Pricewatchers.... using SavingsAngel.com

I've been using PriceWatchers now for a few months (read my original post here) and I find I really enjoy it. Today I took the kids to Preschool Playtime (at the local community center) and turned them loose and of course the conversation turned to using coupons and how none of us are able to do much (no time ya know?) - so I told them about PriceWatcher which is a sorta new program that SavingsAngel.com released back in October or November.

The basics of PriceWatcher (and I haven't seen this on any other couponing sites) is that you (the consumer) can set up products that you purchase regularly (or ones you'd like to try but are out of your budget) and set a pricepoint you are willing to spend - once everything is set up -

SavingsAngel.com starts looking for coupons and sales on those items and then they send out a daily email telling you where you can find them as well as links to the coupons (or where you can find them).

Please note: there is a small charge for using SavingsAngel - but I find that the savings more than makes up for that small amount and if you click on the ad right above this paragraph you can try it RISK FREE (just because I love you - awww)

Here are a few samples from the email I got today (this is 3 out of about 15):

Whole Foods Market (IL/IN/MI/MN/MO/NE/WI) : 
Applegate Farms Family Size Chicken Nuggets 16 oz
Normally: $8.99      SavingsAngel price right now: $5.99
You'll save 33%!
Act now! This product is 30% or better. Details

Target: Clairol Natural Instincts Hair Color
Normally: $8.39      SavingsAngel price right now: $5.89
You'll save 30%!
Act now! This product is 30% or better. Details

Target: Dawn Products. Selected varieties.
Normally: $2.84      SavingsAngel price right now: $1.84
You'll save 35%!
Act now! This product is 30% or better. Details

When I set up my alerts I put a 30% off request and so what I see on my email is all the products I'm interested in - at the stores I specified - at 30% off or better.

Short & Sweet:
"My SavingsAngel Price Watcher is hard at work. Just tell them what you want them to look for, what kind of savings you expect, and which stores you shop. With each deal they find for you, they're earning their wings!"

In closing - I love how personable SavingsAngel.com is. I love that they do the work for me and include all the links and where I can find coupons. They also have a very user friendly tutorial section on their website that explains how to use the website, how to stack coupons & savings and whenever I have a question I can email them and often I get answers directly from the managers & higher ups - they are truly there to serve us! Thanks SavingsAngel!

Disclaimer - GivingNSharing does participate in affiliate marketing on a very limited basis. We only post about products that are designed to save money & time which is very beneficial for everyone not just those of us with chronic fatique & pain. 

This weekend we are linked up @:

Holiday Turkey Hunt ~ Giveaway Hop

Today I and several other bloggers have joined together for a Holiday Turkey Hunt Giveaway Hop! What does that mean? It means that all of us will have Giveaways and as you hop around you also have the chance to WIN the Grand Prize of an Amazon Gift Card valued at over $100 (at this time) - it just might go up who knows?

I have 2 giveaways coming up - 1 on CCB and GivingNSharing has a Giveaway Package that will help with your Kitchen Chores and Household Budgeting. You can click on this link to go to CCB and GivingNSharing's prizes are right on this post:

The first item in our Giveaway Package is a set of Fridge Coasters! You'll receive the Fridge Pack and also a Large Bin Pack. Are you thinking "HUH?" - Well, Refrigerator Coasters protect your fridge from spills, keep it deodorized so it doesn't get smelly as fast (with 3 kids my fridge doesn't stay clean nearly long enough and 1/2 the time I don't realize they've spilled something (or something is leaking) fast enough) - no Pepe Le 'Pew smells for me anymore! 

This awesome little tool is perfect for Stocking Stuffers, Hostess Gifts, Anniversaries or Just Because! Now Hubbies, this would be a wonderful surprise for you to purchase - but the bonus that would guarantee a Great Big Smooch (and possibly more - you know, maybe a Juicy Steak?) would be to CLEAN the fridge out yourself the night before while she's snoozing.... and surprise her in the morning! (Value - $36, your choice of colors)

Included in our Package is a Two Month VIP Membership to SavingsAngel.com. Savings Angel is MORE than a Coupon Generator. SavingsAngel actually trains their members to Maximize Their Savings at the Grocery Store, gives tips on Holiday Shopping (like where to find the best deals - did you know there is a link to find goods on Amazon for 90% off or more?, they have a series of videos to help you learn and my favorite part? Check out their Price Watcher program..... (Click here for more details) - $40 Value

Libre Tea ~ RELAX with your NEW Libre Mug!

