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Extreme Sweepstakes
by Maegan on Aug.14, 2011, under Couponing, Maegan's Deals
I remember the first time I saw TLC’s show Extreme Couponing and what my reaction was. It was hard not to be blown away by the sight of someone getting over $1200 worth of groceries for around $60! my first thought was, of course, “I am going to be the next big extreme couponer!” Well I am certainly not the only one who was blown away by the airing of the show. Within 48 hours of seeing my first episode, my chiropractor, dental hygienist and a neighbour had all asked me the same question, “Have you seen that new show Extreme Couponing?”
The buzz about the show was unbelievable! Within a very short time couponing seems to have become a mass phenomenon. I have heard stories from store clerks (who think that extreme couponers are going overboard) about people ripping the entire tear-pads off and leaving none left on the shelf for anyone else! There was even a news story the other day about a woman who was caught paying for one newspaper and then stealing the whole stack of papers from the machine just so she could get the coveted Red Plum and Smart Source coupon inserts.
As big as couponing has become it seems there is another way to make a fast buck on the rise. TLC’s next project is a new show, called ‘High Stakes Sweepers’, which focuses on another quick money subculture: People obsessed with entering sweepstakes. We will get the chance to follow passionate sweepstakes players as they spend their days and nights filling out contest entries in the hopes of striking it big. We will get the inside story on their strategies and surprising successes as these everyday people spend up to 60 hours per week searching for sweepstakes forms, buying products and testing their luck in thousands of sweepstakes in the hopes of winning anything from a tube of toothpaste to a trip to Italy.
So the big question is: are ‘extreme sweepstakes’ really worth the time and effort? Well if you ask one of the ‘stars’ of the new show, a woman who has won prizes worth more than $1.2 million, I’m sure she would shout a resounding, “YES!” but I will have to reserve my judgment for now. I guess I will have to shift some of my attention from ‘extreme couponing’ to ‘extreme sweepstakes’ and see what happens. Happy sweepstakes !
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Facebook: A Goldmine for Coupons and Freebies
by Maegan on Jul.27, 2011, under Couponing, Maegan's Deals
Anyone who knows me, knows that lately I am all about couponing. I have learned so much over the last couple of months about how to get all those great deals and tons of free stuff.
One thing I have noticed is that the single greatest place to find amazing promotions such as free giveaways, contests, sweepstakes and great coupons, is Facebook. All these years I have been hopelessly addicted to Facebook, and yet I never would have guessed that I could use it to get free things.
Many products have their own Facebook page and it seems that they all, at one time or another, have some kind of promotion going on. I frequently find contests, free product giveaways, and really good coupons. Usually, all you have to do is ‘like’ their Facebook page to be entered into the contest or sweepstakes, or to receive the item and coupons.
I spent some time finding all the product pages that I could and ‘liking’ them. Now when a page is about to have a promotion, contest or giveaway, they post on my wall informing me in advance. How easy is that? Shreddies, for example, just had one a few weeks ago: I liked their page and they mailed me a coupon for a free box of Shreddies! I got my Shreddies yesterday at Save On Foods and didn’t have to pay a dime!
Febreeze also had a giveaway recently. For liking their page you got a Febreeze Set and a Refresh air freshener. Other free giveaways I have seen lately are for Maynards Blush Berries, Skinny Cow Ice Cream, Triscuits and Vector cereal.
Below are some current facebook promotions. Don’t forget to register on this site so you can leave comments on my blog posts and receive exclusive access to special promotions and deals only offered to registered users of SamuelAClarke.com! Also bookmark us and add us to your RSS feeds so you can stay up to date with my blog where you will get new and up to date info on the latest and greatest coupons and free sample promos.
Dial coupon
Dial Coupons
Kit Kat Contest for $25,000
Kit Kat Big Break Contest
Safeway Deal of the Week Coupon
Safeway Weekly Deal
Giorgio Armani Fragrance Sample
Armani
Flavur Contest to win iMac, Mountain Bike…
Flavur Contest
Motts Fruitsations Coupon
Motts Coupon
Pier 1 Imports Daily Deal (today’s deal is 50% off any LED candles)
Pier 1 Imports Daily Deal
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FREE Purex laundry soap
by Maegan on Jul.16, 2011, under Couponing, Maegan's Deals
These days I am always on the hunt for a great coupon offer or free product sample. Well I found both of these with this fantastic Purex promo! Purex has come out with a new product, Purex with Zout. It is a laundry detergent combined with the triple-enzyme stain-fighting power of Zout® pretreater. If you sign up on their website,(see link below) Purex will mail you a free sample pack of their laundry detergent AND a $3 off coupon!
Now I am all for getting free samples, but this free sample especially appealed to me since I just got a new washing machine a week ago, one that requires HE detergent! I needed to find a new product to replace my usual brand of non-HE laundry detergent, so I was happy to receive this free sample pack of laundry detergent from Purex. However, the coupon that came with the free sample pack was the really great part of this free offer. Why? Well, because there where two really amazing opportunities to use the $3 off Purex laundry detergent coupon.
