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Sunday, August 29, 2010

GARMIN Navigation Recall!

 nüvi Battery PCB Recall

Garmin is voluntarily recalling certain nüvi devices that contain a specific battery that was manufactured by the battery supplier within a limited date code range. Garmin has identified potential overheating issues when certain batteries manufactured by the third-party battery supplier within a limited date code range are used in certain Garmin nüvi models with a specific printed circuit board (PCB) design. It appears that the interaction of these factors can, in rare circumstances, increase the possibility of overheating, which may lead to a fire hazard. Although there have been no injuries or significant property damage caused by this issue, Garmin is taking this action out of an abundance of caution.
The recalled devices include a small subset of the following nüvi model numbers:

  • nüvi 200W, 250W, & 260W
  • nüvi 7xx (where xx is a two-digit number)
You can determine your nüvi model number by looking at the label on the back or bottom of your nüvi.

Go HERE to enter your navigation system's Serial Number and see if the product is being recalled.
Go HERE to read the full recall letter.

Friday, August 27, 2010

It's Mega SwagBucks Day Again!!


Today is “Mega SwagBucks Day!” You could win anywhere from 5-500 Swagbucks!!! You can earn Swagbucks throughout the week, but on Fridays they are given out in larger amounts!

If you’re new to Swagbucks, register now to receive 30 Swagbucks for signing up.  Then, you can enter this code: BackToSchool to receive an additional 40 swagbucks, for a total of 70 FREE swagbucks for first-time signups.

Swagbucks is a search engine that rewards you with Swagbucks periodically when you search. These Swagbucks will add up and then you can redeem them for awesome prizes and gift cards. Here is a list of gift cards you can redeem your points for: Starbucks, iTunes, Amazon.com, Restaurant.com, Barnes & Noble, and many, many more. It’s Free to join!

I have already earned enough Swagbucks and received 9 gift cards worth $5 each = $45 in gift cards, just for using Swagbucks as my search engine! And I am just a few Swagbucks away from earning my next gift card! Who else pays you to search? I love Swagbucks!

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Safeway: Deals for 8/25-8/31!


Here are the Safeway Deals for 8/25-8/31:





 
Dial Liquid Hand Soap, 7.5oz, $0.88
Use the $0.35/1 Dial Soap coupon from 8/15 Red Plum insert
Use the Safeway Doubler (= extra $0.35 off)
= $0.18 for Dial Liquid Hand Soap!



 
Yoplait Trix Kids Yogurt Multi-pack, 6-8 ct $2.00
Load e-coupon for $0.75/2 Yoplait Trix or Go-Gurt  HERE
ALSO, Load e-coupon for $0.75/2 Yoplait Trix or Go-Gurt HERE
(BOTH e-coupons will come off at the register with the purchase of 2!)
Use 2 of the $0.50/1 Yoplait Kids Cup Yogurt coupons HERE
Use the Safeway Doubler (= extra $1.00 off)
= $0.25/pack for Yoplait Trix Multi-pack Kids yogurt (=$0.04/cup)!




 
Skintimate Shave Gel $2.79 - Buy 1 Get 1 Free store sale
Use the $0.75/1 Skintimate Cream or Gel Shave from 7/11 SmartSource or 8/1 SmartSource inserts
Use the Safeway Doubler (= extra $0.50 off)
= $0.77 for Skintimate Shave Gel!







 
Colgate Toothpaste, 4-6 oz $1.99
Use the $1.00/1 Colgate Total Toothpaste from 8/8 SmartSource insert
OR use the $0.75/1 Colgate Toothpaste coupon HERE -or- HERE
Use the Safeway Doubler (= extra $0.50 off)
= $0.49-$0.74 (depending on which coupon is used) for Colgate Toothpaste!




 
Snyder’s Pretzels, 16 oz, $1.99
Buy 2 bags of Pretzels,
Use 2 of the $1.00/1 Snyders Pretzels from 6/27 SmartSource insert
Use the $2.00/1 Fresh Beef item, when you buy 2 Snyder's Pretzels HERE
Use the Safeway Doubler (= extra $1.00 off)
= $0.49/bag Snyder's Pretzels + $2.00 worth FREE BEEF!








 
Filippo Berio Olive Oil, 17 oz, $3.99 (w/ in-ad coupon, Limit 3)
Use the $1.00/1 Filippo Berio Olive Oil coupon HERE -or- HERE
Use the Safeway Doubler (= extra $0.50 off)
= $2.49 for Filippo Berio Olive Oil, 17oz!





