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Friday, January 4th, 2013
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Happy Friday everyone! Today we’re sending out congratulations to Super Coupon Girl reader Jules on winning our Contessa World Cuisine coupon giveaway. Enjoy your slew of free dinners, Jules!
My free Contessa coupon stash came in really handy over the holidays – we were invited to a New Year’s Eve party at a friend’s house, so as my contribution I picked up 6 bags of these meals so that we could cook them up at his house as a nice dinner/late night snack/carbs to absorb beer. 😉 We cooked the Orange Chicken and Mongolian Beef on our friend’s wood-burning stove over the course of the evening, and it was a big hit. I hope everyone else had a nice New Year; here’s to a great 2013!
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Thursday, December 20th, 2012
The holiday season is a time for giving, so it seems only appropriate to host an end-of-the-year giveaway to say thank you to my wonderful readers! One reader of Super Coupon Girl will win an envelope containing 15 coupons good for a free bag of Contessa World Cuisine frozen meals, plus 25 additional coupons for $2 off! Now how’s that for an awesome coupon haul?! You can enter via the Rafflecopter form at the bottom of this post! Read on for more information.
Since Jai and I started our diet program, I’ve been doing a lot less shopping because all of our food is being provided to us free of charge for participating in the program. I figured I would still do a fair amount of shopping for other items, but I realized that there just isn’t much that we actually need at the moment! I’m stocked up on most cleaning and personal care items, so all that really leaves is the purchase of supplementary items like milk or fruit. And I did a big stock-up at Walmart in September because I had won a $100 gift card, so all told, I just haven’t needed to buy much of anything! Even my Christmas shopping is covered, because my gift list receive either items I’ve won in contests or things I’ve reviewed for Contest Corner.
When I do go shopping, I always receive a warm welcome from the cashiers at our Safeway. One of them asked me where I’ve been, and when I explained that we were getting free food at the moment, she immediately got it. This was the same cashier who rang up my epic Windex haul, so she knows I definitely won’t be running out of cleaning products any time soon. 😉 But that doesn’t mean I have completely stopped shopping:
I stopped by Safeway last night to pick up a few things before Christmas. Contessa had offered to send me an envelope full of coupons for free products and $ off, as well as provide a giveaway for the same, so naturally I had to take them up on this offer. What could be a better prize for my readers than a ton of coupons to save money in the New Year? I used one of the coupons they sent me to pick up a bag of Orange Chicken for free. I also picked up a quart of half and half, a bag of ripe bananas marked down to .54 cents per pound, and two dozen eggs, on which I used this printable coupon to save .55 cents. All told, I spent $6.51.
Contessa frozen convenience meals feed two people, and this variety came with vegetables, a bag of chicken, sauce, and rice. We reviewed two other varieties of these meals earlier in the month on Contest Corner, and they were really tasty. This time, I thought I’d try out the Orange Chicken, and the first thing I noticed was that this variety was a tad easier to cook than the Mongolian Beef as all the ingredients were already separated in their own bags. That being said, none of the ones I’ve tried were hard to prepare!
To cook, all you do is heat up a pan with vegetable oil, add the chicken, and cook for 5 minutes. Then you add the vegetables and sauce, and you’re done about 5 minutes later. The rice is packaged in a bag that you stick straight in the microwave to heat up and cook, which takes 2-3 minutes. Open the bag, serve up the rice, then add the meat and veg. That’s it!
Jai and I treated ourselves to the dinner and oh man, it was good! The tender battered chicken is so yummy and does a good job at recreating the restaurant experience. The vegetables are pretty typical for frozen, with a nice sauce and rice. We thoroughly enjoyed it and love the ease and speed of preparation – not bad for an all-in-one meal! Of the flavors, I would have to say Mongolian Beef is still my favorite simply because it was loaded with garlic, but this came in a close second! All three varieties of Contessa frozen meals which we’ve sampled over the last month have been great.
Giveaway!
Now, time for the giveaway! One reader will win an envelope containing 15 free product coupons for Contessa frozen skillet meals, plus 25 additional coupons good for $2 off. The free coupons are good up to an $8.99 value, making the total possible savings with these coupons $184.85! Coupons are valid through 5/31/13, do not double or combine.
