Here's the link:
https://www.sevenslings.com/index.php/cart
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As I find freebies or close to free items I will make sure to post them for you.
As I find freebies or close to free items I will make sure to post them for you.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Free Baby Sling
Head over to Seven Slings and get a free stylish carrier for your baby! These also make a great gift if you have an upcoming baby shower. When you head over to check out make sure you use the coupon code below. All you have to do is pay shipping and handling!
Here's the link:
https://www.sevenslings.com/index.php/cart
Here's the link:
https://www.sevenslings.com/index.php/cart
Friday, December 30, 2011
Generic Formula is Okay!!
One of the biggest expenses for formula fed babies Is of course formula. I know to many people you may be thinking, "I will pinch and save in other ways but I will NOT feed my baby generic formula.". Well something that many of you may not know is that the FDA regulates all baby formula, brand and generic, and it requires ALL formula to contain the same nutrients and ingredients. The Babies R Us brand formula even displays a large sticker that states this. If you pick up a can of the brand and a can of the generic you can even compare the vitamins and minerals to see that they are exactly the same.
I know I told you to make sure you sign up for the formula websites yesterday and I promise they will send you tons of the gift checks but the best part of the formula websites are the free samples. Even with the coupons, the prices are still not comparable to what you save when buying generic. My daughter has probably used every generic brand of the Enfamil Gentlease and we have never had a problem.
Here are some great places to buy your generic version of your favorite formula:
Target-The large canister runs for 19.99 and usually Target has some coupons on their website for formula or just $1 off of any up & up product of $3 or higher. Their price is already cheaper than the brands but the cheaper price is even in bigger packaging.
Babies R Us-They offer a rewards program where you buy 9 cans and you get the 10th free. Their prices are also cheaper than the brand and they often always run some special as well. The last time I bought formula from there I bought three cans and got a $10 gift card back. Starting today they have a coupon for $5 off of two cans. After stacking that with my gift card from last time I will pretty much get two cans for the price of one and two more cans towards my free cans. That also leads me to remind you to go to BRU and sign up for their newsletters and their rewards program as well!
Sams-Their price on the large cans of formula are worth the membership. Their large can is bigger than Target's and retails for around $21.99.
Wal-Mart- Their formula also comes in larger containers at a cheaper price than the brand.
I know to some of you, I won't be able to convince you overnight that generic is okay but just think of it and the next time you're out buying your formula just pick up the can of formula and compare. The first time you realize it's okay, you'll be kicking yourself for buying brand all along!!
I hope everyone has a happy and safe new years!
I know I told you to make sure you sign up for the formula websites yesterday and I promise they will send you tons of the gift checks but the best part of the formula websites are the free samples. Even with the coupons, the prices are still not comparable to what you save when buying generic. My daughter has probably used every generic brand of the Enfamil Gentlease and we have never had a problem.
Here are some great places to buy your generic version of your favorite formula:
Target-The large canister runs for 19.99 and usually Target has some coupons on their website for formula or just $1 off of any up & up product of $3 or higher. Their price is already cheaper than the brands but the cheaper price is even in bigger packaging.
Babies R Us-They offer a rewards program where you buy 9 cans and you get the 10th free. Their prices are also cheaper than the brand and they often always run some special as well. The last time I bought formula from there I bought three cans and got a $10 gift card back. Starting today they have a coupon for $5 off of two cans. After stacking that with my gift card from last time I will pretty much get two cans for the price of one and two more cans towards my free cans. That also leads me to remind you to go to BRU and sign up for their newsletters and their rewards program as well!
Sams-Their price on the large cans of formula are worth the membership. Their large can is bigger than Target's and retails for around $21.99.
Wal-Mart- Their formula also comes in larger containers at a cheaper price than the brand.
I know to some of you, I won't be able to convince you overnight that generic is okay but just think of it and the next time you're out buying your formula just pick up the can of formula and compare. The first time you realize it's okay, you'll be kicking yourself for buying brand all along!!
I hope everyone has a happy and safe new years!
Thursday, December 29, 2011
The Baby Couponing Basics
Here it is, the much anticipated first blog post on how to have baby brand taste on a baby generic budget.
First and foremost the most important thing is to sign up for any and everything baby related. This is so important because it is very rare that there are baby related coupons in your Sunday paper. Most of these websites will do a mass coupon mailing to you shortly after signing up to help you jump start your stockpile. After they send you the initial mailing they usually follow up with additional coupons and samples at least every quarter. Make sure that you're registering with a valid email address because they're also prone to email some valuable coupons as well. The other thing to do is for everything you register yourself for, make sure you're mailing any and everyone that is willing to let you use their address. Don't forget that most of us have a work address we can have things mailed too as well.
