Giveaway - 2 tickets to attend Audubon Zoo Lights in NOLA!

This post and giveaway is sponsored by The Audubon Nature Institute.

Audubon Zoo Lights presented by Children’s Hospital will bring the holiday spirit to our community by creating an enchanting nighttime winter dreamland in the heart of Uptown New Orleans.  Scroll down to ENTER TO WIN (2) general admission tickets!

The main attraction is the ABSOLUTELY STUNNING silk-lighted replica of Zoo Animals!

Zoo Lights Dates
Open Select Nights November 23 - December 30
5:30pm – 9:30pm (ticket sales stop at 9:00 pm)

Actual dates are: November 23-25, 29-30 AND December 1-2, 6-7, 9, 13-23, 26-30

Location
Audubon Zoo (6500 Magazine Street)

Admission
$10.00 Audubon Member
$15.00 General Admission
Children under 2 years are admitted free.

Purchase tickets ONLINE HERE in advance to avoid the lines!

TIPS AND THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO:

• Wear comfortable shoes! This is a walking tour and it takes 1-2 hours to walk the experience.  I suggest getting there early to make sure you can view all Zoo Lights has to offer!  There are no shuttles and the train is not operating during Zoo Lights either so be prepared to WALK.
• The Zoo is closed so don't expect to see any animals unless they make a special appearance at the Animal Encounters booth
• Parking is FREE! Parking attendants are on site to make this easy, but expect to park and walk to the front entrance.
• Wagons and Strollers and KIDS are welcome! There are many activities for kids of all ages as you walk through (the Carousel is also open for an additional fee)

• Outside Food and drinks are not allowed.  Concessions are available for purchase throughout (and yes they have adult beverages too!)
• Bring a Camera - there are lots of photo opps and even Selfie stations along the path!
• You can also stop at Polar Pics to take pictures with Santa through December 23 (additional cost, photo packages are available)
• EVENT MAP - there are large maps at locations throughout - no printed maps  - so screenshot the map online here so you can find all the spots easier and make sure you don't miss anything 

• LIVE ENTERTAINMENT at the Jingle Bells Stage near the Sea Lions | Nightly schedule listed here
• Checkout MISTLETOE MARKET for handmade crafts and gift from vendors - get some shopping done too!
• Need more information? It's all listed HERE

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GIVEAWAY includes TWO General Admission tickets to Zoo Lights 2018 ($30 value)
HOW TO ENTER: Post a photo of your family at the Zoo 
(or a GIF of your favorite zoo animal will do!)

POST PHOTO TO THIS FACEBOOK LINK HERE

Winner will be selected from a random comment on the facebook post.  Winner must be able to attend the Audubon Zoo Lights during the Nov/Dec 2018 season.

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Giveaway! Show Me What you are Cooking and enter to win a $50 Winn Dixie gift card!

This post is sponsored by Winn Dixie

It's Memorial Day weekend and that means SALES are everywhere - even the Grocery Store!

So check out these SAVINGS valid through Tuesday 5/29 at Winn Dixie stores - and show me what you are cooking and enter to win a $50 Winn Dixie gift card! Detail on how to enter below! 

 First thing I noticed was the great deals on meats - 
just in time for grilling and backyard barbecues!

Chicken Thighs, Drumsticks, or Leg Quarters - Buy one get one FREE
73% Lean Ground Beef - $1.99/lb
Hot Dogs - Buy one get one FREE (I even found some with $1 off coupons on them too!)

 Other great deals:
Fresh Corn on the Cob - 4 for $1 (limit 12) 

Family Meal Deal - Purchase 2 Red Baron Pizzas for $9.98 and get all of the following FREE:
Tyson Anytizers, Auntie Anne's Pretzel Pockets, and Prestige Fruit Bars (total value $21.95)



And if you don't feel like cooking
8 pc Mixed/10 piece Dark Fried Chicken - $3.99 (reg price $5.99)
Potato Salad - $3.99/lb

 While in the store, take some time to stop and smell the Roses...
To show our appreciation for Memorial Day and those honorable men and women, Winn-Dixie will be donating $1 to the USO for every bunch of premium dozen roses sold.

