Free Sample of John Frieda Root Awakening

Get a free sample of John Frieda Root Awakening. I want to try this stuff! I got some from a CVS deal a while back, but my little boy dumped it out before I got to try it! It smelled really good though!

Go here to request your sample.

K-Mart: Free Pedometer

Print this coupon for a Free Sportline Step & Distance Pedometer at K-Mart. You must present your Shop Your Way Rewards card when using this coupon. (You can get a rewards card at the service desk if you don't have one.) You have until 10/31/10 to use the coupon.

20 Free Pampers Points

If you haven't signed up for the Pampers Gifts to Grow program, it would be to your advantage to do so. Every package of Pampers diapers and wipes has a code you can enter into your account to earn points. Your points are then redeemable for prizes. You can rack up a lot of points even if you never buy any diapers by entering codes for free points!

Here is the latest code, worth 20 points:

HangOn2Summer20
(Thanks, One Momma Saving Money!)


I really hope you're entering all these free codes. If you follow my Facebook page, you'll know I just recently snagged an awesome prize that I got with free codes!


See all the previous codes I've posted here.

Gift Idea: Hand Stamped Necklace for $12 Shipped

Today only (8/30), you can snag this $25 voucher to Love Stamped for just $12! There are quite a few hand stamped necklaces and other pieces for $25 or under. Shipping is also covered when you use your voucher!

These would make excellent birthday or Christmas gifts for moms, sisters, nieces, etc.

Here's how to get in on this deal:

• Head over to Groupon
• Choose "Visit more cities"
• Choose Grand Rapids (anyone can purchase, though, since it's an online deal)
• Purchase a $25 voucher to Love Stamped for $12.
  
• Enjoy shopping for a nice gift or give the voucher itself as a gift.
  

Mahatma Printable Coupon = FREE Rice!

Redplum.com has released a new Mahatma printable coupon for $.50 off rice. The small bags are priced right around $1.00 at most grocery stores. If your store doubles, you'll be able to get FREE rice with this coupon! The good coupons on Redplum have been disappearing really quickly lately, so if you want this one you'd better print it now!

Go here to print.

You may also want to consider printing out the coupons for $.50 off any Thai Kitchen product and $.50 off any Simply Asia product. I'm not sure of the prices on those, but there is a good possibility you'll be able to get sauce mixes and seasoning packets free with the coupons.

$50 Cards Direct Giveaway

Cards Direct has offered me the opportunity to host this giveaway for my readers. One of you will win a $50 gift code to use on your choice of cards at Cards Direct. You'll be able to choose from their wide selection of Birth Announcements, Christmas Cards, Photo Cards, Birthday Cards and more! Take a look at some of what they have to offer:



There are so many things from which to choose!

To Enter:

Simply complete the form below with your name and email address. For 3 extra entries, subscribe to The Deal Scoop by email or follow with Google Friend Connect (right sidebar).
This giveaway will close on August 31, 2010.

$2 off Ball Park Franks

Head over to the Ball Park Facebook Page and "like" them. You'll then be able to print a coupon for $2 off any product! This is a very high-value coupon, and I'm assuming it will go quickly, so if you want it, you'd better get it now!

Earn Money Online: PineCone Research Taking Applications

PineCone Research is probably my very favorite survey company. They send surveys quite often, and you earn $3 for each survey. The money comes very quickly every time you complete a survey. Plus, there are frequent opportunities to test new products!

They are currently looking for women ages 18 - 24 or women age 35+. If you fall into one of these categories, hurry and sign up before the slots are filled up!

Go here to sign up.

8 Free Apron Patterns

Get a free e-book with 8 apron sewing patterns. Even if you are just a novice seamstress (like me!), aprons are easy to sew and are great gifts!

Click here

15 Free Pampers Points

If you haven't signed up for the Pampers Gifts to Grow program, it would be to your advantage to do so. Every package of Pampers diapers and wipes has a code you can enter into your account to earn points. Your points are then redeemable for prizes. You can rack up a lot of points even if you never buy any diapers by entering codes for free points!

