Gurin Aromatherapy Essential Oil Diffuser Review

I received the below mentioned product in order to complete an honest review. Any opinions expressed are my own.

I started getting into the use of essential oils recently.  When I say recently I say, around the end of last year I started to seriously research uses, ways to use the oils, etc.  I am no expert by any stretch of the imagination but I’ve learned some ways to use essential oils to help with things like: non-toxic cleaning products, health, relaxation, and more.

In my reading I often saw the use of essential oil diffusers pop up in the text.  The idea intrigued me since I knew certain essential oils could be diffused to help with sinuses, stress, and other things.  I really wanted one but many seemed to be pretty expensive.  I didn’t want to spend that much money on something that may or may not be what I was looking for.

Gurin Aromatherapy Essential Oil Diffuser is available on Amazon for only $27.95 with Prime . If you price out similar essential oil diffusers you’ll find that’s actually quite a bit lower than some other companies offer.  One featured I liked about this diffuser is 4 different colored LED light that can be used along with it.

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When I received my diffuser there were several pieces in the box.  The diffuser itself, the plug, a bottle of Lavender essential oil, and of course the instructions.  Initially I was not impressed with the instructions.  They were written in broken english so it was a little hard to understand.  The device itself is pretty easy to use though so I figured it out with minimal help from the directions.  The lamp shade twists off.  There is a well in the middle that you fill with water and add a few drops of your essential oil of choice.  Twist the lamp shade back on, plug in the wire.  On the back are two different buttons.  You have to hold in the timer button for a second or two to get it to turn on.  Another thing I liked about the is the timer had a setting for 30, 60, 90, or 180 minutes.  You can use it with or without the LED lights on.  Each of the 4 colors of the lamp had a bright and dim setting.  I particularly liked the white light and blue light on the dim setting along with the lavender essential oil.

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We put this in our bedroom and now use it every night.  As a matter of fact my husband went up to watch tv in our bedroom this afternoon. When I walked into the room he had the diffuser going.  You can see there is a mist trail that floats out of the opening at the top of the Essential Oil Diffuser
.  We both really like the lavender oil in our bedroom to help us unwind from our busy days.  The lavender oil that comes with the diffuser has a nice scent . It seems to be the same scent strength and potency as 2 other brands of lavender essential oil I own.

You can find the Gurin Aromatherapy Essential Oil Diffuser on Amazon:

My Favorite Giant Eagle Coupon Deals This Week 4/2 – 4/8 2015

This post does contain some affiliate links.  Regardless I only post legitimate offers from trusted sites.

Today is the first day of the new Giant Eagle sales ad and I’m loving some of the deals this week.  Just Remember, you have to use your Giant Eagle advantage card to get the sale prices and for coupons to double.

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1.  Free Giant Eagle Whipped Topping with eAdvantage.  If you’re not signed up yet definitely do it.  You only have to do it once and you can take advantage of the eAdvantage deal every week.  This week it’s FREE Giant Eagle brand Whipped Topping!  You have to register your card on the site and create an account (it’s FREE) first then tick off the box that you want in on the eAdvantage.

2.  Betty Crocker Super Moist Cake Mix just 25 cents each when you use this coupon (and it doubles) Be sure to print it twice to be able to grab more.  Select Betty Crocker Cake mixes are $1.00 each this week (10 for $10 but you don’t have to buy 10 to get them for $1)!  I’ve already grabbed a few boxes.  Lots of birthdays in this family!

$0.75 off TWO Betty Crocker Frosting

3.  Betty Crocker Frosting is 2 for $3 again, use this coupon, print twice and buy two frosting.  Get them for 75 cents each!

$0.75 off TWO Betty Crocker Frosting

4.  Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks are 4 for $4 (must buy 4 to get the deal)  Print this coupon twice and use them on the deal to get them for 50 cents a box!

$0.50 off TWO Betty Crocker Fruit Shapes

 

Also if you happen to have the 50 cents off 1 Motts fruit rolls or fruit centers, they’re included in the deal and will get you FREE Motts fruit snacks if you have 4 of the coupons!

5.  Chobani Greek Yogurts are 10 for $10 (you don’t have to buy 10 though if you don’t want to)  Use these coupons to get an even better deal:
$1.00 off any three cups of CHOBANI Greek Yogurt

$1.00 off three CHOBANI SIMPLY 100 Greek Yogurt

$1.00 off any three CHOBANI FLIP Greek Yogurt

 

6.  Dole Canned Pineapple, Mandarin Oranges, and Tropical Fruit Salad is 10 for $10 (You don’t have to buy 10 to get them for the sale price) Use this coupon to get an even better deal (can print twice):

$1.00 off 3 Dole Canned Fruit  You can also get 50 cents a can back for however many you buy with the SNAP by Groupon app making this a really cool deal

7.  Sheba Perfect Portions (still available) print this twice and get two for FREE normal price is 79 cents each but with coupon doubling it’s free!

