Three win, three prizes, headphones, Amazon GC, and The Lives We Lead e-book 5/31

My Favorite Pastimes Giveaway

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Ends: May 31 at 11:59 pm CST 

Many stores are opening today for shopping

Many stores are opening today, Thanksgiving Day, for shoppers to get started on pre-Black Friday deals. Check ahead to make sure your store is included.   

Babies R Us: 5 p.m. store locator
Best Buy: 5 p.m. store locator
Big Lots: 7 a.m. to midnight store locator
CVS: Open, but hours vary by location store locator
Dick’s Sporting Goods: 5 p.m. store locator
Dollar General: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. store locator
Gander Mountain: 8 a.m. store locator
hhgregg: 4 p.m. store locator
J. C. Penney: 5 p.m. store locator
Kohl’s: 6 p.m. store locator
Kmart: 6 a.m. Thursday store locator
Macy’s: 6 p.m. Thursday store locator
Michaels: 4 p.m. Thursday to 2 a.m. Friday store locator
Office Depot: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. store locator
OfficeMax: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. store locator
Old Navy: 4 p.m. store locator
RadioShack: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., and then reopens at 5 p.m. until midnight store locator
Sears: 6 p.m. Thursday store locator
Sports Authority: 6 p.m. store locator
Staples: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. store locator
Target: 6 p.m. store locator
Toys R Us: 5 p.m. store locator
Walgreens: Most stores open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. store locator
Walmart: 6 p.m. store locator

Get a #Toys'R'Us 15% off coupon 11/22

This Toys R Us coupon is good for 15% off your regular priced purchase today. Print out a copy and take it with you to your local store. 

Offer available in-store only.

One coupon per customer. 

$750 Totally Awesome Amazon GC 12/3

Totally Awesome Amazon Giveaway

Organized by: Oh My Gosh Beck!

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The holidays are very close. Every penny helps this time of year. This giveaway will help take care of chunk of your shopping. 

We have come together to bring you another Totally Awesome Amazon Giveaway! This month we’re giving away a $750 Amazon gift card to one of our lucky readers.

20,000 Rollbacks at Walmart today; Monday is cyber savings; Walmart.com has free shipping

 Santa's Elves Start Saving Early at Walmart

Walmart is unwrapping its first round of 2014 holiday offerings, including the low prices it's known for and its broadest assortment ever on the items customers need for gift-giving, decorating, family gatherings and every occasion in between.

Today, the retailer is offering more than 20,000 Rollbacks on items including groceries and popular brands such as Disney “Frozen," Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Samsung, and Dell. Monday, Walmart is bringing back its popular 24-hour holiday cyber savings event. 

Mace helps me feel safe at home and shopping #‎MaceBrandMoms

This is part of a sponsored collaboration with MACE and Crossroads Media Hub.  However, all opinions expressed are my own.  
 

MACE Brand Products

We used to leave our homes and cars unlocked without worrying about someone stealing our property. We could send our kids outside to play without worrying about their safety. And, women could walk the streets alone without fear. Sadly, those days are gone. 

Today everything I own is locked. If the kids are outside, someone has to watch them. And, I never walk the streets alone.

Target offers free shipping, new app, exclusive products and partnerships, and half-price toys

 Target Presents Holiday Strategy

Target Corporation knows how to fight bad PR. Today the store announced new initiatives for the holiday season centered on irresistible products, unbeatable value and guest-friendly services – including new and enhanced digital tools and free shipping on all Target.com orders now through Dec. 20. 

Win a 42 in. 1080p 60Hz. Direct LED Smart HDTV with Wi-Fi from #BuyDig.com 10/29

One-Stop Holiday Shop

Sponsored by: BuyDig.com 
Hosted by: Mom Blog Society 
Co hosted by: Budget Earth and Mom Does Reviews

Have you started shopping for Christmas? I know it's not Halloween yet, but it's going to sneak up on us. Enter this giveaway and you'll have a great start if you win.