 
Nabisco Snak-Saks, 8 oz, $0.99 (w/ in-ad coupon, Limit 10)
Use the $1.00/2 Nabisco Cookies or Crackers from 8/8 SmartSource insert
Use the Safeway Doubler (= extra $0.50 off)
= $0.24 for Nabisco Snak-Saks Cookies 8oz!


 
Tree Top or Mott’s Apple Juice, 64 oz $2.00
Buy 2 Mott's Apple Juice
Use the $2.00/2 Mott’s coupon from the "Make a Muscle Coupon" booklet found in-store at Safeway
Use the Safeway Doubler (= extra $0.50 off)
= $0.75 each for Mott's Apple Juice!
***Promo: When you purchase 3 juices, you get 2 snacks for FREE!  (Choose from: Quaker Chewy Granola Bars 8-10ct, Kellogg's Pop Tarts 8ct, Rice Krispies Treats 8ct)







 
Honey Nut Cheerios, 11.5 oz, $1.99
Load e-coupon for $0.55/1 Honey Nut Cherrios HERE
Use the $1.00/2 General Mills Cereal coupon HERE -or- HERE -or-HERE -or-HERE
Use the Safeway Doubler (= extra $0.50 off)
= $0.96 each for Honey Nut Cheerios!

 


 
Lucky Charms, 12.25 oz, $1.99
Load e-coupon for $0.55/1 Lucky Charms HERE
Use the $1.00/2 General Mills Cereal coupon HERE -or- HERE -or- HERE
Use the Safeway Doubler (= extra $0.50 off)
= $0.96 each for Lucky Charms!






 
Kraft Salad Dressing, 14-16 oz, $1.29 (SATURDAY & SUNDAY ONLY!)
$1.00/1 Kraft Dressing coupon from the "Serve Up a Sandwich" booklet found in-store at Safeway
Use the Safeway Doubler (= extra $0.29 off)
= FREE Kraft Salad Dressing!








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Groupon: $4 Movie Ticket @ Fandango ($12 value)!!


Another great Groupon Deal today!! This is listed under Orange County, but anyone can purchase it and use it at any of the theatres available thru Fandango!! Wow! $4 movie tickets! When's the last time you saw that?

Here's how to get this one:
  • First, sign up for an account HERE
  • Then, while logged into your Groupon account, click on the link HERE to get this deal!

Although movie stars get to eat at top restaurants and enjoy VIP status at movie premieres, the paparazzi’s merciless pumpkin pie salvos make being an actor one of the world’s worst jobs. Observe the suffering stars onscreen with today's Groupon, which gets you one movie ticket for $4 (up to a $12 value) on Fandango, for redemption at any of Fandango's partner theaters. Your promotional code must be redeemed online by February 28, 2011. Buyers must pay any balance due by credit or debit card if the ticket price (including online-convenience fee) exceeds the maximum $12 value.

An online meeting space and informational source for cinephiles and reelcrawlers, Fandango acts as a hassle-free ticketing liaison to more than 16,000 screens across the United States. Skip long lines without the need for impeccable manners or dangerous cloaking devices with its online stub service, which gives moviegoers an advance stake in seats and first dibs on answering on-screen trivia about Hollywood's most famous gaffers. Feel free to browse Fandango's handy summer-movie guide and the list of movies in theaters, or get a taste for today's upcoming films and tomorrow's epic voiceover talent in the trailers section.

You may choose to print your tickets at home with the easy online instructions or leave them on reserve at your chosen venue (where available), then head over on a whim—calmly breezing past pushy parking-lot scalpers and hypnotic popcorn smells before fluttering into a comfy seat, front and center. Though films are no longer prefaced with densely symbolic existential cartoons about roadrunners and newsreels of Herbert Hoover catching a cannonball in his solar plexus, today's Groupon to Fandango lets you enjoy movies in their purest, most hassle-free form.

Groupon: Portland Children's Museum - 2 admissions for $8!!!


Today’s Groupon: for $8, you get admission for two (up to a $16 value) to the Portland Children’s Museum, located in Washington Park. (The museum will be closed from September 7 to 13.) You can purchase two sets of 2 admissions, for a total of 4 admissions, and you have until Feb 26, 2011 to use them!


Founded in 1946, the Portland Children’s Museum welcomes more than 300,000 kids ages 10 or younger each year through a number of interactive exhibits and educational activities. Let aspiring Becketts stage their own despairing three-act plays at the Play It Again Theater, or let them mend a puppy’s injured leg in the Pet Hospital. The Twilight Trail takes kids and adults through a mystical forest littered with puppet animals, finally ending at a face painting station, where kids can have their mugs dolled-up to look like their favorite jungle animal or least favorite member of the Canadian Parliament. Special kid-centric activities occur every day, from funky disco dancing at the theater to soothing yoga stretches with a museum educator.