We’re using Rafflecopter on Super Coupon Girl for the first time! If you’re unfamiliar with Rafflecopter, it makes it easy to enter giveaways. Just log in to the widget below with your email or Facebook account, then click the “Easy entry” button to enter the giveaway with one click! That’s it! After your initial entry, you’ll see a host of other option appear if you’d like the chance to increase your odds of winning. See below the widget for full rules. Have fun and good luck!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Rules, regulations, and other important stuff: Giveaway is open to residents of the United States, 18+, and ends on January 4th, 2012 at 12:00 AM PST. We are sorry, but APO/FPO addresses are not eligible to win. Winner will be chosen through Rafflecopter the same day and notified via email. Winner has 48 hours to respond to our notification email, or a new winner will be chosen in their place. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. We hereby release Facebook of any liability. By entering this giveaway, you are releasing Facebook and understand that you are providing information to Contest Corner and the giveaway sponsor, not Facebook. Super Coupon Girl is not responsible for late entries or entries lost due to technical malfunctions. Please see our disclosure for further details on our site’s policies. A sample was received to facilitate this review.
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Friday, December 9th, 2011
We have a slew of winners to announce today in our Kellogg’s FiberPlus free coupon giveaway! And they are:
Winner #1 is comment number 2, Ashley H., who said: “I’d love to try the fiber plus bars.”
Winner #2 is comment number 134, Carol W, who said: “Thanks for the giveaway”
Winner #3 is comment number 140, Ann H., who said: “Sounds like a tasty way to add fiber to my diet.”
Winner #4 is comment number 21, trish newton, who said: “i love the fiber bars!”
Winner #5 is comment number 22, Melanie T, who said: “I would love to win this. These are the only fiber bars I’ve found that taste great!”
Winner #6 is comment number 102, kindra baron, who said: “They all look so good! Thanks for the giveaway! kindra”
Winner #7 is comment number 7, Amada, who said: “Would love to get more fiber into my diet!”
Winner #8 is comment number 42, charline, who said: “great giveaway!”
Winner #9 is comment number 41, Liza, who said: “Would love to try a new cereal, getting bored with my usual. Thanks for the chance to win! –Liza”
Winner #10 is comment number 8, debbie, who said: “The dark chocolate almond fiber bars are so good.”
Winner #11 is comment number 3, Janice, who said: “Fiber Plus is delicious!”
Winner #12 is comment number 9, EMMA L HORTON, who said: “MY SON LOVES THIS CEREAL”
Winner #13 is comment number 27, Marsha Cooper, who said: “I know that if I would happen to win we would sure appreciate getting to give them a try. Free food is always a plus too in this hosue!”
Congratulations to all the winners!
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Thursday, December 1st, 2011
Happy December! To kick off this month in the spirit of giving, I have an awesome giveaway for you! THIRTEEN Super Coupon Girl readers will each win a free coupon for a Kellogg’s FiberPlus product, so read on for your chance to enter!
I recently received a box of complimentary samples of Kellogg’s FiberPlus products so that I could try them out and let you know what I thought when I posted this giveaway. I’ve always liked cereal and granola bars, and I’ve eaten more of them in recent years because they are a grocery item that typically seems to have a lot of coupons and sales on offer. Snack bars are really nice to have on hand for sack lunches, meals-on-the-go, or just a snack, so I love getting deals on them; and cereal is always great to have around. Honestly, sometimes if I have an incredibly busy day, I will pour a bowl of cereal for dinner and call it good! 😉 The package I received from Kellogg’s included two boxes of their new FiberPlus cereal and four boxes of FiberPlus bars. I thought these products were tasty and made for a quick and easy breakfast or snack. We tried the Berry Yogurt Crunch Cereal, the Caramel Pecan Crunch Cereal, and all four varieties of the bars: Chocolate Chip, Caramel Coconut Fudge, Dark Chocolate Almond, and Chocolatey Peanut Butter. These all have a great flavor – these may be high in fiber, but they don’t give you that feeling of gnawing on cardboard. 😉 I think these are great for boosting the fiber in your diet and make an enjoyable, simple breakfast or snack.
Giveaway Time!
