Rise and Shine is my way of starting the day with you – almost as if we’re chatting over a hot cup of coffee or tea! I share my favorite deals of the day, highlights from yesterday, and anything else that might help you save time, money or energy. Published in the morning on Monday through Friday – as I’m able.
Good morning! TGIF. . .how is your Friday going? I hope you’ve had a good week. Do you have any plans this holiday weekend? My husband and I are flying back from Las Vegas today – we had a mini getaway while grandma watched the kids. It was a lot of fun – we enjoyed lots of great food, saw the show “O” at the Bellagio (AMAZING), watched the Portugal and Poland UEFA EURO game at Lagasse’s Stadium, stayed up late and slept in. . . and had a wonderful time. The getaway was a half-anniversary and half-we-just-spent-a-year-in-an-RV-with-our-kids sort of trip. We like Vegas because the flights are cheap from Seattle, the sun is always shining (except for when it’s down pouring) and there is so much good food and drinks. Plus it has some of the best people watching in the country and it seems like there is always something going on. Check out my Instagram for a couple photos of the weekend.
Looking for something fun to make for the 4th of July? Here’s a round-up of 4th of July recipes and food ideas.
This is one of my favorite easy ways to kick start the 4th of July for my kids – it’s a Red, White & Blue Breakfast!
Online and Retail Sales
Cents of Style – Fashion Friday – Freedome Flash Sale – new deals at 1am, 10am, 1pm, 4pm and 8pm MST – 50% off deals with code FREEDOMFLASH at checkout. Cents of Style always offers FREE Shipping. Shop Fashion Friday here.
Vera Bradley – FREE shipping on all orders plus all Sale Styles 50% off and FREE Beach Towel with $100 purchase. Valid through July 4. Shop Vera Bradley here.
Living Social has a SUPER deal on a Sam’s Club Membership for new members! For $25 you get a full-year Sam’s Club membership, a $10 Sam’s Club gift card and instant savings of $100 on popular products ($155 value).
Through Friday night, you can subscribe to Bridal Guide Magazine for only $4.99 per year (84% off the cover price)! You can order up to 3 years at this price when you use coupon code QUEENBEE at checkout.
*LAST DAY* Through Friday night, you can subscribe to Popular Photography Magazine for only $4.95 per year (90% off). You can order up to three (3) years at this price with coupon code QUEENBEE at checkout.
Groupon – TODAY ONLY! Extra 20% off all Beauty & Spa Deals with code SPARKS20 at checkout. Limit 1 unit per transaction, 3 uses per customer, up to $50 discount per deal. Shop Groupon here.
Crocs – Buy 2, Get 30% off. No code needed, discount applied in cart. Free Shipping on orders $24.99 or more. Valid through July 5. Shop Crocs here.
Disney Store – Buy More Save More up to 25% off plus FREE Shipping on orders $75 or more with code SAVEMORE at checkout. Valid through July 3. Shop Disney Store here.
Target – TODAY ONLY – 10% off household essentials with code CLEAN at checkout. Plus spend $40, save $10 on favorite brands. FREE Shipping on orders $25 or more. Save an additional 5% with Target REDcard debit or credit card. Shop Target here.
Build-A-Bear – ALL Make-Your-Own Furry Friends Buy One Get One 40% off BOGO40JULY1 at checkout. Free Shipping on orders $40 or more. Shop Build-A-Bear here.
Kohls.com – 4th of July Weekend Sale – Save 15% with code TAKE15JULY at checkout (valid through July 4). And earn $10 Kohl’s Cash for every $50 you spend. Plus stackable category code: $10 off your Hanes intimates purchase of $40 or more with code HANES10 at checkout (valid through July 9). Shop Kohl’s here.
Crazy 8 – 40% off New Arrivals and regular price items plus Extra 17.76% off entire site with code SPARKLE at checkout. Shop Crazy 8 here.
Lane Bryant -40% off Shorts, Crops, Skirts & Pants with code BOOMLB at checkout. Plus I Heart America Tee for $10 (reg. $29.95) with any purchase and Semi-Annual Sale & Clearance Event – select bras Buy 2 Get 2 free, panties 5/$29, select bras Buy One Get One 50% off. Shop Lane Bryant here.