The Portland Children’s Museum moved into its current locale in 2001, adding a gift shop, café, and space for whimsically minded educational programs. Pick up a couple of Groupons, pack up your kids, the neighbor's kids, or a gaggle of coughing Victorian chimney-sweep kids, and make an amusing day of it at the museum.

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Old Navy: $5 off $25 coupon!


Go HERE to get your $5 off $25 at Old Navy! Combine the coupon w/ their current sales & you've got a great deal!

Bath & Body Works: FREE Signature Collection Travel Size item!



Go HERE to print your coupon and get a FREE Signature Collection Travel Size item w/ ANY purchase at Bath & Body Works, thru 8/25/10. You can purchase something for $1 or less and still use this coupon!

T.G.I.Friday's: $3 off $10 purchase!


T.G.I.Friday's has a great coupon available for print right now. Go HERE to save $3 off $10 purchase - valid through 8/25/10.

Also, sign up for their rewards program and you will receive a Free Appetizer! Go here for more info on the rewards program.

Baja Fresh: $2 off $7 purchase or $5 off $15 purchase coupon!


Baja Fresh is offering the following coupons right now: $2 off $7 Purchase, or $5 off $15 Purchase - valid through 9/4/10. Go HERE to print yours! 

They have a wonderful Salsa Bar with lots of choices & varieties!

Tres Chic Sample: StriVectin-SD Free Deluxe 3-week Supply!


Here's your chance to try StriVectin! Hurry over and request a free deluxe sample of NEW StriVectin-SD (Intensive Concentrate for wrinkles and stretch marks) by mail. It is a generous 3-week supply when you join their email list!

Chuck E. Cheese's: FREE Tokens & Tickets!!!


Chuck E. Cheese's has a neat kids reward program going on right now!
Looking for a fun way to reward your kids for their accomplishments? Download and print free reward calendars to help your kids develop in areas that are some of the most common challenges of parenting.
  1. Download and print out the calendar
  2. Mark the days off with a pen or sticker as your child accomplishes their goals
  3. Bring it in completed to Chuck E. Cheese's and receive 10 free tokens as a reward

Go HERE and choose from one of the reward calendar choices listed below (valid thru 12/31/10).
  • Sports Awards
  • Tooth Fairy Award
  • Getting Dressed
  • Reading Rewards
  • Active Kid
  • Homework Helper
  • Potty Training
  • Sleep All Night
  • Magical Manners
  • Doctor/Dentist Good Patient Award
  • Stop Thumb Sucking
  • Clean Your Room
  • Teeth Brushing

ALSO, go HERE and play the online Chuck E. Cheese Ticket Blaster game & you will be able to print a reward for up to 30 tickets (limit 1 free ticket reward per child per day)!!

Sign up for their Email Club & you'll get great deals & coupons emailed to you!

Saturday, August 21, 2010

*HOT!* FREE Bic Pens @ Fred Meyer One-Day Sale!


My friend & blog-follower, Hilda, informed me this morning that Fred Meyer is having a One-Day Sale and that she got BIC Cristal Pens for FREE Today! Here's how it works:

Fred Meyer has a store coupon near the pens which makes them 3 packs for $0.99! They also have a manufacturer's coupon near the pens which gives you $1.00 off when you buy 2 packs. When you stack the two coupons together (store & manufacturer), you get 3 packs of BIC Cristal Pens for FREE!

Thanks Hilda! :)


While I was at Fred Meyer I also noticed that the following items were also a part of the One-Day Sale:
  •  Folders = 20 for $1.00! (with in store coupon found near folders)
  • Crayola Crayons = $0.25/24pk (with in store coupon found near crayons)
  • Index Cards = $0.29/pack (with in store coupon found near index cards)
  • Post it notes = 50% off (with in store coupon found near Post-it  notes)

Albertsons: Instant Win Game on Facebook!



Head to the Albertsons page on Facebook and click "like" on their page for your chance to play the instant win game! (If you don’t see it immediately, just click on the tab that reads “Instant Win.”)

You can play daily thru September 7th. This contest is open to residents in CA, ID, MT, ND, OR, UT, WA, or WY.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Groupon: GAP $50 worth of Apparel for Just $25!


PS - Be sure to search "Kansas City" area for this Groupon deal! It is listed under Kansas City, but is valid at ALL GAP locations!

Attack the shelves with today's Groupon: for $25, you get $50 worth of apparel and accessories, including sale items, purchased in-store at Gap, which has hundreds of locations nationwide. Today's Groupon is not valid for online or previous purchases, or at Gap Outlet, Gap Factory, or Gap Generation stores.