Enter these 2 codes for a total of 15 free points:

GTGCOUPONPOINTS
GTG5FREEPTS0810
(Thanks, Savings and Stewardship)


I really hope you're entering all these free codes. If you follow my Facebook page, you'll know I just snagged an awesome prize that I got with free codes!


See all the previous codes I've posted here.

Olde Hearth Bagels $.28 at Walmart

I am so excited about this coupon! My husband loves onion bagels, but I cannot find any store around here that sells them. Just recently, I discovered that Walmart now carries Olde Hearth brand bagels, and they onion flavored ones too! I was excited to see that they were only $1.28 per pack, but now that there is a $1 off Olde Hearth printable coupon, I can get them for just $.28 per pack!

Print here

$25 of All-Natural Products for $7

Eversave is offering a $25 voucher to abesmarket.com for $12. But...if you're new to Eversave, you'll get a $5 credit when you sign up which can be used toward this purchase! You'll pay just $7 for a $25 voucher to abesmarket.com!

Here are a few details about the voucher from Eversave:

• Voucher expires March 31, 2011
  
• Coupon code is valid starting 12 p.m. two days after purchase
• You may purchase multiple certificates, but you may only use one per purchase
  
• Free shipping for orders over $29; $4.99 shipping for orders under $29

Now, granted, the things on abesmarket.com seem to be a bit pricey, but if you like this type of thing or you've got your eye on a gift for someone, a $25 voucher for $7 is like getting a 70% discount! There are plenty of items for $25 or less that you could get free with the voucher.

Go here to get in on this deal! (Valid for 2 days only)

Zevia: All Natural Sugar Free Soda

Recently my family and I had the chance to try out Zevia, an all-natural sugar free soda. I love the fact that it is free of chemically-processed sweeteners and artificial colors or flavors. It contains zero calories, carbs, or fat.

We got to try out all 7 flavors, and I was impressed at how good they tasted. I thought that the Cola variety tasted the most like "regular" soda. The other varieties tasted good, although I did not think they tasted like their sugar-sweetened counterparts. Out of all the flavors (Cola, Orange, Twist, Dr. Zevia, Root Beer, Black Cherry, and Ginger Ale) I think I liked the Cola variety best.

Zevia soda is sweetened with Stevia, a calorie-free sweetener which is 100 times sweeter than sugar yet has no effect on blood-sugar levels. All of the soda's other ingredients are all natural as well. I love being able to have a soda now and then without worrying about pouring all kinds of chemicals into my body.

Zevia can by purchased at select retailers across the country as well as online.


Disclosure: I was provided with free product samples for the purpose of this review. All opinions expressed are 100% my own.

Kraft Printable Coupons

Save up to $5 with these Kraft Printable Coupons, which include:

• $1 off 2 packages of Maxwell House coffee
• $1 off 2 packagers of Oscar Mayer lunchmeat
• $1 off 2 Kraft Mayo or Miracle Whip
• $1 off 2 Kraft or Cracker Barrel Natural Cheese
• $1 off 2 Nabisco Cookies or Crackers

I can't imagine these will last long, so print now if you want them.

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Sunday Coupon Preview (8/22)

There will be 1 Smartsource coupon insert this Sunday. There are some Glade coupons that will be perfect for CVS this week. Click on the banner above to take a look at what all will be included!

15 Free RecycleBank Points!

I've posted about RecycleBank in the past, and for those of you who signed up earlier, you can get 15 free points in your account. Just go here, select "RecycleBank Insiders" on the drop down menu, and enter the code THEDEALSCOOP15 (code expires 8/31/10).

If you're new to RecycleBank, you'll definitely want to sign up. You earn points for...well...recycling. You can then use those points for great prizes like...coupons! (Really good coupons at that!) Plus, along with this 15 point code, you'll also get 25 free points when you sign up. That's a total of 40 points, and right now 40 points will get you a coupon for free Happy Baby organic puffs. Go ahead and sign up; you won't be sorry you did.

