Switch Your Dog’s Dinner Up with Alpo Meal Helpers!

September 21, 2015 by Jenni 872 Comments

This post brought to you by Purina at Dollar General. The content and opinions expressed below are that of Sweet Pennies From Heaven.

I love pizza, and I say that I could probably eat it every day of my life, but I think that’s really a bit of a stretch. Okay, maybe not….but you’re feelin’ me, right? Do you ever think that your dogs are feeling the same way? Like, do you ever think that they’re thinking, “Geeze mom……do I have to eat the SAME thing EVERY. SINGLE. DAY?!” They like to switch things up a bit too! Purina has created the NEW Alpo Meal Helpers and you can find them at Dollar General! It adds a little “sum’n – sum’n” to their regular dog food. Simply add the Alpo Meal Helpers to your dog’s dry food. I really like these because they’re soft and not messy at all, like wet dog food can be. Bleck.

Each no mess mealtime mixer is in a 4 oz. package and you get 4 pouches to a box! Plus they come in yummy flavors like Porterhouse and Prime Rib, and Roast Beef and Chicken.

Izzy, our boxer, LOVED it. She didn’t come up for air until the whole plate was GONE. We hadn’t been outside 2 seconds when she started sniffing the air. She could smell the yummy-ness and was on the hunt for it. If you’re looking for an easy way to switch up your dog’s dinner, check the Alpo Meal Helpers out on your next trip to Dollar General! They’re around $2 a box, so it’s a nice deal too! When you grab a box, share a photo of your dog enjoying it on Instagram using the hashtag #AlpoMealHelpers! The dog with the most shares will win an Alpo prize pack with a coupon for a free Alpo Meal Helper & Alpo biscuits plus a $100 Dollar General gift card!! Be sure to check out other Dollar General Alpo Products!

Which flavor do you think your dog would love?

What Does My Dog Need? Here Are 7 Dog Owner Essentials!

May 19, 2015 by Jenni 538 Comments

This post brought to you by Sponsored by Purina. The content and opinions expressed below are that of Sweet Pennies From Heaven.

So, you just got a new puppy and you’re working your way through the late night crying, puppy breath, pee and poo! Or do you have an older dog that just needs some extra care, love and attention? Either way, you may be asking yourself, “What does my dog need?“. Dogs are work, but they’re SO rewarding. I’ve got a list of some dog essentials that every new and seasoned dog owner has to have!

We shop at Dollar General a lot because it’s just more convenient and much more affordable. I don’t have to walk a mile through the parking lot or wait in ginormous lines to checkout. Plus, I can get all our pet related stuff there too, like Dollar General Alpo Products! I can get everything on my list and I don’t get super distracted by everything I don’t need. They carry awesome pet brands like Purina (dry food/wet food/treats) for both dogs and cats. They also have a great selection of dog toys and other things. The biggest reason I love them is because I can use their coupons! Okayyyy, before I get to the list of essentials – let me tell you about this fun contest!

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#DGPetDash Instagram Contest:

Get this ya’ll! If you’re a pet owner, you can enter the #DGPetDash contest on Instagram!!! Each participant will be asked to fill (1) Dollar General shopping bag with pet items from DG and upload the picture of your haul to Instagram. Make sure that you use the hashtag #DGPetDash in your post! The photo with the most likes will receive $100 worth of free pet food/treats from Purina (in the form of (5) $20 Purina manufacturer coupons).

— Alright….now on to those doggie essentials!

List of 7 Things Every Dog Needs

1. Squeezes, Smooches & Belly Rubs: Love those babies up! Dogs love hugs, kisses and good belly rubs! My dogs are both attention hogs. They love to be loved.

2. Healthy Food and Vitamins: Make sure that you’re feeding your dogs a healthy dog food, like Purina and pay attention to how it makes them feel. Some dogs need a special diet…others could eat an army tank and it wouldn’t bother their bellies! You can also give your sweet hearts vitamins if they’re picky eaters!

3. Yummy Nummy Treats: Give them a treat through the day! Even if they can’t do tricks – give them a treat just for being cute! Treats are a great reward for doing something right too whether it’s house breaking them or for coming when you call them. Purina makes ex

cellent treats. Our dogs love the Beggin Strips!

4. Toys, Toys and More Toys: I think our dogs have more toys than our kid does. Ropes, squeaky toys, toys with bells, balls, and even an occasional old shoe. Ugh. Yeah. They like shoes!

