coupon – Our Simple Days

Seriously, if you are not a member of My Magazine Sharing Network and you have a Kroger affiliate store in your area you really need to join this site! I am not kidding.

I made a post here, that explains a little about the program. Basically the Kroger grocery store chain has a program where they are looking for honest feedback on items that they sell or are considering selling in their stores. Once you sign up you will receive notifications of new missions that you may or may not want to participate in. You just log into your dashboard and accept what ones you are interested in. The number of missions you are sent depends on how active you are. The more you participate the more you can qualify for.

I am not kidding when I say they are on fire. In the past 2 weeks I have received numerous boxes from them of things to try like this:

Yesterday I received 4 coupons for Hormel Natural Choice Bacon. 1 coupon is for a free package the other 3 coupons are for $1.00 off a package. Free bacon, who wouldn’t want free bacon (well maybe a vegetarian, which I family is not).

All I have to do now is head to my local Smith’s grocery store, redeem the coupon for the free Hormel Natural Choice bacon, cook it and serve it to my family (or friends) and then log into my dashboard at My Magazine Sharing Network and complete the tasks they request. The tasks are super easy and quick. Things like share a picture on instagram, make a post on facebook, post my opinion of the product in their group discussion post, etc. They are looking for honest answers and even if you didn’t love the product they really want to hear it, they want to know why you didn’t enjoy it, if you did like it be specific and tell them why. That is it. Simple as can be.

The stores in the Kroger chain that look like they participate are Kroger, Ralph’s, Dillions, Bakers, Fry’s, Smith’s, King Scoopers, Fred Meyer, City Market, QVC and Gerbes. If you have any of these stores in your area you need to check out My Magazine Sharing Network.

I will be making several posts to show you more of the items that I have received to try. Watch for them. I have received some great products.

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Does your local grocery store have a program for their customers that allows you to try products and then provide honest feedback on them? Programs like these are free to members. I am a member of My Magazine Sharing Network, which is a program sponsored by the Kroger corporation, where I have the opportunity to receive free full size items to try and leave feedback for the items. I can also participate in discussions with other shoppers about the products I have tried or other general topics that Kroger is interested in finding out opinions on. I am even sometimes given product coupons that I can share with my friends so that I am not the only one who benefits from a great program. You can also be featured in their My Magazine (their store magazine).

This program isn’t difficult. First you need your Kroger store rewards number or alternate I.D. then you sign up and fill out your personal profile as completely as possible. Complete your Introduction Mission, and complete any survey on your dashboard. They use your profile & answers to your survey’s to start assigning missions to you.

It is recommended that you connect your social media accounts to your profile at My Magazine Sharing Network. You earn points for sharing pictures and reviews and posts about the items that you will be receiving. The more points you earn, the more opportunities you can receive for furture product trials.

In the past I have reviewed things like herb and spice rubs, potato chips, snack crackers, received coupons to try their private selection line items and received reusable shopping bags.

Today I received my Simple Truth Mega Mission Level 1 box and it was loaded with great items for me to try and also share with friends. I received:

One Simple Truth reusable shopping bag.

One box of Simple Truth Organic Strawbery Fruit & Grain Bars (6 count).

Simple Truth Organic Strawberry Fruit & Grain Bars

One Simple truth Organic Moisturizing Lip Balm Srawberry Lavender variety.

One Simple Truth Organic Roasted Almonds single serving size

One Simple Truth Organic Coupon Booklet filled with a variety of coupons for Simple Truth Organic products

Now that I have my box of goodies. Next thing to do is to try the items included in the box and take my coupons to my local Smiths grocery store and redeem them for more items to try.

As I try the items I will take pictures of the items and write up a review of each item. The reviews really need to be honest. I don’t have to love each item, I just need to try it and write what I thought. I have tried items through this program that I really loved and other items that I know I would never purchase because I really didn’t like the item at all. They love to know why you loved it or why you didn’t like it. All honest opinions help them to develope new items or additional flavor varieties.

Once I have my pictures and reviews then I go the the My Magazine Sharing Network website and start clicking through each item on my mission like post a picture & post to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, blog post, and join in the discussion on the website. I will earn points for each item I participate in and in turn the more points I earn the more my chances increase for more mission opportunities.
As for this Simple Truth mission. I have tried my Simple Truth Organic Moisturizing Lip Balm already and it smells amazing. The balm feels like it is softening my lips without feeling waxy. This is a product I would definitely purchase outside of this mission. I use alot of lip balm and this one seems to be a great product.

My Simple Truth reusable shopping bag will go with me every Saturday morning for my produce co op pick up. I have to bag my own produce at the co op and I can always use a nice bag for that. I am also hoping that people will see the Simple Truth logo on the bag and in turn start purchasing the organic foods from Smiths. The more people that purchase the more in demand the items will be and hopefully Kroger will continue to develope more organic items. I am a huge fan of the Simple Truth line and have been for years. Kroger’s quality is great and they are trying to make organic foods affordable for the normal every day shopper.

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