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Giveaway reminder (plus some wins and not-wins from ePantry)

Summer Giveaway!

Don’t forget I’m giving away a box of some summery goodies!   Plus, a bunch of other bloggers are doing the same, and some of their prize packs are HUGE.

favorite summer things giveaway

(Links to all the other giveaways are right there in my giveaway post.)

ePantry

 

Secondly, I got an email from ePantry yesterday reminding me that I have a referral link that gives you $10 off an order plus a free $12.95 soy candle.

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I’ve gotten two ePantry shipments so far, and I thought it might be helpful to share what I’ve loved (and haven’t loved.)

Love

-The Method hand soap, foaming and non-foaming, is great.

-The soy candles are lovely, and we especially like the eucalyptus spearmint scent.

epantry soy candle

(This candle is a freebie you get when you order through my link, and I’m also including one in my summer giveaway!)

-The Seventh Generation paper towels are fine and dandy, except I accidentally ordered two 6-packs.   Given our snail’s pace paper towel consumption, this means I have enough paper towels to last me, like, 3 years.

Whoops.

Don’t Love So Much

-The Method dish soap just does not seem to work as well as Dawn when it comes to dissolving grease on dishes.   It wasn’t terrible, but it wasn’t great, so I think I’m gonna stick with Dawn.

-The Mrs. Meyer’s laundry detergent works well, but the container it comes in is SUPER hard to use.   It has no handle and is too wide and round to be easily grasped by one hand for pouring.   Also, too much comes out too quickly, so I end up making a mess whenever I use it.

(This could be solved by pouring the soap into another dispenser, of course.   The product itself isn’t a problem, it’s that the packaging is poorly designed.)

Aha…I just googled and discovered that I am not the only person who struggles to use this bottle.   Hopefully Mrs. Meyers will redesign it at some point.

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If you’ve ordered from ePantry before, what are your favorite items?

(Here’s the link for the $10 credit and the free Grove candle.)

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Randi

Tuesday 2nd of June 2015

I ordered from epantry 2x. Once because I used your 10.00 off code and another because my aunt ordered and I got her referral bonus. I cancelled after that. very expensive products, I can find the same method soaps at Target for .50 cents cheaper a bottle and I always have coupons. I bought the 7th generation dish soap and I hated it. Does not clean the dishes well at all. Also, we bought the method dishwasher detergent( little sachets) and they're ok. Finish works better with our hard water. Without the 10.00 credits, Epantry is too expensive. I'm not the kind of person who runs out of stuff and I'm always in Target so it just didnt work for me.

Kristen

Tuesday 2nd of June 2015

Good to know about the 7th generation dish soap. I was considering trying it, but maybe I'll just stick with Dawn!

Stacy

Monday 1st of June 2015

Have you tried soap nuts? They're Eco-friendly and definitely frugal! We've been using them for over a year and I don't see us going back to homemade or regular laundry soap.

Kristen

Tuesday 2nd of June 2015

Embarrassingly enough, I have a small bag of them here that I never have tried! I guess I've been dubious about them...

Laura

Monday 1st of June 2015

I had the same thoughts about the Method dish soap - just doesn't work too well. But I love the other Method products!

Linda

Monday 1st of June 2015

Yeah I quit. Wouldn't seem to add $10 credit to my order and just picking items is an exercise in frustration. Wayyy easier to just go pick up at store.

Linda

Monday 1st of June 2015

Is it just me or is ePantry's site just horrible to try to navigate? Driving me crazy trying to order!!

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