While you are setting up your Christmas Dinner Grocery List you can enjoy your NEW Libre Mug. You'll find the Libre Tea Mug to be very versatile. You can use it for both short and long steeping tea, it's portable, break resistant and ideal for using in the car, on the go, early in the morning when you're 1/2 asleep - geez basically anytime! (Click here to read my review) - Value: $32.50

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Address Request - All entrants MUST provide their complete address so when I draw the winner I can forward it to the company and they can fulfill the winner's prize immediately. If you do not wish to leave your full contact information please do not enter this giveaway. I am the only one that sees your information unless you are the winner & then it's forwarded to my contact for shipping purposes only. This enables me to complete the giveaway right away and not have to wait for someone to respond to their email - and I don't have to keep drawing names until someone responds.

Check out the other giveaways here:

Disclosure: The WiC Project and the Holiday Turkey Hunt Blog Hop bloggers are not responsible for prize distribution or for sponsors who do not fulfill their prizes unless it is noted that they are self-sponsoring the prize(s).

Weight Loss with Ease.... Smart Ones

Hi everyone - I use frozen meals from Smart Ones at least 3 times a week in addition to my 2 shakes a day from Body by Vi. I like the convenience and ease of just popping one in the microwave or in the oven at lunch time and if I get the larger meals I find myself full for quite a while. I particularly like their Angel Hair Pasta and also their Tuna & Noodles.

There are 16 new meals available - I see a few I definitely want to try:
              

NEW! English Muffin Sandwich with Turkey Sausage	NEW! Raspberry Cheesecake Sundae
NEW! Pancakes with Turkey Sausage	NEW! Chicken with Honey BBQ Sauce Smart Tortilla Rolls

Weight Watchers has offered GivingNSharing readers a coupon for $2 off your purchase of 5 Smart One's Dinners! (You could also use it on their NEW breakfast items and their yummy desserts!!

Content and/or other value provided by our partner, Smart Ones.

 

They have also offered one of my readers a coupon for a FREE dinner and one of you might just WIN it!

 

 

a Rafflecopter giveaway

FarmRich Delicious - Review & Giveaway

I've had 2 kids this summer and it's been a very interesting experience. Jake will pretty much eat anything and not complain about it (for example - he's been asking me to bake up a spaghetti squash since he's never tried it). His sister, Lizy, is another story. Her favorite phrase is: "I'm my mother's daughter." You don't want to know my answer to that.

I received 2 coupons for FREE Farm Rich products and I asked the kids what they would like to try with the other coupon. My hope was they would choose the same thing so I could do the meatballs since I'm lactose intolerant. Jake was all over the Mozzerella sticks and of course.... you guessed it.... Lizy wanted the pizza bites. 

I ended up choosing the Marinara Stuffed Mozzarella Sticks thinking that was a great compromise. Lizy didn't think it was. Until she saw her brother enjoying them.

Imagine a lunch of 100% real Mozzarella Cheese with authentic marinara sauce baked inside a breaded coating. Packed full of calcium & protein for growing kids. These are a great snack food or perfect for an occasional lunch - and kids can bake them up on their own! We were playing monopoly while Jake enjoyed these - I didn't realize when I baked them (read - I didn't read the suggested serving) that a suggested serving is 2. I gave him like 7. He asked for a few more and so I baked up 3 more and I realized as he was finishing that Lizy had helped herself to one - and guess what? She loved 'em.

I just signed up for their Member Benefits - you might want to consider signing up. Members get special Birthday deals & exclusive offers, there are contests & giveaways, recipes, tips & photos from other members and more. Click Here.

You can purchase FarmRich products in the Freezer area of your store. There are all kinds of products - most of them are in the snack area. Click Here for details.

