Saturday, May 28, 2011

Expo Washable Markers House Party and Giveaway

Well, the door bell just rang and the wonderful Fed Ex guy was at the door. What oh what goodies did he bring???????????? My Expo House Party pack!

I signed up about a year ago for House Parties at www.houseparty.com. I never thought I would be chosen, but oh I wished. A few months ago I hosted a Gerber House party and now I have been chosen to host a party for Expo Washable Markers. The box came today and my party is in two weeks. So excited! More info after the party.

On to the giveaway.

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You will receive one fine tip and one chisel point package of the new markers as well as an eraser. To sign up for the giveaway you must comment under here what you would use them for. I will use mine both at home with my kiddos and at school in the classroom. You may earn one extra entry for following the blog and one extra entry if you "like" me on facebook. All entries will be counted on June 7th. Thanks so much and please, share this with your friends. The more people who follow the more giveaways we have!

Friday, May 27, 2011

Bruno's Coupon Policy and Other Promotions.

The following is copied from a Bruno's Coupon Policy Email. The first is basically coupons and it is followed by the promotional policy. Updated 4/8/11

Coupon Redemption Policy

We operate under the formats of Bruno’s, Food World, Southern Family Markets and Piggly Wiggly (some Piggly Wiggly stores are independently owned and therefore do not fall under this policy). We appreciate your business and your request for more information about our coupon redemption policy. This policy for the three basic types of coupons, Manufacturer, Store, and Internet is explained below, as well as our policy on accepting competitor’s coupons.

Manufacturer Coupons are those coupons for which Southern Family Markets is reimbursed by companies that sell product in our stores.

a. We double manufacturer coupons up to fifty cents ($0.50).

b. Manufacturer coupons can not be layered; you can not use more than one coupon per item purchased.

c. Limit of ten (10) Manufacturer coupons can be used when you purchase ten (10) items.

d. Value of coupon cannot exceed the value of item. (If value exceeds the price the item is free but no cash is given back).

e. All coupons accepted must be in date and legible.

Internet Coupons Southern Family Markets will accept Internet Coupons when they are approved by Management. Coupons should never decrease the order for more than the product. Coupons should never be copies or altered.

a. We do not accept “free product” internet printed manufacturer coupons.

b. Internet coupon must scan at checkout.

c. Internet coupons must have serial numbers and follow industry-standard format.

d. Manufacturer Internet printed coupons must clearly indicate that they are a manufacturer coupon and have a valid manufacture address printed on the coupon.

e. Only one Internet Coupon allowed for each like item.

f. Value of coupon cannot exceed the value of item.

g. We do not accept any Internet printed coupons in excess of four dollars and ninety nine cents ($4.99).

h. All coupons accepted must be in date and legible.

Store Coupons are coupons from our advertisements or mailers and the reduced items coupons we use on in- store items.

a. Store coupons are not doubled.

b. Store coupons can not be layered; you cannot use more than one coupon per item purchased.

c. Value of coupon (when free) cannot exceed the value of item. (No cash is given back).

d. All coupons accepted must be in date and legible.

Competitor’s Coupons are not accepted in most of our locations. We do have a few stores that are an exception to this rule and in these locations we have signs posted on the doors notifying you which competitor’s coupons are honored there. Please ask the Store Manager at the store where you shop if you are unsure of their policy.

Due to the high incidence of fraudulent coupons in the market, we reserve the right to deny any coupons that we cannot verify as legitimate.

Thank you for shopping with us.

We appreciate your business!

If your have any further questions about our coupon policy,

please ask to speak with the Store Manager.

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Promotional Discounts Policy

We operate under the formats of Bruno’s, Food World, Southern Family Markets and Piggly Wiggly (some Piggly Wiggly stores are independently owned and therefore do not fall under this policy). We appreciate your business and your request for more information about our discount policy.

These discounts no not apply to any tobacco products, beer or wine.

Senior Discount

Persons 60 years of age and older receive 5% off every Wednesday in all our grocery stores.

Military Discount

Members of the military receive 5% off on Friday, Saturday and Sunday when military ID is shown to cashier. (Varies by store; please check with management at the store where you shop.)

Student Discount

Students receive 5% off on Monday when Student or Faculty ID is shown to cashier. (Varies by store; please check with management at the store where you shop.)

Pharmacy Discount

Customers with new or transferred prescriptions receive a 10% discount for grocery purchases with a coupon from Pharmacy.

Manufacturer Coupon Discount

SFM doubles discounts on approved manufacturer coupons up to 50¢ every day. (Please see Coupon Redemption Policy for details.)

Thank you for shopping with us.

We appreciate your business!

If your have any further questions about our Promotional Discounts policy, please ask to speak with the Store Manager.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Bruno's Coupon Policy

Stay tuned for the Bruno's Coupon Policy. This will be posted to the blog later this week. Remember to share the FB page with your friends and have them follow the Family Toy Box as well!! The more followers we have the quicker we get to a giveaway! Once we have 100 followers on FB and the Blog (yes you can follow both) we will have a giveaway!

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Super Easy Homemade Ice Cream for Kids

This week I tested out come Kitchen Chemistry in my classroom and it went really well! We made easy ice cream and at it within 15 minutes. I know they have those super cute balls you can make ice cream in, but this is easy and inexpensive. You can easily double the batch or even more. Just keep the same rations.

1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup heavy cream or whipping cream
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 tsp. vanilla

Place all of the above ingredients in a quart sized Ziploc. I DO NOT suggest the zipper type, but the regular or even the freezer. Place the quart bag inside or a gallon baggie. Fill the baggie with about 2 cups of ice and 1/4 to 1/2 cup of ice cream salt or rock salt. Move around the baggies for 10 - 15 minutes until the ice cream is frozen.

This was easy and the said it was so good and better than Blue Bell. With the summer coming this would be a great activity for kids of any age. A preschool class has done this and I did it with 10 and 11 year olds. Fun Fun Fun.