6 posts tagged “free”

get some free stuff!

Aug 17, 2008
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If you've been at my flickr lately you will know I am coupon crazy. It takes some practice and work to figure out all these deals but I love getting some for free (or really cheap) so I think it is worth it. These are all my freebies & deals from today - copied from my flickr. Also check my flickr for all my previous deals and how you can get them too.

Triple Coupons!

Today was the last day of triple coupons (up to 50¢, so a 50¢ coupon=$1.50) at Shoppers grocery store. My mom and I waited to go today because of all the new coupons in this morning's newspaper. I actually bought 2 more newspapers - only cost $2.88 total - and we saved so much more with the extras. Most of the things in the photo we used coupons on. And in many cases multiple coupons.

Total before coupons: $237.01
Total after coupons: $125.60
Saved $111.60

Most of the stuff we got free. A lot of the things we didn't have coupons for were expensive: meat, 24 pack of bottled water, two eight packs of Gatorade, trash bags, milk and other misc. stuff. I'm guessing that if we only bought stuff we used coupons for we probably would have spent about $30. Click here to see photo bigger

The lady behind us was amazed and wanted to borrow me!

get some free stuff (again!)

My CVS & Staples deals and how you can get them too:

1. BIC Mark IT 12 pack markers: Reg. $8.28 but on sale for $4.14. Then use this coupon. Even though the coupon says its for a 24pack mine still worked. You pay $1.14 for them

2. Caress body wash on sale for $2.99. I used a $1 off coupon and got it for $1.99. I think I got the coupon here, but I'm not sure. It was a printable coupon though.

3. Sally Hansen nail polish are reg. $2.49 each (for the type I got). The sale is buy one get one 50% off. Then I used two 50cent coupons from today's newspaper inserts. I got them both for $2.73 total

4. Gold Bond travel size is 99cents and I used this coupon to get it free.

I then used this coupon to get $2 off a $10 purchase - mine worked even though I had a less than $10 purchase.

My total was $4.46 and I saved $15.69

The rulers and pencils are free at Staples this week. Each are a limit of 2.

Borders - get free books & music!

Jul 25, 2008
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I've been a coupon addict lately. There is nothing better than a good bargain. Today on Money Saving Mom there is a coupon code for Borders.com:

"Through August 8, 2008, you can order anything for $5 or less from Borders.com and get it for FREE!
Go here and you can search through the products they offer which are $10 or less. Find something for less than $5, add it to your cart, and proceed to the checkout. (You can checkout as a guest to speed things up if you don't have an account with Borders.)

When it asks for the promotional code, enter: BR41925. Choose to have it shipped to your local store and your total will be $0!"

This coupon code applies to EACH book! Look at what I got and what I paid:

books i got

total

Isn't that awesome?! The kids books I'll use in my classroom & if the other books aren't good I'll add them to my bookmooch!

Book Thing Baltimore

Jun 7, 2008
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We went to The Book Thing in Baltimore today for the first time. I found the site online awhile ago and forgot about it until recently. I checked out their website, read some newspaper articles, and reviews about the place. I got so excited that I just had to go there today. It is a bookstore where all the books are 100% free and you can take up to 150,000 books per day per person! It is about 45 minutes from my house and is somewhat close to the Baltimore Zoo.

Outside of The Book Thing

We got there and they have a parking lot, which was great, and the area feels safe (most of Baltimore is kind of scary). As you can see from the photo, they have a huge garage full of recently donated books that still need to be sorted and put on the shelves. I donated a huge box of recipe booklets someone gave me and some cookbooks I didn't need. I felt less guilty taking their books since I donated some too! We go inside and the first room has cookbooks, art, hobby, and similar kind of books. The next room is pretty big and has all the romance novels, mysteries, fiction, and some other random topics. Then there are two smaller rooms with a wide range of subjects. I was surprised at how clean and well organized the place is. I was going to take some photos but since they are only open weekends it was pretty crowded and people would probably find me creepy taking pictures! But, Here are some I found on flickr (click on them for credits). I think these were taken at their previous location, but it looks about the same

inside The Book Thing

There are wooden bookshelves lining the place and all the books are neatly placed. Its well lit and just wonderful. I brought along a huge tote bag and had it so full it was too heavy to carry.

full bag of books

I got 17 novels and 2 vintage craft books. If anyone lives in the area you should definitely go there if you love books or know someone who does. It is great! I put Otherwise Engaged on BookMooch (book trading site) because I forgot I already have it!

Book Mooch

May 30, 2008
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I just joined book mooch and was wondering if any of you have an account? What you do is add books to your inventory that you are willing to send to other people for free. You get points for adding books and sending books. Then you can use those points to get books from other people. It's pretty cool. I don't like to give books I like away, I always imagine my kids using them someday. But, I added some books that I don't want/need. I added some novels and some knitting books. My account is here. Check it out and if you sign up let me know & we can swap books!