Now I’m not one to order magazine subscriptions. At my house I would do just as well to stick $20 in the magazine rack and watch it collect dust. I feel guilty when I walk by that basket of unread treasures and know I could have used that money for something more useful. Don’t get me wrong, I love magazines. There’s something peaceful about lounging around in a big cozy comfy chair with a magazine and a steaming cup of hazelnut latte.
Helloooooo??? - reality check here! Of course I don’t have time to do that – but it would be comforting if I did. Thus, I can’t justify buying magazine subscriptions – it feels like wasted money and I'm kinda stingy thrifty that way. They inevitably wind up donated to the school or daycare to be turned into an art project or spelling lesson. The bad part is, IF I get a free minute or two I like to have a current magazine around just in case – and there’s the rub; how to have magazines without having to pay for subscriptions or worse yet, newsstand prices. Well, I have found a way – and YES it is legal. I am a DC (diet coke) addict and if any of you are drinkers of coke products you know Coke has been printing these hieroglyphic codes on their bottle caps for quite some time now. (You know those programs are usually not worth the time required to participate which is exactly what I expected from this one). I logged on to check it out and at first glance it looked like all of your other loyalty programs that try to lure in customers – free hats, keychains, music downloads – NOTHING that really warranted my time until I dug a little deeper. Several layers into the “rewards” I found you could redeem points for magazine subscriptions. Yippee! now we’re talking!! There is only 15-20ish to choose from but if you are thrifty like me you could find one or two to put on the coffee table for that “spare minute” and bask in the glory of their freeness. Long story short, I have been enjoying several magazines that I acquired through this program – totally FREE, well uh, sort of – I did drink a lot of diet cokes but I was going to do that anyway!
Now I want to share my good fortune. I have some extra points and I would like to give away a free 1 year subscription to a reader who is equally stingy thrifty. You can have your choice of any of the following magazines just leave me a comment below by noon Tuesday August 19th.
Seventeen |
Parents |
Cookie |
Teen Vogue |
Traditional Home |
Harper’s Bazaar |
Redbook |
Fitness |
Smart Money |
Esquire |
GQ |
House Beautiful |
Cosmo Girl |
Self |
Country Living |
Better Homes & Garden |
Good Housekeeping |
Marie Claire |
Country Home |
Conde Nast Traveler |
Popular Mechanics |
Ladies Home Journal |
Lucky |
Rules (yeck....but there has to be a few)
- You must be over 18 years old
- One entry per email address/comment
- You must leave a comment in this post to be entered (note: If you are reading this through the email subscription, you need to visit http://ithappens2b.typepad.com to enter the giveaway)
- Winner needs to claim their prize within 3 days
Winner will be announced Wednesday August 20th!
Thanks to everyone who participated - this was GREAT fun!!
