BargainBabe.com turns 3!
We’re celebrating BargainBabe.com’s third anniversary this month!!! Sometimes it’s hard to believe I’ve been blogging for three years (plus 1.5 years at the Los Angeles Daily News). And even harder to believe that some of you have been reading me the entire way. Thank you!
To celebrate, we’re giving away a bunch of cool prizes.
- 1 GRAND PRIZE: $100 Amazon gift card
- 10 BIG WINNERS: $25 Restaurant.com gift card
- 25 WINNERS: “I brake for bargains” bumper sticker
There are six ways to enter to win. Do as many as you like!
Pay just $1 for a $25 certificate!
There are 34 coupons and freebies today. If you shop online, get a cash back rebate on every purchase through Ebates. Free to join! Don’t miss exclusive coupons we share on the BargainBabe.com Facebookpage. “Like” us today!
HOT! Restaurant.com coupon - Pay $1 for a $25 Restaurant.com gift certificate with coupon code JOY. Expires Dec. 24, 2011. Gift cards are not eligible for this promo code. Here’s how Restaurant.com works. The Restaurant.com site is very slow due to so much traffic so if it times out, try again later.
Free call from Santa - Let Santa know your special someone wants a free call from Santa. You can personalize it and make it quite funny and cute! The freebie is brought to you by Gmail, so it’s unclear if Google will use your phone number later.
Freebie holiday card - Download and print out a free holiday card from The Company Store. This is perfect for a child to color in and personalize!
I was surprised by how creative this lady from CreditCards.com wraps her gift cards. Very inspiring!
This $100 Sears gift card could be yours!
This is your last chance to enter to win the $100 Sears gift card! SO far only 235 people have entered so your chances OF WINNING ARE REALLY GOOD! Sears donated this awesome prize as part of the Bargain Babe Hot Holiday Gift Guide showcasing hot gifts in the Sears Holiday Catalogue. Here are all the holiday and Christmas gifts I’d love to buy at Sears. Make sure to use the following coupons when you shop at Sears!
Sears coupons:
- RealJoy gets you free shipping on $99 or more through Dec. 19. If you’re in a rush, chose in store pickup to get your item the same day!
- SEARS2011 saves you $5 off $50 (unclear when it expires)
- STOYS20 gets you $20 off $200 in toys through Dec. 31, 2011
- ELEC05 saves you an extra 5% off consumer electronics through Dec. 31
To enter to win the $100 Sears gift card, visit the Sears Wish Book and tell us what you wish for from the Wish Book. Comment by Dec. 5 to be eligible to win!
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Ready for school? Credit: orangeacid/Flickr
Don’t forget to enter to win the $500 back to school savings spree with $250 gift cards donated by Sears AND Kmart, which I’m working with on this giveaway.
To recap, here is what’s on the “must have” list for back to school shopping at Sears and Kmart.
- Sears – Some of the best clothing deals are on BONGO, American Star, and US Polo Assn. I saw stylish BONGO tops and graphic tees for $10-$18, American Star vests for $23 (vests are back in style), and polos for $15-$20.
- Kmart – The back to school 2011 gear at Kmart spans everything from school supplies, to backpacks, lunchboxes, gadgets, and dorm decor. I saw notebooks, pens, and binders – school supplies that I didn’t even know Kmart sold! Dozens of backpacks and totes are $10-$30, though most fall in the $13-$20 range. There was a wide selection of laptops, netbooks, tablets and desktops, plus memory sticks and ereaders. Dorm decor included the practical (sheets, bedding) to the personal (bean bags and lava lamps). Should your kid need paper plates, baggies, and plastic utensils, Kmart’s Smart Sense line has you covered. Is it me or has Kmart thought of everything?
To win the $500, do two things:
- Join our BargainBabe.com email list (if you already receive a daily or weekly email from BargainBabe.com, just see the next bullet point)
- AND leave a comment with your strongest memory of school, whether it be the day you aced a test, overcame the school bully, or fell in love for the first time.
