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Drop Down Deals $500 Giveaway Week 3… Ten Land’s End Packable Totes!

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UPDATE: THIS WEEK’S GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED! Winners are Housemouse (blog,) Wireman1979 (blog,) Wendolyn (blog,) Grandma (blog,) Dgauger (blog,) Bekahkoon (Twitter,) Degolly (Twitter,) Beth Collins Lawford (Facebook,) Jenice Hammond (Facebook,) and Janis Richard Makwinja (Facebook.) Congratulations to all of our winners!

Super-Couponers, we’re three weeks into an incredible MONTH of giveaways for you… as well as a cool way to save on lots of online purchases!

Drop Down Deals is a free browser plug-in that tracks thousands of discount codes for you. Instead of having to use a search engine or coupon-code website to look for percentages off, free shipping, and dollars-off discounts, Drop Down Deals automatically shows you any available coupon codes for the site you’re shopping on.

Recently, the makers of Drop Down Deals got in touch with me and asked if I would like to try out their service for one month, shopping online and using Drop Down Deals to find coupon codes for the purchases I’d be making. They gave me $500 to spend on anything, as long as I used discount codes that the Drop Down Deals browser provided to me while shopping online… and of course, shared my shopping experiences using the Drop Down Deals plug-in with my readers.

I’m giving my month’s worth of Drop Down Deals purchases to YOU! It’s Week 3, and one of my readers tipped me off to a great sale LandsEnd.com was having on luggage. It was such a good sale that I decided to buy TEN prizes for this week’s giveaway… and wait until you see how much money my DropDownDeals.com discount codes took off my bill this week — over $50!

These Land’s End Packable Totes are too cool! Who among us hasn’t gone on a trip and then had to bring home more stuff than we planned on? I love how they fold up to be tucked away in your luggage… then magically transform into a bonus carry-on.

And, I thought the 30% off discount code from Drop Down Deals was already going to make this a great buy, but FREE shipping too? Score! I’ve saved so much that I might have to buy something fairly big-ticket next week to use up my last $200-or-so.

There are FOUR ways for you to enter each week:

  • 1. Reply to each week’s Drop Down Deals giveaway post on my blog. Just like every giveaway I host… post a comment under this story, and you’re entered!
     
  • 2. Become a Facebook Fan of Super-Couponing, if you’re not already, then posting under my weekly Drop Down Deals writeup on my Facebook Wall.
     
  • 3. Follow me on Twitter, if you’re not already.
     

(You will get an additional entry into the contest for EACH of these, so if you’d like to do them all, that’s three giveaway entries for you this week.)

Which that brings us to #4…

I’d also love YOUR help in deciding what to buy!

  • If you’d like to install the Drop Down Deals browser plugin too, feel free to post any great coupon codes, deals, and potential prizes that you find in the Comments below this article! For every deal that you post that includes a coupon code you found on Drop Down Deals, you will receive ANOTHER entry into that week’s contest. If you spot five great deals and post about them, you just picked up another five entries! (Each deal needs to include the URL of the online store, the product that’s on sale, and the discount code you found with Drop Down Deals for the product. Limit 10 prize-suggestion posts per person per week.)

Want to win a Land’s End Packable Tote? This Drop Down Deals / Land’s End Packable Tote Giveaway begins TODAY, April 11th, and will run for one week. Next Monday, April 18th, I’ll announce the ten winners of the Packable Totes, and I’ll kick off Week 4, our final week, with another round of prizes for you!

Remember, there are FOUR ways to enter:

  • 1. Reply to each week’s Drop Down Deals giveaway post on my blog.
     
  • 2. Become a Facebook Fan of Super-Couponing, then post under my Drop Down Deals writeup on my Facebook Wall.
     
  • 3. Follow me on Twitter.
     
  • 4. Install the Drop Down Deals browser plugin too, then post any great coupon codes, deals, and potential prizes that you find in the Comments below this article! For every deal that you post that includes a coupon code you found on Drop Down Deals, you will receive ANOTHER entry into that week’s contest. (Each deal needs to include the URL of the online store, the product that’s on sale, and the discount code you found with Drop Down Deals for the product. Limit 10 prize-suggestion posts per person per week.)

Good luck and happy deal hunting!

Legal: This giveaway is sponsored by Drop Down Deals. Posting a response in the Comments area under this story qualifies readers to enter to win one (1) of ten (10) Land’s End Packable Totes(Land’s End item #39991-4AJ5.) Readers can also gain additional entries by becoming a fan of Super-Couponing on Facebook, then posting in the weekly Drop Down Deals writeup; following Super-Couponing on Twitter; and installing the Drop Down Deals plugin and posting shopping suggestions that include website URL, product, and coupon code found via the Drop Down Deals browser plugin. There is a limit of 10 shopping suggestions giveaway entries per week per person. This week’s contest began at 12:00am CST on April 11, 2011 and will end on April 17, 2011 at 11:59pm. Ten winners will be chosen via random-number generator. Winners will be contacted via the Private Messaging feature of JillCataldo.com and via email; or via Facebook messaging; or via Twitter. If winner does not reply to the message within one week (7 days,) the winner will forfeit the prize, and a new winner will be chosen. A $500 American Express gift card has been provided by Drop Down Deals for the purpose of utilizing the site’s discount code browser plug-in while shopping for merchandise online. I have been compensated for this post. I have received information to help promote Drop Down Deals as part of this giveaway. All opinions and experiences with Drop Down Deals expressed either in writing or verbally are my own. To date, I have spent $297.19 of the $500 stipend provided to me ($62.28 during week 1’s giveaway, $138.31 during week 2’s giveaway, and $96.60 during this current week’s giveaway.) In the event that, on the last week of the giveaway, there is not enough of a balance remaining on the gift card to purchase another prize for this giveaway, the remaining funds will be used to offset the postage costs of shipping prizes to the winners. This giveaway is part of a larger, month-long giveaway series. Next week’s giveaway will begin on April 18th, 2011. The giveaway series will conclude after one month. Good luck to everyone!

