Save On Liquid Libations With Your KeyRingThing Card!

Getting in and out of checkout lines is a lot easier with your KeyRingThing Card (no need to root around in your purse or wallet to find all your different discount cards. Your KeyRingThing Card holds the bar code for all of them in one convenient place. So here are two more great retailers to add to our search (continued from last week) for the very best liquid libations...

Spirits Unlimited

Those New Jersey people certainly know how to party (Think Bruce Springsteen and Tony Soprano), and many of them do so with the help of Spirits Unlimited. Now in 23 locations in Jersey, be sure to stop by any one and sign up for a Spirits Unlimited Discount Card. Then just add the bar code to your KeyRingThing Card and you’re ready to save (specials are announced weekly in the stores and online.)

This week' s specials include Miller Lite loose cans case $14.99, 750ml Silver Oak Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon $55.99, 750ml Johnnie Walker Black Scotch, $29.99 Roundhouse Chardonnay, Zinfandel and Cabernet Sauvignon for $12.99.

And just in time for Valentine's Day ...Spirits Unlimited is introducing Whipped Lightning®, the world’s first alcohol-infused whipped cream. A tasty topping that can dress up any drink. Try it on shots & shooters, cocktails, martinis, coffees, or frozen beverages as well as for spicing up your favorite desserts in such grownup flavors as Hazelnut Expresso, Caramel Pecan and German Chocolate. Learn more by visiting www.spiritsunlimited.com.

And for our KeyRingThing customers at the other end of the country...

Spec's

Since 1962, the same Houston family has owned Spec's, the place to get your spirits, wine and gourmet goodies if the eyes of Texas are upon you. Spec's has 70 locations throughout the state and their Warehouse Store in downtown Houston has its own humidor (offering 900 types of cigars), gourmet food (from homemade sandwiches to caviar), coffees and teas from around the world, decanters and even refrigerators, along with their huge stock of beer, wines and liquors.

Join the Specs Key Program for loyal customers (this bar code can also go right on your KeyRingThing Card so it will always be with you.) The Spec's Key identifies frequent shoppers and speeds up the check out process. We no longer ask for identification, when you use a check or credit card, unless the purchase is large. We also have vendors who give special discounts to our Key customers. The discounts are all over the store and the number of them is growing each month. They are labeled on the shelves with a yellow tag that says, "Key Special" with the amount of discount shown (these can be previewed on our website). We also receive several highly sought-after wines each year in very limited quantities. When one comes in, we run a report based on Key points earned when you use your Key Card, the customers with the highest points are called first. Your points also get you discounts for tastings, dinners, and on wine classes.

Some current specials include Amizette Estate Sauvignon $44.94, Bitsbirger Pilsner 12 pack bottles $13.36, Brewdog Sam Saint 4 pack 12 oz. bottles $9.46, Jacobs Creek Cabernet Sauvignon $68.56, and Jacobs Creek Pinot Grigio $68.56.

For more info, visit www.specsonline.com.

So now that your thirst is quenched, take a minute and visit www.keyringthing.com to get your own KeyRingThing Card and simplify your life. You'll wonder how you ever did without it.

Discounts On Wine & Spirits With KeyRingThing Cards!

Robert Louis Stevenson said, “Wine is bottled poetry” and in this edition on KeyRingThing.com's blog, we shine the spotlight on some retailers with reward programs suitable for KeyRingThing Cards, who will help you write your own sonnet. Here's some info about them, in their own words:

ABC Fine Wines & Spirits

In a cluttered marketplace of products, services, and places to get them, ABC Fine Wine & Spirits stands out for three simple reasons: the best products, the best service, and the best prices. It’s about family tradition. ABC Fine Wine & Spirits was founded in 1936 in Orlando. Today, more than 70 years later, we are still family owned and managed. More than 150 stores span the Florida peninsula, staffed by members of our 1400+ employee team, all committed to creating the best wine and spirits shopping experience available. Come join is for wine tasting and for help selecting the perfect cigar, get drink recipes, order that special vintage or gift basket, stock up on gourmet food (including fresh cheese and imported chocolate or visit with the wine consultants to answer your questions―from “what’s new?” to “what’s classic?” to “what goes with what. And be sure to join our ABC Card Program.

ABC Card Benefits:

We added more points and lengthened the time you have to redeem your coupon. Depending on what you buy, you could be earning rewards faster than ever!

