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Here is a look at the CVS deals 8/21 - 8/27. I could not find anything free this week but there are some good deals. If you have rainchecks, this week would be a great week to use them. Remember to scan your CVS card at the red coupon machine in the store so you can get your CVS coupons! Visit the coupon center this week for a $3 off Any $15 stomach remedy purchase. Also, don't forget to get and use your Green Bag Tag!
Extreme Measures - Newspaper Theft on the Rise!
My Coupon Friend, Nathan Engles from We Use Coupons, was interviewed for USA Today. Please take a moment and read this article here. The article is about how newspaper theft is on the rise. Nathan is an example that you don't have to steal to get great deals!
My favorite quote from Nathan was "It looks like a meaningless little piece of paper," he says, "but it's changed my life in ways I could have never imagined."
I have found that organized couponing is essential to saving money at the stores. In order to really make the most of your couponing, you need to have a way to organize your coupons. I use a binder system. I use a Case-it binder with a carrying strap and 9 slot baseball card sheets to put my coupons in. I have found a few places that you can get starter kits and other items to help get organized. I have also found a few great resources for purchasing newspaper insert coupons and full inserts.
Get In On The Daily Deals!
There are a lot of daily deal websites popping up. It is best to take advantage of these websites and sign up for your daily e-mail for each one. You will be surprised at how many great deals are out there on a daily basis! If you don't have e-mail notification, then you may miss out. I have scored movie tickets, concert tickets, free movie rentals, and more by using these daily deal websites. Although, they may not have a location where you live, choose the closest. You will find that there are a lot of online deals that are good anywhere or for major retailers that are available anywhere.
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: WINN), today announced that flu vaccinations are now available in all Winn-Dixie in-store pharmacies to help prepare guests for the upcoming flu season. Guests will receive the flu vaccine for the discounted rate of $24.99 when purchased using their Winn-Dixie Customer Reward Card.
*HOT* $0.75 Waverly Printable Coupon!
Hurry up and print your $0.75/1 Waverly Printable Coupon here before it hits the print limit! This one will not last long!
Here is this week's top 5 Deals at Publix. Publix sales in the metro Atlanta area run Thursday-Wednesday, with all other Publix stores running Wednesday-Tuesday sales. Publix doubles coupons of .50 cents or less everyday. There are no limits on how coupons Publix will double in one transaction. Publix accepts competitor coupons! Please ask your store's customer service desk who they consider to be competitors. Mine are Kroger, Super Target and Food Lion. You can combine 1 manufacturers coupon with 1 Publix coupon OR competitor store coupon on the same item. Publix offers a Mystery Coupon Item or a Penny Coupon Item on Wednesdays & Thursdays depending on when your ad comes out. This item is available for .01 cent with a minimum purchase of $10 AFTER coupons. Some stores require the coupon paper ad, some do not. Please ask for details at your store!
Here are this weeks top deals at Food Lion. Food Lion allows up to 10 "like" coupons per shopping trip. Be sure to sign up for Food Lion e-mails so you will get FLIPs (Food Lion Internet Printables). Also, be sure to check out the e-coupons that are available on the Food Lion website. You cannot "Stack" coupons at Food Lion. That means you can only use 1 coupon per item. That means that you have to choose one or the other.
Lowe's Foods doubles coupons every day up to $0.99 Value. They double 20 coupons per day. Read more about their policy here.
Here is this weeks deals at Harris Teeter. After a long week of Super Doubles, I was ready for a break. However, this weeks looks great so I will be making a trip back to Harris Teeter tomorrow! Harris Teeter doubles coupons every day up to $0.99 value. They have a limit of 20 coupons doubled per day with a limit of 3 "Like" coupons/items. They also limit printable coupons to 2 identical per day.
Here are this weeks deals at Bi-Lo. Remember that the new coupon policy states that you can use "Competitor" coupons and stack "Store" and "Manufacturer" coupons on the same item. They will also double up to $0.60 (some stores double up to $0.99) everyday. They also have a limit of 10 "Like" coupons per trip.
Right now you can get a $30 Totsy voucher for only $15 at BuyWithMe! Totsy always has some AMAZING deals - I have purchased from them several times!