Gymboree – Extra 20% off with code FIREWORKS at checkout. Plus entire store $12.99 and Under. Shop Gymboree here.
Sierra Trading Post – 4th of July Blowout Sale up to 80% off plus up to 50% off Mountain Hardwear and 65% off Summer Travel gear. This month you can also save an extra 15% off orders from Sierra Trading Post with code ACJWAKE6 at checkout. And if you are looking to spend a little more you can save 20% on orders $125+ and 25% on orders $200+ with code ACJJUNE6 at checkout. Codes not valid on clearance items. Valid through July 6.
Eddie Bauer – 4th of July Sale – Everything up to 60% off. FREE Shipping on orders $49 or more. Shop Eddie Bauer here.
Right now CAT Footwear is offering 25% off Sitewide with code SAVE25 at checkout. And CAT always offers FREE Shipping and Returns. Not valid on sale items.
Stride Rite – 50% off select styles plus FREE Shipping for rewards members and FREE returns for everyone. Shop Stride Rite here.
Right now Zulily has Rachael Ray cookware, bakeware and other tools up to 70% off. Shipping is around $5.95 per order, but can vary depending on your order size. We recommend placing a small order with a single item to pay shipping and then placing one or more larger orders with FREE Shipping.
The Children’s Place has a bunch of great sales happening right now, including a huge selection of flip flops as low as $1.58! Kids and toddler sizes in boy and girl styles. And every order from The Children’s Place ships FREE!
REI Outlet Deal of the Week – Men’s Columbia Outerwear 30% off or More. Shop REI Outlet Deal of the Week here.
Joe’s New Balance Deal of the Day – New Balance 420 Men’s Lifestyle & Retro Shoe – $39.99 (reg. $74.99). Shop Joe’s New Balance Deal of the Day here.
Macy’s – 4th of July Sale – Extra 20% off with code FOURTH at checkout. Extra 25% off Clearance. FREE Shipping at $50. Shop Macy’s here.
Macy’s July 4th Sale is happening through this weekend. We found 3pc Comforter Sets starting as low as $19.99 (reg. $80). Each Comforter Set also has a $3 shipping surcharge of $3, bringing the total to $22.99. Select items qualify for an additional 15-20% off with code FOURTH at checkout. FREE Shipping on orders $50 or more.
Old Navy – Entire Store on sale up to 60% off. Shop Old Navy here.
Right now you can Join Weight Watchers for FREE and get 1 month FREE with select subscription plans. Certain plans available in select markets only. Valid through July 11.
Nordstrom has this BP. ‘American Flag’ Oblong Scarf marked down to $8.98 (reg. $18). And Nordstrom always offers FREE Shipping.
Right now when you Buy $125 of Beauty or Fragrance items from Nordstrom, you’ll get a FREE 24-Piece Gift with samples from Lancome, Laura Mercier and more. And if you spend another $25 you’ll get a bonus gift! Nordstrom always offers FREE Shipping.
Right now Chico’s Summer Sale has Buy One Get One FREE on already-reduced styles (items ending in $0.98 and $0.99). No code needed, discount taken at checkout.
The Teva Summer Sale Event is happening with an extra 20% off everything when you use code SUMMER at checkout. Teva always offers FREE Shipping and Returns. Valid through July 4. We found sandals for Men and Women as low as $19.20 shipped!
Payless – Buy One Get One 50% off. FREE Shipping with $25 purchase. Shop Payless here.
Carter’s – 4th of July Sale – Extra 30% off Clearance – prices starting at $2.79 and Doorbusters as low as $2! Shop Carter’s here.
Right now The Children’s Place has FREE Shipping and all Shorts are $7.99 and Under, Tees $3.99 and Clearance 60% off!
The Cabela’s July 4th Sale is happening right now with deals up to 50% off. Flat Rate Shipping of $5 on orders $99 or more with code 66FLAT at checkout. Valid through July 4.
Hanna Andersson – Big Big Sale with items up to 60% off plus new customers can save an extra 10% off when you use code NEWFAVES10 at checkout. Valid through July 4. Shop Hanna Andersson here.
