Burt's Bees

I read a lot of blogs about savings, and just scored a Burt's Bees grab bag! Regularly priced at $50, I got it for $20.
Here's how:
Read my email this morning, which included an email from KeepingtheKingdomFirst Mom.  She posted about the grab bag for half price.

Since I love Burt's Bees and so does my daughter, I clicked on her link and checked out the bag.  While it looks like an amazing value, I wondered if I could do better.

So I went to ebates.com  to see if Burt's Bees was one of their stores that I could save money on...and sure enough it is!  PLUS they have a coupon on Ebates for $5 off a $20 order.  AND 3.5% cash back.

Since I started this blog, I have wanted to be very clear about how much I'm spending out of pocket at that moment.  I have fallen into that trap at other websites, with things for free (after you get a register rewards which you can't use until the next visit....or the next day) without realizing that I had to get some money out of pocket to get the savings.

So, full disclosure:  I paid $26.20 for this grab bag. (Can't wait to see what's in it!).  The grab bag was $25, used the $5 off coupon, paid $5 in basic shipping, and tax.

I will get 70 cents back from Ebates, so Ebates saved me a total of $5.70 today. 

If I'd paid full price, it would've been $45.  That's a $50 grab bag, free shipping for orders over $40, and the $5 coupon. I would've gotten $1.57 back from Ebates also.

So..strictly speaking, this was a 58% savings.  Not bad for checking my email...in my bathrobe.

Now to get dressed and do some shopping in real life.  Happy Savings to you all!