Since its first store opened more than 40 years ago, Gap has been clothing knee trunks in premium jeans, swathing stomachs in swanky shirts, and adorning spleens with fashionable, shiny accessories. The latest manifestation of the company's devotion to fresh styles and high-grade fabric: a new line of women's black pants. Ruthlessly resistant to lint and wrinkles, this versatile leg armor can fight static while fielding spellbound stares at work, at happy hour, through dinner at a fancy restaurant, and into the wee hours, or simply while riding a freshly painted horse. The black pants are made from premium material that's stretchy or relaxed depending on which of the seven tailored fits you choose. There's true straight, skinny, curvy, boot cut, slim crop, boy fit (relaxed and roomy), and perfect trouser (slim hips and flowing bottom cuffs).

Groupon: $10 Express Manicure or $15 Express Pedicure at Skin Deep & Beyond Day Spa!


Today's Groupon Deal: $10 Express Manicure or $15 Express Pedicure at Skin Deep & Beyond Day Spa!

Our fingers and toes help us accomplish vital daily tasks such as flossing, wearing flip-flops, and massaging peanuts until they let out their butters. Give your peanut tenderizers a buff with today’s Grouponfor Skin Deep & Beyond Day Spa in Tualatin. Pledge your allegiance to your fingers or toes, or declare extremity neutrality by picking up both of the following Groupons:
Expert nail technicians at Skin Deep & Beyond Day Spa tend to unpampered digits with rejuvenating aromatherapy manicures and pedicures in a soothing, skin-smoothing environment. Guests can take a ride in one of the spa’s comfortable manicure modules while receiving the 20-minute express manicure, a quick treatment that grooms the nails and flicks fingers with a fancy polish. The 30-minute express pedicure includes a quick soaking, a nail clean-up, and a coat of polish applied by another human’s dexterous digits. The cozy pedicure seats offer a luxurious experience from the convenient neck cushions up high to the wood-wrapped porcelain foot tubs down low to the well-trained trolls whispering sweet nothings into your feet from below.

The spa’s nail-room interior is highlighted by walls buffed with earthy yellow tones and a periwinkle floor-to-ceiling curtain that hangs in the air like a ghost stained with Berry Blue Kool-Aid. The stations can accommodate two at a time, so trick a friend into buying a Groupon and bring him/her/it along for a refining, energizing experience. Skin Deep & Beyond Day Spa requests that you bring flip-flops, or you may purchase disposable ones for $1.

Shutterfly: 12 FREE Photo Cards + 50 FREE Prints!


Go to your account or sign up for a new Shutterfly account and type in code PICKONE and you can get 12 free cards of your choice — either 3×5, 5×5, 4×5, 5×7 stationery cards or 5×7 greeting cards.
Shipping starts at $2.49 for 12 cards. What a great way to print birthday invitations or baby announcements!


If you are signing up for a new account, you also get 50 FREE 4x6 prints!

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Athenos: Buy one Get one FREE Feta Cheese Coupon!


Head over HERE to the Athenos Facebook Page and click "Like". You will then be able to print your coupon for Buy-one-get-one-FREE Athenos Feta Cheese (under the "Coupon" tab). You should be able to print it twice by hitting your "backspace" key.

Groupon: $20 worth of Coffee, Pastries, Organic Lunch at Backspace!


Percolate perkiness with today's Groupon: for $10, you get $20 worth of freshly ground coffee and organic lunch and dinner cuisine at Backspace in Old Town, off the MAX green and yellow lines. Your Groupon cannot be applied toward cover charges for Backspace's live shows.

Backspace provides reasons beyond stellar culinary offerings for Portland crowds to converge. Local music and art scenes both thrive in the Old Town space, and a back game room helps strengthen friendships founded on virtual competition. Due to its effortless versatility, Backspace attracts large crowds of cross demographics; gamers, artists, and bickering film critics are all loyal supporters of the spot. Use this Groupon for healthy sustenance and crowd-sourced camaraderie at Backspace.

Backspace is Portland's nexus of music, art, community, and food. To ensure your eyes are open wide enough to read the entire menu of organic fare, order a Stumptown Coffee libation right away. A single ($1.75) or double ($2.25) espresso packs a sufficiently perky punch. Chase it with a buildable quesadilla, which pairs Jack cheese with your choice of fillings such as black beans, onions, tomatoes, cilantro, or peppers ($6), or a ready-built vegan hummus plate ($6.50). All salads––including the broccoli goddess ($5 for small/$6.50 for large) and the kalamata-olive-dotted Caesar ($4.50 for small/$6 for large)––are vegan. For a hand-held helping of fresh greenery, order a turkey avocado wrap, which is stuffed with soy turkey, red peppers, onions, and tomatoes ($7).