▪Every dollar spent = a minimum of one point added to your total points.

▪Double points every day on more than 1,000 items.

▪Short-term clubs and promotions = more opportunities to take advantage of extra points or coupons.

▪10% off a mixed case (12-750ml bottles) of wine (excluding ABC Advantage Priced items).

▪Pick 6 (NEW!) - Mix and match 6 bottles of 750ml or 1.5L wine and receive 10% off the regular shelf price. (As always,the lowest price wins, so if a sale price saves you more than 10%, you'll get the sale price rather than the 10% discount.)

▪500 points = $5 coupon.

▪You asked, we listened! 30 day redemption period for coupons!

Your receipt will tell you exactly how many points you have, and how many you need to get your next reward: Get rewarded in the main club at every 500 points! Plus, depending on your purchases, you may accumulate points for specific items – giving you even more rewards! “Extra” points accumulate for purchases of Bordeaux wines, single malt Scotches, cigars, and more. Keep an eye on your receipt, and watch as the rewards (and savings) add up.

Listed below are all of the clubs we currently offer and the rewards you can earn for each club!•Main Club (everything you buy earns points here!)

For every 500 points earned, you will earn a reward coupon for $ 5 off your next purchase of $5 or more.

•Bordeaux Club (every Bordeaux wine purchase earns extra points)
For every 350 points earned, you will earn a reward coupon for $10 off your next Bordeaux wine purchase of $10 or more.

•Cigar Club (every cigar you buy earns extra points)
For every 75 points earned, you will earn a reward coupon for $5 off your next cigar purchase of $5 or more.

•Single Malt Scotch Club (every single malt scotch purchase earns extra points - Blended scotches or other whiskeys are not included.)
For every 250 points earned, you will earn a reward coupon for $10 off your next Single Malt Scotch purchase of $10 or more.

•Internet Club (every internet purchase earns extra points - gift card purchases are not included.)
For every 300 points earned, you will earn a reward for $10 off your next Internet purchase of $10 or more.

Remember, all of your purchases earn points in the main club, so every time you scan your card, you're scanning your way toward savings. So remember to add your ABC Advantage Buying Card's barcode to your KeyRingThing Card and use it every time you visit ABC.

Now on sale: Cakebread Chardonnay (reg $42.99) now $39.99, Ruff Chiantii Classico Ris Ducale Gold (reg $33.99) now 2 for $64.00 or stock up on Stella Artois, Harpoon, or Hoegaarden beer--six packs $7.99.

Visit www.abcfws.com to check upcoming wine tastings.

And for KeyRingThing customers in the Northeast...

Oak Creek Wine & Spirits

Oak Creek Wine & Spirits is completely dedicated to becoming your one-stop destination for all of your alcohol purchases. We will work with you on finding that hard to locate special item and the difficult different bottles of wines or spirits to ensure your constant satisfaction with the service you receive at Oak Creek Wine & Spirits. The Delaware store is open seven days a week to ensure that we meet everyone's schedule and offers Wine Tasting Events with Bernie Every Friday from 3 pm until 7 pm our wine specialist and local celebrity chef will delight your palate with wine and delicious food to pair specifically for the wine selection of the evening. Not to mention, we offer additional discounts on all of the wines that we are tasting on Friday's.

Oak Creek's Customer Appreciation Loyalty Program

In addition to great service and competitive pricing. We have one of the best customer appreciation loyalty programs around. Enrollment is free and you earn one (1) point for every dollar ($1.00) that you spend. Once you have accumulated 100 points, you have earn a $1.00 discount that you may use anytime. The points never expire for your benefit. This is our way of saying 'Thank You' for thinking of us when you are choosing your destination for your next shopping trip.

Discounts on all cases of wine.

We currently offer a 10% discount on any case of wine; Pick any twelve (12) bottles of 750mL size wine and get 10% off the entire purchase of your wines. Pick any six (6) bottles of 1.5L's of wine and get the same 10% discount on that case as well.

Wine Sales: Chilensis Reserva $9.99, Mix and Match any twelve (12) for $107.89―choose from Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Carmenere, Cabernet Sauvignon, Discontinued Items like Black Swan wines $9.99 for 1.5L, $53.95 case mix & match any six.

Upcoming Specials & Events: Special Friday Wine Tasting Event, January 28 and our Winter White Sale (selected white wines on sale) through February 28.

