Rise and Shine is my way of sitting down and having a cup of coffee with you! We talk about the new deals of the day, highlights from yesterday, and anything else that might help us save time, money or energy. I share with you what’s happening with me – and I LOVE to hear about what’s happening with you.
Good morning! Happy Independence Day, America!
I hope you have a SAFE, enjoyable, fun-filled day. We will be sticking close to home today, having a barbecue with grandparents and watching fireworks around the neighborhood. We might live on the wild side and pick up some sparklers. 🙂 What are you going to do today? I’d love to hear about it!
And the finger laser beams (Strap On LED Fingers – Set of 4 – just $0.74 shipped) we ordered arrived yesterday – perfect timing and we’re excited to try those out!
Yesterday I spent almost the entire day in the kitchen trying to test out a bunch of kid-friendly recipes so I could get them photographed and scheduled throughout the month. What. A. Disaster. The homemade ice cream didn’t set up, the chocolate chip banana bread turned out blah, the lentils for the tacos didn’t soften and the hotdog recipe. . .we’ll let’s just say it didn’t photograph well. I had to laugh at the end of the day, because I think the only thing I had made successfully was popcorn and the true result was a huge pile of dishes. 🙂 Don’t worry though,I’m not giving up on kid-friendly recipes and I have a bunch more for today that I want to try.
On a brighter note, our sweet neighbor stopped by last night with a plate full of fresh strawberries she had harvested from her yard. What a sweet treat and a reminder that I should return the favor with some fresh eggs or something. 🙂
Looking for a last minute recipe for today? Check out this patriotic ice cream sandwiches – seriously you can have them made in under 5 minutes.
Check out this new Happy Birthday, America Sweepstakes from Amazon. First prize is a $15,000 Amazon.com gift card – can you even imagine? What would you buy!!?! Second place is a $4,000 gift card and third price is $1,000 amazon gift card.
CURRENT GIVEAWAYS
- *Hot* Enter to win a $300 Great Wolf Lodge gift card, valid at any U.S. location
- Enter to win a Family Four Pack to the Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle), valued at $61
COUPONS
ONLINE DISCOUNTS and PROMO CODES
Zulily is having a big 4th of July blowout sale! Their blow-out sales are usually filled with great deals, but they can sell out early in the day, so head over and check them out. Create a Zulily account here to see the sales.
6pm.com deals for July 4, 2013
6 pm.com is having a 4th of July sale with lots of items being only $17.76 shipped! All 6pm.com orders ship FREE.
AMAZON DEALS
I post a lot of Amazon deals throughout the day. You can see the latest Amazon deals here.
Amazon Deal of the Day – 40% Off FRYE Boots and Shoes (the brand is still expensive)
Amazon dropped the price on the Kindle Fire HD 7, Dolby Audio, Dual-Band Wi-Fi, 16 GB to $169, a savings of $30 off the regular price of $199. It doesn’t appear a coupon is needed!
If you’ve been thinking about getting an ice cream maker, for a limited time, get a free Cuisinart ICE-30RFB 2-quart freezer bowl when you purchase a Cuisinart Pure Indulgence Ice Cream Maker.
Amazon has this Cuisaid® SilProTM Half Size Professional Non-Stick Baking Liner for just $8.99!
I know it’s hard to think school lunches right now – but Amazon dropped the price on theseSugarbooger Set of 3 Good Lunch Snack Sack (Flutterby design) to $9.07 (reg. $14). This is the best price they’ve been and I think they are so cute!
RECIPES, MEAL PLANNING, GROCERY STORES
See this week’s grocery ads here – Fred Meyer, Safeway and Albertsons and QFC deals and WinCo deals and Costco Wholesale June 13 coupon book match-up here.
Did you see the WinCo deals we posted earlier this week?
On Monday I put a call out for kid-friendly recipes! It’s going to be my recipe series for July. I’m excited for it and if I feature your recipe, you’ll get a $10 Amazon gift card! I’ve already received some great ones – which I’m hoping to do some today! Get the details here.
There is a new Grocery Outlet sale this week.
TODAY, July 4, get a FREE Bloomin’ Onion with any purchase at Outback Steakhouse. No coupon necessary, just tell your server “Let Freedom Ring.”
Check out our recipes by ingredients here – it helps when you see something on sale in the ad and need some inspiration.
FOR THE LOCAL NW FOLKS
Ocean Shores, WA – Ocean Shores Inn & Suites – Two-Night Stay for Two in a One-Bedroom Unit. Up to Two Kids 11 or Younger Stay Free. Combine Up to 14 Nights – starting at $94
Olympia, WA – Governor Hotel – Two-Night Stay for Two with Daily Breakfast and a Bottle of Wine. Combine Up to Four Nights – from $179 (reg. $288)
Olympia, Washington – Need a hair cut? I found out Robert Allan salon has a generous referral program! Refer a friend and your friend gets $20 off their first haircut and you get a $20 gift card in the mail! I got my hair all fixed up in May by stylist Robert and he did a fantastic job. So tell them Heather Clarke referred you and you’ll get $20 off your first hair cut! Hair cuts start at $29 and go up to $44 depending on your stylist. You can call Robert Allan salon at (360) 357-8622 to learn more.
Puget Sound friends – here’s a News Tribune discount! For those of you wanting MULTIPLE Sunday papers, you can get up to NINE (9) of these subscription offers. Just multiple the number of papers you want by the package price. So if you want two Sunday papers delivered each week, you’d buy either two 26-week packages for $78 or you’d pay $104 for an entire year, 52 weeks of delivery. The big bummer is this is a pre-paid offer, so you’d have to pay that up front. But the good news is this can help those of you heading to the Dollar Tree every day and spending the money anyway! Get all the details here.
Have a great day!
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stacy says
The damage I can do with a $15,000 Amazon gift card. I love that site.
Great customer service. My account got hacked into luckily I dont have a credit card attached. But all my gift card money from doing surveys were gone. It did take them a month but I got all my money back. And to top it off they were the ones notifying me about my account being hacked into and froze my account till the verified the orders being processed with me.