3 Hour Massage Spa for RM49? Good post-triathlon therapy!

I was absolutely sucked in by this deal. First, I love massages. My hubs and I had a massage almost every single day of our weeklong honeymoon at Bali. Second, I know I'm gonna need some serious massaging after my Sprint triathlon at the Desaru International Long Distance Triathlon 2011. Third, if I possibly attempt and survive the Long Distance event at the aforesaid Triathlon, I will need ultra-serious massaging. Ultra. (Now, why would I even wanna do the Long Distance event? It's because I have a FREE pass. If you know me, I'm also a sucker for freebies. By the way, Timex, thanks for the freebie).

If you need a massage and feeling adventurous enough to try out a new place, check out the link below. I'll post a review of the place after my outing there. Stay tuned!

Had a Long, Hard Day of Work? Treat Yourself to a 3-Hour Full Body Pampering Inclusive of a Ginger Oil Massage, Sea Salt Foot Bath and Soak, Full Body Scrub, Ear Candling, Milk Bubble Bath Jacuzzi and a Herbal Drink at Reen's Beauty House and Spa for Only RM49.90 Instead of RM350

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xo Gracie

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FREE Dale and Thomas 10% off $50 Discount Coupon Code

Hi everyone!

Dale & Thomas Popcorn is a gourmet popcorn that has been featured on Oprah's "Favorite Things" and has been declared on the Today's Show as "The Rolls Royce of Popcorn". It would make a special gift for any occasion, even a special treat for yourself and your loved ones.

CLICK HERE to get 10% off your purchase of $50 and up at Dale & Thomas (That's $5 off $50 or $10 off $100!). Enter the Coupon Code AFF10 at checkout and you're good to go!

Other details: Redeemable for merchandise only and may not be redeemed for cash. Valid only for Dale and Thomas® products at www.daleandthomaspopcorn.com. Minimum order of $50. Limit one per order/visit. Cannot be used for wholesale orders. Does not apply to previously placed orders. Cannot be combined with other promotions or offers. Cannot be replaced if lost or stolen. No cash value. Cannot be used to purchase gift cards or gift card refills.

By the way, I've also compiled in one handy location, links with discounts and coupons to all the places where I shop online. Check out Where Gracie Shops!



xo Gracie

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Review of Trilegiant's Autovantage, Buyers / Shoppers / Travelers Advantage and more: Pros and Cons

Summary of Post
My generally positive experience with several of these paid membership programs that have a notorious reputation and are usually rated badly by the BBB. Pros: Surprisingly good on their word and honor rebate requests promptly. It's possible to get money through their free trial subscriptions. Cons: Laborious, meticulous reading of Terms & Conditions, to know exactly what is being signed up for. Needs careful tracking of membership cancellation dates to avoid automatic subscription renewal and accompanying charges.

What's reviewed
Trilegiant's Autovantage, Buyers Advantage, Freeshipping.com, Great Fun (greatfunsite.com), Just for Me, Shoppers Advantage, Completehome, Privacy Guard, and Travelers Advantage. Also, Easysaver, Business Max, Nicole Saving Advantage (Nicolesavingadvantage.com) and Passport 2 Fun.

The length of my experience
I subscribed to all the above, on and off, since 2005. When I say 'on and off', I mean that I've mainly done the trial memberships, which are free (or cost $1), and mostly cancelled before the trial period ended. A pop-up window offering $20 for a free trial of their site is usually how I signed up. The offer comes after I've bought something else online. If I agree to the free trial (after reading the terms and conditions, which you should absolutely do, and make sure there's a phone number you can call to cancel), my credit card details that I used for my online purchase will be automatically given to the site, and it will automatically renew (be charged) at the end of the free trial.

Do they actually offer anything useful?
Actually yes. I used their services and explored their websites during my subscription period and most of them

Review of Vistaprint: Great for my small business

Summary of Post

My positive experience using Vistaprint for a small business venture, how you can order stuff for free, tips to maximizing your savings, and best of all links to all that free stuff! I have been a customer since 2009 and they remain my go-to site for hassle-free ordering of business cards, address labels, brochures, banners and heaps of other stuff that is perfect for promoting my small business. With a bit of planning and waiting for their free offers, I have successfully ordered Vistaprint products worth over $2200 over the years, and paid nothing (yes, that's zero, nada, zilch) except for shipping. 

Vistaprint BBB Scam Complaints Galore?

Before I sat down to write my review, I googled 'Vistaprint review' to see what other folks had to say about  Vistaprint , and I was kinda surprised. 

Some folks had had 'fraudulent' $14.95 monthly charges from unwittingly

Giant Eagle Nestle Choc Chips $1.16 each with coupon and cashback

This week Giant Eagle has a 'Buy $10 worth and get $2 off' for their Nestle Toll House Choc Chips, which also happen to be on sale at $2 each. I had a couple of $1 off 2 Nestle Choc Chip coupons and thought this would be a good time to use them :)

Question of the week
Did I need to buy $10 worth of choc chips before or after my $1 off coupons were applied? I asked

Zone Perfect Bars for 9 cents each with double $0.55 coupons

Zone Perfect bars are selling for $1.20 each at my Giant Eagle. I had 20 coupons for $0.55 off one bar or one box of these yummy low-carb Atkin-friendly treats. Giant Eagle doubles coupons up to $0.99, so each coupon doubled to $1.10.

