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Shop, Save, Share and Earn at Buxr

July 3, 2009 By

buxr_logoAs if the Internet wasn’t already awesome enough, nowadays with just a few mouse clicks, you can find coupons, discounts, sales, and deals on just about anything you want to buy.  Buxr is a site that lets you share the deals you find, shop for them right from the site, AND earn cash prizes for posting the best deals!

It works like this- sign up for a Buxr account or sign in using your Google account. You can use the site without registering for it, but if you do register, you get these great benefits:

  • Participate in deal contests
  • Customize deals view to your preference (coming)
  • Flag dead & expired deals

Web Publishers:

  • Make money with commissions from the Buxr Deals Widget
  • Manage your widget and track widget performance

I recommend clicking the Watch Video link in the top right corner of the site for a terrific tutorial on how to get the most out of the site.  Then, browse the Latest Hot Deals on the left side of the screen. Use the dropdown menu to choose Hot Deals from the last one through five days.

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You can also search for coupons for popular brands like Dell and Amazon.com, read and participate in Active Discussions about deals, see winners and top contributors, and get links to deals expiring that day.  You can also customize the main page by adding or subtracting modules so that you always see what you are most interested in first.

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Deals can be something that’s free, on sale, a printable or in-store coupon, or just a really great price for something.  You can search by category, and once you are on a deal page, see any other deals for that same manufacturer or store. I’ve registered for a  Free Kraft Savings Booklet and Calendar, printed a page of dollar-off coupons for Meijer, and made a note of a great deal on a box fan at Home Depot. And I didn’t have to visit three separate sites to do it!

Submit deals and WIN CASH! The members who lists the best online deals of the day win $10 each  and/or $5 for submitting the best in-store only offer. In addition the winner who gains the most votes overall during the contest day will receive a bonus $5 on top of his/her award.

Buxr asked me for my feedback on the site itself, and I have one suggestion. It can be hard to find areas of the site, there were pages I didn’t know existed until I happened to click on something. I’d like to see a Navigation Bar all the way across the top of the site with links to each internal page. For example, to get to the Dashboard Module page I mentioned above, I had to scroll all the way down to the bottom of the main page and click “add module”. A link at the top to the Dashboard would be much easier to use.

Other than that, I think Buxr is a really great idea and I appreciate having links to so many different kinds of deals in one place.  So, MomReviews readers, take a minute and go check out Buxr. You’re going to shop anyway, you might as well save money!

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Win a Crayola Assortment Prize Pack!

April 2, 2009 By

This giveaway is closed. Congratulations to the winner,  Not So Average Mama!

It’s finally Spring, and Crayola wants to celebrate! The Crayola website has links to fun and easy easter crafts , printable coloring pages, games, and a new line of products for Spring and Summer. Crayola’s new creative activities are inspiring children – from infants to tweens – to explore, discover and create everything imaginable.

In these challenging economic times, parents are looking to toys that offer value in several ways. All of the items in the giveaway prize are priced under $30, with the majority retailing for under $10. But it’s not only price that has made the Crayola aisle the number one in-store destination for gifts under $25 – it’s also the belief that parents are providing children with the tools to power their imaginations and enable endless everyday play.

Thanks to Melissa at Coyne P.R., I have a wonderful assortment of the newest Crayola products to give away to one lucky winner! This assortment is worth approximately $80.00. In order to get the prize to the winner in time for Easter, the giveaway ends Wednesday April 8th at 9:00 AM and I’ll need the winner to reply to my email with their information that same day. Open to U.S. only. See the list below for everything that comes in the giveaway prize, here’s an image:

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Crayola Beginnings Baby Slide & See is a magical way to introduce babies to their first coloring experience. There are six pictures, each representing a different color, and by simply pulling the tab, baby can “color” the black and white images. For children 6 months and up; suggested retail price is $9.99.

Crayola Beginnings TaDoodles Ta-Doodler is a soft and cuddly bear buddy that becomes a canvas for your child’s imagination. It comes with three TaDoodles Crayon Buddies, allowing toddlers to scribble away on the light-up tummy or anywhere else on the washable bear. With one quick swipe of a damp cloth, the scribbles disappear and the “TaDoodling” fun can start again! Two different musical modes set the tone for different activities — a lively tempo for coloring and creating, and a slower, soothing melody for quiet time. For children 18 months and up; suggested retail price is $29.99.

