Purex Natural Elements Tropical Splash Detergent Review

 

 

 

Nobody really likes doing laundry, right?  So I won’t lie and say this detergent made the tasks of making smelly, dirty clothes clean a joy, but it did make them smell really nice.

 

 I’m not a big fan of perfume-y soaps and what not, but for a scented laundry detergent Purex tropical wasn’t overly tropical and I like that.  It also contained natural ingredients and is hypoallergenic and dye free, which means I can use it one my daughter’s clothes.  She has contact allergies and her clothes have to be laundered in dye-free detergents.  And, in my opinion, it works just as effectively as the pricer brands that won’t be named.  So I say, keep your money in your pocket and try a more economical choice.  Purex Natural Elements.

 

Disclosure: No compensation was given for this review I did receive a sample product from Purex  for the purpose of this honest review. This did not affect the outcome of this review. All opinions are 100% my own.

 

 

Honey Bunches of Oats Tropical Blends Review

You would think that we were the kids, the way that hubby and i love cereal!  Anywho, I was sent a sample of the new Honey Bunches of Oats Tropical Blends to try and hubby was stoked, until he saw that it contained coconut.  Oh, well, more for me!!!

This cereal was great.  I love food that takes me back to places that I've been and because of the coconut, it took me straight back to a trip to Jamaica I enjoyed a couple of years ago.   The coconut wans't over powering and the granola clusters, yummy!  I so heart granola, but that's another story for another time.  Don't miss out.  This cereal will become a staple once you try it.

Disclosure: No compensation was given for this review/giveaway. I did receive a sample product from Purex/Post  for the purpose of this honest review. This did not affect the outcome of this review. All opinions are 100% my own.

Soft Scrub All Purpose Cleaner Review

This is one of those times where I wish I wasn't ashamed to show you how dirty my bathtub was!  I used the Soft Scrub All Purpose Cleaner to clean my very grimy upstairs and downstairs bathrooms and was soooo impressed about how well it cleaned.  And I love the lemon scent it left behind.  I was a big user of bleach to clean and whiten my home, but with a daughter with skin concerns and allergies, I needed somethind less caustic.  Soft Scrub seems to fit the bill. 

I was sent a sample of Soft Scrub All Purpose Cleaner to sample in my home.  Although the product was free the opinions and thought are my own.

20Mule Team Borax Review

Growing up, I had seen Borax in my grandmother's kitchen but I'd never knew what it was used for, or waht it was for that matter.  Needless to say, when I ran across it in the grocery store, I'd just walk on by.  But when I was given a sample to test, I found that 20 Team Mule Borax has LOTS of uses.  My fave so far is using it in the dishwasher to help soften hard water and remove spots and build up from dishes.  My dishes have come out of the washer cleaner and with no residue.

I've also used it to help boost the cleaning power of my laundry detergent.  It also helps get rid of odors in workout gear and towels.


20 Team Mule Borax has become a staple in my home.  Now I know why its been a household favorite for so many years.





Purex provided me with a sample of 20 Mule Team Borax  in exchange for a product review. However, the opinions expressed here are my own.

Purex Baby Detergent Review

I was given a bottle of Purex Baby to sample which was right on time because my baby has allergies and eczema.  I've used in all the the loads of laundry that I've had for her for the last few weeks and I have to say that I'm impressed.  It doesn't that that "no smell" smell to it and it cleans great.  I love that fact that I can use it on her clothing and bedding and it still smells laundered.



Purex provided me with a sample of Purex Baby detergent in exchange for a product review.  However, the opinions expressed here are my own.

Dial Antibacterial Foaming Hand wash review

I was sent 2 bottles of Dial foaming hand wash to try in my home.   I have to admit, it took a bit of getting used to instead of running your hands under water to wet and creat suds, the suds are already made for you!  My daughter loves that she was able to get a sample for her bathroom. 

All in all, I have to give it a thumbs up.  The smell is great and it rinses off with no residue.  We'll be adding this to our grocery list.

Post Honey Bunches of Oats Review

DH and I love cereal!!! In fact, we eat more cereal than our daughter!! So when I got the opportunity to sample Honey Bunches of Oats, we were super excited. 