*HOT* $1 off Skittles, Starburst or Lifesavers Bag!
This HOT coupon is back!! This $1 off any one Skittles, Starburst or Gummy Lifesavers bag coupon should get you some super inepensive candy to curb that sweet tooth! Right now both the Skittles and Starburst are only $1.50 at my Kroger store so guess what I’ll be snacking on tonight? HURRY because this never lasts long!!
*HOT* $1 off ANY Minute Maid 10 Pack!
There is a new coupon available on Coupons.com for $1 off ANY Minute Maid 10 Pack Juice drinks! If you have a Harris Teeter nearby, they have the Minute Maid Water Beverage 10 pack for $2.79. Use the $1 coupon doubled and get it for only $0.79!!!
I have not seen any Minute Maid juice box coupons in the past so this is a great RARE coupon! Print it HERE before it is gone!!!
*HOT* Win a Memory Foam Luxury Bath Mat Back To School Giveaway!
Make stepping out of a bath or shower just as refreshing as stepping in with this best-selling bath mat. The Microdry fabric top is super soft and absorbs water twice as fast as other materials to keep you dry and cozy. The generous ½" memory foam fill cradles your feet to offer ultimate feel-good cushioning. A slip-resistant base grips a dry bathroom floor firmly for your safety.
I was given a fabulous opportunity to try out and review the bath mat and our whole family loves it! I immediately put it in our bathroom and started trying it out right away. It is so incredibly soft and luxurious! I find myself standing on the mat every time I go into the bathroom because it feels so good! And the fact that it is slip resistant and absorbs moisture are added bonuses! It lives up to it's claims! If you are looking for a great wedding gift, Christmas gift or even a gift to yourself, this is worth it! You can find these at Bed Bath and Beyond!
*Disclosure: MindsInSync Inc. (representing Microdry) has offered to sponsor this giveaway. No compensation was received for this post.
*HOT* Hallmark's Confidence Care Package Back To School Giveaway!
A big thanks to Hallmark for sponsoring this awesome prize for the Back To School Giveaway!
I was given the opportunity to review the Confidence Care Package and love it! The Hallmark cards are a great way to show care and love. My youngest loves the ladybug case and thinks the note cards are sweet! And my husband recorded the book and my youngest loves it!
With backpacks full of new pencils, binders and glue, kids might think they’re ready to take on the first day of school. But, sometimes kids need more than school supplies to face the exciting and challenging situations the upcoming year holds. That’s why Hallmark has created a back-to-school confidence checklist!
Let them hold onto your words. Kids often get embarrassed when parents say “I love you” in front of their friends. Think about sticking a card in their backpack or inside a textbook, so they can find it later and hold onto it all day.
Surprise your child with a lunchtime delight. Fruits and veggies will help a kid be physically fit, but don’t forget about a child’s emotional wellness. The unexpected “I love you” or “good luck” will let your child know you’re by their side, even after they get on the school bus.
Pass the encouragement bug around your family. Challenge the entire family to support each other by passing around the encouragement bug — Hallmark’s Bug ‘Em. One person starts by filling Bug ‘Em with treats, a coupon to do something nice (e.g., make their sibling’s bed) or a kind note of encouragement, and then leaves Bug ‘Em where the recipient will find it. Once the recipient finds Bug ‘Em, he or she is charged with surprising another family member and spreading the encouragement bug.
We have done the homework for you and want to give you a jumpstart on the school year.
*BONUS* Hallmark Recordable Storybook - Recordable Storybooks allow you to record your voice, and your little ones can read along with you even if you’re far away. They are also great for encouraging your kids to read and building confidence for reading aloud!
Print your Quiznos coupons before they are gone!
Decoding Coupon Barcodes - Is It Wrong?
I was shopping in Harris Teeter yesterday and ran into an interesting situation. Because I am often recognized at the stores, people always ask me questions. I am more than happy to help. However, when I have to tell someone their doing something "Wrong" I feel bad. I had to deal with that yesterday.