5 Free 8x10 Photos - Today Only

Today only, August 19th, you can get 5 FREE 8x10 photos from Ritzpix ($25 value)! All you will pay is $2.99 for shipping. If you've been procrastinating about getting your favorite pictures enlarged, this will be your motivation to get it done TODAY!

• Go to the Ritzpix website and upload your photos.
• Use the code 5FREE when you checkout.

This deal is good through 10 p.m.

NuttyGuys.com Deal Even Better! ($1 for an $18 Voucher!)

Okay, maybe you're sick of hearing about this deal, but it just got even better!

Eversave is offering an $18 voucher to NuttyGuys.com for $6. But...if you're new to Eversave, you'll get a $5 credit when you sign up which can be used toward this purchase! You'll pay just $1 for an $18 voucher to NuttyGuys.com!

Here are a few details about the voucher from Eversave:

• Voucher expires Nov. 18, 2010
• Coupon code is valid starting 24 hours after purchase and expires 11/18/10
• Limit one coupon code per person. 2 additional vouchers may be purchased as gifts.
• $5 shipping for up to 3 lbs. of nuts.

Go here to get in on this deal! (Today 8/18 only!)

Thanks, Money Saving Mom!

Easy, Delicious Dinner Idea

The folks at SeaPak recently gave me the opportunity to try out their products. I chose to try their Shrimp Poppers. Here were some of my thoughts:

• These were very easy to prepare. I just had to put them on a cookie sheet and put them in the oven, and they took about 10 minutes to cook! They were perfect for dinner on a busy night.
  
• I thought they tasted great, and my family enjoyed them as well.
• It was nice that they came in a 28 oz. package, since my husband does not eat lightly! We had plenty for dinner and plenty left over for lunches the next day.

SeaPak also offers a number of other shrimp and seafood entrees, which are available at a wide variety of supermarkets. (Take a look here!)

For more information about SeaPak, you can take a look at their website.Right now they are offering a free recipe book, and (my favorite!) they also offer coupons from time to time.

If you're on Facebook, be sure to follow the Seapak Facebook page to keep up with recipes, ideas, and special promotions.

$25 of Healthy or Organic Products for $10 (Still Available)

If you didn't get in on yesterday's Groupon deal ($10 for $25 worth of products at NuttyGuys.com), you can still get it today. Just follow the instructions from yesterday, but select Little Rock as the city.

CVS Deals: Free Notebooks and Cheap Sense & Spray

If you've been scanning your card at the coupon machine at CVS, it is highly possible that you got a coupon for $1 off 2 Caliber stationery items. Single subject notebooks are on sale 2/$1, so you'll get them free with the coupon!

Next week, there will be a deal on Glade products - Buy $10, get $3 ECBs. You could do this deal:
Buy 2 Sense & Spray Starter kits @ $5 each = $10
Use 2 $3 Sense & Spray printable coupons
Pay $4 and get back $3 ECBs
Final price = $1 for 2 kits

Right Guard Printable Coupon = $.29 for 2 at CVS

Sorry to bombard you with all the printable coupons today, but I keep finding more really good ones!

This week Right Guard deodorant is on sale Buy One Get One Free at CVS. Buy 2 for $3.29 and use this $3/2 Right Guard printable coupon to get 2 for $.29!

Go here to print.

Hot Nature's Own Printable Coupon

There's a newNature's Own printable coupon available for $.75 off any breakfast bread, english muffins, or bagels. These go on sale for $2.00 or less quite frequently. With the coupon, these would be around $.50 each if your store doubles, or $1.25 if your coupon is not doubled. That's a great price!

Go here to print.

Free 8x10 Collage with Free Shipping!

Get an 8x10 collage print totally FREE and get FREE Shipping as well!

Hurry! This deal is only good through 8/17!