EXTRA ENTRIES (leave a comment for each extra entry so we can count you):
- Get an extra entry for tweeting: “I want to win a $500 back to school savings spree at @MySears and @KmartDealsnNews on the @bargainbabe blog http://bit.ly/qaNBor”
- Get an extra entry for an update on Facebook about the contest with this link: http://bit.ly/qaNBor
- Get an extra entry for following @Bargainbabe on Twitter
Comment, join our email list, tweet, and Facebook by Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011 to be eligible to win!
This prize for this giveaway was donated by Kmart and Sears. I received no compensation to run this contest. Interested in sponsoring a giveaway? See my blog marketing page.
Which prize do you want to win?
Don’t forget to vote for which prize you want to win in the back to school giveaway that begins next week. The store that gets the most votes win!
So far the tally comes to:
- Macys – the clear leader with 55 votes
- Barnes & Noble – trailing in second place with 28 votes
- Zappos – a distant third with only nine votes
- Dell has not gotten a single vote!
Leave a comment with your vote!
Back to school contest starting soon!
I’m putting together a back to school contest and am considering the following prizes. Vote by commenting. The prize that gets the most votes wins!
- $100 Dell gift card
- $100 Barnes & Noble gift card
- $100 Macy’s gift card
- $100 Zappos gift card
The contest will launch next week. Thanks for your input!
Time is running out on the $100 Visa contest!
This is your last chance to comment, Tweet, and share a Facebook update to be eligible to win a $100 Visa gift card from WhitePages.com. About 150 people have already entered!
WhitePages Neighbors is a new free tool that helps you connect with neighbors and it is the reason for the $100 Visa giveaway. Watch a quick video about Neighbors.
To win, comment on this post about a time when you relied on your neighbors. Get extra entries by:
- Tweeting “I want to win a $100 Visa gift card on @bargainbabe to throw a @whitepages Neighbors Block Party. http://bit.ly/ort5dc”
- Mentioning the contest on Facebook with a link to http://bit.ly/ort5dc
Comment by July 19, 2011 at 11:59 p.m. EST to be eligible to win. Good luck!
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Big news as we approach Frugal Festival Food! on June 25 in Canoga Park!
LOZO is raffling off five $50 American Express gift cards to celebrate it’s upcoming new tool that finds coupons for your grocery list. You get one free raffle ticket with admission so everyone is eligible to win!
The Stand is bringing free hot dogs and chili to share with everyone at the Festival. YUM!
Lindsey won a $100 Quiznos gift card!
More than 200 BargainBabe.com Facebook fans commented for a chance to win a $100 Quiznos gift card, donated by the sandwich chain. The winner is…Lindsey Matthews, who commented that she wants to taste Quiznos’chicken cordon bleu sandwich. Yum yum!
Lindsey has 48 hours to respond to claim her prize, or the prize goes to runners up (in order) Debra Olson, Cherl Porritt, or Lora Lopez. Thanks to everyone who joined the BargainBabe.com Facebook page for this contest! We now have 2,657 Facebook fans!
This is your last chance to enter the contest sponsored by StoreCrowd.com to win a $100 Target gift card and a $200 Amazon gift card. Right now there are only 69 entries so your chances of winning are quite good! The contest ends Dec. 19, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. Heres how it works.
1. Register and review a retailer on StoreCrowd.com, a site that offers coupon codes and reviews from real consumers on their recent online shopping experiences. Your review can be positive, negative, or so-so. Just make sure its true! Register for StoreCrowd.com using Facebook or chose a username, pick a password, and plug in your email.
2. By reviewing a retailer on StoreCrowd.com youll be automatically entered to win the $200 Amazon gift card, a separate giveaway that StoreCrowd is running that ends Dec. 25, 2010. You can write as many as 10 reviews for 10 entries (one entry per review) for the StoreCrowd giveaway.
