Renuzit Giveaway Winner

The winner for the Renuzit coupons is comment #15 s_peachey@ who won with her "I am a subscriber" entry.

Congratulations Susan! I am putting your coupons in the mail today!

Giveaway Reminder

Just a reminder that the giveaway for two FREE product coupons for Renuzit Fresh Accent Holiday Air Fresheners ends on Sat., so if you haven't entered, you'll want to do so!

And I also wanted to let you know that there is a Try Me Free rebate available for this product as well. The Air Freshener must be purchased by 12/31/11 and postmarked by 1/31/12.

Giveaway: Renuzit FREE Product Coupons

Recently Purex Insiders mailed me a couple of FREE product coupons for the new Renuzit Fresh Accent Holiday Air Fresheners to give away to you all. These new air fresheners come in two holiday fragrances- Winter Berry and Festive Snow-, they provide 30 days of continuous fragrance odor elimination and require no plugs or batteries. Simply set these pretty little fresheners wherever you need some scent and let them do their job!

As I mentioned before the giveaway is for two FREE product coupons for Renuzit Fresh Accent Holiday Air Fresheners. The coupons expire 12/31/11, so you won't have long to use them.

You have three different ways to enter the give away and each thing counts as a separate entry. Please leave your email address with each entry! The giveaway will end 12/17/11 at 7 p.m. (EST) and the winner will be chosen via random.org. I will then notify the winner by email and they will have two days to respond before the next winner is chosen.

MANDATORY ENTRY:

1. Which Renuzit scent do you think you'd like the most: Winter Berry or Festive Snow?

2. Become a follower of this blog (see top left hand corner of blog). If you are already a follower, give yourself an extra entry by posting that in a comment.

3. Subscribe to this blog (see top left hand corner of blog). If you already subscribe, give yourself an extra entry by posting that in a comment.

4. Follow The Thrifty, Frugal Mom on Facebook or Twitter.

Winner of the $50 Sears Giveaway

Thanks to all of you that entered the Sears giveaway. The winner is Ashley, entry #61, who left this comment:

Online shopping would be the most helpful for me.

Congratulations, Ashley! I've sent you an email and you have 48 hrs. to reply before another winner is chosen.

It was interesting to see what Sears service you all would find most helpful. I think the majority of you answered that online shopping is what you'd like, and I think I'm with you. Well, either that or the circular. I like that too. But at any rate, it got me thinking that maybe I should post more online deals? What do you think?

Giveaway Reminder: $50 Sears Gift Card

Just a reminder that if you haven't entered my give away for a $50 Sears gift card you might want to do so now. The giveaway ends tomorrow!

Giveaway: $50 Sears Gift Card

Giveaway Now Closed!!

Sears contacted me and asked if I would like to do a gift card giveaway for them. Um, yes please! :) I knew you all would find a way to stretch that gift card to it's max and could easily use it to help you buy some of those Christmas gifts on your list.

Sears wants to make your holiday shopping easier and offers a variety of ways to try to do that. Not only can you shop online but you can view current and future circulars online as well.
Sears also offers a service called mygofer. With mygofer you can order items you want online and then either have it ready for pick up at your local store (free of charge) or delivered to your home (for a small fee) the same day. How's that for convenience?

And if you like to watch for really amazing deals you can sign up for Sears email special. In fact, you can even get deals via text messaging if that is more convenient for you.

Okay, so about the giveaway. As I mentioned, one reader will win a $50 Sears gift card.

You have four different ways to enter the give away and each thing counts as a separate entry. Please leave your email address with each entry! The giveaway will end 11/19/11 at 7 p.m. (EST) and the winner will be chosen via random.org. I will then notify the winner by email and they will have two days to respond before the next winner is chosen.

MANDATORY ENTRY:

1. Which of the services that Sears offers (sales, online shopping, online circular, my gofer, home delivery, Sears email specials, or the mobil app.) would you find most helpful for your holiday shopping?

OTHER ENTRIES (to be done after mandatory entry)

2. Become a follower of this blog (see top left hand corner of blog). If you are already a follower, give yourself an extra entry by posting that in a comment.

3. Subscribe to this blog (see top left hand corner of blog). If you already subscribe, give yourself an extra entry by posting that in a comment.

