Coupon Tom

I have found this great new website (Thank you, Heather!!) called Coupon Tom. There are some great features about this website that will make our lives so much easier! Well, mine anyways! I'm going to break down everything on this website and how to use it.

While reading this you are going to come to links to the website and the part I am talking about, if you will right click on the link and choose the option "open in new window". This will ensure you to be able to go back and fourth between my website and coupontom.com.

Coupon Search is the first thing I will talk about. When you go to coupontom.com that is going to be the first page you come to. The great thing about this search is you put in one letter and it starts to automatically pull up coupons for items that match. After you pull up a coupon, it will show you the date the coupon came out and what insert or magazine to find it in. When the coupons pull up on the right hand side there is going to be one of two words; CLIP or PRINT. What do these mean you ask? Well, let me tell you! Clip is to take the coupon out of YOUR database. If you come across a coupon that you didn't get then go ahead and clip it. There will be coupons that your region did not get that is in the database because this is a national website and as we know everyone does not get the same coupons. The print link is going to take you straight to printing the coupon!

Price Book is the next fun section of the website. You are able to search for a product just like the coupon search to find the lowest price that the other subscribers have found. You are able to see the dates that people added that price so you know how recent it was. You can also see what store the different prices were recorded for and you can add your own price that you have found.

Weekly Ads is a great section of this website because it will be so much easier to do the match-ups for me! I will be able to do them all in one place and you will be able to look in one place for them! I am super excited about this section because I am able to look at a store's ad while searching for coupons to match that sale!! Look here to see what I'm talking about! You get to choose the stores that you shop at and you can add your own deal to this section as well!

Insert Schedule is exactly what it sounds like! You are able to see when we will get what inserts!!

In the Tools section you are able to match up coupons with a store ad that is not listed on the site! You can't forget to make a grocery list and don't worry you can do a printable one right here from this site as well! Don't forget if you are at the store, you can pull up Mobile Tom and search for your coupons right at the store!!

Now, you are probably thinking what about the section n the right ahnd side that says Browse Coupons, See Coupons Expiring Soon, and See Coupons Clipped Today. These are also great sections because you are able to see what coupons will be expiring soon so you can use them or get them out of your stash! In the Browse Coupons part you can look through the inserts and see what coupons are in whole insert. This is also good if you want to go through and clip the coupons that our region didn't get.

I will be doing my match-ups on Coupon Tom from now on. I will post a link that takes you directly to the match-ups that you want to see. I like to hear what real people say about things so here are some comments some subscribers have sent to Tom;

Name: Shawna

Thank you, Coupon Tom, for providing this awesome service. LOVE IT!!

Name: regina

I just wanted to thank you for making a website that is not only a big money saver but also so easy to use. I hate going thru so many clicks on other sites just to get to the coupon. Again thank you so much and thank All you mag cause that is where I found you......

Name: Dedrea

I just personally wanted to thank you for offering such a tremendously helpful, cost saving website. I am a mother of four, three of which are triplets, so I need all the savings I can find. Thank you for all of your effort and for allowing this to be free. I truly appreciate it and wanted you to know what a blessing you are to me. You have made coupon clipping such a joy and I can see the weekly ad feature is going to be a huge, huge help. It will make my trips to the store that much easier. I am on a budget and need to know where the deals are.

There you have it! Now, go sign up and don't worry IT'S FREE!!

Carolina Pad Review

Back to school is right around the corner so what better time would there be to do a review about Carolina Pad?? Oh you know who they are even if it isn't ringing a bell! Carolina Pad is responsible for making the cutest and hippest and of course functional office supplies, back to school supplies and even the I just need a new notebook or planner! Those of you who know me, know how much I capitol L-O-V-E anything to do with organization and office supplies so to get the best of both worlds in one is AWESOME! The first set of items I will tell you about is pictured here:

The three items here are from different "collections" that Carolina Pad offers. We have file folders from Whimsical Flower. Who doesn't need file folders?? I mean really do I have to say much about them? I am very big on "filing" paperwork and dr bills and insurance information in folders in a special place in my bedroom. Don't worry, the paperwork is organized!

Isn't that gorgeous? Ok, now on to Sasquatch collection which I have the folder and AS will be taking that to school with him for what he needs it for!! He does use it here at home, too. He likes to put his colorings in a folder so we have various folders that hold his wonderful art work! There's a lot but again he is very good at organizing them!! You want to know the best part of the Sasquatch collection? It's Eco-Friendly!! All of the products in this collection are!

Next we have Hot Chocolate, which is my favorite collection! It's funny that this is my favorite collection because this is my favorite item that was sent to me! It is an organizational folder. The inside has 4 pages with a total of 8 folder pockets! I received this wonder gift package right before we went on our vacation and I was able to use this the most. I put all of our hotel info, directions printed out on paper and also any information about the theme parks we had. I also had a special place to put any new papers we got while gone. I put a purple piece of paper in there so you could see the pockets.

So that's the first part of the items I received. Here is a picture of the notebooks I received...

I got 5 notebooks from 4 different collections! The big one with the talking bubble on it is from the Chit-Chat collection. This collection has text talk all over it and can come in a black background or white background! I thought this collection was so fun I bought the planner from it from Walmart, for only $4.00!!!

The next bigger one and the small pastel one is from the Pattern Play collection. This is a what I like to call "calm" collection. The other collections are brightly colored and this is a calm pastel collection!

The middle size notebook is from the Whimsical Flower collection. I do really love this collection, too because the flowers and the colors!!

I saved this "Kollection" to the end because this is the real focus of this review. The next "Kollection" is the Kendall Kollection. There is a story behind this kollection and it's a sweet one. Here is what my friend April from Carolina Pad sent me about this kollection...

The notebooks and office supplies in the attached picture are not only eye-catching and beautiful, but they are also a small way for a Charlotte designer and Charlotte headquartered company to give back to a little girl who was stricken with leukemia. We thought you would like to known Kendall’s story.

When Jacqueline Savage McFee, signature designer for Carolina Pad – the industry leader in trendy school and office fashion products, got the devastating news that her two-year-old cousin, Kendall Sierens, was diagnosed with leukemia, it brought things into perspective for her. It also created a spark. The Kendall Kollection – a collection of colorful high-end school supplies inspired by the artist’s young cousin – was born in 2008 and has been raising funds and awareness for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The partnership between Jackie McFee, Carolina Pad and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society continues for 2009 with fresh new designs. This wildly successful collection is available at major national retailers including Wal-Mart, K-Mart and Office Max, as well as grocery and drug store chains.

Kendall is now almost six-years old and in remission, but the battle continues for thousands of other children just like her. We look forward to another year of helping The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in its effort to find cures and better therapies for patients with leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma.

Mothers and their daughters adore the look of the collection, but really love knowing that purchasing these products helps those in need.

So, I hope you have enjoyed hearing about this wonderful company, Carolina Pad. Also, stay tuned for Monday because I have a wonderful surprise for you involving the Kendall Kollection!! I also told you which collection was my favorite but I love all of them that I guess I don't have a favorite!! (remember this for Monday)