THIRTEEN Super Coupon Girl readers will each win one free coupon redeemable for either a 5-ct box of Kellogg’s FiberPlus® bars OR one package of Kellogg’s FiberPlus® cereal (11.5oz or larger)! Coupons expire December 31st, 2011. Here’s how to enter:
1. Just leave a comment on this post. That’s it! You can say whatever you like!
Want extra entries? Do any of the following, and leave a separate comment for each one:
2. Link to this post on your blog, then come back here and leave me the link!
3. Write about this giveaway on Twitter using hashtag #fiberpluscoupon, then come back and leave me the link to your tweet! One Twitter entry per person. You can use the button at the bottom of this post to tweet with one click!
4. Post my button on your website – just copy and paste the following code, and let me know where you put it:
Rules, regulations, and other important stuff: Giveaway starts on December 1st at 6:40 PM PST and ends on December 8th at 11:59 PM, PST. Winner will be chosen the following day via Random.org. Giveaway is open to to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and District of Columbia who are 18 years of age or older at time of entry. Full rules are available here: http://resources.ketchum.com/helpdesk/docs/FiberPlusCouponGiveawayRules.pdf
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Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
It’s time to announce the ten lucky winners of the All You Smart Shopping Magazine giveaway! And they are:
Winner #1 is comment number 94, Amy W., who said: “I have bought All You.”
Winner #2 is comment number 99, Andrea B, who said: “Yes, I bought one for the first time a month or 2 ago.”
Winner #3 is comment number 32, Samantha Wagner, who said: “I have purchased one magazine, only recently, but I think I’m already hooked!”
Winner #4 is comment number 25, natalia, who said: “Yes…when I can a buy it.”
Winner #5 is comment number 121, Jessica Peeling, who said: “Tweeted the giveaway! http://twitter.com/#!/imaroughgem/status/121312794099453952 (imaroughgem)”
Winner #6 is comment number 111, tess, who said: “i usually buy it once a month”
Winner #7 is comment number 59, angela, who said: “I buy All You every month!”
Winner #8 is comment number 78, hannah, who said: “yes I have, I love their informative and unique articles, and great coupons!”
Winner #9 is comment number 142, Donna K, who said: “I tweeted: http://twitter.com/#!/donnak4/status/121465149134618624” Donna also won one of my giveaways over on Contest Corner this morning – she’s on a roll today! 🙂
Winner #10 is comment number 133, Rachel, who said: “I currently subscribe to All You.”
Congratulations to the winners!
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Tuesday, September 20th, 2011
If you’ve been reading this site for long, you’re probably aware of All You magazine. I recommend it under my list of coupon resources, since every issue is filled with coupons. Thanks to the recent Eversave deal, Jai and I both have a subscription to it now! So when All You contacted me and asked if I’d like to check out a copy of their first-ever special issue devoted to smart shopping, I was very interested to have a look. But here’s the best part: 10 lucky Super Coupon Girl readers will each win a copy of All You’s Smart Shopping special issue, so read on for your chance to win!
The All You Smart Shopping special issue is a standalone magazine, meant to serve as a consumer guide to saving money. This special edition features articles with tips for saving money on household items, from food to appliances. Unlike the monthly installments of All You magazine, this special edition does not come with tons of coupons – there are only 2 coupons in this issue, both for other magazines. There are also some online coupon codes listed, but that’s it; I just wanted to be clear on this, so that none of my readers buy this solely for coupons and then become disappointed! The goal of this edition is that purchasing it will save you money because of the information contained, rather than providing a lot of coupons. So how does it stack up?
I enjoyed flipping through this magazine – I always like reading articles on ways to save money. No matter how much frugal know-how you have, you can still pick up a trick or two by continuing to read and observe. Most of this magazine contains fairly standard advice, at least for someone like me, who has been living frugally in one way or another my whole life. Some of the articles didn’t strike me as being very cost-effective at all; for example, there’s a section titled “Head-to-Toe Fall Outfits for $200 or Less”. I’m the biggest fashionista I know, but I have never spent that much money on a single outfit in my life – I’m the kind of person who buys cocktail dresses for .50 cents!
Another article of note was “Are you paying too much for convenience?”. In this, they break down the prices of pre-packaged foods versus the time spent preparing your own to see which is really most cost effective. I really like the premise of breaking down the numbers like this; the trouble is that prices vary so much from region to region, and pairing coupons with a sale can dramatically change which method is cheapest. But it’s good food for thought, and I think this kind of comparison can inspire readers to do some number crunching on their own!
