Does this burrito make you hungry?

Qdoba® is opening up a new location in Chesterfield on April 23, 2015 and they’re giving away 500 free burritos to celebrate!

If you want to score a free burrito,  reserve one now with this link, while supplies last.

Not fast enough to snag one of the 500 free burritos? No worries. Guests number 501 and up will receive a coupon for a FREE order of chips and Queso with purchase of any entrée on opening day. In addition to great deals on yummy food there will be lots of other reasons to visit opening day including a DJ, trivia and prizes.

If you just can’t wait another day for a tasty Mexican inspired meal, a grand opening tasting is being held on Wednesday, April 22 from 6-9pm.  Fans will get a sneak peek (and taste) of all the mouthwatering flavors Qdoba offers for free!  Including Bacon Jalapeno Queso, hand-smashed guacamole, nachos, burritos and the always satisfying burrito bowl.

Reserve your free burrito on opening day here!

Qdoba Chesterfield
Hancock Village
Opening Thursday, April 23, 2015
7201 Hancock Village Drive
Chesterfield, Va. 23832
Phone: (804) 739-0476

Hours: Sunday – Saturday 10:30 a.m.-10 p.m.

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Reduce, reuse, recycle and get a Slurpee of virtually any size for just $1.49 on Bring Your Own Cup Day (#BYOCupDay) this Saturday.
Just bring your own cup (or container) to a participating 7-Eleven on April 11 from 11am to 7pm!

But before you go running out the door with the nearest bucket for the biggest sugar high of your life, even Genie had a few rules and 7-Eleven does too…

1. Size: Must fit through a 10″ hole
2. Clean: It’s gotta be food safe.
3. Nothing Leaky: Sticky floors are gross, containers have to be watertight.
4. One per person. (Don’t be greedy.)

So, if summer doesn’t feel right without a Slurpee, snag one cheap and start summer early on Bring Your Own Cup Day!

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Hip to be Round in Carytown is celebrating the new year with items just $20.15!

Brand new items have been marked down throughout the store with an entire rack of clothing for 20.15 or less. If you’re due in the summer you’ll find a few summer items marked down to $20.15 or under too!
Hip to be Round’s newly expanded consignment section has everything from high-end designer maternity wear to well-known maternity brands at a fraction of the original cost.

If something full price strikes your fancy, take $15 off a $75 purchase when you present your Savvy Saver app or mention Richmondmom.

Past season items have been marked down to just $5  and all of the money from these items will be donated to Safe Harbor.   There is currently no end date to this promotion, but you’ll have to hurry in for the best selection.

If you’re interested in consigning with Hip to be Round, call for an appointment.

Hip to be Round
New and Consigned Maternity Wear

3124 W. Cary Street
Richmond, Va 23221
(804) 340-1700

Hip to be Round is a sponsor of Richmondmom

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Holiday season is also shopping season, and while some stores were open on Thanksgiving Day, and before dawn of on Black Friday, small businesses are getting ready for Small Business Saturday!

Small Business Saturday encourages shoppers to spend some of their holiday dollars in small businesses that can’t compete with the “Big Box” doorbuster sales.  Shopping at a small business has a great impact on our economy and our local community (check out this article from USA Today for 10 benefits of shopping small).

Carytown, home to almost 300 shops, restaurants and businesses, most of which are locally owned, is ready for a great Small Business Saturday.   Free carriage rides down Cary Street will be available and elves will be spreading holiday cheer with random acts of kindness, giving out gift cards to random small business shoppers.

At noon, Santa will be arriving by horse drawn carriage accompanied by the Snow Queen, The Greater Richmond Pipe and Drums and Marines. Santa will be at W. Hirsch Rugs every Saturday from 12p-3p (11/29, 12/6, 12/13, and 12/20) to take wishlists, and pictures.
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Merchants are also participating with sales and specials like:

Carytown Cupcakes is offering 25% OFF all cupcake purchases between 9am & 11am (walk in only),

All Fired Up is having a Black Friday Ornament Special Buy Three, Get One Free!  All weekend long, when you purchase three ceramic ornaments of any shape or size, you’ll get a fourth ornament for free! Valid November 28th-30th.

Hip to be Round is taking 20% off your entire purchase Friday, Saturday and Sunday (consignment excluded but sale included).

BBGB books will have 4 fabulous authors on hand on Saturday to recommend books for holiday gift-giving. Anne Westrick, Lana Krumweide, Med Medina and Gigi Amateau will each be taking a shift beginning at 10 o’clock.

and a lot more!

Have a great time in Carytown this weekend! You’ll be able to get some really great gifts that make a really big impact in our community.

