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Ask The Readers: Need Your Help

Posted by Penny Pinching Parent On 7/10/2009 2 comments

Good morning readers! I am going to be working on updating the "How Many Diapers Per Pack" charts over the next week or so and I would love your help!

If you use Huggies, Pampers, LUVS, a store brand or any other disposable brand diapers... I would love to hear from you as to how many diapers are in the pack you normally buy.

One thing I have found updating these charts in the past is that there are often sizes that stores in my area just don't carry and so I wind-up leaving it blank or searching for quite a bit online....so as you can see your help would help so much!

My goal is to get these updated and in a new downloadable/shareable format and I want to make sure they are as complete as possible. You can leave a comment, contact via the "Contact Form," or e-mail me (contact link above).

Please know in advance how much your help in making this resource the best it can be for others is greatly appreciated. THANK YOU and hope you have a great weekend!!

Ask The Readers

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Baked Lays Coupon & Frito Lay Giveaway Ends Today

Posted by Penny Pinching Parent On 7/09/2009 0 comments

Just a quick note to remind you that the Frito-Lay Gift Bag Giveaway ends today, so be sure to enter if you haven't done so yet.

Also, there is a new coupon for Baked Lays up on http://www.awomansworld.com/ so you might want to check that out while you are there watching the webisodes for the giveaway!

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Giveaways

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Bébe Belay Winners Announcement

Posted by Penny Pinching Parent On 7/09/2009 0 comments

Good morning everyone! I wanted to let you know that the winners have been selected for the Bébe Belay giveaway. Here's the list of winners:

Heidi

Tracy

Loralee

Kara

Michelle

All the winners have been sent an e-mail this morning, so be sure to check your inbox. You have 72 hours to respond.

Just a note about the giveaway:

This giveaway was a great success and we had around 70 entries... which is great for such a short length giveaway. The only problem was only about 15 of those entries were actually valid. Unfortunately very few people actually read the directions... you needed to leave a comment on how you would use the Bébe Belay in order for your entry to count. I felt like the real meanie this morning basically throwing out all those entries. All I can say is be sure you read what you are entering... you want to make sure your entry counts!

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Giveaway Winners

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New Huggies Coupons At Shortcuts.com

Posted by Penny Pinching Parent On 7/08/2009 1 comments

There's some new Huggies coupons available at Shortcuts.com right now. Here's a look at what you will find:

If you aren't fmailirar with Shortcuts... it's a paperless program where you add coupons to your shoppers card at stores like Kroger, Fry's & more. You can check out the complete list of stores participating in the Shortcuts program here.

Huggies, Kroger, Shortcuts.com

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10% Off At The Children's Place

Posted by Penny Pinching Parent On 7/08/2009 0 comments

You can take 10% off a purchase of $30 or more at The Children's Place when you use coupon code: F4979. This offer is good from today, July 8, 2009 through July 13, 2009.

The Monster Sale is still in effect and there is any additional 30% off those items. Shipping is always a flat rate $5.00.

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Children's Place, Clothing Deals, Coupon Codes, Coupons

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Giveaway Winner Announcements

Posted by Penny Pinching Parent On 7/07/2009 0 comments

Got some winners to announce from recently closed giveaways:

Little Brown Paper Bag Giveaway- The winner is Erin! I just sent you an e-mail Erin, so be sure to check your inbox. You have 72 hours to respond.

Oral B Giveaway: The winner is Katie! I also just sent you an e-mail, so be sure to check your inbox. You have 72 hours to respond.

Thank you to all of you who entered. Thank you to our giveaway sponsors and thank you all for reading Penny Pinching Parent!
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Giveaway Winners

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Babies R Us Deal: Carters Buy One Get One 50% Off

Posted by Penny Pinching Parent On 7/07/2009 1 comments

Looks like Babies R Us is having a Carters Buy One Get One Get One 50% Off Sale. It included clothing blankets and baby bedding basics. This sale runs through 07/23/09.

We had lots of Carters baby basics, clothing and bedding items when my little one was in the tiny baby stage. Some of favorite crib sheets were these really soft sorta velour ones.... my little one loved them and we even used them all the way to toddler bed stage.

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Babies R Us

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10% Off At Baby Universe

Posted by Penny Pinching Parent On 7/07/2009 0 comments

If you have been looking to buy something big from Baby Universe, now might be the time...

They have a limited time offer! Save 10% on ANY purchase of $200 or more at BabyUniverse.com Offer good 7.5 to 7.18

I am sure there are probably some restrictions, etc. so be sure to check those out on the site.

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Baby Deals, BabyUniverse

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PPP Picks: Itty Bitty Budget-

Posted by Penny Pinching Parent On 7/06/2009 1 comments

I hope you enjoyed last week's first Itty Bitty Budget recipe from one of my favorite sites, Itty Bitty Bistro. If you missed it, be sure to check it out... in fact, be sure and check out the whole site while you are over there and add it to your list of weekly reads!

