Thrifty Thursdays"... Purex Detergent Coupon - 2 days left!

Hi, all! I'm a little late posting this (I missed it in my e-mail), but I have a coupon code for you below that will help you get 10% off Purex laundry detergents at Target now through August 30th! That means you have until Saturday to use this. I have been using Purex laundry detergent since the beginning of the year, and I love it! I can't imagine using anything else now. 

Here is the link you will need to use: http://go.purex.com/Zb3x. You will also need Target's Cartwheel App. Have you used this app? It is awesome! It is especially great if you happen to buy Target diapers and wipes like me. I almost always get 5% off of those. Not to mention it has a bunch of other great offers that update regularly! Let me know if you have any questions about the app, and I will try to help!

Be sure to take advantage of this offer before it expires on Saturday night! 

Purex Crystals Fabric Softener Sheets

It's time for another Purex Insiders review and giveaway! This time I'm reviewing Purex Crystals Fabric Softener Dryer Sheets.

Let me just say...I LOVE these dryer sheets!!! I normally buy the off-brand dryer sheets, and they do a fine job. However, the Purex dryer sheets fill my laundry room with a wonderful aroma! I never smell my off-brand sheets unless I actually sniff the clothes, but these I can smell as soon as I open the door. I'm planning on stashing a few of these in my closet and hampers to freshen up the smell.

I never notice a lot of static in my clothes, so I can't really say if it did a better job of reducing static cling, but it didn't make it any worse. Purex also says that these dryer sheets repel pet hair and lint. I don't have a pet, so I can't speak to that. I can say that I haven't noticed any lint on my clothes since I've been using these.

Now the part you've been waiting for. There are 2 ways to win. You can enter the giveaway below for a chance to win a coupon for a free box of Purex Crystals Fabric Softener Dryer Sheets. You can also click on the link to enter the sweepstakes for a chance to win $500 and a year's supply of these dryer sheets. http://insiders.purex.com/TryYourLuckWIN?id=107

  

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The Purex Brand provided me with a free sample Purex Crystals Dryer Sheets in exchange for a product review. However, all the opinions expressed here are my own.

No Sort Laundry Detergent...A Giveaway!

Hi, friends! I’m back! I think life has slowed down a tiny bit, so I can get back to blogging a little more regularly. Last time I told you that I have 2 review blogs coming, but now I actually have 3. This will be one of them. I'll try to throw in some cute Eliana posts also. 

Purex asked me to review their No Sort Laundry Detergent. I have to admit…this one scared me. I was super nervous that my laundry was going to end up being a rainbow of colors that I didn’t want. You see, I am a laundry nazi. I read EVERY tag on mine and my husband’s clothes. If it says wash warm, I wash it in warm. If it says wash cold, I wash it in cold water. I figure they know better than I do how their product should be cleaned. The only exception to this is my daughter's clothes. I wash all of hers in cold because for some reason hers tend to shrink more easily. 

According to Purex, this detergent features Anti-Color-Transfer technology which traps loose dyes and prevents color bleeding accidents. I tried the No Sort Laundry Detergent on a few loads. I tried it on both a cold and a warm load, as well as one of my daughter's loads. Nothing faded! In all fairness, the bottle does say not to use it on clothes that haven't been washed at least 5 times. I didn't have the guts to be risky when I tested it. I told you...laundry nazi.

Purex gave me 3 free coupons to give to you guys so you can try this. Also, if you click on this sweepstakes link, you can be entered to win $1,000 from Purex. 

*The Purex brand provided me with a sample of Purex No Sort for colors detergent in exchange for a product review. However, all the opinions expressed here are my own.

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Purex Mountain Breeze Laundry Detergent...Review & Giveaway!

Update #2: Congratulations Brenna Fouts & Serena Milan! You are the winners of the free Purex laundry detergent! I'll get you the coupons soon!

Update: The giveaway works best if you do it from a tablet or computer. Some people have had trouble when using a phone.

I love being a Purex Insider! They keep sending me great products to review and give away, and I am so excited about that! As I promised last week, I'm giving away 2 coupons for a free bottle of Purex Mountain Breeze Laundry Detergent. Keep reading to find out about this product and to find out how you can win!

Last week I wrote about making my own laundry detergent. I really started doing that for two reasons:
1) Price
2) I wasn't sure how Eliana's skin would react to products, so I wanted to have a very simple detergent without a lot of chemicals.

However, it does take time to make it (especially the liquid version which is what I prefer). So when I was given a free bottle of Purex Mountain Breeze Laundry Detergent to try, I was thrilled! Life has been crazy busy since Christmas, and I am all about time-savers right now!

