy but that your family will actually eat.
Many cities around the county offer free concerts or movie showings in local parks during the summertime. Take advantage of these activities. To find out about them you can check your city’s website, the chamber of commerce or the local newspaper.

Cancel old subscriptions to magazines you are not reading anymore, lots of these resources are now found online now anyway or even available at the local library. If there is a magazine you really need to have, make sure you are getting the best subscription rate for it. Right now Amazon has some great magazines at great prices.

Have a family game night.

Get outside! Go camping! Go for a walk or a hike. We take our kids out for hikes with a purpose. We have them look for rocks that are a specific shape or color.

Go to the zoo. Of course look for discounts! For my family we bought a 1 year membership to the zoo, just by making 2 trips we had already paid for the membership, so now we are going for free!

Go to area fairs and festivals. Pack your lunch with you of course and go check out the entertainment offered.
Visit your library!!! Most libraries offer summer programs for kids and families. Storytime, puppet shows and more! Check out books and movies there too!!

Graco TurboBooster Car Seat w/ Bonus $10 eGift Card – $24.88 shipped!

Awesome deal! Get them before they are gone!
Get a TurboBooster Car Seat w/ Bonus $10 eGift Card!
Free Site to Store shipping!
WalMart.com LINK
Lots of options – search for Turbobooster.

Dry Erase Workbooks

I saw this idea somewhere in blogland awhile ago. I don’t remember where. But I love it!

Workbooks for kids can get much more use than they do. Instead of letting your kids do all the pages and then it’s done, you put all the pages of the workbook into page protectors. Then put the pages into a binder. The kids can use dry erase markers on the page protectors, then wipe off! You can use your workbook pages again and again! Isn’t it a great idea? One more way to use those sheet protectors from Costco (a box of 250 is around $12).

It works for me! It’s also fun for the kids. My 4 year old loves it.

My older boys love it too. I also do this with The Friend magazine and puzzle books for them (sudoku, word games, hidden pictures, crossword puzzles, etc) and it makes it more fun.

Perfect Brownie Pan Set $10.55!


Perfect Brownie Pan Set
List Price: $19.99
Price: $10.55 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25.
You Save: $9.44 (47%)

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