Monday, October 26, 2009

Free Taco at Taco Bell on 10/31



Taco Bell is offering a free black jack taco to all customers on 10/31 after 6pm. Free food people!

Sample Sunday - Your Guide to This Week's Hottest Samples

Grab free lotion, body wash, magazines, snacks and more. Newest samples in red…Enjoy!

Health & Beauty
Always Flexi Liner
Always Infinity
Aveda Men’s Pure Performance Shampoo (you’ll get an instant printable coupon that you can take to your nearest Aveda retailer).
Aveeno Nourish Haircare sample and coupon – expires 10/31/09 or while supplies last
Burts Bees Natural Acne Treatment (click on Annalisa’s story, and you’ll see a link on the next page for the sample)
Carefree Liners
Carefree Ultra Protection Liners
Cloud 9 Soap
Dentaburst
Dove Advanced Shampoo and Conditioner (Spanish)
Dove Calming Night (Spanish)
Dove Heat Defense
Dove Shampoo and Conditioner
Dove Deodorant (Spanish)
Dove Energy Glow Moisturizer/Body Wash (Spanish)
Dove Energy Glow Tanner (Spanish)
EmergenC
Energizer Hearing Aid Batteries
Head and Shoulders Shampoo/Conditioner
Kotex Ultra Thin Overnight Pads with Wings
Lubriderm Lotion - Send the text message MYSKIN to 467467 for the free sample offered by http://www.shoptext.com/. One text required if you’re already registered. Several if you’re not yet registered. Thanks to Freebies4mom.
Metamucil Berry Burst
Metamucil Clear and Natural
Murad 3 Step Regimen (thanks to Sisterly Savings for posting!)
Murad Active Radiance Serum
Nature Made Tripleflex Softgels
Olay Total Effects Body Wash
Playtex Sport
Poise
Prilosec OTC
Roots of Nature Remedies
Scope Outlast
Zyrtec

Food/Beverages
Betty Crocker Potatoes
EAS Myoplex Bar or Nutrition Shake
Ensure Shake
Dunkin Donuts Original Blend Coffee (original blend)
Glowelle Beauty Drink
Kashi TLC Chewy Granola Bars
Nature Valley Nut Clusters (for new subscribers to the free Eat Better America subscription only)
Nescafe Tasters Choice (click on “try it on us”. Sample is all six flavors)
Oregon Chai Tea Latte
Orville Redenbachers Lime and Salt Popcorn plus several Hunts, Healthy Choice and Orville Redencachers Popcorn coupons (you’ll need to sign in)
ProteinzBlitz – Free bottle at Vitamin Shoppe thru 12/31/09 with coupon
ProteinzBlits – Free bottle at GNC thru 12/31/09 with coupon
Soy Butter
Splenda Sweetener
Steaz Energy Shot
Texas Pete Hot Sauce - They’ll give away a free bottle if they reach 100,000 fans by 11/15 (thanks to Coupon Cravings for posting)
True Lemon

Babies/Children
ADT Child Safety Kit (thanks to Sisterly Savings for posting)
Beechnut Starter Kit (thanks to Mom Advice)
Kids Safety Kit from Amber Alert GPS
Babytalk Magazine
Enfamil Formula, Diaper Bag and More (for expectant and new moms)
GeoTrax DVD (Steamer and Samuel Save the Day)
Huggies Pure and Natural Diapers (with organic cotton!)
Lego Magazine
Lullabies from Johnson and Johnson (5 free to download)
Members Mark Formula
Organic Valley Kids Activity Flyers
Parents Choice Formula
Pampers Extra Protection
Pampers Potty Training Kit
Potty Training Success DVD
Precious Places DVD
Juicy Juice Water Bottle

Home & Garden
Clorox Disinfecting Wipes (Sams Club Members only)
Home Made Simple (this is a coupon booklet that comes out every few months, and it historically has a coupon in it for a bottle of free rinse aid)
New Yorker 2010 calendar poster

