We received out first FREE Daily Goodie Box in September 2017. It arrived full of great goodies for everyone in the family to enjoy.
The items we received were:
1 Packet of Paleo Powder Seasoning
1 Bag of Trolli Sour Bites Crawlers
3 Packets of crown Maple Sugar
1 Bag of GinnyBakes Chocolate chip Cookies (had 5 small cookies)
1 Package of Butterfields Hard Candies in Orange flavor
1 Bottle of Lovebug Probiotics
2 Packets of Rufus Teague BBQ Sauce - 1 was in Whiskey Maple flavor and the other was a Honey flavor
1 can GURU Organic Energy Drink
1 Package of Nellie's All Natural Baby Laundry Soap (good for 12 loads)
Check out our YouTube unboxing/ review video.
Our thoughts on the products we received.
Paloe Powder Seasoning: We tried this on some chicken breast that I seasoned then baked in the oven. Everyone in the family liked the flavor of this seasoning, but each person seemed to have a different take on the flavor. My mother thought that it had a sort of smoky, hickory flavor while I thought it had more of a Mexican seasoning flavor. This seasoning would be great for a variety of items and we look forward to purchasing and using more in the future.
Trolli Sour Bites Crawlers: These are a classic and everyone loves them, I was kind enough to let my son have the entire bag, which was gone very quickly. The Trolli gummies are definitely the best especially when it comes to the sour flavor.
Crown Maple Sugar: I wanted to get the full flavor of the maple sugar so for the first try, I used it in my coffee. I made a plain coffee and used regular milk for cream so that I could taste the sugar which I felt provided a good sweetness with a hint of added flavor. I also used some to make my son some toast, I use this maple sugar in place of cinnamon sugar. He liked the toast and ate it all up but when I asked him he said that he liked cinnamon toast better so I will be sticking to my coffee for this.
GinnyBakes Chocolate Chip Cookies: I shared this package with my mom, sister, and myself. There were approximately 5 small cookies in the package which is perfect for a quick snack. I personally liked the crunchiness of he cookies, I am not a fan of soft cookies so these were perfect. I also think that the hardness of the cookies would help them to stay nice for commuting rather than getting crushed as cookies often do. I think this would be a great snack for anyone that craves sweets because this gives a good sweetness but limits the person to only the few in the package.
Butterfields Hard Candies: These were fantastic! I love hard candies and purchase them frequently but often they all taste the same while these definitely had a distinct orange flavor. They were incredibly delicious and I cannot wait to pick up more to set out on my desk at work. My sister and I shared the package that we received for free and have had a hard time saving them. These are also great for someone with a sweet tooth to help kick that craving.
Lovebug Probiotics: I let my mama try these out and she has been loving them for kick starting her dieting. She has been taking them each night before dinner time and she is finding that she feels less hungry and is eating less at dinner time. I think she was skeptical at first but has grown to like these.
Rufus Teague BBQ Sauce: This BBQ sauce was great, my husband tried these and loved both but especially the Honey flavored one. He kept mentioning that the whole family would really like he Honey flavor and that it would be good on the BBQ pulled beef sandwiches that I make so I think we will try to purchase a bottle of this for next time we make that for dinner. He said that he liked the consistency of the sauce, it was not too think nor was it too runny and it did not make a sticky mess like many BBQ sauces do. This seemed to be the perfect consistency.
GURU Energy Drink: For this one we received the flavor that is in the Red and Black can and unfortunately no one in the family liked this drink. I first tried it and was not impressed, I then gave it to my younger sister who also did not like it and who then gave it to our mother who then gave it to my husband. My mom said it tasted like carbonated cough syrup and I have to admit that she is sort of right about that one. We did all say that we would be willing to try one of the other flavors though.
