Publix Breakfast Savings (+Coupon!!)

I love shopping at Publix, especially this week. Between the cereal and the bagels being BOGO, breakfast is DONE!

Back to school means busy mornings, at least at my house! Publix makes mornings a little easier (and more specifically, on my wallet) with their fabulous BOGO sale on select General Mills cereals.

Now, until the 11th, you can go to your local Publix and grab some your child's favorite cereals: Trix 14.8oz, Cinnamon Toast Crunch 16.2oz, Cocoa Puffs 16.5oz, Kix 12oz, Honey Kix 12oz, Hershey’s Cookies ‘n’ Crème 10.9oz at the BOGO deal. Plus, if you use THIS LINK you can save an additional $1/1 when you buy Cinnamon Toast Crunch!! There's also a Trix coupon on the Publix website, under the digital coupons and get some additional savings here!

The additional savings makes this sweet deal irresistible!! Plus, you'll earn box tops to bring to school, which will make your child's teacher happy, too.

Have you done your grocery shopping, or checked out the weekly ad yet? Be sure to visit www.Publix.com to grab great digital coupons, view the weekly ad, or see a complete list of this week's BOGO breakfast savings!   Visit Publix on Facebook to stay up to date on all of their new products, special sales, and meal ideas.

Special thanks to My Blog Spark, Publix and General Mills for sharing the information for this promotion with us. Disclosure: The information and prize pack have been provided by Publix® through MyBlogSpark.
  

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FREE Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls at 7-11

The mornings just got a little sweeter at 7-Eleven stores with the introduction of a new Pillsbury Cinnamon Roll, the retailer’s first warm bakery offering and the first Pillsbury branded fresh-bakery item with a convenience retailer.

Available with hot foods as well as in the fresh bakery case at participating stores, 7-Eleven’s sweetly spiced version invokes the nostalgic, baked-at-home flavor of America’s favorite Pillsbury sweet roll. The suggested retail price is $1.69.

To encourage customers to sample, a limited-time coupon for a free cinnamon roll will be available on 7-Eleven’s app beginning Sept. 10. Other limited-time offers featuring the sweet pastry will continue in the coming weeks, and customers are encouraged to check their smartphones often for additional mobile coupons. All 7-Eleven app coupons are good at participating stores, while supplies last.

7-Eleven’s fresh food innovations team worked for more than a year on the development with Pillsbury to ensure consistent product quality. Prepared and baked fresh daily in local bakeries across the country, the cinnamon rolls are delivered overnight to stores before the morning coffee crowd arrives. 

“Our goal in partnering with Pillsbury was to create an indulgent cinnamon roll that looked and tasted homemade,” said Kelly Buckley, 7-Eleven, Inc. vice president of fresh food innovation. “For more than 100 years, Pillsbury has been ‘the’ name in home-baking. Now, 7-Eleven can offer the homemade taste in a convenient, grab-and-go setting.”

During the morning rush, participating 7-Eleven stores can serve the cinnamon rolls warm in mini bakery boxes. Created just for the Pillsbury cinnamon roll, the microwave-safe boxes also are available at the bakery case for customers who choose to select an unheated roll to eat later. Rolls take just 10 seconds to heat in a microwave oven in the bakery boxes.

“We expect the Pillsbury cinnamon roll will be a hot-seller in the mornings when people are stopping by to grab a cup of coffee on their way to work or school,” Buckley said. “However, experience tells us that lots of our customers come into our stores in the afternoons and even late at night looking for a sweet and satisfying treat.”

Wearing red-checked oven mitts, the Poppin’ Fresh Pillsbury Doughboy character can be seen popping up on in-store signage to promote 7-Eleven’s first Pillsbury-branded fresh bakery item.

