Free Gowns from Maya Couture for Military Brides

Free gowns offered to military brides

NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk bridal salon Maya Couture will participate in a Veterans Day giveaway of a limited number of free designer wedding gowns to military brides-to-be.

The giveaway is organized by Brides Across America, a nationwide charity dedicated to providing free wedding gowns for military brides. Maya Couture’s participation was announced this week.

According to the charity, Brides Across America and its partners have given over 1500 wedding gowns nationwide since its inception.

“With the economy at its lowest and military couples are struggling to afford a wedding, it is important that we come together to show our appreciation for their brave service and commitment to our country,” said Heidi Janson, founder of Brides Across America.

“This is the second year we have participated in the bridal gown giveaway,” said Maya Warburton, owner of Maya Couture. “It is the single most rewarding initiative we host all year. Last year we helped make dreams come true for 60 military brides, and we hope to exceed that number this year.”

To qualify, brides must be engaged, be on active duty in the military, or have a fiance on active duty in either Iraq or Afghanistan. All military brides must show ID, copy of deployment papers, orders or other qualifying proof. Brides do not have to reside in the area where the giveaway is taking place. The gowns are pre-selected, and each event has limited amounts of gowns, and size ranges. The event is on a first come first serve basis.

For complete information regarding the Nov. 11th event and bride eligibility, please contact:

Maya Couture
12 Best Square
Norfolk, VA
757-461-1690

Article above from www.wavy.com

Nov.11-Nov.17: Farm Fresh

• $0.98lb Perdue Oven Stuffer Roaster
• $1.99lb Bunched ASparagus
• BOGO Apples
• Buy any Sara Lee Pie and Get Breyers Ice Cream FREE
• Buy any 4 Quaker items and Get 59oz Tropicana 50 OJ FREE
• BOGO Hanover Gold and Silverline Vegetables
• 2/$4 Quaker Pancake Mix, Cereals, Breakfast Cookies; Aunt Jemima Pancake Mix
• $0.88 Ragu Pasta Sauce w/ in ad coupon (Limit 4)
• $0.88lb Fresh Kale or Collard Greens
• $1.44 Yellow Onions 3lb Bag
• 3/$7.50 Chex Cereals (In-Ad coupon for $1.50)
• Buy 4 Kellogg’s Cereals, Get one Gallon Milk FREE (Special K Red Berries, Raisin Bran, Frosted Bite, Mini Wheats, Rice Krispies, Special K, Special K Blueberry, Special K Cinnamon Pecan)
• BOGO Arnold Bread

10 for $10 Sale

• Cool Whip
• Minute Maid Punches and Ades
• Bisquick Shake n’ Pour
• Swiss Miss Cocoa Mix
• Bird’s Eye Veggies
• Rice/Pasta Roni
• Richfood Stuffing Mix
• Richfood Condensed Soups
• Pillsbury Cake Mix
• Palmolive Dish Detergent
• Deer Park Water
• Green Giant Boil in Bag
• Pop Secret
• Carnation Evaporated Milk
• Hot Wheel Cars
• Candy Canes and Mini Cartons of Hershey’s Chocolates
• Southeastern Mills Biscuit Mix

Happy Veterans Day!

In recognition of Veteran’s Day and all of the men and women that have serve and actively serve our country, many restaurants are offering “freebies”. 

Restaurants:

• Caribou Coffee- Free Small coffee
• Outback Steakhouse- Free Bloomin Onion and Drink
• Applebee’s- Free Entree from 11am-Midnight
• Krispy Kreme- Free donuts all day
• Mr. Pita- Free Sandwich
• Texas Roadhouse- Free Lunch or Dinner (must be in uniform)
• Uno Chicago Grill- Free Entree

I recommend calling your local restaurant before heading out.  You want to make sure they are participating in these promotions.

Ongoing discounts are given at the following stores and restaurants.  Click HERE for full list of businesses.

*Always ask if Military Discounts are available.