• Sign up for a Snapfish account or log in to your existing account. (If you're a new member, you'll also get 50 free prints in your account!)
  
• Under "prints", choose the 8x10 collage print.
• Create your print and checkout. Be sure to enter the coupon code GRANDSHIP to make your total $0! (If for some reason the code won't work, try adding one 9 cent print to your order.)
  

$25 of Healthy or Organic Products for $10

Head on over to Groupon to snag a $25 voucher to NuttyGuys.com for just $10! NuttyGuys.com sells fresh products like nuts, dried fruit, and granola. Some of their products are organic.

Here's what you need to do:

• Sign up for Groupon or sign in to your existing account.
• Select "Visit more cities" and choose "Tulsa". (Since this is an online deal, anyone can buy it even if you don't live in Tulsa.)
  
• Purchase the $25 voucher for NuttyGuys.com and pay just $10 for it!
• You'll then be able to order $25 worth of products from NuttyGuys.com and pay for it with your voucher. (You'll be able to redeem your voucher starting tomorrow 8/17 at noon.) That's basically like getting 60% off anything you buy!
  

Chex Mix Printable Coupons = Free or Very Cheap

Coupons.com has released two new Chex Mix printable coupons for $.50 select varieties. I have seen these go on sale for $1.00 or a little more. If your store doubles coupons, you can get these free or very cheap!

Go here to print

Kindle Giveaway!

I have teamed up with some fellow bloggers to bring you a Kindle giveaway!  Here's what the winner will get:

All-New, High-Contrast E Ink Screen - 50% better contrast with latest E Ink Pearl technology Read in Bright Sunlight - No glare New and Improved Fonts - New crisper, darker fonts New Sleek Design - 21% smaller body while keeping the same 6" size reading area 17% Lighter - Only 8.7 ounces, weighs less than a paperback Battery Life of Up to Two Months - A single charge lasts up to two months with wireless off Double the Storage - Up to 3,500 books Books in 60 Seconds - Download books anytime, anywhere Free 3G Wireless - No monthly payments, no annual contracts Built-In Wi-Fi - In addition to the 3G wireless, you can connect to Wi-Fi hotspots 20% Faster Page Turns - Seamless reading Enhanced PDF Reader - With dictionary lookup, notes, and highlights New WebKit-Based Browser - Browse the web over Wi-Fi (experimental) Special Offers - Special offers and sponsored screensavers display on the Kindle screensaver and on the bottom of the home screen—they don't interrupt reading This giveaway is brought to you by the following blogs: The Deal Scoop  Fabulous Finds for Families   Money Saving Madness  Saving in Akron  Bargain Blessings  Money Saving Parent  Practical Frugality  The Frugal Free Gal   Happy Deal Happy Day  My Favorite Deals  Savings is Free  Guide to Smart Shopping  The Coupon Counselor  Shaina's Deals  Fabulous Deals and Steals To enter, all you need to do is like all of the following pages on Facebook! You'll be entered to win the Kindle, plus you'll be the first to know about some awesome deals and freebies via these Facebok pages! The giveaway will be open from August 16th through the 31st.

Free Frutista Freeze! (Printable Coupon)

Coupons.com has a hot new coupon for a FREE Frutista Freeze at Taco Bell when you buy any product. You can buy something from the value menu and have a really cheap snack! No doubt this coupon will not last long, so print it while you can!

Go here to print

More Early Christmas Shopping ($40 of Handmade Jewelry for $18)

Today at Jasmere, you can snag a $40 voucher for Pangea Handmade for just $18!

Here's what you need to do:

• Head over to Jasmere and purchase today's deal ($40 voucher to Pangea Handmade) for just $18.
  
• If enough people purchase the deal, the price will go even lower! Your credit card will not be charged until the price has dropped to its final point.
• Enjoy shopping for $40 worth of handmade jewelry from Pangea Handmade. Shipping is always free!
  
