EZSchoolSupplies-Order Now, Save Money!

Written by Elizabeth on July 15, 2008 – 5:02 pm -

Okay, I know it’s still summer, but for a lot of states, school starts in about six weeks! Yikes! Here in Michigan, a law was passed that school can’t start until after Labor Day, but it’s still not too early to start thinking about all the stuff that has to be purchased before the start of the school year. You know, paper, pencils, binders, glue sticks, folders, rulers, pens, scissors, erasers…Ack! But thanks to Parent Reviewers and EZ School Supplies, I’m going to show how you can make school supply shopping easy, and save money too!

1. Start by going to EZSchoolSupplies.com. In the top left corner, type in your ZIP code. If your school has already registered for the site, you’ll see it there. If not, that’s okay! Someone representing your school can register, and then create a School Supply List called an EZPack. Parents can go to the site, type in the school’s name, buy the EZPack, and have everything their child needs for school supplies! Easy, Stress Free!

2. Save Money- For every pre-approved, pre-packaged EZPack that is purchased, the school’s parent support group-like the PTA, PTO, School Booster Club, whatever your school calls it-gets back TEN PERCENT of the purchase price, either in cash, or in additional supplies So you buy the school supplies you need, and your school gets cash it can use for student programs, or extra supplies!

3. Homeschooling? No parent group at your school? You can save money too! I have an exclusive discount code you can use to save ten percent on your purchase from EZSchool Supplies, and the best part? The discount code NEVER EXPIRES! So when you run out of glue sticks and erasers in February, you can come back here, get the code, and save another ten percent! w00t!

****Use this code at checkout to save ten percent- EZMB039 -****

4. Teachers, don’t wait until the last minute! Use the EZ Teacher Form to choose from a list of the most popular school supplies and make a supply list. It’s easy to make changes to it as you need. Print out great looking flyers right from the site that you can send to your students or post around the school letting parents know that they can use EZSchoolSupplies to make their purchases. You can ask for product information and price quotes ahead of time so you know exactly what your costs will be.

5. PTA Parents, get your school excited about school supplies! Use one of the great PDF files on the site (located on the right side of the page under the link EZ Forms and Downloads) to make fun posters for classrooms and school rooms. Need personalized school mascot items? EZSchoolSupplies can customize everything including backpacks, T-shirts, student planners water bottles and even pencils!

Writing this review has made me excited about back to school supply shopping! Remember, use discount code EZMB039, whether you are buying for yourself or to help raise money for your school, and save Ten Percent on school supplies!


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Review of Shoppers Lotto

Written by Elizabeth on July 14, 2008 – 10:26 pm -

The following is a paid review:

Well, I guess it doesn’t surprise me that someone finally combined shopping online with playing the lottery, with a site called shoppers lotto shop to win. Open only to people age 21 and over, there is no charge to become a member of the site and it requires only simply filling out a short form. You receive one free credit to the site for signing up, and credits can be used immediately or “saved up” for entries.

I looked over the site very carefully and read the rules and regulations as well. That’s where I found that the numbers used in the Shoppers Lotto are taken from the Illinois State Lottery. There are two drawings a month, and each drawing has a “Large” drawing and a “Small” drawing. A Large Prize winner may select one of the following prizes: $1200 gift card, Dell laptop XPS m330 (ARV: $1200) or a 32” widescreen LCD television (ARV: $1200). A Small Prize winner may select exactly one (1) of the following prizes: a $500 gift card, Microsoft Xbox 360 (ARV: $499) or an Apple IPod 160 (ARV: $349).

You can earn more credits to use as entries by shopping with the site’s online vendors, you get 1 credit for every $25 you spend. Vendors include AT&T, Hanes.com, Amazon.com, and KBToys.com. So if you already do a lot of online shopping, and you like playing Lotto-style games, you might like Shoppers Lotto. This was a sponsored post.


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It’s not too early to start thinking about Halloween Costumes!

