You may learn something, too, at the “Smart planning for summer travel” Tweetchat on Tuesday, May 21.
From 2 to 3 p.m. EDT, representatives from Ally Bank will offer money-saving info and solicit travel tips from savvy consumers like, well, you.
gift cards
Free health screenings, two chances at gift cards.
Checked your cortisol levels lately? On Saturday, May 11, all Sam’s Club stores with pharmacies will offer several basic medical screenings for free, including one for the “stress hormone,” to get a reading on how well your adrenal or pituitary glands are working.
(This Mayo Clinic page explains what can happen if your cortisol goes haywire.)
You don’t have to be a member to take advantage of these screenings, so stop in.
And the gift cards?I’ll get to them in a minute. Don’t stress out.
Want to see the summer blockbusters? I can help.
Last night I hit the midnight movie with my friend Linda B., who agrees with me that there’s no sense seeing “Iron Man 3” during the day when we’re well-rested.
There’s just something fun about being there at 12:01 a.m. the day it opens, especially for a popcorner like this one.
I hope to see a lot of other movies this year, with Linda or with my niece and her boys. Maybe you want to go to the movies, too, but are horripilated by the price of the tickets.
I can help: This week I’m giving away two $15 gift cards to Regal Cinemas.
Giveaway: Another $50 Sports Authority card.
When I announced the winner of last week’s $50 Sports Authority gift card on Facebook, I alluded to “a similarly lovely giveaway” to come.
It’s pretty similar. Actually, it’s identical: The Sports Authority chain has donated another $50 in store scrip.
Tax day antidote: A $20 Amazon gift card.
I mailed my taxes on Tuesday. Nothing like waiting until the last minute, huh? Since some of you may be finishing up the paperwork, or may be glum about the paperwork you just mailed, I’m hoping this week’s giveaway will cheer you up.
And if not, maybe my upcoming Swagbucks announcement (more on that below) will do the trick.
Not a Swagbucks member? Get a bonus if you join by the end of the day.
Yesterday I took part in an online chat at CompareRewards.com, a site specializing in news and reviews of rewards programs. One of the guests was from Swagbucks.com, my favorite rewards site.
She gave us a promo code, good only through this weekend, that will provide new members with 70 Swagbucks upon joining, instead of 30.
I intended to put up a post last night — but I lost my Internet connection. (Moral of the story: Don’t intend. Just do.)
So if you aren’t a Swagbucks member yet, I hope you’ll do the following:
Black Friday giveaway: Two $25 Amazon.com cards
You don’t have to use them on Black Friday, of course. Use them on Post-Turkey Thursday or Cyber Monday. Or just hoard them until you see something you want to buy.
Giveaway: Send your supervisor soaring.
Last week was National Boss Day, but I’m just now getting around to commemorating it. This week’s giveaway is for anyone whose supervisor makes him a little tense.
Call it “revenge of the cubicle dweller.”
Anyone want a $25 Amazon gift card?
This week’s drawing is for the kind of prize most favored by readers. Chocolate runs a very close second – but allow me to point out that you can buy chocolate on Amazon.com.
Giveaway: The shopping package.
I’ve got four issues of coupon-heavy All You magazine to give away, along with several other items in the “shopping” family.