First of all, I was asked if there was a way to read the coupon bar code to see if they can use it on other products than what it was intended for. I answered "No, I don't teach that practice". Then I was informed that a customer in the store told them about it and was doing it regularly. I was a little upset about this. Practices like that is the reason stores are tightening up their coupon policies and making it harder for us to get great deals.
Simply put, it is deciphering the bar code on a coupon to see if it will work on different (preferably less expensive) items.
Look at coupon barcode decoding this way: It is like using counterfeit money to pay for your purchase! Although the cashier may not notice you are paying with a counterfeit bill, it will eventually reveal itself and the store looses out. A coupon is a form of payment and by not getting what the coupon says it is for is the same as paying with counterfeit money.
So, please read your coupons, get exactly what it says it is for and follow the parameters given by the coupon. Please don't use the barcode to determine what you can get because you know the register won't beep. Just because the register does not beep, does not mean that it is OK.
There are plenty of other websites and blogs that teach this practice and believe that it is OK. Please Be Aware! They believe they are right and have no problem teaching others to do the same. Taking advantage of a glitch in the bar code to get around the text of the coupon is fraud.
Located on the sugary shores of the Banderas Bay, and surrounded by the beautiful mountains of the Sierra Madre Mountain Range, rests Dreams Villamagna in Puerto Vallarta. The surrounding beauty and elegance will make your Dreams Villamagna wedding a truly special occasion. The rooftop terraces of the twin 10-story towers that make up the resort provide 360-degree panoramic views of the scenic area. Unwind on the beach or relax at the largest collection of pools in the region to enhance your stay.
All suites in the resort have an exterior whirlpool on their terrace or balcony!
Offers complimentary bicycle tours to Nuevo Vallarta, a residential community only minutes away.
This is a family-friendly resort offering babysitting amenities, supervised kids and teens clubs, and is perfect for wedding parties made up of families they want to attend.
All outside events must end by 10pm.
As an AM Resorts preferred partner we are able to give our couples exclusive inclusions based on availability, including romantic dinners, breakfast in bed, and discounts on spa treatments.
Rooms range from $160 – $220 per person per night. Every room includes wifi and a private furnished terrace with a whirlpool, that includes a hammock for ground-level rooms. All room categories with a king size bed will also include separate living rooms and bedrooms. Children ages 2 and younger stay free, and kids 12 and younger can stay free during certain times of the year.
There are 229 total guest rooms with views of the Banderas Bay or Sierra Madre Mountain Range. Two bedroom, connecting rooms, and handicap accessible rooms are all available in order to accommodate all guests’ needs. The property is known for being the twin 10-story towers.
Preferred Beach – 200 guests max, Gazebo – 100 guests max.
Bedroom Presidential Suite are adults-only rooms with 2 adults max. Children are ages 12 and younger.
The resort will host 1 wedding per day Monday thru Saturday. Weddings will be held at 5pm or 6pm.
High-season months typically include March, April, May, June, October, and November. It is always encouraged to have your guests book their stay 6 months in advance since the hotel has a 90% chance of selling out during these months.
Dreams Villamagna is located 8 miles from the PVR airport. The resort is about 5 minutes outside of downtown Puerto Vallarta.
Q: What makes Dreams Villamagna such a great place for a destination wedding?
A: We celebrate our weddings on a private beach area inside the property, so we can guarantee that couples will have a beachfront wedding without people crossing over in the way. Also, we only celebrate one wedding per day, so all our locations can be used by the couple (for example, if they want to do the ceremony on the beach, then cocktail hour in our terrace and reception on the garden).
A: When a wedding can come together in person! It can be difficult to plan a wedding without seeing the areas and doing everything by email, so when a wedding is what the couples want; it is my favorite part.
Q: What are the challenges brides face when planning their destination wedding at the resort?
A: What time to end the event. Our outside events must ends at 10:00 pm. As a suggestion we offer to continue the party in our bar that closes at 12:30 am (not as a private event, as this bar is part of the all-inclusive) or to hold the event in our ballroom so it can run until 01:00 am. Extra-hours services may have additional costs.
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Soledad O’Brien, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Yavapai College Performing Arts Center, 1100 E Sheldon St, Prescott. Hear her take on the roles we play in our communities to create meaningful change.
