Stroller Giveaway

I love looking at strollers. Buying a new stroller is another story though since strollers are so darn expensive! We have a Maclaren Quest Sport that we love. It was definitely a good purchase. It has a higher weight capacity for B. the giant 2-year old, and it has plenty of storage space under the seat. We can easily hang bags off the handles as well when we need to.

If you are in need of a new stroller, you might be interested in checking out Strollerqueen's new blog. She is giving away a Micralite Toro in green. The winner is going to be announced on St. Patrick's Day. You have to complete a quick survey to be entered in the contest. I did it, and I promise it really was quick and easy.

http://strollerqueenreviews.blogspot.com/2009/02/micralite-toro-give-away-for-sp-20s-1st.html#comments

Does anyone else have a fascination with strollers?

-Denise

Pampers Points Free Points - Gifts to Grow

Here are some of the current free codes for Pampers Gifts to Grow program. Some of these I have posted before, and some are brand new. The last one is the newest one I have come across on the web. There is currently a Fridge Phonics toy that is going for approx. 175 points that looks similar to the Leap Frog Fridge Phonics toy we have. B. loves playing with it. Check it out.

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-Denise

Free Lego & Lego Jr. Magazine Subscriptions

Lego has had a free Lego magazine out for quite a while now. It is really a giant advertisement for the products, but it does have project ideas, neat pictures, and more. The link for a free Lego Magazine subscription is below.

http://club1.lego.com/en-US/legomagazine/default.aspx

The new magazine coming soon from Lego is Lego Jr. The link is below. It is geared for kids that are 6 years old and younger. I am interested in checking this one out. While B. is really only interested in building giant towers right now, he is gaining interest in building blocks every day. Again, free is a great deal!

http://club.lego.com/en-us/news/NewsDetails.aspx?id=94759

-Denise

Free Parents Magazine Subscription

Visit the link below for a free two-year subscription to Parents magazine. This has been posted at many of my favorite blogs and was emailed to me by a friend, so I think it is legitimate. Take a chance, if you are interested. Free is a great deal!

http://www.valuemags.com/freeoffer/Parents-BBS.asp

-Denise

Free Movie Rentals at Redbox

If you haven't checked out Redbox rentals yet, I suggest you do it! Redbox machines are located at many grocery stores, Walmarts, and even McDonald's locations. The cost is merely $1 for a 24 hr. rental period. This is so much cheaper than rentals from Blockbuster or OnDemand service from your cable subscriber. We have paid for a few rentals, and have also gotten many free from this website.

http://www.insideredbox.com/redbox-codes/

They recently instituted a new policy where you now need to join as a member, but the membership is free. Once on the site, you can access tons of codes for free rentals. Yes, $1 is cheap, but free is even better!

Give Redbox a try. It is a great, frugal way to have family movie night.

Does anyone else have good deals on family entertainment/fun?

-Denise

Cheap and Free Entertainment

My husband and I love to watch movies. We will go to the theater when we can to catch a matinee, but we find it hard and expensive to go often. We have quite a large DVD library at home, but we are running out of space and videos ($) add up to over time as well. We are trying some new ways to watch movies. Maybe you are already using these services, or maybe one might help you save some money too.

1) Netflix-I purchased a 3 month subscription to Netflix for my husband for his birthday. He has gotten a lot of discs already. He is primarily watching old TV shows on DVD, and I am happy we are not buying the seasons to keep. The turn over time through the mail is very short, and we have been happy with this service. It saves us gas from having to drive to a video store, and the selection is great.

2) Redbox-We started getting DVDs from the Redbox machines at the grocery stores as well. The selection can be limited, but there are usually several movies in stock that we have not seen before. The rental is only $1.00 for a 24-hour period. It must be back though within the 24-hours to keep from having your credit card charged additional fees. We only rent from here if we know we are going to watch the video the same night. There are lots of sites online that have codes for free promotional codes listed as well, so we have gotten several DVDs for free. Even better!

3) On Demand-We have Comcast's On Demand service, so we can often find movies, TV shows, and concerts available for free through this service. Yes, we are technically paying for the service through our monthly cable bill, but we are still saving money by not paying a rental fee or gas to get to a store. There are newer movies available for a fee as well, and we have gotten them occasionally as well. The cost is about the same as going to a video rental store, but again there is no gas or time involved to get the video.

4) The Public Library-I have been checking out a lot of items recently at the library including books for me and B., audio books for my ride to and from work, CDs for all of us, and even a few videos. These are all free as long as they are all returned on time. The fines can be killer, if you don't stay on top of the due dates.

Cheap or free is one of the best ways to watch a movie.

-Denise