  • Expires Feb 18, 2011
  • Limit 1 per person, may purchase multiple as gifts. Limit 1 per table. Not valid on cover charge for live shows. No cash back. Gratuity not included.
  • Coffee, pastries, lunch, and dinner
  • Off the MAX in Old Town
  • Premier all-age show venue
  • Vegan menu

Monday, August 16, 2010

Groupon: $25 for One All-Natural Airbrush-Tanning Session at Organic Bronze Bar!

Organicbronzebar

Groupon has an extra side deal today! Receive an array of praise without the rays with today's side deal: for $25, you get one all-natural airbrush-tanning session at Organic Bronze Bar (up to a $50 value). This Groupon is valid at both locations, including the recently opened Vancouver location on Northeast Parkway Drive.
Unlike spritzing yourself with partially hydrogenated Oreo crumbs, a gentle, all-natural misting of paraben-free solution—infused with walnuts, antioxidants, and pure botanicals—will tonally transform your skin without the risk of being sniffed out by chocolate-crazed Chihuahuas. The instantly drying solution is both unscented and free of orange hues, giving busy tanners a bronze-winning alternative to rolling around in a vat of mashed-up nectarines. Conducted by the careful hand of resident airbrush experts, each spray session can be enhanced with brilliant upgrades such as anti-aging additives ($10 more) or SPF sun blockers ($10 extra), both of which provide a streak-free finish.
For the most bronze of bodily upgrades, the staff recommends leaving the dried solution on the skin for approximately six to eight hours post-session before showering, perspiring heavily, or sitting in the first five rows of killer-whale shows.
This Groupon is not valid with other offers. Call to make your reservation (required).

Groupon: $25 for $50 Worth of Vintage-Inspired Apparel at Folly!

Folly
Today's Groupon: for $25, you get $50 worth of clothing and apparel at Folly, located on the corner of 16th and Lovejoy. This Groupon is not valid toward jewelry purchases.
Folly's bright, open space is replete with fashion favorites from Anna Sui, Fidelity Denim, Sucre Soir, and Alternative Apparel, all of which are fit for feeding any hungry closet. Up to a third of the store's inventory is designed and made in-house, including local designs from owner Sarah Bibb's collection One Ear Dog Frog, making the threads more uncommon, and therefore less likely to be spotted on a frenemy. 
Folly doesn't throw a hapless fashion fiend into a bucket of duds, but rather assists customers in building a personalized collection of clothing. The shopkeepers provide individual attention, helping garments find the human forms they were sewn to suit and giving once-sullen hangers a breath of fresh fabric.
  • This Groupon expires Apr 17, 2011. Limit 2 per person, may buy multiple as gifts. Limit 1 per visit. Not valid toward jewelry. No cash back. In-store purchases only. See the rules that apply to all deals.


Sunday, August 15, 2010

Walgreens: FREE 8x10 Photo Print TODAY!

Walgreens has a great photo promotion going on right now!  7 Days of Photo Deals! Each day this week (8/15-8/21), they are offering a different photo deal. Go HERE to get started.
TODAY ONLY -
Get a FREE 8x10 print of that moment that deserves to sit proudly on your mantle at home or desk at work! 
  • Printed on high quality photo paper 
  • Ready in as little as an hour
Only 1 free 8x10 print per customer. Valid for 1 use per account. Photo cart must include your 8x10 print at time of checkout to qualify. Discount does not apply to taxes or shipping charges. Order must be placed by logged-in customer by 8/15/10 at 11:59 p.m. CST to qualify. Timing will be determined by Walgreens server clock. Not valid on 8x10 collage prints, scrapbook pages, or magazine covers. Cannot be combined with any other offer.

Friday, August 13, 2010

T.G.I.Friday's: $5 off $15 printable coupon!


If you like T.G.I. Friday's, you can go HERE and print a coupon for $5 off your purchase of $15 or more. Coupon is valid through August 18th, 2010.

Also, sign up for their rewards program and you will receive a Free Appetizer! Go here for more info on the rewards program.

Build--a-Bear: $5 off $25 purchase printable coupon!


Go HERE to print your coupon for $5 off a purchase of $25 or more.

