Posts Tagged ‘shopping’

Win a Designer Handbag from ShopAtHome.com and SmartBargains!

Monday, March 15th, 2010

We love SmartBargains because they have some of the best deals available on the ‘net… and our users love them for their easy-to-use site and great bargains, too! But, SmartBargains and ShopAtHome.com want to make you even more excited. How?

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We’ve teamed up with SmartBargains and they’re graciously offering a gorgeous Furla bag (retail $579) for one VERY lucky ShopAtHome.com Blog reader! It’s an easy giveaway to enter and you (or someone you love) can carry a super stylish bag for FREE! We love the Furla Yolanda Shopper because it’s large enough to carry all your necessities (as well as some for the little ones, if you have them) but is still extremely durable and beyond gorgeous. This is the perfect gift for the fashionista in your life… or the fashionista inside of you!

Furla Bag

Required Entry:

1. You must be a ShopAtHome.com Member (haven’t signed up yet? Click here to start your free account!)
2. Leave a comment on this post telling us your favorite part about SmartBargains.com.

Extra Entries:

1. Follow ShopAtHome.com on Twitter
2. Fan ShopAtHome.com on Facebook
3. Add one of the ShopAtHome.com buttons to your webpage
4. Add the ShopAtHome.com Blog to your Blogroll
5. Write a post about this great giveaway, and link back to this post.
6. Tweet this giveaway (up to five times a day):

“Enter to win a designer handbag from @ShopAtHomeWild! http://bit.ly/cU8qOn #giveaway”

The contest will end one week from today (March 22nd), and the winner will be chosen from all qualified entries at random via Random.org. Good luck!

ShopAtHome.com’s Lucky Day Extra Cash Back Event

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Spring has almost sprung, and that means it’s time for more amazing deals here at ShopAtHome.com! Whether you need to stock up for summer or buy a fabulously comfortable spring jacket, this is the perfect moment to get an amazing deal. Splurge on yourself with ShopAtHome.com’s Lucky Day Extra Cash Back Event!

Get ready for the Lucky Day Extra Cash Back Event, only available by shopping at ShopAtHome.com. From March 12- March 18, we’ll be serving up the brightest and best Extra Cash Back deals available, including:

Avon: 18% Cash Back
Barnes & Noble: 16% Cash Back
Dell Home & Home Office: 6% Cash Back
Home Depot: 6% Cash Back
HSN.com: 8% Cash Back
Kmart: 10% Cash Back
Macy’s: 6% Cash Back
Omaha Steaks: 14% Cash Back
Sears: 9% Cash Back
The North Face: 15% Cash Back
TurboTax: 18% Cash Back

And many, MANY more! Head over to the sale now and get ready for tomorrow’s fabulous bargains on everything from Tax Prep to Fashion, Computers to Cosmetics and everything in between!

Carrie from MoneySavingMethods: How to Make Money with ShopAtHome.com

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

I am assuming since you are reading this blog, you are a fan of Shop at Home.  One of my favorite aspects is the online shopping.  If I am going to be buying something online anyway, why not get a percentage of it back for myself?

But, I must say, the piece of ShopAtHome that has benefited my family the most is their Refer a Friend program.  And, thankfully, not only has the program benefited me but also the friends I told.  For every friend referred, the referrer gets $5 when your friend shops and they also get $5 free to shop their first time.  It is wonderful to know I have financially benefited my family but also am helping others save a little bit extra when they shop, too.

For those of you who have not utilized the Refer a Friend program of Shop at Home or any other company, I hope these helpful tips can help you see the many different ways you can benefit yourself.

First of all, although ShopAtHome’s Refer a Friend might be the one we are most familiar with, there are many others.  Whenever you are a member of any online website, always check to see if they have a Refer a Friend program.  What type of sites and companies have I found that may have Refer a Friend programs?

-          Banks

-          Cable/Satellite

-          Survey Sites

-          Photo Sites

-          Credit Cards

-         Market Research Companies

-          Mystery Shopping Sites

-          Web Search Sites

-          Shopping Sites

So, how can you benefit from these programs yourself?  Here are some of the easy methods that can help you tell others about them yourself thus earning your family extra money.

-          Use an Email Signature

  • This is something that will automatically attach itself to the bottom of every email you send to friends, family or anyone.  They are easy to set up you just never know when someone might click on the link.

For example, if you use Yahoo Mail, you would go under Options – Mail Options in the upper right side of your screen.  Then choose the option for Signature.  You can then select Signature and type whatever you want and save it.

Here is an example of what mine would look like if referring Shop at Home.  This signature would automatically appear at the bottom of every email I send out.

Carrie

I earn money when I shop at my favorite online stores.