You should also know a little bit more about my laundry detergent background. Prior to making my own detergent, I was a detergent snob. There was one brand I used my entire life, and I was not really willing to budge on that. Thankfully when Tanner and I got married, he didn't care what brand we used (unlike our toothpaste disagreement...we each have our own). Making my own detergent (and trying to be frugal) has made me less of a detergent snob. I'm willing to try other brands now! All of that to say, I think now I can write an honest review of Purex Mountain Breeze Laundry Detergent, but 2 years ago would have been a different story!

So, what do you want in a laundry detergent? I can think of a few things off the top of my head: it cleans well, it smells nice not only initially, but the fresh smell lasts, and it isn't expensive. If you have kids, it's also a bonus if they don't get a rash from it. Here are my thoughts on Purex Mountain Breeze Laundry Detergent in each of these categories.

1) Does it clean well?
I've done several loads with this detergent. I'll spare you the details of the first load. Let's just say there was a surprise waiting for me in Eliana's crib when I got her up one morning. Anyway, her pillow case, pajamas, sheets, and toys were DISGUSTING!! As in, I almost just threw them all away and started over. What a great time to test out a new detergent! I'm happy to say that Purex Mountain Breeze Laundry Detergent did a fantastic job cleaning these! I didn't use any stain remover because I wanted to see how well the detergent worked. I couldn't find any spots after they had been washed! I didn't take any pictures of this load, for obvious reasons.

I decided to test Purex Fresh Mountain Breeze laundry detergent on a white load. I'll be completely honest, I don't bleach my whites as much as I should. Bleach freaks me out for some reason. Anyway, because of that, my whites end up being not so white anymore. Eliana's socks end up being the worst! I took some before and after pictures to show you how the detergent worked. I can't say it got all of the stains out of my whites, but they did smell nice and fresh!

Before (I promise I really do wash our clothes).

After (Not perfect, but better).

 

2) Does it smell nice?
Words cannot describe how much better the first load smelled after I used this detergent. However, I'm a weirdo and I think the smell was still in my head, so I washed them again just to be sure the smell was completely gone! Keep in mind, I really do think the smell was gone after the first time, but I just had to be completely sure. All of the loads I have done with Purex Mountain Breeze Laundry Detergent have smelled great! I love walking into our laundry room and smelling such a fresh aroma!

3) Is it expensive?
The coupon I received was for a free bottle of Purex Mountain Breeze Laundry Detergent, but it had a maximum value of $6.00. In the past, I paid $11.97 at Walmart for a bottle that stated it was for 48 loads. This bottle of Purex Mountain Breeze was $5.50 for 66 loads!!! I definitely think that's a better deal! Granted, I can make my own for much less than that, but this is not an expensive detergent!

4) Bonus: It doesn't give Eliana a rash!

Overall, I am quite pleased with Purex Mountain Breeze Laundry Detergent! I'm not sure yet, but I could possibly be convinced to stop making my own detergent. That will be determined after I've finished the bottle.



The Giveaway
Now, what you've been waiting for! I am giving away 2 coupons for a free bottle of Purex Mountain Breeze Laundry Detergent! This giveaway will run from today (February 5, 2014) to 11:59 pm on February 11, 2014. A few people had some problems with getting my last giveaway to work, so I will try to post detailed instructions. If you want me to check to make sure your entries have been counted, contact me and I will verify it.

How can you gain entries?
1) Follow me on Twitter (1 entry).
2) Tweet about the giveaway (3 entries). This can be done once per day.
3) Leave a comment on this blog telling me the biggest factor you look for when choosing a detergent (1 entry).
4) Follow me on Instagram (1 entry).
5) Follow me on Pinterest (1 entry).
6) Share one of my Facebook posts about this giveaway (3 entries). This can be done once per day.

How do I enter?
1) Sign-in to the giveaway window below. You can sign-in with your e-mail address or Facebook.
2) Choose which options you want to complete to gain entries. Click the arrow beside each option and complete the task. Be sure to click the button that says something like, "I follow on Twitter."
3) Continue until you have completed all of the tasks that you want to do.
4) Note that some of the tasks you can complete once per day.
5) You can check to see if your entries worked by looking in the upper right corner of the giveaway window. It will tell you how many entries you have earned. Also, if you write a comment on here be sure that it posts.

 I thought I'd throw in an Eliana picture for the grandparents.

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*Purex Laundry Detergent provided me with Purex coupons in exchange for sharing the Purex-Make-A-Wish Campaign. However, all of the opinions expressed here are my own.

