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money saving at ChristmasWill you be participating in Cyber Monday 2009? I’m planning on it myself.  I have this weird thing about crowds in stores.  It seems like the person behind me is always sneezing and I flip out.  Don’t sneeze on me.  Don’t even stand near me, go away cootie people!  This is exactly why I am trying to get the majority of my shopping done online!  I don’t want your swine flu!  Keep it to yourself!

Cyber Monday refers to the Monday following Black Friday.  I think a lot of moms will be shopping online this year.  I know I am not the only mom that wants her family to stay cootie free this year. I think there will be a lot of great deals online Cyber Monday and I bet a lot of moms will be shopping for electronics.  I also think a lot of DVD’s and Music will be purchased.  Games for the Wii?

I really want to get Lauren a video camera, like a Vado. It’s easy to use and she takes mine all the time.  Morgan needs a good mp3 player or ipod, whatever the awesome thing it that plays a lot of music.  Emma…what to get little Miss Emma…maybe a karaoke machine?

Do you plan on shopping Cyber Monday?  What will you be looking for?

7 Categories : Around Our House

This giveaway has ended!

The winners are 2, 15, 6, 3, 9

sunI am a huge fan of Sun Detergent!  It is by far the best bang for your buck! It is usually one of the lowest priced detergents you can find, and it works!

I don’t think I mentioned this on my blog before and now is the perfect time.  My daughter Morgan did an Education Presentation for 4H.  It was titled Price vs. Quality.  She based it on the price of laundry detergent and how each kind she tried measured up.  She made a homemade version to include with Sun and an expensive name brand detergent was also used.  Through all of the testing she did, Sun came out as the winner when it came to quality and price. It did the best on all the stains she tested it on and had the best smell as well.  She won district for this presentation and is receiving her district jacket this Thursday!

I started using Sun because of the price originally.  Come to find out it was great for cloth diaper washing and made our clothes smell awesome!  Now they have all of these fantastic scents to choose from.

I was thinking I was not going to be able to use Sun anymore when I received my HE (High Efficiency)Washer and Dryer.  I didn’t know that Sun made a  laundry detergent that is HE compatible.  Well, they do!

Mom Select and Sun Detergent sent me a bottle of the HE compatible detergent to try out and it is still #1 on my list!  I’m such a tightwad and you have no idea how happy I am that Sun is still there for me!

Mom Select and Sun Detergent has sent me some coupons to share with my readers.  5 readers will each receive 1 coupon for a free bottle of Sun Burst 45.4 oz 2X Liquid Laundry Detergent or 49 oz Powder Laundry Detergent in any scent.

To Enter just visit Sun Detergent and tell me which scent you would like to try in a comment!

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26 Categories : Contests

pink-glassesMy daughter Morgan wears glasses.  She has since she was very little.  Luckily for us, she has always taken excellent care of her glasses.  In all of these years we have only had 2 pairs get broken.  It is a constant worry though.  Like when she played softball, I constantly stressed about her glasses getting smashed.

This is why Zenni Optical grabbed my attention!  They have $ 8 Rx eyeglasses. Her most recent pair of glasses were over $200! Thankfully they were purchased by her grandparents as a gift (she got transition lens, so that was something special).  At $8 a pop though, she could have pairs to match every outfit.  This is a concern as children get older.  They want fashion and style!  They want everything to look good together.  I love the pair pictured above!  I know they would look super cool on Morgan.

Check out Zenni Optical on TV!! This is a very informative news story on Zenni Optical. I also read a great review which gave a High Five to Zenni Optical.

I think this is a great thing for parents, especially those looking for great back to school deals! I’m always looking for more ways to save money and this one is an A+!

1 Categories : I'm So Cheap