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Yippee! Getting a free (or almost) leaf blower soon

May 13th, 2006 at 11:42 pm

I know I shouldn't count my chickens before they're hatched, but if all goes well...

I'd called Discover Card to either cancel the card, or keep it if they offered me a deal to stay. They offered $20 in rewards after my first purchase.

The $20 just showed up. I can take the cash, or get a gift card worth $25, so I requested a gc for Ace Hardware. I was there today, and saw several leaf blowers priced at less than $30. I also have a $5 off a $25 purchase coupon for Ace in my Entertainment Book. And I just joined the Helpful Hardware club thing, so when I "buy" the thing, I'll also earn points.

It won't be the blower/vac model I was drooling over awhile back, but it will be free, or nearly so.

As opportunities like this keep coming up, I keep thinking about the book, The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio. What a role model for matching your talents with the opportunities you have, to get what your family needs and wants. If you haven't read it, do! (Have some tissues handy.)

Posted in Books, Doing Deals, Gardening | 2 Comments »

2 Responses to “Yippee! Getting a free (or almost) leaf blower soon”

  1. retire@50 Says:
    May 14th, 2006 at 03:11 am 1147576284
    1147576284

    That was a good book

  2. eisor Says:
    May 15th, 2006 at 02:06 pm 1147702014
    1147702014

    Loved the book! I read it a couple years ago. Just thought I'd let you know that it was made into a movie and it just came out on DVD. I didn't think the movie was as good as the book, but it was pretty accurate.

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