Cool Stuff this week in my opinion! I always try these out to make sure no credit card number is required, no purchase is required and the deal still exists.
Walmart.com has a variety of free sample offers. To find them click on “See All Departments” on the left upper corner, than scroll down to the heading “In Stores Now”, or click here. Currently shoppers can order a free sample of the new variety of Crest 3d White Strips.
Tomatoheirlooms.com promises to send three free packages of basil seeds to customers who sign up for the Tomato Heirlooms newsletter while supplies last.
Tylenol has a website designed to help those who suffer from arthritis called justkeepmoving.com. Those who register will receive a free fitness DVD and a pedometer while supplies last.
Lowe’s is holding a Build and Grow Workshop for kids this weekend. Sign up at lowesbuildandgrowcom. This week’s project is a tabletop basketball game. The workshops are recommend for kids in first through fifth grades.
Learning Express Toys of Woodstock will have animals from the Little Red Barn Petting Zoo for the kids both days this weekend. The store is located at 2295 Towne Lake Parkway.
By the way, I signed up for all these to make sure they work, and today I received the Crest White Strip sample. It comes with a $10.00 off coupon! I will be watching for them to go on sale and then use the coupon.
Follow Valuesval on Twitter for money saving tips, freebies and good deals. And have a great weekend!
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Gymboree stores are having a clearance sale with prices starting at $5.00. Shoppers also earn 25 Gymbucks for every $50.00 spent in stores, which can be redeemed later.Gymboree clothes bring top dollar at consignment sales.
The Spring consignment sale season is underway and there are three large sales coming up this week:
The All4Kids Sale in Acworth starts Thursday at 9:30 am. (No strollers allowed until 11am) Shoppers who make a $5.00 donation can enter early at 8:30 am. The sale has 300 consignors. On Friday February 26th hours are from 9am to 7pm, and on Saturday February 27th the sale runs from 9am to 1pm.
On Friday February 26th at 9am the Born Again Blessings consignment sale begins at the Cobb Civic Center. On Saturday February 27th it will be open from 9am to 1pm.
The Consigning Closets Sale will be held at Sonrise Baptist Church, 6 Ahenandoah Blvd, Newnan GA on February 26th and 27th from 8am to 4pm.
All three sales feature gently used kids’ clothing, toys, furniture and equipment. Maternity clothes are available as well.
Big Lots has a Buzz Rewards program where shoppers can earn 20 percent off coupons. Sign up for a Buzz Rewards card at biglots.com.
In Gainesville, America’s Finest Car Wash at 1528 Browns Bridge Road has Fee Fabulous Friday Car Washes. Customers who mention 11 Alive get a free exterior car wash. Also, if you purchase a car wash on other days of the week you get unlimited re-washes for 7 days.
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When we set out to do something different, something big, I told Jerry Carnes, “We’re going to be best friends by the end of this.”
“Or, you’ll want to kill me,” he said. I gave him a quizzical look. Five days later, I knew what he meant.
Hopefully, he won’t be offended by the comparison, but I think fellow 11Alive reporter, Jerry Carnes, and I have a lot in common. We’re both backpack journalists (AKA one-man bands); which means we shoot, write, edit, and front our own material. We’re both our own worst critics; we agonize over our work and can always find one thing we should have/could have/would have done better. We’re both passionate about what we do. In my case, you can chalk it up to my under-30, single, married-to-the-job kind of life. But Jerry’s been doing this for a long time, and he’s still passionate about coming into work. Every. Single. Day. I find that kind of amazing.
Last week, while digging for a story, we ran into each other and decided to team up.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (AKA the stimulus bill) is 407 pages long. The reports tracking the money include hundreds of additional pages. As a taxpayer, you have a right to know where that money is going. After all, it’s YOUR money. As a journalist, it’s my job to tell you. As an employee of 11Alive, it’s a given. Last September, we dedicated half of an 11:00 newscast to a stimulus special. Since then, we’ve stayed on top of where your money is going. But Jerry and I still had a lot of questions. Mostly, what’s taking so long?
While going through some GDOT reports, we found a lot of “$0” under stimulus projects. We wondered how we could measure the success or failure of the stimulus bill if half of it hadn’t even started. Following the “two heads are better than one” belief, Jerry and I decided to do a tag-team stimulus special. Our News director liked the idea, and it was slated to run in the 11:00 newscast after the opening ceremonies of the Olympics. Here’s what happened over the next five work days (by the numbers):
-47 stimulus projects reviewed in 6 Metro-Atlanta counties
-21 work sites visited
-600+ pages of paperwork read, scanned, and scribbled on
-4 pages of script written, trashed, and re-written at least five times
Funny quotes that came from the week:
“Someone stole my trashcan. And the worst part is, when my brain turns to mush, I have no way to catch it now.” – Jerry (perhaps this was in reaction to my color-coding, highlighting, post-it noting system that made a lot of sense…. to me)
“It’s like half my day just disappeared into a black hole! (followed by a series of exclamations I cannot post here)” – Me after a brand new tape went “bad” and everything on it was unusable
“News Director: You need to put that in the script. Me: We had it and we took it out. Jerry: We had it? No, we didn’t. Me: Yes, we did. We fought about it. Jerry: We didn’t fight about anything Me: Sighhhh.”
