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Barnes and Noble Groupon

February 5th, 2011 at 03:42 am

I took advantage of today's Groupon deal: 50% off $20 B&N purchase, good through April 11th. I also had hubby take advantage of the deal as well. Both kids got B&N gift cards for Christmas that they haven't used yet, so I thought this would be a good deal to take advantage of.

The kids are 12 and 10. I'm trying to get them to start thinking frugally (uh, good luck with that). Apparently, they did not inherit my frugal genes, at all.

One thought I had was to have them help me do the weekly grocery list. I wanted to give them my grocery budget ($100), and have them look through the sale ads and clip the coupons, and if they came in under $100, I'd split the difference with them. But then I had visions of eating bread and water every night, so that won't fly. So then I figured I'd let them be responsible for just the coupon / bonus club savings and I'd make out the rest of the list, but I had visions of them clipping every coupon in the insert. Hmmm. I think this is going to be one of those trial and error type of things.

I have a quiet weekend in store. I need to hit the bank and post office tomorrow (had a few more half .com sales), and the kids have basketball games. We're expecting a wintry mix (surprise), but these days, 2-4 inches doesn't even make me blink an eye. No plans for the Superbowl. We have a soccer game early in the day, and we'll have "fun food" (chili, nachos) for the game.

Nothing better than a cheap, restful weekend...

10 Responses to “Barnes and Noble Groupon”

  1. ThriftoRama Says:
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    I got that groupon too. I had my eye on a couple of books, so I guess it was a sign.

  2. FrugalTexan75 Says:
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    What if you set some limitations? Such as they have to get foods that fit into all the food groups and will create balanced meals. Or work with them to come up with a list of acceptable meals, and then they work towards getting the foods for it within the budget.

  3. NJDebbie Says:
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    I did too and by using the offer posted in the Swagbucks website I earned 280 digital dollars which enable me to get a $5 Amazon gift card! Woo Hoo!!!!!

  4. CB in the City Says:
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    I saw that deal through MyPoints, which would have been great -- earning points and getting a great deal. However, I already have a stack of books to read -- and I'm really a library person anyway, so I passed.

  5. frugaltexan75 Says:
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    Debbie,

    I think the Swagbucks was actually for 315 SB's. I decided to go through MyPoints because it would be my third purchase towards the 3 purchases for a $10 gift card. Did you get credited for it already? I saw on FB that lots of people were having trouble being credited.

  6. mjrube94 Says:
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    I got credited for both this morning. I was surprised at how quick it came. Seems like this was a popular one!

  7. frugaltexan75 Says:
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    mrjube,

    Did you go through MyPoints or Swagbucks?

  8. mjrube94 Says:
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    Neither. I clicked on the Groupon link that came in my email, bought it, and got the link with the code and pin today...

  9. retire@50 Says:
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    Maybe if you create the menu and have them make a list and find coupons/sales etc based on that?

  10. FrugalTexan75 Says:
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    Ah, okay. Have fun finding items. Smile

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