Here are a list of some of my favorite sites:
www.publix..com
This is my all time favorite one because when you join the baby club they send you a book as well as tons of store coupons. Some of these coupons are for fully free items, while the other ones can turn into a valuable coupon because you can stack their store coupon for Huggies or Pampers with the manufacturers coupons for double savings! Even if a publix isn't the most convenient store for you it's still important to register because most other grocery stores will accept their coupons with the same rule of being able to stack them.
www.enfamil.com
www.similac.com
www.gerber.com
www.pampers.com
www.huggies.com
www.beechnut.com
www.luvs.com
While you're registering at some of these sites make sure you're signing up for their rewards programs. Pampers and Huggies both have rewards programs where you can enter codes from the products for free diapers or other things for your children.
I know that seems like a lot of information but it's so important to make sure that you have these coupons coming in regularly! Also I'm going to try to post when I find great deals and what coupons I used to get these great deals. Today I got 14 jars of Earth's Best baby food for $.28 a jar. Right now they have the stage 1 foods on sale for 2/$.99 and if you go to www.earthsbest.com right now you can print out a coupon for $1 off of 7 jars. The publix baby club also sent a coupon for $1 off of 10 jars. I used the publix coupon and two of the manufacturers to get it down to $.28 a jar. Even without the store coupon this is still a good deal, so make sure you go print the coupons and head to publix and stock up.
I'm also going to say one last thing for you expectant mommies or mommies with newborns. The jar food is usually shelf stable for about a year or so after you buy it and you know that eventually your child will eat it so if you know that it will be consumed before it expires it's okay to buy it before you need it. Throughout this whole thing the one common denominator is that you do not want to be running out at midnight to buy something because that's when you will spend the most money.
Those are the basics and I hope this helps to get everyone started! Make sure you check back tomorrow for a much shorter tip!!
First and foremost the most important thing is to sign up for any and everything baby related. This is so important because it is very rare that there are baby related coupons in your Sunday paper. Most of these websites will do a mass coupon mailing to you shortly after signing up to help you jump start your stockpile. After they send you the initial mailing they usually follow up with additional coupons and samples at least every quarter. Make sure that you're registering with a valid email address because they're also prone to email some valuable coupons as well. The other thing to do is for everything you register yourself for, make sure you're mailing any and everyone that is willing to let you use their address. Don't forget that most of us have a work address we can have things mailed too as well.
Here are a list of some of my favorite sites:
www.publix..com
This is my all time favorite one because when you join the baby club they send you a book as well as tons of store coupons. Some of these coupons are for fully free items, while the other ones can turn into a valuable coupon because you can stack their store coupon for Huggies or Pampers with the manufacturers coupons for double savings! Even if a publix isn't the most convenient store for you it's still important to register because most other grocery stores will accept their coupons with the same rule of being able to stack them.
www.enfamil.com
www.similac.com
www.gerber.com
www.pampers.com
www.huggies.com
www.beechnut.com
www.luvs.com
While you're registering at some of these sites make sure you're signing up for their rewards programs. Pampers and Huggies both have rewards programs where you can enter codes from the products for free diapers or other things for your children.
I know that seems like a lot of information but it's so important to make sure that you have these coupons coming in regularly! Also I'm going to try to post when I find great deals and what coupons I used to get these great deals. Today I got 14 jars of Earth's Best baby food for $.28 a jar. Right now they have the stage 1 foods on sale for 2/$.99 and if you go to www.earthsbest.com right now you can print out a coupon for $1 off of 7 jars. The publix baby club also sent a coupon for $1 off of 10 jars. I used the publix coupon and two of the manufacturers to get it down to $.28 a jar. Even without the store coupon this is still a good deal, so make sure you go print the coupons and head to publix and stock up.
I'm also going to say one last thing for you expectant mommies or mommies with newborns. The jar food is usually shelf stable for about a year or so after you buy it and you know that eventually your child will eat it so if you know that it will be consumed before it expires it's okay to buy it before you need it. Throughout this whole thing the one common denominator is that you do not want to be running out at midnight to buy something because that's when you will spend the most money.
Those are the basics and I hope this helps to get everyone started! Make sure you check back tomorrow for a much shorter tip!!
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