Crayola Beginnings Tub Time Tracers bring colorful, creative fun to toddler’s bath time. These nontoxic washable crayons wash away from walls when bath time is done. Washable stencils can be used for tracing or play. Tub Crayons and stencils float for even more colorful bath time fun! For children 18 months and up; suggested retail price is $7.99.

Color Surge Camp Rock gives fans of the hit Disney movie a chance to put their favorite stars in a spotlight of brilliant colors with colors like “amped-up apricot” and “high voltage violet” when Color Surge markers meet the super bright paper. For children 6 and up; suggested retail price is $7.99.

Crayola Sidewalk Crayons offer kids more than pretty pastels to create outdoor masterpieces. Once reserved for bringing coloring books to life, this new technology offers the richest, brightest, boldest colors for creating extraordinary outdoor artwork. The difference is striking, as the smooth, creamy colors lay down on driveways and sidewalks with unmatched brightness. For children 4 and up, suggested retail price is $4.99 for a set of 15 colors.

Pip-Squeaks Colored pencils may be smaller than their full-size Crayola counterparts, but they pack a big punch of bold color that inspires kids to travel wherever their creativity takes them. Whimsical color names like “blue suede shoes,” “goldfish” and “wacky watermelon” give children the opportunity to put their huge imaginations to paper. For children 4 and up; suggested retail price is $4.99 for the 18-ct. Pip-Squeaks Colored Pencils.

Pip-Squeaks Glitter Glue is the perfect compact size for jazzing up art projects with bright, bold shimmering colors. With 16 whimsical shades, there’s always a hue that will do. For children 4 and up; suggested retail price is $4.99 for a set of 16-ct. Pip-Squeaks Glitter Glue.

Crayola Color Switchers are dual-ended markers that allow kids to magically change the colors of their drawings with a swoosh of the “color switch” tip. Each Color Switcher features a broadline marker on one side and a clear-ink tip marker on the other. The clear ends reveal their true colors when kids color over the marks they’ve made. Kids can draw a red house with one end of the marker and then switch sides to add yellow windows. For children 6 and up; suggested retail price is $4.99 for a set of 6 dual-ended Color Switchers markers.

Crayola Window Crayons are creamy, colorful drawing tools that let kids transform car windows, mirrors and other glass surfaces into instant decorations. Their bright, bold colors lay down smoothly and dry quickly without smudging. And when it’s time to redecorate, colors wipe clean with a damp cloth. Crayola Window crayons will keep kids’ creativity flowing with endless options for coloring and drawing on any glass surface. For children 6 and up; suggested retail price is $5.99.

Told you it was awesome!

WIN IT: For your entry, visit the Crayola website and browse around, then come back here and leave a comment telling me your favorite Crayola product or project. Your comment MUST have this information to count.

ENTER BY: Wednesday, April 8th 2009 at 9:00 AM ET

OPEN TO: U.S. Entrants only

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Compare prices and save money with SHOP.com

November 23, 2008 By

We’re all stretching our dollars further and further, and Christmas shopping shouldn’t be the exception. You can find just the items you are looking for at the best prices possible by using comparison shopping site SHOP.com. It’s so easy to use, too.

Nathan has been asking for one thing over and over for Christmas, and that’s an Automoblox car. I went to SHOP.com and typed in Automoblox in the search bar, and got 27 matches. I sorted the matches by price: lowest to highest, and found the exact Automoblox Sports Car that Nathan wants, from a site called Flaghouse.

Now, what makes SHOP.com the most useful is their OneCart checkout. You can fill your shopping cart with items from different sites, and just make one payment for everything. That is so handy! If you don’t have a specific item in mind, you can use the Categories at the top of the site to browse departments, or look along the left side of the page for more links and buying guides.

Oh, and there’s a Music Shop where you can listen to music before you buy it! Very cool.  There are a few changes I would love to see, like having toddler and older kids’ clothes and shoes be in separate sections, or being able to search for toys by age, but for the most part, this site is very helpful and I highly recommend you look up whatever you have on your gift list on SHOP.com first before spending more money somewhere else!

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