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July 25 – 27, 2014 Bring your donations, food, supplies, etc. to the Stony Point location and receive 25% off all regular price items.

See the Richmond SPCA’s wishlist here.

PS. For a dose of adorable, follow the Richmond SPCA on Instagram.

Throughout the weekend, Gap will be having giveaways from other businesses such as three deluxe passes to Peak Experience! Teasers about the giveaways will be posted in their Facebook page.

Gap Stony Point has some exciting things happening and want to build up their local Facebook page to keep people in the loop.  They will be giving away a $25 gift card for every 500 likes, by random drawing.

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It’s official: back to school time is here! Time to save your 5.3%.

School supply items with a retail price of $20 or less and clothing and footwear with a retail price of $100 or less can be purchased tax free August 1-3, 2014.  And while 5.3% may not be all that much, it’s always nice when the price you see on the tag is the actual price your paying at the register (

According to Virginia.gov:

Articles of clothing include any article of wearing apparel and typical footwear intended to be worn on or about the human body. Clothing does not include accessories, sporting equipment or footwear designed primarily for athletic activity or apparel designed primarily for protective use and not usually considered appropriate for everyday wear.

School supply items are limited to items that are commonly used by a student in a course of study and include “school art supplies,” “school instructional materials, and school music supplies.” School supply items do not include computers or any “school computer supplies”.

Stores may chose to absorb the tax on all other items, but you’ll have to check with the retailer first.

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We got a whole new bunch of goodies to put to the test!  We’ll tell you what we think about the National vs. MARTIN’S Own Brand and then during the weeks of June 29th and  July 6th MARTIN’S will be running the promotion so you can try it out for yourself.

Laundry Detergent:

Side by Side:
Tide is primarily a white with a colored stain remover and brightener.  The MARTIN’S Own brand is all blue.
Tide “Spring Meadow” had a lilac like sent where the MARTIN’S Own brand in Fresh Scent had a slightly perfume-y fresh and soapy scent.

Performance:
I normally avoid buying colored laundry detergent because it can stain clothing, but I was pleased to find that wasn’t the case.  The clothing all came out clean and the fresh scent filled the laundry room.

Verdict:
I’ll still probably pick a scent free, clear colored choice, because I’m a boring girl at heart, but the MARTIN’S Own Brand did perform well.  If I were a scented detergent girl I’d certainly consider saving a few bucks and keep buying it.

Pretzels:

Side by Side:
I’m not picky about how my snack food looks but Snyder’s do have a darker color and rounder shape… probably better if you were doing chocolate covered pretzels or something presentational.
Serving size is about the same, Snyder’s has 200mg less sodium than MARTIN’S so if you are carefully watching your sodium intake you may want to take note.

Taste test:
Not too much difference.

Verdict:
I’d grab the MARTIN’S brand for a party snack, and certainly for a recipe like the Old Bay Seasoned Pretzels listed here.
Peanuts:

Side by Side:
Not much difference here nutritionally or visually.

Taste:
Not much difference here either.

Verdict:
No brainer, go MARTIN’S Brand.

Barbecue Sauce:

Side by Side:
Both have a nice deep color.
Both start with high fructose corn syrup as the first ingredient (eek) MARTIN’S somehow ends up with 1 less gram of sugar. All of the ingredients are the same… Sweet Baby Ray’s has a “modified “smoke flavor where as MARTIN’S has “natural” smoke flavor.  I have no idea what that means.

Taste:
Sweet Baby Ray’s gives a little bit more heat, which can either be a good or a bad thing depending on your taste.

Verdict:
Like more heat? Go with Sweet Baby Ray’s,  if sweet and tangy is what you’re after, you’ll be happy with MARTIN’S Own.
Sunscreen:

Side by Side:
Well, you know, they are bottles of suntan lotion. Not too much too report. Both bottles have a lock so they aren’t spraying all over the inside of your pool/beach bag. Both are broad spectrum SPF 30.

Performance:
I sprayed half my body with one Coppertone and half with the MARTIN’S brand and I couldn’t tell the difference with how they went on.  Coppertone keeps its classic scent which is a little better than the MARTIN’S scent, although it was not offensive.  Both dried quickly and sat on top of the skin rather than soaking in.

Verdict:
I didn’t have a favorite.
We’ll probably use these cans up and then go back to our usual lotion, although I’d certainly consider the MARTIN’S brand in a  lotion. (Remember to spray on your hand before applying spray sunscreens to kids as they can inhale the sunscreen causing lung irritation.)
So there you have it! Once again MARTIN’S Stood up really well!

