When I was working in meal assembly, we went through a lot of Ziploc bags. The owner would go to Costco and stock up on boxes and boxes of bulk Ziploc bags. As we opened new boxes, the employees would be sure to tear off the little Box Top for Education coupon and save it in (of course) a Ziploc bag. Over the course of the year or so that I worked there, we accumulated hundreds, if not over a thousand, Box Tops which she would then take to her son’s school. With each coupon worth 10 cents, that meant that every year the school got an extra $100 plus dollars.
This year, Box Tops for Education and Safeway have teamed up to bring 2 Ways 2 Earn - a new program that makes it easier than ever to earn money for your school by combining Box Tops for Education and the “10% Goes Back to Schools” program. Between August 11 and September 14th, Safeway has labeled over 2,000 of their store items with special School Bus tags. When you buy one of those items, then 10% of the purchase price can be donated to a local school of your choice.
I decided to shop with an eye out for the yellow bus at a recent Safeway shopping trip. It seemed like most of the products that qualified were in the snacks, baked and dry goods aisles. Although I was pleasantly surprised that the new Bic pen I bought also gave me 10% back. I thought it was a coup when I found a Betty Crocker Warm Delights that had a bonus Box Top on it (can you say SCORE?) Remember, that when you shop for the Box Top products, you are earning the 10 cent coupons in ADDITION to the 10% back that Safeway, so that $2.19 cake box is funding $0.40 to a school of my choice. The Box Top coupons are found on the corners or at the tops of the boxes of participating products and finding the coupoons could be a fun scavenger hunt for the kids!
After checking out, I took a gander at my shopping receipt. The receipt shows a running tally of the amount of qualifying 2 Ways 2 Earn products that I have purchased. Starting September 18th, the receipts will give me a redemption code that I can use to donated the amount earned to a local school by visiting backtoschools.escrip.com. I think the cool thing is that this is my second shopping trip this month, and even though I didn’t know I was earning rewards, Safeway was keeping track of the sales. As of my last trip, I’ve purchased $36.83 worth of qualifying products which equales $3.68 for a school. So make sure you check your receipts in case you’ve been earning cash without knowing it.
With school budgets being cut across the country, the 2 Ways 2 Earn program is a great way that we can help fund our schools by doing our usual shopping. You don’t have to buy things you don’t normally buy and you don’t have to spend any extra money out of pocket. As an added bonus, as part of Safeway’s “10% Goes Back to Schools” program, they are hosting the Safeway Bonus Box Tops Sweepstakes which gives the chance to win 1,000 bonus Box Tops (which is an extra $100!) To stay up-to-date on the lates Box Tops news, then you can “Like” Box Tops for Education on Facebook.
The WiC Project 2 Ways 2 Earn Box Giveaway!
The Prize:
One winner will receive a $25 Safeway gift card (also valid at Dominick’s, Tom Thumb, Randalls, Vons, and Genuardi’s) plus a 50 Bonus Box Tops certificate.
To Enter:
- Take a look at the products that have the Safeway “10% Back-to-School” yellow bus tags and share in the comments below which products you might buy.
- For a bonus entry, subscribe to The WiC Project via reader or via email and leave a comment letting me know that you have.
The Rules:
One winner will be selected at random for this prize.
Giveaway ends at 11:59 PM EST, September 14, 2010.
Visit our Giveaway Rules page for general giveaway rules that also apply to this giveaway.
Disclaimer: This post consists of my (and/or fellow tester) opinions only. No compensation was given for this review/giveaway. I did receive a free “Safeway Back-to-School” prize pack and information from Safeway and General Mills through MyBlogSpark to use and test for the purposes of this review. This did not affect the outcome of this review.
I’d get Cheerios and Hamburger Helper!
Honey Nut Cheerios, Hamburger Helper, and Betty Crocker Warm Delights
i might buy the o organics juice pouches or the eating right kids juice pouches
I have cheerios, granolabars, cottonelle, hamburger helper on my list
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I will be buying Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters, Honey Nut Cheerios and Hamburger Helper.
I will be buying Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters, Honey Nut Cheerios and Hamburger Helper.
I’d get Cheerios and Nature Valley Granola Bars
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HB Helper and Cheerios are always on my list to get.
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I might buy the Betty Crocker Warm Delights.
Chex Mix & Suddenly Salad.
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I would buy Cheerios.
cheerios & granola
I’d get cheerios
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I’d get the Multigrain Cheerios…they mare our favs, not too sweet. We ear them almost everyday. Some Nature Vally Granola Bars too. We like the sweet & salty kind, thanks.
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I’ll definitely stock up on Cheerios.
I would get Cinnamon Toast Crunch and Lucky Charms
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I like the Green Giant Veggies and gogurt
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i would buy Cheerios , Juicy Juice and gogurt.
I would buy Lucky Charms
I would get Cheerios. trinitygsd at yahoo dot com
we all love cheerios
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I’ll be buying Nature Valley Granola Bars and Honey Nut Cheerios.
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Kleenex & Cheerios would be 2 of the prime products.
I might buy the Nature Valley Nut Clusters, or stock up on Cheerios!
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I’d be headed straight to the cereal aisle for Honey Nut Cheerios!!
Many thanks!!
I would get lots of Betty Crocker potatoes! We use a lot of them
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Honey Nut Cheerios
thanks for sponsoring the contest
I’m going to buy totinos pizza rolls
Lots of pizza rolls.
Pillsbury® Grands!® Flaky Layers Buttermilk Biscuits, Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® Cake Mix, and Cheerios
Though I’m a bit ‘embarrassed’ to admit it, my family and I are ‘Cereal Junkies’ and ‘Cheerios’ and ‘Lucky Charms’ are two of our ‘favorites’! So those are the 2 products I’ll be buying! Thanks for the chance to win and Good Luck to all!
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I’d purchase Cheerios and Kleenex. aleksa91 hotmail
Pizza Rolls and Scooby-doo Fruit Snacks!
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We like Hamburger Helper and Honey Nut Cheerios
i would get cheerios
Cheerios and Hamburger Helper
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Hamburger Helper!
I would probably buy nature valley bars
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