• Be Prepared & Avoid The Oops! Walmart & SheSpeaks #AvoidtheOops

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    Have you ever been in the middle of hosting an event at your house and realized you are out of napkins?  Gone to brush your teeth only to discover you are out of toothpaste?  Went to start the laundry only to find out that you are out of laundry soap?  All of these are possible scenarios and can be quite frustrating.  I speak from experience!  It is not cool to run out of essential items when you really need them!

    At the time it is not funny when you realize you need something and do not have it on hand.  It can be a big inconvenience because you may have to stop what you are doing and go to the store to pick up the missing product. You may need to be creative with your available resources because you cannot pick up the missing item (using cloth napkins while your guests are still visiting or napkins).  Whatever the resolution in those crazy times it simply would have been easier to just have the item already at the house!

    Avoid the Oops

    No one likes that sinking feeling when you reach for something only to realize it’s all gone. Avoid those oops moments by stocking up at Walmart.

    One of the best ways to “avoid the oops” and running out of staple items is to keep a stock of essentials from Protector & Gamble.  Whether it is an impromptu summer event, gathering, or last minute outing.  It is always great to keep the daily or regularly used items on your list and small stockpile (one or two spares). The best way that we  have helped to “avoid the oops” in our household is to create and use a system.

    First, we try to keep at least 1 extra of the essential items that we use regularly in our house.  Whenever, any member uses or opens up the last of an item they automatically add it to our shopping list.  It doesn’t matter if I use the last item, my husband or kids, everyone has the freedom to update the list.  It helps us keep what we need in stock.  Until recently I would pick up any items on our shopping list around town, however, using WalMart’s “avoid the oops” program would save me the time and energy of running errands.  Plus, I get the opportunity to order great products and have them delivered directly to our house (extra bonus)!

    Save Time and Money:

    Who doesn’t want to have a little extra time at the end of the day or extra money left in the budget at the end of the month!  Some weeks it takes everything you have to balance schedules and all the activities (school, work, family, extra curricular, and more).  If you could have something already in place that would allow you to quickly and easily order quality staple products online for a reasonable price and have them delivered to your home it may reduce some of the unnecessary stress in your already busy schedule.  Most shoppers don’t realize they have the option of shopping for the same great household essentials at Walmart’s everyday low prices on Walmart. And by doing so, they’ll also save time so they can enjoy more of that summer sunshine.

    Share Your “Oops” Moment:

    Have you ever had an “oops” moment?  Please share!  We are all human and have had those moments at various times throughout our lives.  We can laugh or cry together about them!

    I was thrilled to hear that SheSpeaks teamed up with Walmart to showcase their “Avoid the Oops” program.  Practical products are awesome!  I love it when my house is stocked with the basic necessities and the house looks as well as smells fresh!  Thank you Walmart and SheSpeaks for helping me tackle my shopping list and clean my house!  It is always great to find products that are useful and easy to get.

    She Speaks, WalMart, Avoid the Oops Review

    AMAZING Household, Cleaning, and Health & Beauty Items from Walmart that we Received:

    • 2 – Pampers Baby Fresh Baby Wipe Tubs (72 count each)
    • 6 – Bounty Basic Big Roll Paper Towels (95 sheets per roll)
    • 9 – Charmin Basic Toilet Paper Bulk Rolls (319 sheets per roll)
    • 1 Box – Gain Powder Laundry Detergent Original
    • 1 Pack – Gillette Simply Venus Disposable Razors (4 count)
    • 3 – Crest Cavity Protection Toothpaste 6.4 oz each
    • 10 – Ivory Original Soap Bars
    • 2 – Mr. Clean Magic Kitchen Scrubbers
    • 4 – Puffs Ultra Soft Strong Non-Lotion Boxes of Facial Tissues (56 sheets per box)
    • 4 – Mr. Clean Magic Eraser Original
    • 2 – Mr. Clean Magic Eraser Extra Power House Cleaning Pads
    • 1 – Dawn Ultra Dishwashing Liquid Original Scent
    • 1 – Mr. Clean Hawaiian Aloha Multi-Purpose Liquid Cleaner (40 fl oz)
    • Sample goodies to try too!!!!