Can you tell a book by its cover? 6 p.m., Prescott Public Library, 215 E. Goodwin Street, Founders Suite (1st floor). The Professional Writers of Prescott (PWP) will host Mariah Sinclair, an award-winning book cover designer.
ESL, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Prescott Valley Public Library, Genealogy Room, 7401 E. Civic Circle.
The Rockin’ Ukes, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Prescott Valley Public Library-Crystal Room, 7401 E. Civic Circle Dr. The Rockin’ Ukes is a ukulele-centric band that plays an eclectic mix of classic rock, folk, country and whatever they feel like playing. Seating is limited so come early to get a seat. 928-759-3040.
Join Scouting Night, 6:30 to 8 p.m., St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 2000 Shepherds Lane, Prescott. Hosted by Boy Scout Troop and Pack 10. Girl Scout Troop 79 is also open for girls who want to join. 928-772-1312 or email at pack43@cox.net.
Sedona International Film Festival Presents “Quiz Show,” Mary D. Fisher Theater, 2030 W. Highway 89A. Tickets are $4.25 and can be purchased by calling 928-282-1177 or online at www.sedonafilmfestival.org. 928-282-1177.
Lately there’s been a lot of fuss about Social Media. There are conferences dedicated to it (such as SMX Social) and different aspects of if (such as the upcoming Blog World Expo). There are blogs dedicated to it such as Pete Cashmore’s Mashable, and there are portions of forums dedicated it to it as well like on Cre8asite Forums. All of these talk about Social Media and their individual parts, however it’s rare that any of these actually talk about incorporating Social Media as part of an overall strategy for online marketing.
To look as Social Media as a boost for you SEO, quite frankly, is foolish. Social Media touches so many other aspects of an online marketing strategy. It isn’t just about gaining links to raise your PR or even your ranking in the results on Google, Yahoo, Live or Ask. If that is the sole reason to use social media, you might want to start thinking about finding another “quick fix”. Soon enough, the search engines will probably take a hard look at the effect of social media and will start devaluing the power links from places like Digg have (there are some reports that this has already begun to happen).
So if the search engines start devaluing the links from these big well known social media hubs like Digg, Reddit, and StumbleUpon, what is and SEO to do. Well if you are just and “SEO” and not an online marketer, it’s off to make sure that website is fully optimized. If you are an online marketer, you probably have already seen the value beyond SEO for Social Media.
Beyond the mass amount of links that a successful social media campaign can provide there are several other areas that Social Media touches within an internet marketing strategy.
PPC – When Social Media is strategically combined with PPC it can effectively reduce the cost of some campaigns. If you are advertising in the content network, utilizing social media can help you cut back on some of those costs. It’s a matter of watching your analytics closely in this case, as Social Media is not a replacement for PPC, it can certainly help to reduce some of the costs.
Branding – Social Media is a great place to work with branding measures. If your company is new, and you need to get the word out in a cheap, efficient way, social media is the place to start. Talking to your audience, participating in a niche community, speaking to people who are already interesting in the type of product or service your offer all are a great way to get the conversation started.
The list above demonstrates just a few ways that shows Social Media isn’t just a stand alone strategy. It needs to be worked into an full online marketing plan if you want to have the successful results you are hoping for. Understanding how every aspect interrelates is just as important with social media as it is with working PPC and SEO together. Having an experienced online marketer who understands all aspects is going to be key to your strategy, the last thing you want to do is leave this in the hands of an intern. So take the time and not only plan, but budget for social media, make it a part of the strategy all on its own, not just a part of SEO.
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Becoming a parent is supposed to be one of the most exciting and happiest days in one’s life. But as the stories of Serena Williams, Lauren Bloomstein, and many others published over the past year show, the very real threat of complications has made giving birth in America more scary than exciting.
The US has the highest rate of maternal mortality in the developed world; in 2015, 26.4 out of every 100,000 live births resulted in maternal mortality. That’s more than three times the rate in Canada, four times the rate in Japan, and nearly five times as high as Australia’s. Further, women in certain states and regions of the US, and especially African American women, face extremely high rates of maternal mortality.