Comments

  14. I just love tote bags, they come in handy with all my kid’s stuff :-) Thank you for all you do for us!!

  20. I love totes and bags. I have about 55 of reusable bags for groceries but dont really have one for like a great day to pack a blanket to go on a picnic or just to go to the zoo for the day. would really like this

  23. The tote would be so great to put all my deals in that I get all thanks to you Jill!!

  24. That is such a great deal Jill!!! Thank you so much for all your hard work in finding ways to help save everybody money!! It sure comes in handy :)

  26. So compact and handy. I always pack an extra duffel bag that zips up into a square in my luggage when I travel. You never know when you find some nice things that you buy when on a trip. =)

  28. Jill – thank you so much for everything you do – would love one of these totes!

  30. bring more home than what I take with. These would be great to stash in a suitcase. Thanks for the great giveaways.

  35. I’m all in with the exception of #4 which is great considering I’m still in bed with my IPad!

  44. Even if I don’t win….. I think I may be making a purchase….. I am always carrying bags with me to the stores and this one looks amazing for trips.

  49. I could use some new luggage! It looks much lighter than the ones I own, lol.

  60. I could actually use another tote. My son confiscated my old one. Thanks Jill.

  65. I WOULD LOVE TO WIN THIS BAG I WOULD CALL THIS MY NEW COUPON BAG THAT FOR THE CHANCE TO WIN THIS BAG

  67. I’m going on vacation soon and would love to win the tote for it. With a little one we’ll definitly be bringing home more than we are leaving with.

  73. where have I’ve been. did not see the weekly give aways from drop down deals. I want one:}

  75. Way to go Jill. We all can use a good bag to tote things around in and a Land’s End bag last a very long time.

  78. I have already used the Drop Down Deals 3 times. It is so nice to have the possible coupons for each site in the upper corner.

  79. I just need to remember to install it on the desk top because I’m ususlly on my phone when I’m browsing on here.

  80. I absolutely love totes. This would be a great work tote bag since I go through so many. :)

  88. Do you ever NOT smile??

    Oh, and those totes are such a good idea. I’m totally that over-buyer on vacation person. ;)

  95. What an awesome product! I love how simple and easy these are to use. It makes getting those extra 5cents back per bag at target even more fashionable!!! Thanks Jill!

  98. We have to drive out to Pittsburgh in a few weeks to bring home my son from college. With all the cheap cereal, peanut butter, protein bars, and snacks I sent out to him, these would come in handy for anything left that he hasn’t consumed.LOL Thanks Jill!

  101. great giveaway ! Thanks for another great opportunity to win……… i am an email subscriber

  104. Drop Down Deals would also save me time in searching for codes, as well as money! Thanks Jill! I love the packable totes!

  107. Would love to win one of these to take on our 10 year anniversary vacation!!! THanks for the chance!

  109. I am so with you on this one….Always when I travel I wish I had another bag and usually end up borrowing one from my sister to travel back home with….If I don’t win I just might buy it…Thank you Jill for sharing with us! And I am now a follower on facebook too…..

  114. for thinking of us and sharing the goodies! The bag looks great and Lands’ End items are indestructible. Can any mom ever have enough bags????? Ever?????

  119. One can NEVER go wrong with a Land’s End product! Heading to Disney in June…can really get some good use out of this tote! Thank you once again Jill :)

  129. I’m a new user to the site and I’m looking forward to learning new ways to save! I follow you on Facebook.

  130. I love Land’s End products and the chance to win them free makes it even better. Thanks for the giveaway!

  140. New user super excited about what you do Jill. Those totes would be awesome for all the cheap stuff I am going to be stocking up on with your help!!

  146. I will love to get one of these. Although with all the new people joining, my odds will be dropped. I hope it makes sense,

  147. Hi Jill,
    I am new to your site and love it. Can never have to many reusable totes.
    Thanks!

  150. Very cool pack! Every time we visit relatives in Germany, we run out of space for odds and ends. This would be perfect.

  153. Hello Jill, I love your website and facebook page. I am new to couponing and you have been a big help. Thank you. I would love to win the tote.

  157. These look incredible. Thanks for everything you do, I’ve learned/saved so much thanks to you.

  162. You know Jill, I love it because everytime I’m on the site I learn something new… and thanks for teaching me how to save $$$… I love it! Also, I almost always end up talking to someone in the store and end by writing down your site for them… I even gave it to an 85 yr old gentleman in Walgreens…(He does use the computer!) He was going to buy refills for his razor… but I explained how he could save money by buying new razors instead of refills… too bad I didn’t have one on me at the time to give him! Thanks again for all you do!

  165. I’d love one of those totes. And I love all that you have done for me and so many others, Jill! The difference you have made in so many thousands of lives is amazing. You will have a special place in many people’s hearts for a long time.

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