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– I will have to check those out! thanks for such a great roundup!!!
PPC Advertising India
awwwww yeah baby LOL
Thanks I am going to check em out !!!
And YES that instant Starbucks STINKS !!! I really hated it and I never use that word, I used to make my kids say I dislike it intensely, I think that word coming out of a kids mouth is terrible… WOW did coffee really take me there…LOL Perhaps I've had one too many cups…
Thanks Beth another great post…
xo Kathy 🙂
Great post I signed up for the crest white strips!
free is supah fun! you may wanna check my t-shirt giveaway. because, you know, it's free.
(i don't do giveaways very often, but couldn't pass that one up).
now. this via. have you tried it? please share your opinion.
Thanks, Beth! I just signed up for the Windex kit.
I love Starbucks and Barnes and Noble! Too bad we have neither of them here. And besides the coupon thing is foreign to us anyway.
But you have started me thinking, mabye it is time to cross the border again. In Aachen in Germany there is a Starbucks, maybe time for some latte….
I like the Via…I'm a picky coffee drinker from Seattle. 🙂
Wow – I will have to check those out! thanks for such a great roundup!!!
You are awesome! I love your blog Beth.
XOXO
Jen
I live for free (and almost free) stuff – as you well know! I get so much stuff so cheap with coupons, sales and freebies, that I don't feel badly when I go ahead and buy a big ticket item now and then. Like I always say, save money on this so I have more to save, spend, or invest elsewhere. Thanks for posting the roundup. It brought a huge smile to my face! Really!
I might try it for free! Thanks for the roundup!
Yet another reason to love you. 🙂 Thank you for passing this on. There was a discussion on BlogHer on FB today about instant coffee sticks. Lots of people said that they were unsure about the sticks, but love Via. I don't know personally. For free it might be worth a try, though.
Starbucks Via=disgusting. I am a HUGE Starbucks fan, and I was incredibly disappointed in them for even attempting to market this as drinkable. Blech.
Beth, thanks for the list! I love free stuff!