(PS: I did sneak a sample of two of the sticks when I knew I was going to be home just in case - I'm happy to say I tolerated the mozzarella with no bad effects - very delicious! I also discovered after I got home that they have French Toast Sticks - it's a good thing I didn't know that!)

WIN IT:
Would you like a chance to WIN 2 coupons for FREE Food from FarmRich? Well, here you go....

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GivingNSharing received 2 coupons to purchase packages of FarmRich Snacks. I was not required to post a positive review and did not receive any money in exchange.

Tropicana - Trop50 Juice

I love Orange Juice - for breakfast, dunking graham crackers, with cinnamon rolls, popcorn or as a snack. I recently tried the Raspberry Lemonade which is my favorite. It's not overly sweet which is great for me - I find regular Orange Juice can almost be too sweet for me and sometimes it just makes me thirstier. I'll definitely be keeping this juice on my grocery list in the future.

Tropicana has created a new drink designed to help you lose weight and control your sugar intake at the same time. Trop50 Beverage is naturally flavored Stevia and  comes in 12 great flavors including:

Raspberry Lemonade,

Red Orange, 

Farmstand Apple, 

Pomegranite Blueberry, 

Pineapple Mango 
Orange w/ Pulp, No Pulp and Calcium!

and 3 great teas too!

50 percent less sugar and calories, 

and no artificial sweeteners.


Be sure to enter the giveaway for a $1000 gift card on Tropicana's FB page. 
It ends 1/31 - so today is a Flash giveaway of sorts - only it's on FB!

Share on YOUR FB page: 
Reveal the truth behind your New Year's resolution and receive a $1 off Trop50 coupon for yourself and 50¢ off coupons for 50 of your friends. You can also enter a sweepstakes to win a $1000 gift card (NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Ends 1/31/12. See Official Rules for details.). http://tiny.cc/d6eba

Tweet:
Reveal the truth behind Ur New Year's resolution; grab a $1 off #Trop50 for yourself & 50¢ off coupons for 50 friends. http://tiny.cc/d6eba


I was given a coupon to try the NEW Trop50 drink of my choice. I was not required to write a positive review and no money exchanged hands.

IWave Mini Microwave

A lot of you know that my Microwave officially died about 2 weeks ago. For the last year I've only had the numbers 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9 and reset and start to use on the key pad. (Try making 8 minutes using only those numbers!) - well, it's now gone to Microwave heaven and it's time to stick it in the trash.

Friday when I woke up I had a iWave Microwave in my front door waiting for me to review it and do a giveaway (yup, you heard that right!) - what timing! It's amazing how disappointing it is when you REALLY want a cup of cappuccino, oatmeal or a cup in hand and I can't because it needs to be microwaved and I didn't have one. I also was really missing my popcorn.

The iWave Mini Microwave is a cool 12 pounds, approximately 12"x12" and it's just the right size for a dorm room, putting on a desk or in the RV/Boat for those cups of coffee to keep you awake. I have it sitting on my little washing machine (it hooks up in the kitchen at the sink) along with my toaster w/ a little space to make toast/oatmeal.

It has a little handle on top to make it easy to carry in the car, to store it at work, to put in the RV or on your boat. Also the keypad is on top to make it easy to access and read. There are little buttons for hot sandwiches, coffee, popcorn, gel packs and soup. (I was really excited about the gel packs - I use those religiously to cut pain and ease my cramped muscles from Fibromyalgia. Sometimes the packs are all that works.)

The only downside to the Mini Microwave is that it's too small for frozen dinners like Healthy Choice or the regular size Weight Watchers meals. I haven't tried the mini meals like Fresh Lunch by HC or the smaller entrees by WW like their spaghetti w/ Marinara. The trays are smaller so they may work. I have made the cups of macs & cheese (the larger cups) and those turned out really good - just give them a little longer to cook. And I've also heated up water for a cappuccino and heated up a Cup in Hand by Campbells.  The 600 watts of power is more than enough to heat up things - you just may need a few extra minutes to heat up your food.

