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Easy No-Bake Potato Salad – Summer Side Dish Recipe

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July 26, 2017 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Frugal Living, Pinterest, Recipe, Restaurant, Summer

Easy No-Bake Potato Salad Recipe
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Being asked to bring a side dish to a picnic, family gathering, or summertime event doesn’t have to be difficult. Check out this EASY No-Cook Potato Salad Recipe using canned potatoes. It is quick and easy to make the the additive ingredients will make it yummy for everyone to enjoy.

Ingredients:

2 15 oz cans Whole Potatoes
1/2 cup Miracle Whip or Mayonnaise
1/4 cup Sweet Pickle Relish
2 tbsp Mustard
1/2 cup diced Celery
1/4 cup diced Red Onion
1/4 cup diced Green Pepper
3 diced Hard Boiled Eggs
Salt & Pepper (to taste)
Paprika (garnish)

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Directions:

Cube potatoes and add to large bowl.
Add all remaining ingredients (except paprika) and stir to mix well.
Garnish with paprika.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Easy No-Bake Potato Salad – Summer Side Dish Recipe

Author: Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living

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2 15 oz cans Whole Potatoes
1/2 cup Miracle Whip or Mayonnaise
1/4 cup Sweet Pickle Relish
2 tbsp Mustard
1/2 cup diced Celery
1/4 cup diced Red Onion
1/4 cup diced Green Pepper
3 diced Hard Boiled Eggs
Salt & Pepper (to taste)
Paprika (garnish)
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Cube potatoes and add to large bowl.
Add all remaining ingredients (except paprika) and stir to mix well.
Garnish with paprika.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.

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Shark Week Ideas for Kids

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July 25, 2017 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Instagram, Online Shopping, Pinterest, Recipe, Social Media, Summer

Shark Week Ideas for Kids

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Are you a fish out of water when it comes to planning the perfect themed party? For me, it takes days to sometimes search the internet and find some of the best themed content for our special occasion. Shark Week, which starts Sunday, June 26th, is right around the corner and we wanted to give you some of the Best Shark Week Ideas for Kids. From crafts, to foods to printables, there is a little bit of something for everyone!

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Printables

Get these FREE Shark Food Printables for your Yummy Bites. From Pretty Providence.

Is this not adorable? Print how this FREE Shark Cootie Catcher from Easy, Peasy, and Fun!

Live Every Week Like it’s Shark Week with this Printable from The Crafted Sparrow.

For your little bite, these Shark Bait Snack Cups are perfect from My Printly.

Pick up these Shark Paper Straw Covers from Mother Natured.

Also print these free Printable Shark Facts from All for the Boys.

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Foods

We really like this Shark Chocolate Bark from Sandy Toes and Popsicles.

Take a look at this Watermelon Shark with Tutorial from Sun Scholars. (Jo and Sue Below also have a fun watermelon shark filled with fruit)

Don’t forget your drink, this Ocean Water on Frugal Coupon Living will help everything go down!

Apparently much easier than I thought, The Decorated Cookie has these fun Shark Marshmallow Pops (less time than a cake pop!)

How fun is this Cucumber Shark by Jo and Sue?

These Shark Bite Cupcakes look yummy and scary at the same time. Recipe on Cupcakes and Cashmere (you have to see the inside!)

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Crafts

Everyone can make their own Mason Jar Shark Aquarium with this activity found on Hello Wonderful.

Have fun with an Oven Mitt Shark Puppet from Dollar Store Crafts.

How adorable is this Paper Plate Shark Jaw? Source Unknown but there is a tutorial HERE

Additionally, how cute are these Napkin Ring Lifesavers as seen on Tickled Pink with Roses and Pearls?!

Turn Party Hats into Sharks wit this idea on Me and My Insanity.

Make a Wooden Shark Backdrop and Photo Drop from Dukes and Duchesses.

If you are hitting the beach, also take a look at our Beach Tips and Hacks. Pin to Pinterest.

Pirate Homemade Sand Playdough

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July 16, 2017 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media

Take a look at this homemade sand playdough on Frugal Coupon Living. We paired this kids craft with a fun pirate vignette for all the more fun. Aaarrgghh!

