Pinching Pennies for Prudence: Totally Free Tuesday!

Hello fellow freebie finders! Another fabulous day here in PA... Hope the weather is as lovely wherever you may be! SO I know nothing about graphic design, but tried to do my best to come up with a blogo (like my terminology? hehehe) for this site here. Using Microsoft Paint no less! I need to get my photoshop skills tuned back up and see if I can't create something really nifty! I'm a big fan of retro though, so I love the pic I found.. I think it's a good representation of what I am trying to do here.. share my thrifty "mama knows best" tips with anyone who cares about being lean mean and green like I do! LOL! Lean Mean and Green.. my new motto! I like it!!

Mama cloth review!!
Ladies only section!! NO MEN ALLOWED!! :P
So ladies.. the long awaited review of mama cloth... yes.. it's exactly what it sounds like.. pads and panty liners made out of cloth! I am super excited about these!! Even if my mom made fun of me because she thought the world was advancing away from these home made products that her mother had to use! For all those cloth diapering mom's out there.. why do you do it? To save money? To save trees? Or to keep trash out of the landfill? Whatever your reasons, mama cloth will fulfill those same goals for your feminine needs as cloth diapers do for your diapering needs!

There are tons and tons of different types of mama cloth out there, made of different types of fabrics and in different sizes, shapes, etc. So these are the ones I got.. Pieces of Sungreen why? because they were the CHEAPEST I could find.. duh!! And they were still made out of super cute fabrics :)

So.. what are the main differences between cloth and the plastic ones we buy at the store now? Cost and Comfort! These seem to be costly at first.. $40 for a set.. but I would imagine I spend at least that in a year on pads.. so considering these will last me much longer! Comfort = 100,000% more comfortable then the plastic diaper like counterpart! OMG! It was amazing! Felt like I was wearing nothing but my regular panties! Also, for some reason, I didn't think of them as gross pieces of trash that I didn't want to touch afterwards.. partly because they cost me some $$ and probably because I change so many cloth diapers.. like all mama's.. I have a new definition of gross :)

If I had to have a complaint it would have to be the size of the "wings" on these pads. I think if they were wider they wouldn't move around as much, which was really only an issue for the panty liners. But other then that they were fantastic! And then I found that there are a large number of different styles.. even for thongs.. and a lot of them have wider wings. I'm sure I could request wider wings on my next order and I'm sure she would do her best to fulfill my wishes.

Pieces of Sungreen also makes sandwich wraps and snack baggies too!! Guess I'll be a repeat customer for sure! We spend a small fortune on plastic bags for lunches since both Justin and I are packers :) Talk about ways to save money.. packing your lunch saves us right around $200-300/month if you assume about $10/day/person vs. $20/week at the grocery store!

So if anyone decides to try out the wonderful home made wares from Pieces of Sungreen be sure to let her know that Stephanie Skelonis sent you! Maybe I'll score some freebies or be able to host a giveaway!

Here's some freebies I found!!

Free Samples of U by Kotex

Free COVERGIRL Advanced Radiance Sample

Natura Advantage Pet Food FREE 5-lb. Bag

Get a FREE 5-lb. bag of Natura Advantage Pet Food when you request a coupon by mail! If you've requested this offer when it's been available in the past, you may not be able to request it a second time.

Snapfish: FREE Desk Calendar or Photo Mug

Get a FREE desk calendar ($14.99 value) or photo mug ($4.99 value) from Hershey. These items would be a great start to your Christmas gift list. I got mugs last year with pictures of Eve and they turned out fantastic! It's easy! If you don't have a UPC, just click on “Don’t Have UPC’s?” and the form will automatically be completed. Then you will receive a unique coupon code by email redeemable at Snapfish. You will only pay the shipping cost of $4.99 plus any applicable sales tax.

Expires 1/15/11.

New users will also receive 100 FREE prints when they register with Snapfish through 10/17/10.