“Partnering with 7-Eleven gives General Mills an opportunity to bring the fresh-baked goodness of a ready-to-eat Pillsbury-branded cinnamon roll to millions of people,” said Randy Johnson, General Mills Inc. market manager. “I believe the aroma in the stores and rich taste of these warm cinnamon rolls will make them a hit with 7-Eleven’s customers.”

Mobile coupons – for a free cinnamon roll, 75-cent discount, or a free roll with the purchase of a medium coffee – will be available on 7-Eleven’s smartphone app now through the end of October.

Cinnamon isn’t the only spice at 7-Eleven ushering in cooler temperatures. It wouldn’t be fall without Pumpkin Spice, one of 7-Eleven’s customers’ favorite hot beverage flavors and back for a limited time. Customers can choose Pumpkin Spice-flavored lattes or brewed coffee. Even the creamer is in on the action, with International Delight Pumpkin Pie Spice flavor also available while supplies last.

“Pumpkin Spice Latte is a sign that autumn has unofficially arrived,” said Nancy Smith, 7-Eleven vice president of fresh foods merchandising. “Warm cinnamon rolls and hot pumpkin spice lattes and brewed coffees are seasonal comfort tastes at their best, whether heading out to work in the morning, a ballgame in the evening or as an afternoon treat.”

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Snapple Daily Draw @ Sunoco!

Nothing is a whole lot of something. No paying for snacks. No spending money on gas. No paying for your latest music download.

Just enter online now, and you could have nothing too! Snapple and APlus at Sunoco have teamed up to give away prizes all month long. You could win a Sunoco gift card - good on fuel, food, coffee and more. You could also win a $50 iTunes gift card.

There's a new winner every day. All you have to do is visit SnappleDailyDraw.com and register to win. Snapple is made from nothing but the best stuff on earth. For more information on the sweepstakes, visit GoSunoco.

We thought you might like to have a little bit of nothing too. So drink it up, cash it in and make the most of getting something for nothing. Winning nothing has never looked this good!

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My Tween Stole from Me

Since our kids were babies, we've taught them to ask permission before they take something that is not theirs. We teach them to respect other people's things, and we encourage them to use their manner and say, "Please?", when they want something.

So why is it now, at ten years of age, I'm dealing with the unthinkable- my son is stealing from me.

At first it was little things, like food out of the fridge or pantry without permission. Okay, I know what you're going to say, "Every kid does that..it's not really stealing."

Then it moved to other little things, like gum from my purse without permission. Again, not a total travesty, but I made a big deal of it, because he went into my purse without permission, took something that didn't belong to him, and then tried to hide it. THEN when he got busted, he still tried to deny it, and say it wasn't him, despite the unusual overly minty freshness permeating from his mouth.

About six months ago, plus or minus a little, he took our debit card and charged $50 on the Wii for credits. My husband and I flipped out at him. We told him he was going to work it off, and we made him do as much manual labor that we could find and grounded him from everything about a week. I was so angry with him, and disappointed in him.

It stopped for a little while after that, but about a month or two ago, it started again. The lying about stuff "he didn't do" (which he most certainly did), and the taking gum, food, etc, without permission. It was happening more often, and it bothered me. We sat him down and discussed the whole thing with him, explaining how taking ANYTHING without permission is considered stealing, and when you're bigger and caught stealing you can go to jail. He apologized, and we moved along.

This morning, I checked my balance on my bank account, because I'm waiting for an auto-bill payment to hit, and I noticed two charges for Club Penguin. I did not purchase a membership, my husband didn't- so that left the only person who was on the computer- my son.

My husband confronted him while I was in the bathroom, and he denied it, until my husband told him it showed on the bank account. He took out my debit card, placed the order, put it back in my wallet, and back into my purse and went along- life as normal, and didn't tell me about it.

I don't know if I'm more ticked off that he went into my pocketbook without permission, used my card without permission, or tried to lie and deny that he did it!!!

I vented to a few friends and a couple of family members, and they said that they would be pissed. A few told me that every tween/teen goes through it at some point or another. I'm angry! I'm hurt! I'm incredibly disappointed.

