This Saturday, participating Borders stores will be hosting a free Fancy Nancy Fest starting at 11 am.  Click here to find the store closest to you and check if they are participating.

Once you’ve found your closest store, scroll down to the Events at This Store, and it will list Fancy Nancy, if they are participating.

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Have you ever seen the movie The Christmas Card?  It’s a great movie (my in-laws probably watch it about 15 times around Christmas), and in the movie a soldier receives a Christmas card from a woman that touches him so much that he visits the town she’s from when he’s on leave.

While it’s fiction that a soldier would visit you after receiving a holiday card, there are many soldiers stationed abroad who are lonely during the holiday season (as well as family members and veterans).  They are away from their family and friends at home, or they may not even have family.

While we celebrate Veterans Day today to honor the men and women that have served our country, let’s also do what we can to give back.  Pitney Bowes and the American Red Cross have teamed up again this year for the Holiday Mail for Heroes program.

Basically, all you need to do is write a note in a holiday card and send it to unique PO box. Pitney Bowes will collect the cards, make sure they contain no hazardous materials and forward your card to a service member, their families, and veterans. The cards will be collected now through 12/7.  Click here to see all the details.

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I love the smell and moisturizing of the Bath & Body Works Antibacterial soaps…but the prices can’t exactly compete with soap pumps from the drugstore or grocery store on sale and with a coupon for less than $0.50 each.

However, Bath & Body Works is selling the antibacterial soaps 4/$10 through 11/15.  When you pair the sale with this printable $10 off a $30 purchase coupon (valid through 11/22), you can get the soaps for as little as $1.67 each.

Purchase 12 antibacterial soaps – $30
Use $10/$30 purchase coupon
Total after Sale and Coupon: 12/$20 or $1.67 each + tax

Thanks Macomb Money Savers!

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Not sure if this freebie will last until my next Mailbox Monday freebies post.  Sign up to get your free sample of Kotex® Products. Click Here

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My husband and I don’t make it out to the movie theater very often, but we did go see Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian.  It was a good movie, so I look forward to adding it to our DVD collection when it is released on 12/1.  Plus, DVD’s usually make good Christmas gifts.

Thanks to the power of competition in the free market, Walmart, Target, and Amazon have some amazing prices on preorders.  You can preorder any of their top 10 preorders for only $9.98 to $9.99.  Walmart and Target are both offering free shipping to your home and Amazon is offering their usual free shipping with orders $25 or more.

Don’t forget to shop through a cash-back site.  For Walmart, Mr. Rebates has the highest percentage at 3% and for Target, Cashbaq offers the highest percentage at 5% for movies.

• Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (Single-Disc Edition) – $9.99, releases 12/1
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Widescreen Edition) – $9.99, releases 12/8
• Julie & Julia – $9.99, releases 12/8
• Four Christmases – $9.99, releases 11/24
• Santa Buddies – $9.99, releases 11/24
• My Sister’s Keeper – $9.99, releases 11/17
• Star Trek (Single-Disc Edition) – $9.99, releases 11/17
• G-Force (Single Disc Widescreen) – $9.99, releases 12/15
• Angels & Demons – $9.99, releases 11/24
• Terminator Salvation (Widescreen Edition) – $9.99, releases 12/1

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My good bloggy friend, Tia, is giving away a Zhu Zhu Pet and an Adventure Ball to one lucky winner on her site.  So, if you’re interested in a chance to win, head over to her site.  The giveaway is open through 11/17.

I personally had never even heard of the Zhu Zhu Pets until this week…but they must be ahot item if Toys R Us made a big deal of the fact that 50 families would have an opportunity to purchase this toy on Sunday morning .

I still remember the days when I picked up my Cabbage Patch Kid at Toys R Us…they brought them out one-by-one behind a glass window once your name came up on the waiting list…oh the things we’ll do for toys .  But, I digress…

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Update: I am moving this back up, since Disney just released a $10 Up Blu-ray combo coupon, which makes the deals even better.

The movie Up and Monsters Inc. will both be released on Blu-Ray and DVD on 11/10 (Tues).  There are some great deals to be found on the Blu-Ray combo versions (which contains both the Blu-Ray and DVD version of the movies).

Printable Coupons

• $10.00 printable coupon for the Up Blu-ray combo (thanks Couponing to Disney)
• $8.00 coupon for the Monsters, Inc Blu-ray combo when you upgrade from an existing DVD or VHS – follow the direction here to print the coupon.
• $10.00 Target printable coupon when you purchase both Up and Monsters, Inc. Blu-Ray combos

Rebates

• $4.00 rebate when you purchase both the movie Up and one of the following pasta brands – Creamette®, Ronzoni® Smart Taste®, Ronzoni®, San Giorgio®, American Beauty®, Prince® or Skinner®.  You can find coupons for Ronzoni products on my coupon bar – (2) $1.00 off coupons)
• $5.00 rebate when you buy Up plus 2 participating Kernel Seasons products
• $5.00 rebate when you buy Up plus 2 bags Birds Eye Voila.  You can find a coupon for $1.00 off 2 bags of Voila on my coupon bar

Store Deals

• Amazon: Purchase both Up (4 Disc Combo Pack with Digital Copy and DVD) [Blu-ray] $19.99 and a Blu-Ray combo from this list (includes Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure [Blu-ray] $23.49, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Blu-ray/DVD Combo) $19.99, etc).  Use code DISNEYBD at checkout to get a $10 discount.  Also, the Up (Single Disc Widescreen) is only $14.99.