You can purchase your own iWave Microwave online here - it comes in several colors. Like I said above I think it would be perfect for the dorm room and would fit on those dorm fridges to make it easy to have something to eat when studying or the cafeteria's closed.

These links for Healthy Choice (register w/ newsletter), Weight Watchers and Soup in Hand all have coupons - to make putting together your care packages for college kids easier. This way you know they are eating somewhat nutritiously and with the iWave Microwave it's easier!

Giveaway: iWave.com is giving away a Mini Microwave to one of my LUCKY readers!

School Savings for supplies....

 

SavingsAngel is your hub for all the best 'back to school' savings. In addition to our 'big box' stores (WalMart, Target, Meijer, etc...) and drug stores (Walgreens, CVS, etc...) we have added (throughout Back to School season) Office Depot, OfficeMax, and Staples.  

We are also actively monitoring the Internet for more fabulous deals. Watch this thread in our Angel Community for these deals!  (You will need to log in to see the details) 

I am able to offer you a special invitation only offer - just click here! to save.

Here is an example post on the thread:


Lunch Boxes w/$80 Worth of Coupons

These are children’s/adult’s lunchboxes. The coupons that are listed are either attached or inside the lunchboxes. They can be used just like any other coupon towards the purchase of the item listed. 

Walmart: Artic Zone Lunch Boxes – $6.96 
Walmart: California Innovations Lunch Boxes - $6.97
Target Lunch Boxes - $4.99/$6.00/$6.64

· $1/1 Post It Super Sticky Pack 
· $1/1 Scotch Pop Up Tape 
· $5/1 Scotch Thermal Laminator 
· $1/1 Scotch Fasteners, any 
· $1/1 Scotch Restickable Shapes or Strips 
· $1/1 Scotch Brand Scissors 
· $.50/1 Scotch Masking Tape 
· $1/2 Kids Yoplait 
· $1/2 Dole Fruits, Gels or Parfait 
· $1/1 Lil’ Critters vitamins 
· $1/1 Vitafusion Vitamins 
· $1/2 LaTortilla Factory products 
· $1/2 Langer Brand juices 
· Family Circle Magazine Subscription Coupon ($5.99/1 yr or $11.98/2 yrs) 
· Fit Brains. 50% off. Reg. $80. 
Expire December 2011.

Coupons in the packages that advertise $6 in savings:
· FREE package of King Hawaiian Snacker Sub Rolls 
· $1/2 Yoplait Kids Yogurt 
· $1/1 Orajel Kids Toothpaste 
· Wrap Mat Offer 
Be sure to read the coupon’s fine print for Family Circle. Last year you could get a rebate rather than the magazine. I haven’t read it yet to know if that is the case. Worth the look.

SavingsAngel.com public service announcement...

Check Out These Hops!

Public Savings Announcement

I was recently introduced to a new Savings site that helps families cut up to 60% off their monthly grocery bills. SavingsAngel.com is a new site that does a weekly scouring of all the grocery stores (etc) to find the best deals - then they tell you which store has the best deals. To help you even further they go through and provide links to the coupons (and any freebies they've found) that are available to help you with your savings. Details here



You can click on this link to sign up for your savings program on Savings Angel. There is a monthly sign up or a yearly sign up and

The list of stores they review is very large and I'm sure if there is a store you like they will help you out by checking out those stores. I really like to use HyVee and I didn't see them on their list so I will definitely be talking to them about adding HyVee to their list of stores. I will (and have) shared SavingsAngel with HyVee and hopefully they will be included soon.

Example Savings: I love Whole Foods - I feel like I am getting better value for my food dollars by purchasing products that are nutritious, not full of chemicals or "fillers" and the produce is the best I've seen outside of a farmer's market or a farm garden.

Savings Angel provides links to their coupons, their online savings Market Ad and any other coupons they've found the product you're interested in.

This weeks savings are:

Walmart: You will find a detailed information page about price matching and Walmarts Coupon policy to help you succeed in saving money.



