The drug store deals this week are pretty sad for OCC items, but here’s a few things you may want to pick up if you’ll be at the store anyway!
Walgreens:
Haribo Gold Bears $0.79 with in-ad coupon
Use $0.30/1 printable coupon
Final Price: $0.49
CVS:
Orbitz 3 pack gum $2
Use $1/1 printable coupon
Final Price: $1 or $0.33 per pack
Here’s a great coupon to print! $1 off a 3 pack of Eclipse or Orbit Gum! This should make for some really great deals! It doesn’t expire until August, so plenty of time to use it, too! CVS will have Orbitz for $2 next week, so that would be a good place to use it.
So, thank you to all the people who were interested in doing their very own $10 shoe box challenge. I have randomly selected Tiffany Wieber to take on the challenge this time! I’ve put her $10 in the mail and she’ll start showing us her shopping savvy in June! I don’t know about you, but I’m excited to see what kind of shoe box she is able to pack with $10 in cash!!
GraveYard Mall has their licensed kid’s sunglasses available again. This time, 6 pair for $10.99 with free shipping. Available for ages 3-5 or 6-8 years, boy or girl. These are great sunglasses; I’ve never been disappointed in their quality. And, with gas prices rising, it sure is nice to shop from home! 
Also, up for grabs, Graveyard Mall has the great deal on socks available again! Get 30 pairs of Women’s No Show Socks for $15.99 with FREE shipping. Assorted Colors or just white available. These will be great in the shoeboxes for 10-14 year olds, and you can’t beat that price for shipped to your front door.
And finally, if you have trouble finding a good price on quality T shirts, then this deal is for you. For just $19.99 you’ll get 10 Women’s Hanes T Shirts in a variety of colors shipped right to your door. That’s just $2 per shirt and these would be perfect for crafts or just put in your 10-14 year old Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes. Various sizes are available. I heard from someone who ordered these last time they were available and they commented on how nice they were.
I stopped into Target today and was pleasantly surprised to find the Dollar Spot at the front of the store was 50% off all red dot items. Mostly it is garden/Spring themed items. But I did find flip flops, gardening tools, puzzles, socks, finger puppets, frisbies, and other small toys all for 50%. It will likely go 70% off tomorrow or Friday!
Photos courtesy of Samaritan's Purse UK
Just another example of how shoe boxes are touching lives around the globe! This one is courtesy of Samaritan’s Purse UK.
Looking back now, Tran Xuan Hoa is amazed that a small shoe box could have transformed his life forever. That’s because, 15 years ago, Hoa was a sad kid with very little hope, living alone on the streets of Hanoi, Vietnam. His family never had enough money and there was no future for him in the remote mountain village where he grew up.
“At age eleven, I dropped out of school after finishing grade five, due to extreme poverty and having to walk nine kilometers to school every day,” he remembers. “It seemed that I would never have any dream for the future.” Because of their desperate situation, Hoa’s parents let him go to Hanoi, hoping he could find work, never imagining he would end up a street kid. Aimless and alone, Hoa heard about the shelters run by Samaritan’s Purse.
And, thanks to the support of friends like you, he was able to find a new home with other street children where he was safe and cared for. Two months later, Hoa became one of the first children in Vietnam to receive a Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child shoe box. His eyes opened wide as he pulled out the flute that was packed inside. Who would have guessed that he knew how to play a flute? “The shoe box was small, but its power changed my life forever,” he smiles.
When Hoa opened his Operation Christmas Child shoe box, he opened up so much more than a box full of gifts. His shoe box opened up more opportunities through Samaritan’s Purse for Hoa and his brothers to finish school and, putting their education to use, support their family.
Hoa now serves as a Project Officer with Samaritan’s Purse Vietnam where he oversees the northern mountain region where he was born! He is married to Huyen and they have a two-year-old son called Noah.
As a child, Hoa didn’t dare to dream. But now, thanks to friends like you, he is giving hope to other impoverished kids… And it all started with an Operation Christmas Child shoe box, given to a wide-eyed mountain child.
I know lots of you enjoy my $10 shoe box challenge posts, but I haven’t been very good about updating you on how mine is going so far. In fact, I had it on the calendar 2 weeks ago to do a post on it…and well, you see how well that went! I promise an update soon. But, to satisfy your hunger for updates, I’ve decided that I would challenge one reader to pack a $10 shoe box in 2 months!
Do you want to be the one?
Simply fill out the form below if you’re interested in doing a $10 shoe box challenge. I’ll provide you with the $10, but there are a few simple rules you need to follow:
- Send weekly updates and pictures of how things are going to me via email so that I can post the results here on Clip with Purpose every week. If you have nothing to report, that’s fine, too, but I still would like a weekly update.
- Pack at least one shoe box with $10 cash. It would be great if you could get that $10 to stretch enough to cover the $7 shipping cost, too, but it’s not necessary.
- The challenge will begin on June 1st and run through July 31st!
So, who’s up for the challenge? I may decide to pick more than one person if there is a lot of interest. I’ll randomly select one interested person from the entries below on WEDNESDAY 5/16 at 5pm MT.
I know I have lots of crafty readers! If you’ve ever wanted to know a little bit more about how to use your sewing machine, now’s your chance to learn the ins and outs of your sewing machine for FREE! Cratsy is offering a free Sewing Machine 911 class! I’ve had my eye on a Singer sewing machine at Target for a while now, so I may take this class, too. I use my mom’s sewing machine sometimes, but she helps me get everything all set up. 
I’m pretty much a sewing machine novice.
Here’s the description of the class from the email I received from Craftsy:
Sewing Machine 911 Enjoy your class as many times as you want, whenever you want. Your access never expires. In my free online Craftsy class, Sewing Machine 911, I teach all about the typical ills most machines suffer from, and how to easily remedy those pesky problems. Gain confidence in troubleshooting your own machine issues with my tips and tricks. In this class, I discuss both vintage and modern machines, new and used. All of these machines can sew, and they can sew well when the user understands them correctly. Work with me and get to know the ins and outs of your sewing machine, including the basic components of each machine, spotting symptoms, knowing when to take your machine to a professional, and much more!
If you’re interested in signing up, head over here to Craftsy!
A few really nice deals at Target this week for your shoe boxes! Be sure to let us all know if I missed anything!
Revlon Nail Clippers starting at $1.27
Use $2/1 Target store printable coupon
Final Price: Free
Aquafresh Extreme Clean Toothpaste Pump or Tube $3 (through 5/19)
Use $1/ from 5/6 Red Plum or $1/1 Aquafresh printable Coupon
and use $1.50/1 Target store printable Coupon
Final Price: $0.50
Reach Floss $0.99
Use $1/1 from 3/4 Red Plum
Final Price: Free
There’s lots of Target store apparal coupons as well. Might want to grab those in case you find a great deal on the clearance racks!
The coupon is for $10 off $25 or more at Dollar General on all Yellow Dot Summer Apparel, Shoes and Accessories. This coupon is good from 5/13 through 5/20!
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