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- Buy Planters Cocktail Peanuts (16 oz), get Own Brands Party Peanuts (16 – 18.5 oz) FREE
- Buy Snyders Pretzels (12-16 oz), get Own Brands Pretzels (10-16 oz) FREE
- Buy Coppertone Sunscreen (6 oz) , get Own Brands Sunscreen (6 oz) FREE
- Buy Hilshire Farm Lunchmeat (7-9 oz) , get Own Brands Lunchmeat (7-9 oz) FREE
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Summer Series with GIANT Food Stores: Buy Theirs, Get Ours Free Challenge + Giveaway
July 8th, 2014
Summer is here and it means probably larger groceries bills for families. Your kids are at home or you have family visiting which only means more mouths to feed. We usually concentrate on having more fruit in our home but other times we try to have a variety of foods in our fridge or pantry. How does one save on groceries?
GIANT is back with its Buy Theirs, Get Ours Free Challenge this summer and I have had a chance to try more of Giant’s products with brand name products. Each product I received is pretty much very equal in flavor and effective in its purpose.
All GIANT’s Own Brands products are subject to a testing program, which includes customer feedback, to ensure that the grocer is consistently delivering on quality, taste and value. Based on this testing, hundreds of Own Brands products have been reformulated in the past couple of years to improve upon taste and quality, while still offering affordable prices.
I also had a chance to purchase a few more items on my own to compare to the brand and I continued being surprised! The flavors of the food items quality of the non-food items was definitely satisfactory. The price difference is definitely lower with GIANT’s Own Brands than the brand items. Now even though I would not necessarily purchase all the items sent to me, it was really a great test the similarities and differences. Each GIANT product went through its own rigorous testing before it went on shelves.
I enjoyed taste-testing applesauce, ice cream bars, ice cream, and whip cream topping too. They were all very comparable and it did not hurt to know that the price difference was significant.
How about you getting the chance to try these products for yourselves?
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Beach Party at Chick-fil-A Downingtown
July 7th, 2014
Summer is officially going at full force which means lots of activities for families all around. Whether it is a hot day or a rainy day you can always have a beach day, even indoors!
The Chick-fil-A at Ashbridge Square has a pretty exciting line up of activities for all the families in the area for July 17th. If you have not attended a family event at a local Chick-fil-A, then you are missing out.
Bring your kids and invite neighbors to have dinner at the Ashbridge Square location in Downtingtown and join in on their Beach Activities from 5pm until 7:30pm with the purchase of Chick-fil-A Kids Meal. What kinds of activities can you expect at such an event?
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There will also be many more activities including sifting sand for hidden treasure and more!
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Make sure you and your family do not miss this time because if you can’t make it to the beach that week at least you can make it up by going to the Beach Party at Chick-fil-A. Bring your friends too!
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Houston’s Downtown Aquarium Review
July 3rd, 2014
As you might know we just returned from a two week trip visiting our families in Houston, Texas. It is where I grew up for 29 years of my life before getting married and it will always be a special place in my life. Now that I have children, all I think is sharing places my mother took me when I was young. Although, my kiddos are toddlers, I expect that most places are for older kids, but I also expect places to have something for the young ones.
Our first trip started with the Downtown Aquarium which I completely forgot I had never visited so it was going to be a new experience with my little ones. Since the summer has already become unbearable, finding an indoor experience was ideal. My mother came to help me and we quickly realized the space was really not ideal for strollers so we kept that in the car. Both my girls are mobile so there really was no reason to keep them in that especially since the place was crowded with groups of kids.
We had an All-Day Pass which gave us access to the Adventure Aquarium Exhibit, the Stingray Reef, and unlimited rides on Shark Voyage, Diving Bell Ferris Wheel, Aquatic Carousel, Lighthouse Dive, and Frog Hopper. It sure does sound like a lot for little kids 3 and under but the girls did really well.
We looked for Nemo and Dorie but then we introduced the girls to seahorses. We saw white tigers after going through the amphibian section of the aquarium.
We loved seeing the piranhas and even the jellyfish that changed color. There were huge aquarium with colorful fish and reefs. It was fun seeing my oldest pressed against the glass searching for her favorite fish.