Show Me What You Are Cooking...
and you can enter to win a $50 Winn Dixie gift card!

How to enter: Simply post a photo on THIS FACEBOOK POST 
of what you are grilling (or eating) today! One winner will be selected from photos posted at random on 5/30.

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 Check out all the Memorial Day Freebies for Military Families - 
and a few for everyone on May 28th | More info here


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going on around NOLA? 

Join the event page here!

OR Get all the SCOOP on the deals I post FIRST -

Become a Tiff's Deals VIP HERE!

  

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Giveway ~ $50 Winn Dixie gift card plus more FUN gift card giveaways!

This blogpost and giveaway are sponsored by Winn Dixie.

HOPPY EASTER!

As shoppers, we are always looking for clever ways to make Easter extra special this year! Whether filling up Easter baskets sweet treats, or loading up your shopping baskets without breaking the bank, Winn-Dixie has all the items needed to make Easter shopping convenient and creative. 

GREAT TIP TO KNOW!
Winn-Dixie will be open regular hours this Easter - Sunday, April 1st - for all of your last-minute needs. Hop on in! Find a nearby store: https://www.winndixie.com/locator
 

As a mom, I know I love to be creative with Easter baskets and I love to check out other's ideas and then use them in my own Easter baskets!

Winn-Dixie wants to inspire customers by offering low prices on Easter favorites that will help our customers create special Easter Baskets for their kids and frugal savings for their budgets.

IDEAS for EASTER BASKET FILLERS 

• Candy
• Summer Beach Toys
• Kids Toys
• Gift cards
• Outdoor Play (Sidewalk chalk, Jump ropes)
• Coloring books, crayons, Watercolor paint
• Don't forget the basket and Easter grass too!

Winn Dixie wants to help a lucky Tiff's Deals follower out with their Easter basket and will GIVEAWAY a $50 gift card to help stuff your basket!

How to enter to win:

• Post a picture on Tiff's Deals Facebook post HERE or on your own social media of a CREATIVE Easter Basket Filler that you can get at Winn Dixie (or even of your completed Easter Basket with a Winn Dixie item included) - think outside the box on this one! (Carrots for EGGSTRA-special ideas!)

• Like the Pages below and Tag Winn Dixie AND Tiff's Deals in your social media post (each social media post counts as an entry!)
• Instagram: @TiffsDeals  |  @WinnDixiePhotos
• Facebook: Tiff's Deals |  Winn Dixie
• Twitter: Tiff's Deals |  Winn Dixie

• Please use the following HASHTAGS: #TiffsDeals #WinnDixie #EasterGiveaway and Make sure your post is PUBLIC so we can find your post!

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GOT EGGS? 

ANOTHER GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY!

If dying Easter Eggs is part of your Easter Weekend traditions, check out this way to win a $25 Winn Dixie gift card too!

 It's time to #EggspressYourself! Whether you're dyeing, painting or crafting eggs this year, we'd like to see them! Upload a photo to Winn Dixie's facebook post (or with the hashtag) for a chance to receive one of two $25 Gift Card from Winn-Dixie! Enter 3/21-4/1/18. 

CLICK HERE FOR THE FACEBOOK POST TO ENTER 
COMING SOON!

Two random winners will be selected on 4/2. Whether they're "egg-ceptional" or "un-eggs-pected" - we can't wait to see them! Be sure to pick up all your Easter necessities at Winn-Dixie: winndixie.com

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GOT JOKES? 

ANOTHER GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY! 

If you have a great (or even super cheesy) joke to share, post it to Winn Dixie's facebook post and TWO winners will randomly be selected to win a $25 Winn Dixie gift card

CLICK HERE FOR THE FACEBOOK POST TO ENTER 

NOTE: All opinions listed above are my own. Winn Dixie gift cards were provided for review and giveaway purposes.

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going on around NOLA? 

Join the event page here!

OR Get all the SCOOP on the deals I post FIRST -

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Winn Dixie King Cake GIVEAWAY {and Tiff's Deals Review}

Local New Orleans Winn Dixie stores are baking KING CAKES for the Mardi Gras Season and the TASTE is great!