Win a $100 Amazon Gift Card 11/5

Win a $100 Amazon Gift Card 10/12-11/5

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With the holidays upon us, could you use $100 to spend at amazon.com? Enter below for your chance to win.

Walmart to hire more than 60,000associates this holiday season

Company to give current associates priority for in-store hours

A Walmart associate scans products
for a customer in the checkout line.

The holidays are a special time, but it can also be a very busy time for many families. This year, Walmart is pulling out all the stops to make shopping even easier and more convenient for our customers across the country, said Gisel Ruiz, Chief Operating Officer, of Walmart U.S.

Toys“R”Us® to hire 45,000 employees nationwide for 2014 holiday shopping season

Company seeks motivated, customer service-focused employees to join its team of #ToyExperts in bringing joy to shoppers across the country; Seasonal positions can lead to year-round employment as 20% of the Toys“R”Us 2013 holiday workforce retained jobs following Christmas.

Walmart’s Kid-Approved 2014 Holiday Toy list includes; crafty toys, licensed toys, ride-ons

Walmart's Second Annual Holiday Toy List Chosen by Kids  

Kids’ tastes in toys are changing, but their imagination and creativity is unwavering, as evidenced by Walmart’s newly-released 2014 Chosen by Kids Top 20 Toys List. 

For the second year, Walmart turned to the real toy experts by gathering hundreds of kids, ages 18 months to 12 years, and turning them loose on the hottest new toys from suppliers like Hasbro, Mattel, Spin Master and Zing.

One reader will win a $350 Amazon GC 10/2

$350 Amazon Gift Card Sweepstakes

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Wow, who couldn't use $350 to spend on Amazon? I know I could. It would be a great way to buy school clothes or get started on holiday shopping. 

Back to School spending this year

The National Retail Federation recently released its 2014 Back-to-School survey projecting and portraying just how big the scholastic shopping season is.

Win $500 weekly from Oriental Trading 10/18

 Oriental Trading $500 Spooktacular Giveaway

Oriental Trading is your one-stop spooky shop, where scary great deals are lurking around every corner! Find a thrilling selection of Halloween party decorations, candy, costumes, toys, tableware and more. 

$150 Target gift card giveaway 8/24

 Target GC Giveaway

Hosted by: NYSavingSpecials Co-hosted by: Barbara's Beat,  Mom Loves 2 Read, Simply Sherryl, An Ordinary Housewife, Adventures with Little man, and Rosey The Coupon Coach

Would $150 Target gift card help with that Back to School shopping? Maybe, it would help with some groceries, or a new fall wardrobe. Enter for your chance to win.

Win a $100 Novica GC to shop the world 9/7

$100 Novica Giveaway Event

Sponsored by: NOVICA

Hosted by: MyPoshMedia, PoshonaBudget, PlusSizePosh, Freebies Codes Coupons and Deals

Have you ever been shopping around the world? It's quite expensive to travel and shop everywhere we want to go and buy things, that's why Novica makes it so much easier. 

August Sales Tax Holiday repealed in NC

With N.C. families having a hard time making ends meet already, the repeal of the August Sales Tax Free Holiday  was the last thing we needed. Shopping for school is very expensive. Not to mention as soon as our kids return to school they bring home a list of things they need, envelopes for picture money, and letters asking for donations for the classroom. Let's not forget about the lunch and breakfast accounts, too. 

Maybe we need to petition the NC to reinstate the tax-free holiday. Has anyone started a petition or know how many signatures would be needed?

2014 BTS Tax-Free events at Dollar General

Back To School State Sales Tax-Free Events

Save more money during your Back to School shopping at Dollar General during your state's tax-free event.  Many begin on Aug. 1.

$100 Amazon GC for BTS shopping 8/15

 Back to School

It took forever for summer to arrive, and now summer is coming to an end. I can't believe it's time to start Back to School shopping. With three grandkids to buy for, it's expensive, but fun helping them prepare for the new year.