We headed to Stingray Reef that was really neat! The stingrays were super friendly only to realize that they were holding out their fins for food. It was super cute but refrained from feeding although we pet the stingrays.
Next we went on the Shark voyage because I was very ready to see the sharks. The girls loved getting on the train anticipating our trip into the shark tunnel.
The train took us on a 10-15 minutes trek, stopping in the tunnel to talk about the types of sharks. The biggest surprise was the sawfish shark with the largest saw! It was amazing.
After we had finished the exhibit we headed outdoors to the carousel and the ferris wheel. The girls love carousels non-stop and so we enjoyed 3 rides changing on different animals.
The ferris wheel was another story. My mother does not like heights so I took my oldest on the ride and boy was it a fabulous ride. I could see all of downtown and more and I was surprised that my toddler was so quiet and still for the 15-20 min ride.
The other rides were for older kids so we bypassed those and had lunch by the Dancing Fountains where other kids were splashing in the bathing suits. It looked so refreshing.
The Downtown Aquarium is also known for their amazing dining experience. Even we did not stay for lunch there we took a peek at the area and were amazed! There was a 150,000 gallon aquarium surrounding the restaurant. The kids menu had lots of selections and looked liked a great place the keep everyone entertained. This will be a must-do for the future.
Houston, TX 77002
713-223-FISH (3474) Main Line
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Huggies Pull-Ups Giveaway #PottyPower
June 13th, 2014 |
| GIVEAWAY |
Giveaway Items:
$350 worth of gift cards to Target to use on potty training essentials
35 people will win $10 Gift Cards to Target
5 winners will be selected each day to win the GCs (Tuesday 6/10 – Monday 6/16)
One grand prize winner will receive a CTA Digital 2-in-1 iPotty with Activity Seat for iPad (valued at $34.99) AND a white, Apple iPad2, 2nd generation Tablet, 1 GHz processor, 16GB, Wifi (valued at $324.99)
Giveaway Details:
Monday, June 9th at 9:00 AM ET to Monday, June 16th at 9:00 PM ET
Users can enter the giveaway by heading to the Freebies & Giveaways page on Savings.com and submitting their email address on the form at the top of the page.
Readers can enter the sweepstakes once a day This means everyone can enter up to 8 times.
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Eat Write Retreat 2014 Recap + Giveaway
June 12th, 2014
This past weekend I attended my first blogger conference EVER called Eat Write Retreat. I have been wanting to attend one for the longest time but it never seemed the right time. Looking back, I am so happy that the conference was in my hometown so I did not need to leave the family that far away. It was everyone’s first time. My hubby’s first time going solo for the weekend with kids and my first going solo without kids. It was both rejuvenating and amazing!
Eat Write Retreat was, in my opinion, probably the best conference to attend as a newbie. There were close to 80 people that attended which also included the speakers and the brands attending. We got to know everyone since we were in close proximity and The Sonesta Hotel in Center City proved to be a great location despite its renovations.
Each and every blogger or speaker I met was a moment I spent realizing that I had something in common with them. They all enjoyed their craft and speaking about it. It was truly exciting to be around folks with the same passions, the same goals, and the same mind. I do not know why I had waited so long to go to a conference because I felt like everyone was real open and we all had something to share with each other.
The food was all amazing and proved to be fresh, healthy and even gourmet. Thanks to all the sponsors who attended the event because without you we would not had such a successful weekend. We built relationships, laughed, and relaxed over some good food and conversation.
I was able to to make a lot of new blogger friends and I also was able to finally meet several bloggers I had kept up with over the years without ever meeting. It was truly great and now I have the blogger event bug. Who’s taking me where next time?
I loved all the down time we had on the second day of the conference where many had the option of resting, perusing the Reading Terminal Market or simply finding an outdoor festival. That is what I did. I took advantage of the time I hardly have to shop or relax to do so on that afternoon. So lovely!
California Avocados held a great event at Supper on South Street with brand new recipes created by the chef himself. It was all very tasty and truly unique in all flavors. Here is one recipe he shared with us:
The bag will include a bento box from California Avocados, a stainless steel masher, coupons for books and products, recipes, spatula, egg separator, a pot holder, a nice California avocado towel, a beautiful napkin / placement from Mushroom Council, OXO corn holders, California Avocado green apron, and a CUTCO spreader.
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