Highlights is one of my favorite magazines for my kids – but subscription deals are so rare! Right now you can save $5 off any Highlights for Children! It’s a yearlong subscription with 12 issues delivered annually. They have THREE subscriptions options to choose from – Hello magazine (ages 0-2), High Five magazines (ages 2-6), Highlights magazine (ages 6-12).
Right now you can save an extra 20% off Hush Puppies Sale Styles with code HPEXTRA20 at checkout. Hush Puppies always offers FREE Shipping and returns. Valid through July 5.
Groupon – $10 off first Groupon purchase of $25 or more with code WELCOME at checkout. Shop Groupon here.
Entertainment Book – All 2016 books $12 plus FREE Shipping. Entertainment Books are available for locations nationwide and contain thousands of 2-for-1 and up to 50% off discounts and coupons for fine & casual dining, local attractions, shopping, travel & more. Shop Entertainment Books here.
Amazon Deals
We post Amazon deals throughout the day, see the latest Amazon deals here. See all of Amazon’s Deals of the Days here.
Amazon Deal of the Day – Up to 40% off PUMA Men’s Sneakers. This deal good today only, while supplies last.
Amazon Deal of the Day – Save 20% or more on Poulan Pro 40V battery-powered garden tools. This deal good today only, while supplies last.
Amazon Deal of the Day – Motorola Moto E Android Prepaid Phone with Triple Minutes (Tracfone) – $19.99, BEST price. This deal good today only, while supplies last.
JLab INTRO Premium On-Ear Headphones, with Universal Mic (Black) – $6.45 (reg. $59.99), BEST price
Reading Adventures Disney Princess Level 1 Boxed Set – $5.87 (reg. $9.99), BEST price
Amazon has KIND Bars, Fruit & Nuts in Yogurt, Gluten Free, 1.4 Ounce Bars, 12 Count on sale for $10.59 with Subscribe and Save ($0.89 per bar). And it gets even better if you have 5 or more subscriptions, you can get it for as low as $9.48 ($0.79 per bar)!
Razor V-17 Youth Multi-Sport Helmet, Satin Blue – $13.89 (reg. $19.49), BEST price
Minecraft Mini Figure Collector Case – $9.99 (reg. $21.99), BEST price
Star Wars The Force Awakens Kylo Ren Extendable Lightsaber – $9.65 (reg. $12.99), BEST price
Hot Wheels Ultimate Garage Playset, Standard Packaging – $69.97, BEST price
Hoover Corded Cyclonic Stick Vacuum, SH20030 – $49.95, BEST price
The Berenstain Bears and the Messy Room – $2.84 (reg. $4.99), BEST price
Play-Doh Town Pet Store – $7.48 (reg. $14.99), BEST price
Play-Doh Town Firehouse – $7.88 (reg. $19.99), BEST price
Play-Doh Town Fire Truck – $7.48 (reg. $14.99), BEST price
Coleman Evanston Screened 6-person Tent – $93.99, BEST price
We love Summertime family movie nights! And there are some great family movies available to buy or rent from Amazon – Zootopia, Tarzan, Finding Nemo, Kung Fu Panda, Annie, Monsters Inc and more. I especially love that lots of movies you can watch for FREE with an Amazon Prime membership!
Fantastic ides for additional summer fun can be found on the Amazon Summer Toy List – deals on toys for everything you may play this summer – indoor, outdoor, water fun, travel and beach ready, STEM toys and more.
And if you are looking to keep your kids sharp and ready for school – we regularly update our Kids Book List and we love the options for Summer Workbooks available.
For a limite time, Amazon has the Kindle Fire HD6 on sale for $69.99 (reg. $99.99). This is just $0.99 more than the BEST price it has ever been on Amazon. Comes in five color choices. Great reviews.
Sign up for a an Amazon Baby Registry right now and you’ll get some fantastic bonus offers! For a limited time,Amazon Family (previously Amazon Mom), is offering a FREE Welcome Box for Amazon Prime Members who sign up for a new Amazon Baby Registry. The Welcome Box will include samples of popular baby items such as diapers, wipes, baby wash, lotion, bottles and more (valued up to $35). In order to be eligible to receive the Welcome Box you will need to create an Amazon Baby Registry and have $10 of purchases made from the registry (these can be made by you or by gifters).