Pirate Homemade Sand Playdough

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Aaaarrrrgggghhhh! It’s talk like a pirate day every day when you have this Homemade Sand Playdough. We had fun with this creative, crafty vignette. Create a fun pirate scene for hosting a party or just for an afternoon of play at home. This DIY project is much easier than you think using your every day pantry ingredients including water, vegetable oil, flour, salt and cream of tartar. We added some fun elements like decorative sand, gems (our loot), and pirate figures. Of course you could personalize this to any scene creating an under water adventure with mermaids, fish, and coral. We think this could be a fun scene for finding nemo. My girls wanted to use the leftover sand playdough for Barbie. Create a fun shoreline for Barbie to sit down and relax on her next beach getaway. If creating sensory play for for preschoolers, get some small dump trucks and go over giant mounds of sand! Whatever your style, you choose the scene, you choose the fun!

Pirate Homemade Sand Playdough

Supplies:

2 cups water
2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup salt
2 Tablespoons cream of tartar
1 cup decorative sand
Aquamarine gems
Pirate play figures and accessories

Directions:

1. Add the water and oil to a large sauce pan and stir to combine. Add the flour, salt and cream of tartar and whisk until all of the ingredients are wet and the flour lumps have disappeared.
Keep stirring over medium heat until a stiff ball of dough forms and you can no longer stir the dough easily (3-4 minutes). It will look like a ball of pizza dough.
Immediately remove from the heat and place the warm playdough on a level workspace. Knead for 1-2 minutes or until soft and smooth.
Flatten the kneaded playdough out on your workspace and sprinkle 1/4 cup of the craft sand on top. Knead the sand into the playdough and add another 1/4 cup of sand. Continue to work the sand into your playdough with your hands until its well mixed.
Sprinkle the remaining sand on top and add a few aquamarine gems for water. This homemade sand playdough will give your kids hours of sensory and role playing fun! Add pirate figurines, trees, treasure chest, crocodile, etc…any kind of fun pirate accessories you may have. This is a great sensory activity!
ENJOY!!

You can keep in an airtight plastic bag or container for up to three months. We think Tupperware works great!

Also take a look this fun up-cycled craft. A Upcycled Jelly Fish made from a recycled water bottle. Pin to Pinterest.

Shark Week Ideas are also fun – foods, crafts, and activities! Pin to Pinterest.

The Rachel Ray Show – Thanksgiving Desserts for Kids

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July 3, 2017 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Facebook, Halloween, Instagram, Pinterest, Press, Recipe, Social Media, Thanksgiving, Video, Vlog

Do you ever seen an older video of your kids and think, oh my goodness so much time has passed?! Currently, that is my thought…

Three years ago, my eldest daughter and I went on The Rachel Ray Show and shared how to reuse your Halloween Candy to make some delicious Thanksgiving desserts!

See the video HERE. Enjoy!

Also enjoy our Thanksgiving Kids Food Crafts – Pin to Pinterest.

Pin and Create these Halloween, Fall and Thanksgiving Craft and Recipes

Dyson Giveaway | Pure Hot+Cool Link™ Air Purifier Heater & Fan (MSRP $600)

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June 9, 2017 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Facebook, Giveaways, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media

This giveaway is closed! Congratulations goes to Tracie C. Tracie you have been contacted by email!

I am SO excited about this giveaway for you! I have teamed up with several wonderful businesses and artists to bring you an assortment of goodies you are going to love this summer!

Before I jump into what is up for grabs in MY giveaway, you must know about the 8 OTHER giveaways that are all happening right now. To see each gift up close, and to enter to win, visit each site to fill out the entry forms. It’s possible you could win more than ONE!

When you visit each blog take a look around. This is a great list of amazing bloggers and I know you’ll love each one of them. These precious bloggers are tearing the blog world UP with their commitment to helping women know God more, serve their families well, and be encouraged on the journey. Plus, their giveaways are AMAZING, so make sure you enter to win their giveaways, too!

**Click any AND ALL of these links to enter to win the incredible giveaways going on at each of these fabulous sites!**

1. Happy Home Fairy // 2. Ale & Tere // 3. The Littles and Me // 4. Erika Dawson – Faithful Moms // 5. Filled with the Word // 6. The Olive Tree Blog // 7. The Purposeful Mom // 8. Meaningful Mama // 9. Frugal Coupon Living

Without further ado, here is what is up for grabs in MY giveaway!

You guys, I am so excited to share with you our giveaway. We have a similar item and it has been great for heating and cooling the kid’s bedrooms, we especially find it useful in the middle of the night when the temperatures drop and some added warmth is necessary.

Dyson has released a new Air Purifier Heater & Fan the Dyson Pure Hot+Cool Link™. This device is amazing and this giveaway is pretty huge – this device has a MSRP of $599.99.

Fun Facts!

Intelligently purifies, heats and cools you. Automatically removes 99.97% of allergens and pollutants as small as 0.3 microns from the air.