The session featured Dr. Carol Sakala, Director of Childbirth Connection Programs at the National Partnership for Women & Families; Nan Strauss, Director of Policy and Advocacy at Every Mother Counts; Dr. Steven Calvin, Medical Director of the Minnesota Birth Center; and Dianna Jolles, faculty at Frontier Nursing University and practitioner at El Rio Community Health Center.
The panelists pointed out that both overuse and underuse are prevalent in maternity care. Many women, especially those in rural areas, do not have easy access to maternal care. Additionally, high rates of obesity, diabetes, and high blood pressure (which are often untreated) create a greater risk of complications for American mothers.
But at the same time, too many unnecessary interventions are being done during childbirth. The rate of cesarean sections in the US is about 32%, much higher than the rate recommended by the World Health Organization. C-section rates also vary widely across states. Why is there so much geographical variation? Diana Jolles explained that whether a mother has a c-section is not always dependent on medical need, but can depend on the hospital or clinic’s access to resources, payer source, and provider practice styles.
Carol Sakala echoed this point in her presentation of the NPWF “State of the Science” on maternity care. Much of the obstetrics field is focused on the “rescue” of high-risk pregnancies, but this misses the chance to prevent complications in the first place, said Sakala. At the same time, we use specialized care for low-risk pregnancies unnecessarily, which can be harmful.
In many of the stories of preventable maternal harm or near-harm, there is a prevalent theme of the patient not being heard. There are stories where the patient was highly educated, knew exactly what was wrong, had the same complication before, or even had a medical degree themselves, and doctors still ignored the patient when she insisted that something was wrong.
One way to combat this dangerous and frustrating problem is by integrating support from a midwife and doula, said Nan Strauss. Midwives and doulas provide different but complimentary services (midwives are licensed health care providers that provide prenatal, labor, and post-partum support, while doulas provide non-clinical physical and emotional support during birth).
Having continuous, one-on-one support from another person is associated with increased likelihood of spontaneous vaginal birth, reduced likelihood of a cesarean birth, and reduced negative feelings about childbirth, compared with just having physician care. “The goal is to put the person at the center of the equation,” said Strauss.
The US is lagging behind other countries in maternal care, but several states are taking steps to change that. Recently, governor Andrew Cuomo of New York announced a pilot program allowing Medicaid to reimburse patients for doula services, making New York the third state to expand Medicaid coverage for doulas.
Stuebe and others recently released a statement from a task force of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, urging doctors to make postpartum care an “ongoing process, rather than a single encounter, with services and support tailored to each woman’s individual needs.” Statements like these are long overdue, as are steps to facilitate continuous support and reduce unnecessary interventions during birth.
When it comes to determining total cost of ownership (TCO), it is vital for organisations to be able to place a single value on the complete lifecycle of a capital purchase. In the retail space, this means implementing a robust and repeatable system that enables the business to calculate the TCO of its IT, Logistics and Property investments.
As one of South Africa’s largest retailers, the Foschini Group (TFG) found that the size and complexity of its businesses required a particularly robust, granular model to charge back the shared service costs for its various brands.
The Foschini Group currently offers an impressive portfolio of 28 retail brands covering clothing and footwear (including brands such as Foschini, Markham, Exact and Due South), jewellery (Sterns, American Swiss, Mat &May), sportswear (Sportscene, and Totalsports) and homeware (@home, @homelivingspace) and retails through over 2 600 stores across sub-Saharan Africa.
It was essential for TFG to gain visibility into a more accurate return on capital employed (ROCE) per brand, such as determining Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT) after shared services cost allocations for each of the 28 brands, rather than relying on this metric at a consolidated Group level alone, explains Marlize van der Westhuizen, Head of Finance: Infotec and Logistics Divisions at TFG.
“Since TFG had no real cost transparency solution and a very limited charge-back model to its various brands, the group clearly required not only the right solution, but also the relevant expertise to introduce an effective cost transparency discipline into the enterprise. For this, we turned to Magic Orange, which was able to assist us with both consulting services and the actual implementation of the chosen solution,” she says.