KiriJoan

I ended up going to 2 stores today and they had different items that where 75% off. The first one only had the holiday 3-in-1 type soaps for 75% off. They also had a few select fragrances as well (just as Coconut Lime and Lemon Seagrass). They also had ALL of the scents of body cream, I guess now that they have the new body cream they where clearancing this out. The second store I went to had lots more at 75% off. They had almost all of the travel size items at 75% off, which I thought was odd but nice. They also had several of the antibacterial soaps that where 75% off as well. So, I would suggest stopping into your store to see what they have.

If you didn't already place your order, the 20% off codes and the 3 for 30 on sweaters codes both expire tonight at midnight EST.

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Maybe you should attach coupons or websites (like Gottadeal) to the giftcards. Try to point them in the right direction for deals. Then maybe they will be able to bargain shop for themselves and you'll have shown them a better way to spend their money.

Yes, restaurant.com always has lots of sales for $2-$4 for $25. My problem is that it usually has a minimum purchase of at least $35 and they automatically add on 18%-20% gratuity for the whole bill before the discount. Which normally wouldn't be an issue, but every time I've use it it's like the waiter/waitress knows they are getting that tip no matter what, so they don't care at all. It's just annoying.

Sounds cute to me. Another thing you might consider would be mini apple treats. If you take a melon baller (or anything like that) you can just little rounds out of the apples, put lollipop sticks in the little pieces and coat them as you would a normal candy/carmel apple. These are one-bite treats which are nice because sometimes those big apples are difficult to eat. You can buy mini-cupcake paper cups to hold them in and put 6 different ones in little bags or cans and give those away. The down fall is they go bad faster so you'd have to give them away quickly. Here's some more info on it: http://www.ehow.com/how_2159760_mini-caramel-apples.html

I just took 2 days off of work to back. I have tons of recipes, here's a couple of easy favorites: Fast/Simple Peanut Butter Fudge 1 cup butter 1 cup peanut butter 1 tsp vanillia 16 oz (2 cups) powdered sugar Put butter and peanut butter in a microwave safe bowl, microwave for 2 minutes. Stir well, microwave for another 2 minutes. Stir well again, add in vanilla and sugar. Put into an 8x8 dish that's been lined with clear wrap/aluminmum foil/parchment paper (anything). Refridgerate for about a half hour and cut into 1 inch peices. Butterscotch haystacks 1 bag butterscotch chips 1 can chow mein 1/2 cup - 3/4 cups peanuts Melt chips in the microwave and mix in the other stuff. Scoop tablespoon size drops onto wax paper (or whatever) and refridgerate until set.

DH and I bought the original trilogy a couple years ago on DVD. It was a 6 DVD set, it had the 3 movies in their original form and the remastered form. DH always hated the remastered form, saying that it brough in too much CGI. So we kept the original form DVD's and gave away the remastered ones. It's funny though because the originals are labeled as "Bonus Disk" and no where on the box does it mention the original form. If you never put in the "Bonus Disk", you would never know it was there (unless you bought it specifically for that reason). The DVD set we got (and the DVD's we've bought seperately for the other three) are all in wide screen. And from what I've heard, it's going to be a long time coming until there's a 6 DVD set. Lucas just doesn't care that much.

U-Haul will price match. When I moved the price was just about the same between U-Haul and Budget, but Budget let me keep the truck for 2 extra days and gave me 30 more miles. When I called up U-Haul and told them that, the guy was quick to reduce the price and give me the same benefits, plus U-Haul's truck was a little bigger. So I got a bigger truck, 3 days total, 30 extra miles, and $34 off what U-Haul originally quoted me. Moral of the story: Pick the company that has the best pick-up/drop-off locations. I really wanted U-Haul because it had a drop off point across the street from my new place, where as Budget was almost 20 minutes away. You can probably get any company to come down in price with the threat of going somewhere else with these moving trucks.

My friend did that whole "pay for a day, come back all year" annual pass (it's like $70) and I think I remember her saying she gets into Aquatica for free on that pass. I know she deffinately gets a sneak peak into it this week sometime. I might be worth calling and asking about.

Yeah, the 360 version you just plug in your guitar hero guitar like the other one. No biggie.

My little brother has gotten in a lot of trouble this year, but he finally seems to be back on track. I asked him what he really wanted for Christmas and he said he wanted some new clothes. He really like the Famous Stars and Stripes (or whatever that is) and anything BMX. He used to have tons of name brand clothes, but when he started getting into trouble they were one of the first things to go. As a result, he doesn't really have much. I want to buy him some of this stuff, but he said they only sell it at PacSun, but $20 a pop I won't be able to buy him much of anything! Does anyone know any where else that sells those brands of t-shirts or hoodies? TIA

Here's another $6 code: 92151f88

I found tons! :) My Favorite Another A third Another Really cute one, but maybe a little over priced Last, but not least