Triple functionality. Purifies all year round. Heats with thermostat control in winter. Cooling fan in summer.

Quality Purification. Automatically removes 99.97% of allergens and pollutants as small as 0.3 microns from the air. 360° Glass HEPA filter captures ultrafine particles from the air.

Intelligent purification. Automatically monitors, reacts and purifies – then reports to your Dyson Link app – yes, you can monitor this device from your phone! So you can remotely control your environment.

Captures smells. A layer of activated carbon granules captures odors and potentially harmful VOCs like paint fumes.

AAFA Certified. Certified asthma & allergy friendly™ by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.

Jet Focus Control or Oscillation control. Concentrated airflow for personal use or diffused mode. Airflow can be directed around a room – one touch for smooth oscillation.

Night-time mode. Monitors and purifies, but only using the quietest settings. Led display dims. The Quiet Mark-accredited Dyson Pure Hot+Cool™ Link tower purifier fan is engineered for night-long purification. Its built-in sleep timer can be set for up to 9 hours.

All Dyson purifiers come with a 2 year warranty – parts and labor.

Would you like to win the Dyson Pure Hot+Cool Link™ Air Purifier Heater & Fan?

There are three ways to enter!

1.) Leave a comment on this blog post.

Additional Optional Entries:

2.) Sign up for our email. You MUST CONFIRM your email. You will receive an email asking you if you want to subscribe, you must say yes and confirm! You can sign up for our email in to top right of our website. Look for this image. Once you sign up, you must COME BACK HERE and leave another comment telling me you did so!

3.) Follow Frugal Coupon Living on Instagram. Once you do, leave an additional comment telling me you did.

This giveaway is open to U.S. residents only (apologies to my sweet international readers!). The giveaway will end at 12:00 am on Monday, May 29 (EST). A winner will be selected shortly after and notified by e-mail. If winner does not respond within 24 hours, a second winner will be chosen. Thank you for being a part of this fun giveaway!

I can’t wait to see who wins! Make sure to HOP to the other blogs and make some new, inspiring friends!

**Click the links below to learn more about these amazing bloggers!**

Julie Brasington is the wife of a South Florida Worship Pastor and mom of 2 boys. She writes at Happy Home Fairy where you can find easy craft ideas, FREE printables, simple recipes, corny jokes, holiday fun, thoughts on raising kids, and encouragement for moms.

Teresa (Tere) from Ale & Tere is married to her high school sweetheart and they have three beautiful babies. They recently moved their family from sunny South Florida to the suburbs of Nebraska and are documenting their travel experiences, parenting journey, growing faith and pieces of their everyday life. You can find Teresa with a baby on her lap, homeschooling her five year old, chasing after a mischievous pooch and drinking cold coffee (because she never gets to it in time). Teresa’s hope is to encourage other moms to embrace motherhood in all of it’s beautiful and chaotic splendor and to always always always point others to Christ!

Ashley is the wife of her entrepreneur husband, Philip, and mama to two sweet girls. She’s also the arts and crafts lover, blocks builder, everyday celebrator, and mama encourager behind The Littles and Me—where she shares kids activities, simple ideas for family fun and encouragement for mamas. She believes in celebrating everyday moments, the power of play and spreading freshly squeezed joy along the way!

Erika Dawson is a writer and speaker who is passionate about God’s Word and prayer. She writes at FaithfulMoms.org sharing Biblical teaching, grace-filled encouragement, and practical tools for moms to connect with God, walk faithfully in their callings, and lead their kids to Jesus. She and her husband live in the Chicagoland area with their four incredible kids.

A wife and mother after God’s heart, FilledWithTheWord tends to the hearts of women of all ages and shines a bright light to the Gospel of Jesus Christ while providing encouragement to all through the sweet promises that God has for His people. Courtney can’t wait to meet you right where you’re at and follow along!

Christina married a music man, who also happened to be her high school sweetheart. Together they have four children and one crazy labrador. She blogs about faith, family, travel, baking, cooking, and everyday life. She blogs at The Olive Tree.

At The Purposeful Mom, Jenn seeks to equip women to be strengthened in their faith, teach their children truth and grace, create a peaceful home (so they can keep the urgent from crowding out the important), and live purposefully without the pressure to be perfect.

Parenting isn’t easy, but it’s so important. Meaningful Mama is a corner of the web that inspires an intentional and creative family life. While keeping it real, Jodi provides practical activities, tips and stories that encourage moms.

