McKinney Mommas

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Rugs USA Review & 50% off SALE!

We recently moved into a new house. Finally, a house with some beautiful hardwood floors! The only trouble about hardwood floors, is that they are "loud", aren't great for acoustics and can get scratched and dinged up easily.

Solution? ....................

Rugs USA, has an incredible selection of rugs and area rugs offered at low and discounted prices. Honestly, there are almost too many to choose from, but they've arranged their website so that you can narrow down your choices by style, color, material, size and price. Which eliminates any headaches that you might have anticipated would go along with rug shopping.

They offer a 30 day return guarantee, just in case your rug doesn't fit your room or decor as well as you hoped it would. Plus, with free shipping on your order, you really can't go wrong!

If you're looking for more than just a rug to complete your new room's look, Rugs USA also has clocks, lighting, art, bedding and more to give your room that finished look.

Some of the Rugs you can find at Rugs USA

For the boy that likes to ROCK!
Hip Hop Kids Guitar Navy Rug

35% off!= $57.85

For your little hipster girl
Momeni Lil Mo Hipster
$64.00

For the classy mama
Keno Bliss Gray Rug
35% off = $84.00

We were delighted to be able to review one of the fantastic selections at Rugs USA in our own home!

Safavieh Heritage HG343D Charcoal and Gold Rug (4'6x6 Oval)

Our 100% Wool rug from India arrived by UPS, rolled up and safety secured in heavy duty plastic. It was simple to lay out, and didn't need much effort to set up. I was happy to find that it rolled out flat almost instantly and was very clean (only needing a light vacuum to remove any of the fibers that it had "shed" in transit.

Our front room (office / entry way) has been bare floored since we moved in August, and desperately was in need of some "warmth" both esthetically and practically for our little toes! So, we rolled out the carpet and are very pleased with the quality and style of this rug.

Here are some photos of our room's transformation:

Before (boring...)

AFTER!

Before (bare.....)

AFTER!

We LOVE our rug from Rugs USA!

Now, GO finish decorating that room you've been procrastinating on now with a rug or two from

Rugs USA

Rugs USA is having a fantastic SALE right now

TONS of rugs 50% off + FREE SHIPPING!

Just use coupon code: EMSAVE50

SHOP NOW!

....and stay in the know about any new SALES by...

"Liking" Rugs USA on Facebook

and

Following Rugs USA on Twitter

* * I was given a rug from Rugs USA to facilitate this review. As always, my opinions are 100% my own and are not influenced by the complimentary product.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

BeeSavy Radio Guest this Thursday - PLUS giveaway if you listen!

BeeSavy Founder To Be Guest on LTDMom Radio Thursday at 10AM EST

We’ve been talking a lot lately about BeeSavy.com, a new approach to cash back sites that rewards you for referring your friends with referral cash back. BeeSavy is really catching on within the deal space and mainstream media alike. If you’ve been wondering what BeeSavy is all about, be sure to tune in to Living The Dream Mom Radio with Nina Frye this Thursday, March 1st at 10am EST. Nina is going to have BeeSavy founder Robert Honer as her special guest. Topics will include how to use BeeSavy, how it works, and how to earn money referring others to BeeSavy. In addition, listeners will be able to call in live and ask questions on the air.

To learn more about BeeSavy and to join this blog’s BeeSavy team, please visit www.beesavy.com.

To tune into the show on Thursday at 10am EST, please visit LTDMom Radio.

There will also be a small giveaway to be awarded during the show.

Monday, February 27, 2012

20% off coupon for Kid's Party Supplies PLUS $20 gift certificate - GIVEAWAY!

Don't forget to check out my review / giveaway for Birthday in a Box HERE

The giveaway deadline has been extended to March 9th, 2012

AND..............

If you shop at Birthday in a Box through THIS LINK you'll get

20% off your first purchase of $50 or more!

Saturday, February 25, 2012

BeeSavy shopping site was featured on Fox!