Later, from co-worker: “You sounded like a married couple. Men never recognize a fight.”
“Jerry: Should I lean out or lean in? Kathy (photog shooting stand-ups): Scoonch that way. Jerry: Scoonch? What is scoonch?”
It turns out, a truly collaborative process is harder than I thought it would be. We didn’t always agree on the writing, the shooting, the editing. We didn’t always see eye-to-eye on what to include and what to cut out. As journalists, we have our individual styles. It’s not that one is better than the other. It’s just WHO WE ARE. But in this story, we somehow blended those styles together to craft an important piece of journalism. I’m proud of it. I learned a few things from Jerry. Maybe he learned something from me…. Probably not that color-coding, highlighting, post-it noting system. But he’ll miss it. I know he will.
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Dogswell Dog Food is offering a freebie to anyone who is unemployed or having trouble making ends meet. The company is giving away 10,000 bags of dog food from now until May 15th. Dogswell is calling the promotion a Bow Wow Bailout. To get the freebie you have to register at www.dogswell.com. `
Sunday April 26th is National Pretzel Day. Participating Pretzelmaker and Pretzeltime stores in metro Atlanta malls will be celebrating by handing out free pretzels. The stores are located at Phipps Plaza, Northlake and The Mall at Stonecrest.
KFC wants customers to know there is now KGC (Kentucky Grilled Chicken) Participating stores will hand out samples of the new Kentucky Grilled Chicken made from a new secret recipe on Monday, April 27th.
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Carvel ice cream is celebrating its 75the anniversary Thursday with a free eight ounce Iceberg from 3-7 pm. The Iceberg is a
mixture of ice cream and either orange soda or root beer.
For the kids, Michael’s craft stores will have free Mother’s Day crafting classes May 2nd through 10th. Although the classes are free, some of them require a few dollars for supplies.
A Marietta dance studio is offering a free Belly Dancing class. Students must preregister at sanamstudios.com for the introductory class, which will take place from 7 to eight thirty p.m on May 6th at Peachtree Gymnastics and More. The address is 1255 Johnson Ferry Road #27m Marietta, GA. The studio says belly dancing is fun and great exercise for women of all ages and sizes.
On Friday and Saturday, April 24th and 25th, Lenox Square having a series of fashion shows and promotions. The Fashion Now event is sponsored by LG, Coca Cola and Caress skincare products. Sponsors and some mall stores will have sample product giveways and coupons.
Dogswell Dog Food is offering a freebie to anyone who is unemployed or having trouble making ends meet. The company is giving away 10,000 bags of dog food from now until May 15th. Dogswell is calling the promotion a Bow Wow Bailout.
To get the freebie you have to register at www.dogswell.com. `
Sunday April 26th is National Pretzel Day. Participating Pretzelmaker and Pretzeltime stores in metro Atlanta malls will be celebrating by handing out free pretzels. The stores are located at Phipps Plaza, Northlake and The Mall at Stonecrest.
KFC wants customers to know there is now KGC (Kentucky Grilled Chicken) Participating stores will hand out samples of the new Kentucky Grilled Chicken made from a new secret recipe on Monday, April 27th.
.
Carvel ice cream is celebrating its 75the anniversary Thursday with a free eight ounce Iceberg from 3-7 pm. The Iceberg is a
mixture of ice cream and either orange soda or root beer.
For the kids, Michael’s craft stores will have free Mother’s Day crafting classes May 2nd through 10th. Although the classes are free, some of them require a few dollars for supplies.
A Marietta dance studio is offering a free Belly Dancing class. Students must preregister at sanamstudios.com for the introductory class, which will take place from 7 to eight thirty p.m on May 6th at Peachtree Gymnastics and More. The address is 1255 Johnson Ferry Road #27m Marietta, GA. The studio says belly dancing is fun and great exercise for women of all ages and sizes.
On Friday and Saturday, April 24th and 25th, Lenox Square having a series of fashion shows and promotions. The Fashion Now event is sponsored by LG, Coca Cola and Caress skincare products. Sponsors and some mall stores will have sample product giveways and coupons.
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