Stretching your pennies, while saving your daughters. Frugal Coupon Living is a daily lifestyle blog featuring handpicked deals for fashion, recipes, crafts, coupons and more. Behind the scenes, Ashley Langston is a DC-metro blogger on the hunt for current trends and hot deals. As seen on Dr. Phil and the Rachael Ray Show.

Six Awesome Ways To Do Water Play with Kids This Summer

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June 9, 2017 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Entertainment, Pinterest, Summer

Six Awesome Ways to Do Water Play with Kids this Summer
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We’re just a weeks into a long summer and you want to make sure you have plenty of ammo in your mommy arsenal to keep the kids busy! It’s a great time to be outdoors but oh so hot. Try some of these fun, and simple activities to keep kids cool and in the fresh air. With the exception of just a few items most of these supplies should be laying around your house or garage.

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Bottle Sprinkler – Poke a clean 2 liter bottle with holes all around. Attach a male to male adapter that you can pick up at your local home improvement store for just a couple bucks. Connect your water hose. Drape the hose over a branch, turn on water. You now have now completed a homemade, recycled (pat yourself on the back here) and easy peasy project.

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Ice-cavating – Use a butter tub, or other disposable small plastic container. Drop several of your child’s favorite plastic toys in, fill to 1” from top with water. (Speaking of toys, dinosaurs make a fun archeology dig.) Freeze overnite. A few minutes before you’re ready to go outside and begin pull container from freezer to allow ice block to loosen from the sides. Take ice block outside and lay it in the grass. Give your child spoons, a magnifying glass and a bucket of water with cups for pouring . Encourage your child to experiment with different techniques to melt the ice and free their toys. Older children can be given additional items such as salt, or a mallet. If using a mallet or sharper tools, please keep children closely monitored.

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Sponge Balls – Cut standard kitchen sponges into 3 strips, alternating colors-stack the sponges, twist small rubber brand around the middle, then spread the sponges and fluff them out. Give each child a bucket of water for rewetting, and several sponge balls. Don’t forget to stand back!

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Water Bag Piñata – Gather a 5 gallon plastic bag (garbage bags can be picked up at Dollar Tree), a rope, a bandana or other blindfold, a stick or broom handle. Fill plastic bag with 1-2 gallons of water, then tie a knot in bag. Tie the rope just below the knot. Blindfold your child, and have an adult drop rope and bag over a limb- you can either tie it so it remains stationary or tease challenge your child by raising and lowering the bag as they swing. It could be fun to fill with new small water toys you picked up at the dollar store.

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Sand and Water Table – Make your own sand and water play tables by purchasing some inexpensive bins from Wal-Mart or the Dollar tree. Fill one with sand, and one with water. Provide your child with simple household items like; spoons, cups, sand toys, medicine droppers, funnels, colanders, etc. Besides just being plain old fun this will allow you to sneak in some learning- Measuring, mixing, bouancy, The Scientific Method (hypothesis) and fine motor skills through pouring, and scooping. Won’t you be the clever mama?

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Squirt Gun Phonics – Here is another sneaky learning game, you can do this on your driveway, or the side of a wooden fence or shed. Draw random letters, numbers, words, or even shapes for the little ones. Ask your child to “shoot” the letters as you call them out or sound them out. This is also a great muscle building activity to help develop fine motor skills.

Have fun and don’t forget to let yourself get caught up in some of the water fun with your kiddo’s this summer. These sweet memories will linger in their minds long after the school bell rings.

Also check out these fun activities!

Green Up Your Laundry with Grove Collaborative + Free Seventh Generation

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June 8, 2017 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Coupons, Facebook, Instagram, Online Shopping, Pinterest, Social Media

Over the last few years, we’ve made a lot of changes to make our home greener. We’ve swapped plastic water bottles for refillable ones, started buying locally grown foods, and switched to natural cleaning products.

But the one area where we haven’t gone 100% green is laundry — until now.

Of course, the easiest way to reduce our environmental impact would be do less laundry. Unfortunately, I haven’t found a way to do that yet (if I do, you’ll be the first to know!).

Until that happens, one easy way to green up your laundry is with this FREE Laundry Kit of Seventh Generation Free & Clear laundry detergent + stain remover + fabric softener from Grove Collaborative.