3. After you write a review, post a link to it in a comment on this post on BargainBabe.com. Leaving the comment on BargainBabe.com enters you to win the $100 Target gift card. A winner will be randomly chosen from the comments, so you can see exactly how many people have entered!
Get additional entries by
- becoming a fan of StoreCrowd on Facebook (one entry)
- following @storecrowd on Twitter (one entry)
- blogging about the contest (five entries)
The winner and three runner ups will be notified by email on Dec. 20, 2010.
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I've been carrying this TJ Maxx gift card for years. YEARS!
New federal rules require gift cards to be good for five years at a minimum, says the December 2010 issue of ShopSmart magazine, which is published by Consumer Reports. A major caveat to this new law is that a lot of retailers are enticing shoppers with bonus gift card freebies, but many of these bonuses are not being called gift cards and have tight expiration dates.
For regular gift cards some but not all fees are reined in. For example, fees for inactivity can only start if you let your gift card languish in your wallet for a year. If a retailer goes out of business, your gift card is (more…)
I finally connected with the winner of the $600 Sears shopping challenge yesterday, a long time reader named Susan who lives in Vermont. I asked her what was on her list and and we need your help! Susan has barely started her shopping and needs ideas for presents.
Here is what she has so far:
Husband – Susan is at a loss but is considering some kind of electronic gadget because her guy is a techie. What would you buy him?
Son – Susan’s 9-year-old needs pj’s and enjoys playing soccer and basketball. He likes video games and shares a Nintendo DSi with his older sister. (more…)
Enter before Nov. 21, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. EST for a chance to win.
UPDATE: I talked to Sears’ rep and they have agreed to open the contest to anyone. I repeat, anyone can win, no matter what your family status!!! However, the $600 gift card has to be spent at a Sears in MA, CT, RI, or New York City.
PREVIOUSLY: The reader contest to win a $600 shopping spree at Sears ends Sunday, Nov. 21 at 11:59 p.m. EST. To be eligible to win, join the BargainBabe.com daily or weekly email list.
Rules to be aware of:
- Im going to come along to share shopping tips and record the event with a flip camera, which means the shopping spree must take place in MA, CT, RI, or New York City. I can only drive so far!
- The winner must shop for a family of four, including a mom, dad, son, and daughter. Im checking to see if we can define family a bit more broadly.
- The shopping spree will take place Nov. 29-Dec. 5, 2010 at a Sears in MA, CT, RI, or New York City.
- Ill be recording the event with a flip camera, so if youre camera shy do not enter.
- You must be 18 or older to be eligible to win.
- The reader will get to keep everything s/he buys with the $600 Sears gift card, of course!
- If you already receive my emails, you are automatically entered to win. Sears donated the gift card and flip camera for this contest.
Got a question? Leave a comment and Ill get back to you asap.
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Don’t forget to enter the latest BargainBabe.com contest to win a $600 shopping spree at Sears! Just think, all your holiday shopping done without spending a dime (of you own)!
To be eligible to win, join the BargainBabe.com daily or weekly email list. Enter by Nov. 21, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. EST to be eligible.
If you already receive my emails, you are automatically entered to win. Sears donated the gift card and flip camera for this contest.
Rules to be aware of:
- Im going to come along to share shopping tips and record the event with a flip camera, which means the shopping spree must take place in MA, CT, RI, or New York City. I can only drive so far!
- The winner must shop for a family of four, including a mom, dad, son, and daughter. I’m checking to see if we can define “family” a bit more broadly.
- The shopping spree will take place Nov. 29-Dec. 5, 2010 at a Sears in MA, CT, RI, or New York City.
- Ill be recording the event with a flip camera, so if youre camera shy do not enter.
- You must be 18 or older to be eligible to win.
- The reader will get to keep everything s/he buys with the $600 Sears gift card, of course!
Got a question? Leave a comment and I’ll do my best to answer it.
