So I have some random things to tell you guys about. The first couple of items involve making your holiday shopping easier, and the last one is just totally random. They all involve some nice kickbacks for me, though. 🙂
First I want to tell you about the Usborne books e-show I’m hosting. My friend Nancy, mother of Itty Bitty Becca, had to quit work when her daughter arrived 3 months early weighing 13 ounces. In between shuffling Becca to all her appointments, Nancy is a consultant for Usborne books, which sells classics like Everybody Poops and That’s Not My Kitty. Check out Usborne’s Cyber Monday deals to get some extra discounts on books for the little ones in your life. Here’s the link to my show: //www.ubah.com/HOS188314. It runs through November 30, so get your orders in soon! Depending on how many orders I get for my party, I’ll get credit to order my own books from Usborne. That means you also can host your own show and earn credit for free books, so contact Nancy if you are interested!
Next I want to tell you about my favorite shopping tools: Ebates and RetailMeNot. I can’t remember which blogger first told me about Ebates, but it’s a great way for me to spend a little less on my online shopping. Basically, many shopping sites offer a percentage of your purchase back to you — maybe 1% or even 5% — if you go through Ebates as a referral site. Just go to Ebates, sign in, find your shopping site, and click the link. I’ve ordered so much from Old Navy and Express when shopping for Paul and me online that I’ve already received $15 back in the past year. We recently ordered a washer and dryer online with 5% cash back, which takes quite a nice chunk out of the cost! If you sign up through Ebates through my referral link (here, click here!), you and I both get $5 in our account after you make your first $25 purchase.
After I go through Ebates to get to a site, I always make sure to check RetailMeNot.com before I checkout. RetailMeNot is a great central database of coupon codes, with users rating how reliable each coupon is. Just last night I found free shipping for my Container Store order!
And now for something completely different…..I’ve also been asked to refer friends to the Right from the Start early pregnancy study at Vanderbilt. Right now they are looking for women who are trying to become pregnant, and they will provide you with free pregnancy tests. If you are asked to complete a diary while attempting to conceive, you will be eligible for other incentives as well. I’ve been participating in the study since I was about 8 weeks pregnant (they also work with women in early pregnancy sometimes). I’m not sure what the focus of the study is, but I’m hoping my misadventures will help another woman’s pregnancy. For more information, check out Right from the Start’s website at //www.mom2be.org. I know they are currently enrolling women from Tennessee. If you live outside the state, try contacting them to see if you are eligible. If I refer someone to the program, I get a “gift,” so tell ’em I sent ya. 😉
Well, that’s all I have to blog today, folks. I hope you will find some of these links helpful!
FYI, I extended your sale until the 6th. Let’s give those readers more time to shop. 🙂
I also participated in Right from the Start, and if I ever do get pregnant, I’ll finish out my participation. I kept the diary for the first 3 months I was in the study and got something like $50 in Target gift card. Woot! I also got gobs of pregnancy tests, but they cut you off after 12 months of getting free tests. Didn’t think I’d reach that milestone! 🙁 Still, it saved us a bundle of money! And I’m ALL for research on healthy pregnancies…given my misadventures, too.