Price after coupon = $1.20 - $1.10 = $0.10 each bar
Cost for 20 bars = $2

Plus I was on a big

Fatcow Review: Top notch web hosting service for the money

Summary of Post
Fatcow may not be the cheapest web hosting service provider out there but their customer service is excellent, and their 'punny' take on bovines is 'udderly' hilarious. I 'joined the herd' in March 2010 and set up my own website Fun with Bugs! in less than a day. The Fatcow help person (a real person!) helped me with questions that I had and was very patient and courteous to a novice like myself. Free domain name, a 30 day free trial (money back guarantee), and a user-friendly Site Builder were what I liked best about Fatcow for my small business.

My experience with Fatcow
I was intimidated by the prospect of setting up my own website and had put it off for way too long. I needed a simple website that would showcase my small business: bugs and the fun bug educational programs that I offered. I didn't have much to spend since

Review of E-Rewards Opinion Panel & Delta Skymiles Prizes

Summary of Post
E-Rewards is a legit survey site, but their E-Rewards Dollars are not the equivalent of real world dollars, because rewards offered are inflated in value. However, E-Rewards pays about $2.30/hr, which puts it on par with some of my favorite survey sites, but not as high as Toluna ($7/hr, read my review here). Customer service is excellent and reward redemption is hassle-free.

The above is the e-Rewards logo

About E-Rewards Opinion Panel
E-Rewards is a survey site that awards $$ for completed surveys, that can be redeemed for Delta Skymiles, Hilton Hhonors points, magazine subscriptions and discounts off purchases from a variety of retailers. Between $0.50 to $10 is awarded for a completed survey (longer surveys earn more), that's if you 'qualify' for the survey, which is determined in a short screening survey. Non-qualifiers are awarded $0.25, which is nice. The $ accumulated in your account during your membership year expires a month after your membership anniversary. Redemption is a painless process, and e-mail enquiries are answered courteously and promptly.

My Experience with E-Rewards
I signed up in March 2009 and was happy with my year-long experience. I received 105 survey offers, and qualified for 21 of them. About 12 surveys paid $4 or more each. So as of yesterday I had a gloat-worthy $100 sitting in my account. Oh yeah... Unfortunately, as I relate below, my $100 was not really worth $100...

A Closer Look at E-Rewards 'Rewards'
The rewards selection looks pretty good until you really scrutinize it. Many of the discount coupons require

Winnie Winster's Slot Social Review: An Update!

Summary of post
A follow up update of my previous review of Slot Social. After more than a year of membership in this unbelievably addictive website, does Winnie Winster still hold me under her spell?? Did I ever get enough points to redeem any prizes? Yes and Yes!

Slot Social Anonymous?
I am now the President of SSA, myself a recovering addict ;). Actually I'm the only member of SSA. ;) I don't know if all my Slot Social buddies are in denial, offering up excuses like "it's so much fun, and it's free!" and "I won a $10 Walmart gift certificate!". Am I trying to convince myself that Slot Social is a bad thing?... Well, I'm not succeeding, and life is too short to agonize over whether addiction to this wonderful social game is bad or not. So I quit! (I mean I quit as president of SSA :)).

Hey, wanna join Slot Social? (If you can't beat them, join them!). Click here to join, and soon you'll be among the millions of folks worldwide who've had their day brightened by this impossibly irresistable 'friends help friends' game.

My Prize
I had racked up the 1,000,000 points needed to redeem my $5 Amazon gift certificate, within the first two months of playing an hour a day. But I decided to hold out for the $20 Amazon gift certificate (a whopping 3,800,000 points). I'm now so close to my prize I can almost taste it. I have 3,363,975 points and they don't expire. So I'll bide my time and accumulate points while indulging my 'addiction'...

Ah Slot Social, what's not to love about it? :)

By the way, I've also compiled in one handy location, links with discounts and coupons to all the places where I shop online. Check out Where Gracie Shops!


xo Gracie

P.S. It would be AWESOME if you could click on any ad here - my sponsors give me a few cents per click. Thanks for supporting my blog!

Is Delta Skymiles Worth It For Me? More mileage out of my skymiles

I've been a Delta Skymiles member for over a year now, and also signed up for their E-Rewards program that's similar to some of the cashback sites like Cashbaq and Ebates, and I currently have 18,000 miles sitting my account waiting to be redeemed for something. How much does 18,000 miles translate to in dollars and cents? Can I get a plane ticket with it?

Delta's perspective
Well if I could sell my miles back to Delta, at the $0.028/mile rate they charge me for buying miles, my 18,000 miles would be worth a handsome sum of $504. Delta is having a "Buy Miles 50% Bonus" right now that makes it $0.019/mile, not that that affects anything since it's not possible to sell miles to Delta :)

Plane ticket worthiness?
According to the Delta Award Mileage Chart my 18,000 miles could get me a round trip flight to anywhere in the US. I might even make it to the Caribbean! Or so I thought. Their