Here is $5 Free so you can try it, too.

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-          Utilize Social Media

  • If you have a Facebook, Twitter or other social media account, you have an advantage allowing you to share your Refer a Friend programs with many people at once.

Many of the Refer a Friend sites offer Facebook Connect options where they will automatically share via your wall thus referring people.  But if they do not, it is very easy to log in and quickly leave a quick comment on your wall.

Did you recently shop via Shop at Home and earned 6% back?  Leave a comment stating what happened and linking with your refer a friend embedded link.  Here is an example of something I might leave on my wall:

Carrie on Facebook

Did you earn for a survey you just took?  Let everyone know and attach your Refer a Friend link.  You just don’t know!  Maybe someone will register.

-          Create ONE page where you list all your Refer a Friend programs.

  • Blogger is free to set up and quick.  You can create one page and only update it when you find a new Refer a Friend program you like.

sample blog

Go to Blogger.com and click on the Create a Blog button.  You can pick a name, a web address and set it up in minutes.  They even have basic designs to pick from on their site.  Then, just add your links and you have another great resource to share your Refer a Friend links with everyone.  In fact, you may want your Email Signature to point directly to this new site you created.

-          Business Cards

  • If you do decide to quickly set up a spot for all your Refer a Friend links, consider ordering Free Business Cards that link to your blogspot address.

Why would you do this?  If you go out to eat, pay bills via the mail or any other number of activites, you have use of business cards for your Refer a Friend programs.  Everytime you pay your bill and leave your tip, stick a card in.  Paying a bill?  Drop a card in the envelope.  It is quick and easy.

Want to know where to get Free Business Cards?  Log into your Shop at Home account and search either VistaPrint or Overnight Prints.  Both companies offer this option.

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And, don’t forget about the good old fashioned Word of Mouth technique.  If you are talking to someone and sharing about the programs you use, make sure to let them know you will send them an email with the details.

I hope this post encourages you to utilize Shop at Home’s Refer a Friend program and begin sharing all the wonderful programs you use with others!

Money Saving Methods

Dreamy Deals for March 9th

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Just a quick reminder – tomorrow is the LAST DAY to enter our FREE Grocery Sweepstakes on Facebook. Become a Fan of ShopAtHome.com and enter… and make sure to share it with your friends!

And now, onto the deals!

SITEWIDE SAVINGS! Receive 25% Off purchases this week (plus get 5% Cash Back from ShopAtHome.com- for a total savings of 30%), only at Ross-Simons! Use code SAVENOW at checkout now though 3/14/2010.

Here’s how to get this deal:

1. Go to the Ross-Simons Coupons page on ShopAtHome.com and click on the first available coupon.
2. Select the items you’d like to purchase, and place them in your cart.
3. While checking out, input SAVENOW to get an extra 25% off.
4. Once you’re done shopping, you’ll get an extra 5% Cash Back Rebate in your ShopAtHome.com account. Talk about sweet!

Starting Monday March 8th, save 20% on your purchase at shoesteal.com with promo code SPRING20 through 3/21/10. Get an additional 5% Cash Back from ShopAtHome.com for a total savings of 25%!


Here’s how to get this deal:

1. Go to the ShoeSteal.com Coupons page on ShopAtHome.com and click on the second available coupon.
2. Choose your shoes and put them in your cart.
3. At checkout, enter promo code SPRING20 to get an extra 20% off your purchase!
4. Once you’re done, you’ll also get 5% Cash Back Rebates in your ShopAtHome.com account!

Shop LuggageGuy.com’s St. Patrick’s Day Sale and get 7% Cash Back AND an additional 15% off with “LUCKY15″ Coupon! Your total discounts are a whopping 22%!

Here’s how to get this deal:

1. Go to the LuggageGuy.com Coupons page on ShopAtHome.com and click the St. Patrick’s Day coupon (it’s the fourth to last premium coupon).
2. Select your pieces and put them in your cart.
3. When you’re checking out, enter code LUCKY15 to get an extra 15% off!
4. Once you’ve made your purchase, you’ll get 7% Cash Back Rebates in your ShopAtHome.com account, making this deal even better!

Let’s Go WILD:

Today’s WILD Deal: Save 50% on ANEW ULTIMATE 4-Piece Regimen Set + Free Shipping!

Daily Deals:

Today’s Daily Deal: Get 16% Cash Back Rebates (was 13%) at Symantec Store
Thursday, March 11: Get  7% Cash Back Rebates (normally 4%) at Cabela’s
Friday, March 12: Get 18% Cash Back Rebates (normally 9%) at Turbo Tax
Saturday, March 13: Get 4% Cash Back Rebates (normally 2%) at Victoria’s Secret

ShopAtHome.com’s Savvy Blogging Shopping Challenge Winner!

