Looking for Christmas presents on the cheap

Our family is changing our Christmas gift giving this year.  We usually have an all day orgy of present opening.  The kids are nearly grown and don't need much.  Mom, Sister 2 and I met with my son and her middle daughter and we decided on a $10 limit per person.  It will encourage creativity and limit over spending.

I decided for her daughters to give them a treasure chest full of cosmetics, beauty products, etc. by using coupons and samples.

I found this great site from hip2save.com, Rue La La.  I don't know if they are still doing it, but I got a $20 credit for signing up.  Yesterday, I bought a FOUR piece Laura Geller Lip Shiner set for EIGHTY FIVE CENTS!  What a frugal way to make the gifts for the girls, the retail on each one is $16,  $64 value for 85 cents.

Order Subtotal:	$10.90
Tax:	+ $0.00
Shipping:	+ $9.95
My Credit:	- $20.00
Order Total:	$0.85

It looks like Sunday night it the night to get bargains.  It is great that the $20 credit could be used for shipping.


Sister #1

Burt's Bees Grab Bag

Thanks to Hip2Save, I scored a Burt's Bees Grab Bag with FREE SHIPPING!  It is a great value for $20. Listed below is what I got.  It was all in a clear plastic draw string bag.  The total value I received is $48.45, not including the extras like the scrubbie.  I used the price per ounce for the full size product on the smaller samples. The samples are still big enough to put into a gift basket.  I will definitely get this again.

Spearmint & Lime Body Wash                                   $5.00

Natural Toothpaste Whitening                                    $5.00

Beeswax Lip Balm                                                      $3.00

Lip Shimmer Peony                                                    $5.00

Super Shiny Lip Gloss                                                $7.00

Beeswax Lip Balm                                                      $3.00

Radiance Lip Shimmer                                               $5.00

Radiance Night Crème ($18/8) .25 oz                        $2.25

Almond Milk Hand Crème ($9/8) .25 oz                    $1.13

Lip Shimmer Natural ($5/.5oz)                                   $3.00

Naturally Nourishing Milk & Honey ($10/8oz)          $1.25

Vitamin E Body & Bath Oil ($8/4 oz)                        $2.00

Orange Essence Facial Cleanser ($8/4.34oz)              $1.03

Soap Bark & Chamomile Cleansing Crème ($8/6)     $0.52

Coconut Foot Crème ($9/4.34 oz)                              $1.16

Therapeutic Bath Crystals ($10/16 oz)                       $0.94

Fabulously Fresh Body Bar ($4/4 oz)                         $0.80

Rosemary Mint Shampoo Bar ($6/3.5 oz)                  $1.37

Bee Nail File

Bee Tin           

Cosmetic Bag

Soft Bath Scrubbie

Small Sample Mens Natural Cologne

Small Sample Muscle Mend Balm