    I received ALL these products shipped directly to my house for under $60!  They were super easy to order online at Walmart and arrived quickly.  It was a big time savings for our family!  Head on over and try out avoid the oops today so you will be stocked up on your products for tomorrow!

    You can shop in all of the following categories:  Kitchen, Laundry, Cleaning, Health & Beauty, Baby, Bathroom and More!!!

    Additional Information Can be Found About This AWESOME Program at:

    As a member of the SheSpeaks Blogger Society, I was given samples of these products and program to write an informed review.  The opinions expressed in this post are my own.   A special thanks to SheSpeaks and Walmart for providing the products to review.

  • Love It – BluApple

    I am very excited to share with you a little item that has saved me a lot of time, energy, and money over the past year while helping our family eat healthier! I have been asked many times how I can purchase marked down fresh vegetables and fruits without them going bad within a day or two…..well, I am going to share my little “secret” with all of you.  If you love to eat fresh fruit and vegetables, but wish they would stay fresh longer I have stumbled upon something that will really brighten your day! 🙂

    When I got the BluApples I was a little skeptical, to say the least.  How can these little blue apples really help extend the life of my fresh fruits and vegetables?!  Do they really work?  Is it worth the cost?  And many more similar questions.

    I waited for a few weeks and found an amazing deal on these little BluApples.  I was able to get these free (only had to pay $3 shipping).  Unfortunately, I haven’t seen that deal again otherwise I would stock up on some for my family and friends.  Either way these little apples have more than paid for themselves MANY TIMES OVER!

    Our family loves to garden, buy fresh fruits and vegetables, however, when our fridge is full of produce sometimes fruits and vegetables would go bad before we had a chance to eat everything.  The BluApples extend the life of our fruits and vegetables (even ones that I buy which are already on the “edge”) for weeks!  These BluApples really do preserve the produce and help the items last much longer!

    I used to clean out my fruit and vegetable drawers out about once a week.  Now I do it once a month and sometimes longer because the items in the drawer are staying fresh. Enough of my raving, here are some more facts about this neat apple:

    • 2 Bluapples – Last for 3 Months Each – Additional Absorber Refills Available Separately (Our BluApples lasted longer than 3 months, typically lasted 5 to 7 months)
    • Prolongs freshness and storage life of fruits & vegetables
    • Made In USA
    • Put in refrigerator crisper drawers
    • Place in the fruit bowl on the counter or anywhere you keep fruit
    • Pays for itself dozens of times over in the the first year alone
    • Extend storage life of your produce (up to 3 times longer)
    • Average household can save up to $600 per year

    How Do The BluApples Work?

    • Ethylene gas is given off naturally by fruits and vegetables as a signaling mechanism in order to coordinate uniform ripening. However, once concentrated in your refrigerator or other storage areas, the presence of ethylene gas continues to speed up ripening and hasten spoilage.
    • The BluApple is designed to provide effective ethylene gas absorption for three months in a typical home refrigerator produce bin or storage container.
    • The active ingredient does not “wear out”, but continues to absorb ethylene until it has reached its capacity.

    This would be a wonderful gift for any cook in your family.  It really does WORK (and BluApple is not paying me to say it either).  Your Mom, wife, sister, friend will probably come back to you in a couple months thanking you again for this gift.  Hey, they even make you a special meal out of some the fresh produce just to say thanks!

    You can pick up the BluApple Ethlylene Gas Absorbers – Starter Pack of 2 – Refrigerator Fruit & Vegetable Preserver on Amazon for around $9.95 with two packs of or many major retailers. If you have a Swagbuck Amazon Gift Cards you can even get this it for free!  You’ll love it!

    “Love It” is a series of posts on items that I use regularly in my household that I love!  There are some items in our daily lives that make life more enjoyable, efficient, or just plain fun.  I will be sharing with you some of the products that have been given to us (or to me) that have made it to the top of my list.  It’s my way of giving a huge thumbs up!

  • CVS: Spent $5 and Got $31 ECB’s Back!

    CVS has a few great deals this week.  I was happy to get some items this week for free with ECB’s  plus a little overage on a couple products once I used a few coupons.   This week I was able to get a handful of items for $5.55 and received $31.97 ECB’s to use on my next CVS purchase.  Here is what I purchased this week.