• EXPRESS
• Charlotte Rouse
• Foot Locker
• Arby’s
• A&W
• Back Yard Burgers
• Burger King
• Captain D’s
• CiCi’s Pizza (buffet and drink for $5.50)
• Chick-Fil-A
• Cotton Patch
  
• Denny’s
• Dunkin Donuts
• IHOP (20% discount with ID)
• Java Cafe
• KFC
• Long John Silver
• Pancho’s Mexican Buffet
• Pizza Pizza
• Quizno’s
• Sizzler
• Sonic
• Whataburger
• Zexby’s
• Home Depot
• Lowe’s
  
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• Aeropostale
• The Buckle
• Dress Barn
• The Finish Line
• FootAction
• Gadzooks
• Goody’s
• Hot Topic
• Jos. A. Bank
• Jockey
• Kohl’s
• Lerner
• New York & Company
• Nike
• Pac Sun
• Rack Room Shoes
• Timberland Outlets (active duty only

Nov.11-Nov.17- Harris Teeter

Now is the time to stock up for Thanksgiving…that is, if you are the “lucky” family member responsible for cooking this year. This morning I woke up in disbelief that it was Wednesday and I missed getting to H.T. for triple coupons!  What a bummer!!!  Well, life goes on… Here are this week’s specials:

• $0.47lb Premium Turkeys (Limit 1, with additional $25 purchase)
• $2.99lb Snow Crab Clusters
  
• BOGO Sister Schubert’s Dinner Rolls (I love these rolls!)
• BOGO Swanson Broth 14oz Can
• $0.99 Green Giant Vegetables (frozen box)
• e-Vic Special:  $0.97 Shredded Cheese 8oz
• BOGO Oscar Meyer Sliced Bacon
• BOGO Thomas English Muffin
• BOGO Progresso Soup
• $1.49lb Asparagus (Awesome price)
• BOGO Green Giant Corn or Green Beans Canned
• BOGO Ken’s Dressing
• $3.99 Wisk or All Laundry Detergent
• BOGO Betty Crocker Cake Mix
• BOGO Cinch Sak Hefty Bags
• BOGO Scotties Facial Tissues
• BOGO Sara Lee Pies
• BOGO Sargento Shredded Cheese
• BOGO Gorton’s Char-Grilled Salmon Fillets
• BOGO Famous Amos Cookies
• 2/$3 Turkey Hill Iced Tea
• BOGO I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter
• BOGO Hellmann’s Mayonnaise
• BOGO Bertolli Pasta Sauce
• BOGO Dove Beauty Bar 6pk or 24oz Body Wash
• BOGO Juicy Juice
• $2.99 Johnsonville Sausage
• $2.69 Whole Frozen Duck
• Buy H.T. Pecan or Walnut pieces and Get H.T. Brownie Mix FREE
• Buy H.T. Honey or Cinnamon Graham Crackers and Get Marshmallows FREE
• BOGO Beech Nut Stage 1 or Stage 2 Jar baby foods

Double Coupons up to $0.99 EVERYDAY! (Limit of 20)

50 Free Photo Cards…totally FREE

50 Free Photo Cards from SeeHere by FujiFilm

This is an exclusive offer from Heather at Freebies4Mom.

You can order 50 free 4×8 or 5×7 photo cards including free shipping using the coupon code freebies4mom-1109 at SeeHere by Fujifilm. There is no catch, this truly is a freebie.   Heather ordered 50 – 5×7 photo cards and her order total of $39.50 was slashed to $0.00 with that coupon code. This coupon code expires on November 30, so you have plenty of time to design your free photo cards.  This is perfect for the upcoming holiday!

Coupon Code:

freebies4mom-1109

This part was cut directly from Heather’s blog…

If you are new to SeeHere you can also get 100 FREE PRINTS from SeeHere.com by FujiFilm

You can design any photo card, but what perfect timing if you plan on sending out at least 50 Christmas cards. The photo cards include envelopes and you can choose 4×8 or 5×7 in either horizontal or vertical orientations. If you need to order a few more than 50 they are priced at 59 cents each for 4×8 and 89 cents each for 5×7.

I used the snowflake background and placed three photos on my card. I had fun using the photo editor to adjust the contract, brightness, and saturation of my photos to make them look better. Don’t be afraid to play with that photo editor because it’s easy to return to the original photo settings. And don’t forget to check out the frames, they have lots of options!