4. Tell other about the giveaway via Facebook, Twitter, your blog, etc. and leave a link to your post in your comment.

The Time Keeper Giveaway Winner

Congratulations to Tonia who's "I subscribed" comment was #59- the winning number that random.org chose! Tonia, I emailed you and you have 48 hours to reply before another winner is chosen.

Thanks to all of you who entered. This is one of those giveaways where I really wish that I could give each of you one of the prizes!

Giveaway Reminder: Time Keeper Household Planner

Just wanted to remind you that if you haven't entered the giveaway for The Time Keeper Household Planner yet you might want to do it now. The giveaway closes on Monday, Oct. 3.

Giveaway: The Time Keeper Household Planner ($11.75 Value)

I am very excited about this giveaway because it is for something I absolutely love! Let me explain. Last year I bit the bullet and bought The Time Keeper household planner. I've tried other planners before but have never used them successfully- after a couple of weeks I always stopped for one reason or another. But after hearing several people talk about how much they loved this planner, I decided to give it a try and decided that if this one didn't work, I was just a hopeless case when it comes to using planners!

Well, I'm here to tell you that The Time Keeper has become a real lifesaver for me. And I am still using it 9 months later. The simple, uncluttered layout of The Time Keeper makes it easy to use and this past year it has helped me keep my head together and be SO much more organized. My unorganized brain especially appreciates the little extras like the Monthly Projects and To Do Lists headings as well as the Gift Lists and Notes pages found in the back. Now instead of searching for random lists on my desk, I simply go to my planner and can easily find what I want! All these features inside a beautiful, feminine looking planner have me sold!

Initially the cost held me back from buying it, but it has been worth E.V.E.R.Y. penny. I can now see at a glance what days I have free, what days I have appointments, what days we have something planned in the evening and it is just so freeing. No more worrying that I might have forgotten about a certain commitment and double booked- it's all right there in my planner. And I love that I can take it with me wherever I go. It's like a second brain and truly has made my life more stress free.

And that is why I was so excited to be able to offer one reader a free Time Keeper Household Planner! If you want to read more about the Time Keeper head over to this website. In fact, you can even order one for yourself (or as a gift) if you don't win!

For you locals, The Time Keeper can be purchased at Nancy's Notions, Goods, and Home Messenger.

Okay, so about the giveaway. As I mentioned, one reader will win a Time Keeper Household Planner.

You have four different ways to enter the give away and each thing counts as a separate entry. Please leave your email address with each entry! The giveaway will end 10/3/11 at 4 p.m. (EST) and the winner will be chosen via random.org. I will then notify the winner by email and they will have two days to respond before the next winner is chosen.

MANDATORY ENTRY:

1. Do you currently use a datebook or household planner?

OTHER ENTRIES (to be done after mandatory entry)

2. Become a follower of this blog (see top left hand corner of blog). If you are already a follower, give yourself an extra entry by posting that in a comment.

3. Subscribe to this blog (see top left hand corner of blog). If you already subscribe, give yourself an extra entry by posting that in a comment.

4. Tell other about the giveaway via Facebook, Twitter, your blog, etc. and leave a link to your post in your comment.

Giveaway: Safeway (and Affiliated Stores) Coupons

I have kind of a different kind of giveaway this time. Two of my recent free magazines came with several coupons that are good for Safeway stores and since we have no Safeway near by and since they are such good coupons I decided to do a giveaway for them in hopes that someone else can enjoy the savings.

First off, these coupons are good at Safeway, Vons, Dominicks, Randalls, Tom Thumb, Genuardi's, Pavillions, and Carrs stores.

Here's the list of the coupons being given away. There are 2 of each coupon. All coupons expire 9/30/11.

* $1.00/1 Frozen Safeway Store Brands Products. (Fine print: Safeway Select, Lucerne, Eating Right, Open Nature, Safeway, O Organics, or The Snack Artist. Excludes Frozen Meat & Seafood Items. Minimum $3 Purchase on Participating Items Required.)

* $1/1 Open Nature Product (Fine Print: Minimum $3 Purchase on Participating Items Required.)

* $5/$15 Any Frozen Items Purchase (Fine Print: Excludes Frozen Meat and Seafood.)

