Have you discovered
Raise yet?
Buying gift cards through Raise.com is one of the most oft-used tools in my frugal arsenal. First of all, even without any promo codes at all,
all of their gift cards are discounted. That means that when I pay with a gift card from
Raise.com, I'm automatically saving money, even if I never clip another coupon or use another promo code. For stores that I frequent, like Walmart, Walgreen's, Home Depot, Southwest Airlines, Victoria's Secret, Whole Foods, Bed Bath & Beyond, etc., using gift cards that are already discounted is a no-brainer.
When
Raise stacks the deck by offering a promo code discount on top of their already discounted cards, I pay attention. Right now, from today, 7/2/13-7/4/13, when you enter promo code
USA5 at checkout,
you'll be scoring an additional $5 off your $70 gift card purchase. The $70 does not have to be all on one gift card, but can be spread over a few different ones. That's like getting an additional 7% off of your gift cards, on top of the regular Raise discount.
Today,
I snagged a $100.00 Home Depot gift card for $93.00, and this promo code lowered it to $88.00. That's
12% off my Home Depot purchase before I use a single promo code or shop for a deal.
Paying for stuff with discounted gift cards just makes tons of frugal sense and is my favorite item on a list of no-brainer, low-effort ways to save money.
(And don't forget that if' you've got gift cards from stores that you never frequent, you can also
sell them through Raise. You'll lose a little money on the transaction, but better to have the cash in your pocket than to be dragging around a gift card that you'll never use. We unloaded a few gift cards at non-kosher establishments that we had received through work this way, and are going to use the cash to treat ourselves to a fabulously expensive kosher dinner the next time we're in New York.)
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I didn't buy this at Amazon, but I wanted to write a review because of how much I love this juicer. It's very reasonably priced and makes wonderful juice. I like a lot of pulp and this has an adjustment that I put on max, and it works great. The base of the juicer does not move at all like previous models. It gets all of the juice without any bitterness from the skin. I was looking at one of the juice presses for around $100 and read a review of how some bitterness gets into the juice if you press too hard which I'm sure I would do. My favorite feature is the turbo speed, where you put the plastic cover on and press down and it spins very fast and gets out the last bit of juice and it really works. I bought some organic juice oranges at whole foods and they aren't cheap, so I want to get all the juice. I'm sure juicy sweet tangerines would work great with this too. I just rinse out under the faucet after each use and that works fine. This is easy to use, works great, easy to clean and don't forget to use the turbo speed to get the last bit of juice.