Here are my tips on creating your custom photocard:

* Background – I recommend that you pick a background first. These are fully customizable cards which means you control how many photos and which sizes they are. I love that you aren’t locked-in to the design like most photocards. I actually designed two different photo cards with two different backgrounds before finding the one I liked better. Don’t be afraid to experiment until you get the best results.

* Photos – You have a choice, pick photos from your SeeHere account or add them directly from your computer.

* Text – Create your own and you control the size, font, and color.

* Frames – Don’t forget to check out the frames, I was impressed with how many options there were.

* Speed – If you find that the SeeHere site is loading slowly then try again at another time. Don’t spin your wheels and get frustrated. Sometimes there are lots of people trying to access the site at the same time and this can slow things down. So try again during non-peak times (late evening, and early morning). when you sign-up for a new account (but you need to order those 100 free prints separately from the 50 free photo cards).

FREE Burger Today!

Free Burger today 5-8p at Whataburger!

11/10/09 – Orange Night Out
It never ceases to amaze us how many dedicated fans there are of Whataburger. Well, here’s a great chance for you to prove yourself as part of that crowd. On Tuesday, November 10th from 5-8 pm, we invite you to get decked out in orange from head to toe for an Orange Night Out. So dress up, dine in, show us how much orange spirit you have and get a Free Whataburger®.

Hopefully you live in an area with a Whataburger…I don’t, but I thought I would pass on the freebie!

Family Fun Night or Christmas Gifts for under a $1

Toys R Us is offering a super deal for the holiday shopping rush.  This is a great time to pick up some games for your family fun night at home, or check off some of those names on your shopping list.    You may even want to pick some games up and stick them in the closet for later gift giving throughout the year.

Visit any Toys R Us store and purchase $25 or more in Hasbro Games (Milton-Brothers-MB, Parker Brothers) and get a free $10 Gift Card.

To get games for $0.57 each, do this…

• Purchase 7 Hasbro Games priced at $3.99 (Candy Land, Chutes and Ladders, Memory, Hi Ho Cherry-O, Don’t Break the Ice, Ants In the Pants, Memory) = $27.93
• You will get the $10 Free Gift Card
• Use this REBATE to get $2 back on each game.  (Rebates are available for many other Hasbro games- $2 and $3 back)
• You end up spending just $0.57 per game…BUT, you must follow through with the REBATE!

Thanks to Carrie and fabulesslyfrugalmom for posting this great money saving promotion

 

Thrift Store Shopping…

Do you shop at your local thrift or second hand stores?  Well, if you don’t, maybe you should consider it.  I recently visited a thrift store in my local area and found a basket full of great stuff.  I was really excited about my purchases when I left and had I given myself a higher spending limit, I would have left with even more great stuff.

So, what did I find?  Well, I am a die hard shopper and budgeting has affected my shopping habit.  Since we are an one income family of six, I cannot hit the malls and shop like I once did.  I totally miss the adrenaline rush of finding something cute on the rack and taking it home with me.  I had to find something to give me a shopping fix every now and then.  So recently I decided I would check out this local thrift store for a “fix”.  This particular store is as large as a department store and set up very nice.  (When I lived in Williamsburg, VA I frequented two thrift stores and would find wonderful new or gently used name brand and designer clothing; a benefit of getting used clothes donated by people living in ritzy neighborhoods.)

The store didn’t have a funny smell and I didn’t feel like I was at a bad rummage sale. So I strolled around with an open mind. I started in the pants/jeans aisle…yes, they have it sectioned off by items and sizes, just like Marshalls or something like that. I came across cute jeans from H&M, GAP, Calvin Klein, Aerie, Banana Republic…and the jeans were like $2.49-$6.00. I picked up two pairs of jeans and went on into other sections. In the sweater section I racked up. I filled my cart with about 15 sweaters. All cute! The same style and color sweaters that I would pick up in the department stores. I headed to the dressing rooms…yes, they have dressing rooms with an attendant- I am sure she is there just to make sure folks aren’t stealing. She didn’t offer to go pick up another size for you! LOL

I tried everything on, apprehensively because I am really funny about trying things on, but I said a prayer and went ahead. Long story short… I am sure some of you are saying that I have already passed the short story point… I ended up heading to the register with 10 very cute sweaters for under $20!  Come on now!!

