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Back-to-School Giveaway: Smooshies Plush Toys

August 20, 2009 by Tara Kuczykowski

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Tune in all week for hot Back-To-School Giveaways. We’ve got some great prizes for the kids, with a couple of special prizes to pamper mom!!! Look for a new 48-hour giveaway each morning and each afternoon, and be sure to check out all of the current giveaways for other great prizes!

Today’s giveaway is especially for all the younger siblings who stand at the window longingly watching their big brothers and sisters head off to school!

Aren’t these fuzzy little guys just about the cutest thing ever? Smooshies are basically a fuzzy pillow with velcro arms, legs, features, hair, etc. that allow your child to express their creativity. You can find extra parts to increase the combinations at Michael’s and Joann Fabric’s.

I don’t know which of my kids was more enthralled with the Smooshie. My youngest just loves to snuggle and cuddle with it. But he’s also enjoying ripping off random body parts and waving them around with delight. Note: Smooshies are intended for kids ages 3 and older, but I let me little guy give it a whirl while closely supervised.

The older kids got a little creative and got a kick out of seeing what “kooky creation” they could come up with by putting body parts in unusual places. I didn’t anticipate my oldest showing much interest, but even he surprised me and decided to get in on the fun.

One lucky Deal Seeking Mom reader will win a complete Smooshies kit, ready to be snuggled and played with!

To enter, leave a comment and tell me about your favorite toy as a young child! Was it something soft and cuddly and sentimental or something that sparked hours of imaginative play?

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Every reader has four methods available to enter this contest. Choose one each of any combination of method one, two, three, or four for up to a total of 4 entries!!!

Methods of entry:

1. Leave a comment. What was your favorite toy as a young child? Do you still have it? Do your kids have something similar?

2. Add Deal Seeking Mom to your blogroll or add my badge to your sidebar. Make sure to come back and leave the link to your site in a separate comment!

3. Join the new Deal Seeking Mom Forums to chat about your great finds, special coupon codes, and chances to win exclusive giveaways. Leave a separate comment letting me know you’ve joined or that you’re already a registered user!

4. Subscribe to my feed via RSS or email. You must confirm your email subscription for it to be a valid entry! Leave a separate comment letting me know you have done so. If you’re already a subscriber, simply leave a separate comment letting me know you’re already subscribed. Lovin’ my subscribers! You guys make this all possible.

Prize:
(1) Smooshies kit

This giveaway ends at noon EST on Saturday, 8/22. I’ll use Random.org to select the winning comment. Winner will be notified by email on and listed on my Giveaway Winners page. Good luck!

While you’re in a contest entering mood, don’t forget to check out the Giveaway Gathering for a variety of contests being hosted on Deal Seeking Mom readers’ blogs!

Giant Eagle Deals Week of 8/20/09

August 20, 2009 by Tara Kuczykowski 1 Comment

Giant Eagle Deals
Thanks to Jen at Cherry Picker for compiling a list of the best deals to be found at Giant Eagle this week.

Find my faves below, and then check out her site for the complete list!

New to couponing? Read up on what all of these abbreviations mean first in my quick reference guide.

Post Cereals (13 to 17-oz.), $2.50
$1/1 Honey Bunches of Oats with Pecan Bunches, exp. 9-6-09 (SS 7/26/09)
$1/2 Post Cereal Favorites, exp. 9-6-09 (SS 7/26/09)
$1/2 Grape Nuts, Shredded Wheat, Raisin Bran, exp. 9-6-09 (SS 7/26/09)
As low as $1.50 ea. after coupon!

Jif, $2.00
Smuckers Jam or Jelly, $2.00
$1Smucker’s Jam or Jelly Product AND Jif Peanut Butter Product,
exp. 10-31-09 (RP 8/9/09)
$1.50 ea. wyb both after coupon!

Campbell’s Tomato Soup, $0.50
$1/2 Campbell’s Product printable
Two FREE after coupon!

Trident Gum, $1.00
$1/2 Trident printable
$0.50 ea. wyb 2 after coupon!

Chinet Plates and Cups, $2.50
$2/1 Chinet Lunch Product, exp. 9-30-09 (SS 8/9/09)
$1/1 Chinet Classic White or Casual Plates, exp. 9-14-09 (SS 6/28/09)
$1/1 Chinet Comfort Cups, exp. 9-14-09 (SS 6/28/09)
$1/1 Chinet Cut Crystal Plates and Cups, exp. 9-14-09 (SS 6/28/09)
$1/1 Chinet Salad and Side Dish Plates, exp. 9-14-09 (SS 6/28/09)
As low as $0.50 ea. after coupon!

Check out Cherry Picker for more deals!

Old Navy Weekly: New Coupons? And Another One-Day Wonder!

August 20, 2009 by Tara Kuczykowski 886 Comments

Old Navy Coupons
It’s Thursday, and hopefully that means new coupons on OldNavyWeekly.com!

