Update on Free Stuff
Posted on : 28-11-2009 | By : Kathy | In : Frugal Living, Healthy Kids
Tags: Ailments, Asthma, Baseball Cards, Cheap Stuff, Couponing, Coupons, Dizziness, Eczema, Epsom Salts, Free Coupons, Free Merchandise, Free Stuff, Hannah, Headaches, kids, Magnesium, Medical Expert, Naomi, Rite Aid, Simona, Tania, Walgreens
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Here are some more links on free and cheap stuff:
http://coupons.com
I also found out that the register rewards you get from Walgreens expire in about 2 weeks after you get them. So if you don’t want the free or cheap stuff advertised that week and you need to use your register rewards, just buy milk or epsom salts or something. (Did you know epsom salts are pure magnesium, which we are almost all deficient in? I’m no medical expert, but my understanding is that they are great for aches, pains, asthma, eczema, headaches, dizziness, and other ailments. Try to work up to 2 cups per bath, and make sure they dissolve.)
If you live near Rite Aid stores, you can get free merchandise there, too. Check the ads just like you do at Walgreens, and again go early in the week. Just like at Walgreens, the free items are usually hard for me to find! The employees can help you, but don’t expect them to know exactly where they are right away.
Again make sure you buy just the right item, and when you get home get on the computer right away to request your rebate. If you have done it before, you have to log on with your password (which I can never remember!) in order to get the rebate screen. My solution is often to have Hannah or Micah help me figure out what I am doing…
What if there are no free items at those stores this week? If you become an avid coupon-er, you can be ready with coupons and get the items free anyway. You cut every coupon in the newspaper (especially ones that are at least $1 off), store them in an album designed for baseball cards, and buy sale items with coupons.
The main way to figure all this out is to be friends with my friends Iarmila, Naomi, Simona, and Tania. Let them tell you what to do, and you’re home free, literally!