5. Control the critters: Keep your dogs treated for fleas, ticks and worms. I know, I knowww….gross! But we all have to deal with it when we have dogs! Whether you choose a drop on medication, flea collar or something natural – just make sure you’re treating them so they don’t get sick. Fleas and ticks SUCK – literally!

6. Doctor Visits and Clean Toofers: Yep! Make sure to always keep your dogs up to date on checkups and shots. Having a sick pet is no fun. One thing our vet always talks about is keeping their teeth clean. A dog with bag teeth means poor health. Just keep their teeth clean with a toothbrush or make sure to give them treats that help clean their teeth.

7. Outer Space: Okay, not that kind of outer space….but space outside to RUN and play! If you don’t have a fenced in area – then put up a lead that’s long enough for them to have plenty of space to run and play. My dogs love to be outside…especially right after a bath. They love to roll around in the grass and dirt when they get bathed. Ugh. Hahaha!

Here’s our haul of pet goodies from Dollar General.

Purina Beggin Strips (their fave!)
3 soft dog toys
rope toy
tennis ball
rubber star shaped chewie

Here are some of the Purina Dog Treats and Foods you can find at Dollar General:

Cat Chow, Kitten Chow, Kit & Kaboodle, Friskies, Deli Cat, Fancy Feast, Dog Chow, Puppy Chow, Moist & Meaty, Beneful, Alpo, Mighty Dog, Beggin Strips, Busy Bone, Friskies Party Mix, Waggin Train, Whisker Lickins, Tidy Cats

What are your dogs favorite treats and toys?

5 Summer Break Essentials To Keep Everyone Happy – Your Summer Survival Kit

May 4, 2015 by Jenni 136 Comments

This post brought to you by Dollar General. The content and opinions expressed below are that of Sweet Pennies From Heaven.

Folks…it’s HOT outside today! I think Spring forgot to drop by and stay awhile! In less than a month, the kiddos will be out for summer break and summer break with the kids home isn’t for the faint of heart. Here are summer break essentials EVERY home needs. Think of this as your summer survival guide!

Our local Dollar General is the place we load up on for most things, including all things “Summer Survival”. You can’t beat their prices plus you can use their ad deals and add their digital coupons for even better deals! Save on summer essentials with Dollar General!

1. Getting Waterlogged

If you have a swimming pool, SWEET! Make sure to load up on pool toys or water toys! Floats, beach balls, goggles, game sets, noodles and squirt guns or soakers make for hours of fun! We snagged some squirt soakers and a Frozen beach ball. The kids love these and always have so much fun.

2. Sunscreen & Soothers

I know that summer just isn’t summer without a flaming sunburn but we DO need to try to prevent them! We’re all really fair skinned around here and burn wayyyy too easily. I loaded up on some sunscreen, lip protector and sunglasses at Dollar General. Make sure to grab extra to keep in your beach bags for on the go too! Don’t forget to grab some Aloe gel for soothing sunburns (just in case!).

3. Grillin’ and Entertainin’ Essentials

Cooking outside is fun. We love to grill…the food just always tastes better, right?! We got everything we needed in one trip! Paper plates, condiments like ketchup and mustard. Those are the biggies at our house! Don’t forget the disposable cups, silverware and ohh, ohhh…don’t forget the aluminum foil! We always run out when we do tons of grilling!

4. Drinks & Freezer Treats

If your house is like ours, the kids can run in and out, and in and out, alllll day long. Usually after something to drink. We keep bottled water on hand all the time anyway, and we always stock up on the Clover Valley bottled water from Dollar General. They always have really great deals on juice, Kool-Aid, and those boxes of freezer pops!

5. Keep the Kids from Getting HANGRY

Always, ALWAYS keep snacks around so the kids don’t wig out! My kiddo gets super cranky when he’s hungry so I make sure to have healthier snacks on hand between meals for him. Dollar General always has such a great selection of snack foods and groceries! Now, mommy will sneak and get the Clover Valley cookies. Have you had them? Mercy!! I keep a stash hid for myself.

Will you be snagging some deals for your own Summer Survival Kit? What kinds of things do you have to have to get you through the summer?! Save on summer essentials with Dollar General! Do what we do and shop the Clover Valley and DG brands plus use the DG digital coupons when we can for even more savings!!

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What are some of your summer essentials?

How You Can Do More With Your Dollar to Help Improve Kids Reading Skills

April 7, 2015 by Jenni 9 Comments

This post brought to you by Purina. The content and opinions expressed below are that of Sweet Pennies From Heaven.