Giveaway Winners - Purex Crystals Fresh Mountain Breeze

Congratulations Cheryl Taylor, Kiley Lintz, and Serena Milan! You each win a free bottle of Purex Crystals Fresh Mountain Breeze! I'll get your coupons to you right away! Stay tuned next week for a giveaway for a free bottle of laundry detergent!

Purex Laundry Crystals...a Giveaway!!!

I recently became a Purex Insider! I am so excited about this because it means I get to try out household products for free!!! If you know me, you know I'm all about good deals, and I think free is the best kind of deal!!! I'm also excited because it means I will occasionally have giveaways for my loyal readers! This is one of those times!!! There is also a sweepstakes from Purex that you can enter with a Grand Prize of $500 or 100 second place winners will receive a coupon for a free bottle of Purex Fresh Mountain Breeze. Just keep reading all the way to the end for the details...

I received a bottle of Purex Crystals (Fresh Mountain Breeze scent) in the mail last week, and I couldn't wait to try them! I've actually had my eye on them in the store for some time, and here's why...

Some of you may know that a few years ago I started making my own laundry detergent. I did this right before Eliana was born for a few reasons: 

1) I was currently paying $11 per bottle of detergent!!! That was ridiculous! I wanted to find ways to save money, and thanks to Pinterest, this was one way that I found.

2) I wanted to wash Eliana's clothes in a safe detergent that hopefully wouldn't cause her to breakout. Keep in mind this was before she was born, so I didn't know how she would react to different detergents. All of the "baby" detergents were expensive, so this seemed like the best choice. By the way, she has never had any problems with my recipe. 

I love making my own detergent, but I'm still perfecting my recipe, which is why I haven't shared it on here yet. My only complaint is that it doesn't have much of a scent. Some people like that. I, however, love getting clothes out of the washer, and smelling a super clean aroma! Thus the reason I've had my eye on the Purex Crystals! I have considered adding them with my detergent as a laundry enhancer for a while, but I didn't know if they were worth the additional cost.

Fast forward to the present. Now you see why I was excited to get these in the mail! I really wanted to try these with my homemade detergent because it doesn't have much of a smell. However, I have a confession to make. The month of January has been crazy, and I ran out of my detergent! I needed to wash some laundry, and I didn't have time to make any, so I bought one of the cheapest bottles I could find at Walmart. I know, I know, I couldn't believe I did it either.

Anyway, the Purex Crystals are super easy to use! You just pour them into your washer with your detergent! That's it!

I love the smell of the Fresh Mountain Breeze scent! I was anxious to see how the clothes smelled after I washed them! When the washer stopped, I was pleased to find that I opened up the door to a wonderful smell! The clothes smelled so clean and fresh! I then placed the clothes in the dryer, and waited to see how they smelled after they were dry.

Now, I'll confess, I've had a pretty bad cold the last few days, so my nose isn't working as well as I had hoped it would for this review. That being said, I was still quite pleased with the Purex Crystals. I wore a shirt yesterday that was in the load that I washed with them, and throughout the day I caught little whiffs of the Fresh Mountain Breeze scent. I am looking forward to seeing how long the smell lasts. I'll try to write an update once I know. So there you have it...even with a stuffy nose, I thought the Purex Crystals did a great job of freshening the laundry!

Now, I promised a giveaway! Purex has given me 3 coupons for a free bottle of Purex Crystals Fresh Mountain Breeze. This giveaway will run today (Monday, January 27, 2013) through Thursday, January 30, 2013 at 11:59 pm. Here are the ways that you can earn entries for the giveaway, just log-in to the link below:

1) Follow me on Twitter (bucgal83). This is worth 2 entries.
2) Tweet about this giveaway. You can do this once per day. This is worth 1 entry each time you do it.
3) Leave a comment on this blog post. Tell me why you want to try this laundry enhancer. This is worth 1 entry.
4) Follow me on Instagram (Bucgal83). This is worth 2 entries. Once you follow me, post your user name so I can verify it.
5) Follow me on Pinterest (Bucgal83). This is worth 2 entries. Once you follow me, post your user name so I can verify it.

Rules:
- No duplicate comments.
- This giveaway is open to United States residents age 18 or older. Winner will be selected via random draw and will be notified via e-mail or whatever social media site you provide. You will have 72 hours to claim the prize or I will select a new winner.

This is the first time I have used this giveaway site, so please let me know if something isn't working properly. Thanks!

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There is also a sweepstakes you can enter for a chance at $500 or a bottle of Purex Crystals Fresh Mountain Breeze. You can use this link to enter the Over The Mountain And Through The Woods Sweepstakes from Purex.

Please note: The Purex brand provided me with a sample of Purex Crystals Fresh Mountain Breeze in exchange for a product review. However, all the opinions expressed here are my own.