I am really excited to help bring this new series to Penny Pinching Parent readers. I know most of us out there want to feed our children healthy and nutritous meals, which can often be a challenge on a "itty bitty" budget. I know personally, there are times when I feel like I am in a rut cooking the same old things because they are healthy and nutitiuous, but also because they are quick and easy... so I am so glad to get to try out some new budget friendly ideas.

Here's a look at this week's latest Itty Bitty Budget creation from Kara at Itty Bitty Bistro...

Beef & Bean Burritos

This week in our Itty Bitty Budget series, we're making beef & bean burritos! Ground beef is one of the cheapest red meats out there, and you can stretch that dollar even further by cutting the beef with beans (a mere $0.89 a can - less if you make your own from dried beans). As a bonus, the beans add fiber and protein without additional fat! Using Ro-Tel tomatoes gives your burritos some heat and seasoning without having to take the time to dice up jalapenos and onions yourself – less to buy, less to prep, and Ro-Tel routinely goes on sale for $1 at my grocery store.

I made my own tortillas, which brought the cost of this dinner way down. From-scratch baking is a great way to cut down on costs, if you have the time. I almost always make my own bread, tortillas, dinner rolls, and hamburger rolls – they taste fabulous, and I know they are HFCS-free if I made them myself.

So what was the cost?

This recipe made 8 burritos, which fed my family for two nights (well, more than that, because my kids barely eat enough to keep a bird alive – but we’ll say this would feed the average family of 4):

1 lb ground beef - $1.99 (I stock up whenever ground beef hits $1.99/lb or less)

1 15-oz can Goya black beans - $0.89

1 can Ro-Tel - $1 (sale price)

1 bag Kraft shredded cheese - $2.00 (sale price)½ cup brown rice - $0.182 cups flour (for tortillas) - $0.50

Total $6.56, or $3.28 a night!

For the full recipe, visit Itty Bitty Bistro!

A big thank you again to Kara and Celeste over at Itty Bitty Bistro for sharing this week's new recipe and helping us moms on a budget feed our families some great new options!

P.S. They have the recipe for making your own whole wheat tortillas on Itty Bitty Bistro... I am really looking forward to making those to go with this!

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Itty Bitty Bistro, PPP Picks, Recipes

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Christmas In July At The Learning Curve

Posted by Penny Pinching Parent On 7/06/2009 0 comments

Have you already started your Christmas shopping? Maybe just looking to score some deep dicounted deals?

Well, The Learning Cure is havinf a Christmas in July sale. The sale starts today, Monday, July 6, 2009 and will run until the end of the month, July 31, 2009.

Each Monday the deal of the week will be posted on the shop home page: http://www.shop.learningcurve.com/

This weeks deal (7/6/09) is FREE SHIPPING on any order of $40 or more. Just enter code: FREESHIP40 at checkout.

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The Learning Curve

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Savings Sunday- Top Diaper Deals & Other Weekly Baby Deals

Posted by Penny Pinching Parent On 7/05/2009 3 comments

It's Savings Sunday here at Penny Pinching Parent and I hope you all have a wonderful 4th of July yesterday.

This has just been one of those running behind weeks for me. I had surgery a little over a week ago and we were also in the emergency room with my little one this past week... I am behind on pretty much everything this week. So, I am going to keep this short and sweet this week because I HAVE to get some laundry done, menu planning and that sort of thing done today.

Have a great afternoon and please be sure to leave any comments of deals that you might have stumbled on, etc.

Diaper Deals 07-05-09

Related Posts:
How Many Diapers In A Pack???
How Much To Pay Per Diaper (National Brands)???
How Much To Pay Per Diaper (Store Brands)???

There's Still Time To Enter...

Giveaway: Little Brown Paper Bag Baby Clothing Onesie

Frito-Lay Gift Bag Giveaway

Bébe Belay Review & Giveaway

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Diaper Deals, Formula Deals, Savings Sunday, Weekly Diaper Deals

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{Closed} Giveaway: Little Brown Paper Bag Baby Clothing Onesie

Posted by Penny Pinching Parent On 7/04/2009 0 comments

This giveaway is now closed. Be sure to check back for more great giveaways on Penny Pinching Parent!

I am so excited about today's giveaway... it's the first handcrafted item we have given away here on Penny Pinching Parent!

"Little Brown Paper Bag baby clothing is a new line made and produced by a fashion design student. It is handmade and personalized baby clothing that fits your babys trendy style."

Here are just a few of Little Brown Paper Bag's onesie creations:

Oh how I remember the onesie days... aren't little ones just too cute in onesies and they would especially stylish in one of Little Brown Paper Bag's fashions. The handcrafted onesies are $14.oo and they also have tees.

So, here's how you can win a onesie of your choice from Little Brown Paper Bag Baby Clothing...

Go visit the Little Brown Paper Bag Etsy shop and come back here and let me know what's your favorite item... that's it.

In case you don't win... Little Brown paper Bag is offering free shiping from Penny Pinching Parent readers as a part of this giveway.

All the "fine print"... see the entry form for all the rules, etc.

Giveaways

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