Best Detergent Buys! Top Rated Detergents

I found this article from Good Housekeeping detailing the best detergents for effectiveness and price.  It's no surprise that my favorite Tide came in first in several categories but a few did make me look twice. (Their price per load figures also made me do a double take.  We all know those prices are super high!)

The Test's Best

GH Seal holders Ultra Tide Plus Bleach powder and Ultra Tide powder.

The liquid versions of the top powders, Tide Plus Bleach Alternative and Tide With Acti-Lift 
Also noted: 2X Ultra Era





Best Value Detergents:

 Target's Up & Up 2X HE liquid

Walmart's Great Value Powder

This is what Cheating Looks Like - Walmart Price Match Cheaters

One of 3 carts confiscated by Walmart employees 
after Price Match Cheating (Theft!) Can you believe 
everything in this cart was under $1?  Check out the HUGE
 pack of Allegra.  $0.99?  Wow - that's amazing!

I ran in to my local Walmart last night to prep the Walmart Deals list for next week (Awesome deals are coming!) and was informed that people shopping at local Walmarts and lying about their price matching prices is still  a HUGE problem.  Shoppers are bringing 2 and 3 cart loads of product to the checkout lane and then trying to literally price match every thing for under $1.  Not only are they lying about price matches but they are altering our lists to try and reflect these prices and then saying that "Amy said that was the price".  Fortunately, many checkers are now referring to the actual ads that are kept in store to verify prices and these cheaters are getting caught!

Come on people.  Grow some integrity and don't drag my name in to this when you know you're being dishonest.  FYI to all the cheaters - they're catching on to you and soon enough you'll be caught

FREE 5x7 With the Easter Bunny - Walmart Deal

Grab a FREE 5x7 with your child and the Easter Bunny this weekend through April 1st from 10-2 at Walmart Super Centers that have a 1 hour photo!

Download more info here:  Free Walmart Photo Download

You might be a redneck couponer if....

If you use your shopping cart to cook your groceries :)  Hey it's cheap and free - but then, it is pretty cheap!  Anyone got any great BBQ recipes to share?

*NEW Purex Free Sample

Right now you can grab another FREE Sample of Purex from Walmart - while supplies last!

Kid To Kid $100 Shopping Spree - Each Store!

WOW - do you know what $100 could buy at Kid To Kid?  Practically an entire closet full of clothes!  I  bought an outfit for all 3 of my children including pants and shirts, plus extra shirts for under $2.00 after my used clothing trade last month!  I'm loving this shopping spree!
    
Right now you can enter to win a $100 Shopping Spree at each Kid to Kid store – there are 11 throughout Utah – through April 15th.  Each store will be awarding a $100 Shopping Spree, must enter at the Kid to Kid stores.
      
Contest runs from now through March 31 with the winners announced April 2nd so get to entering!

Blickenstaff's Deal Adventure + FREE Blickenstaff's Candy

You may have seen a recent post by my good friend Mindi on SavvyShopperDeals about a new deal site called HubZub. They have a ton of local Utah deals - I mean A TON!!!

Mindi knows me pretty well and so she shared a pretty sweet (pun sort of intended) $5 for 1 lb. of Bulk Candy from Blickenstaff's deal - and a deal it is!

If you haven't been to Blickenstaff's - then you are seriously missing out! Blickenstaff's is located in Provo and is the ultimate toy and candy store! It is so so so so so so so so fun! (Did I use too many so's? I don't think so!)  Our family loves going to Blickenstaff's.  In fact my husband and I often swing by on date night to browse and pick up a treat for the babysitter! Blickenstaff's reminds me of a fun nostalgia store I used to go to at City Walk, Universal Studios, CA. (Living in CA for 11 years, you find all the hot spots!) 

Crazy Hat, Crazy Kid!

Well, Blickenstaff's is my new Utah Nostalgic Toy & Candy Hot Spot!  Blickenstaff’s carries hundreds of toys and candy items that can't be found in the big box stores - they even sell candy by the decade!  Everything in the store makes you feel nostalgic.  I love seeing games, toys and candy from my youth - years long gone by, dare I say vintage? - and my kids love the bulk candy bins!  Plus - they sell my mini metal shopping cart that I use for class giveaways! (We even went to Blickenstaff's once to take pictures for a Geometry Journal requiring trapezoids, quadrilaterals, hexagons etc!  Yep - got an A for all the unique examples!)

Unbelievable Jaw Breaker!

I bought the certificate the day Mindi posted it - as it was such a deal and also my 13 year old's birthday!  We went out to dinner and had Blickenstaff's candy for dessert!  The kids got to pick out exactly what they wanted (Gummy Sharks, Snakes, Frogs, Teeth, Strawberries, Alphabets and more!) and had a blast in the store!

BONUS!!!: When I went to check out the cashier handed me a flyer that details how all my blogger friends can get a FREE pound of candy!

Here's how it works:

1. Visit Blickenstaff's
2. Go Home, hop on your blog and write a post about Blickenstaff's - include a photo.  Link Back to Blickenstaffs.com and write a paragraph about your experience.
3. Post a link to your blog on Blickenstaff's Facebook Page.
4. Head in and collect (1) FREE pound of Bulk Candy!

Seriously - I love this store and no one needs to give me free candy to say it!!! (But I'll take the free candy too!)

Kid To Kid Model Search Winners

Congrats to all the Kid To Kid Utah Model Search winners! Cuties every one of them! From what I hear it was tough to narrow the choices down with so many gorgeous kids to choose from!

• Age 0-2: Aftyn Norman, Shaely Warburton, Johnathan Warburton, Kinley Callister, Brody Smith, Sheldon Workman, Paisley Huntsman, Travis Jaeggi

• Age 3-5:Shriman Narayanan, Braysen Norman, Mati Turner, Makenzie Bledsoe, Sean Patterson

• Age 6-9:Jack Wangsgard, Dylan Thalman, Lexi Tanner,Aspyn Brinkerhoff, Karlee Clark, Spikey Jorgensen, David Olguin, Gage Fossum, Brooklyn Proffit, Elijah Proffit

• Age 10+:Kyle Sorenson, Nicolas Jorgensen, BuffyJorgensen, Rylee Clark  

(Also, watch for my sweet Cayden and I in an upcoming Kid to Kid Video showing you how to shop at Kid To Kid and SAVE BIG!!!) :)