What are you going to do though with double the bags of pretzels, Peanuts and BBQ Sauce?

We’ve compiled a Pinterest board dedicated to putting your MARTIN’S Challenge Foods to the test! 
Peruse our collection of recipes like Peanut Butter Caramel Pretzel Cookie Cups,  Pretzel Crusted Honey Mustard Chicken and BBQ Strombolis for a little MARTIN’S Challenge inspiration.

$25 gift card giveaway has ended… but there might be another one coming…. Stay tuned to Richmondmom.com!

All food and gift cards provided by MARTIN’S.
All opinions are my own.

MARTIN’S Buy Ours Get Theirs Free Challenge runs two consecutive weeks (June 29 – July 5, and July 6- 12, 2014) with 4 different products to test each week.

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If you love handmade…..

If you love shopping local…..

If you love supporting local artists…..

If you love getting/giving a gift that people will remember….

If you love finding the most unique gifts (HINT: Valentine’s!)…….

Then you are going to absolutely LOVE Viva La Local!

We have been working on this event for quite some time and there are lots of exciting things to share, and now you’re invited to Richmond’s premier event for local artisans.  It’s a one day Valentine’s Day pop up featuring your favorite Etsy shops and other local artisans in Richmond, Virginia. The day will be filled with photo booth fun, a Twitter contest and shopping galore. Attendance is free and you will enjoy visiting the artisans behind their creations while you browse unique paintings, unusual jewelry, customized clothing, fun party planning and entertainment ideas, budget-conscious decorating ideas, and lots of other offerings.

This is not a local show just for women – it’s for men too. It’s the perfect place to find that special Valentine’s Day gift, anniversary, birthday, or ‘just because I love you’ gift!

More than 15 prizes will be awarded over the course of the day, so come on down to LaDiff in Richmond, Virginia on February 8, 2014. Check out the website, Viva La Local,  for participating artists. I’ll see you there too, where I’ll be tweeting every hour about door prizes, artists, and much more.

Who Will be There?

You and lots of your best friends, spouse, significant other, and other locals will be there! And here are just a few of the local artisans you can visit in person and check out what they have to offer:

Laura Trevey  (Bright Bold & Beautiful)

Blackbird Tees

M Wolf Designs

Painting on a Whim

Creatiate

DawnCorrespondence

Modern June

Eliza Spell

Phoenix Handcraft

Victoria Horner

One Happy Hostess

Click here to see a list of more artisans who will be exhibiting.

As always, remember to SHOP LOCAL!

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Special Shopping Night for Richmondmom.com

December 4, 2013

7-9pm

Being a Richmondmom.com blog follower was never better with all of the fantastic information, holiday event postings, sales alerts and more you can find on our website. And now, Richmondmom.com readers are being treated EXTRA SPECIAL during the holiday season.

Treat yourself to something special:  A private shopping night at Franklin Goose plus an Honest Co. giveaway!  They’ll have great tips and tricks on how to use Honest Co. products for yourself. And it’s a night just for you.

If you haven’t been to Franklin Goose, then you don’t know what you’re missing. They have age appropriate gifts that entertain, engage, and teach. They offer an array of unique clothing and so much. Click here to see some of their awesome products. (I’m kinda’ hoping they’ll make those Nook Loungers for adults soon).

Franklin Goose will be open from 7-9 p.m. on Wednesday, December 4, 2013 just for Richmondmom.com readers.  There will be staff available to help you shop and wrap all your gifts for free.

Yep – you read it correctly – FREE gift wrapping.

Just pick out your gift, have it wrapped, put it under the tree, and enjoy the holiday season.

Not only will there be adult refreshments but Honest Co. will provide samples of their great products and one lucky winner will receive a fantastic Honest Co. spa package (no purchase necessary to enter).

Follow their blog and RSVP on the site by clicking here.  Or, you can call the store at 804-355-0595.

We’ll see you at Franklin Goose on December 4. Be sure to bring your shopping list and enjoy some refreshments while the elves wrap your gifts!

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Pick up your favorite things for now and they’ll give you $50 for later! Your $50 coupon may be redeemed December 15, 2013-February 15th 2014 on any purchase of $100 or more. (No cash value and cannot be combined with any other coupon or promotion.)

We know Hip to be Round has the coolest fashion for moms and kids – and now they have the coolest deal too! Stop in and see all they have to offer. It’s a great time to choose holiday gifts for yourself (or let someone else know about this great sale so he/she can find the perfect gift for YOU!)

And, shop Hip to be Round online – open 24 hours a day!

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