Want Not

… you might want to go pre-order this Classic Comedies Collection containing Ghostbusters, Stripes, and Groundhog Day. I’ll give you two reasons why:

1) Dude! Bill Murray greatness. Times three.
2) It’s $6.98 shipped.

Hey, it’s December 26th. Time to start stocking up the gift closet for next year, you know.

Here’s another for if you have a bit of gift money or a gift card burning a hole in your pocket….

The half-yearly sale is on at Sharper Image, and there are some really smokin’ deals to be had. Plus, through the end of the year you automatically get free shipping on orders over $50.

There’s a TomTom One GPS at $149, for example (this was a top-rated unit of 2007). And the ionic breeze plug-in air freshener is down to $14.95 from $79.95. Have a look around if you’re so inclined—there’s plenty more items that will cause you to say, “Well who in the world would’ve paid that for that…? But, um, it’s sort of a good price now….”

Goooooooood morning! Did you have a great day yesterday? I hope that you did. Personally, I am going to need a vacation to recover from my vacation, and it will hopefully include a month or two of nothing but rice cakes to compensate for everything I’ve eaten this week so far. Ahem.

Anyway! Most of us are not going to be in shopping mode for a while, but it’s possible that you got a little money for Christmas and want to maximize what you can get for it. (Hey, maybe you’ve been busy shopping for everyone else, and it’s time for a little something for you. If so, here’s a few sales to keep in mind:

Buy.com is having an After Holiday Blowout Sale, and Best Buy is having a Very Merry Two Day Sale, if you’ve got gadgets on the brain.

Of course, Macy’s is having a One Day Sale complete with Web-busters (sounds painful), so they might be worth checking out.

Over at Coldwater Creek, you can take 50% off of everything with coupon code SALE50. (Thanks, Chak!)

And it’s the Winters End Savings Event over at Lands’ End, so if Santa didn’t bring you the squall jacket you wanted, or something, head on over there.

More deals to come, later on. After I have some rice cakes.

Hello! I hope no one is at work today, and hopefully you’re not here, either. Go make some cookies or something.

Just two quick deals, in case you care:

There’s a few good deals today in Amazon’s home and garden spotlight, including a 7-and-a-half foot prelit tree for under $70.

I’m here in snowy New England and feeling cold, and so all of the Deals of the Day at Linens N Things are looking pretty good to me—mattress pad warmers, heated towel rails, down throws… all things I wish I had right now. You can use coupon code 262300000009 for 20% off your order, too. (Deals of the day ship for free, but if you’re in dire need of a last-minute gift, ship to your local store and go pick it up.)

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good deal….

Hey, I’m not here right now, but due to the magic of future publishing, this post is. Me, I’m probably somewhere in South Carolina telling my children to stop touching each other, right now.

Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that through Christmas, you can take 70% off your purchases at Restaurant.com with coupon code GIFTS. And here’s something new—they now offer a “Dinner of the Month” club in 3-month increments. Once you purchase, it automatically emails the recipient a $25 gift certificate (which can then be swapped for the restaurant certificate of their choosing) each month for the duration of the club. (I already checked to make sure you can use the discount on a club purchase.)

If you need a last-minute gift, or if you need to make sure your husband takes you out to dinner at least once month, the Dinner of the Month thing might be worth checking out.

Listen, it’s time for the Amazon Friday Sale, and this can go one of two ways. If you’re ready for Christmas, maybe you see a nice little something for yourself, you know? But if you’re not ready for Christmas, you may want to pay through the nose for 1-day shipping. That could be painful. (I never understood how a person pays through her nose, but after yesterday’s Neti pot discussion, I think I’ll just stop right there.)

[Also, I am pleased to report that I nearly broke my husband's Mixmaster while making a double batch of molasses cookies yesterday. The next time this hot little number comes up on a deal, Merry Christmas to me.]

Anyway. Let’s get to it.

The reviews on this trio of Black and Decker lawn tools are stupendous. The fact that they’re over half off doesn’t hurt, either.

How about a Skil router for 74% off? (I don’t really know what one does with a router, but my husband always lights right up when he sees one, so it must be something good.)

They’ve got the Leatherman Squirt marked down quite a bit… actually, lots of Leathermans are marked way down. As are lots of the Swiss Army gadgets.

Three horrifying little words: velour elf chemise. (People, there are better—and by “better,” I mean “less tacky”—ways to celebrate.)

This is a great price (half off!) on kids’ snowshoes for those of you suckers living in snowy climes.

32 Duracell AA batteries for $17.99. Make it even better—buy 2 packs and then find another Duracell filler to get your total up to $39+, and take another $10 off with coupon code DURDEC07.

Great starter Circulon cookware set for 84% off. I just replaced a couple of my Circulon skillets a few months ago; they were nearly 15 years old.

Dude… I can’t get over this Toaststation Toaster; it’s so fantastic-looking. (It’s toastational!)

They still have the cheap flannel sheets in stock! (Maybe you need some pillows to go with ‘em, too. You’re welcome.)

Aaaaaaand… that’s it. Posting will be light the next few days as I schlep my family off into the holiday madness. I want to say a big thank you to everyone who’s been shopping with me through the holiday season, here; it’s been a lot of fun! Happy holidays and safe travels to all of you, my pretty readers.

Are you still scrambling for a Christmas present? After all I’ve done for you? Honestly, you’re like my kids. In one ear and out the other.

There’s a whole bunch of stuff available at Overstock with free express shipping, though. Place your order by noon on Friday, December 20th, and you’re guaranteed to have it in time for Christmas.

And that still beats going to the mall at this time of year. The very thought of doing that causes me to twitch.