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$30 Kroger Gift Card Winner

Monday, August 24th, 2009


And the lucky winner of the $30 Kroger Gift Card is….

Comment number 95, Dolphin Girl, who said: “I think I can save at least $70.”

Congratulations Dolphin Girl, enjoy your free groceries!

Free Groceries Giveaway: Win a $30 Kroger Gift Card!

Monday, August 17th, 2009

I frequently work with MyBlogSpark on fun giveaways for my other blog, Contest Corner. And when they contacted me about giving away a $30 Kroger gift card, I knew I had to share it with you guys!
There is a sale starting this week at the Kroger chain of stores called the “Mega Savings Event”. When you buy 10 participating products during this sale, you will save $5 off your total. My Blog Spark wanted to see how much I could save during the event, so they’ve sent me a $30 gift card – and they want to give another $30 gift card away to one of my readers!

Here are the details: The “Mega Savings Event” runs at most Kroger stores from August 16th-September 2nd, although the dates may vary by region; click here to view a list of participating stores. Our local Kroger store is Fred Meyer, and I was informed that the sale will be running at most Fred Meyer locations from August 19th-September 2nd.

Here is some more information about the sale, courtesy of MyBlogSpark:

“When you buy 10 participating brands (see list below) and use your Shopper Card at check out you instantly save $5. And there is no limit on the number of rewards per transaction! Look for the double yellow tags in-store.

Participating brands include: AMP Energy, Aquafina, Betty Crocker Baking Mixes, Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks, Cascadian Farms Cereals and Bars, Cap’n Crunch, Cheerios, Cheetos, Chex Mix, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Cocoa Puffs, Dole Juices and Juice Drinks, Fiber One, Fritos, Gatorade, Golden Grahams, Green Giant, Hamburger Helper, Life , Lipton Tea, Nature Valley, Old El Paso, Pepsi family of 2 Liters, Pillsbury, Progresso, Propel, Quaker Instant Oatmeal, Quaker Chewy Bars, Starbucks, Sobe Life Water, Totino’s, Trix, Tropicana, Yoplait and MORE!”

ETA: Apparently, my area’s Fred Meyer is actually not participating in the sale, so I’d advise calling ahead to see if your local store is running the Mega Savings Event or not. So I’m heading over to Fred Meyer on Wednesday to check out the promo and see what kind of scenarios I can work out. In the meantime, you can check out this list of coupon matchups that Coupon Mommie posted. This is a just a general guide, as prices will vary by region & store, but it’s still very helpful info.

General Mills, PepsiCo and MyBlogSpark would like to give one Super Coupon Girl reader a $30 Kroger gift card! This gift card can be redeemed at the following stores:

Kroger, Kroger Marketplace, Barclay Jewelers, Baker’s City Market, Dillons, FoodsCo, Fred Meyer, Fred Meyer Jewelers, Fry’s Food and Drug, Fry’s Marketplace, Gerbes, Hilander, Jay-C, King Soopers, Littman Jewelers, Owen’s, Pay-less Supermarkets, QFC, Ralphs, Scott’s Food & Pharmacy, Smith’s Food and Drug, Smith’s Marketplace, Turkey Hill Minit Markets, Kwik Shop, Loaf ‘n Jug, Quik Stop and Tom Thumb nationwide.
This gift card may also be redeemed at Food 4 Less in So. CA, NV, IN and IL.

Here’s how to enter:

1. Just leave me a comment below and tell me how much you think you can save on your next shopping trip. Be sure to leave an email address so that I may contact you if you are the lucky winner!

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!
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 at August 23rd at 11:59 PM, PST. Winner will be chosen the following day via Random.org. Winner has 48 hours to respond to my notification email, or a new winner will be chosen in their place.
Giveaway is open to US residents.

Baby Oil Giveaway Winner

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

We have a winner in Baby Oil giveaway that ran while I was on vacation!

The winner was comment number 23, Brea’s Mommy, who said: “I would love to win this for my dad and his new baby”.
Congratulations! I have sent an email notifying you. Thanks again to Sun for her great post and giveaway!

Guest Post + Fun Giveaway: Mystery Shopping & eBay

Friday, May 1st, 2009

As you read this post, I will be boarding my fight and heading to England! But my blog won’t be taking a vacation, thanks to my wonderful guest posters. I’d like to introduce you to my first guest, Sun Lutz. She shares how she uses her frugal hobbies to generate income – and as a special treat, she is also hosting a giveaway for Super Coupon Girl readers!

About Sun:

I live in Madison, WI – a little oasis in the Midwest. Married 14 years with 3 kids. The two older kids have moved out of the house. Just the 13-year-old boy lives at home with us. My husband and I both work as independent consultants. We work when the right opportunity comes along and enjoy our time off.


Saving money is great, but my true passion is generating income. I especially like hobbies that generate money. I have been a mystery shopper on and off for the last 20 years. I currently shop for 5 mystery shop companies. Over the years, I have mystery- shopped grocery stores, car washes, bicycle stores and restaurants to name a few. I recently completed a mystery shop where I was able to get 3 rooms professionally shampooed for free. I was fully reimbursed $100 for the carpet cleaning and was paid an additional $10 shopper fee. Once the shop was completed, I filled out a short evaluation form on line. A common pay structure is full reimbursement for the purchased item and a small shopper fee. As you might guess, the pay greatly depends on the popularity of the shop, and availability of mystery shoppers in your area. I have been paid as much as $25 bonus to complete a simple submarine shop. That was on top of the full reimbursement for the meal + drink and a $8 shopper fee. If you’re interested in mystery shopping, I highly recommend checking out the MSPA website. This website will show you opportunities available within your areas. Each mystery shop companies have their own enrollment process. Be sure to sign up separately for each company, and follow their specific instructions. A legitimate mystery shop company will never charge you to become a mystery shopper. Do not pay a sign-up fee, however nominal!


