Starbucks BOGO promotion starts today and I can’t be more excited! Stop off at any local participating Starbucks store and buy a holiday drink to get a FREE one of equal or lesser value.
Holiday drinks: Gingerbread Latte, Peppermint Mocha, and Caramel Brulee (my favorite)
Offer valid November 15th – 18th from 2-5pm.
For more information, check out their website here.
My typical day is pretty hectic with three little ones and this Momma needs her coffee. In the morning while I am getting breakfast ready, I normally get out my canister of coffee with intentions of brewing a pot. Keyword there: intentions. Some days, I get so sidetracked I forget all together. Other days, I notice the canister is out an hour or two later and finally brew my pot of coffee. However, I get sidetracked again and I forget that there is a pot brewing. After another hour or so, I will remember and eventually get a cup. By the time I go back for cup number two, to my disappointment, the auto-off has already shut off the brewer. I could turn it back on to keep the coffee hot, but it just gets burnt and doesn’t taste that pleasant. As much as I love coffee, I always seem to be wasting almost a whole pot or not making any at all. However, I am enthused to say that I finally found a solution: The Keurig OfficePRO Single-Cup Coffee Brewer.
I have only heard good things about Keurig, and thanks to Staples, I finally got to discover for myself how great they really are. The OfficePro is a commercial brewer that has a 48oz water reservoir and generally brews about ten times the amount of a typical home brewer. This is perfect for me because it is always ready to brew and I can drink a lot of coffee. The brewer also comes with a 12 pack of variety K-Cups to sample (I enjoyed each of them). I also recieved an 18 pack of Tully’s 
French Roast (my selection and very delightful).
Once I received the package, I couldn’t wait get my new Keurig set up and brewing. Setup was simple and the instructions are easy to follow. Before use, it has to be primed. To prime it, all I had to do was fill up the water reservoir and turn the power on so the brewer fills and warms the water. Then, press ‘brew’ to cleanse and fill a cup of water (with no K-Cup). The process takes less than five minutes. Now, its ready to go.
To brew a cup of coffee (or other beverage), insert a K-Cup into the holder and close. The blue light around the ‘brew’ button will flash alerting you it is ready to brew. Within about 30 seconds of pressing the brew button, you will have a fresh cup of coffee ready to enjoy! After 15 seconds, the brewer will be ready to brew the next cup of coffee. Please note that when the water tank is filling up the there is a vibration noise momentarily. It’s not that bad, but it is normal.
There are many features to the Keurig OfficePro including:
Not only is the Keurig OfficePro convenient, is also eliminates the mess of coffee grounds & filters and the error of using too much or too little coffee grounds. The only thing that could be negative about the brewer is that I may be drinking way too many cups of coffee now. I have not went a morning without at least one cup of coffee since I received the Keurig and I have even enjoyed a cup or two in the evening. I am truly in love.
Disclosure: I received a Keurig® OfficePRO® Single-Cup Commercial Coffee Brewer from Staples to facilitate my review. All opinions expressed are 100% mine.
Starting today, 11/4, Toys R Us is having a HUGE sale on Hasbro board games. You can get the Toy Story 3 Memory Game for just $1! Limit two per customer while supplies last in stores only. This is such a great deal and last year when they had a sale like this, I remember they sold out quick. Since it is in the print ad, you can try to price match at Target or Walmart if they carry the game.
Gift Card Deal:
Other Hasbro board games on sale:
$5 Sale:
$10 Sale:
$15 Sale:
$20 Sale:
Deals valid thru November 10th. Click here to view this week’s ad and more deals.
Last month, you may remember when I pre-purchased ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ at Walmart. The best part about the pre-purchase was having access to a digital copy of the movie over a week before the DVD release date (11/9). Our family is a huge fan of Spider-Man. My sons are always singing the Spider-Man song and asking to watch the cartoons. We didn’t get a chance to watch it at the theater, so we were excited to be able to watch it before the release date. Since we gained access to our digital copy on October 30th, we decided to throw a Spider-Man Party to watch the new movie and enjoy time with family and friends. I headed to Walmart to pick up some party supplies, food and a Marketside Pizza.
First we need a pizza and we picked out a Marketside 16″ Ultimate Meat pizza with Spider-Man on the box. Walmart is definitely gearing up for the Spider-Man release. They are releasing The Amazing Spider-Man themed Augmented RealityApp with trigger points that will be on the pizza box & throughout Walmart on displays.
I found a lot of Spider-Man themed party supplies, toys, and apparel throughout the whole store. There was so many different items, I had a hard time picking out just a few.
All parties need ‘goodie bags’ for the little ones and this was no exception. I put Spider-Man masks, stickers, fruit snacks, and candies a cup for each of the kids. Since I love decorating cakes, of course I had to make a Spider-Man cake and cupcakes that I displayed on a spiderweb cake stand.
After icing the cakes with red icing, I used melted chocolate to complete it and add the Spider-Man effect. To do this just melt some chocolate and put it in a sandwich bag (my homemade cake decorating bag). Then snip a very small corner off the bottom and squeeze it out onto wax paper into spiderweb shapes. When they are all done, put it into the freeze to harden for about 20 minutes. They easily peel off to put on top of the cupcakes. For the cake, I also used melted chocolate to create the eyes. Just pipe the dark chocolate first and after it starts to firm up, fill it in with melted white chocolate.
The kids played with stickers, masks, and threw ‘spiders’ at a spiderweb on the wall. We watched ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ on VUDU and it was amazing. It was over 2 hours though, a little long to watch with kids running around.
After the movie, it was a great night to hang out by the fire and enjoy the evening. Spider-Man made a guest appearance ;)
For the latest news and updates for ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’, make sure to stay connected and follow them on Twitter, become a fan on Facebook, and visit the website. Did you pre-purchase it yet? You still can to get the access to the digital copy!
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This Saturday, November 3rd, Home Depot is having another FREE workshop for kids, ages 5-12. The event is 9am – 12pm. This month they are making a Turkey Napkin Holder for the holidays! The kids will not only get to keep their completed project, but they also receive a kid-size orange apron, commemorative pin, and certificate of achievement.
Visit their site for more information and to find a local store.
I can’t believe October flew by and it’s November already (and less than two months from Christmas). I know it’s that time where Thanksgiving festivities should be on my mind, but I am already thinking about Christmas. Honestly, I have been thinking about Christmas and doing my gift shopping for months now. As I am browsing the web, emails, and circular ads, I always have an eye out for the a great sale or hot deal. Sometimes, one day sales are the best and Kmart has one this Sunday!
All day Sunday, November 4th, they are having a huge Family & Friends event and you can print these coupons to maximize the savings:
The best part? The coupons are valid on clearance items! Kmart typically has some great clearance sections, especially in the toys. Make sure you look for the yellow ‘clearance’ signage in your local store and browse the markdowns.
If you are a ‘Shop Your Way Rewards’ member, you can also earn 5% in points on qualifying purchases when you use your Sears card at Kmart.
Print your coupons here! (note: coupon is a .pdf file) HAPPY SHOPPING!
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post through a Mom Bloggers Club member program. All opinions expressed are 100% mine.
I love my silly little superheroes!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN
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