I’m becoming a coupon junkie… you know, the slightly crazy lady who gets to the check-out with a cart full of groceries and 30 minutes later hands the cashier $15.78. Yep, I’m there.
As such, I ALWAYS pick up the Sunday paper… two or three if there are a lot of valuable coupons inside. (I always recycle the paper after using it for art projects, wrapping, cleaning windows, etc…).
This week I was surprised at the number of coupons for “natural” or “green” products. While I would dispute the green-ness of several of this products, I am pleased to see the mainstream corporations finally making steps in the right direction. (But listen up Huggies, there is a LONG way to go yet).
Between the SmartSource and RedPlum coupon fliers, I found the following coupons:
$3.00 off Hugges Pure & Natural Diapers (which really aren’t all that fabulous, but we will get to that in another post).
$1.00 off Hefty Basics Paper Plates… stronger and biodegradable in home composting (this is important, many biodegradable items only break down under industrial compost conditions).
$.75 off Scott greener clean products. At least they are called “greener” instead of green, natural, etc… this one doesn’t mislead the consumer into believing you are getting a perfectly environmentally responsible product, but that it is better than the alternative. These products are made with natural and recycled materials.
Free Marcal smallsteps paper product (single roll bath tissue, towel or box of facial tissue). $1.00 off Marcal smallsteps. These products are made using 100% recycled fibers, have no added dyes or fragrance and are made without the use of chlorine bleach. Marcal is a cost effective option in recycled paper products.
$1.00 off Scott Naturals (2 coupons). It’s about time Kimberly-Clark listened to our outrage and began using recycled fibers. Bath tissue is 40% recycled, towels are 60% and napkins are 80%. They still have a long way to go… but this is a step in the right direction. Now when all Scott products are made from recycled fibers, I will stand up and cheer.
$1.00 off/2 six packs Hansen’s Natural Soda. Yay! We buy this occasionally for our kiddos as a treat and I’m thrilled to find a coupon! ‘
I am excited to hear about the Huggies diapers. I saw them in the store the other day, and wondered how “green” they really are. I give Huggies kudos for trying at least.
We should applaud Scott for putting out greener, recycled options for their customers. I’m going to reward them with my business, and encourage them to do more.
I’m happy to see that Scott is embracing the green revolution. Even if there is no global warming as some have asserted; it couldn’t hurt to use environmentally safe products.
I have a cybermall and I have noticed that more keyword searches have to do with green products. So in order to accomodate the visitors and to perhaps increase commissions from affiliates, I have begun to feature more green products. To guide them, I have a link to the green products page. This increased my visitors tremendously and I also got a slight increase in commissions because a few of the visitors did buy something.
Gaiam is one of my affiliates. I purchase much of what I use from them. They carry the earth shoes and many other organic and health related products.
You can save 20% on green products for the home and office with the coupon code: SAVE20 at letsgogreen.biz.
Thanks,
Brad
You can save 20% on green products for the home and office with the coupon code: SAVE20 at letsgogreen.biz.
Thanks,
Brad