For more info, visit www.oakcreekwines.com/

Be sure to visit www.KeyRingThing.com to get the handy card that unclutters your wallet and simplifies your life. Only $5.95. We'll be back next week with more wine specials (while gearing up for Valentine's Day, don't forget the bubbly!)

Enjoy Some Creative Relaxation With KeyRingThing

Now that the hustle and bustle of the holidays are behind us (and the kids are finally back to school), you probably have more free time to devote to a little creative relaxation.

Whether you are a professional artist, a talented amateur (that's how Martha Stewart began, you know), are just starting out in the arts and crafts world, or stocking up on art supplies your kids need, KeyRingThing can help. Join one the Preferred Customer Programs of your favorite retailers (see our list at KeyRingThing.com, or add your own favorite to our list. If the preferred remember card has a bar code on it, KeyRingThing can help you save money. You'll never miss a sale and you’ll free up your wallet by keeping all your bar codes on the simple KeyRingThing wallet size card. Unclutter your life for only $4.95.)

Here are two of our favorite arts/crafts retailers, and what's on sale now, in their own words:

Blick Art Materials

Since their first small catalogue in 1911, Blick Art Materials remains the premier art supply source for professional artists, students, and teachers, and continues to be a family-owned business. From Adhesives and Archival Supplies through Crafts, Printmaking, and even Storage Needs, Blick has retail stores in most urban areas and adds at least one new location every year.

Blick prides itself on giving our customers the best service, best selection, best price, and best quality in the industry (and we support the arts and arts education in every way we can.) We also support our customers and offer to them the Blick Preferred Customer Card. It will save you 10% everyday on all non-sale in-stock items, get you special offers and new product info, lets you in on special double discount days of 20% off at any retail location, and gets you invited to VIP Pre-Sales and events (recently Shelly Severin of Seattle Washington won the Blick Student Car Sweepstakes. She got a brand new Scion xB and her school, Seattle Central Community College, got a $5000 donation of Blick art supplies. This could have been you!)

Your Blick Preferred Customer Membership costs only $10 annually (the fee is waived for students and teachers with valid ID.) Just sign up at any retail Blick location. If you spend more than $9 per month on art supplies, the card will save you money.

Don't miss the Back to School Sale on now:

Tubes of paint are on sale for up to 50% off list, Close out Blick Wood Frames are 70% off, Buy 20 or more Blick Canvases and get 70% off list, buy 10 or more and get 60% off list and 1 or more Blick canvases gets you 50% off list (yes, you can mix and match styles and sizes and we have new Blick Canvases--made of premier heavyweight cotton and Belgian linen.)

If you purchase a specially packed Canson Sketch Book and Mix Media Pad--you get a chance to win a Faber Castell Anniversary Wood Box Set (a $1600 value!) Learn how to join at www.dickblick.com

A.C. Moore

A.C. Moore is a specialty retailer offering a vast selection of arts, crafts and floral merchandise. We opened the first A.C. Moore store in 1985, and have grown to 135 stores as 2010. We are devoted to being our customers’ first choice for product selection, value and service that inspires and fulfills unlimited creative possibilities and hope you will join our A.C. Moore Rewards Program.

Do you have a knack for making jewelry? Do you have a green thumb for floral design? Do you craft with your kids? Whatever your creative passion, A.C. Moore wants to make sure you are rewarded. As a member of A.C. Moore Rewards, you'll earn 1 point for every dollar of your purchase and double points on purchases of $100 or more. Take a look at how easy it is to earn points just by doing what you love:

• Get 1 point for every $1 of merchandise you purchase
• Get points every time you shop at participating A.C. Moore retail locations
• Get double points on purchases of $100 or more
• Get bonus points during special promotions
• You will receive a $10 reward certificate when you earn 200 points
• Reward certificates will be sent to you by mail
• There's no limit to the amount of points and rewards you can accrue
• Advance notice of exclusive offers and store events
• Updates on new products, classes, and more
• An exclusive website to view your account and track your rewards

Remember, you must present your membership card (or your KeyRingThing with barcode.) Use your card to earn points every time you shop. Choose A.C. Moore for all of your creative projects and you'll earn rewards even faster. The more you use your A.C. Moore Rewards card -the bigger the benefits.

