Now that I'm getting interested in couponing, my daughter is sending me deals. I didn't go for the free chocolate bar deal (see my post "What is Your Name and Email Address Worth?"), but I might go for the free tacos from Jack in the Box.
The offer is two free tacos per coupon (limit one coupon per guest) at any participating Jack in the Box restaurant on Tuesday, August 11, 2009. I think I know where I'm having lunch next Tuesday!
You don't have to give out your name or email address -- you simply print out the coupon. No limit on how many you can print. Sweet! Get the coupon here.
To your prosperity.
Keith O. Hudson
Showing posts with label couponing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label couponing. Show all posts
Friday, August 7, 2009
What is your name and email address worth?
What are your name and email address worth? Would you give up that information for a free chocolate bar?
Apparently Mars, Inc., the company that makes M&Ms, Snickers bars, Twix bars, 3 Musketeers and Dove bars (what happened to Mars bars? or are they only in Canada??) believes that you will. They are offering a coupon for a free chocolate bar or a package of M&Ms to those willing to give up their name, address, and correct email address. You register starting here (it didn't work for me in Firefox, but it worked in Internet Explorer) by giving your birthdate, then you're taken to a screen where you are given five minutes to fill out and submit your full name, address, and email address. If you're one of the first 250,000 per week to fill out the form (and, I suspect, respond to an email sent to your email address), Mars will send you a coupon in the mail in 6 weeks. If you aren't in the first 250,000, then I guess they get to keep your information for free, although in that case they may not know whether you have given them a bogus email address.
I'm not so interested in free chocolate that I'm willing to give up my personal information, but it does give one pause. Just think, if this company will give me about $1 worth of free product for parting with my personal information, and if there are a couple hundred thousand companies out there that feel the same way, could I possibly get them to give me cash instead? Think of it -- I could pay off my mortgage!
Don't underestimate the value of your good name (and email address)!
To your prosperity.
Keith O. Hudson
Apparently Mars, Inc., the company that makes M&Ms, Snickers bars, Twix bars, 3 Musketeers and Dove bars (what happened to Mars bars? or are they only in Canada??) believes that you will. They are offering a coupon for a free chocolate bar or a package of M&Ms to those willing to give up their name, address, and correct email address. You register starting here (it didn't work for me in Firefox, but it worked in Internet Explorer) by giving your birthdate, then you're taken to a screen where you are given five minutes to fill out and submit your full name, address, and email address. If you're one of the first 250,000 per week to fill out the form (and, I suspect, respond to an email sent to your email address), Mars will send you a coupon in the mail in 6 weeks. If you aren't in the first 250,000, then I guess they get to keep your information for free, although in that case they may not know whether you have given them a bogus email address.
I'm not so interested in free chocolate that I'm willing to give up my personal information, but it does give one pause. Just think, if this company will give me about $1 worth of free product for parting with my personal information, and if there are a couple hundred thousand companies out there that feel the same way, could I possibly get them to give me cash instead? Think of it -- I could pay off my mortgage!
Don't underestimate the value of your good name (and email address)!
To your prosperity.
Keith O. Hudson
Are coupons a waste of time?
Coupons are a waste of time! I buy the store brand of pretty much everything, and couponsjust save a few cents on name brands that are more expensive than the store brands, even after using the coupon.
At least, that's been my attitude until just recently. A couple of months ago, my daughter's husband was laid off from his job, which caused her to start using coupons to buy groceries and household necessities like soap, shampoo, etc. She calls us every few days to report her couponing adventures, and its time that I re-examine my attitudes.
Here are some of the savings she has experienced in the past few weeks:
1. Spent $3.98, saved $93.31 (95.9% savings), got 4 family size Lawry's Seasoning Salt, 17 oz. olive oil, 2 80-ct dryer sheets, 4 full size Tony's frozen pizzas, 5 lbs chuck roast, 3 lbs 93% lean ground beef, 4 12-packs 7 up.
2. Spent $0.89, saved 147.62 (99.4% savings): 7 Betty Crocker cake mixes, 2 betty crocker supreme brownies, 3 packs fruit by the foot, 14 boxes honey nut cheerios, 4 bags nature valley nut clusters, 3 1.5 qt Breyers ice cream, 5 3M bubble mailers, 8 10-packs bic pens.
3. Spent $26.88 OOP (out of pocket), saved 38.63, but got $27 in Catalinas back (good like CASH on your next visit for anything but cigarettes, alcohol, gasoline, lottery tickets, and dairy, by law) so it was as if I got PAID 0.12 for shopping! Got 7 500 ct boxes of q-tips and 2 large bottles of Dove shampoo.
One of my daughter's favorite coupon blogs, A Thrifty Mom, is currently holding a contest to giveaway $926 in coupons. Check it out here: http://budurl.com/7dkl. I'd love you to use my daughter's name, Sarah Hofhine, as your sponsor if you decide to enter the contest. NOTE: contest ends August 9, 2009.
More on couponing as I learn more about it.
To your prosperity!
Keith O. Hudson
At least, that's been my attitude until just recently. A couple of months ago, my daughter's husband was laid off from his job, which caused her to start using coupons to buy groceries and household necessities like soap, shampoo, etc. She calls us every few days to report her couponing adventures, and its time that I re-examine my attitudes.
Here are some of the savings she has experienced in the past few weeks:
1. Spent $3.98, saved $93.31 (95.9% savings), got 4 family size Lawry's Seasoning Salt, 17 oz. olive oil, 2 80-ct dryer sheets, 4 full size Tony's frozen pizzas, 5 lbs chuck roast, 3 lbs 93% lean ground beef, 4 12-packs 7 up.
2. Spent $0.89, saved 147.62 (99.4% savings): 7 Betty Crocker cake mixes, 2 betty crocker supreme brownies, 3 packs fruit by the foot, 14 boxes honey nut cheerios, 4 bags nature valley nut clusters, 3 1.5 qt Breyers ice cream, 5 3M bubble mailers, 8 10-packs bic pens.
3. Spent $26.88 OOP (out of pocket), saved 38.63, but got $27 in Catalinas back (good like CASH on your next visit for anything but cigarettes, alcohol, gasoline, lottery tickets, and dairy, by law) so it was as if I got PAID 0.12 for shopping! Got 7 500 ct boxes of q-tips and 2 large bottles of Dove shampoo.
One of my daughter's favorite coupon blogs, A Thrifty Mom, is currently holding a contest to giveaway $926 in coupons. Check it out here: http://budurl.com/7dkl. I'd love you to use my daughter's name, Sarah Hofhine, as your sponsor if you decide to enter the contest. NOTE: contest ends August 9, 2009.
More on couponing as I learn more about it.
To your prosperity!
Keith O. Hudson
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)