Written by Elizabeth on July 7, 2008 – 10:57 am -

I know what you are thinking, geez Elizabeth, let us enjoy summer and not think about FALL and Halloween yet, but if you want to have really amazing halloween costumes for yourself or your children this year, why not start looking now before the selections get picked over? Kaitlyn is very into princesses right now, and loves to put on Tiaras, so I’m thinking she will love this Butterfly Princess costume that comes with a dress, wings, and a tiara:

With three kids to buy costumes for, and a burning desire NOT to have to settle for whatever is left over at Target, I like the idea of buying costumes now, so I can spread the three purchases out over a few paychecks and each of my kids can get just what they want. Of course, it’s hard to know whether Halloween in Michigan is going to be sunny and mild or windy, rainy and cold, so we tend to buy costumes that will still look good with a heavy turtleneck underneath and possibly a coat on top!

I never think I look good in halloween costumes and don’t usually dress up, but I do like this 50’s Poodle Skirt, even though the price only includes the skirt, not the jacket, top, or scarf, which are all separate. Still, it would be a fun costume to wear!

Wouldn’t that be cute with my hair in a high ponytail and some saddle shoes or penny loafers? Writing this post is making me actually excited for Halloween! BuyCostumes.com has tons of great themed and classic costumes for adults and kids, as well as accessories, hats, wigs, masks, decorations, and props. The prices are really reasonable and very competitive. Check out the site for your halloween costumes this year!


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Advertisers, spread the word with IZEA

Written by Elizabeth on July 6, 2008 – 12:25 am -

Today’s savvy advertiser knows that blog marketing is a great way to reach a broad target audience with information about their products or services. IZEA offers advertisers a wide variety of Social Media Marketing services through both PayPerPost and Social Spark, including blog posts, blog sponsorships, product sampling, and free blog “sparks”.

It’s super easy for advertisers to create a campaign, describing the requirements for the post, specifying links and anchor text, minimum number of words required, minimum Page Rank, the categories of blogs that can take the opportunity, even required images. Once the opportunity is shown in the PayPerPost Marketplace, qualified bloggers reserve the opportunities, write their posts, and submit them for approval.

This year, through Social Spark, IZEA began offering a unique way for advertisers to offer blog sponsorships through a banner ad that appears at the bottom of qualified blogs, or through a splash page. Pricing is daily and is dynamic, meaning the advertiser can choose how much of their advertising dollars are spent each day. In addition, the post opportunities on Social Spark can be set up to be spread out rather than taken all at once, giving the advertiser more exposure over a period of time.

Having participated in the PayPerPost Marketplace as well as on Social Spark, I have seen my share of great advertising campaigns that delivered excellent value to the advertisers. I encourage any company, large or small, who is looking for a new way to use Social Media to market themselves, to look into becoming an Advertiser with PayPerPost.


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Personalized business cards, address labels, and more with VistaPrint

Written by Elizabeth on July 5, 2008 – 12:11 am -

Ever since I first discovered VistaPrint, I have become a loyal customer. I’m on my THIRD box of 250 free business cards, plus I ordered really cute personalized magnets to hand out at events as well. VistaPrint can put your text and logo on everything from postcards to t-shirts, and they are a great source of cheap address labels, too. At Christmas, you can get these really cute ones with little cartoon faces on them.

When you become a VistaPrint customer, you can sign up for email notices of special offers. At least once a week I get an offer for free basic or custom items like business cards, notepads, magnets, and bumper stickers. I rarely pay anything but the shipping and that isn’t expensive either!

You might not need a traditional business card, but what about a “Mom” card? I picked a cute design from VistaPrint, a blue background with a big yellow sunflower, and in the text, I put my name, “Ryan, Nathan, and Kaitlyn’s Mom”, my email address, and my cell phone number, and VOILA, I now have a “Mom” business card! I hand them out to the Mothers of all of my kids’ friends so they have an easy way to find my phone number when they need it. And it was FREE, I just paid about $6.00 for shipping for 250 of them! I really encourage you to visit VistaPrint and check out all the great products they have for you to personalize.


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