Here is a breakdown of some of the brands and prices:

• Old Navy (tan v-neck) $1.49
• Xhilaration (darkest green) $0.75
• JCrew (Pink Cashmere, yes CASHMERE) $1.49
• GAP (hot pink cable knit) $3.99
• Aeropostale (light green) $1.49

If you know me personally and have seen me recently, you have probably seen me wearing the GAP hot pink cable knit sweater.  I have fallen in love with that sweater and wear it all of the time!

The other 5 are very nice sweaters, but I wasn’t familiar with the brand name.  Ten sweaters for under $20…it is worth a trip to your local thrift store!  Shop for clothes, housewares, books, art, furniture and more. If you watch shows like Design on a Dime, you will notice they always go to the thrift stores and find wonderful items.  Don’t miss out on great items because you are too proud to shop in the thrift store!

If you live in the Norfolk area, check out Thrift Store USA on Little Creek Road.

New Grocery Store Sales: Kroger

I have found a new favorite grocery store in Kroger.  I shopped there over the weekend and saved HUGE!!  Look for my post that is forthcoming telling of my saving escapades at Kroger.  I purchased $141 of groceries for just…$31!  Now that’s saving!  Here are this weeks sales and specials…

• BOGO Eggland’s Best 18ct Eggs
• 2/$3 Kroger Pie shells 2ct
• 2/$1 Kroger Canned Broth
• 10/$10 Mueller’s Pasta
• 2/$3 Fleishchmann’s Dry Yeast
• $2.49 Kara Syrup
• $1.49 Birds Eye Vegetables
• $0.49 Swiss Miss Hot Cocoa Mix 10ct
• $0.49 Gatorade 32oz or Propel Fitness Water
• $0.49 Del Monte Canned Tomatoes or Carnation Evaporated Milk
• $2.49 Edy’s Ice Cream
• $2.00 Kotex or Stayfree Pads, Liners or Tampons
• $1.00 Colgate Toothpaste
• $2.00 Aquafresh Toothpaste
• $1.99 Tombstone Pizza
• $0.99 Betty Crocker Specialty Potatoes and Uncle Ben’s Ready Rice
• $2.49 Mrs. Smith’s Pie
• $1.49 Lean Cuisine Entrees or Stouffer’s Entrees
• $1.99 Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain or Special K Bars
• $1.49 Daisy Sour Cream
• $1.49 Yoplait Yogurt 6pks
• $2.99 ALL or Snuggle
• $0.99 Kleenex Facial Tissue
• $1.80 In Store Baked Cookies (the sugar cookies are DELICIOUS!)
• $0.45lb Organic Bananas (the regular bananas are $0.46…why not go organic??)
• $2.49 Naturally Preferred Organic Milk
• $0.39lb Fresh Cabbage
• 10/$5 Del Monte Canned Vegetables
• 4/$5 Campbell’s Chunky Soups
• $1.99 Kroger Deluxe Ice Cream

Double Coupons up to $0.50 face value EVERYDAY, with no LIMITS!

Grocery Store Sales: Bloom

Well, I haven’t ever shopped at Bloom, but I think I may pay them a visit.  They are a relatively new chain in my area.  Do you shop Bloom?

• $0.89 Iceburg Lettuce
• $0.99lb Vine Ripe Cluster Tomatoes=
• $0.99lb Honey Crisp Apples
• BOGO Cap’n Crunch Cereal
• 2/$3 Bloom Bacon
• BOGO Doritos
• 10/$10 Knorr Pasta or Rice Sides
• 2/$3 Bloom Apple Sauce 6pk
• 2/$4 Bertolli Pasta Sauce
• BOGO Duke’s Mayonnaise
• $1.69 Bloom Canned Yams
• $0.95 Marshmellows
• $0.49 Cucumbers
• $0.99lb Red or White Onions
• BOGO 41-50 Raw Shrimp