Walmart leaks Black Friday ad

Save big on Christmas gifts

I just found out that Walmart officially leaked their Black Friday ad. I was surprised to discover that they are actually opening at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving night! Maybe this is a strategy to reduce the amount of crowds that gather at 4 and 5 in the morning.

Black Friday usually produces a few big sales that you just don't want to miss out on. To view Walmart's Black Friday ad all you need to do is head to their homepage. Next, scroll down and look to the left of your screen. You'll see a block that says “Black Friday ad is here.”

Click on that block and it will take you to the Black Friday ad. This ad is 45 pages long so be prepared with a notepad and a pencil so you can jot down the products you want to pick-up. Don't wait until the day of the sale to go through the flyer.

You'll find such deals as an iPad 2 for $399 (I paid almost $200 more for mine). You can also see an HP Laptop for $279, an Xbox 360 Skylanders Bundle for $149, a Nintendo DSi XL for $99, DVDs for $1.96, kids pajamas for $4, and a hand mixer, mini-chopper and a mini crock pot for $3.88.

I suggest making your list for each store as the flyers come out. Then plan on which stores you'll attack and in what order. The order may be based on location, or time of sale. This will help to make your experience a more pleasant one. I know the crowds can be a bit crazy at times. Don't forget to be polite and don't trample anyone. Life is more important than getting a good deal!  

Play Deal or No Deal for free

Win tokens and prizes

One of my favorite game shows is Deal or No Deal. I was so excited when they turned that game show into an arcade game at my local arcade, and now I am even more excited that they have it online for free. You can even win prizes when you play totally for free. Here is how it works:

Sign up for free at GSN, which is owned by DIRECTV and Sony Pictures Entertainment, to play Deal or No Deal. You'll need to fill out your email address and choose a username and password. Click the green “Register Now” button when you're all done.
That's all you have to do to begin playing. You can play for tokens or for cash. When you choose the cash option, you only get one free game. If you choose to play for tokens, you are started off with a large number of tokens. Each game costs 100 tokens to play.

Then you can win or lose tokens based on your game. If you go to the Prize Center, you can see where you can win prizes for playing the game. Some of the prizes you can win include an Amazon.com gift card, more tokens, a light and ion therapy lamp, something for your pet, a Kindle Fire, coupons, a Target gift card and a whoopie cushion. You can also enter several different sweepstakes.

If you have some downtime this week, you may want to check Deal or No Deal out. It's fun and free so you have nothing to lose. I just played my first game for tokens and I had a blast.

Free NeilMed Neti Pot

Get a free neti pot and two sinus rinse packets just by asking.

I have had problems with my sinuses ever since I broke my nose 14 years ago. One thing that really helps is to use a neti pot and keep the sinus cavities cleaned out. This is a great tool for allergy sufferers as well. Right now Neilmed Nasaflo Neti Pot is giving away one free neti pot and two sinus packets to everyone who becomes their Facebook fan. You can only request one free neti pot for each mailing address, and they are very strict about this rule so don't try to cheat them.

Head to the Neilmed Nasaflo Neti Pot Facebook page and click the “Like” button. Next, you'll need to either pick the “Click here if you are a user of Neilmed Nasaflo Neti Pot” or the “Click here if you use other saline rinse” button.

Now you need to fill out the information boxes. They request your full name, mailing address, e-mail address, phone number (without dashes), country, and physician information. If you don't have a physician, or you just don't want to share his information, simply type “NA” in the boxes. When you are all done, click “Continue.”

There is a 15-question survey that you will be required to fill out next. It only took me a minute to complete. At the end of the page is an image you must copy to make sure you are not a robot. Click the “Submit” button after you have typed in the same letters or numbers that are in the image box.

The final step is watching a two minute and 46 second video. It shows you exactly how the neti pot works. When you click “Done” after the video is over, you will be informed that your neti pot with two sinus packets will be on their way within 30 days.

Free goodies from VeggieTales

VeggieTales and Focus on the Family team up

My kids have grown up with the fun loving vegetables from the cartoon series VeggieTales. I always get excited when they have a new video coming out. Right now the company is promoting their new DVD called “The League of Incredible Vegetables: A Lesson in Handling Fear.” In order to get the word out about their new DVD, VeggieTales has teamed up with Focus on the Family to offer you some amazing freebies.

