FREEBIE- (Another!) Cardstore.com free card/free shipping

I love that I can get FREE greeting cards all year long with all these freebie codes!  Here's another one for Cardstore.com  Use MCSFREE112 and get a free custom card and free shipping.  It's good through the month of January, so act quick!

FREEBIE- Cardstore.com FREE card, free shipping!

Here's another code for a free greeting card.  Go to Cardstore.com and use the promo code 10KPEOPLE at checkout, and receive your custom card for free (free shipping, too!) I just ordered a birthday one, but they have adorable ones for Valentine's day and all other occasions!  This freebie is good till they give away 10k cards, so act quick! A nice thing about this site is they do not require any credit card info for a free card.

What's a bargain? Product reviews coming soon!

Be on the lookout for product reviews coming soon to "Hello, Good Buy".  With the trend of going green, more things are becoming available in reusable form.  For example, sandwich bags- fabric vs. traditional plastic.  Is it more economical to use a fabric bag, or is it cheaper to use plastic?  Look for results, and a full product review coming soon!

**Is there anything you'd like to see compared? Leave your suggestions!!**

DEAL- Chick Fil A "Blue Receipt" days in February

If you're one of my followers in Sacramento,CA, I'm excited to share that Chick Fil A on Alta Arden is having blue receipt days on Feb 4, 11, and 18! If you're not familiar with how this works, any menu item you buy on those days prints on a blue receipt. Bring the receipt back within the alloted time frame and you receive that meal for free! Mmmmmmm. :)

DEAL-$1 for Prince LotusFlow3r 3-CD set at Target.com

Even if you don't like Prince, for $1, you could use the discs in this 3-CD set as coasters and it would still be a good deal!  Today only, free shipping on this product, and it's only $1 while supplies last.

Click here to go to the Target.com site.

FREEBIE- 1 year subscription to 'More' magazine

Follow this link to sign up for a free 1 year subscription to More magazine through FreeBizMag.com. It is not a trial, and you do not have to provide any credit card information.  You will not be billed after the 1 year period is up.  Quantities are limited.  The publisher does determine whether or not to extend the offer to certain industries- I chose 'homemaker' for mine. After you go through the first step, just click through and choose 'no' for the other offers mentioned.

MORE is edited for the smart, sophisticated 45+ woman, addressing the concerns of her life today with articles on health, style, money, family, home, travel, love, sex, entertainment and much more.

DEAL- Photo prints, 1 cent apiece at Snapfish.com

Through 1/25/12, using the coupon code 99PRINTS, you can order up to 99 prints on Snapfish.com for 1 cent apiece.  Depending on location, you may be able to pick up your order in stores.

DEAL- Tax preparation

It's that time of year again. . . . tax time!  If you're looking for a good deal on tax preparation, I recommend TaxAct.com  The online program walks you through your taxes, step by step, and you can choose several methods (some free!) to submit your finished taxes.

Swagbucks- Earn Free Giftcards, Cash and more

I know a few of you have signed up for Swagbucks already, at my recommendation.  I signed up several years ago, and have cashed in my Swagbucks for Amazon gift cards, and used them to pay for part of Christmas gifts each year!  The site offers many other giftcards, in a variety of denominations, but the $5 Amazon gc is the best value.

The easiest way to earn Swagbucks (which you can then cash in for gift cards, PayPal payments, etc.) is to use their search engine.  They also post Swagcodes, and you can partake in the daily polls, surveys and other more involved activities to earn points.

You can sign up for Swagbucks here.

Changes to "Amazon Mom". . . Not such a good deal anymore

As a mom to two in diapers (making headway on potty training. . . . let's go!) I am always on the lookout for a good deal on diapers.  For the last year, I've purchased Pampers through Amazon Mom's "Subscribe and Save" program.  Each order automatically ships once a month, and they take 30% off the current price.  Shipping was free, and no tax.  BEST price around, even compared to Costco and Diapers.com.

Unfortunately, Amazon has decided that their deal was a little too sweet.  Notification was sent out to all Amazon Mom participants stating that unless we pony up the $79/year for an Amazon Prime membership, our discount beginning Jan. 24th will be a whopping 5%.  If you do decide to pay for the Prime membership, you receive other perks besides an additional 20% discount on your Subscribe and Save items- the free 2-day shipping with no minimum purchase amount, and streaming videos, to name a few. But, for those of us who are on a family member's Prime account, we get the 2-day shipping for free, but not the additional discount.  The frustrating part for me was that it appears that Amazon has frozen the option to "ship an additional shipment" since I must not have been the only one that tried to go in and stock up prior to the change in discount.  Boooo Amazon.  If you're going to change something with a start date later this month, at least have the decency to allow us to enjoy the current benefits until that date. 

The point of this all is that Amazon is no longer frontrunner in the world of diaper prices.  I know there are other bargain blogs that have done extensive calculations, but I ran a few.  I looked at Pampers only, and found that when assuming you are not using any coupons, just buying at purchase price, Diapers.com is now cheapest.  However, you do have to meet the $49 threshold to get free shipping with them, which means buying quite a few diapers at once, or adding on a filler item each time to get to the free shipping point.  Worth it? Depends on if there's another item you need from them.  Their two-day shipping and customer service is stellar. You can mail in manufacturer coupons to Diapers.com, you just have to plan ahead and allow for processing time.

Target also does sales fairly frequently which gives a gift card when buying several boxes at a time. You can combine those deals with manufacturer coupons.

FREEBIE- Free card from Cardstore.com, free shipping

Cardstore.com is giving away 10,000 free cards today.  No credit card info required.  Just use promo code FREECARD121

I've ordered cards from them before, they're good quality. If you ship it to yourself, shipping is free.

DEAL- Disney Store Twice Upon a Year Sale

Some great deals to be had at Disneystore.com.  You can save an additional 30% off on items with coupon code SALE30, good for this weekend only.

DEAL- $8 Mossimo jeans at Target.com + free shipping

This is a GREAT price on jeans at Target.com.  I own several pair from the last time they went on sale, and can vouch for the fact that they're very cute, though do run small.  Your best bet is to order about 2 sizes up from your normal jeans size.

The coupon code TGTHTT5Z will get you an additional 10% off at checkout.

Click here to go to Target.com

DEAL- Messenger bags- Tablet cases- lunch bags at Pottery Barn Teen

Use code EXTRA15 to make these deals even better! Free shipping.

Messenger bags for $8.50 after additional discount.

Lunch bags for under $4.50 after additional discount


Tablet cases for under $6 after additional discount

DEAL- Winnie the Pooh bathtub on Amazon

Great price on this Winnie the Pooh bathtub for a little one.  Original price of $29.99 and now selling for under $10.

Check it out here

DEAL- Disney Barbie Hair Kit on Amazon

A cute accessory kit for the little girl in your life.  Great deal at $3.95, original price of nearly $30.  If you have Amazon Prime, this item ships for free.

Link is Here

DEAL- Yogurt maker $8.95 at FAO Schwarz

If you like yogurt, here's a great buy on a yogurt maker. Down from $34.99. Shipping is $4.95 or free if you have Shop Runner.

Link
http://www.fao.com/product/index.jsp?productId=4334726

CONTEST- Free Papa Johns pizza

Papa Johns is giving away a free pizza every 46 seconds. That's pretty good odds!

Enter here: http://www.papajohns.com/46sec/