• You could enjoy buying jewelry for yourself, give it as a gift, or give the voucher itself as a gift.

Your voucher will be delivered via email tomorrow (Thursday 8/12). The voucher will expire on December 12, 2010.

Time to Start Your Christmas Shopping! ($25 Worth of Games for $10)

Get a head start on your Christmas shopping or grab some inexpensive gifts for birthday parties with today's Groupon deal.

Here's what you need to do:

• Head over to Groupon, choose "Visit More Cities" at the top of the page, and choose Boise.
• Buy a $25 voucher for thegameshop.com for just $10. You'll be able to use the voucher toward $25 worth of merchandise from thegameshop.com, and you can even use it towards shipping! The voucher will be valid for 1 year.
• You can either buy the voucher for yourself and buy $25 worth of games, or you can even give the voucher itself as a gift. It's like getting a $25 gift card for $10!
  

Hurry! This deal expires at 2 am tomorrow (Thursday 8/12).


Thanks to Dana at Mrs. Moneysaver.

High Value Huggies Printable Coupons

Coupons.com has released some new high value Huggies printable coupons. They are:

• $2.00 off any Huggies Little Snugglers Diapers
• $2.50 off any Huggies Pure and Natural Diapers

Go here to print

5 Free Huggies Points

There are 5 free points available for the Huggies Enjoy The Ride Rewards Program.


Enter this code: (expires 8/22)

• BJPTC-BCKNJ-DCPGB

You can go here to read more details about this rewards program. It's great even if you don't have any little ones in diapers!


Go here to see all the previous codes I've posted.

Harris Teeter Super Doubles August 11 - 17

Harris Teeter will be having Super Double Coupons August 11 - 17. Coupons with a face value of up to $1.98 will be doubled, with a limit of 20 per household per day.

I have posted the match-ups in a Google Document which will allow you to sort the list according to your own preference - by price, insert date, or aisle of the store.

-The Master List is what will come up when you initially click on the link to the document. This is what you want to look at if you keep checking back to see if I've added anything new. Anything new that has been added to the list will be at the bottom of the Master List spreadsheet. ( I may or may not have time to add them to the other lists.)

-At the top of the spreadsheet you will see options to sort by price, by coupon source, or by aisle.

• If you're the type that likes to shop according to what will be the cheapest, you'll want to sort by price. The list is sorted by the least expensive to the most expensive.

• If you like to file your coupon inserts whole and only cut out the coupons when you need them, you'll want to sort by insert. The coupons are listed in order by insert date with printable coupons and other sources included as well.

• If you want to print out a list for the store, you can sort by aisle to make your trip through the store go a little faster.

Click here to view the document.

I will be adding more deals as the week goes on, but please feel free to leave a comment if you find any deals not listed.



Don't forget to subscribe to The Deal Scoop in a reader or by email to receive regular updates on more great deals like this!

I Just Got 3 Pairs of Shoes for $4.29 Shipped!

JC Penney has an awesome coupon code out right now for $10 off any purchase of $10 or more. I usually don't pay any attention to these codes because shipping is so high that it's not worth it. However, through September 6, all shoes have FREE shipping! So, here's how to get some FREE (or really cheap) shoes!

• Sign up for Ebates or log in to your existing account.
• Search for JC Penney.
• Click to be taken to the JC Penney website.
• Shop around for shoes totaling just above $10. (Be aware that a lot of the stuff in the clearance section is sold out. I found a lot more inexpensive things available in the sale section.)
• Be sure to use the coupon code TEN2YOU when you check out.
• You'll get some really inexpensive shoes, plus 3% cash back in your Ebates account!
  

Good Earth Printable Coupon = $.50 Dinner Kits at Walmart

There is a new Good Earth printable coupon available for $1.00 off any flavor Good Earth Restaurant Favorites Dinner Kit. These are reported as being on sale for $1.50 at Walmart. If you find them at this price, you can get them for just $.50 each with the coupon!