I have to admit I love sweet kiddie cereals but can't eat them all the time for obvious reasons.  ALL that sugar's not good for you!  This was the perfect combo of sweet and healthy.  I love the cripsy flakes and the sweet little nuggets were just sweet enough.   Hubby gave it two thumbs up.

As a Purex Insider, I was given this box to try out but the opinion is all mine.

3/26/11 Publix Trip!

I had a great trip to Publix today! I got to meet a new cashier and boy was he thorough (but friendly)! This is what I got:

2 pks OM select hot dogs (hidden behind squash)
2 pks OM hot dogs (hidded behind squash)
2 boxes Klub crackers
3 pkgs Dixies plates
2 Lysol wipes
2 pkgs Kraft shredded cheese
3 pkgs dole fruit cups
Sundown adult gummies
Sundown Calcium
2 jars Smuckers jam
6 boxes quaker oatmeal
1 box quaker oatmeal squares
1 box oatmeal square bars
1 clorox toilet bowl cleaner
1 pk light bulbs
2 Kraft BBQ sauce
3 jars PP peanut butter
1 pkg squash
1 carton strawberries

I paid $27.95 for all this and saved $99.50 ($50.29 in coupons!)

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Publix trip 3/12

I'm a little bummed because I'm used to my coupons being more that the total that I paid for groceries. Not this week! I paid $23.20 for everything in the picture and only redeemed $19.00 in coupons! Here's the breakdown of what I got:



4 boxes Planters Nut-rition bars

4 bottles Hunt ketchup

2 bottle lysol all purpose cleaner

2 boxes fiber plus chewy bars

1 carton Silk Soymilk

2 heads of cabbage

1 bag tyson chicken strips

3 bags birds eye steamfresh veggies

1 package smoked turkey wings

2 boxes Nabisco graham crackers

1 carton strawberries

1 jar of vlasic relish



I saved 44.56 a savings of almost 66%!

Purex Complete with Zout (With giveaway to come!!!!)

I was lucky enough to be chosen to try Purex Complete with Zout. I chose the FREE & CLEAR version becasue my daughter has allergies and eczema.

http://cdn.purexinsiders.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/purexwzout-factsheet.pdf

Click on the link above to find all about this great product.

I have to say that I am impressed. I have to use fragrance free deterent for her daughter so my options were usually limited and pricey, but Purex is budget friendly and works great!

Subscribe to my blog and very soon, I'll have an annoncement about an upcoming giveaway of this great new product! Stay tuned!

My Rite Aid Haul!!!

WHOOOOOO! I only spent .81 for all this!





2 Airwick I Motion Air freshners $6.99 each


2 box of Rite aid brand Loratadine $7.99 BOGO (my daughter and I are allergy suffers!)


1 box Wrigley 5 gum $1.49 ( had to buy to stay out of the negative)

Total $23.49 +tax before coupons

Used $5/$20 Video Value Q

(2) $5 off Lortadine (Rite aid Wellness Q emailed)

(2) $4 of Airwick I motion starter kit


Total $0.81!!!!

Neither cashier could believe it! Honestly, I was surprised. I had not expected the Lortadine to be BOGO!



Here's the tape:

5/8 Publix trip

Okay got my camera to work!












6 boxes of Special K granola cereal
4 jars of Peanut Butter
2 cartons of Silk
2 cartons of Orange Juice
6 packs Carefree pads
2 bottles salad dressing
2 boxes Cinnamon Toast crunch
1 jar Jam
2 boxes cornbread mix
1 Oscar Myer deli sliced turkey
1 pkg. wheat wraps
bunch of bananas
1 carton strawberries
1 carton Fiber One yogurt
1 dove deodorant
1 7 Up
2 bags Sun Chips
1 bag Lays Chips
6 six pack Dove soap
2 pk. Del Monte fruit cups
1 bag publix sugar
1 Ziploc vacuum sealer
1 box Ziploc vacuum sealer bags




All of this for:






I LOVE PUBLIX!!!