Build-A-Bear Workshop offers an interactive make-your-own stuffed animal retail-entertainment experience. Making a stuffed animal gift is a unique and fun experience. You can choose from over 30 teddy bears, bunnies, dogs and other stuffed animals to make. Then, give it a unique personality with hundreds of teddy bear sized outfits and teddy bear sized accessories, too. Plus, you can make the perfect personalized gift by adding embroidery, a sound or even a message you record.

It's Mega Swagbucks Day again!!


Today is “Mega SwagBucks Day!” You could win anywhere from 5-500 Swagbucks!!! You can earn Swagbucks throughout the week, but on Fridays they are given out in larger amounts!

If you’re new to Swagbucks, register now to receive 30 Swagbucks for signing up.  Then, you can enter this code: BackToSchool to receive an additional 40 swagbucks, for a total of 70 FREE swagbucks for first-time signups.

Swagbucks is a search engine that rewards you with Swagbucks periodically when you search. These Swagbucks will add up and then you can redeem them for awesome prizes and gift cards. Here is a list of gift cards you can redeem your points for: Starbucks, iTunes, Amazon.com, Restaurant.com, Barnes & Noble, and many, many more. It’s Free to join!

I have already earned enough Swagbucks and received 9 gift cards worth $5 each = $45 in gift cards, just for using Swagbucks as my search engine! And I am just a few Swagbucks away from earning my next gift card! Who else pays you to search? I love Swagbucks!

Thursday, August 12, 2010

WINNER of the $25 Kroger (Fred Meyer) Gift Card!


A BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO:

Hilda P! - "I invited 12 people. :)"

I will be contacting you for an address so you can receive your  $25 Kroger gift card thru BlogSpark! Thank you everyone for entering and for following the blog! 

OMSI: FREE Admission 8/12-8/15 Science Days!



The Fred Meyer Fund is proud to present FREE SCIENCE DAYS at OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry). Enjoy free general admission to OMSI and explore over 200 interactive exhibits August 12-15, 2010.

OMSI hours will be extended from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Regular admission prices apply to the OMNIMAX Theater, planetarium, and submarine. For more information about OMSI and the museum please explore the Visit Museum page.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Groupon: $25 Full Bike Tune-Up! ($50 value)


Today's Groupon Deal is a Full Bike Tune-Up at Meticon Bikes for just $25! ($50 value)

If you ride often, you should get a full tune-up about once a year on your bike.
Go HERE to get in on this Great Deal!

Here is what a Full Bike Tune Up includes:
  • General safety check and inspection
  • Cleaning and lubrication of drive train
  • Cable lubrication
  • Brake adjustment
  • Derailleur adjustment
  • Bearing adjustment
  • Tire-pressure check and adjustment
  • Wheel truing and tension check
  • Drive-train removal for cleaning and inspection

The top three most efficient modes of human-powered transportation are (in no particular order): Flintstone cars, bicycles, and a palanquin carried by the various monarchs you've conquered and overthrown. Make sure the most feasible of these is in perfect working order with today's deal: for $25, you get a full bike tune-up at Meticon Bikes (a $50 value). For a quick breakdown of included tune-up services, scope the sidebar to the right.

The full bike tune-up begins with a thorough cable and drive-chain cleaning and lubing. Surgical adjustments are made to the tension of the brakes, ensuring riders can stop on a dime, pick it up, and buy a Chiclet without ever dismounting. The drive train is inspected and rebuffed to transform sticky gears into smooth shifters. Wobbly wheels undergo a truing process to increase pedal-pumping efficiency and ease momentum retention. A final overall inspection for safety and security tops off the tune-up, allowing bikes to roll back to their rack or cat condo.

The Meticon Bikes staff rarely, if ever, pressures guests to race for pink slips or convert their ride to a brakeless, fixed-gear bike with rocket propulsion and unstable flubber tires. Instead, the mechanics simply aim to aid biking enthusiasts in getting where they need to go, ensuring that Oregonian trail riders have the coziest seat on two wheels.

Call ahead to check for appointment availability. This Groupon is good for the tune-up only; parts, accessories, and bike purchases are not included.

Back to School: School Supplies Deals for this week!