BeeSavy Getting National Attention on Fox Business

If you follow this blog regularly, you know I've been telling you about an innovative new cash back site called BeeSavy for a few months now. Well, it looks like the mainstream media is catching on as BeeSavy was just featured in an article on Fox Business. You can read the Fox article here. And remember, you heard it here first!

If you’re not using BeeSavy yet for all of your online shopping, you’re missing out on valuable cash back. Even better, BeeSavy is the only cash back site that lets you actually earn money every time your friends shop online! Start earning money today by signing up at BeeSavy.com. And remember to refer your friends before they refer you!

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Green Toys Review & GIVEAWAY - ends 3/9/12

When my daughter was about 11 months old, I decided she was ready for a toy that would develop and "fine tune" her stacking, sorting skills. I started to look at the local stores near my home, but there honestly wasn't much to choose from, so I began looking online.

I will begin by saying that we are a family that does our best to live by the “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” motto. Not that we regularly recycle our rainwater to water the plants, or have solar panels installed on our roof (although those are things we will work towards) we try to do our part in caring for the earth.

Green Toys is an amazing toy company that I have found makes all their products out of 100% recycled plastic in the USA. These days, it seems like there are so many toy companies out there, churning out their wares in foreign factories with who knows what materials, and no real oversight on keeping up standards for reducing environmental impact. You can imagine, it was quite refreshing to find a company like Green Toys with such awareness and stewardship in the toy industry.

Green Toys was generous enough to "share the love" not just for the planet, but for McKinney Mommas as well, by sending us their Green Toys Stacking Cups to review with my daughter earlier this month.

I love the bright yet uniquely mellow colors of these stacking cups. They are numbered 1-6, so you can help your little one learn math and counting while developing fine motor skills at the same time.

These Stacking Cups by Green Toys are so versatile - and can be stacked, nested, filled and poured. They're also great for outdoor play, indoor play or even bath time (we've tried it all).

Now, I like to think that my little one is smart but we're still working on perfecting the stacking skills, mostly she just likes to knock them all down once her mommy (me) builds a tower with them.

Oh, well, we'll keep trying!

I feel really good about purchasing toys for my kiddo from Green Toys for these reasons:

No BPA, PVC, phthalates or external coatings
Made in the USA
Made out of 100% recycled plastic
Using recycled plastics, Green Toys saves energy and reduces greenhouse gas emissions

Other Toys we LOVE from Green Toys


Green Toys - Pizza Parlor

Green Toys - Sand Play Set

Green Toys - Chef Set

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Green Toys Website - http://www.greentoys.com/

Green Toys on Facebook

Green Toys on TWITTER

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* * * Thank you to Green Toys for providing a set of Stacking Cups to facilitate this review. As always, all opinions are my own and were not influenced by the complimentary item received.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Adventures in Baby Formula

I am a bargain hunter, have always been and probably always will be. I guess my momma taught me to be thrifty since an early age, being that she had 4 children under the age of 5 and all of us living in a 500 square foot house for the majority of our developmental years.

Last year, after having my first child, I planned to breastfeed her for as long as possible but ended up needing to supplement my supply with formula after about the 6^th month. My budget was not prepared to handle the additional cost of formula, so I had to get “creative” in looking for deals on baby formula.

I tried pretty much all of the major brands, requesting samples and hunting for coupons online and off. I was happy to find out that my daughter pretty much let me change brands as any new deal came up, which was great. I never needed to try soy formula though, since her tummy allowed for regular blends. Since I was leery of cheaper brands, I started off with the major brands, but after trying a sample of Parent's Choice Baby Formula from Walmart, realized that they were pretty comparable with the major brands and my daughter would drink these formulas just as well as the popular major brands.

I found that an average family could save roughly $600 per year by switching to a baby formula like the store brand from Walmart. Luckily, my daughter is just about done with formula at a year old now, but I was happy to find that you don't have to spend an arm and a leg for baby formula. As long as your infant is tolerant of different brands, I'd say venture out and take a look at some of the lesser known brands before spending your whole budget on the “popular” formulas.

Just be sure to do your homework and check the labels and ingredients to make sure any new baby formula you try has all your doctor's and FDA recommended vitamins, minerals and nutrients.