Author: brandy3

Get Holiday Cards with CardStore #sponsored #TopoftheMantel #MC

- brandy3

Disclosure: I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting (#MC) for Cardstore. I received a promotional item as a thank you for participating.

This year has been so busy, I still have not had the time to create or even take pictures for this years holiday card. Even after that, there is addressing them and going to the post office etc.
After you personalize your card, CardStore will print, stamp and send the cards for you – getting this big task off your to do list. For Cyber Monday today CardStore is offering 99 cents flat cards, get yours now.

Save This Holiday Season With Best Buy #bbyHoliday13

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Disclosure: The reviewer has been compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card and/or received the product/service at a reduced price or for free

Best Buy is the one stop destination for all your Technology, and appliance needs. They have the perfect gift for everyone.

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We love shopping at Best Buy the kids go crazy over the video games and love that they now sell Leapfrog products and games.

Best Buy Features:

  • over 100 products only sold at Best Buy this holiday season.
  • Offer the hottest tablets, smartphones, gaming consoles and more.
  • Blue Shirt and Geek Squad agents are available to answer any questions.
  • Their Low Price Guarantee will ensure you’re getting the most competitive price possible.
  • Best Buy’s 1,400 store showrooms let you touch, try, and buy the greatest technology.

Technology changes and upgrades to frequently, sometimes even making your product hard to figure out. Best Buy is here to help you with all your questions and make sure you choose the best product for you.

The most popular categories to shop this holiday season at Best Buy:

  1. Phones- See and try all the latest phones, carriers, accessories and plans.
  2. Tablets- Best Buy is the only place you can see all the latest tablets.
  3. Computing- They offer the best selection, advice, services and support.
  4. Mobile Accessories- Best Buy has one of the largest selection of accessories and wearables.
  5. Home Theater- Best Buy offers the world’s newest technology, best assortment and service in home theater.
  6. Appliances- Best Buy is better positioned than ever to bring the latest small appliances and special deals to you.
  7. Gaming- Not only do they have the latest Xbox and PlayStation consoles, but the hottest game releases and everything else you need for a great gaming experience.
  8. Music/Movies/Musical Instruments- Best Buy offers terrific deals on the best entertainment stocking stuffers.
  9. Digital Imaging- Best Buy offers the newest selection in cameras, accessories.
  10.  Best Buy is home to geek squad, they can help you install, repairing and optimizing your purchase.

To help you with your holiday shopping Best Buy has offered 2 coupons. Valid 12/1/13-1/18/14

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15% off Health & Fitness, Fisher Price and Mattel Toys.

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10% off Headphones & Portable Speakers (excludes beats, bose and Sony)

Fun gift ideas to use the coupons on:

Digital Barbie Makeover Kit

Fisher Price Little People Apptivity Barnyard

Misfit Shine

Fitbit

Jawbone Up

Logitech Headphones & Speakers

 

Find more holiday Gift ideas at Best Buy.

 

Renting Your TextBooks from CampusBookRentals.com

- brandy3

Disclosure: This is a compensated post on behalf of CampusBookRentals.com

When it comes to Textbooks and costs I know all to much what a pain it can be. My husband has been in college working up to a PHD for almost eight years. While he is almost at his goal, he does still buy textbooks for references and information. We usually just sell them back in a few years after a new edition comes out.
The past year he has been renting a few Textbooks, it seems so much easier than spending hundreds of dollars on a new book.

CampusBookRentals.com has tons of text books on every subject to rent out.

perks of renting:

-save 40-90% off of bookstore prices
-free shipping both ways
-can highlight in the textbooks
-flexible renting periods
–They donate to Operation Smile with each textbook rented

You can buy textbooks for hundreds of dollars and try to sell them 3 months later only to find out they are now worth $30. Renting is a easy way to avoid the hassle.

CampusBookRentals has also launched www.RentBack.com, I was surprised to learn a lot of the books we have are not even worth renting out anymore. They are just that old.