Here are some great deals on school supplies for this week:




WALGREENS

$0.09 - Penway 2-pocket folder
$0.19 - Elmer's Gluesticks, 2pk
$0.20  - Mini Composition Book or Memo Book, 50 or 80 sheets
$0.20 - Crayola Posterboard, 22x28in
$0.29 - Flexible Ruler
$0.29 - Protractor
$0.49 - 130 sheets Filler Paper, Wide or College Ruled
$0.49 - Composition Book, 80 sheets
$0.49 - Elmer's School Glue, 4oz
$0.49 - Penway 1-subject Notebook, 60-70 sheets, Wide or College Ruled
$0.50 - Corner Office 5 Tab Dividers
$0.50 - Corner Office 10 Sheet Protectors
$0.99 - Crayola Markers, 10pk
$0.99 - Sharpie Accent Highlighters, 4pk



TARGET

$0.14 - Tops 1 Subject notebook, Wide or College Ruled
$0.25 - Crayola Crayons, 24pk
$0.25 - Composition Books
$0.25 (after target coupon) - Sharpie Accent pocket highlighter, 2ct (use $1.00/2 Target coupon HERE)
$0.50 (after manufacturer coupon) - Five Star 1 subject notebook, 100sheet (use $1.00/2 coupon from 8/8 RedPlum insert)



WALMART

$0.15 - 1-Subject Spiral Notebooks
$0.15 - 2-pocket Folder w/ prongs
$0.25 - Composition Notebooks
$0.25 - Elmer's Glue
$0.25 - Elmer's Gluesticks, 2pk
$0.25 - Crayola Crayons, 24pk
$0.44 - Index Cards, 100ct
$0.50 - Mini Staplers
$0.50 - Dixon Pencils, 10pk
$1.00 - Crayola Colored Pencils, 12pk
$1.00 - Crayola Markers, 10pk
$2.00 - Crayola WASHABLE Markers, 8pk



KMART

$0.50 - PaperMate Write Bros Pens, 10pk
$0.50 - PaperMate Pearl Erasers, 3pk
$0.50 - Filler Paper, Wide or College Ruled, 150ct



OFFICE DEPOT

$0.05 - Paper Portfolios
$0.25 - Select Bookcovers
$0.25 - Schoolworks 5" Scissors
$0.25 - Wilson Jones 1" Poly Binder
$0.75 - Sharpie Accent Pocket Highlighters, 6pk



OFFICE MAX

$0.05 - 12" Wood with Metal Edge Ruler
$0.10 - PaperMate Black or Blue Ball Point Pens, 10pk
$0.10 - Office Max #2 Pencils, 12pk
$0.20 - Office Max Filler Paper, Wide or College Ruled, 100ct








Monday, August 9, 2010

Haggen Baby Sale: $2.36/pack Huggies Snugglers Diapers!


Haggen has an AMAZING Sale on selected Baby Items thru tomorrow only! (Tues, Aug 10th)
Go HERE to find a Haggen location near you.



Spend $25, get $10 off instantly!

Participating Items:
  • Huggies Diapers, Pull-ups, or GoodNites Jumbo Packs (12-50 ct) - $7.99
  • Huggies Wipes (60-72ct) - $2.50
  • Johnson’s Baby Care Shampoo, Baby Powder (15oz) - $2.99
  • Earth’s Best Organic Baby Food (4oz) - $1.00
  • Beech-Nut Baby Food 2nd foods (4oz) - $0.50
  • Gerber Baby Foods 2nd foods (3.5oz) - $1.00
  • Seventh Generation Diapers or Training Pants (21-44ct) - $10.99
  • Seventh Generation Baby Wipes (70-80ct) - $3.99
  • Pedialyte (33.8oz or 4-16ct) - $4.99



Deal Idea #1:

Buy 3 packs Huggies Snugglers Diapers @ $7.99 = $23.97
Buy 3 jars of Beech-Nut Baby Food @ $0.50 = $1.50
Total = $25.47
 Use 3 of the $2.50/1 Little Snugglers coupon HERE (Limit 2 per computer, must have 2 computers to print all 3 coupons)
-$10.00 off Instantly Baby Promo
Total: $7.97! = $0.30/jar Beech-Nut Baby Food and $2.36/pack Huggies Snugglers!!


Deal Idea #2:

Buy 3 packs Huggies Snugglers Diapers @ $7.99 = $23.97
Buy 1 box Huggies Baby Wipes @2.50 = $2.50
Total = $26.47
 Use 3 of the $2.50/1 Little Snugglers coupon HERE (Limit 2 per computer, must have 2 computers to print all 3 coupons)
-$10.00 off Instantly Baby Promo
Total: $8.97! = $1.50/box Baby Wipes and $2.49/pack Huggies Snugglers!!


If you only have access to 1 computer for printing coupons, check these scenarios out:


Deal Idea #3:

Buy 2 packs Huggies Snugglers Diapers @ $7.99 = $15.98
Buy 4 box Huggies Baby Wipes @2.50 = $10.00
Total = $25.98
Use 2 of the $2.50/1 Little Snugglers coupon HERE
Use $2.50/3 Huggies Wipes coupon HERE
-$10.00 off Instantly Baby Promo
Total: $8.48! = $0.88/box Baby Wipes and $2.48/pack Huggies Snugglers!!

