A Little Story About How I Stacked Deals to Get A Cute Valetines Day Gift for Only $2.48 Shipped!

I just love this !! …. so I want to share with you how I got A FUN  Valentines Day GIFT shipped (kind of at the last minute) … got free  2day shipping, saved 33%, got 6% cash back …. and didn’t even have to leave the house!

I have told you about one of my new favorite bargain hunting tools… it is my membership to ShopRunner. I love it, and they are adding new stores all the time!

<——So here’s a little story about how I got this darling little Valentine’s Day book for my daughter for only $2.48 shipped. (sometimes, it really is the little things… )

I really wanted to get each of my kids a special book for Valentine’s Day, and I have always love the artwork of Mary Melcher, so I was really excited to find that Borders has this darling book, The Best Thing About Valentines on sale for only $3.50 (which happens to be the same price as Amazon) However… let me tell you how I made this deal even sweeter!!

First of all … I went through Shop at Home to get 6% cash back on my purchase (plus if you are a new Shop at Home user, you will get a $5 bonus when you make your first purchase through them, but you must use this link) Once you are signed in/logged on… use the store finder to take you to Borders.)

Next, I found this book that I wanted, and added it to my cart.  I then hopped on over to RetailMeNot (my favorite site for finding coupon codes!) and found a coupon for 25% off any purchase (sweet!) So, I added coupon code: PPE6605P which instantly took 88cents off my already low total of $3.50 … making my new total only $2.62.  (If you are a Borders Rewards Member… you can also use coupon code: BNJ4228A to get 33% off one item, this code expires today… and rewards membership is free!) This made my new total $2.48.

Update: even better… starting tomorrow (2/11-2/14)…you can get 40% off any one item at Borders using coupon code: BXP8221X !!

Then… I logged onto my ShopRunner account (the Shop Runner option is always right there at the check out screen for stores that offer this option) and walla!! I was able to get this darling little book shipped right to my sweetie pie daughter for only $2.48 … it’s even arriving in her name, which she will recognize on the box!

I have to tell you, I am LOVING my membership (yes! I paid for a membership, and it has been so worth it. I have had many of you ask me if I really think that this membership is worth it, and I have to tell you, I really do.)  If you do any online shopping at all, this can quickly pay for itself. The three things that I love the most about this service are:

*FREE 2-Day Shipping

*FREE Returns (seriously!!)

*You can stack your free shipping with coupon codes and cash back sites … do you realize how awesome this is? I’m in heaven… lol… bargain shopper heaven

…so, to answer that question, Is it worth paying for a membership? Yes, absolutely. But, I started with a FREE 30 day trial as well … and I highly recommend that to those of you considering it. (another thing that I love is that they will send you an email reminder when your trial is almost up, so that you don’t accidentally forget to cancel if you don’t want to keep the membership)

They have now added so many stores that I use and love, it has already paid for itself! In case you are unfamiliar with ShopRunner, you can read my post here OR do a free 30 day trial by signing up here…which means that you can get free shipping on all ShopRunner sites for the next 30 days!) Participating stores include: Borders, Babies ‘R Us, Toys ‘R Us, GNC, Pet Smart, Drugstore.com, Beauty.com and so many more … it is an online shoppers dream come true!

….oh, and did I mention that I am getting this in TWO days, because ShopRunner provides FREE TWO DAY SHIPPING … ahhhh, love it!

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