My second way of generating additional income is by selling things on E-bay. I only sell things I get for free or items I no longer need. I often sell junk mail on E-bay. The old saying “ one man’s junk is another man’s treasure” could not be more true on E-bay. I once sold a hotel voucher for $50 that I got as junk mail. Hotel vouchers generally sell very well on E-bay. I am currently selling a $75 off a night’s stay, and the bid is already at 7.99. I also scour the Free section on Craig’s List for potential items to sell. My biggest score came 2 months ago. This lady had boxes of specialty baby oil she needed to get rid of. She was moving out of the state the next day, and could not take it with her. I have over 150 units of this oil. I am selling it on E-bay for 10.99 shipped. I sell at a rate of 10 units/month. I will make close to $1000 dollars with this deal. If you’re interested in selling things on E-Bay, I recommend that you set up a Pay Pal Account. Pay Pal is the payment of choice on E-Bay, and you will lose a lot of business if that payment option is not allowed. Before you place your ad on E-bay, do a search for similar items. Take a look at the auctions that are doing well. Write your ad in a similar fashion, and start your bid around the same price. If the starting bid is too high, you will scare off all the bargain hunters. I find that bids beget more bids. Bids that start out low and generate a buzz will often fetch a higher final price, than bids start high and fizzle out. However, I also find that opposite is true. If you start your bid too low, there is a perception that your item is of bad quality. So, here is my rule of thumb. If an item is a popular commodity, (e.g. an I Pod) start the bid low. The quality will never be in question, and you will attract a lot of attention. If an item is truly a popular commodity, your down side is low even if you start out with a ridiculously low starting price. If you’re selling a niche item (antiques), start your price moderately high. If someone wants that specialty item, price is usually of little concern. And besides, you likely will only have a few buyers, and your item may even sell at the starting bid price.

And Sun has kindly offered to give away one of her baby oil sets to one lucky reader! What a fun way to kick off my vacation posts!

This set includes cradle cap baby oil, a brush, and comb.

Here’s how to enter:

1. For your first entry, just leave a comment on this post! Be sure to leave an email address with your comment, so that I may notify you in the event that you are the lucky winner!

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!

This giveaway will end on May 18th at 11:59 PM PST. A winner will be chosen on May 19th via Random.org and notified by email. Please be sure to leave your email address, either in your post or in your blogger profile, so that I can get in touch if you win. Email address will be used only to notify winner. If the winner does not respond after 48 hours, a new winner will be chosen. Giveaway is open to US residents.

Coupon Giveaway On My Other Blog

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
I’m hosting a giveaway on Contest Corner for two free product coupons, good towards any Nature’s Source Natural Cleaners. I know that my last Windex giveaway was a big hit, so I thought that you guys might enjoy this one, too. Click here if you’d like to enter.

Giveaway Fun!

Saturday, March 7th, 2009

Several readers have told me how much they enjoy the giveaways that I’ve hosted. So I thought that I should let you know about a giveaway that’s happening on my other blog, Contest Corner. The giveaway is for the winner’s choice of wall decor from Magic Pumpkin Art – click here to visit the giveaway. This is the first of many giveaways that will be happening on Contest Corner, so if you’re interested in contests, you may get a kick out of the blog.

Wicked Coffee Mug Winner!

Monday, December 8th, 2008

And the winner of the hand-painted coffee mug is…

Lucky lotto number 95 was Becca:

Congratulations, Becca! I have sent an email notifying you.
Thanks to Our Name Is Mud for providing this fun mug!

Last Day To Enter!

Sunday, December 7th, 2008

Today is that last day to enter my giveaway for a cool coffee mug! Click here to enter!

Giveaway: Wicked Coffee Mug!

Monday, November 24th, 2008

Last month, I won an awesome giveaway over at Our Name Is Blog. There was a fun twist to this giveaway, because there were two prizes: one for me to keep, and one for me to give away on my own blog!
So what is the fabulous prize up for grabs? This hand painted Wicked coffee mug!

I also took some more detailed photos of the front and back, but the lighting is terrible in them.
This mug is just so cute! It’s sturdy, and a nice generous size – I don’t know about you, but I love a big mug of coffee in the morning. A tiny teacup just won’t do! If you feel the same, then this is the cup for you!
If you like this mug, be sure to check out Our Name Is Mud for more cute designs!

Here’s how to enter: Just leave a comment on this post, and you’ll be entered to win!

To earn an extra entry: If you’d like to gain a second entry into the contest, just put up a link to my blog and leave a separate comment letting me know that you did. You can either link to this contest, or any other post that you liked. If you already have me in your blogroll – thank you, and be sure to leave a second comment mentioning it to improve your odds!

Fine print, rules, etc: This giveaway is only open to US residents, because I unfortunately can’t afford to ship this package overseas. (APO/FPO addresses are OK, because the rates are the same as domestic.)

This contest will be open until 11:59 PM, December 7th. A winner will be chosen on December 8th via Random.org and notified. Please be sure to leave your email address, either in your post or in your blogger profile, so that I can get in touch if you win!! I’d hate to see anyone else forfeit their prize because I can’t get a hold of them! Email address will be used only to notify winner. If, for some bizarre reason, the winner does not respond after 4 days, a new winner will be chosen.

Coupon Giveaway – WINNER!

Sunday, October 26th, 2008

And the winner of this week’s giveaway is…

Lucky number 121 was:

Congratulations, Angela! I have sent an email notifying you.