Deal Idea #4:

Buy 3 packs Huggies Snugglers Diapers @ $7.99 = $23.97
Buy 1 box Huggies Baby Wipes @2.50 = $2.50
Total = $26.47
Use $4.00/2 Little Snugglers coupon HERE
Use $2.50/1 Little Snugglers coupon HERE
-$10.00 off Instantly Baby Promo
Total: $9.97! = $1.50/box Baby Wipes and $2.82/pack Huggies Snugglers!!


Other coupon links that you might find useful for this sale:

$2.00/1 Pull-Ups HERE
Another $2.00/1 Pull-Ups HERE
$1.50/1 Pull-ups coupon from the 7/18 SmartSource insert
$3.50/2 Huggies Snug & Dry Diapers HERE

Saturday, August 7, 2010

Giveaway: $25 Gift Card to Kroger Stores! (Fred Meyer,Ralph's,etc)


While you´re out and about, be sure to stop at your local Kroger Family of Stores (which includes Kroger, Ralph´s, King Soopers, City Market, Dillons, Smith´s, Fry´s, QFC, Baker´s, Owen´s, Jay C Food Stores, Hilander, Gerbes, Food4Less, Pay Less Super Markets and Scott´s Food & Pharmacy) to take advantage of their "Add Up the Savings" Event and stock up on your favorite General Mills & Kimberly Clark brands From August 8 through August 21, when you buy 8 participating items from any Kroger store, you´ll receive $4 off of your purchase. Some of the great participating brands include: Cheerios, Yoplait Yogurt, Pillsbury Cookies & Biscuits, Kleenex, Huggies, Betty Crocker Brownies, Cottonelle, and Lucky Charms


In addition to these great savings, be sure to take advantage of the special Bonus Box Tops Offers and get a jumpstart on helping the participating school of your choice this year.

All you have to do, if you haven´t already, is register at www.RewardYourSchool.com. Once you register, you will automatically receive 5 Bonus Box Tops just for signing up! You will also receive custom offers for Bonus Box Tops for purchasing participating products. 



These great offers are:
  • Buy any 4 Box Tops products and get 10 Bonus Box Tops
 
  • Buy any 8 Box Tops products and get 25 Bonus Box Tops
 
The offers you select will then load onto your Kroger Shopper Card to be redeemed once you purchase the items. It´s extra easy because there´s no clipping! Just remember to scan your Kroger Shopper Card and the Bonus Box Tops will automatically go straight the participating school of your choice. 

The Kroger Family of Stores, General Mills, and Kimberly Clark have generously provided this giveaway through MyBlogSpark. They sent me a $25 Kroger gift card for myself, which I will be using at Fred Meyer, and they will also send a $25 Kroger gift card to one lucky Winner! It will be exciting to see the deals we can get with this promotion as well as the Bonus Box Tops! (I'm pretty sure my daughter's class will win the Box Tops competition *again* this year!)

How to Enter:

Each person will be eligible for up to THREE entries. (Leave all entries HERE on the blog). Here's how:
  1. Leave a comment telling me which of the which eight participating items they plan to purchase to receive $4 off during the `Add up the Savings Event´ at the Kroger Family of Stores. Be sure to leave your name and last initial, and your email so we can contact you in case you win!
  2. You can get a second entry by following Tres Chic Shoppers on our Facebook Fan Page. Leave a comment here on the blog, stating that you follow on Facebook and leave your name and last initial and email.
  3. To get your 3rd entry: Invite 5 friends to become a Fan of Tres Chic Shoppers on the Facebook Fan Page. (Do this by clicking "suggest to friends" on the top left side of the Tres Chic Shoppers Facebook page). Leave a comment here on the blog, stating that you invited 5 people on Facebook and leave your name and last initial and email. 

Winner will be announced on Thursday, August 12th through random.org! Good luck everyone!

Friday, August 6, 2010

Today is Mega Swagbucks Day!!


Today is “Mega SwagBucks Day!” You could win anywhere from 5-500 Swagbucks!!! You can earn Swagbucks throughout the week, but on Fridays they are given out in larger amounts!

Swagbucks is a search engine that rewards you with Swagbucks periodically when you search. These Swagbucks will add up and then you can redeem them for awesome prizes and gift cards. Here is a list of gift cards you can redeem your points for: Starbucks, iTunes, Amazon.com, Restaurant.com, Barnes & Noble, and many, many more. It’s Free to join!

I have already earned enough Swagbucks and received 9 gift cards worth $5 each = $45 in gift cards, just for using Swagbucks as my search engine!