I had two people ask me if I thought that with his processing disorders and the Autism, if he really, truly understood what he did. I don't know. I truly feel like he 150% knew what he was doing, knew that he'd probably get caught, and just didn't care. He's got such an entitlement attitude lately, I just don't know what to do.

The approval for the home ABA services can't come soon enough, because I'm on the verge of a complete meltdown on my end. The point of my rant is to ask you, my readers, if YOUR child or anyone you know has ever done anything like this? If so, how did you handle it? How do I handle this. Right now he's grounded, in his room, and not allowed to come out unless he has to eat or use the bathroom. I didn't raise my boy to be a thief. Help!!!!

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Aquatica, SeaWorld’s Waterpark, Reintroduces After-2 p.m. Unlimited Admission Pass

What makes Aquatica, SeaWorld’s Waterpark, Orlando’s can’t-miss waterpark? By offering the latest and hottest deal for locals to enjoy Central Florida’s coolest beach again and again – including the After-2 p.m. Pass.

For the cost of a single day’s admission, guests can enjoy Aquatica after 2 p.m. throughout the rest of 2013. With no blackout dates and unlimited admission to Aquatica, SeaWorld’s Waterpark, after 2 p.m., Orlando's coolest beach is a hit for all ages time after time. Whether it's tiny tots splashing around in Kata's Kookaburra Cove, teens sliding down Taumauta Racer or adults relaxing on the laid-back beaches, guests can enjoy Aquatica all year long.

Aquatica, SeaWorld’s Waterpark, is a one-of-a-kind waterpark that could only come from SeaWorld. Inspired by a whimsical take on the South Seas, Aquatica, SeaWorld’s Waterpark, immerses guests in the playfulness of the sea, taking them in, over and under the water with the world’s most unique water rides and animal encounters. Aquatica, SeaWorld’s Waterpark, mixes animal experiences, waters from serene to extreme, high speed waterslide thrills and wide, sandy beaches to create a day of non-stop fun.

Aquatica, SeaWorld’s Waterpark, After-2 p.m. Pass is $50 for children, ages 3-9, and $55 for adults. To learn more about Aquatica, SeaWorld’s Waterpark, or to buy your After-2 p.m. pass, visit AquaticaOrlando.com, call 888-800-5447, or visit our ticket counters at Aquatica, SeaWorld’s Waterpark.

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Happy National Iced Tea Day! FREE Snapple until 6/15!

Oh Thank Heaven! FREE Snapple until 6/15!

National Iced Tea Day is June 10, but to really heat up your summer, aka make it #AWESUMMER, we’ll be honoring the cold, refreshing drink with a free 16-ounce Snapple Iced Tea every single day, all day, from June 10-15 while supplies last. 7-Eleven has partnered with Snapple to offer three thirst quenching flavors that are sure to satisfy your tastebuds:

· Half ‘n Half – In this Arnold Palmer remix, you don’t have to choose between lemonade and iced tea any more. You get the best of both worlds in every sip you take.
· Lemon Tea– Green tea and black tea canoodling with lemon to create Snapple’s signature Lemon Tea for everyone’s enjoyment.
· Peach Tea– Smooth Snapple tea gets fruity with a splash of peach. This dynamic duo knows how to soothe your iced tea hankering from the very first drop.

Guests can claim their FREE Snapple coupon by texting TEA to 711711 to download the 7-Eleven mobile app, available in Google Play and the App Store. A new coupon will be automatically loaded onto the 7-Eleven App every day. So grab your phone and get thirsty. Bottoms up!

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Target 3 Day Exclusive: $5 off your $30 shoe purchase + top gifts for dad

What's better than the top deals for Father's Day?? How about saving $5 on the cutest pair of shoes?!

That's right, shop now and receive $5 off of your shoe purchase of $30 or more by using coupon code: SHOEPROMO

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