Pets
Dogs Life Magazine
Pet N Shape Dog Treats

Magazines
American Cheerleader
Auto Week
Business Week
Bridal Guide
Digital Photo Pro
Golf Digest
Hispanic
Jet
Kiplingers Personal Finance
Kiwi Magazine (thanks to Northern Cheapskate and Freebies4mom)
Soap Opera Digest
Sound and Vision
Tennis Magazine
The Sportsman
Town and Country
Viv Magazine (code:freeviv) – you’ll also get a red tote bag
Also see Babies/Children and Pets

Entertainment
Coldplay album – Left, Right, Left, Right, Left (thanks to Mom Advice)
MP3 Downloadable Jazz Sampler (thanks to Fatwallet)
Walmart Weekly Free Downloadable Song

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Thursday, October 22, 2009

Upcoming Lowes and Home Depot Kids Clinics


With the weather getting cooler, you might want to pen some freebie events in to your calendar for the kids on those cold rainy weekends.

Coming up at Lowes Build and Grow Clinics on the following Saturdays from 10-11am:
Oct 24 - Frankenstring Magic Trick (not my type of thing)
Nov 14 - A #48 Garage
Nov 21 - A snowman

Coming up at Home Depot on the following Saturdays from 9-12pm:
Nov 7 - Tile trivet (we're SO there!)
Dec 5 - A wagon

Free Hot Chocolate and Cookies on 10/24


Barnes and Noble Cafes are giving out a free kid-size hot chocolate and cookie to anyone that goes in to participating locations with this coupon on Saturday 10/24. I love to go to Barnes and Noble with my sons so they can play on the trainset at our local store. This will make our outing that much sweeter!

Free Grilled Chicken at KFC on 10/26


OK, you know that I'm in to freebies... but this one really cracked me up!

Unless you have been hiding under a rug (or don't have a TV), you probably know that KFC is now heavily marketing their KGC (Kentucky Grilled Chicken) to lure somewhat health-conscious consumers back to the weathered brand. Well, KFC issued a letter to the United Nations Secretary General requesting that Grilled Nation "earn a seat" at the international organization`s table in honor of the over 60 million people that have tried the new grilled chicken (at 60 million strong, KFC`s Grilled Nation is the equivalent of the 24th largest country in the world and represents nearly 1 percent of the world`s population). The letter also requested that Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon call a special one-hour lunch break so that members of the UN can "UNThink" their usual lunch routine and try new Kentucky Grilled Chicken (KGC).

So to cut a long story short, KFC is offering free piece of grileld chicken to not only UN staff members and passerby on Monday, October 26th, but to anyone who goes to a KFC on 10/26. Well, maybe this time I'll try it!

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Free Panty at Victoria's Secret


Sign up to Victoria's Secret Pink Nation to get your free pink, black or white Victoria's Secret Pink panty (valued at $7.50). Offer is valid thru 11/9/09. No other purchase is required. However, if you're in the market for a new bra, the coupon also entitles you to $10 off any full priced bra.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Hot Printable Coupons

Coupons.com has some great coupons at the moment. My favorites? The first is a $1 coupon for Playtex gloves. Between all the dish washing and house cleaning that goes on around here, I always need a supply of these. With the coupon you can get a pair for merely 50c as they're on sale this week at Kroger. They're also on sale at Publix, but you'll pay $1 (these are usually very close to $3 a pair).

The second is a coupon for Barbara's Natural Cereal (buy one get one free at Kroger this week, so you'll get it for around $1.25 after coupon.

Be sure to check your store circulars and print your coupons as soon as you can before they're removed.

Other coupons include Yoplait Fiber One (get a four pack at Publix this week for only 25c with the coupon), Wanchai Ferry Dinner Kit ($1.89 reduced from $4.79 with coupon at Publix), Betty Crocker Potatoes (only 10c at Publix after coupon - I personally prefer the real thing, but I stock up on these for my emergency supply kit), General Mills cereals (around $1.40 per box this week at Publix after coupon, and $1.50 per box for Honey Nut Cheerios at Kroger - boxes of cereal are generally upwards of $4), Ronzoni pasta (it often goes on sale and you can get it at a steal), Steamfresh frozen veggies (another item that often sells at 50% off so you'll get it for pennies with the coupon when it goes on sale), Flinstones vitamins, Truvia Sweetener (on sale at Publix), Yoplait, Quilted Northern toilet tissue, Larabar, and so many more.

