Shop To Earn Challenge – Save Money Shopping Online: Week 1

Ready, set, round two!

The Shop To Earn Shopping Challenge is back for your shopping, spending, and saving supervision. Follow Kym Boucher’s savings for the next 30 days as she only shops through her ShopToEarn mall. The rules for the challenge are simple, Kym is allowed to shop at a grocery store once a week but the rest of her shopping for the month have to be through ShopToEarn or ShopToEarth.

First, here’s a little background on Kym. She lives in Easton, PA with her husband, Jimmy B. They have three children, a college-aged daughter, another daughter in high school, and a son in middle school. They joined Shop To Earn in March 2008 when Rick Clark introduced them to the company.

Why Kym Loves Shop To Earn?
“I sit at my computer, place my order, go about my business, and within a couple days, the "present man" arrives at my door (or my daughter's college dorm!) with ANYTHING we might need! Today, for example, I opened up my Shop To Earth box and got the Yummy Earth lollipops I keep on hand for my students in school, as well as my favorite dips from Simply Organic for the tailgating parties we go to throughout the fall. I love having so much selection at my fingertips AND I save money while doing it! I am a firm believer in saving my money and, mostly, my time but I also appreciate ShopToEarth's message of making a difference in our world. Being a part of this company just makes $en$e! Shop on!” Kym Boucher @ShoppingDivaKB

See below for Kym’s list and notes from the ShopToEarn shopping challenge. She has been exclusively shopping through her ShopToEarn/Earth web site for a week.

Shop To Earn Shopping Challenge Week One
• Shoes.com - school shoes for my son, daughter and myself
• Retail Price: $109.98
• Internet Price: $74.18
• Shop To Earn Cash Back/Points: 13% + 20% promotion + 10 points

• Drugstore.com - necessities for the family
• Retail Price: $55.51
• Internet Price: $55.51
• Shop To Earn Cash Back/Points: 10% + 6 points

• 1-2-3inkjets - printer cartridge for my printer at home
• Retail Price: $34.99
• Internet Price: $21.14
• Shop To Earn Cash Back/Points: 28% + 5 points

• Target.com - baby shower gift
• Retail Price: $74.99
• Internet Price: $74.99
• Shop To Earn Cash Back/Points: 7% + 6 points

• Nike.com - sneakers for my son
• Retail Price: $70.00
• Internet Price: $70.00
• Shop To Earn Cash Back/Points: 8% + 6 points

Week One Total Shop To Earn Savings: $81.46 + 33 points. Amazing!

Kym is one of almost 100,000 Shop To Earn representatives saving money on her daily purchases. Keep following the blog for weekly updates on Kym’s savings and stay tuned for the grand total savings by strictly shopping through ShopToEarn and ShopToEarth. Also for daily shopping updates, follow Kym on Twitter at: www.twitter.com/ShoppingDivaKB.

Like what you see? Visit the ShopToEarn Facebook fan page and become a fan: www.Facebook.com/shoptoearth.

Shop To Earth Featured Product: Green Goods WaterWeek Water Bottles

Did you know that every day more than 25 million plastic bottles find their way into landfills and incinerators? As you know, it is very important to stay hydrated while on the go, unfortunately, those convenient plastic bottles are clogging up our waterways and polluting the ocean.

One ShopToEarth vendor, Green Good and WaterWeek water bottles, are making it easy for people to reduce the number of water bottles they throw out each year. WaterWeek is a necessary staple in every green household. The set includes five reusable water bottles that you can fill with your beverage of choice and chill in your refrigerator.

Made from durable, BPA free plastic, these water bottles are designed to go wherever you are; whether that is in the car, at the office or in the gym. Safe for the dishwasher and freezer, they even come in a 10oz size, which is perfect for your children's lunch box.

WaterWeek water bottles are available in a variety of fun colors and designs so you are sure to find something that matches your kitchen decor. They also come with a plastic tray that holds the bottles securely in your refrigerator so you can just grab and go.

In addition to being kind to the planet and saving up to $500 a year by using these water bottles instead of purchasing bottled water from the grocery store, you will earn $1.00 cash back on every purchase. As a bonus, $1.00 will be donated to the Shop To Earth Foundation.

Green Good WaterWeek water bottles can be found on the home page of Shop To Earth as a featured product.

Save green and live green by buying green.

Tweet Up! With ShopToEarn

ShopToEarn Social Media Happy Hour
hosted by Lisa Buyer and Stacy Kinney with special guests Julie and Rich Soviero

Social Networking is a hot topic. Knowing how to generate buzz about your business is essential if you want to experience mega success online.

Join us on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 9:00pm EST for the Shop To Earn Social Media Happy Hour webinar hosted by social media expert Lisa Buyer and ShopToEarn social media coordinator Stacy Kinney; showing you how to use popular social networking tools to build a successful business.

At the Shop To Earn Social Media Happy Hour you’ll learn how to attract and communicate with your Shop To Earn business using social networking sites like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube and Flickr. As a bonus, special guests Julie and Rich Soviero will share a some of their best bets and inside tips for spreading the word around the social sphere about Shop To Earn.

This business building webinar has something for social media users of all experience levels so mark the date and join us. Space is Limited : Reserve your Social Media Webinar seat now at:
 https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/139988067\

National Teen Magazine Looking for Green Prom Story

Calling all ShopToEarth representatives! Does your teenager have a Green Prom story they want to share with a national teen magazine? A reporter is looking for real teens who helped make their 2009 Prom Green.

Maybe they used a hybrid car instead of a limo? Or girls decided to swap dresses instead buying new ones. Or maybe the decorations were all eco-friendly. If you have any eco-friendly prom story, let’s tell it! If your story is chosen, the magazine may also 
include photos submitted by the teens as well as, green companies, and tips for future green proms, etc..

Email stories to Judie Hurtado @ judie.hurtado@gmail.com



Shop To Earn Announcements: State of the Union Recap

Check out the Shop To Earn checklist below from the State of the Union Webcast. Shop To Earn’s Founder, Pat Welsh, discussed the most recent updates and announcements happening in the company. If you missed the webcast, login to your Virtual Office > Training Center > Company News for the link to the replay.


Your ShopToEarn To Do Checklist

• Retain Your Points! - Be sure to purchase your monthly volume on ShopToEarth and hold on to your points!
• Utilize the Training Center - The Company News section of the Training Center in your Virtual Office is the place where you’ll find the latest updates about Shop To Earn. The Training Center also has Downloads for company forms and marketing e-flyers.
• Go Green! – With Shop To Earth’s Media Library, located on the ShopToEarth Home Page in the left-hand column under Green Market, you can educate yourself on green living and get inspired!
• New Emails Coming at You - Shop To Earn is rolling out a NEW look for company emails. Emails will be sent out on Mondays and Thursdays with “In This Issue” links, as well as direct links to your Virtual Office, Conference Calls, Seminars and ShopToEarth Media Library.
• Check out the NEW ShopToEarn Vendors – There have been 50+ new Shop To Earn retailers added to the site. Time to get shopping!
• ShopToEarth Shopping! – Now is the time to check out the new retailers in Green Market and Green Exchange. Retain those points and try the new, eco-friendly products available on your site! ShopToEarth Green Horizon is now also offering $19.99 flat rate shipping to Puerto Rico. Shop Green. Save Green.
  
• Refer, Refer, Refer! – ShopToEarn is coming to a town near you! There are several locations on the East and West coast where Shop To Earn Leaders will be conducting Company Overviews and Shortcut to Success seminars.
  
  

To learn more about the items on the above ShopToEarn checklist visit the State of the Union Webcast Summary item in Company News.