Nellie's All-Natural Baby Laundry Soap: This laundry soap was great ...for my husband. He is always complaining about how the laundry detergent irritates his skin and causes rashes, he complains if I buy generic or if I buy Tide it really doesn't matter so I decided to try this on his clothing. After a few loads of washing and him wearing his clothing, I began asking if he was having any trouble and he had nothing to mention. He did not seem to have any issue what so ever with this laundry soap product. Additionally, he is a mechanic and obviously the clothing comes home quite dirty. I was surprised that this All Natural Baby laundry soap did such a great job of cleaning a mechanics clothes yet was so gentle for the skin. I will definitely be purchasing more of this so that I can avoid the fussing in the future.
Our Made in Nature #SnackyHour was awesome thanks to Houseparty.Fun
Check out our video and some pictures here of our party! We hope you will be able to join us for future parties in the future to enjoy some freebies. These Made in Nature snacks were great, almost everyone loved the dried mangoes the best. I personally loved the Nut Fusion Maple Balsamic Supersnack. We were not huge fans of the Figgy Pops, but I took them to work and left them in the Kitchen for others to try and they were gone by the end of lunch that day so others must have enjoyed them which was great to see and glad they were not going to go to waste at our house.
Yesterday I picked up the King Soopers Friday freebie for September 22nd. It was a Gold Peak Coffee to Tea Latte, I selected the Vanilla Chai Latte flavor for my husband who loves Chai.
To get your freebies, sign up for a shoppers card at a Kroger store then each week load your Friday Freebie coupon to your card. Click here: Kroger Friday Freebie
The Kmart Friday Fix for September 22nd was a 64oz bottle of Smart Sense Bleach, in either Regular, Linen, or Meadow scent. My son chose the Meadow scent.
To get your coupons for a Free Kmart Friday Fix item just Sign up for a Free Shop Your Way Rewards account. Then download the Kmart app and each Friday you can load a coupon for a free item.
Load your coupon for a FREE item from Kmart this week. Sign up for a FREE Shop Your Way Rewards account then download the Kmart app and each Friday load your coupon for a free item. The item this week is a Smart Sense Bleach (64oz) in either Regular, Meadow or Linen scent.
Load your King Soopers (or Kroger affiliated store) Friday Freebie for September 22nd This week the coupon is for a FREE Gold Pea Coffee of Tea Late, and variety (14oz)
We received an Atkins Starter Kit free sample. This one was a bit of a disappointment if I am being honest. It included a booklet with information on getting started and also a small book with the carb count information for many products. The carb count book would be great to take along in a purse or in the car for grocery shopping trips.
I do wish it had included some sort of sample or coupon for some of the Atkins products, the lack of such was somewhat disappointing.
We received a free sample of Purina One True Instinct Cat Food for our cats ...obviously. The package arrived in a box that included a 6 oz bag of the cat food and also a coupon for $2.00 off of a 3.5 lb bag or larger of the Purina One brand dry cat food, any variety.
We gave this to our cats and they loved it, both ran over and began meowing before I could even get the package open.
I just wanted to post a short note and video I made on why we are loving Smiley 360. Smiley 360 is a Sample Sharing site where you can sign up, fill in your profile, then eventually you will be matched with a free sample offer. Make sure you watch your email so you can get in and accept right away because spots to fill up. Then after receiving the product, try it, then share about it with your friends and family in person and also through the sharing tools on the Smiley 360 website. Their sharing tool is great, you are able to select a post for various sites (twitter, instagram, facebook, pinterest, etc..) all at once so it is super easy.
So far we have received a FREE sample mission for some Advil Menstrual Pain relief and also for some BIC Velocity mechanical pencils. They have also had some other fun missions that involved coloring a picture, which was fun for the whole family. We have really enjoyed the products we have tested so far and look forward to testing more in the future.
Check out my youtube video on why we love Smiley 360
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Here are some videos of the products we have received before
Also, check out my Instagram video about why I love Smiley 360:
Load your Kmart Friday Fix - Smart Sense Anti-Bacterial Wipes 40ct Sign up for a FREE Shop Your Way Rewards account then download the Kmart app to load your Friday Fix coupon for a new FREE item each week.