    • 1 – Benefiber Citrus Packs (16 count) – $7.49
    • 1 – Benefiber Chewable Tablets (36 count)– $6.89
    • 1 – Gas X Prevent (20 count) – $6.29
    • 1 – Complete Multipurpose Eye Solution plus Free Case – $8.99
    • 2 – Oral B Advantage Toothbrush (plus free scope) – $2.99
    • 1 – Gold Bond Body Wash – $5.88
    • 1 – Crest Pro-Health Complete Rinse – $3.49
    • 1 – Crest Clinical Gum Toothpaste – $3.49

    The total was over $51 with tax before using coupons.  Here are the coupons I used on the items.

    • Used $3.00 Benefiber Manufacturer Coupon
    • Used $3.00 Benefiber Manufacturer Coupon
    • Used $4.00 Gax-X Prevention Manufacturer Coupon
    • Used $1.00 Complete Multipurpose Eye Solution Manufacturer Coupon
    • Used $2.00 Oral-B Manufacturer Coupon
    • Used $2.99 B1G1F Oral-B Manufacturer Coupon
    • Used $2.00 Gold Bond Manufacturer Coupon
    • Used $1.0o Crest Rinse Manufacturer Coupon
    • Used $1.00 Crest Toothpaste Manufacturer Coupon
    • Used $25.49 ECB coupons from prior purchases

    I received $31.97 ECB’s back today:

    • $10.00 ECB’s for Benefiber & Gas-X Products
    • $8.99 ECB’s for Complete Multipurpose Solution
    • $5.00 ECB’s for Crest or Oral-B Pro-Health
    • $3.00 ECB’s for Gold Bond Body Wash
    • $2.00 ECB’s for Winter Spending
    • $1.98 ECB’s for Oral-B Manual Toothbrush
    • $1.00 ECB’s for Green Bag Tags

    When you shop the CVS sales regularly and have ECB’s that you can roll over toward future purchases the bonus ECB’s start adding up (Green Bag Tags and Beauty Club).  As you can see from my shopping trip today you don’t have to purchase a lot to save money when shopping at CVS.  Plus you can use the additional ECB’s you receive towards your next purchase.  You can pick and chose what is best for your family.

    I would love to hear your CVS shopping story for this week!  For those of you who shop regularly at CVS please share how you were able to save this week!  Although the weekly ad sales are similar every family and situation is different so you may have found items better suited to your household.  In your comment please feel free to share a link to your blog article showing us how you were able to save shopping at CVS.

  • Save A Lot: Deals for the week of February 23 – March 1, 2011

    The deals from last week are continuing again this week, if you didn’t stock up on these great deals already you have another opportunity.  Here are this weeks deals at Save A Lot.   Sign up for the Smart Shopper Club, by doing so you will get a $5.00 off of $25.00 coupon!

    Meats and Seafood

    Hillshire Farms (Beef, Polska, Smoked Sausage) – $1.99
    Use $1/2 coupon from 1/23 Red Plum (Expires 2/28/11)
    $1.49 each after coupon

    Fast Fixin’ Chicken – $4.00

    Pick 5 for $19.99 promo on going: Pick any 5 specially marked packages of your favorite cuts of fresh, frozen or smoked meats and pay just $19.99 (about $2 per pound).

    Fridge and Freezer

    Mr P’s Pizza (Supreme or Pepproni) – $0.59

    Fisher Boy Fish Sticks – $0.99
    Use $0.75/1 printable coupon from Fisher Boy
    $0.24 each after coupon