5/1 Publix trip

Here's the tape:

I got

3 bags of Sunchips

2 bags fishers snacker

2 bags quaker quakers

6 Oscar Myer Lunchables subs

2 cartons Minute Maid OJ

2 boxes Jiffy CB mix

2 bags lenders bagels

2 4pk of Del Monte Fruit cups

1 4pk yoplait fiber one yogurt

1 carton publix eggs

2 packs carefree panty shields

1 bunch bananas

2 can Scrubbing bubbles (Rain Check)

2 bottles Hunts ketchup (rain check)

1 box duncan hines muffin mix (raincheck)

2 bags Kraft cheese (rain check)

1 carton strawberries

1 pk. smoked turkey drumsticks

2 pack dove soap

1 pk lance crackers

1 right guard deodorant

Spent $42.03 saved $43.23. Not bad!

4/24 Publix trip

After putting away the groceries, my hubby tells me that I could have used the camera on the computer to show my haul! Well, anyway, here's the reciept:

I spent $49.13 and saved $127.92. This is the most yet! Did I mention that I love publix!

Here's a brief rundown of what I got:

6 boxes of Cheez-its

4 can scrubbing bubbles

4 botles windex

2 botle Shout

2 Yo Plus yogarts

2 box Froot loops

3 boxes Kashi cereal

2 bags sun chips

2 boxes bayer aspirin

3 bag Cascadian Farms crinkle fries

1 box green tea

1 box splenda

2 boxes of Jiffy corn bread mix

2 packages Hilshire farms lunch meat

2 cartons Silk soymilk

2 cartons Tropicana OJ

1 head of iceberg lettuce

1 bottle pulix ketchup

1 package Lance crackers

2 bags emerald trail mix

1 pk Publix hotdog buns

2 4pk Delmonte mixed fruit

2 boxes of ziploc bags

1 pint whole fruit sorbet

1 box flax seed

1 mccormick black pepper

1 bunch of bananas

All that for 49 bucks!

Don't keep sleeping on coupons!

Publix Trip 2/27

These are the coupons I left with (sorry about the date, I'm not camera literate, yet!)










And this is what I came home with!

6 fishers snacks

2 Starkist tunas

2 uncle Bens rice pouches

2 Planter peanuts

2 Ragu spaghetti sauces

2 Multigrain cheerios

3 can Hunts tomato sauce

1 box Club crackers

1 Hormel turkey chili

1 baked tostitios

1 box Always pads

1 jar Pace chunky salsa

1 pint strawberries

1 iceberg lettuce


1 bag Tyson Crispy chicken strips (rang up wrong so they were FREE!!!!)





All for $5.36 plus tax!




Here's the tape to prove it!

I saved 58.55!



































Joy

Started Christmas shoppping today!

I picked up this today at Toys R Us for lest than $2 plus tax.

I'm not sure which of the kids in the family will recieve it, but someone will! It's called Pictuureka Flip and they are on sale at Toys R Us for 6.98. There's a $5.00 off coupon on Hasbro's website. The link is below.

http://print.coupons.com/couponweb/Offers.aspx?pid=15162&zid=st48&nid=20

Looks like no Publix trip this week!

I just got a look at the Publix sneak peek and I don't think I'll be making the drive! Looks like I can stay on this side of the bay and just hit the Wal-Mart and Winn Dixie. And I was so excited to post pics this weekend! Who know, I may pull off something really great at WD this weekend! We'll see!

My first post!

I'm so excited! This is my very first post on saving money, mostly through couponing. I'll (hopefully) be adding to this blog very often, showing you pics of my saving and telling you how you can do the same.

I started couponing seriously about 3 months ago and still have a lot to learn, but I've already cut my grocery bill by 50-60%! It's so easy to do, its almost funny! My husband, for the longest time, thought that me and my couponing buddies had to be doing something illegal!

Right now my favorite store is Publix (yea!!) but I do shop at Wal-mart and Winn Dixie (WD is really starting to bring it with the sales!) My goal is to get my weekly grocery bill down to around $30. Right now, I'm hovering around $60, which is still much better than the $120-$150 I was spending at Wally World every week!

With the money I'm saving, I am planning a family vacation to Hawaii for 2011! Yes, you can save that kind of money buy couponing and with a little know how, you can too!

God Bless and get ready to save,

Joyce