What will you get for free? How about a music video by the Newsboys, an interview between the character Larry Boy and Jim Daly, family devotionals, a download of the Adventures in Odyssey (another awesome program designed to teach important life lessons) episode “Afraid, Not!” and a guide on raising incredible kids. The guide itself contains activity pages, super hero cards and a discussion guide for parents.
So how do you get all of these fantastic freebies? You'll need to fill out the free request form on the Focus on the Family Website. There you will need to enter your first name, middle name, last name, country and e-mail address. Confirm your e-mail address and the fact that you are over the age of 18 and then click the “Submit” button. That's all you need to do.

Shortly thereafter, you'll discover an e-mail that contains links to all of the freebies mentioned above. I received mine in a matter of seconds. You can take your time to go through them. My kids loved the super hero cards, which I printed out from my home computer. If you print these cards out, consider cutting them out and gluing them to a piece of cardboard about the same size. Otherwise, the paper is flimsy and they will rip the cards in a matter of minutes.

Free supplements for pets

Tails offers supplements for cats and dogs

I can't believe how great the freebie I stumbled across this week is! Tails is offering free supplements for your cats and dogs. The free samples are contain a week's worth of supplements. There are seven samples available to choose from, but Tails will actually let you request all 7 samples at once. Shipping is free as well so I highly encourage you to take advantage of this amazing offer before they close the doors on it.

In order to get your free samples you'll need to head to the sample page on the Tails website. There you can click the orange “Add to Cart” button to the right of the sample you want. Like I mentioned before, you can click all of them if you want to. 

Your choices include Hip Hip Hooray joint health for dogs, Grow Dog Grow nutritional supplement for puppies, Canine Bliss nutritional supplement for dogs, Rover the Hill for aging dogs, Chill Out Kitty for calming cats, Hairball Hero for cats who need hairball relief and Purr Protection nutritional supplement for both cats and kittens.

After you have added the supplements you desire to your cart, click “Checkout.” You'll need to create an account if you don't already have one. This involves filling out your name, e-mail address and mailing address. Decide whether you want to check the boxes at the end of the form to receive further updates from the company and then click “Review Order.” Review the order and then click “Confirm Order.”

At no time during this process are you asked to enter any credit card information. The samples are completely free with no catches (I hate offers that appear to be free, but really aren't). So go ahead and confidently order your pet supplements and give them a try.

Find your next great deal at Knoji

New deals are posted daily.

This past week I discovered a website that allows users to post all of the great deals they find on the web. This may include stores that are currently offering free shipping to their customers, or stores that have a limited promotional discount. Some deals are small, while others are unbelievable. All are verified before they are allowed to make their appearance on the site.

The website is called Knoji and it offers more than just a slew full of excellent deals that are bound to save you a boat load of money. It also offers users a chance to share any deals they discover while browsing the web. When these deals are posted, other users can take advantage of them. When that happens, the user who posted the deal earns money. How awesome is it that you can make money while helping other individuals save money.
Here are a few of the great deals you can find on the website right now, but keep in mind that new discounts are posted daily: 15 percent off a night's stay at the Red Roof Inn, 50 percent off at Target, save $7 off a Yves Rocher order of $30, save $10 off orders over $69 at Oriental Trading Post, 20 percent off your entire purchase at Bath & Body Works and get $15 off your first order of glasses at GlassesUSA.

Knoji also has other features, such as a forum for keeping up with the latest deals both on the web and in stores, coupons you can print out and reviews of online stores. I can spend an entire day on this site and not get bored.

Get a free call from a Disney character

Surprise your little one with a phone call from a Disney character.

If you have a child under the age of eight, you probably watch a great deal of Disney cartoons. I know when my girls were a bit younger that was all I was allowed to watch. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Bear in the Big Blue House were their favorites. Currently, Pull-ups has a unique offer for parents. You can sign up to have a Disney character call the house to give your child a message. Best of all this is entirely free.