And through August 31, 2016 you can enter the Amazon Baby Registry Sweepstakes where one winner each month will win a $2,000 Amazon.com Gift Card to use towards eligible purchases off your baby registry and millions of other items on Amazon! Just create a baby registry and add a minimum of $75 worth of Britax items to your registry to be automatically entered into the Sweepstakes.
Currently Amazon is offering all Prime members a 3-month FREE trial to Audible.com! This is the promotion that got us hooked this past spring, (it’s usually just a 1-month trial offer). At $14.95/month, this is $44.85 value. PLUS the value of your FREE book downloads! If you sign up for the trial – you can download a book each month for the next month and if it’s not a good fit for you, cancel at the end of the trial.
Recipes, meal planning, grocery store
See this week’s grocery ads here – Fred Meyer and Safeway and Albertsons and WinCo deals. Get the latest Costco coupon deals here.
Zaycon Fresh – Through July 4, save 12% off entire order with code JULY4 at checkout. Currently on sale: Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts $1.69/lb, Ground Turkey $2.08/lb, 80/20 Lean Ground Beef $2.99/lb, Boneless Turkey Breast Roast $4.79/lb, 93/7 Ground Beef $3.99/lb, St. Louis Style Ribs $3.39/lb, Pulled Pork $3.29/lb, Premium Hickory Smoked Bacon $3.79/lb and more. Shop Zaycon Fresh here.
Costco Deals for June 9 through July 3 – Great deals on cereal, yogurt, batteries, and more!
Chick-Fil-A’s Cow Appreciation Day is this Tuesday, July 12! Chick-fil-A will award a FREE entree to any customer who comes to one of their restaurants dressed as a cow. Children dressed as cows will be able to select any menu item off the kid’s menu. Both full and partial cow costumes count for the free entree this year.
Coupons
Sunday Coupon Preview July 3 – One Insert, P&G
Check out this new printable coupon for $1.00 off one True Citrus Lemonade, Limeade or other Unsweetened Beverage Mix <– direct link! We’ve got the scoop on the best places to use this coupon below.
Head over here to print your coupons. A new month means a TON of new coupons!
1.50 off ONE Pampers UnderJams Night Wear
$2.00 off ONE Pampers Easy Ups Training Pants
$0.50 off ONE Always Wipes
$2.00 off ONE Pampers Baby Dry Diapers
$2.00 off ONE Luvs Diapers
$1.00 off when you buy any FOUR Gerber 1st Foods
$2.00 off when you buy any SIX Gerber 2nd Foods
$2.00 off ONE Pampers Cruisers Diapers
$1.00 off ONE Gerber Cereal Product
$1.00 off when you buy any THREE Gerber 3rd Foods
$2.00 off ONE Pampers Swaddlers Diapers
$1.00 off THREE BAI Products
$1.00 off 1 Totinos Pizza or Blasted Crust Rolls
$0.50 off ONE Disney Frozen or Mutant Ninja Turtle
$0.30 off ONE CUP any flavor Liberte yogurt
$1.00 off ONE PACKAGE any flavor BIG G Cereals
$0.50 off 2 Fiber One Products
$2.00 off FOUR Power Bars
$0.50 off 2 Nature Valley Granola Bars
$1.00 off 1 Jimmy Dean Fully Cooked Sausage
$1.00 off 1 Tiny Toast cereal
$0.50 off 1 Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal
$0.75 off (3) Betty Crocker Suddenly Salad
$1.00 off 2 General Mills Big G cereals
$1.00 off two PowerBar Bars
$1.00 off Any (1) Butterball Frozen Turkey Burgers
$1.00 off any 1 Soy Vay Marinade