RentBack is new initiative that allows students to rent the textbooks they own – to other students… which is awesome because it makes them 2-4x more money compared to what they’d make through buyback options!

Have you considered renting Textbooks instead of buying?

Turbo Is helping Us With Goals and Chores #TurboFastFun @FHEInsiders #FHEI

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Turbo just released on dvd, and it is one of the must see movies this holiday season. It has a lot of great story lines, like never give up on your goals.

I received the movie but also some other fun Turbo goodies like headbands, goal/chore charts, and more.

I always have a hard time getting my kids to follow through with there chores or goals I have for them, like reading 20 minutes a day. I am putting these goal charts to use and making sure they get through the tasks everyday.

At school they have a reward system, where when they earn so many stars for behaving they get prizes. I have decided to do that at my house. At the end of the week if the chart is filled out, The will earn a prize.

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I put chores as well as simple easy chores, and goals on the charts. Things like cleaning your toys, clearing your plate, brushing your teeth. For the goals, there is reading 20 minutes a day, doing your homework etc.

My kids are still young so I don’t want to push them to hard. They haven’t complained yet and have most of their chart filled out.

Before we started the goal charts I had them watch Turbo again, so they can listen to the special message of Never giving up on your goals. They all wore there matching headbands!

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Do you have a goal/chore chart for your kids? Does it work?

Holiday Gift Guide: Monster High 13 Wishes Wii Game Review #MonsterHigh #GG

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Little Orbit has released Monster High 13 wishes for game consoles.

Journey inside the magic lamp to save the school and your friends
Jump, climb and swing through 12 magical levels
Play as your favorite Monster High characters and use their unique
Freaky Flaws to overcome obstacles and defeat enemies
Combine characters’ skills and use teamwork to solve puzzles
and save the school
Choose multiple difficulty settings to Match Your Skills

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** My daughters have Just loved Monster High and after 13 Wishes came out they were begging for this game. We don’t have any Monster High WII games, and didn’t know what to expect as far as quality or what the characters would look like.
The game so far has been a bit challenging for my 8 year old. You are helping Frankie and her friends find 13 shards of the mirror to stop Wisp. She is just having a bit of trouble finding where to go for the shards. That is a good thing though, I would rather have a game that challenged my child.
The quality of the game looks great it’s very clear and the characters look exactly like the dolls.

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You can buy the Monster High WII game From Amazon and other retailers nationwide.

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Retail: $29.96

Disclosure: No formal compensation was received for this post. A product was provided for review. All opinions are 100% my own.

Cord Blood Banking is important and You can enter to win a Car Seat #CordBlood #Contest #SP

- brandy3

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When I was pregnant with my middle daughter, I had to see a specialist from ll the problems I was having. I was told my child would be born with Spina Bifida, along with tons of other problems. The doctor gave me the option of abortion, which I immediately declined. If my child was born with problems or not I would love her.
She was born healthy with no problems at all, but because I had been so worried about what the specialist said I had made arrangements to get her cord blood banked. Just in case we ever needed it.

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Important reasons why you should consider Blood banking:

  • Through cord blood banking, you can collect and preserve potentially lifesaving stem cells, and doing so could one day save the life of your child or a blood relative.
  • You can bank even more stem cells by collecting them from 2 usable sources of stem cell-rich blood: the umbilical cord and the placenta.

Placental Cord Blood Banking is only available through LifebankUSA.

About LifebankUSA:
As the only company that offers cord blood, placenta blood and tissue banking — and the first to release placenta-derived stem cells for a successful transplant — New Jersey-based LifebankUSA is a technological leader that is pioneering key medical innovations in the field.  Owned by the Celgene Corporation, a world-class biopharmaceutical company, LifebankUSA also operates a robust donation program and collects cells from anywhere in the US for use primarily in advancing medical research.

Learn More about LifebankUSA through there Facebook page. While you are there you can enter to win 1 of 3 Britax Marathon car seats. Enter here.

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Disclosure: this is a sponsored post post on behalf of LifebankUSA

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