Scenario #1
Purchase Up (4 Disc Combo Pack with Digital Copy and DVD) [Blu-ray] $19.99
Purchase Monsters, Inc. (4-Disc Edition) [Blu-ray] $22.99
Total after $10 instant discount: $32.98

Scenario #2
Purchase Up (4 Disc Combo Pack with Digital Copy and DVD) [Blu-ray] $19.99
Purchase Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Blu-ray/DVD Combo) $19.99 (or one of the Blu-rays from this list – prices will vary)
Total after using $10 coupon code (DISNEYBD): $29.98

• Target: Blu-ray combo $26.99, 2-disc DVD $22.99, DVD $15.99.  Plus, get a free 150-page journal when you buy either the Blu-Ray combo or 2-disc DVD (limited quantities…journal packaged with movie).  Plus, you can use the $10 Target coupon  when you purchase the Blu-ray combo plus Monsters, Inc Blu-ray combo $26.99 and you can use the $8 Monsters, Inc coupon.

Scenario
Purchase Up Blu-ray version for $23.99 when you price match to the Best Buy ad (you will need to bring in an original copy of the Best Buy ad and do the price match at customer service after purchase)
Purchase Monsters, Inc. Blu-ray combo for $26.99
Use $10.00 Up printable coupon above
Use $8.00 printable Monsters, Inc coupon above
Use $10.00 Target printable coupon (or from Target toy catalog) when you buy both Up and Monsters, Inc Blu-ray
Total: $22.98 for both Blu-ray combos

• Walmart: Up Blu-Ray combo for $19.96.  You can get the Blu-ray combo for only $9.96 after Up coupon above and for even less when you send away for the rebate(s).

• Best Buy: Up Blu-Ray combo – $23.99 or DVD – $15.99.  Plus, save $10 when you buy Up on Blu-Ray plus one of the following items: Talking “Dug” plush toy $14.99, Monsters, Inc Blu-Ray combo $28.99, Cars Blu-Ray combo pack gift set $32.99, or Up for Nintendo DS $19.99.  Both items must be purchased in the same transaction.  So, you can purchase both Up Blu-ray combo and Monster’s, Inc Blu-Ray combo for $24.98 after Up coupon above, Monsters, Inc coupon above and instant $10 discount.  Or you can shop online and get Up Blu-ray for only $19.99 with store pick-up.  Plus, you can get up to 1% cash-back from Mr. Rebates or Ebates.

• Toys R Us: Blu-Ray version – $24.99, 2-disc DVD – $21.99 and DVD – $15.99.  Plus, get free Dug the Dog plush ($6.99 value) when you purchase the Blu-Ray or 2-disc version.

• Meijer: DVD version – $16.99, plus get one Up coloring book for free (while at least 120 last per store).  The Blu-ray and 2-disc versions are available, but there are no prices listed.

• Kmart: Save $10 instantly when you buy both Up on Blu-Ray or DVD plus Up on Nintendo DS.  Both items must be purchased in the same transaction.

• CVS: Purchase Up DVD for $19.99, plus $20 worth of Duracell batteries and get $10 off the movie.  The Duracell AAA, AA 16 pk, C, D 8 pk, or 9-volt 4 pk are on sale for $10.00 each, and you can use a $1.00 Duracell coupon from the 11/1 Proctor & Gamble insert (use 1 per package of batteries).

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Do you have pumpkins left over from Halloween?  We had 2 small pumpkins that we got for free when we were camping.  The boys decorated them with markers, but otherwise they were untouched.

After watching Foodie Daddy’s pumpkin pie demonstration at the Saving Up Event (and easy recipe for no-bake pumpkin pie), I was motivated to actually try to use the pumpkins that I had sitting around.  So, on Sunday afternoon, I cut up one of the pumpkins so that I could roast pumpkin seeds.  However, I’ve read several places on the web how easy it is to make your own pumpkin puree.  So, I tried it…it really is quite easy.  I plan on making Money Saving Mom’s pumpkin muffins (without the chocolate chips tomorrow).

Here are some of the methods of creating your own pumpkin puree (with pictures):

• Bake in the oven – Getting Ahead
• Microwave – guest post at Money Saving Mom

Plus, here’s the recipe for the Pumpkin chocolate chip muffins.

Photo by shuttermon

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The Happy Housewife has compiled a great list of freebies available for veterans on Veteran’s Day (11/11). So, if you qualify (or know someone who does), check out her list.

I would also like to use this opportunity to thank our veterans for the sacrifices that they have made each and every day that they were in the service.  They were willing to sacrifice their lives for my freedom and many of them did lose their lives.  I also thank the families of the veterans for the many sacrifices that they also had to make while their loved ones were serving our country.

Photo by foobean01

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Freebies 4 Mom has an absolute awesome freebie on her site today.  You can order 50 free 4×8 or 5×7 photo cards for free (you don’t even have to pay shipping) from SeeHere.

You just need to order the card through her link by 11/30 and use promo code: freebies4mom-1109.  Don’t worry if SeeHere’s site is moving slowly…there are lots of people checking out the free cards.  You have until the end of the month to place your order.

When I saw the deal, I thought that I probably wouldn’t be able to take advantage of the deal (unless I did not use my Christmas card design), but I checked out their site, and you can use their designs or upload your own design if you want to completely design your own card from scratch.  I usually try to economize by using a 4×6 design (to only pay 9 cents per card), but this year I can order a really cute card for nothing.

Plus, you can order 140 free return address labels from VistaPrint.  All you need to do is pay a couple of dollars for shipping.  They have lots of cute Christmas designs.  Just click on “Get Started” under the return labels, then click “Personal & Family” and choose Holiday.  You can scroll through the holiday designs to find one that you like best.

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