This week’s update from the M80 Newsroom is up, and it looks like more $75/100 coupons plus another hot item of the week:

Thursday is here, which means Old Navy has a new Item of the Week tomorrow, and this time it’s Men’s Cargo Pants for just $19!

Plus, OldNavyWeekly.com is going to be hiding new amazing coupons, with yet another chance for you to nab one of the $75 off $100 coupons – happy hunting!

There’s no news yet from the M80 Newsroom about this week’s coupons, but They’ve also got another fabulous one-day sale lined up for this weekend:

Old Navy’s “One Day Wonder” sale is back with an awesome deal for kids and adults this time around! Socks for kids and toddlers are only $1 (Limit 5 per customer for kids. No limit for toddlers) and Basic Tees for adults (Limit 5 per customer) are just $3!

The sale takes place this Saturday 8/22. If you’re interested, plan to shop early because these are sure to go quickly!

Looking for the lucky blogger of the week hosting the Old Navy Weekly coupon giveaway? Enter at Frugal Girls for the chance to win one of ten $50/$100 Old Navy coupons!

Not familiar with the Old Navy Weekly coupon craze? Check out their FAQs to learn how to play the game.

Hope many of you get the big ones to cash in on the back-to-school bargains!!!

Kroger Triple Coupons in OH & WV!

August 20, 2009 by Tara Kuczykowski 2 Comments

Kroger Triple Coupons

Starting tomorrow, participating stores in Ohio and West Virginia will be tripling coupons up to $0.50! Yes, during a Mega Event, making this a great opportunity to build your stockpile!

The triple coupons promotion runs Friday 8/21 through Sunday 8/23 and includes most of Ohio (although, sadly, it does not include Dayton or Cincinnati stores) as well as a few areas in West Virginia. Marcy at Stretching a Buck has compiled a partial list of participating cities, but you’ll definitely want to call or stop by your local store to see if they’re participating.

Coupons up to and including $0.50 will triple up to $1.50. Stores that double up to $0.99 will continue to double those from $0.51 to $0.99. If your store does not double over $0.50, that will not change during this promotion.

Participating stores will be tripling internet printable coupons as well, so be sure to take another look and print out any additional coupons that might not have appealed to you otherwise from Coupons.com, SmartSource and RedPlum. The Deal Seeking Mom Coupon Database will make it easier for you to match up the sales with current coupons as well!

Thanks to Marcy at Stretching a Buck for confirming the details of this promotion!

What great deals do you plan to take advantage of during this Triple Coupons Mega Event promotion?

Back-to-School Giveaway: FreeAgent Go External Hard Drive

August 20, 2009 by Tara Kuczykowski

FreeAgent Go Portable Hard Drive

In today’s technology-driven world, the importance of backing up data can’t be understated. Whether you keep important documents or priceless photos on your hard drive, you run the risk of losing it all without proper backups.

The Seagate FreeAgent Go portable hard drive is a great solution for securing your data, especially if your family has more than one computer.

The FreeAgent Go will makes it easy to backup your entire computer and then some. Seagate sent me one of these little contraptions to try out for myself, and seriously, it’s so simple that even my 5 year old could set it up. I just plugged it into the USB port, and the installation process started up automatically.

Features that I love (besides the cool red and chrome colors):

Automated scheduled backups – one less thing I have to remember is always fine by me!
Syncs folders between computers – I often switch between my laptop and netbook, so this will be a huge timesaver.
Docking station – makes keeping it connected to your main computer easy, but it’s also easy to hook up to another computer!
Password protection of the drive – no worries about curious little people erasing my backed up files!

With 500GB of memory, this external hard drive should have plenty of space to backup my photos, documents, and iTunes music collection safely for many years to come.

One lucky Deal Seeking Mom reader will win a FreeAgent Go 500GB portable hard drive!

To enter, tell me what information you need to backup on your computer. Do you have hundreds of pictures of your kids? Important financial documents? Business records?

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Every reader has four methods available to enter this contest. Choose one each of any combination of method one, two, three, or four for up to a total of 4 entries!!!

Methods of entry:

1. Leave a comment. Do you currently backup the data on your computer? Do you have pictures or documents that you would be devestated to lose?

2. Add Deal Seeking Mom to your blogroll or add my badge to your sidebar. Make sure to come back and leave the link to your site in a separate comment!

Prize:
(1) Seagate FreeAgent Go 500GB portable hard drive

This giveaway ends at 11:59pm EST on Friday, 11/21. I’ll use Random.org to select the winning comment. Winner will be notified by email on and listed on my Giveaway Winners page. Good luck!

While you’re in a contest entering mood, don’t forget to check out the Giveaway Gathering for a variety of contests being hosted on Deal Seeking Mom readers’ blogs!