On Saturday, September 4, all Dallas/Fort Worth Calloway’s and Houston Cornelius Nurseries will have everything in the store on sale for 30% off or more. The stores will be open from 7AM to 7PM for this event.

Get more details about the Dawn ’til Dusk sale.

I received an email from Whole Foods Market in Dallas today that ground grass-fed beef will be on sale Friday (September 3) only for $3.99/lb. It’s usually $6.99/lb, so this is a great deal!

Other items on sale at Whole Foods through next week:

- organic peaches — $1.99/lb.
- organic seedless green, red and black grapes — $1.99/lb
- whole, raw almonds in the bulk bin — $3.99/lb (50% off).

Congratulations to Samantha – Comment #37 – who won the Rock ‘N Learn DVD!

If you haven’t already done so, you can enter to win an iPad from Rock ‘N Learn by signing up here through September 30.

I just noticed in Sunday’s SmartSource insert that there’s a $2.00/1 coupon for HammerMill CopyPlus Paper. It’s on sale for $0.50 this week at Staples (after EasyRebate), so this becomes a moneymaker with the insert coupon. There is a limit of two per household.

There’s also a $5.00/$50.00 coupon at the Staples Website that you can print to use at the store.

Luv a Bargain has a scenario where you can get several items at Staples for $1.54 after rebates and coupons. With the HammerMill coupon, it looks like you can get everything for free and some overage (after rebates).

I just got a Staples rebate card in the mail on Friday, so I plan to use that to pay for my purchases!

I have been working on client stuff and it’s late, so I haven’t carefully checked this deal. Please double check it before you head to Staples. If you notice anything I’m missing or you have a scenario you’d like to share, please let me know!

I am busy with work deadlines and also trying to prep items for a Just Between Friends sale in McKinney this week, but wanted to quickly post something about dryer lint because I think it’s important to share after what I just discovered in my dryer.

While drying clothes, I decided to pull out the lint cleaning tool I bought at Walgreens a few years ago. I had noticed some lint build-up in the dryer, even though the lint trap wasn’t collecting much. I discovered that most of the lint has been by-passing the trap.

Check out this photo showing all the lint that was inside my dryer’s lint trap housing cavity, but NOT collected by the lint trap! I pulled all that lint out using the brush tool (also pictured). Yikes!

I still have to unplug the dryer and clean the dryer vent, because I am guessing it’s also pretty full.

Because this sort of thing can cause house fires (a leading cause according to info I read!), I wanted to alert everyone to clean their dryers on a regular basis. Check out this “How To” article about cleaning your dryer lint posted on About.com.

UPDATE: I ran another load of clothes in the dryer after posting this. The lint trap had very little lint, but I pulled another large chunk of lint from the trap housing cavity. I’m not sure why the lint trap isn’t catching the lint, but this just one of many reasons why I won’t buy another Kenmore washer & dryer.

Don’t forget to enter the Rock ‘N Learn Phonics DVD giveaway (if you haven’t already). It ends tonight! I have a few giveaways coming up (including software may be especially interesting to those who print a lot of coupons, for example), but I also plan to get back into deal blogging once I get through these work deadlines and consignment sale.

Congratulations to Robyn (comment #55) who won the EasyLunchbox System!

Congratulations to Danelle (comment #56) and Janet F. (comment #61) who each won a copy of the I Hate to Cook Book.

All three winners have confirmed their contact information.

Stay tuned for another Kroger gift card giveaway that is coming soon, and don’t forget to enter the Rock ‘N Learn Phonics DVD giveaway if you haven’t already. It has low entries and ends on 8/30!

UPDATE: This is available to the first 1000 to register. Sukhi’s will be running similar promotions in the future, so if you miss this one, look for additional opportunities from them at a later date.

Sukhi’s Gourmet Indian Foods is running a promotion from now through Friday (9/3) where Facebook users can sign up to receive free Sukhi’s Curry Paste. Here’s what you need to do:

Step 1: Become a Sukhi’s fan on Facebook

Step 2: On Sukhi’s Facebook page vote for which product you would like to receive.

Step 3: After completing step 2, click on the link on the same page and enter your address into their database to receive the free product. They have said that your information is never used or sold for any other purpose.

The Preston Valley Carter BloodCare location (12835 Preston Road near LBJ) is holding a special blood drive on September 6 from 5AM to 5PM.

“Show your true colors by giving life to someone in your community. Preston Valley 12HOURGIVE will include T-shirts, food from Jason’s Deli, all-American goody bags and few prize drawings!”

Schedule an appointment.