To get the free call you'll need to head to free call request banner on the Pull-ups website. You'll see a picture of Minnie Mouse and Finn McMissle from Cars. Click on the button underneath the pictures that says “Set up call.”
The first step is to select which character you want to call your child-either Minnie Mouse or Finn McMissle. Step two allows you to choose the exact date and time you want the call to take place. Step three allows you to preview the call so you can hear exactly what the message will say. Finally, step four requires you to enter your telephone number so the call can be made.

All you have to do is make sure you and your child are ready to answer the phone at the time you selected in step two. You may want to get out your video camera to record your child's reaction to the call. I wish they had something like this when my girls were little. Back then all you could do was request a written letter from Santa Clause.

Get a Payless gift card half off at Saveology

Why pay full price when you can get a discount.

If you are not currently a member of the website Saveology, you should be. Joining the site is completely free. There are never any hidden charges or fees associated with joining the site, or with buying any of the special deals. New subscribers are eligible to take advantage of an awesome deal—get a $15 Payless gift card for half the price. There is no trick or catch to receiving this deal. You just have to be new to the site.

Each day Saveology has a new deal that you can take advantage of. These deals are usually only available for a 24 hour period, so make sure you sign up to receive email updates. Then you'll be notified of the newest deal to see if it is something you'd like to take advantage of.

The website only issues one warning—that you rent the offers details before making a purchase. Many of these offers have an expiration date. You don't want to purchase a gift card that expires in three days if you have no plans to get to that particular store in time. You will need a credit card to make the purchase, but the website uses a secure server for receiving payments.

The Payless offer fine print says that you can use the gift card both online and in the store, and it has no expiration date. It does say that you'll need to wait a full 24 hours after purchasing the gift card before you can use it. There is a limit of one gift card per household, but feel free to share the offer with family and friends so that they too can take advantage of this awesome deal.

Free Sample: H2O Overdrive beverage

Stay hydrated with this delicious new drink

I am always on the hunt for new products to try. I was excited this week to discover that H2O Overdrive is offering a free bottle of their new beverage that is said to keep you hydrated. The website does show that the product's claims to hydrate, increase stamina, and boost recovery have not been evaluated by the FDA. You'll have to read all of the ingredients on the product to decide if it could be of benefit to you, but from what I see it is filled with vitamins and minerals. Vitamins A, C, D, E, several B vitamins, magnesium, zinc, selenium, and much much more are all inside this drink.

The drink 148 calories, zero of which come from fat. If you feel that you don't get enough nutrition from your diet, then this looks like a good beverage to add to your day. Of course, participating in sports can take a lot out of a person, so this drink might be what you want to have on hand at the end of a soccer match or a football game.

In order to receive a free bottle of H2O Overdrive, you'll need to head to the company's Facebook page and click the “Like” button. Next, you have to fill out a short form. The form requires your full name, full mailing address (or else they won't know where to send your samples), and your email address. You can then pick which flavor your want to try. There are currently three flavors to choose from: Tangy Tangerine Freeze, Lychee-Lemon Rush, or Jostaberry Grape Explosion. Click the “Submit” button once you have all of this information entered.

Tylenol Sleep Tracker App

Learn how to get a better night's sleep.

Tylenol knows the value of a good night's sleep. That's why they have the saying, “When you sleep better, you feel better.” I know I don't get enough sleep, but that is because I have a daughter with a rare neuro-genetic disorder. If you, however, have a different reason for losing sleep, you'll want to take advantage of Tylenol's free sleep tracker app. The app works for the iPod as well as the iPhone and you can get it at the iTunes store.

So what does the app allow you to do? It allows you to record how many hours you are sleeping each night, how you felt the next day, and what, if anything, you did that was special that day that may contribute to you getting more sleep. The app also has a section filled with sleep tips that you can utilize to improve your sleep patterns. You can even personalize the icons with your own photos.

Tylenol also has a PDF printable version of their sleep tracker app on their website. You can print as many copies as you want, and it's totally free. You can fill in the amount of hours you slept each night for a month, and draw a face in the circle that indicates whether you are cranky, sad, stressed, calm, alert, or happy.

What I love about this app is that it is a great tool to use to show your doctor. It allows your doctor to get a full view of your sleep patterns. Your doctor can also see what you've tried, such as drinking herbal tea or taking a nice hot bath before bed. That will give him a better idea of what to recommend.

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