* $1/1 Totino's Pizza Stuffers (4 ct. selected varieties), Pillsbury Breakfast Scramblers (7.4 to 8 oz. selected varieties), OR Eggo Muffin Tops (12.9 oz.). Minimum $3 Purchase on Participating Items Required.)

You have four different ways to enter the give away and each thing counts as a separate entry. Please leave your email address with each entry! The giveaway will end 9/10/11 at 8 p.m. (EST) and the winner will be chosen via random.org. I will then notify the winner by email and they will have two days to respond before the next winner is chosen.

MANDATORY ENTRY:

1. Tell me one interesting thing about yourself. (Hey, I might as well make this interesting for me too! )

OTHER ENTRIES (to be done after mandatory entry)

2. Become a follower of this blog (see top left hand corner of blog). If you are already a follower, give yourself an extra entry by posting that in a comment.

3. Subscribe to this blog (see top left hand corner of blog). If you already subscribe, give yourself an extra entry by posting that in a comment.

4. Tell other about the giveaway via Facebook, Twitter, or your blog and leave a link to your post in your comment.

Winner of the Lays Giveaway

Yay! We have a winner for the Lays Chips Variety Pack giveaway. Congratulations to entry #16- Jessica (email: reklaw422)! Jessica, please check your email and reply to the one I sent you within 48 hours.

Thanks to all of you that entered!

Giveaway Reminder

Just wanted to remind you that the Lay's Chip Variety Pack giveaway ends tomorrow at 7 pm. So if you haven't entered it yet, be sure to do so!

And while I'm talking about giveaways, I'll give you a heads up about the next giveaway I'll be doing in September. It's for a daily planner that I absolutely LOVE called The Time Keeper. I'll tell you more about it then, but seriously, before you go out and buy a planner to use for 2012 consider The Time Keeper. It's totally the best!

Giveaway: Variety Pack of Lay's Potato Chips

If you are a chip lover, you're going to like this giveaway. Frito-Lays is generously giving me a variety pack of their new Lay's Regional Flavors potato chips to give away to one of my readers. (See the apple dumpling recipe I posted as part of their Tastes from Home contest.)

Here's a little information about the new chips:

• These chips were inspired by popular American regional cuisine and include:
• Northeastern U.S. – Lay’s Honey Mustard
• Midwestern U.S. – Lay’s Creamy Garden Ranch
• Northwestern U.S. – Lay’s Balsamic Sweet Onion
• Southwestern U.S. – Lay’s Chipotle Ranch
• Southeastern U.S. – Lay’s Cajun Herb & Spice

• All of the Lay’s Regional Flavored potato chips are made with all natural ingredients, and are cooked in healthier oils so they contain 0 grams of trans fats per serving!
• There’s also less sodium in them than you might think – a 1-oz serving of our Lay’s Regional Flavored potato chips contains less salt than a plain bagel!

Don't they sound good? I think so!

So here are the giveaway details. One person will win one variety pack of the new Lay's Regional Flavors potato chips.

You have four different ways to enter the give away and each thing counts as a separate entry. Please leave your email address with each entry! The giveaway will end 8/19/11 at 7 p.m. (EST) and the winners will be chosen via random.org. I will then notify the winner by email and they will have two days to respond before the next winner is chosen.

MANDATORY ENTRY:

1. Which of the new Lays Regional Flavors (listed above) do you think you'd like best?

OTHER ENTRIES (to be done after mandatory entry)

2. Become a follower of this blog (see top left hand corner of blog). If you are already a follower, give yourself an extra entry by posting that in a comment.

3. Subscribe to this blog (see top left hand corner of blog). If you already subscribe, give yourself an extra entry by posting that in a comment.

4. Tell other about the giveaway via Facebook, Twitter, or your blog and leave a link to your post in your comment.

Disclosure: Frito-Lay's is providing me with a variety pack of chips to give away to one of my readers. This blog post is also a form of entry for the contest.

"Tastes from Home" Recipe and Giveaway Heads Up

Frito-Lay's is launching five new flavors of potato chips, marketed as Lay's Regional Flavors, which are inspired by flavors and cuisines from all over the country. As part of their promotion for these new flavors, they are inviting various bloggers to share recipes that remind them of the region they call home.