So in my quest to try out King Cakes this Mardi Gras season, I was given the opportunity to try a King Cake from Winn Dixie!  And I am doing a KING CAKE GIVEAWAY for one too (scroll down to enter below)

When browsing for the perfect king cake, the first thing I had to decide was which flavor to choose.  There were soooo many options to choose from:

Cinnamon (regular) - Cream Cheese - Chocolate - Strawberry - Apple - Praline Pecan - Blueberry - Lemon - Raspberry - Pineapple - Bavarian - Cherry - and more!

AND THEN they take those flavors and combine some of them - like STRAWBERRY CREAM CHEESE and APPLE CREAM CHEESE! Although I am sure the combined flavors available vary by store - they seem to always have cream cheese combined with something amazing!

When I visited the Winn Dixie in Mid City, I was in for an extra special treat that day as CHEF STALLONE was in town and I was able to talk king cake and groceries with him!

 One of the most interesting facts I learned was that Winn Dixie does not bake King cakes in a central location and then drop them off at stores - EACH store bakes and makes their own king cakes DAILY! So they are truly FRESH baked in store!

Chef Stallone also explained how Winn Dixie selects QUALITY ingredients for not only their king cakes, but all the items made for the store brand groceries! We also talked about drive-thru daiquiri shops and beignets (he was visiting from Florida so the necessities of a NOLA trip), but then we got back to business and got to picking out KING CAKES!

With Chef's help, I selected two of the NEWEST flavors that Winn Dixie offers this year - BOSTON CREME and STRAWBERRY BRIOCHE! See below for my taste test reviews!

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TIFF'S DEALS KING CAKE REVIEW

STRAWBERRY BRIOCHE - This king cake is cut in half and filled with A LOT of strawberry filling! If you are the time of person that likes the end piece of cake with all the icing, then this king cake is for you! And the fresh strawberries swirls on top is the icing on the cake (pun intended!)

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BOSTON CREME - This king cake is for the CHOCOLATE lover...in lieu of regular icing, its chocolate with a creme filling - super moist and great tasting! As a choco-holic this is my favorite! I It was a great breakfast treat (no judging - it's Mardi Gras so calories don't really count!)

So now you can ENTER TO WIN your own WINN DIXIE KING CAKE - see details below! LAISSEZ LES BON TEMPS ROULER!

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LAGNIAPPE INFO

Just in time for parades are PARADE PARTY PACKS - fried chicken, chips, and more! 

• From February 8-13, 2018 Winn Dixie has partnered with Ochsner Hospital for Children for a community donation partnership where customers are invited to make donations at stores throughout Louisiana from 2/7/18 - 2/13/18. In addition, Winn-Dixie is also donating a percentage of ALL King Cake sales this Mardi Gras season to Ochsner Hospital for Children.
• Winn-Dixie Community Mardi Gras Ladders
  Locally commissioned Community Mardi Gras Ladders will be on display at Mid-City, Uptown and Veterans Blvd stores for customers to “Enter to Win” one of the hand painted Mardi Gras Ladders from Jan. 31–Feb. 9
  
  

  

  Mardi Gras Ladders designed by "Young Artists Young Aspirations, (YAYA)" artist Quinton Gilmore with the help of young patients at Ochsner Hospital for Children.

  
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GIVEAWAY ALERT!

Winner will be provided (1) complimentary king cake from Winn Dixie - flavor of your choice!  TWO WINNERS WILL BE SELECTED! King cake must be picked up from a New Orleans area Winn Dixie before Tuesday, February 13, 2018  - pick up must be coordinated in advance with Store Manager.  
Giveaways ends at noon on Thursday, February 8, 2018. Winners will be selected at random from comments posted at the following link:

ENTER TO WIN A WINN DIXIE CAKE HERE!

NOTE: All opinions listed above are my own. King cakes were provided by Winn Dixie for review and giveaway purposes.

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Want to know all the FREE (or close to it) events/activities

going on around NOLA? 

Join the event page here!

OR Get all the SCOOP on the deals I post FIRST -

Become a Tiff's Deals VIP HERE!

  

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If you like these deals, make sure to like TIFFS DEALS on facebook for more great deals! 
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