Did you know that your computer is driving up your electricity costs, even if it spends most of its time “sleeping” or powered off? It’s true—most home set-ups (even with a surge protector) allow for energy “leaks” that make for bigger bills.
Today the Power Sentry Smart Surge Protector is available for just $9.99 and free shipping through Amazon (via Buy.com). It’s got one always-on outlet, as well as four outlets that rely on one master outlet and power down when it does. In other words, sleep your computer, and all your peripherals get turned off, too. Energy savings, right there.
Now, if only I could figure out which of these 20 cords under my desk goes to my computer….
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11:03 am |
If you didn’t get whatever you needed for the furry members of your household during yesterday’s PETCO deal, maybe you should tell your husband to start shaving his back. (Thank you, thank you. I’ll be here all week.)
Um, no, actually, maybe you’ll be interested in the latest coupon code from PetFoodDirect: Get free shipping on up to 50 pounds with code FREESHIP50.
As always, shop carefully; I find their prices on premium dry dog foods to be extremely competitive, but a lot of their toys and treats are not. Be sure to price compare before you buy.
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9:37 am |
If you’ve missed out on the other times I’ve posted the Rubbermaid Produce Saver Set lately, or if you got one and love it so much you’ve decided you want another, go take a look at it over at Amazon. Look in the “More Buying Choices” column over on the right to get it direct from Amazon for under $10 (free shipping with Prime, or Super Saver Shipping eligible on $25+).
I put some portabello mushrooms in one of them as an experiment to see if they really work, and darn if they weren’t crisp (and delicious) a full week later. These storage containers are clearly made of plastic and fairy dust.
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6:20 am |
One more St. Patrick’s Day deal for you—shop Crocs.com until midnight tonight, and use coupon code STPATS17 to take 17% off your purchase and get free shipping. Works even in the Outlet, and you don’t really have to get green ones if you don’t want.
Not that there’s anything wrong with green shoes. Particularly if you’re part leprechaun.
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3:26 pm |
Pardon me while I giggle—in honor of St. Patrick’s Day, today’s Amazon MP3 Daily Deal is Flogging Molly’s Drunken Lullabies for just $3 to download.
It’s, uh, actually a really good album if you’re a fan of Flogging Molly. But just reading it off like that? Yeah. Giggle city.
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1:24 pm |
Poor Mindy mailed me last month just as I was leaving on travel, and then I got sick, and chances are excellent that she’s not only gone on her trip and returned, but had several more children in the time that it took me to get to this question. But I’m going to answer it, anyway, because even though I probably completely let her down, I like to assuage my guilt. So. Mindy wrote:
We are traveling on an airplane in a few weeks and are in need of some luggage. The last new luggage my husband and I have ever had was the sets we received as high school graduation gifts! We’ve seen since then, that luggage comes with good rolling wheels and telescoping handles and weigh a lot less. Do you or your readers have any good thoughts on which brands to look at and best prices/places to get them? We are a family of 5 with kids ages 11, 7, and 4.
The first thing I’ll do is refer you to this post on luggage I wrote a while back; many of the links are now defunct, but there’s some general advice in the post and some great suggestions in the comments. I also quite like this eBags blog post on specific things to look for.
As for places to buy, well, today eBags is offering 25% off any one item, and I often find good deals at Overstock or at Amazon (check out this set or this one, just for example.)
Hopefully that helps a little. You know, for your next trip.
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11:55 am |
Whoa, that must be a big box….
Today’s Amazon Gold Box is filled with thousands of deeply discounted kids’ shoes. It’ll take a bit of patience to dig for what you need, but the prices are excellent if you have the time.
Maybe I have just a little time. You know, before my Prime trial runs out. Stop looking at me like that.
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10:06 am |
Hey, Fido wants some green beer, too.
Oh, wait. Scratch that. No he doesn’t. But he would like some new toys and a really big bag of treats. For just 17 hours today (March 17th, St. Patrick’s Day), go shop PETCO and not only will you save 17%, you’ll get free shipping on your $50+ order. That link should apply your coupon automagically, but if not, you want coupon code afflucky. (Some exclusions do apply, looks like. Read the fine print.)
That’s a great excuse to stock up on everything your pampered pets need, and if you sip some green beer while you do it, well, I certainly won’t tell anyone.
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8:23 am |
Although we all know that 6pm.com sells more than shoes, let’s face it, it’s all about the shoes. Most of the time I forget that they sell clothes, actually.
But today—in addition to an array of fabulous shoes, natch—they also have Dockers clothing on sale. Which means that you could outfit Mr. I Don’t Need Any Clothes, These Pants With The Shredded Belt Loops Are Fine in one fell swoop; pants, button-down shirt, and some nice shoes.
If only everything in life could be this easy. (Hey, 6pm! Could you pack my kids’ lunches? I’m still kind of struggling with the time change….)
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6:34 am |
I’m a sucker for educational entertainment, it’s true. And when we caught a couple of episodes of Liberty’s Kids on PBS and my children were riveted, I knew the producers were on to something—what a great way to get kids interested in history, without being boring or pedantic.
Since then I’ve been waiting for the DVD set to drop in price, and today it finally did. Get the entire 40-episode series of Liberty’s Kids on DVD from Amazon for $32.49 shipped (about half off), and your kids will learn all about our country’s history while watching a cartoon.
And because I know someone will ask: I’d say this is appropriate for kids maybe 6+, though my middle schooler enjoys it as well. Obviously the older they are, the more they’ll get out of it. But part of the beauty is that it’s appealing to a pretty broad age range.
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2:35 pm |
