Category — Introduction

Just as a quick recap in case you missed it, I recently ran a giveaway for two Card Cubby Giftcard/Coupon Organizers. My Passion Pink Card Cubby has been a huge time and money saver. In fact, just today I needed my movie card which is usually buried among the other cards, but I easily found it inside my Card Cubby. I saved several minutes looking for it and $3 using it to buy tickets online. Remember Wendy is offering free shipping and a 10% discount (use code CC208) for a limited time, just in case you’re looking from a gift for say a teacher, mom, aunt or girlfriend.

There were 115 comments and I have to thank all of you for leaving such awesome comments!

Now on to the winners! The lucky numbers pulled from Random.org were #10 and #90 which would be:

#10 - Lori Walker

#90 - Dddiva (she added my blog button and this comment won a Card Cubby for her!)

Congratulations Lori and Dddiva and again thank you all for entering! Be sure to subscribe below so you don’t miss out on upcoming giveaways and more great deals!

A special thanks to Wendy at Card Cubby for providing me with a Card Cubby for me to evaluate and for offering two Card Cubbys for this giveaway!

To find local businesses offering birthday discounts & freebies for adults, kids and pets, visit my website, Free Birthday Treats.

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Another Halloween is upon us and this year I thought for sure my teenage daughter would forgo the activities, but she is gracing us with another year of carving pumpkins, donning a costume and trick-or-treating. In fact, the whole family is dressing up this year, which has my son totally excited that this is going to be the “best Halloween ever!” Since Halloween only falls on a Friday once every 7 years, it is turning out to be a big party night at my BIL’s house.

Are you dressing up this year? If so, as what? That being said, I still need to figure out what I’m doing for my costume. Time for me to venture out of my office cave and get creative.

I hope you all have a spooktacular Halloween and be safe!

To find local businesses offering birthday discounts & freebies for adults, kids and pets, visit my website, Free Birthday Treats.

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As I child I remember running all over our neighborhood, even in the wooded areas at the end of the street. We just had to check in at certain times so our parents knew all was ok. Nowadays, I sit outside with my kids to make sure all is ok. We’ve tried to instill in our kids how to keep safe and yet still be independent.

Life is not what it used to be many years ago and we, as parents, have every reason to be concerned, but there are some things that we can do to help protect our children and keep them safe.

There is a new service being offered by InstantAmber. God forbid your child should ever be abducted, InstantAmber can deliver critical data and photos to law enforcement which can greatly increase the odds of successfully recovering your missing child!

Here is a detailed video on how it all works:

The cost for this service is $29.95 per year for each child and right now they are offering a 30 day Free Trail. For more information or to sign up visit:

In celebration of birthdays, Disney Parks announced yesterday that during 2009, they are offering free admission for Disney World in Florida or Disneyland in California. This offer is only valid on your actual birthday and although they are encouraging people to register online, it’s not a requirement. A valid ID is needed to prove date of birth. Annual Passport members will receive other exciting birthday gifts instead of the free admission.

Remember this is only for 2009 and you have to visit on your actual birth date. For more information and to read the fine print, be sure to visit Disney Parks.

Definitely something to look forward to in the coming year! Happy Birthday!

To find local businesses offering birthday discounts & freebies for adults, kids and pets, visit my website, Free Birthday Treats.

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There’s a first time for everything right? Well tomorrow will be my first live radio interview with Lisa Smith from Southwest and The Big Blend Magazines for their Creative Celebrations - Plan It Radio Show.