I'm from an area that has a lot of good home cooking and I grew up with my Mom making nearly everything from scratch. With fresh apples starting to be available around here, it got me thinking of my Mom's homemade apple dumplings. I always loved their yummy, doughy, sweetness and since she didn't make them very often, they were a real treat. Here's her recipe:

Old Fashioned Apple Dumplings

6 medium apples, pealed and cored (leave whole)
2 c. flour
2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2/3 c. shortening
1/2 milk
sugar and cinnamon

Sauce:
2 c. brown sugar*
2 c. water
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 c. butter

Sift flour, baking powder and salt together. Cut in shortening until crumbly. Add milk, press together lightly, working dough only enough to hold together.

Roll dough out on floured surface into a 12x18 rectangle 1/8 to 1/4 in. thick. Cut into six 6-inch squares. Place whole apple on each square. Fill cavity of each apple with 1 tbsp. sugar then sprinkle generously with cinnamon. Fold edges of square towards the center and pinch edges together, covering completely. Place dumplings 1 inch apart in a greased baking dish.

Make sauce by combining brown sugar, water and spices. Cook for 5 minutes, remove from heat and add butter. Pour over dumplings.

Bake at 375 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes. Baste occasionally during baking. Serve warm with milk or ice cream

Variation: Roll dough into rectangle 1/4 in. thick. Spread with sliced apples. Sprinkle with 1/2 c. brown sugar and 1/2 tsp cinnamon. Roll up like a jelly roll and cut into 1 1/4 in. slices. Place in pan, pour syrup over and bake.

*These are plenty sweet. You may find you like a ration of 1 1/2 c. water and 1 1/2. c. sugar better.

Would you like to try the new Lay's Regional Flavors potato chips? (Personally I think the Chipotle Ranch and the Garden Tomato and Basil flavors sound delightful!) Well, as part of writing this "Taste of Home" recipe post, Frito-Lay is going to give me a variety pack of their Lay’s Regional Flavors potato chips to give away to one of my readers. So watch for that giveaway post soon!

Disclosure: For writing this blog post, Frito-Lay is providing me with a variety pack of chips to keep as well as one to give away. This blog post is also a form of entry for the contest.

Purex Giveaway Winner!

Congratulations to entry #21:

Charlotte (email- britchick56)

Please respond to the email I send you within 48 hours.

Reminder: Giveaway Ends Tomorrow!

If you haven't entered my giveaway for 2 Purex Detergent FREE Product coupons, you'll want to do it now. The giveaway ends tomorrow night (5/6) at midnight.

Giveaway: 2 FREE Product Purex Detergent Coupons

It's been quite a while since I did a giveaway and so when Purex offered me two FREE product coupons for their new Purex Complete with Zout detergent for a giveaway I was happy to oblige.

I also received a full sized bottle of the detergent and so far have been pretty pleased with it. I never was a big fan of Zout stain remover, but I did use the detergent straight on a strawberry stain on my white tablecloth. It came out pure white so I was happy!

The strawberry stain before using Purex with Zout to treat it.

If you want to give Purex Complete with Zout a try yourself, you can request a free product sample.

So here are the giveaway details. One person will win 2 FREE product coupons for Purex Complete with Zout detergent that expire 12/31/12.

You have four different ways to enter the give away and each thing counts as a separate entry. Please leave your email address with each entry! The giveaway will end 5/4/11 at 12 p.m. (EST) and the winners will be chosen via random.org. I will then notify the winner by email and they will have two days to respond before the next winner is chosen.

MANDATORY ENTRY:

1. What brand of laundry detergent do you typically use?

OTHER ENTRIES (to be done after mandatory entry)

2. Become a follower of this blog (see top left hand corner of blog). If you are already a follower, give yourself an extra entry by posting that in a comment.

3. Subscribe to this blog (see top left hand corner of blog). If you already subscribe, give yourself an extra entry by posting that in a comment.

4. Tell other about the giveaway via Facebook, Twitter, or your blog and leave a link to your post in your comment.

Purex Crystals Giveaway Winners

We have the winners for the Purex Complete Crystals coupon giveaway. I emailed both winners and they have 48 hours to reply before I choose a new winner. Thanks to all of you who took the time to enter the giveaway and click on my link. Watch for another giveaway soon!

