IKEA FAMILY Program: Great Discounts and Free Food

If you live near IKEA, you'll definitely want to sign up for their new IKEA FAMILY program. This isn't a normal rewards program where you have to spend a certain amount to get discounts and coupons. It's totally free and you'll get great benefits just for scanning your card each time you shop:

• Discounts on select products each month
• Be entered for a chance to win a $100 IKEA gift card every time you scan your card at the store
• Enjoy a free coffee or tea each time you visit the restaurant
• Discounts on food at the restaurant
• Enjoy more time shopping by yourself while your kids enjoy an extra 30 minutes in Smaland
• Get a personal web portal filled with shopping lists and special features

I just signed up today and got an email saying I'll get a free ice cream when I go to IKEA to pick up my card --- which I will be doing on a Tuesday so my kids can get a free meal, too!

Thanks to my friend, Beth, for the tip on this!

Update - Beth and I made a trip down to IKEA and had a great time! We shopped, the kids played and ate for free, and we got our free frozen yogurt cone!

Barnes & Noble: Kids' Club Discounts and Birthday Treats

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Books and deals -- two of my favorite things! Oh, and free cupcakes! (Well, for your kids anyway. But I'm sure you can sneak a little bite from them!) Sign your kids up for the Barnes & Noble Kids' Club and you can get in on all of this -- 30% off a book or toy, $5 reward for every $100 you spend on kid's stuff, and the best part - a free cupcake on their birthday!

Sign up now at the Barnes & Noble website.