Archive | February, 2007

Craigslist shopping made easy

by Mir at 2:30 pm on February 28, 2007 in Quick Tips

If you’re not reading Parent Hacks, why not? So many fabulous ideas are posted there, and this post had me declaring out loud to my monitor, “Dude! That is so cool!”

Here’s the deal: Don’t you wish there was a way to just browse through the for-sale photos on Craigslist? Well now there is! Listpic gives you a visual browser of items for sale. That particular link goes to the San Francisco Bay Area, but navigate as you normally would on CL (choose an area to the right, there) to find your area, enter the item for which you’re searching, and then browse away.

Awesometastic.

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Deals at Wilson’s Leather

by Mir at 11:40 am on February 28, 2007 in Hot Hot Hot!

I’m pretty sure that the last time I linked to this store, it was to poke fun at some little tiny doggie biker jackets. It’s time to apologize and show you something that might actually be of interest.

Right now you can Buy One Get One 50% off at Wilson’s Leather, and the deal is good through today only (February 28th, 2007). In addition, if you want to buy something on clearance, use coupon code 7191 to get an additional 30% off and free shipping! (The clearance code is good through March 4th, 2007.) Both deals are good only once per customer.

So if you want a little doggie biker jacket, make sure you put it in your cart the first time.

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DVDs for under $5

by Mir at 9:26 am on February 28, 2007 in Hot Hot Hot!

For the most part, I’m not one to buy DVDs; if it costs me $4 to rent and $20 to buy, I have to ask myself: Will I really watch this five times? And the answer is usually no.

But for less than five bucks, I don’t have to drive back to the movie store. And that is excellent. So. Check out Amazon’s big DVD sale. Not only are the movies dirt cheap, many of them qualify for the current Buy 3, get the 4th Free promotion. (Making them even cheaper, and me even prouder of you.)

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Coupons for Catherines

by Mir at 8:21 am on February 28, 2007 in Hot Hot Hot!, What to Wear

Just in case you need to buy a few things: Right now at Catherines (plus size clothing), there’s a couple of coupons that may help out.

776815003 — $15 off $25+ (expires 3/3/07)
776813909 — 20% off, no minimum (expires 5/3/07)

There’s some sort of special going on on hosiery, and seven pages of stuff in the outlet… so if you need something, now would be a good time to shop. And don’t forget that many accessories are one-size-fits-all!

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Need a wedding gift?

by Mir at 12:19 am on February 28, 2007 in Hot Hot Hot!

My favorite wedding gift to give is something expensive (that I got for pennies on the dollar, ideally) that would be fun to have but I figure people might not buy themselves. I think these crystal champagne glasses fit the bill; they’re just $9.99 for a set of 4 (down from $80!), and really, who buys themselves champagne glasses?

(Okay, I’m sure someone does, but nobody that I know. And anyway, we’re talking weddings, here. Weddings! Champagne! Champagne flutes!)

Plus, these are sort of funky and fun. The description says, “Tasting lip enhances the wine appreciation,” but I say, “Heehee, they said ‘tasting lip!’”

It’s possible that I need to shut up and go to sleep, now.

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The price does not offset my terror

by Mir at 3:01 pm on February 27, 2007 in Hot Hot Hot!, Retail gone wrong

I don’t care how much you like Johnny Depp or Pirates of the Caribbean, some things are just so scary I have to wonder what in the world the marketing execs were thinking.

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I have to counteract the Crocs post

by Mir at 12:53 pm on February 27, 2007 in Hot Hot Hot!, What to Wear

Just a quite reminder that this deal I told you about over at Endless Shoes is only good through the end of the month (that means it’s ending tomorrow). So today and tomorrow, take $5 off your order automatically, plus receive free overnight shipping.

I was good, you know, and I went and browsed their (tremendous) sale section and ordered just one pair of shoes on clearance. And then I patted myself on the back and went on my way. And then I realized that they’re adding new stuff to the sale section all the time, and… well… I don’t want to talk about it.

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Get your team gear

by Mir at 11:46 am on February 27, 2007 in Hot Hot Hot!

It looks like Kohls is having a big sale on team apparel, both pro and college.

I’m having trouble linking directly to stuff for some reason, but if you go through the link above and then go to Athletic Apparel within Men’s, you’ll find team t-shirts, sweatshirts and hoodies ranging from $4 to $8. There’s some jerseys for sale in the Boys’ section, as well.

If you like that sort of team-branded stuff, the prices can’t be beat.

Don’t forget your coupons! 10% off for everyone with coupon code NEW1668, and 15% off with your Kohls Card using code MVCPICK15 .

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If you must have ugly shoes. . .

by Mir at 10:45 am on February 27, 2007 in Hot Hot Hot!, What to Wear

… then for the love of all that is holy, at least have them shipped to you for free.

Now through March 4th, 2007, use coupon code crocsspring07 at Crocs Online to get free shipping, regardless of your order size.

I have softened my stance a bit; I now find Crocs quite delightful on children. But they still scare me a little, on grown-ups.

(Thanks, Killired!)

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Orange Freeius

by Mir at 8:42 am on February 27, 2007 in Hot Hot Hot!

Do you have an Orange Julius nearby? I don’t, but… ummm… I like orange juice. So this one caught my eye.

Sign up for the Orange Julius Quench Club and get a coupon for a buy one, get one free on 20 ounce smoothies. They’ll send you other stuff, too, like another coupon on your birthday. Because nothing says “Happy Birthday!” like orange juice.

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