Ways to avoid high alcohol costs: Have a wedding in the morning or even afternoon. It's perfectly acceptable to not serve alcohol at these functions. Limit the alcohol serving time. My reception was from 7-11. I only served alcohol from 7-9 because I didn't want to take the chance that people would be driving home drunk. Have a cheap "Bride and Grooms" drink. Ours was a Mojito since DH is Cuban. It was cheap to make and people got it because it was "our drink". We decided on this early on and we were able to get the rum for an extremely good deal. Find a Caterer that supplys the mixers/cups. That's what we did. Our caterer offered to supply us with a bartender for $4/person and they would supply all the mixers, cups, and check ID. Remember even though it's your wedding, if cops find out alcohol was served to minors at your event you'll go to jail. This happened to a friend of mine. (Our caterer was www.caterourparty.com incase they are near you and you want their bartender) Serve wine only. Chances are this could save you money, but I couldn't find decent wine that was cheaper than just buying alochol. I know the price difference is probably with buying all the mixers, so I only know this from what people told me. For entertainment, if you want a DJ first ask people you know. Modern DJ set up are not must more complicated than large speakers hooked up to their laptop and a microphone somewhere in the mix. Maybe you already know someone who has this setup. All you need is someone who can play music and pronouce names right. Don't go paying $1000 for someone to play on their computer and eat your food at your wedding. Oh, another unexpected cost for me was your expected to feed EVERYONE. Yeah, I just thought I was feeding my guests. No, the photographer, the DJ, the bartender, the site supervisor, they all wanted to know where their food was. I thought it was rude at first, but I talked to other people and I guess that's standard. There were almost 5 extra plates I had not anticipated. My friend is doing a cupcake tower in her wedding next month. She got those little chinese togo boxes for people to take them home if there were extras. Just a thought.

EBAY! lol.... I bought all the stuff on Ebay to make 2 different favors for almost 50 people, the items for 8 center pieces, tons of stuff to make all my decorations, and my bridal party gifts for almost $100. It rocks. Tull is one of those things that we used tons off. It's so expensive at the store, but it was like $1.99 for 20 yards on Ebay. Search out, find a good supplier. Chances are you'll be able to get almost everything you want from one seller who maybe willing to give you free shipping if you buy a certain amount. Also, don't be afraid to ask EVERYONE for help. I was sitting at dinner one night with my maid of honor and our waitress started talking about wedding stuff since she saw us planning it out. We were desperately looking for a photographer at the time. She directed us to a photography school. We got 2 amazing photographers for less than $300 for 6 hours. You'd be surprised about everything you can do and get. People always want to help with weddings I found. Sometimes it gets annoying, but those little times where they just saved you like $1000, you'll be grateful you listened to them. I just planned my wedding from scratch and made absolutely everything myself. I did it all for less than $5k too. We actually got more money in gifts from the wedding than the wedding actually cost.

FYI on Walmart's sandals.... http://www.lamanaphotography.com/walmart.htm They are still on the shelves.

You can return them if you "pretend" to loose your receipt, but your taking a chance that they've been on sale recently and you'll end up with a lower price. They won't allow you to return them with the receipt of the bundle. They also won't let you return more than $100 worth of video games at a time... mostly because it throws up a red flag. I've done this before and they wouldn't let me return anything. I had to come back with only 1 at a time to keep the lady behind the desk from making a big deal over it. In other words... you can, but it's only worth it as a last resort.

The sale doesn't start until June 7th and goes until June28th

Mario Party 8 comes out this Wednesday on sale at CC for 39.99, $10 less than the MSRP. I know a lot of people are looking forward to this game, so I figured I'd give you a heads up. And if you order it online, you can save $20 on the purchase of 2 Wii games. Website here

DH and I both have Geico and we love it. Geico is one of the cheapest nationwide insurance companies. The service is great, I don't know what those other guys where talking about!

I've been with Wachovia for years and will never go back. The amount they charge for over drafts and checks is crazy. Not to mention the extra that it costs to use a 3rd party ATM. Their customer service is awful. I went out to eat one night and the place double charged my card. They told me since I didn't have the receipt that I would need to go through my bank to take care of it. Between being on hold for hours, only being able to call during business hours, and having to answer the EXACT same questions 700 times to 20 different people, I was fedup. We use WaMu now. No over draft charges (unless you do it a lot) and no fees for ATM's (Only the one's that actual ATM charges you, so you usually only get hit with like $2 instead of the $4 that a lot of places will charge).

I'm looking for a new mattress, ours should have been retired years ago. We currently have a full size, so that would be the easiest/cheapest way to replace it. Hopefully we would be able to keep our box spring/frame and just replace this mattress. If there was an AWESOME deal on a Queen, we could upgrade, but our room can't hold anything larger than a standard queen. We'd like to spend under $400, but we can go higher if necessary to get a quality mattress. Even if you don't know of any current deals, we really need to know of just places to look. We went to a mattress place next to our home and they didn't have anything for less than $1,500. I looked at Sears.com and it looks like they have some, but I'm pretty clueless. Any suggestions?

This is true. My step-father has a friend who was stung by a bee in his hand and he was allergic to them. His ring was made from tungsten and his hand swelled up around it horribly. He ended up having to get his finger amputated because they were unable to remove the ring he just lost circulation. It was horrible. My step-father also works in construction and never wears his wedding band (made of gold) on the job. He says it can get caught on too many things it's not worth the chance.

Yeah, overstock is where I got my soon-to-be's titanium ring. We didn't get any diamonds on it because he wanted a "man's man" ring But we were able to pick out a really awesome one for $40 with free shipping. It came certified and everything.