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

We were so excited to offer something as fun as the Savvy Blogging Shopping Challenge on ShopAtHome.com for all of you who participated in the Savvy Blogging roundtable. There are definitely some fun plans in the works, but this was one thing that really got us excited!


Of the eighty or so bloggers who went to the roundtable, about 27 entered the Challenge. One of them will be receiving $200 in their ShopAtHome.com account because they saved the most money with their $25 Gift Cards. Who was it?

Congrats to Julia of The Frugal Find! She went a little crazy… but it paid off, literally! Here’s what she got:

Ok I’m dying laughing – but here is what I purchased (crossing my fingers won!!):

I purchased (25) Cellulite Massagers from The Body Shop for $1 each (regularly $15 ea)

Here is the math -

25 items at $1 each = $25 Spent
Value = $375
Get 10% Cash Back through Shop At Home
Total Cost: $22.50 for $375 worth of products (that will make a great addition to gift baskets)!

That is a savings of 94% – WOW!!

Big congrats to Julia for this amazing find (and for how much it made all of us here laugh)! You’ll be getting that $200 in your ShopAtHome.com account shortly… great job!

If you missed out on Savvy Blogging this time and didn’t get to participate in the Savvy Blogging Shopping Challenge, don’t worry! There will be more fun and exciting promotions coming up very soon, so keep your eyes open for them!

Five Tips to Help You Save Money in March!

Monday, March 1st, 2010

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While March is a great time for so many wonderful things (St. Patrick’s Day, the first official day of Spring and a multitude of fabulous moments), it’s also another chance to start your new shopping lifestyle! Here are a couple of tips to really make a difference this month:

1. Create a budget: if you know where all of your money is going, you’ll be less likely to spend beyond your means. There are great sites that offer budgeting tools… one of my favorites is Dave Ramsey’s Gazelle Budget, but Mint.com offers a fabulous one, too. Lay everything out on paper and stick to it. You may have to tweak a couple of things in April, but you’ll have a good starting point!

2. Start clipping coupons: By preparing your budget beforehand, you’ll know how much money you can spend on groceries. My tip? Challenge yourself! Set your grocery spending to less than you normally pay, and head over to ShopAtHome.com’s Printable Grocery Coupons page. There you’ll find a large collection (usually over 800) unique grocery coupons! You can print two of each per computer, so if there’s a must-have item available, grab two and stock up at a great price.

3. Don’t be too hard on yourself! If you’ve never done a budget before, it’s not an easy thing to jump into. Take your time and wean yourself into it. It’s better to have a slow start and stick with it than jump in headfirst and get overwhelmed!

4. Get the family involved: Have kids? Let them know what you’re trying to do and get them to participate, whether you have them help you clip coupons or set up a chore chart with financial goals. Married? Sit down with your spouse and create your budget together; if you’re on the same page financially, you’ll be more likely to hold each other accountable.

5. Ask for help if you need it: Whether you need an accountability partner, or just want some extra tips on how to increase your saving momentum, there are so many places that you can find a helpful hand! Whether it’s your spouse or roommate, a coworker or close friend, having someone to lean on when you want to buy something silly will help you out immensely.

Have any other great tips for sticking to a savings plan? Share them in the comments, especially if you’ve written a post about the same topic!

FREE Shipping at Sears.com (through 2/28)

Friday, February 26th, 2010

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Sears.com has launched FREE Shipping today through this weekend Sunday, 2/28, making this a great time to stock up on all the things you need from the site before March!

The easiest way to get this deal and combine it with Cash Back rebates is through ShopAtHome.com! Here’s where to go:

1. Make sure you’re logged into your ShopAtHome.com account (Don’t have one? Sign up here for $5 free!)

2. Head to the Sears Coupons page on ShopAtHome.com and click on the Free Shipping coupon (it’s the second to last premium coupon listed).

3. Choose your items (you need to go up to $99 to qualify for the free shipping) and put them in your cart. The coupon should automatically subtract the shipping cost!

4. Once you’ve made your purchase, you’ll get 5% Cash Back Rebates in your ShopAtHome.com account!

You should also be able to combine this deal with the $5 off $50 code (SEARS5OFF50) to make the deal even better!

Enjoy, and happy shopping!

Get February’s Printable Grocery Coupons!

Friday, February 26th, 2010

March is right on the other end of this weekend, and that means it’s almost spring! The freeze will be ending, and we can start enjoying the sunny, warm weather of Summer again! But, before you get ahead of yourself, make sure you’re prepared. After all, the more running around the kids are doing, the hungrier they’ll be!

