| The joys of a newborn baby... | | | | wipes. In this case the sponsor requires very little from |
| As a father of 3 with a newborn I know the ecstasy | | | | you in order to qualify. |
| and the agony of a new baby in the house. The | | | | You will need an email for both offers... |
| ecstasy of their first smile and the agony of 3 am | | | | Both offers require that you provide an email before |
| feedings. The ecstasy of your baby's cooing and the | | | | you are allowed to know all the necessary details. This |
| agony of overfilled diapers at 4 am. I also know what | | | | is common practice for free gift card promotions and I |
| the crib, clothes, diapers, wipes, formula, and assorted | | | | always recommend having an extra email address for |
| gear cost. Here are 2 great ways to save yourself | | | | checking these giftcards out. They will send you email |
| some money. | | | | so don't use your primary personal email address. In |
| After the hospital's bill it gets expensive | | | | fact, it is sometimes best to get a new email address |
| Before the my baby girl was born the bills were for | | | | just for these promotions. |
| the doctors. Now I need a car seat to keep her safe, | | | | The Rating System |
| formula to feed her, diapers & wipes to keep her | | | | The rating system is based on Linear Algebra (vectors |
| clean, and lots and lots of clothes. Then there is diaper | | | | and matrices) which is common for science and |
| rash cream, toys, and baby monitors. | | | | engineering applications. The basics of the rating |
| We do it for the love of a new baby and the simple | | | | system are these: |
| joys that come with it. | | | | |
| 2 great ways to save on baby gear | | | | 1. A history of many offers is collected into a single |
| Great Savings #1: $1000 to Walmart for decorating | | | | database. |
| your baby's nursery | | | | 2. The dollar value of a particular offer is compared |
| This is a great offer getting 4 stars out of 5. (See | | | | against all offers in the database. |
| below for an explanation of my rating system.) | | | | 3. The average dollar value of an offer with similar |
| Ultimately this free gift card program sends you $1000 | | | | Silver, Gold and Platinum requirements is determined. |
| to Walmart for decorating your baby's nursery. | | | | 4. If the current offer is about average it gets 3 stars. |
| Honestly, $1000 to Walmart is $1000. You will not be | | | | A rating of 4 stars means the offer has a high dollar |
| limited in how you choose to use your $1000 Walmart | | | | value for the number of Silver, Gold, and Platinum |
| gift card but the promotion is aimed at new parents so | | | | requirements. A rating of 5 stars means the offers |
| they've chosen a baby theme. | | | | has a very high dollar value compared to program |
| Great Savings #2: $500 in Free Diapers and Wipes | | | | requirements. By design, about 70% of all offers will |
| This is a superb offer - 5 stars out of 5. Hurry this one | | | | get a 3 star rating. This means that there is a very |
| may end any time now. This promotion offers $500 in | | | | wide variety of 3 star offers - some good, some |
| free diapers and wipes for very minimal program | | | | mediocre. However, 4 and 5 star ratings are rare and |
| requirements. This promotion is run like a free gift card | | | | these offers should be jumped on before they |
| program except that they gimic is the diapers & | | | | disappear. |