Happy Anniversary!!!

Happy ONE YEAR to Maven on a Mission!!! I love sharing my love for deals with those of you who read this blog. Thanks for following me!

Kim

HOT! $20 Amazon Gift Card for $10!

Wow! $10 for a $20 Amazon gift card!

I just made my first purchase on one of these group deal web sites - Living Social. When you sign up here (If you don't mind to use my link, I get some credit for referring you), you get a $5 credit (that you can't use on this deal...boo), but $10 for a $20 Amazon Gift card is still great. It's good in Orlando, but I think you could buy it from anywhere since Amazon is a national chain.

Now back to the baby...

Great Deals on GROUPON Orlando

Hey friends! Hope your Christmas was great and you got a good deal or two under the tree. :) I would LOVE to hear what the best deal was you found this Christmas season.

I wanted to highlight some great deals I came across today on Groupon. I haven't used Groupon much, but I have friends who are nuts about Groupon. These deals might be too good to pass up.

Today on Groupon Orlando you can get one, two or all three of these great deals:

1. Bill's Car Wash (our fave in Orlando): 3 Express Car Washes (a standard car wash) for $10. We usually pay $10 for just one car wash, so it's like getting 2 for free! They are good until June, so you have a long time to use them.

2. Shutterfly (my fave photo company) - Get 2 photo calendars for $20. That's a great deal too! I made my mother in law a Shutterfly photo calendar for Christmas, and they always turn out great. You can make one for yourself and have an extra for a gift. Wahoo!

3. Orlando Rep Theater - I have been thinking about taking the kids to a show. Well, Groupon has adult tickets for $10 (a $17 value) or kids tickets for $5 (an $11 value).

Anyway, the deals on Groupon can sometimes be random and somewhat impractical, but these three are actually really good. All you have to do is sign up here, choose Orlando as your preferred city, and start shopping! Once you buy your "Groupon," you will be sent a link to print a coupon for your deal. Print and enjoy!!!

Help me win an IPAD for Donny!!!

Shameless request for help here - Donny's been asking for an IPAD, and I always laugh it off. BUT...If I can get 400 people to sign up to receive emails (no purchase necessary) through my referral link from No More Rack, I can win an apple IPAD. PLUS...if you sign up with my referral link, I think you get a $10 credit to the site (not totally sure). I have to have 400 people by noon on Thursday (just 48 hours!!!) to win the IPAD. It's not a drawing...I win if get 400 people to sign up! How cool is that?

Sounds impossible. Let's see if we can make it happen.

Would you consider banning together with me to make this happen by posting my referral link on your Facebook or blog or Twitter? Leave a comment if you do. If we make it to 400 (still sounds impossible to me), I'll giveaway something cool. Nothing huge...but something cool.

Thanks so much for reading Maven on a Mission!!!
Kim

Friederichsen 2010 Christmas Card

Peppermint Pink Christmas Card

Make a statement with Shutterfly Christmas photo cards.

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Happy Black Friday!

And welcome to one of my favorite weekends of the year. I am sitting this one out this year (except for my price adjustment trip to Target that I wrote about here and a trip to Walgreens and CVS to get a few good "free" or "moneymaking" deals on stuff I actually need).

Anyway, I am shocked with how many Black friday deals are also happening online. Many of the major retailers put their deals both online and in the stores, so if you are staying in like me, you might enjoy taking a few minutes searching some deals online.

I am spending the day at the beach with my family, so I won't be posting anything. BUT...I wanted to recommend one web site today (and through Monday) if you want to get the latest deals. Sheri over at Swaggrabber seems to be updating the most frequently. I have a few other blogs that I like better on a day to day basis, but for Black Friday and Cyber Monday I would go here for the best and most up to date deals.

Have a great day, happy shopping, and bring on the Christmas music and decor!!!

Merry Christmas (29 Days early)!

Little People Nativity Set - $13.99 this week at Target!

One Target deal I forgot to put in my post yesterday is the Little People Nativity set is on sale this week at 50% off for $13.99. I looked around a little, and most of those sets retail close to $30. Target's regular price of $27.99 is the next best price I could find. I think I paid $19.99 for our set a few years ago.

Anyway, if you have little ones, this set is a wonderful way to get them interested in talking about the birth of Jesus. We put it under our Christmas tree. Even as my kids are getting a little older, they still like playing with it. A fun thing we do with it - we don't put the baby Jesus out until Christmas morning. Now that they are older, they ask where Jesus is, and it's fun to tell them that we have to wait until he comes as a baby on Christmas morning. When Jesus arrives on Christmas morning, they are reminded of why we really celebrate Christmas. So there's my plug for this product.

At this price, you could even get some as gifts! What a fun gift this holiday season.

You can look at the product here and even search to see if a store near you has it in stock (although that is not a guarantee it will be there...but it's always good to check).

By the way...have a Happy Thanksgiving (and Merry Christmas...34 days early!).