This week is the Winter Super Sale with these specials offers and many more: 2 for $6 Baby Yarn, 2 for $9 Crazy Yarn, and 2 for $7 Homespun, Hometown USA, Fun Fur, and Amazing yarns. There's also 40% off Drawing, Artist Paints, Artist Brushes, and Art Pads and for tomorrow's future artists, there's 40 % off the entire stock of Crayola crayons and markers. Scrapbooking, Photo Albums, and Paper-Crafting supplies (including Packaged Paper, Sizzix, and Spellbinders are also 40% off) and the Frame Shops is offering 60% off over 400 Mat colors and 550 Mouldings (and they even offer to beat any competitors coupons!) For more information, visit www.acmoore.com.

You'll never find yourself missing a sale because your membership card is in your other purse, car, or stuffed in a drawer at home … get KeyRingThing today!

KeyRingThing Helps Keep You Healthy

We hope you are keeping that resolution to get fit and hitting the gym (with your club membership bar code handily on your KeyRingThing). Keep up the good work!

But KeyRingThing can also help you keep that second half of the resolution--the part about getting healthy. Though we are getting better about watching what we eat, we Americans still often don't get enough vitamins or minerals (men need calcium to prevent osteoporosis, too and new AMA recommendations say we all should be taking extra Vitamin D as we don't get enough sunshine.) We also could stand more protein in our diets and the jury is still out (but not by those who take then and swear by the results) on supplements like Fish Oil and Co Q-10.

Whatever you (and your medical provider) decide KeyRingThing can help. Join the discount/rewards programs of some of the nation's best known health retailers and keep your memberships all on one handy wallet size card--the KeyRingThing--and never miss a sale again. Here's some info and timely specials from three of the best, in their own words:

Vitamin World

Our Savings Passport Program provides extra savings and special deals for our loyal customers. There are coupons, offers, special pricing on select items and a point system that rewards members for their purchases. By joining (it's free), you'll always be informed of our upcoming sales and promotions and members are rewarded with points for every purchase made of $10 or more. Points are calculated and sent out to members in the form of a Bonus Rebate to use on your future purchase and you'll earn up to 7.5% back on purchases, get 20%-50% off throughout the store, and have access to a Members Only Hotline and email address for questions. Right now, Vitamin World is having a Two-For-One sale on such favorites as Xtreme Trim RDS-X, 120 Softgels, Saw Palmetto for prostate health, Retinol Q-Sorv, Co Q-10, Ginko Biloba, colon cleaners, Acai, and many more items.

GNC

It's Gold Card Week at GNC! Become a GNC Gold Card member, save 20% storewide* and enjoy these benefits: Member Pricing - You receive 20% off each your initial order* with any GNC Gold Card membership purchase. Then you will save 20% on everything* the first seven days of every month for an entire year. Membership costs only $15 a year. You also get personalized mailings and e-mail communications packed with product news, nutritional information, and exclusive promotional offers, and great savings on health and fitness-related products and services. *some exclusions apply

Right now at GNC: Mix and Match all GNC Fish Oil, GNC Probiotic Complex 50, GNC Super Foods Supreme, all major sports brands, and Beyond Raw-the most advanced anabolic sports nutrition on the planet, and lots of other specials.

The Vitamin Shoppe

Join the Healthy Awards Club and with your very first purchase, you receive one point for each dollar you spend. We keep track of your points for you, each time you shop. We tabulate your point total at the end of the year, and, if you qualify, send you a valuable Healthy Awards certificate redeemable towards a single purchase from The Vitamin Shoppe. Remember, just 100 points qualifies you for an award. When your reach 1,000 points, you will become a Platinum Member who receives: A complimentary subscriptions to Healthy Awards Magazine and The Herbal Pharmacist Newsletter, exclusive valuable coupons, invitations to special events and fascinating seminars, and a free subscription to The Latest newsletter that keeps you informed of all the new, breakthrough products.

Right now at Vitamin Shoppe enjoy a fabulous sale including such items as $1 off Omega-3 Fish Oil Epa-Dha, 11% off Zinc Lozenges W/Echinacea & Vitamin C, 8% off Super Slimming Herbal Tea, and $2.60 off Atkins Advantage Dark Chocolate Royale Shake.

Remember, join any of the programs above, put your membership bar code right on your KeyRingThing card, stick it in your wallet, and you're ready to watch your savings pile up. Not only will you get healthier, but so will your wallet (and skinner too--getting rid of all those discount cards cluttering it up.) It will be the best $4.95 you ever spent. Check it out at KeyRingThing.com.