Check out the entire list here. Save the link and check it regularly. You'll save a lot on your groceries and you'll also be supporting my blog as Affluent Pauper is affiliated with Coupons.com.







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Volunteer and Get in to Disney for Free

Beginning January 1, 2010, when you sign up here to volunteer a day of service with a participating organization (and your service is completed and verified) you'll get one day admission to a Walt Disney World or Disneyland theme park for free. These tickets are being given to the first 1 million volunteers. There are some rules regarding blackout dates, age requirements, etc. so be sure to read the rules carefully.


If you're planning to go in 2009 on your birthday (I posted about this here), be sure to get your free day pass here.

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Sample Sunday 10/4 - Your Guide to This Week's Free Samples

New samples in red… My favorite this week is the chai. Just in time for fall. Yum!

Health & Beauty
Always Flexi Liner
Always Infinity
Aveda Men’s Pure Performance Shampoo (you’ll get an instant printable coupon that you can take to your nearest Aveda retailer).
Aveeno Nourish Haircare sample and coupon – expires 10/31/09 or while supplies last
Aquafresh Extreme Clean
Burts Bees Natural Acne Treatment (click on Annalisa’s story, and you’ll see a link on the next page for the sample)
Carefree Liners
Carefree Ultra Protection Liners
Cellnique Blackhead and Whitehead Solution
Cloud 9 Soap
Dentaburst
Dove Advanced Shampoo and Conditioner (Spanish)
Dove Calming Night (Spanish)
Dove Heat Defense
Dove Shampoo and Conditioner
Dove Deodorant (Spanish)
Dove Energy Glow Moisturizer/Body Wash (Spanish)
Dove Energy Glow Tanner (Spanish)
EmergenC
EmergenC (more)
Energizer Hearing Aid Batteries
Garnier Fructis Triple Nutrition
Head and Shoulders Shampoo/Conditioner
Kotex Ultra Thin Overnight Pads with Wings
Kotex Ultra Thin Overnight (another one!)
Metamucil Berry Burst
Metamucil Clear and Natural
Murad 3 Step Regimen (thanks to Sisterly Savings for posting!)
Murad Active Radiance Serum
Nature Made Tripleflex Softgels
Organic Soap (become a fan of Teenfreeway on Facebook)
Oxyfresh Toothpaste
Playtex Sport
Playtex Sport (another one)
Poise
Prilosec OTC
Roots of Nature Remedies
Tampax Pearl (sign in to P&G Easysaver site)
Zyrtec

Food/Beverages
Bear Naked Cereals and Granola Bars (thanks to Centsible Sawyer for posting)
Betty Crocker Potatoes
EAS Myoplex Bar or Nutrition Shake
Ensure Shake
Dunkin Donuts Original Blend Coffee (original blend)
Fiber One samples and coupons
FruitaBu (note that have you have to join the “smooshed squad” and complete a 3-4 minute survey)
Honey Nut Cheerios (and $1 coupon)
Nature Valley Nut Clusters (for new subscribers to the free Eat Better America subscription only)
Nescafe Tasters Choice (click on “try it on us”. Sample is all six flavors)
Oregon Chai Tea Latte
Orville Redenbachers Lime and Salt Popcorn plus several Hunts, Healthy Choice and Orville Redencachers Popcorn coupons (you’ll need to sign in)
ProteinzBlitz – Free bottle at Vitamin Shoppe thru 12/31/09 with coupon
ProteinzBlits – Free bottle at GNC thru 12/31/09 with coupon
Soy Butter
Splenda Sweetener
Steaz Energy Shot
Texas Pete Hot Sauce - They’ll give away a free bottle if they reach 100,000 fans by 11/15 (thanks to Coupon Cravings for posting)
Total Blueberry Pomegranate Cereal
True Lemon

