A Thrifty Mom

Update_ The Harvest unit is one sale already at 25% OFF, plus if you use this link, you will get an addition 10% off on top of that.

Some women dream of fancy handbags, name brand jeans or diamonds….. not me I dream of perfect food storage shelves!  I told Matt this while he was putting my new shelves together, and he about fell over laughing at me.  I know I am not a typical woman….but you have no idea how excited I was about these shelves….I am still smiling about them!

We recently got the coolest thing to storage! A storage system from Shelf Reliance. These are the best shelves ever! Why for a number of reasons!

First is that as a couponer we tend to develop so many surplus items that we find on great deals. We tend to quickly over stock our shelf’s that they start to bend and bow. Trust me had this same problem! When we got the new shelving units and opened them they were built from heavy duty metal. All of the metal such as the cross bars that the shelf’s sit on, and the upper and lower bars  that hold the vertical corner pieces and the vertical corner pieces as well.

Second is that with all of the products we stockpile they can be hard to find.  The units even come with these great labels, that went with  many different types of foods and products! It makes it so easy for kids to go out look at the animal and grab the chicken soup, or see the cow and grab the beef broth. With easy to follow instructions, and great labels to keep track of all the different products we come home with.

Third is that even a child could put these together ( with adult help of coarse). Spend some time with the family putting these together. We were able to put ours up in about 40 minutes. And its a great project to include the whole family in. It makes it fun for kids to help with getting dinner ready. By putting this together they gain a sense of ownership. When its dinner time they will run out to grab they can food with such pride and knowing they helped.

Fourth is that these  can fit in any space. They have multiple sizes both depth and width and even height. So if you have a small home , or a large garage or pantry room to fill these are definitely what you need to get.

Fifth but definitely not last, these help so much to free up space, and to save with the confusion of which can should I use first. It’s a perfect rotation system, that you know we all have struggled to imitate. These help so much to effectively use up our food storage appropriately….nothing worse than a your thrifty deals going bad, because they get lost in the back of the shelf.  That won’t happen with the automatic rotation!

Now thanks to the folks at Shelf Relience Systems you can use the code THRIFTYFRS ( Good until March 13th )to save 25 % off your purchase of any single Food Rotation System.

This month the Harvest 72 is on sale for 25% off ($344.99 instead of $459.99) and with that couponfor an additional 10% off, it would be $310.49.

SALE TILL END OF FEBRUARY – SEE BOTTOM OF POST

Do you remember the giveaway I did for DaisyDoodle Beads? I was excited that one of my readers won a free watch.  I am so excited to do a product review on these adorable watches. DaisyDoodle Beads is a small company run by a stay at home Mom who loves to create things that people love and that will last. All watch bands are made with the finest materials available and come with a guarantee.

I picked out two of the  ”mini me” watches being that I have very small wrists, and I am not into bulky watches.  They are the perfect size and very comfortable to wear.  I was worried the beads might get in the way, but I love them.

Here is the best part of these watches, you can switch out the faces and watch bands.  They have lobster clasps on the end so you can mix and match watch faces and watch bands to match your outfits or your mood!

They also stretch so you can can get a very comfortable fit, and they are easy to take off and on.

So my Mom always says…oh that is cute, I bet I can make that.  SO of course that is how I think too…..Most the time you can make it yourself for half the cost.  But when I started looking into making my own bands I realizes I would have to buy a whole strand of beads, and there is not a very good selection at my local stores.  You end up paying $6-$15 per bead strand,  yes you could turn them into a watch band…but they would be all the same bead ( not very cute).

She has a really good selection of fun, beads that have lots of character.  At what I think is a very good price….In fact she has a  sale going on now till the end of Feb - all  watch bands are marked down to only $15, and are buy 5 items get 1 free. (Free item being of equal or lesser value) WOW this is a Thrifty deal! Click here to visit her Etsy Store.

UPDATE:

Now they are giving out samples to everyone. Click here to get a free sample of the Nut Clusters, And also get a Free Trail Mix Bar

If you would like a $1.00 off coupon Nature Valleys new Granola Nut Clusters click  HERE AND  HERE

One of the perks of writing my blog is sometimes I am asked to do product reviews.  I was happy to be asked to try Nature Valley’s new product, Granola Nut Clusters.  I was so excited to try these out being that granola is one of my favorite cereals.

When I opened the bag I was surprised to see all these perfect little clusters, about the size of a quarter. So Matt and I enjoyed them as a snack while watching TV.  They are the perfect combo of sweet and salty….watch out, the whole bag will be gone before long, they are so good.  The next morning I tried them with milk, just as yummy!  If you are going on a hiking trip or camping these would be great to take along!

The only negative thing I have to say about them is there size is not ideal for small children,   Being that I have little ones I need to be aware of things like that, but other than that these get an A+ in my book!

Last month I was sent an email asking me if I would like to try Honey Kix for free, so of course I said yes.   A few days later I was sent a coupon for a free box of Honey Kix.  I have to be honest with you, normal Kix is not my first choice when it comes to breakfast cereal.  So I would have never bought the new Honey Kix on my own.

I was pleasantly surprised at how good it was.  My kids all had a bowl of it and asked for seconds.  My son Matthew asked if he could have some more of the ” crunchy little ball cereal”  The light coating of honey is just enough to give it that sweet taste, but not coated  in sugar like some cereal.  My girls put it  in their little play dishes, and had fun cooking with it all  afternoon.  

 I would  have to give it a big thumbs up!  It is good for you,  good tasting, and my kids loved it. You can’t go wrong.  Thanks again to the Honey Kix team for letting us try your cereal.

Have you ever tried a new product, and then hated it?  This is one of the reasons I love coupons. I am able to try new products at a lower price, or even free.   These four items are some of my favorites.  All of them were FREE except the face wash I paid .50 cents for.  Not that I want to pay full price for anything, but I now know they are well worth the money and would think about buying them in the future.

Gillette Body wash-  I was able to pick these up for free last month at Target.  My husband was totally stuck on one brand of body wash, but I refused to pay $4 for it when this was Free.  SO I put it in the shower and once the old soap was gone this was his only choice…unless he wanted to smell like a girl and use mine.  He used it and now has decided he likes it just as well if not better than his other brand.  I think he smells pretty good too.  My 7 year old son uses it, he thinks it is fun to smell like Daddy.

pHisoderm anti-blemish gel face wash-  This was  $7 dollars but they had it on clearance ,and I had a coupon so I got it for .50 cents.  I wish I would have grabbed a few more.  I have been really happy with it, and I think my skin looks a lot better.  Am I the only 28 year old that still had a zip pop up out of no where….I thought they were suppose to go away after high school.  Anyway I really like this product, and will keep my eye out for if again!

Glade Lasting Impressions-  I have a hard time with “smells” I tend to get a headache.  But this has been great, it  fills the room quickly but has a light scent that I love.  I thought it was broken at first because it is fan powered and I could not hear it running….till I notices this tiny little fan spinning away quite as a mouse.  I love it and plan to buy refills…with coupons of course.  You can get your own for free this week at Walgreens.

Reach Ultraclean dental floss-  I am not sure what this is made of, plastic thread of some sort.  When I first opened it I thought it was weird stuff, till I used it….LOVE IT.   This slides so easy and has a fun minty flavor, and is easy on my gums.  I hid it from my kids so they can’t wrap each other up with it ( like they did the last floss I bought)  I love it!  It is on sale this week at Walgreens and I hope to get some more.

So have you tried anything new with coupons?  Tell me about your favorites.