Many grocery coupons disappear at the first of the month. There will be some new and fabulous ones taking their place (after all, how else could we afford to stay within our budgets?), but you better make sure you’re stocked up on the ones you may need! Use ShopAtHome.com to help you – we have the largest collection of printable grocery coupons available on the internet, and they’re all at your fingertips!

Don’t miss out on a great deal because you didn’t grab your coupons until it was too late! Head over to ShopAtHome.com’s Printable Grocery Coupon page and print deals for your favorite brands, all in one place!

Also, if you need a little bit of extra wiggle room in that grocery budget, head over to our Facebook page, become a fan and enter to win a $100 Gift Card to the Grocery Store of your choice!

Enter the ShopAtHome.com FREE Grocery Giveaway!

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

We’re so excited to be announcing our latest giveaway on ShopAtHome.com’s Facebook page… and this is a GREAT one!

Head over to our Facebook page now and enter for your chance to win! Make sure you’re a fan of ShopAtHome.com, then click on the Sweepstakes tab. Enter your information (just name, email and birthdate… super easy!) and you’ll be entered!

What’s the catch, you say? Well… if we get to 20,000 Facebook Fans (we’re already more than half way there!), we’ll give away DOUBLE the prizes! So, make sure to share the giveaway with your friends, post about it on your wall and help make the ShopAtHome.com Facebook community even more fun.

Plus, just for today, we’re offer DOUBLE Cash Back Rebates at Walmart, exclusively for our Facebook Fans! Every Thursday, we give you double Cash Back on the brand you choose… but you’ve got to be a Facebook fan to get the deal, so fan us now!

Dreamy Deals for February 23rd

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

We’re gearing up for a new month here at ShopAtHome.com, but there are some great deals for you to take advantage of before February is over! Here are a few of our favorites that you need to see to believe!

TODAY ONLY: Get 25% of orders of $100 or more at BananaRepublic.com from 5 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST. Enter BR25AFTER5 at checkout.

Here’s how to get this deal:

1. Go to the Banana Republic coupons page on ShopAtHome.com and click SHOP NOW.
2. Choose as many items as you’d like that total up to $100 or more
3. Once in your cart, use code BR25AFTER5 to take an additional 25% off.
4. Once you’ve made your purchases, you’ll get 5% Cash Back Rebates in your ShopAtHome.com. You could get $100 worth of clothes for $71.25!

Starting 2/25 – 3/3: Moosejaw Supersale: Extra 10% Off All Sale Items with code SUPERSALE!

Here’s how to get this deal:

1. Go the the Moosejaw Coupons page on ShopAtHome.com and click the SHOP NOW button.
2. Click on the Sale and Outlet tab to head to the sale items. Pick the genre you want, and find the items you’re looking for (it might help if you sort by “% Discount”, which will show you the best deals available.
3. Put your items in your cart, and use code “SUPERSALE” to get an extra 10% off!
4. Once you’ve purchased your items, you’ll get 8% Cash Back Rebates in your ShopAtHome.com account, making this an even sweeter deal!

6pm.com has listed over 30 Dockers items at $25 or less, plus you can get 6% Cash Back rebates through ShopAtHome.com!

Here’s how to get this deal:

1. Go to the 6pm.com Coupons page on ShopAtHome.com and click the SHOP NOW button.
2. Search for “Dockers” in the search bar. When it comes up, choose the On Sale items.
3. All items should be under $25. Select what you want, and check out.
4. Once you’re done, you’ll get 6% Cash Back Rebates in your ShopAtHome.com account. Since 6pm.com doesn’t offer coupons, this is a GREAT deal!

Take $15 OFF A $100 ORDER, $30 OFF A $150 ORDER, $75 OFF A $250 ORDER at Victoria’s Secret with code SPRING10!

Here’s how to get this deal:

1. Head to the Victoria’s Secret Coupons page on ShopAtHome.com and click on the first coupon.
2. Select at least $100 in items from Victoria’s Secret (the more money you spend, the better the deal is) and put them in your cart.
3. Use code SPRING10 to get the extra $15, $30 or $75 off.
4. Once you’ve made your purchase, you’ll get 2% Cash Back Rebates in your ShopAtHome.com account. Even if you don’t combine this with sale items, you can save up to 32%!

Let’s Go WILD:

Today’s WILD Deal: Save 69% + Free Shipping on the Entertainment Book! Now only $10.99… the lowest price so far!

Daily Deals:

Today’s Daily Deal: Get 4% Cash Back Rebates (was 3%) at Staples.com
Wednesday, February 24: Get 2% Cash Back Rebates (was 1%) at Walmart.com
Saturday, February 27: Get 18% Cash Back Rebates (was 9%) at Nutrisystem

Happy Shopping, and we’ll see you in March!