The first opportunity I found was at London Drugs. They normally sell the 1.47 L bottle of Purex laundry detergent for $7.49 a bottle. However, London Drugs had a sale on where you could purchase TWO bottles of Purex laundry detergent for only $7.00. So thats just $3.50 a bottle, then minus the $3.00 off product coupon, that worked out to only $0.50 a bottle!!! That was a great opportunity, but… It gets even better!
The second opportunity I found to use the $3.00 off product coupon was at Zellers. Zellers has the same size 1.47 L bottles of Purex laundry detergent on sale for just $3.00 a bottle!!! So with the $3.00 off product coupon applied to the price, each bottle of Purex laundry detergent you purchase is FREE!! (you will however have to pay the sales tax unfortunately) This is extreme couponing at its best!
NOTE: Also be sure to register on this site so you can leave comments on my blog posts and receive exclusive access to special promotions and deals only offered to registered users of SamuelAClarke.com! Also bookmark us and add us to your RSS feeds so you can stay up to date with my blog where you will get new and up to date info on the latest and greatest coupons and free sample promos.
Here is the link to get your free product sample pack and coupon. It may take about two or three weeks to arrive in the mail.
Click here to get your Purex laundry detergent FREE Sample
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Great website for free stuff
by Maegan on Jul.09, 2011, under Couponing, Maegan's Deals
In my search for free samples and coupons I came across this really great website called Free-cycle. Â If you have stuff you want to get rid of for free you can post it on this site, and who ever wants it for free will take it off your hands. Conversely you can browse all the things people are offering, for free of course, and you just might find something you need. Â I thought this was a great idea. Â The idea is that we are keeping all this stuff out of a landfill by reusing it and I am all for that! Â Check it out here:
Freecycle.org
Let me know what you got for free or gave away for free by entering your comments below. 😉
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Coupon sites and a free sample
by Maegan on Jun.24, 2011, under Couponing, Maegan's Deals
I have discovered there are three coupon sites that are a must have in any Canadian couponer’s arsenal of coupon resources. It is quick and easy to register for these websites using your email address and you get to choose which coupons you would like to receive. They then mail your coupons off to you. It’s fast too, they only take a couple weeks to arrive in your mail box – sometimes even less. The sites feature coupons for health and beauty items, cleaning products, pet food, grocery items and much more. The coupons change quite often so I check regularly to see what the new deals are.
WebSaver.ca
Save.ca
Brandsaver.ca
Also in passing I came across a freebie from the company that makes Goodnights Underwear. Â If you sign up at the following website they will send you a free sample containing two Goodnights underpants and a coupon for $1.50 off your next purchase. Since these Goodnights usually cost roughly a dollar each, that’s not a bad sample!
Goodnites
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Maegan’s Extreme Couponing…
by Maegan on Jun.21, 2011, under Couponing, Maegan's Deals
Okay everyone is talking about the new show on TLC called ‘Extreme Couponing’, even my chiropractor asked me if I had seen it!  So of course I had to jump on the extreme couponing band wagon.  So for a couple of months now I have been doing my research, and a lot of foot work, and finally on  Saturday I headed down to Shoppers Drug Mart for my first extreme couponing experience.  It was actually more of a ‘mini extreme couponing’ experience; much less ‘extreme’ really,… but it was a start.  There I was at the checkout, armed with my coupon organizer, and I was able get 3 boxes of Triscuits ($3.50 value each), a Glade sense and spray dispenser ($11.00 value) and a box of Oatmeal to Go granola bars ($3.50 value) for FREE!  It was only about $25 worth of stuff but I have to admit I found it absolutely exhilarating! Woot woot!
Today I took the coupons I had gathered and was able to get free boxes of Vector cereal ($5.00 value) and the new Chocolate Cheerios cereal($6.00 value). Â The three boxes of Vector I ‘bought’ each have a coupon inside for a free box of Eggos (up to $3.00 value). Â Sam finally convinced me to start blogging about the great deals I’m getting and where everyone else can get them too so here goes…
Here is the latest great deal I have discovered, its Kellogg’s new promo called  ‘wake up to a free breakfast’.  Check it out :
kelloggs-wake up to a free breakfast
And who hasn’t heard of the famous Atkins diet right? Well head on over to their website to sign up for the $300 Get Fit Kit draw and they will send you 2 coupons for a FREE ATKINS BAR ($2.50 value per bar).
FREE ATKINS BAR
Lastly here is a great little freebie for you ladies out there.  Sign up to receive your FREE Veet sample kit which includes: (1) large Veet® EasyGripTM body wax strip; one (1) small facial Veet® wax strip; and one (1) perfect finish wipe.  Offer is available until Aug 31/2011.
FREE Veet sample kit
Check “Maegan’s Deals” often for updates on new coupons and deals and happy extreme couponing!
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