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LEGOLAND Discount Alert!

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I know many of our Stuff Parents Need readers are fans of discounts and saving money, am I right?! (You can definitely count me within those ranks. :)) A couple weeks ago I posted about how much my girls and I love LEGOLAND® California. If any of you have been considering making the trip, have I got some exciting news for you!

Right now there is an exclusive offer on RetailMeNot (if you haven’t heard of them yet, you need to – but that’s a whole post in itself!) for LEGOLAND. You can save $25 and get the 2nd day FREE when you buy a LEGOLAND® California/LEGOLAND Water Park Hopper ticket! Head on over to RetailMeNot and snag this discount while you can. It’s only available for a limited time!

LEGOLAND Water Park

Black Friday Tips and Tricks for Both In-Store and Online Shoppers!

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Ok, so how do you roll on Black Friday? Are you up hours before the sun in order to get those awesome deals? Or do you kick back at home and do your shopping online? 56% of consumers believe that Black Friday is the day to get the most savings out of all the major winter holiday sale days (source), so the odds are good that you are going to be buying something that day, and for a good price! And whether you are in the stores or just in cyberspace, I’ve got some information that is going to save you even MORE money this November 29th! Here’s how to get instant access to over 500,000 coupons at over 60,000 stores! 

For the Brick and Mortar Shoppers

You simply MUST download the . It is free (see? saving money already!) and it will send automatic alerts to your phone when deals are at nearby malls. It gives you the ability to save coupons and to receive notifications about when they are about to expire. I think this feature is fantastic all year long, as I have thrown away countless great coupons simply because I forgot to use them before they were expired. Additionally, since in-store shoppers need to have a very smart strategy to maximize their time on Black Friday, you may want to save some of those sales that last more than one day for later that weekend and focus your energies on the one day only blowouts.

To use the coupons that you have on your phones in the stores, you just show your phone at checkout and the person ringing you up can either scan the barcode or enter the code provided into their register and BOOM! Savings for you! Nothing to print and remember to fish out of your purse!

For the Online Shoppers

If the “in your jammies” shopping is more your style, I’m right there with you! But you don’t have to wait for Cyber Monday to scoop up some FANTASTIC deals. And you also don’t have to scour the papers and plot your strategy for an hour before shopping. Just do what I do, and head to  to scoop up your coupons. Want a sneak peek of those amazing deals? Check out their constantly updated page! I’m dying over here at some of the bargains!

And since great deals are happening every single day online, and not just on Black Friday, can I suggestion that you sign up for RetailMeNot and their newsletters, which show you the very best deals across the site each week? RetailMeNot is making it SO easy to save as much money as possible, and for that, I truly love them! 🙂

 Not Sure What to Buy?

If you know you want to get a great deal this year, but don’t know what you want to buy, RetailMeNot can help you out! They offer (tied to great coupons, of course!), and if you are in a bit of a hurry and need to quickly find the best ideas and prices, check out which offers gift suggestions , savings tips and the best sales of the week, all in one spot.

Save More, Earn More!

If you become a member of RetailMeNot and make 2 purchases of $10 or more each by using their coupons, you will get a $5 eGift card to use. If you make 3 purchases, you ! Is the awesomeness of RetailMeNot sinking in? They work hard to save you as much money as possible, make access to these savings totally free, and then, on top of it all, they are giving you extra money back?!

 Snow Me The Money!

Snow Me The Money
In addition to all the savings you can expect from RetailMeNot on Black Friday (and every day!), you also need to check out the Snow Me The Money Sweepstakes! Use the RetailMeNotMobile app, which you have already downloaded because you are super savvy, and simply shake the snow globe for a chance to win a $25 eGift card, or the grand prize of $10,000!

There are SO many ways to save with RetailMeNot this holiday season. I’ve saved a ton of money over the years thanks to this website, and I’m getting geared up to save even more this year. Thank you, RetailMeNot!

 This post is brought to you by RetailMeNot. As always, all thoughts and opinions are my own.

 

 

Win Your Entire Shopping Cart Online with RetailMeNot!

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Holiday Shopping

Yesterday, August 20th, I began my holiday shopping preparation in earnest. For real! I spent much of the afternoon going through all the gifts that I have been setting aside ever since last Christmas, and figuring out who is getting what, and more importantly, who still needs gifts.

And you guys, despite having two overflowing tubs of fun presents, my shopping list for remaining gifts is still very, very, VERY long! After all, I have 29 people that I need to purchase gifts for, so all that stockpiling I’ve been doing throughout the year has only put a dent in my shopping list.

Why Prepare for the Holidays in August?

But still, does this seem like a strange time of year to start getting serious about holiday shopping? For me it isn’t, for a few key reasons. First and foremost, October-December is my very favorite time of the year, and I don’t like to be super stressed about finding presents during that time. Sure, I’ll still have some shopping left then, but if I didn’t have anything ready by October, I’d really be sweating since I have so many people to buy for!

But there’s another reason I wanted to know what I have left to buy right now:

RetailMeNot Shopping Cart Sweepstakes

From now until August 31st any purchase by a registered member of RetailMeNot has a 1 in 10 shot to get paid back in full!

How it works:

1.       Become a RetailMeNot 

2.       Use a coupon from RetailMeNot to make an online purchase

3.       If you win, we’ll email you a VISA Virtual Rewards Card

If you aren’t a member of RetailMeNot yet, here are some other benefits of (free!) membership:

  • Receive first-look alerts for “super coupons,” limited quantity, deeply discounted special offers from top retailers, including restaurants
  • Access to weekly newsletters that promote RetailMeNot’s top online and in-store digital coupons
  • Ability to receive recognition for helping other users of RetailMeNot save by submitting digital coupons
  • Ability to track your savings when using RetailMeNot digital coupons

For more information, terms and conditions go to:

Since I know what I have left to purchase before the holidays, and since I know I want to “wrap up” (hee hee) all my shopping as early as possible, why not use RetailMeNot right now to save big on my purchases? And there’s a decent chance that they may foot the entire bill! 🙂

It’s that easy – shop to win!

Disclosure: This post is sponsored by RetailMeNot but all opinions are my own.