    Ocean Market Fish Fillets – $0.99

    Morning Delight Buttermilk Biscuits – $0.39

    Home Churned Spread – $0.99

    Fairgrounds Sliced Meat – $0.50

    Armour Lunchmakers – $0.99

    McClary’s Singles – $0.99

    Deli Pride Sandwich – $0.99

    Household

    Luster Facial Tissues – $0.99

    Ajax Liquid Dish Soap – $0.99

    Pert Bath Tissue – $0.89

    Produce

    Red and Green Grapes – $0.99 per lb

    Cantaloupe – $1.49 each

    Vine Ripe Tomatoes – $0.99 per lb

    Grocery

    Frito Lay (Doritos, Cheetos, & Scoops) – $0.89

    Maruchan Ramen Cups – $0.79

    Red Gold Tomato Sauce – $0.50

    Hungry Jack Specialty Potatoes – $1.00

    Betty Crocker Hamburger or Tuna Helper – $1.00

    Del Pino’s Canned Pasta – $0.69

    Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix – $0.39

    Portside Chunk Light Tuna – $0.53

    Hargis House Vienna Sausage – $0.37

    Hargis House Chili with Beans – $0.99

    Hargis House Chili without Beans – $1.29

    Sundia Fruit Cups – $0.89

    Caskey’s Cream of Mushroom Soup – $0.59

    J. Higg’s Classic Saltine Crackers – $0.89

    J. Higg’s Cheese Bit Crackers – $1.49

    Coburn Farms Hot Chocolate – $1.19

    Portmann’s Tartar Sauce – $1.39

    Kool-Aid Bursts – $0.99

    Vista Sandwich Creme Cookies – $0.99

    Chef Karlin Potato Pouches – $0.79

    Ravella Swift Mac – $0.69

    Remember you can use the $5/$25 printable coupon to sweeten these deals!  Plus you can earn up to 5 additional $5 off $25 coupons for sharing the coupon with your friends.

    For more information about Save A Lot’s coupon policies go here.  If you find additional deals or savings please let me know and I will add them to the list.

  • Top Deals: CVS Deals without Coupons!

    I have been away on a cruise so I am getting back into the swing of life this week.  Since I had a couple ECB’s about ready to expire I decided to stop by CVS on my way home from Karlie’s doctor appointment.  I haven’t had time to organize my coupons yet so I wasn’t anticipating a great deal on anything.  A lot of the Revlon products were on clearance for 75% off plus I received a coupon from the CVS kiosk for $5 off any 2 Revlon products and $4 in ECBs back after purchasing $10 in Revlon products.

    Here is what I got on my trip to CVS:

    • 1 Revlon 3D Extreme Mascara – $10.49 markdown to $2.62
    • 1 Revlon Beyond Natural Cream to Powder Eye Shadow – $8.28 markdown to $2.07
    • 1 Revlon Color Stay Active Light Makeup with SPF 25 – $12.79 markdown to $3.19
    • 2 Revlon Nail Enamel (Red Hot Tamale) – $5.49 markdown to $1.37 each
    • 1 Revlon Nail Enamel (Tropical Temptation) – $5.49 markdown to $1.37
    • 1 Heart Shape Necklace (set of 2) – $0.99 (for my girls for Valentines Day)
    • 1 Crest Pro Health Complete Mouth Rinse – $3.99

    Without using manufacturers coupons, only the kiosk coupon as well as a couple ECBs my total came to $3.99!  I was able to save $52.97 and received $8.99 in ECBs back.

    The following  ECBs I received back totaling $8.99:

    • $3.99 ECB for Crest Pro Health Complete Mouth Rinse
    • $4.00 ECB for purchasing $10 in Revlon products
    • $1.00 ECB for using my Green Bag Tag (I don’t get this every time but it adds up over the year)

    Thrilled to get such a wonderful deal without using my manufacturers coupons!  I am sure it would have been even better if they were organized from my time away but I am thankful I was able to get a sweet deal regardless.  The girls are ready to paint their toenails now!

  • New Upromise eCoupons for January 2011

    Upromise has posted their new eCoupons for the month of January 2011. Remember to activate them to get additional savings. If you have not yet signed up for Upromise you can get more information regarding on our experience or at directly at the Upromise website.

    This month they have 30 coupons you can activate for bonus savings.  Here are some of the name brand items you can buy and get bonus cash back from using your eCoupons in January:

    • Krazy Glue
    • Elmer’s Glue & Craft Items
    • Wacky Mac
    • No Yolks
    • Fisher
    • Snyder’s of Hanover
    • Farmland Meats
    • Charmin
    • Bounty
    • Filippo Berio
    • Puffs
    • Krunchers!
    • O-Ke-Doke
    • Earn a bonus $0.40 and up (several are for $1 or more) for purchasing items on the eCoupons list from these companies. You may already buy some of these products! Once you activate your eCoupons all you have to do is scan your rewards card or pay for your purchase at the store and it will add the cash to your account. You don’t even have to carry any coupons to get the rewards!

      You can go to their website for more information on the Upromise program, it’s free to join.