$0.50 off (1) SHEBA PERFECT PORTIONS tubs

8. Libby’s Canned Veggies are 49 cents each.  Use this coupon to get 4 of them for 24 cents each!

$1 wyb 4 Libby’s canned veggies

9.  Hefty’s 50 ct foam plates 2 for $2

$1 off wyb 2 Hefty plates

Check Out the New Educents Marketplace

Introducing the NEW Educents Marketplace

I just received an email from the founders of Educents, Kate and Kaitlyn, with some really exciting news. Until today, Educents was a website for parents and educators to take advantage of daily deals. But those deals expired… And there were only 50 deals available at once… I wanted saving money to be even EASIER. Kate and Kaitlyn agreed. So they created the new Educents Marketplace. It’s even easier to discover affordable educational resources that make learning FUN!

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Thousands of new products – Educents Sellers can now offer ALL of their bestsellers on the new Educents Marketplace. There’s a wide variety of worksheets, lesson plans, educational apps and toys. Shop The Young Scientists Club, Scholastic, Workman Publishing, Alpha Omega Publishing, Life of Fred books, hundreds of printable units created by educators, and more!

Offers that NEVER expire – Sellers can offer our favorite educational products year-round. Once a deeply discounted Daily Deal expires, you can still find that product available on Educents at the lowest price.

Discovery – It’s easier to search on Educents. Search for your kiddos’ interests like Minecraft or Frozen-inspired resources, and then sort by grade level, subject, brand, and more!

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Follow your favorite brands and Sellers – The “Follow Me” feature lets me add my favorite Sellers to a list. Click the heart on the Seller Storefront. You can also see which Sellers are the most popular with other shoppers!

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The Educents Marketplace is exactly what I want it to be — the best place for parents and educators to find the resources I NEED at an affordable price.

 

 

New Gorton’s Smart & Crunchy It’s Fish 2.0

I received the below mentioned products as part of the Gorton’s Blogger program.  Any opinions expressed are my own.  I only do honest reviews.

I think Gorton’s Fish and Seafood products are pretty tasty.  I’ve always loved their potato crunch fish fillets and popcorn shrimp.  My kids love their fish sticks too.  Gorton’s has reinvented their fish sticks and fish fillets.  Kind of a fish 2.0 if you will, with the new Smart & Crunchy options.

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These new products are 100% Wild- Caught Alaska Pollock, have 50% less fat than regular fish sticks, and have less calories.  My question is, would the kids notice the difference and would they eat them?  I got the fish sticks and made them up.  I didn’t tell them any of the details.  My youngest son loves to help.  He’s at a stage where he can recognize sight words and get a few others he sees but I didn’t think he’d really know what the package said.

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We had a nice family dinner together with Gorton’s Smart & Cruncy fish sticks.  The kids told me they really them.  My middle son told me he thinks they’re even better than the regular fish sticks we normally have.  If I’m to be honest, I’m not normally a big fish stick fan.  I’ll eat them but don’t normally “enjoy” them.  These once actually did enjoy.  They had a good flavor and crunchy just as the name suggests.  I was thinking they might be really good chopped up and sprinkled into a salad too.

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My little ones always seem to eat better when we all eat together.  How do you do dinner?

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1 Luv Saving Money reader will win

–2 full value Gorton’s Coupons

–an adult size apron

–a child size apron

–A Gorton’s Smarty Crunchman plushy

 

Dial Hand Soap Boutique Collection

I received the below mentioned product to review as part of the Purex Insiders blogger program. Giveaway coupons are sponsored by Dial. 

Dial already offers some great hand soaps with many options for scents and features.  The newest hand soap to the Boutique Collection is Sugar Can Husk Scrub.

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Dial Sugar Cane Husk Scrub hand soap has micro-scrubbers to help clean and moisturize.  It uses the scent of freshly cut sugar cane.  I had to wonder what fresh cute sugar cane actually smelled like.  The only time I think I’d ever really seen sugar cane at all was at a local grocery store one time.  They had a been of sugar cane you could buy…really I think it was more of a novelty thing.  I was only a kids.  I remember looking at it thinking, how in the world do we get sugar from that?

I tried the hand soap.  So has the rest of my family.  It cleans really well.  I expected more of a rough texture but it really wasn’t. My hands did feel softer after using it compared to other hand soaps I’ve used.  The soap did have a sweeter scent to it.  Keeping in mind the fact that I’ve never really smelled freshly cut sugar cane, the scent was pleasant.  I could see how it could possibly smell like fresh cut sugar cane.

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The micro scrubbers are not blatantly obvious when you look at it.  Even when I use it the micro scrubbers are very small and gentle on my hands.  You can find this conditioning soap and may others on the Dial website.

You can find Dial on the following social media channels:

Twitter: @Dial 

Facebook: facebook.com/Dial

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3  Luv Saving Money readers will win a coupon for a 

FREE bottle of Dial Hand Soap

US only