If you’d like to tune in here is the guest line up and airing schedule:

CREATIVE CELEBRATIONS, Plan It Radio
Airs Live Friday 2pm – 4pm PST - Friday, September 19, 2008
CREATIVE CELEBRATIONS
Plan It Radio!
Learn More about our Featured Guests – Click on Their Names:
Amy Child Marella – Hidden Garden Floral Designs
Clay Loges – Yodio ‘Voice Narrated & Personalized Digital Photo Albums’ 
Sandy Ashcroft – Weddings at Thornton Winery in Temecula, CA 
‘Green Weddings’ with Sally Manglicmot, Wedding’s a Breeze Planning Products 
Kelly Utt-Grubb - America’s Family Naming Expert  
Jewish High Holy Days with Nathan Segal, Shul of Marin 
Julie Northrop – FreeBirthdayTreats.com www.FreeBirthDayTreats.com

I’ve done several podcast interviews, which I love doing, however, this is my first live event outside of my featured tv segment at a local station here in Arizona. I’m a bit nervous, but I’m passionate about my business and hope to encourage people to take advantage of all these wonderful birthday freebies and discounts offered by businesses across the United States.

Wish me luck!

To find local businesses offering birthday discounts & freebies for adults, kids and pets, visit my website, Free Birthday Treats.

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Coming Soon!

I’m lining up businesses to participate in my new weekly series. Every Friday, I will showcase a different business that offers a birthday freebie or discount.

Included with this write-up is the placement of the business’ logo on every page of Free Birthday Treats website in the “Featured Treat” spot (upper left hand side of every page).

At this point in time, it is free, but I am asking for businesses to donate at least a $50 gift certificate that will be used as a giveaway in conjunction with the blog feature.  

So if you own or represent a business (resturants, retail, travel, entertainment, etc.) that rewards it’s loyal customers by providing a birthday perk and you’d like to get your business in front of one of the most coveted target audiences with enormous buying power…aka - moms, send me an email.

To find local businesses offering birthday discounts & freebies for adults, kids and pets, visit my website, Free Birthday Treats.

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It’s so wonderful to see so many people entering and posting great comments about this company’s green products!

There were a total of 89 entries for this giveaway and the two lucky numbers pulled from Random.org were 20 and 54 which would be:

#20 Denyse

and

#54 Elizabeth M who took advantage of some extra entries!

Congratulations to the winners and thank you to all that participated in the giveaway and leaving such wonderful comments!

To find local businesses offering birthday discounts & freebies for adults, kids and pets, visit my website, Free Birthday Treats.

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Jen G! Congratulations for being the 8th commenter and winning yourself a Megan Salty Chix Tee!

Thank you all for participating!

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:

8
Timestamp: 2008-07-20 16:06:54 UTC

To find local birthday discounts & freebies for adults, kids and pets from businesses in your area, visit my website, Free Birthday Treats.

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I did it! I’m finally putting up my first post on my new blog! I naively thought that it would be cinch to put up a blog, but I should have known that I tend to complicate all matters and this project wouldn’t go by unscathed! Needless to say, I finally got it done and I couldn’t be happier! I decided to create a blog because I wanted to provide more and it couldn’t all be accomplished through my website.

In January of this year, I launched Free Birthday Treats, which is a free and easy to use resource to search for local free and discounted birthday treats for all ages, including pets. Browse through over 2,000 treats nationwide and sign up directly with the businesses which usually give a sign up freebie as well as other offers throughout the year. Just be sure to set up an email account for your treats otherwise you’ll have an overflowing mailbox. 

I was recently asked in a TV interview, is there disbelief and is this just too good to be true when I chat with others about Free Birthday Treats.com? The answer is YES!!!! Most people associate a free birthday treat as a free dessert, but did you know about the free prime rib dinner from the Keg Steakhouse or the free skiing at Arizona’s Snowbowl? Not looking forward to washing your car? Get a free birthday car wash or how about a free birthday pet toy for your pet dog or cat?

Tough times are upon us and every penny saved is a victory. With soaring gas prices and food costs shooting out the window, celebrating birthdays has understandably taken the back burner in our lives. This gets especially tough when kids are involved. They don’t understand why they are not doing as much as last year. Granted, I’ve spent way too much in past years on my kids’ birthdays so I wouldn’t say cutting back isn’t unwarranted, but not celebrating at all…that’s hard.

Whatever your budget might be, why pay full price with all these free and discounted offers just waiting to be grabbed up? So what are you waiting for? Start signing up for these offers and let your email box fill with savings!