Savings Angel really can help you save serious $! Here's how:

1. With over 30 stores across the country (and more coming) you are sure to find a few stores that you use.
2. They offer personal mentoring (including a call from your mentor the first week) to answer any questions and to receive tips to help you save more.
3. They compare stores & savings for you so you don't have to.
4. You have access to over 2000 coupons as they are constantly added and updated.
5. You are able to personalize, organize and print your shopping list.
6. Savings Angel Academy - teaches you how to maximize use of the Savings Angel database and how to find the savings you need to save on groceries and home items.
7. Learn from others through the Savings Angel Community, Webinars, the Savings Angel Academy - and you can also ask questions! =D
   

I am able to offer you a special invitation only offer - just click here! to save.

** Disclaimer: I received 10 days FREE to review the SavingsAngel site and learn how their program works. It's a wonderful site and I plan on continuing to use it. I was not required to have a positive review.**

Sunday's Plans - Don't forget:

Get your:

Current Weekly Dinner Menus (Click)

Each week, this page features a new set of free weekly dinner menus, along with easy dinner recipes, and a one page printable grocery shopping list that corresponds to the featured recipes of the week. 

This weeks tip:  Keep your measuring spoons, cups, beaters, and other baking supplies in a basket in your pantry.  No more searching for your supplies makes cooking easier.  Just grab the basket and go! That's what I do!

And your: 

Coupons

Coupons are always listed on the Coupons page of this blog - be sure to check there whenever you are at GivingNSharing and please let your friends know they can find them here!  I appreciate it, my commission I earn from Coupons.com goes to my grocery budget especially now that I'm laid off. - Thanks!  (Click the coupon you're interested in)

• $0.75 off Cinnamon Burst Cheerios cereal
• $0.75 off Kix cereal
• $0.55 off Original Cheerios cereal
• $0.75 off Chex cereal
• $1.00 off Basic 4, Cheerios, Chex Cereal
• $0.60 off Pillsbury Toaster Strudel Pastries
• $0.75 off Cascadian Farm products
• $0.75 off any Yoplait products listed
• $0.50 off Yoplait Kids Cup Yogurt
• $1.00 off Totino's Crisp Crust Party Pizza
• $0.50 off Gardetto's Snack Mix
• $0.50 off Pillsbury Rolled Refrigerated Pie Crust
• $0.50 off Pillsbury Crescent Dinner Rolls
• $0.40 off Pillsbury Italian Meal Breads
• $0.40 off Totino's Rolls Snacks
• $0.75 off Frozen Pillsbury Grands! Biscuits
• $1.00 off Pillsbury Refrigerated Cookie Dough
• $0.40 off Pillsbury or Grands! Sweet Rolls
• $0.35 off Pillsbury Grands! Jr biscuits
• $1.00 off Progresso Panko Crispy Bread Crumbs
• $0.50 off Glade Carpet & Room Odor Eliminator
• $0.75 off Glade Fabric & Air Odor Eliminator
• $1.50 off Glade PlugIns Scented Gel products
• $2.00 off PURPOSE Skin Care Product
• $3.00 off The Sound of Music on Blu-ray™
• $3.00 off The Sandlot on Blu-ray™
• $3.00 off Robots on Blu-ray™
• $3.00 off Marley & Me on Blu-ray™
• $3.00 off Flicka on Blu-ray™
• $3.00 off Dr. Dolittle on Blu-ray™
• $3.00 off The Robe on Blu-ray™
• $3.00 off The Bible on Blu-ray™
• $3.00 off Because of Winn-Dixie on Blu-ray™
• $3.00 off Anastasia on Blu-ray™
• $0.75 off Kraft 2% Milk Cheese products
• $0.35 off one (1) bag of Pepperidge Farm Goldfish
• $0.55 off any Chore Boy Product
• $3.00 off Garnier HerbaShine Color Creme
• $1.00 off ONE (1) GARNIER THE BRUSHER CLEANSER
• $2.00 off GARNIER FRUCTIS SLEEK & SHINE BLOW DRY
• $1.00 off (1) GARNIER FRUCTIS STYLE PRODUCT
• $1.00 off (1)GARNIER FRUCTIS SHAMPOO/CONDITIONER