Yesterday my mama and I picked up our Free Friday Fix items from Kmart. The item for September 8th was a 6oz package of Smart Sense Popcorn, in either White, White Cheddar, or Cheddar Cheese flavor. I was lucky enough to get the last bag of the White Cheddar flavor, and my mama picked the Cheddar Cheese flavor for my sister.
I think both my son and my sister will love these as they are the ones who like pre popped flavored popcorn.
Sign up for a Free Shop Your Way Rewards membership at Kmart, then download the app and each week clip your coupon for a Free Friday Fix item.
Yesterday my mama and I picked up our King Soopers Friday Freebie items. The freebie for September 8th was a Yoplait Oui French Style Yogurt. My mama and I both picked the peach flavor but when we got home there was so much interest from the other members of the family, we ended up going back to the store to purchase an additional two in strawberry and blueberry flavor.
These come in fun little glass jars, I was just going to throw them away but then my husband had the great idea to save them to make candles. I think this is a great idea so we washed out those that we have used and are keeping them for now.
When I went to load my Friday Freebie for Friday September 8th I was lucky enough to have an additional Best Custom Bonus coupon that I could load for a free bag of Folgers Simply Gourmet Coffee. I chose the Natural Caramel flavor. This one was a real treat!!!!
We held our party on Saturday September 9th and had an absolute blast with some friends and family. My mom, sister, son and husband were there along with myself and my sisters best friend and her mother showed up as well. We all sampled each of the snacks then chose which one we liked best. We had 4 votes for Mangoes, 1 vote for the Figgy Pops and I liked the Maple Balsamic snacks. Unfortunately my son did not like any of the options that were sent but he loves the Made in Nature dried cherries so I will have to pick up some of those for him in the next few days with the coupons that we received.
We just noticed that our local King Soopers grocery store has started providing a free fruit snack for kids rather than the old Free Cookie.
As a kiddo myself the free cookie was always the highlight of visiting the grocery store, even as an adult I usually steal a free cookie for myself, I usually justify it because neither my sister nor my son want their cookies so I figure if the children don't want them I will eat it. Doesn't everyone remember those pink cookies with the pink chips in them, lord I love those.
As I mentioned above, my son has never had any interest in the free cookie, no matter what flavor it was. That is why this new free fruit for kids is so perfect for our family Now it is not a struggle to convince my son to go to the store with me, Now I just bribe him by saying "ok, lets go get a free fruit" that gets him every time. He is very money conscious so loves getting freebies so this somehow motivates him to shop around the store with me where he then picks other items like raspberries and blueberries.
My little one is such a great eater, and I am so thankful to King Soopers for finally catering to kiddos like mine who are learning the ways of healthy eating at an early age.
I feel like a proud parent looking at this post!!!
We are so excited for the opportunity to host our first House Party with Made In Nature Snacks. In the box we received a set of napkins to serve our treats on and several packets to giver out to our partygoers that contain valuable coupons for some more great Made in Nature snacks.
They also sent a water bottle with the Made in Nature logo on it, it is one of those nice bottles that are stainless steel or whatever and keep beverages cold for just about forever. I love these because they are so easy to clip anywhere but I have more than I need so I think I might give this one away to one lucky Partygoer.
As for the snacks to sample, we received
1 full size package of Figgy Pops Choco Crunch Supersnacks (Organic Dried Fruit & Nut snack)
1 full size package of Nut Fusion Maple Balsamic Supersnacks (Organic Fruit & Nut Energy snack)
1 full size package of Mangoes Sweet & Tangy Supersnacks (Organic Dried Mangoes)
All Items Included in Party Pack:
1 full size package of Figgy Pops Choco Crunch Supersnacks (Organic Dried Fruit & Nut snack)
1 full size package of Nut Fusion Maple Balsamic Supersnacks (Organic Fruit & Nut Energy snack)
1 full size package of Mangoes Sweet & Tangy Supersnacks (Organic Dried Mangoes)
Package of Napkins with Made in Nature logo
1 Stainless Steel Water Bottle with Made in Nature Logo
Multiple party packets with coupons for Made in Nature snacks to give to all partygoers.