Go here to print

Chore Boy Printable Coupon = Free Soap Pads

2 count Chore Boy Metal Free Soap Pads are on sale for $1.00 a pack at Harris Teeter this week (through Tuesday). Use this $.55 off Chore Boy printable coupon, which will double,to get them free!

If you don't have a Harris Teeter, you should still be able to get these free at other stores that double (they're free at Bi-Lo this week too.)

Go here to print

Free Pack of Wrigley Extra Dessert Delights

Get a Free pack of Wrigley Extra Dessert Delights. Choose from Key Lime Pie, Mint Chocolate Chip or Strawberry Shortcake flavor. Use code 353637 in the promotion code box.

(Thanks, Mojo Savings!)

Bic Printable Coupon = Possibly Free School Supplies

There is a new printable coupon available for $1 off 2 Bic Stationery Products. I will definitely be printing this coupon right away. I don't know of any specific deals yet, but every time this coupon has been available there has been something that has turned out to be free!

Go here to print

Sunday Coupon Preview

There will be 3 coupon inserts this Sunday. I see several that will be great for Super Doubles next week! Click on the banner above to take a look at what all will be included!

Freebies Roundup

• Free sample of Post-it Super Sticky Notes

• Emergen-C Mixed Berry Drink Mix sample

• Free Earth’s Best Organic Formula sample

• Free 1 oz. jar of Skinner's Vaporizing Salve

• Tons of free samples available from Free Flys
  

Get Ready for Harris Teeter Super Doubles!

Word has it that next week (Aug 11) will bring us Super Double coupons at Harris Teeter. I'm not going to tell you it's 100% certain until somebody sees that ad with their own eyes, but I've checked HCW, AFC, and WUC, and multiple people in multiple states have been told by their store managers to expect Super Doubles next week.

It's been so long since we've had a coupon event, so I will be preparing as if it's happening for sure.

Coupons to print before they're gone:

• $1 off Kellogg's Fruit Snacks (free if still on sale)

• $1 off 2 Libby's Fruit

• $1 off 2 General Mills cereal

• $1 off any Kahiki product (these were free last time since they were on sale)

• $1 off Jerky Treats Dog Snacks

• $1.50 off 2 Kashi TLC bars

• $1 off 5 Totino's party pizzas

• $1 off Yoplait smoothies

• $1 off Blue Dog Bakery Dog Treats ($.37 if still on sale)

• $1 off Rhodes Warm and Serve Rolls ($.19 for the smallest pack)

• $1 off Kikkoman Teriyaki Sauce ($.55 if still on sale)

I'll keep you updated with the final word!!

Bodum Fyrkat Grill Giveaway from Barber Foods

This giveaway is now closed. The winner, chosen by random.org, is...

#117, Susan S.

I have emailed you with further instructions. Please reply within 72 hours or another winner will be drawn.


Susan's summer side dish recipe:

Crunchy Potato Salad Recipe
- 2 pounds new red potatoes
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoons dried basil leaves
- salt and pepper to taste
- 3 eggs, hard boiled, peeled and chopped
- 2 carrots, peeled and shredded
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 cup celery, chopped
- 1/2 cup sweet onion, peeled and finely chopped



* In a heavy sauce pan, cook potatoes in boiling salt water approximately 15 minutes or until tender. Drain and cool.
* In a large bowl, blend mayonnaise, basil, salt and pepper. Add remaining ingredients. Stir until well blended.
* Cover and chill 1 to 2 hours. Serve.





After the intensely hot weather this summer has brought us, it seems hard to believe that we still have another month and a half of the summer season. But we do, and it would certainly be a nice time to enjoy some grilled foods, especially if you win a free grill courtesy of Barber Foods!