First Winner- 2 coupons- entry #29:
Beth Elderton (bethelderton59) won with her comment:
I'm a gfc friend

Second Winner- 1 coupon- entry #60:
Wendy in Ohio (email- nuttycoupons) won with her comment:
I clicked the link and went to Purex.com. I would like to try all three scents! :)

Giveaway Reminder & Purex Contest Update

I just want to remind you that the Purex Crystals giveaway ends tomorrow night (3/13) at midnight. If you haven't yet entered you might want to now!

And if you don't feel like entering the giveaway, can you at least do me a favor and visit the Purex website. If you're wondering why, read about it here. And from what I understand, you can click once per day per computer.

And thanks to all of you that have been clicking. As of Friday I was in the top 100! Yay! But I'm still skeptical that I'll stay there.

Giveaway: Purex Crystals Softener Coupons (2 Winners)

Recently, Purex sent me a bottle of their new Purex Crystals Softener to try and review. Well let me just tell you, this is a totally different kind of fabric softener than you've ever used before! So how's it different?

1. It's 92% natural and not oil based like other liquid fabric softeners. Oil based softeners coat the fabric with oil which allows dirt to stick to the fabric fibers and over time decreases the lifespan of your clothing. Instead of coating the fabrics with oil, Purex Crystals will work by penetrating the fabric and infusing the fibers with softness.

2. It is recommended for usage on towels. The oily residue that is left behind by liquid fabric softener interferes with the absorbency of things like bath and dish towels. Purex Crystals is not oil based and is recommended for usage on your towels to make them soft and fresh.

3. It is safe to use on children's sleepwear. The flame-retardant treatment that is on children's sleepwear becomes impaired when oil-based liquid fabric softener is used over time. Purex Crystals is 100% safe to use on children's sleepwear since it is not oil based and will not break down the flame-retardant treatment.

I admit, I was a little bit skeptical of how effective Purex Crystals would be, but I was anxious to try it. I've used half the bottle that Purex sent to me and so far I have been very impressed. Not only did my clothing seem softer, I didn't have to worry about fabric softener spots on my clothing. In the past I've had issues with splotches of fabric softener appearing on my clothes after they were washed and it's an oily, difficult thing to get rid of. But since the Purex Crystals is in a crystal form and is not oil based, that was not an issue at all!

I also really liked that it was not in liquid form. Do you ever get tired of how liquid fabric softener gunks up in the spot where you add it to your washing machine? I do! But with Purex Crystals you have none of that because you add it directly to your load of laundry and it's not liquid either!

The only thing I wasn't crazy about was the strong scent. The Fresh Spring Waters scent was great, but in my opinion was a bit overpowering. Honestly, it felt like you would be able to smell me a mile away! But I found a solution. I simply cut the amount of Purex Crystals that I added to my laundry in half. My clothing was still nice and soft, smelled mildly of Fresh Spring Waters and my bottle will last twice as long!

If you'd like a $1 coupon, head here to get one to try Purex Crystals yourself!

Purex is giving me 3 coupons to give away to my readers, each for a FREE bottle of Purex Crystals. There will be 2 winners. The first winner will receive 2 FREE product coupons and the second winner will receive 1 FREE product coupon.

You have four different ways to enter the give away and each thing counts as a separate entry. Please leave your email address with each entry! The giveaway will end 3/13/11 at 12 p.m. (EST) and the winners will be chosen via random.org. I will then notify the winners by email and they will have two days to respond before the next winner is chosen.

MANDATORY ENTRY:

1. Visit Purex.com, then come back and tell me that you did. You must actually click through to Purex using THIS link, otherwise this entry will not be valid.

OTHER ENTRIES (to be done after mandatory entry)

2. Become a follower of this blog (see top left hand corner of blog). If you are already a follower, give yourself an extra entry by posting that in a comment.

3. Subscribe to this blog (see top left hand corner of blog). If you already subscribe, give yourself an extra entry by posting that in a comment.

4. Tell other about the giveaway via Facebook, Twitter, or your blog and leave a link to your post in your comment.