I think this is going to be an absolute blast, my son already loves these Made in Nature snacks and I am looking forward to trying them for the first time and loving them too. My sister and her friends are super excited to try these out as they will be joining the party.
I sent my sister this sample of Kind Bars for being #KindaAwesome
It is a super fun promotion they are running where you can send someone an email for being Kinda Awesome and they can input their information to have a free kind bar sent to them and they also have the option to send one back to you.
UPDATE: We are loving these at our house, my sister is getting a lot of use out of them with school. My son on the other hand has difficulty with Embracing the Erase, it is not easy to erase all of your hard work when you are only 6 years old. I understand but at least when we mess up we now have this awesome large eraser to save us tome in erasing.
We are learning to #EmbraceTheErase in our home.
Here is one of the pictures my sister made, she know how to #EmbraceTheErase
And check out our unboxing video here!!!
We received our next Smiley 360 sample mission. This one is for BIC Velocity mechanical pencils which my sister will be using for school. They included 10 coupons for $1.00 off more packs of the pencils. These are great because they have a large eraser which is something that definitely would have come in handy for me years ago. We are so lucky to have been accepted to this sample mission to receive these free from Smiley 360, what a treat to start the school year right.
My mama and I went today to pick up the Friday Freebie item from King Soopers that we loaded the coupon for on September 1st. My mama had forgotten to pick up her Annie's pasta from last week so we also picked that up for free. The Friday Freebie for September 1st was new Oreo Chocolate Candy Bar. I myself am not a huge candy fan but my sister and my son will love trying these.
If you live near Kroger affiliated store, sign up for a shoppers card for free and start downloading your Friday Freebie each week.
Today my mama and I went to pick up our Kmart Friday Fix items. I told my mom about this last week when I found out and picked up the Smart Sense Air Freshener. She signed up and downloaded the app for Friday September 1st. The coupons are good for about 3 days, this time it expired today September 3rd. The coupon was for 1 package of Smart Sense Children's Chewable Aspirin either Cherry or Orange flavor. My mom and I got one of each flavor so that my son can choose which one he likes best.
Sign up for a Shop Your Way Rewards account and download the app so that you can get your freebie next week!
Yesterday September 2nd, we went downtown for the Taste of Colorado in Civic Center Park. I have to say as far as vendors go, it was one of the best years we have had in a while, there was so much to see but unfortunately it was very hot yesterday making it difficult to really care about what you were seeing. The most interesting stands were those that had some sort of misting happening. As for samples though, nearly nothing. We did have the opportunity to try a sample of some Xing Tea and also some Pepsi 1893, both of which were good but it was just a little taste, nothing to take home. The Peoples Fair that is held in June usually has more sampling opportunities but I was surprised by the lack of that at the Taste of Colorado. It was a good time and we will be back next year as always but I don't count on much sampling there.
We attended the Denver Pet Expo in August and while there signed up to win a basket from Bently's Pet Stuff. We were lucky enough to win the Cat Basket and here in the video we show what we received. Our kitties have been enjoying the treats and toys very much.
Yesterday Saturday September 2nd, we went to our local Home Depot store for the monthly Kids workshop. This month we were building a pencil box. This was the 6th workshop my son and I have attended and is getting better and better at building every time, plus it is a definite confidence booster. On the first Home Depot build, we received an orange Home Depot Apron in child size and they wrote my sons name on it and at each build the child received a pin with an image of that months build to add to their apron. My son is very proud of building his collection of pins.
I definitely recommend checking these out no matter if you have a boy or girl and no matter the age. I wish we had started when my son was younger as I see many young children there. These builds are a blast for both parents and children.
Usually I just google "Home Depot Kids Workshops" to sign up for the upcoming workshop, there is an online sign up form but upon arrival there is no checking for this. I think the online signup is just to help determine the number of interested people.