Reading is one of THE most important skills a child will learn. My little guy loves to read, thank goodness. That’s why I’m excited to tell you about what’s going on with Purina and Dollar General! During April, shoppers can Do More With Their Dollar. Not only will they save on Purina pet products, but they will also help improve kids reading skills and self confidence!

Purina has partnered with Dollar General to grow awareness and share the importance of literacy. I had NO idea, but studies have actually shown that when kids read to their pets, their reading skills and confidence improve! Say what??!! How incredibly awesome is that?! I’ve never thought about it before, but it totally makes sense. Sooo, we’re reading to our pet. Little man and daddy are reading a new book to Izzy, our boxer. She’s a captive audience, I tell you.

In 2010, the University of California did a 10-week study where young children read out loud to dogs and the result showed a 12% increase in their reading skills! Kids feel more relaxed and they know that their pets are faithful and true. Kids naturally enjoy interacting with their pets and pets teach so many great lessons to our children. Make sure to visit Dollar General and find out all of the other ways that pets can make a difference in the lives of your kids!

From April 5th – April 30th, 2015, for each of the 4 digital coupons below, Purina will donate $1 to the Dollar General Literacy foundation, up to $20,000. Now you can treat your pets AND help kids improve their reading skills at the same time! Woohooo! Since most of us shop at the Dollar General for household and pet supplies anyway, it just makes sense. These 4 coupons will trigger the donation once they’re redeemed instore. Click here to download them now!

Save $1.00 on one (1) 12lb bag of Purina® Friskies® Dry Cat Food
Buy ANY five (5) 5.5oz cans of Purina® Friskies® Wet Cat Food and get one (1) can FREE (up to 50¢)
Save $1.00 on one (1) 14lb or larger bag of Purina® Alpo® Dry Dog Food
Save $1.00 on ANY one (1) package of Purina® Tidy Cats® Scoopable Litter

For all of my friends on Twitter, make sure to attend the Twitter party hosted by @ModernDayMoms onApril 15th at 11:00AM EST. These are always so much fun and they always have really great prizes!!

Do you shop at Dollar General for your pet supplies? Share your photos of your kids reading to your pets! We’d love to see them!

Back to School on a Budget with Dollar General

July 30, 2014 by 1,170 Comments

This post brought to you by Dollar General. All opinions are 100% mine.

I was recently given the challenge of shopping for back to school with Dollar General with just $35. I am not a frequent shopper at Dollar General but I do love a good challenge! Seriously, I love it. Since we homeschool, I am always on the lookout for great deals to help me stock up on supplies for the year. I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised by the school supply selection at our local Dollar General store. I knew this challenge would be a BREEZE! The first thing I did was head over to the Dollar General site to see what the latest sale ad contained. There were some AMAZING prices on things like pencils, notebooks, erasers and even Kleenex! I also spied, with my little eye, a coupon for $5 off a purchase of $25 or more. Yep. Easy peasy for this challenge. So, of course, I scoured the ad and made a list of all the items we needed. I kept a tally of the price (rounding up for tax) as I went. I was satisfied with my list and headed to the store! When I arrived, I was pleased to see that most of the items in the sale ad were readily available in the school supplies section of Dollar General. There were a few things that were a little different and some had slightly different prices than I had planned for. That’s ok though because I still had that nice $5 off coupon. I did some quick figuring in my head and went to loading my cart with everything that was on my list! Here’s my list:

4 boxes of Kleenex (75 Count)
6 packs of filler paper (125 sheets each)
9 One subject spiral notebooks
2 Three subject spiral notebooks
1 pack of 4 mechanical pencils (I threw these in extra. They weren’t on my original list.)
2 packs of fashion pencils (8 per pack)
2 packs of fashion erasers (rectangular 2 per pack)
4 Three ring binders with clear view covers
8 Capri Sun big pouch drinks
1 Fashion journal (I threw this in extra. It wasn’t on my original list.)

That is a total of 39 items!! Do you think I met the challenge? Here’s my receipt: So I was over by $6.34! That was pretty much the cost + tax for the 2 extras that I added at the last minute. Had I not bought the journal and mechanical pencils, I would have come in right at my budget! Not too shabby considering I am not a regular shopper at Dollar General and the few price differences I was met with. I am pretty proud of how it turned out! Now…what will you be stocking up on for back to school? Whatever it is, I recommend visiting your local Dollar General to stock up on savings!

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