All in all, I think this magazine would be the most useful to the frugal novice. I did, however, pick up a few ideas: For example, they provided a useful suggestion for making your own moldable ice packs, and I learned that there is a product you can buy called an “Oil mister”, which enables you to fill it with standard vegetable oil to create your own PAM-style cooking spray. Who knew!
My favorite section by far was the recipes – this magazine includes a recipe for a simple Three-Bean Chili that I really want to try!
Want a sneak peek inside this special issue? One of the magazine’s articles, “Tips for Buying Appliances”, is available to read online – click here to check it out.
Giveaway Time!
TEN Super Coupon Girl readers will each win a copy of the All You Smart Shopping special issue, valued at $4.97! Here’s how to enter:
1. Leave a comment on this post and tell me: Have you ever bought an issue of All You magazine?
Want extra entries? Do any of the following, and leave a separate comment for each one:
2. Link to this post on your blog, then come back here and leave me the link!
3. Write about this on Twitter, then come back and leave me the link to your tweet! One Twitter entry per person. You can use the button at the bottom of this post to tweet with one click!
4. Post my button on your website – just copy and paste the following code, and let me know where you put it:
Rules, regulations, and other important stuff: Giveaway ends on October 4th at 11:59 PM, PST. Winner will be chosen the following day via Random.org. Giveaway is open to US residents. All You provided me with a complimentary issue for the purposes of this review.
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Friday, August 26th, 2011
Earlier in the week, Finlandia sent me a free coupon good on any of their cheeses for the purposes of a review. I checked the store locator on their website, which told me I could find it at Fred Meyer. So I handed Jai the coupon and asked if he could pick it up for me while he was out running errands. He couldn’t find the cheese anywhere in the store, so he asked an employee, who told him that their store had stopped carrying Finlandia months ago. There’s no other stores in our area that carry this brand, so since we won’t be able to use this coupon, I decided to pass it on to one of you who can. One Super Coupon Girl reader will win a coupon good for one free 1/2 lb of any Finlandia cheese, so read on!
Finlandia Recipes
Finlandia emailed me a hamburger recipe that I thought I’d share in case the winner of this giveaway wants to try it with their free cheese:
Finlandia Double Gloucester Burger with Russian Dressing
Created by Chef Ariane Duarte
Serves 6
2 lb ground chuck
1oz (package) onion soup mix
1 egg beaten
2t Worcestershire sauce
2t hot sauce
3/4c rolled oats
1/4t black pepper
12 slices Finlandia Double Gloucester
6 burger buns of your choice
2T melted butter
Mix first 5 ingredients all together. Form into 6 patties. Pressing your thumb print into each patty after they are formed. Heat grill to med-high and place patties on grill. Grill on one side for about 7 minutes and flip once for another 7 minutes or until the temperature you desire. Add 2 slices of cheese to each burger and allow to melt while brushing buns with butter. Then place the buns on the grill butter side down for about 30 seconds, just enough to warm. Smear some Russian dressing on bun, next add the burger and if you like lettuce, tomato and onion and pickles.
Russian Dressing
1/2c mayo
1/3c ketchup
1T red wine vinegar
1T grated onion
1Tchopped parsley
Mix all together. Refrigerate.
Giveaway Time!
One Super Coupon Girl reader will win this coupon good for one free 1/2 lb. (8 oz) of any Finlandia Cheese, maximum value: $4.99. This coupon has no expiration date. Here’s how to enter:
1. Leave a comment on this post! Anything goes, so just say hi, tell me your weekend plans, share your best recipe using cheese, whatever you’d like to say!
Want extra entries? Do any of the following, and leave a separate comment for each one:
2. Link to this post on your blog, then come back here and leave me the link!
3. Write about this on Twitter, then come back and leave me the link to your tweet! One Twitter entry per person. You can use the button at the bottom of this post to tweet with one click!
4. Post my button on your website – just copy and paste the following code, and let me know where you put it:
Rules, regulations, and other important stuff: Giveaway ends on September 8th at 11:59 PM, PST. Winner will be chosen the following day via Random.org. Giveaway is open to US residents and APO/FPO addresses. Finlandia provided me with one free coupon which I am giving to one winner.
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