Barber Foods wants you to enjoy the perfect side dish along with your Barber Foods entree, and they've created a special section on their website to jump start some ideas. My personal favorite is to take zucchini and yellow squash fresh out of the garden; throw in some onion, butter and salt & pepper; and steam it for about 15 minutes. It's quick, easy, healthy, and delicious! Serve it with some Chicken Grillables for an easy summer meal. Since we're talking about easy, you should check out the huge list of easy chicken dishes they offer. I'm liking the looks of the Chicken Cordon Bleu. Am I tempting you? Find out where you can get some by typing in your zipcode on the top right of the Barber Foods website.

You'll also want to follow the Barber Foods Facebook page to keep up with their latest happenings. (Pssst...there are more giveaways there which are hosted by other bloggers!)

I hope I've made your foodie wheels start turning because the folks at Barber Foods are going to be giving away a Bodum Frykat Picnic Charcoal Grill in any color to one reader who shares a summer side dish recipe!

A little bit about the grill from the Buy.com description:

The FYRKAT Charcoal Picnic Grill is compact for easy portability making it ideal for tailgating, camping, grilling on terraces, or on the beach. It features a 13.4-inch diameter, perfect for grilling whole fish, steaks, burgers and vegetables. Made of enamel-coated steel with chrome-plated steel legs, it has a heat-resistant silicone handle with silicone lid clips for easy carrying. The FYRKAT Grill is available in an array of 6 colors: Black, Yellow, Blue, Green, Off-White & Orange. Matching grill tools also available separately.


To enter:

Complete the form below with your name, email address, and a summer side dish recipe. For 3 extra entries EACH, you can follow both The Deal Scoop and Barber Foods on Facebook.



This giveaway will close on August 20, 2010.

Disclosure: I was provided with free product coupons from Barber Foods. Any opinions expressed are 100% my own.

Back to School with Zebra

School time is right around the corner; make your student's work a little more fun with quality products from Zebra.

The newest additions to Zebra's product line include the Z-Grip Daisies, Regal Rollerball, and Cadoozles, all of which would be a welcome complement to any student's school supply collection. I had a lot of fun trying out all of these new items.

If you're familiar at all with Zebra products, I'm sure you've already heard of the original Z-Grip pens. As I look into the pen holder on our desk, I can see several of them peeking out at me. My husband is the pickiest person I know about pens, so if he buys them, I know they're nice pens.

Zebra has created a product to make their Z-Grip pens a little more exciting for their female consumers. These caught my eye in the store one day because they are so cute! And yes, the ink is the color shown on the pen. The Z-Grip Daisies are just flat-out fun to use! The only thing I'm not crazy about is the fact that the ink tends to lock up on me, and I have to scribble a little bit to get it flowing smoothly.


I also tried out the Regal Rollerball pens, which come in both needle and arrow tips. These were probably my least favorite of the new products, simply because I'm left-handed and the ink tends to smear when my hand runs across it. They do glide very smoothly compared to some rollerball pens I've used. I hate it when the ink "skips" - these don't do that.



My favorite of the new products was by far the Cadoozles. I love mechanical pencils for some weird reason, and these are my absolute favorite of any mechanical pencil I have ever used. First of all, the designs are so fun (especially the ice cream!), and the short length feels very comfortable in my hand. The eraser is fantastic - it doesn't smear the lead or leave leftover markings. I also love the fact that these are refillable. Whoever designed these pencils either has kids or has been around them enough to know what kids normally do with mechanical pencils. They fiddle around with them and end up pulling the eraser out, resulting in lead being dumped everywhere. That's not going to happen with Cadoozles because underneath the eraser is a very tiny tube where the lead is inserted. Once it goes into that tube it doesn't come back out (except out the correct end of course). Thank you, Zebra. Not because my kids dump lead out of pencils (they're not old enough), but because...ahem...I usually dump the lead out of my own pencils. Now I can fiddle with the eraser all I want, and nothing bad will happen (other than maybe losing that really great eraser).
So, where can you get all these nifty items? Never fear, the Zebra website will direct you to your closest Zebra retailer. There are lots of them.

I was provided with the aforementioned items free of charge. However, all opinions expressed about these products are 100% my own.