by j - Frugal Mom - r.
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March 28, 2007

A Great (e)Mail Day - Successful Coupon Requests

September 17, 2009 03:40 PM EDT
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Working online often seems like a whole lot of work and very little pay. Last night I did a CNN panel study, where I had to watch a 60 minute news program and answer a few questions. I joked with my husband that for once I almost made minimum wage.

Well, today was one of those days when I received a little encouragement for my efforts.

 

In my email I received:

2 x $5 Amazon gift cards from Swagbucks

 

In my mail box I found:

 

A $25 Home Depot card from GSN.com

2 x $5 coupons for any Gerber product

3 x $1 coupons for any Johnson & Johnson products

1 Free issue of Cookie Magazine

1 Free issue of Parenting Magazine

An envelope from Valpak with lots of local coupons


Did you get anything great in the mail lately?

 

To read more about how to successfully contact companies for coupons, and/or for other ways to save check out my latest post at Frugality Is Free.

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Comments: 24

Carla B. Sep 17, 2009, 3:47pm EDT
That's a great mail day! I got a giftcard today from videosquares. It only took a week to get here, so I was pretty happy. I think that was all I got today.
j - Frugal Mom - r. Sep 17, 2009, 4:04pm EDT
I am so glad to hear that you got it, and that you got it so quickly Carla. I just signed up yesterday. Which gift card did you get.
j - Frugal Mom - r. Sep 17, 2009, 4:06pm EDT
BTW do you have any tips on how to earn the most points?
Carla B. Sep 17, 2009, 4:21pm EDT
I did the $10 McDonald's giftcard since it was the lowest amount of points, and I wanted to cash out quickly to see how fast it came, since I couldn't find anything about anyone else getting paid. I cashed out last Thursday.

I play ultrablock to earn points there. When I was pregnant with Elliott and wasnt' feeling well, I played a lot of collapse, so I got really good at it. I average around 900 points a game now on there, so it adds up really fast. I'm only like 1 or 2 games away from ordering a Wii game right now. :)
Bridget ♥ Sep 17, 2009, 3:58pm EDT
Nothing in today's mail. you had a fantastic mail day!
j - Frugal Mom - r. Sep 17, 2009, 4:04pm EDT
Sometimes an empty mailbox is a good thing:)
Nancy S. Sep 17, 2009, 4:06pm EDT
I got an Amazon gift card from swagbucks this morning. I made my $10 payout to paypal from 1 cent emails.
Crystal R. Sep 17, 2009, 4:09pm EDT
Not really. Glad to see you had such a great mail day though.
Sarah (I want points) Sep 17, 2009, 4:18pm EDT
Wow! I just dont' see how you do it!
Vivian P. Sep 17, 2009, 4:52pm EDT
I got junk mail and a garbage bill LOL
David C. Sep 17, 2009, 5:57pm EDT
Congrats on a great mail day. The only thing great I just got was a wireless router which is going to go with my brand spanking new high speed internet service that I finally signed up for.
Marianne R. Sep 17, 2009, 6:03pm EDT
Great!
♥♥LoViNg♥LiFe♥ ♥♥ Sep 17, 2009, 6:06pm EDT
SOundslike you did good.
Chelle M. Sep 17, 2009, 6:33pm EDT
Very nice mail! I got my $5 Amazon GC from Swagbucks as well. That's all I got. :) Working on getting back into the swing of my online things now that we have the majority of our house projects settled.
Kat W. Sep 17, 2009, 6:55pm EDT
I received a $5 Amazon gc from Swagbucks but still no gift cards from GSN since they started mailing them. I've sent yet another email asking why.
Lately I have received 2 samples (hubby & me) of greeting cards from walmart.com
Also got the electric screwdriver that I ordered from mycokerewards~
Dagmara H. Sep 17, 2009, 8:56pm EDT
that sounds like great mail. I have got today fee magazine and two free personalized postcards
Brittney R. Sep 17, 2009, 9:39pm EDT
I got a free issue of Working Mother magazine, and only one bill, so it wasn't too bad, but it certainly wasn't good.

I really am going to have to try your suggestion of requesting coupons.
Pam H. Sep 17, 2009, 10:47pm EDT
Watch that cookie magazine. I did not even order it and I started getting it along with a bill. I let them know about themselves too.

Can I have your mail?
Cecilia Lyne Sep 18, 2009, 8:36am EDT
Wow that is great! Yesterday I did get a $10 prepaid visa and a $15 prepaid visa that were rebates from staples. I was pretty happy with that. But I did get some bills too :(
Sherrie H. Sep 20, 2009, 7:10pm EDT
Congratulations.
Alex In Wonderland Sep 21, 2009, 9:36am EDT
I can't agree more with that working for almost minimum wage comment! Whenever I find a really good paying offer I say the same thing- I've finally found something that pays me more than $1 an hour!!
It's always great to see those gift cards arrive, after all of the work you put in to get them.
Lisa C. Sep 21, 2009, 9:55pm EDT
Wow! What a great mail day! I haven't gotten anything good lately.....
Courtney C. Sep 22, 2009, 8:21pm EDT
We got 2 x $25 GC's from GSN last week. It's nice that we can have 2 accounts in the household.

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