Weekend Art - Kids

 

I Love My Earth

It is nice to know that schools are teaching our kids how to care for the environment. This is something that my son made when he was in grade 1

MyLot is Discontinuing Its Earnings Program

I have been a member of myLot for more than 5 years. It has always paid me whenever I made it above the minimum $10 quota. I have been busy the past few years that has limited my time on the site. I was puzzled  when I logged on this week to find out that the site has been revamped and there is no longer any type of earning program. I guess it is too good to last. I wonder what reasons they have for doing this. Did they make a mistake in introducing the earnings by using the site search feature? Was there a significant decrease in member participation? No advertisers perhaps. I hope that the loyal members could find a site where they could generate the same income that myLot provided.

Combining Shoppers Optimum Coupon and In-store Bonus Points

I have been saving a coupon for 8,000 bonus points if I spend at least $75 at shoppers. One day I read in the newspaper that it is 20x the points that day if you spend $50 or more. I figured, if I can claim both the coupon and the in-store bonus points, I could reach 95,000 points easily. I headed to a store near our place after I got off form work. I made sure I had $75 worth of eligible items before taxes. I asked the cashier if after qualifying for the in-store bonus points I can still use the coupon. The cashier said if the register accepts it, then it should be good. So the cashier tried and sait the coupon was accepted but I had to wait for a week before the points will be credited. So I went home feeling happy because of the transaction. A week has passed and I did not see the bonus point added to my rewards points total. So I called customer service to find out what happend. The customer service agent told me that both coupons can't be used at the same time and if I do, I will only get the in-store bonus points. Too bad!

Is it Spring Already???

Five days after the start of spring and the weather is still very cold. We are still getting temparatures below 0. And that is without the wind chill factor. I am praying that we soon get warm weather so we can get out and ride our bikes. Maybe play basketball or tennis. My 2 older kids had tennis lessons during March break and I think they should play from time to time so they wont forget what they have learned. Another reason why I would like the warm weather to begin is because our heater's pilot light always go out. I always have to light it up once a day. I have researched and it looks light the heater is about to break because of its old age. I hope it does not and last for 2 or more years.

Shoppers Optimum Rewards Points

I seemed to be addicted to amassing Shoppers Optimum Rewards points. After I was able to redeem 95,000 points which is worth $170 of stuff last year, I always watch out for their weekly promotions. Whenever Shoppers have the "20x the points", almost all of the time, I would march to a store near us and spend $50-$75 dollars just to be able to get the most points I can. By my estimate, if I make my purchases during these events, I probably need to spend only a minimum of $500 to reach that 95,000 point goal and then I will have $170 to use. I believe it is the best reward system by far.