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Don’t forget to enter for my 300 BTFE here!  Ends today at 8pm!

Plus head over to Arizona Thrifty Mom to win a $25 Frys gift card!!!! It ends 9/7, so get over there!

Lanaye has her $100 Safeway gift card giveaway goin still. It ends 9/17.  And she has a giveaway for a $60 bacaradi rum rebate +Qs.  This ones ends 9/7.

Plus I have two great reviews and giveaways coming up soon.  At least if you are a soda addict or a parent. Or know a soda addict or a parent. So stay tuned!!

Ok I resisted posting about this all day… but I must post!  Happy 90210!!!  Seriously this was my fave show in the 90′s! Does that date me???

If you want to hear the old familiar theme song…. Click below and enjoy!

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Twice as Nice is a great Arizona resale chain.  They were founded right here in Tucson in 1981!!  They now have locations in Tucson, Phoenix and Sierra Vista!  You can find a list of their locations HERE! They are open 7 days a week with the buyers counter open until 1-hour before the store closes.

They sell clothing for

• Men
• Women
• Juniors
• Children
• Plus Size
• Maternity
• Plus shoes, jewelry and purses 
• And baby furniture and toys 

They actually buy your items from you (vs a consignment store) and will offer you store credit (Fashion Cash card) or cash.  The cash is quite a bit less though so I always take the trade offer.  Also be prepared to wait if necessary, they usually have 2 buyers working (at least at my stores), but there can be a few people ahead of you waiting for their stuff to be looked at!

I have found some great items at Twice as Nice.  It is nicer than a standard thrift store as they have standards on what they buy.  Plus you generally will only find items in season.  The best part about Twice as Nice is using trade credit to buy stuff; its’ definitely a budget saver.  It has helped us out in a pinch when we suddenly needed something like…

• A snow suit for Quinn (trip to SLC)
• PJs for Quinn (we somehow managed to have no warm PJs when Quinn was 1 and “winter” hit Arizona.  My BIG guy suddenly needed several pairs of warm 2T PJs!
• Khakis for Peter when he “suddenly” announced all of his work pants were destroyed by work.  He found a few pairs that *held him over* until we could snag a great deal on new ones.
• Maternity Clothes!  I held out for quite awhile with my “regular” clothes and then all of a sudden I desperately needed bigger clothes!  I had found a few new deals at Target and Old Navy, but Twice as Nice helped fill out my maternity wardrobe without spending any cash!  I hate paying a lot of maternity clothes… you wear them for a few months and then they are useless!

Plus I have found some fun things for Quinn too like this, this, this and that!  We still have the truck and the vacuum.  I plan on watching for another fun table as Elliot gets older!

Oh and I grab Disney shirts as I find them for our trips (well Q wears them year round), so that the boys can be decked out in Disney everyday of our trip.  It makes for extra fun vacation photos.  The bonus is that I am not out a small fortune!!

I have even had luck with my parents and Peter’s parents taking stuff in for me and giving us their credit!  Total score!

They do offer discounts to current military (10%) and foster parents (20%) with ID! Check with your store for more details if you qualify. 

And be sure to sign up for their emails at each store you visit.  That is how I receive the email Qs that I post about;  in fact I posted 2 couponstoday! And watch you receipts, coupons for your next visit often print at the bottom.

Wohooo!!  A great groupon today for kids!!

Tucson’s Groupon

Today’s Deal: Swim Lessons or Kids’ Aquatic Boot-Camp Classes at Saguaro Aquatics. Choose Between Two Options. Only $40.  A $105 value!

The Fine Print

• Expiration varies
• Must activate by expiration date. Must take all classes within 2 months of activation. Valid only for option purchased. Not valid May-July. Reservation required. Aquatic Boot Camp valid only at Omar Dr. location.
• See the rules that apply to all deals.

I am definitely snagging one of these for Quinn.  We have been going to Sunshine Swim School (after we won free lessons from KVOA)!  I have been debating whether to sign up for another session…

Seriously I have been waiting for one of these!  We have a couple swim schools nearby, luckily Saguaro Aquatics is one of them! We will give their lessons a try!  What a deal for us!

I have 2 new Twice As Nice Qs to share!

1. Save $10 off $50 at the Ina Road Location, 9/1-9/4 or $2/20 at any other location.  Click here to forward the coupon to yourself!
2. BOGO Jeans at the Oracle Location, 9/4-9/5, or $2/20 at any other location.  Click here to forward the coupon to yourself!

You can check out their website here for more locations.

Have you signed up for Deal Chicken?  They just (finally) launched this week!  They have a new deal for Phoenix each weekday!

Today’s deal is $8 for a day pass at Phoenix Rock Gym.  That is 50% off!

Sign up HERE!

Hey guys…. Sheryl just posted this find! It’s pretty awesome.  It’s only good at Phoenix Area Chic Fil A’s though…. Buy a $10 gift card for only $5!!! 

Check it out HERE!!

I totally meant to check Plum District today too!! I may try and snag one for an upcoming Phoenix trip, I am not sure if it will let non Phoenix people buy or not (they didn’t with the Target deal). It’s definitely worth a try though!!!

Thanks Shery!!!!

Ok be quick, decent gift cards sell out fast.  There is a $10 Kmart gift card available at Mycokerewards for 280 points right now….

These are good at Sears, LandsEnd and online as well.  Limit one per person

Run!!!

Thanks asujersey4 @SD!

As I got ready this morning, I realized that we were almost out of both shower gel and conditioner (+ a few other items).  So I made a note to check my hall closet to pick up what we needed.  I went shopping at home.

So I headed to hall closet (where I keep my HBA stockpile) and snagged a few items.  I would guess all of this would be over $50 if I ran out to buy it right now.  I know I paid *maybe* a couple bucks.  Maybe.

That is what makes stockpiling awesome, never having to run out and pay a premium for what you need!

Plus as a bonus you can donate extra stuff to help out friend/family and food banks.  I would love to know where you donate.  I am putting together a list.   See my previous post for details!!