Babies/Children
ADT Child Safety Kit (thanks to Sisterly Savings for posting)
Beechnut Starter Kit (thanks to Mom Advice)
Kids Safety Kit from Amber Alert GPS
Babytalk Magazine
Enfamil Formula, Diaper Bag and More (for expectant and new moms)
GeoTrax DVD (Steamer and Samuel Save the Day)
Huggies Pure and Natural Diapers (with organic cotton!)
Lego Magazine
Lullabies from Johnson and Johnson (5 free to download)
Members Mark Formula
Organic Valley Kids Activity Flyers
Parents Choice Formula
Pampers Potty Training Kit
Potty Training Success DVD
Precious Places DVD
Juicy Juice Water Bottle

Home & Garden
Home Made Simple (this is a coupon booklet that comes out every few months, and it historically has a coupon in it for a bottle of free rinse aid)
New Yorker 2010 calendar poster
Pets
Life's Abundance Dog/Cat Food
Cesar Bistro (they give away 1,500 entrees every Saturday from 9am-midnight,)
Dogs Life Magazine
Fancy Feast
Nutri Dogs Chews
Pet N Shape Dog Treats
“Pet Inside” Stickers

Magazines
American Cheerleader
Auto Week
Business Week
1 free issue of Bridal Guide
Digital Photo Pro
Forbes
Golf Digest
Hispanic
Jet
Kiplingers Personal Finance
Kiwi Magazine (thanks to Northern Cheapskate and Freebies4mom)
Metropolitan Home
Soap Opera Digest
Tennis Magazine
The Sportsman
Town and Country
Also see Babies/Children and Pets

Entertainment
Coldplay album – Left, Right, Left, Right, Left (thanks to The Motherload)
MP3 Downloadable Jazz Sampler (thanks to Fatwallet)
Single of the week (thanks to Freebies4mom)
Walmart Weekly Free Downloadable Song

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Sometimes Spending More is the Wise Choice

I was having a conversation with a close friend the other day about kids shoes. She explained that earlier that day, she'd spent more than she intended to on her daughter's shoes and was feeling a twinge of guilt over what she'd spent, even though the shoes were of higher quality.

Sometimes it makes sense to spend more on an item. I had to buy a new pair of shoes for my son recently and decided to go the least expensive route - a pair at Walmart for $11. Six weeks in to school, and he came home on Thursday with half an inch missing from the front of those shoes! Yes, he had somehow worn out the front and part of the shoe actually fell off! There I was, wishing that I had splurged on that pair of Bass shoes that I recently saw at the outlet. They cost twice as much, but probably would have seen him through the entire school year. My mom's words rang in my ears "you always had second hand clothes, but one thing we always spent money on was your shoes!"

A couple of days after our conversation, I found a store online called 6PM. They stock all the best brands of shoes (including my favorite, Bass) and apparel, but at huge discounts up to 75% off (think a $54 pair of kids shoes for $17 or less, or a women's pair of Rockports for $19, down from a retail price of $100). There is a $6.95 shipping fee, so it's best to go when you have to buy multiple items.

There are certain things that I'd prefer to pay a little bit more for and I've come to realize that one of those things is shoes. A good pair of shoes may not only be be a better choice for your pocketbook, but may also be a better choice for your comfort, your posture, and well... nice shoes can make the rest of your outfit look new!

20% Off at Big Lots



If you're a fan of Big Lots, then this deal is for you - join the Big Lots' Buzz Club and click here to get 20% off your entire purchase between 10/5 and 10/10/09.


Join American Eagles Aerie List for Monthly Freebie

Here's a great freebie if you have an Aerie store in your area. If you join the Aerie's A-List, you'll get a freebie each month just for showing up in the store. This week you can get a mini eye makeup brush set and case on Thursdays. Those mini brushes never go to waste!