$2.00 off any TWO PLANTERS Dessert Mix
$1.00 off any ONE PLANTERS Dessert Mix
$1.00 off ONE SweeTARTS Mini Gummy Bites Bag
$1.00 off one JENNIE-O Turkey Breakfast Sausage
$0.50 off any 2 Jif To Go Dippers
$1.00 off of one Crunch Pak and one good2grow
$0.50 off one Jif Bars Product
$1.00 off ONE Stonyfield Organic YoKids Yogurt
$1.00 off Any TWO PLANTERS NUT-rition Products
$0.25 off Any ONE PLANTERS Dry Roasted Peanuts
$0.50 off ONE Nature Valley Chewy Oatmeal Bites
$1.00 off FIVE CUPS any Yoplait Yogurt
$0.75 off THREE BOXES any flavor Helper
$0.50 off 1 Food Should Taste Good Chips
$0.50 off ONE BOX Lucky Charms cereal
$1.00 off ONE PACKAGE any Cascadian Farm Granola
$1.00 off (3) BOXES any General Mills Big G cereal
$1.00 off TWO BOXES any flavor Cheerios cereals
$0.50 off one Jif Flavored Spreads
$1.00 off 3 HOT POCKETS or LEAN POCKETS sandwiches
$1.00 off 2 Cascadian Farm Bars OR Oatmeal Squares
$1.00 off 2 LARABAR, UBER, ALT OR Renola
$1.00 off 5 LARABAR, UBER, ALT OR Renola
$0.50 off 2 Chex Mix, Bugles, Gardettos
$0.75 off 3 Totinos Pizza or Blasted Crust Rolls
$0.50 off 1 Old El Paso Refried Beans
$0.50 off ONE Post Pebbles cereal
$1.00 off any ONE (1) Phillips product
$1.00 off ONE Clearblue Weeks Estimator Test
$3.00 off (1) Dulcolax product 25 count or larger
$0.50 off ONE Pepto Bismol Caplets product
$0.50 off ONE Pepto Bismol Liquid product
$5.00 off TWO Align Products 28ct or larger
$0.50 off ONE Pepto Bismol To Go product
$0.50 off ONE Pepto Bismol Childrens product
$1.00 off ONE Meta Appetite Control Product
$1.00 off ONE Meta Product
$2.00 off any 1 Aleve PM product 40ct or larger
$2.00 off ONE Prilosec OTC product
$1.50 off ONE Align 14ct Product
$2.00 off ONE Align Product 28ct or larger
$4.00 off any 2 St. Joseph Aspirin
$2.00 off ONE Aleve 40ct or larger
$0.35 off ONE Bounty Napkins
$2.00 off any 1 Persil ProClean laundry detergent
$2.00 off ONE Unstopables Scented Oil Refill
$2.00 off ONE Unstopables by Febreze Candle
$1.50 off ONE Febreze Candle Product
$1.00 off ONE Febreze smallspaces
$3.00 off Unstopables Pluggable Oil Dual Refill
$1.00 off ONE Febreze Noticeables Refill
$1.00 off ONE Febreze Noticeables Warmer
$0.50 off Cascade Platinum Action Pacs
$0.25 off 1 ONE Gain Dishwashing Liquid
$0.25 off ONE Puffs Product
$1.50 off ONE Tide Pods
$1.50 off ONE Tide Rescue
$0.50 off ONE Color Scents scented trash bags
$0.75 off ONE Mr Clean Magic Eraser
$0.75 off ONE Mr Clean All Purpose Cleaner
$1.00 off ONE Charmin Ultra Soft or Strong
$1.00 off ONE Tide Washing Machine Cleaner
$1.00 off ONE Bounty Paper Towels
$1.00 off ONE Charmin Basic or Essentials Soft
$2.00 off ONE Gain Liquid Laundry Detergent
$0.50 off any ONE COTTONELLE Toilet Paper
$4.00 off FoodSaver Heat-Seal Bag or Roll
$0.55 off any ONE COTTONELLE Flushable Cloth
Buy any 4 Single Renuzit Air Freshener Get 2 free
$3.00 off FoodSaver Heat-Seal Bag or Roll
$2.00 off any ONE FoodSaver Bag or Roll
$3.00 off ONE Venus Swirl OR Venus & Olay Razor
$1.50 off TWO Oral B Glide Floss
$3.00 off ONE Gillette ProShield OR ProGlide Razor
$3.00 off ONE Gillette Mach 3 or Fusion Razor
$3.00 off Gillette Mach 3 or Fusion System Razor
$1.00 off ONE Always Radiant Pantiliner
$1.50 off TWO Always Pads and or Liners
