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Printable Coupons for Seventh Generation

Karen Weideman — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:50:46 +0000

Seventh Generation is offering a $1 and $2 printable coupons to Seventh Generation Nation members. Click here to join. The registration process is simple. You can print each coupon twice. Coupons expire 30 days from when you print them.

Let us know of any other great printables you find. Thanks.

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50% Off Challenge!

kadi — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:01:24 +0000

A thought hit me today, as I stood in the shower, rinsing out the excess body wash from my scrubby thing. I always have a lot of left over lather in my scrubby thing, after washing all of my body parts. It just seems wasteful to rinse it out, but how else can I keep from having this repeated problem? Then I realized that the hole in my bottle of body wash is awfully large. If I just pour the body wash into an old soap dispenser and use one pump, it would be sufficient to clean my whole body and not waste a whole bunch. Of course, this was just a theory. So I tried it out and found that it really does work!

From now on, I’ll save at least half the amount of body wash that I used to use, just by pumping out in smaller portions. Then I wondered how much laundry detergent, dish soap and shampoo I could save, per month, just by cutting my portions in half. So I cut my laundry soap down to half. I cut my dish detergent in half and my shampoo usage in half. I can’t wait to see how much longer it will be until I have to buy new bottles of these products! If you have any other household items that you have been able to reduce, while retaining effectiveness, leave them in comments section for me, please. Thanks so much, my new friends!

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Another Great Use for Vinegar

Deborah Ng — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 20:23:09 +0000

My friends call me the Vinegar Queen. It has nothing to do with a sour demeanor, though. I just prefer to use it over chemical products as it cleans just as well and it’s more economical. It’s also quite versatile. Though I have a gift for embellishment, I’m not lying when I tell you there are hundreds of uses for vinegar. The other day I found another great one.

I was rummaging around in my kitchen cabinet when I found a big puddle of spilled maple syrup. It’s looks as if it had been there for a while and wasn’t coming up without a fight. I was in no mood to start chiseling up gooey liquid so I sprayed some vinegar on and left it for a while. When I returned, the syrup had mostly dissolved and was easy to wipe away. Anyone who has ever tried to mop up a large puddle of spilled syrup would be amazed with the ease in which I was able to clean this mess.

We still buy the bottles of blue liquid to have on hand when needed, but I’m finding I need them less and less.

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