Two Programs That Take Advantage of What You’re Already Doing
For a long time, I bought everything generic. From cereal to shampoo and everything inbetween, I bought everything (with only a very few exceptions) generic, and the majority of my grocery and household shopping each week was at Aldi, a store that specializes in deeply discounted generic items.
But I've become a couponaholic and a deal-chasing diva, and now I get name brand items for less than I used to pay for the generic equivalent. I'm not stuck on name brands - if i can't get a deal I still buy generic, but I like to pay the lowest amount possible for items, no matter what the branding on the outside.
And in becoming a brand-name buyer, I've come across two programs that with a minimum of effort, I can take advantage of to help out my child's school. I've heard of them (as most people probably have) but I've just started to work to actively notice them.
The first is Box Tops For Education. General Mills must own the world, because I see these collectible box top labels on everything from toilet paper to tampons to cake mix to cereal bars. I simply clip them off and collect them in an envelope for my son's school, and every so often send them in. Each is like my making a 10 cent donation, without having to do anything more than clip and send. I don't buy items specifically to get the labels, but I do take advantage of when I have already bought them.
The second is Campbell's Soup Labels For Education. This is a little more effort for me, because it seems harder to get the labels on these types of items off than the box top ones, but it still is pretty simple and works on exactly the same principle. Labels are worth points, and when your school has a certain amount of points they can redeem them for items for the school. They aren't just on soup, they are on Prego and V8 items as well. I don't come across these as often but when I do, I collect them in an envelope as well as send them in.
Two easy ways to give to your child's school (or a friend's child's school if you homeschool or do not have kids) that don't cost you any additional money, just a very small time investment.
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3 Responses to “Two Programs That Take Advantage of What You’re Already Doing”
November 14th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
If you shop at Kroger, you can get your Kroger shopper card connected to the Campbell’s Soup points program.
http://www.kroger.com/elabels
November 14th, 2008 at 11:00 pm
This is a ministry I’ve heard about that uses Campbell’s Soup labels.
Once they saved a million labels and got a free van!
It’s a Christian home for mentally challenged adults.
Very cool!
http://www.shepherdsministries.org/
November 21st, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Many grocery stores have a program in which your discount card is linked to one or more schools, and a percentage of your purchases is donated to the school(s).
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