$0.75 off ONE Always Liners 30ct or larger
$0.50 off ONE Always Pad
$0.75 off ONE OralB Toothbrush Pack
$0.50 off ONE Oral B Glide Floss
$1.50 off ONE OralB Pro-Health Pulsar Toothbrush
$3.00 off ONE Daisy Disposable Razor Pack
$2.00 off TWO OralB Adult Pro-Health Toothbrushes
$1.50 off ONE Oral B Glide Floss Twin Pack
$0.75 off ONE Tampax Pearl Product
$5.00 off any 2 Schwarzkopf or Ultime Hair Care
$15.00 off ONE Amope Pedi Electronic Foot File
$1.50 off TWO Tampax Pearl Products
$1.00 off any 1 Aveeno Scent Lotion or Body Wash
$0.75 off ONE Tampax Radiant Tampon Product
$25.00 off any combination of TWO Amope products
$1.50 off ONE LUBRIDERM Product
$3.00 off ONE Venus Original OR Embrace Razor
$1.50 off ONE Fixodent Adhesive Twin pack
$5.00 off TWO Boxes of Clairol Hair Color
$2.00 off ONE (1) BIC Soleil Shine Razor 2 pack
$1.00 off ONE Fixodent Adhesive
$3.00 off ONE Gillette Disposable Razor
$3.00 off ONE Simply Venus Disposable Razor Pack
$2.00 off ONE Crest 3D White Whitestrips
$1.00 off ONE COVERGIRL product
$1.00 off ONE Gillette ProShield Refill Package
$2.00 off ONE Box of Clairol Hair Color
$0.50 off ONE Gillette Shave Gel
$1.50 off 2 Crest Kids, Oral B Toothbrushes
$0.50 off 1 Crest Kids or Oral B Toothbrush
$0.50 off one Speed Stick or Lady Speed Stick
$1.00 off one Speed Stick Twin Packs Only
$1.25 off ONE Old Spice Dirt Destroyer Body Wash
$1.00 off ONE Old Spice Body Wash or Bar Soap
$0.50 off ONE Crest Kid’s toothpaste
$3.00 off any ONE (1) AVEENO Sun Care product
$1.50 off TWO Crest Kid’s toothpastes
$4.00 off TWO Venus or Daisy Disposable Razors
$3.00 off One Scharzkopf Keratin Color
$0.75 off ONE Venus Shave Gel
$0.50 off ONE Satin Care Shave Gel
$0.75 off ONE Crest Pro Health Mouthwash
$2.00 off ONE Crest 2-Step System
$1.00 off one Olay Hand and Body Lotion
$0.50 off ONE Crest 3D White Toothpaste
$1.00 off one Olay Body Wash or Bar Soap
$0.75 off ONE Crest 3D Whitening Mouthwash
$0.50 off ONE Crest Pro-Health Toothpaste
$0.50 off ONE Crest Complete Toothpaste
$0.75 off ONE Always Radiant Pad
$0.50 off ONE Scope Mouthwash Product
$0.75 off ONE Always Infinity Pad
$2.00 off any TEN CESAR single tray entrees
$5.00 off any ONE FoodSaver Fresh Container Bundle
$10.00 off FoodSaver Vacuum Sealing System
Other Ways to Save . . .
If you are Bank of America or Merrill Lynch account holder and have a Bank of America debit or credit card, you can get into more than 150 museums for FREE this weekend, July 2 – 3. As part of their Museum on Us program and Mother’s Day weekend – just show your photo ID and your Bank of America/Merrill Lynch card to get in FREE at participating museums.
Bank of America has also recently rolled out its Museums on Us site for mobile. You can check it out here on your mobile phone: http://museums.bankofamerica.com. It’s great for people who are traveling and want to check out if the city they are visiting has a participating museums. This offer is available on the first FULL weekend of each month. View a full list of participating museums here. (PDF)
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Teri Hanley says
Glad you had a get-away! Would love to hear more about if you have some deal ideas for Vegas. I have never been. I am also in Seattle area.