Grab your kit and then come back here for more green laundry tips:

Switch to natural detergent: One of the reasons I held out on making the switch is that I struggled to find a natural detergent that I loved and that actually worked. I tried homemade detergent, but it just didn’t work for me. Now I’ve finally found a natural detergent that I love: Seventh Generation Free & Clear is free from fragrances, dyes, and optical brighteners. Plus, it really gets our clothes clean.
Wash in cold water: Switching to cold water saves energy (and money!). If you’re worried that your clothes won’t get as clean in cold water, don’t be: Seventh Generation laundry detergent is made to be used in cold water.
Wash a full load: This isn’t usually a problem in our house, since our laundry baskets are perpetually overflowing (yours too?). But if my favorite blouse is dirty and don’t have time for a full load of laundry, I’ll hand wash it in the bathroom sink with a few drops of detergent. When it’s done, I hang it over the towel bar to dry.
Use less detergent: You know how you’re always telling your kids, “A little dab of glue will do?” Well, the same is true of laundry detergent. Using too much detergent can gum up your machine and leave your clothes dingy. Seventh Generation’s detergent has a convenient measuring cap so you don’t overdo it.
Recycle packaging: Laundry detergent bottles are some of the least recycled containers — probably because getting that goo off the insides is a pain. When I get down to those last few drops, I fill the bottle with water and shake it up. As a bonus, that actually creates enough suds for more load of laundry!
Pre-treat stains: Spilling coffee on myself is inevitable. When that happens, I hit the stain right away with Seventh Generation stain remover. That keeps the stain from setting so I don’t end up having to wash it twice.
Skip the fabric softener sheets: After years of using fabric softener sheets, I finally decided to try something that creates less waste. Seventh Generation’s liquid fabric softener leaves clothes soft and static-free.
Air dry: Another reason I love liquid fabric softener is because we air dry many of our clothes, and no one likes stiff jeans! We have limited outdoor space and I’m not a fan of hanging my laundry on our balcony for the world to see, so I hang everything in the bathroom to drip-dry.
Make your laundry room lovely: OK, so this doesn’t have much to do with going green. But I find that laundry is so much more enjoyable when it looks beautiful! I corralled all our laundry products in a basket to keep things tidy. It doesn’t hurt that this Seventh Generation Laundry Kit all matches and comes in pretty white containers (so much nicer than those loud orange bottles!).

Bonus tip: If you’ve been wanting to green up your laundry, grab this free Laundry Kit from Grove Collaborative HERE. You’ll also get a free 60 day VIP trial, which means free shipping, free gifts, price-matching, and exclusive service.

Grab your Laundry Kit and free VIP trial now — this offer ends June 11, and supplies are limited.

Sign up for Grove Collaborative HERE. You will receive the Laundry Kit for free when you sign up!
To receive this offer, your order needs to be a minimum of $20. Choose the combination of products and scents you love and receive your first box within a few days.
You made it! Click Finish & Pay and place your order.

If you have future purchases or want to add something to your cart, I am a REALLY big fan of their kitchen towels. Search Grove Collaborative Kitchen Towel. These hand towels are the best I have seen. They are thick and absorbent and durable – I struggle to find a good hand towel I can claim to love.

Existing customers: simply click here to receive your free Grove Walnut Scrubber Sponges. — don’t worry, you weren’t forgotten!

Frugal Fashion Friday Land That I Love Outfit

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June 2, 2017 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Amazon, Amazon Clothes, Facebook, Fashion, Frugal Fashion, Frugal Fashion Friday, Instagram, Nordstrom Clothes, Online Shopping, Pinterest, Social Media

Frugal Fashion Friday Land that I Love Outfit

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It’s another Frugal Fashion Friday Outfit. We are feeling the feels of America and everything red, white and blue. Whatever your Fourth of July plans, from the park to the lake, to an outdoor concert, we have a relaxed outfit for you. We find all of the pieces affordable and fun! Happy 4th!

Frugal Fashion Friday Land That I Love Outfit

Land That I Love Graphic T-Shirt – Just for you! Get this Land that I Love T-Shirt for 40% off with code FRUGALLAND. Code expires 6/9/17.

Crocheted Accented Denim Shorts (find more here)

Mar y Sol Ibiza Woven Tote with Tassel Charms in Natural (these are similar)

American Flag Scarf

Blue Maverick Aviator Sunglasses – Just for you! Get these Aviator Sunglasses for 40% off with code FRUGALLAND. Code expires 6/9/17.

Shop the look! Click any item below!

Tip: Before you shop, take a look at Raise.com. Raise is an awesome site that helps save money when buying supplies by buying people’s gift cards they don’t want at a percent off. It is were I pick up all my Nordstrom gift cards. You can save up to 30% off electronic gift cards and use them as soon as you buy. You get $5 off your first order and they frequently send coupon codes to your email for an extra percent off certain stores. All orders are covered by Raise’s 1 Year Money-Back Guarantee.