What’s your favorite kind of Halloween costume? Scary? Silly? Beautiful? At Sunshine Rewards, we want to know. Even better, Halloween Express has given us a $100 and a $50 gift card to give away to two lucky readers. Simply visit Halloween Express and pick out your favorite costume. Post it in the comments below and get yourself an entry. Plus, get extra entries when you share this contest with friends.

Halloween Express is your headquarters for both child and adult costumes, including teen and plus sizes. They have everything from full costumes to accessories like wigs and makeup. Find this year’s most popular costumes like the Captain American, Sue from Glee, Smurfs, Monster High, Mad Hatter, and more. No matter what you want to be, you can find it at Halloween Express.

We even have Halloween Express coupons. Use our exclusive coupon code SUNSHINEREWARD to save 10% sitewide plus get 5% cash on purchases.

To enter:

1) Visit Halloween Express and look around. Leave a comment below telling us which costume on Halloween Express you would buy if you won the gift card (one entry).

2) Post on Twitter about the contest and leave a comment below with your Tweet (one entry).

3) Follow us on Twitter (@sunshinerewards) and leave a comment below (will be verified) (one entry).

4) Blog about this contest or post the contest in your giveaway section and leave your link to the post below (two entries).

Drawing will take place October 11, 2011, at noon Eastern. Must be a US Resident, age 18 or older to enter. Winner will be notified via e-mail and have 24 hours to respond or a new winner will be selected. Halloween Express gift card to be used online only.

Congrats to our winner! $100 Halloween Express Card: Susan; $50 Halloween Express Gift Card: Jammie

Tags: contest, costumes, halloween

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Online Coupons and Deals

For the average consumer, it’s hard to understand the different types of online coupons and deals. Tricia Meyer and Ashleigh Ball talk in this podcast about the different types of codes and how to get the best deals shopping online. Find Coupons and Discounts for hundreds of merchants at Sunshine Rewards and combine then with cash back rewards.

Show Notes

• Compare free shipping (minimums, no minimums) with flat rate shipping and figure out when they are good deals and when they are not. When are “per item” charges the best deals?
• Percent off coupons and dollar off coupons from the same merchant can be confusing. Do the math to figure out which is better for you. Spending more to save more isn’t usually worth it.
• “Stacking” coupons is the best deal when it is possible. Not all merchants allow it but it is worth trying.
• “BOGO” can be “Buy One Get One Free” or “Buy One Get One Half Off” depending on the merchant and that makes a big difference.
• Read the fine print for exclusions such as brands or previously reduced merchandise.

You can save a lot of money online when you use free shipping, flat rate shipping, percentage off, and dollar off coupons but you need to still be a smart shopper and compare prices, deals, and coupons across sites.

Tags: coupons, deals, free shipping

How would you like to be entered to win up to $100 in addition to your survey credits?

Simply complete 5 surveys in any one day between September 21 and September 23. For each day that you complete 5, you will be entered to win $50 deposited into your Sunshine Rewards account. If you are picked as the winner and complete all nine Daily Surveys on that day, we will double your prize to $100! 

When you complete any daily survey through Sunshine Rewards, your credit will appear in your account within two hours. Check out our Stoplight System to see how surveys are crediting for others in the last few hours so that you don’t have to waste your time.

As a reminder, here are our current daily survey opportunities. You can take the surveys with the knowledge that your information is not being harvested or sold. All of our daily survey panels are carefully screened for quality.

• Global Test Market (USA) (Earn .70)
• Greenfield Daily Survey (Earn .90–Temporary Increase!)
• AMP/MTC (Earn .90 for Short or Earn 1.15 for Long)
• SurveyHead (Earn .75–Temporary Increase!)
• MyView (Earn .60) 
• SSI Daily Survey (Earn .60)
  
• SSI Daily Survey (Earn .50)
  
• Give Us Your Two Cents (Earn .60)
• Samplicious (Earn .75)

 What’s so great about the daily surveys? First, you have the chance to give your feedback about movies, products, services, and more. Second, the surveys are completely legitimate, which means no spam when you complete them. Lastly, you can continue to try every day until you get one of each.

Check out all of the daily survey opportunities at Sunshine Rewards today and learn how you can earn cash and rewards just for giving your opinion.

I’m a totally sissy when it comes to knives and blades of any kind. In fact, I won’t even use box cutters. So how is it that I ended up doing a video where I not only used a box cutter on cardboard but also on my own arm? It’s the difference that Slice products make.

The Slice Box Cutter is amazing. Like the other Slice products, it has certain unique features that make it different from any other. First, it has a ceramic blade rather than steel. Second, it’s stronger but at the same time safer. And third, you can get a good grip on it without worrying about it slipping. You literally have to watch the video to see the lengths that I was able to go to with the box cutter and not hurt myself.

Right now we have a Slice free shipping deal for free shipping on purchases over $40. It’s a great time to try out their products for yourself. Once your friends and family see this box cutter, they will want them for themselves. So why not just order them as gifts now? Which would you rather have laying in the garage, the church, your office, the PTA storage closet, etc? A traditional box cutter or the one you see in the video below?

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Tags: box cutter, home, home repair, safety, Slice

Every now and again we come across a merchant that we literally have to see to believe. Slice is one of those for sure. A box cutter that you can run your hand over and not get hurt? A vegetable peeler with a blade safe enough for your kids to use? No way.

I first saw someone demonstrate the Slice products via webcam and I was shocked. I couldn’t believe my eyes. They sent me a box to try for myself and I was too afraid. It wasn’t until a couple of friends came over that I opened every last product and tried them out. My girlfriends were amazed and I was, too.
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Tags: cooking, grater, kitchen, recipes, vegetable peeler, veggie peeler