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Much as I hate the name of this company, I dearly wished for a nursing cover when I was breastfeeding.  Yes, you can use a blanket, but Hurricane Eva ripped that off as soon as she learned to coordinate her hands, once exposing me during Florida State University’s college graduation ceremony.  But I digress. 

Uddercovers is offering $32 off of anything in their store - nursing covers are $32, and sets with breast pads and nursing bracelets are $37. You pay shipping, which was $8.95 to my area - not a bad price for a nursing cover in a cute print.

Use code “backorder1″ after selecting your merchandise. No word on how long this offer is good, so shop quickly!

Pediasure and Scholastic are teaming up to give you a free book, and this one looks to be one of my faves - Gregory the Terrible Eater! 

Zyrtec (my absolute favorite allergy medication) is partnering with Scholastic to send you a free book when you send in a UPC. Here are details:

Mail one original UPC from any Zyrtec product along with your name, daytime phone number, email address, and complete mailing address to:

Zyrtec Book Offer
557 Broadway
P.O. Box 711
New York, NY 10012

Offer good through November 30, 2009 or when 10,000 have been given away.  (full details here)

Target currently has a deal where you get a free ticket to Up! when you purchase select Disney/Pixar movies for $13.99.  (you have to buy a specially marked movie and use the pull-off tag on the front to get your certificate, which you then print out.  it’s much easier than it sounds.)

Check out Cheaper By the Dozen and Get One Free’s post here to see how you can also get a $5 rebate when you buy two packs of Rayovac batteries (my Target just started stocking these in the dollar section again).

THEN, join Disney Movie Rewards and enter both your code from the DVD and your ticket to the movie to accumulate points which you can submit for Disney stuff.

Really, not a bad deal!

If you’re one of the first 100 people at your local Victoria’s Secret with this coupon tomorrow (June 1), you can get a free pair of panties. 

And really, who doesn’t need a nice new pair of undies?

(the coupon is also good for $10 off of a $50 purchase)

I’ve blogged before about how much I love my local True Value Hardware store, but I’ll do it again.

It’s clean, organized and I can always find someone to help me.

Plus, in my mailbox today was a coupon for free paint. Yes, free paint. Buy one gallon, get one free, up to 5 free gallons. Yes, mamas, that is a TWENTY FIVE DOLLAR SAVINGS.

This sale begins tomorrow (May 20) and goes through May 25.

I haven’t found the coupon online, but there IS a coupon for $5 off a $25 purchase here.

Now, go pick some paint colors!

This month’s Real Simple magazine featured a pretty cool promotion: a free sarong ($10 value, the one pictured is a pretty teal) when you submit a Rite Aid receipt confirming purchase of any TWO of the following products:

Banana Boat Ultra Defense Continuous Spray Sunscreen SPF 50
Benefiber Flavored Stick Packs
Biore Dual Fusion Moisturizer + SPF 30
Claritin Liqui-Gels
Estroven
Eucerin Everyday Protection
Neutrogena Healthy Skin Liquid Makeup SPF 20
Schick Intuition Plus razors
Tylenol PM

Mail your original Rite Aid receipt with the qualifying products AND purchase date circled and your name and address clearly printed on a 3 x 5 card to:

Real Simple “summer must-haves”
c/o USSC, 625 Panorama Trail
Bldg. 2, Suite 100
Rochester, NY 14625

The transaction needs to take place between 5/18/09 and 6/15/09 and your receipt must be received by 6/22/09.

Seriously, though, it is not possible to find this promotion online. For pete’s sake.

There’s always debate in the blogosphere about whether or not a warehouse membership is “worth it.”

Here’s my take:

The produce at my Sam’s Club is generally cheaper and fresher than the produce at my local grocery stores (beating their prices by at least a dollar, plus there’s no waste). I buy: bananas, strawberries, blueberries, avocados and red peppers. These are all things my family uses on a pretty much weekly basis.

My favorite carpet cleaner, Spot Shot, is at least $1.50 cheaper at Sam’s Club. Sadly, we go through lots of Spot Shot with pets, a toddler and beige carpet that will be replaced just as soon as my ship comes in.

Tortillas are about $1.50 cheaper. Since Hurricane Eva pretty much only eats protein in bean form, we eat a lot of tortillas.

Good booze (think: wine and hard liquor) is way cheaper at Sam’s Club. We entertain a lot. Enough said.

Gas is at least 5 cents cheaper at Sam’s Club.

Plus, the gas and time I save NOT running all over town for these weekly staples is worth a lot.

Want to try out Sam’s in your area? Go here and print a free one-day membership, usable through May 25.

Thanks to Money Saving Mom for the heads up!

Village Inn makes me think of being in college and drinking way too much coffee.

And of being a little tipsy and eating french fries.

And of pie. Dear heavens, the pie.

Click here to get a coupon for a free slice of pie with the purchase of an adult entree (through May 31). Nostalgia is free.(my old faves? Lemon Merengue and French Silk.)

Thanks to Money Saving Mom for the link!

Go here to join Aveda’s birthday club and get a swanky free gift for your birthday.  You’ll get a free personal blend Pure Fume or Body Care product. Aveda products are some of my favorites, but they’re so pricey that I frequently have to skip them. For this, they’ll actually send you a postcard so you don’t have to think about it when you’re busy celebrating.

Enjoy!

(and thanks to Frugal Freebies & Deals for the tip!)