May 14, 2008 | Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk

I dream of a world where my closets are tidy and everything extraneous is out of the way. I don’t know if such a place exists, but it’s my fantasy and I like it.

The next best thing, here in reality? A way to cut down on necessary storage space. And look at today’s Deal of the Day over at Linens ‘N’ Things: Space Bags! According to the site I can put my spare linens and such in there and make ‘em flat as pancakes. Or at least, you know, flatter things.

All Space Bag offerings ship for free today only as the deals of the day, and that includes both the sets marked 50% off and the rest. Make it an even sweeter deal—use coupon code 26620000008 for 20% off any single item.

Hot Hot Hot!, Pets

Have you heard of the the Breeze litter box system? I hadn’t, either, but then, I don’t have cats. Check out a video of it here (has sound). Who knows if it’s as snazzy as it claims, but apparently if you take their survey they might offer to give you a free one. If you don’t qualify for a free one, they’ll give you a $5 off coupon.

Is this a good deal? Well, if you want one, I’d say it is. If you’re not a cat person, well, then it’s just a chance to watch a really disturbing video about animated cat waste. You’re welcome.

May 13, 2008 | Hot Hot Hot!, For the kids

Laura was kind enough to point out to me—because she is pretty and because I was slow and stupid with being sick today—that the CompanyKids clearance section is sporting some excellent deals. In particular, if you’re ready to start stocking up for next winter, there are some awesome outerwear bargains to be had. I’m just sayin’.

And now my Nyquil and I are going back to bed.

Hot Hot Hot!

Check it out: Amazon has the Garmin StreetPilot C580 on sale for about $220 shipped, a hefty savings over anywhere else I checked. It comes with MSN Direct, which gives you things like the weather and local gas prices, too. Very cool.

[Apologies for the slow postings. I’ve been felled by a nasty virus, and while bargains are pretty important, today I’ve needed to spend a lot of quality time studying the insides of my eyelids while wishing I was either asleep or dead. I hope you understand. I’m stuffing down the Vitamin C in an effort to get back into form as soon as possible.]

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What time, you ask? Why, Restaurant.com time, of course!

Through May 18th, 2008, use coupon code CUISINE to take 50% off your order, netting you $25 of dining for just $5. If you’ve not caught the fever, yet, or if the last time you checked there weren’t any restaurants in your area, I encourage you to take a peek each time I post a code. (Which, yes, granted, is about once a week.) New restaurants are being added all the time.

And what could be better than big bucks off at your favorite eatery? Probably only the addition of a free babysitter, but those are a lot harder to print out from your computer.

Hot Hot Hot!, For the kids, What to Wear

I know many of us stocked up during the last sale at The Children’s Place, but just in case you didn’t—or if your child decided to sprout up another inch or two in the meantime—I thought I’d let you know there’s a new coupon code out. Use S2A58 to take 15% off your order through June 1st, 2008.

Combine that with the deals in the Outlet and you’ll be in good shape. I mean, at least until Junior discovers that mud puddle….

Hot Hot Hot!, What to Wear

Oh, I know—you’re not short, you’re vertically-challenged. Or, more simply put: petite. Whatever. Make up in great deals what you lack in height; because through May 19th, 2008, PetiteSophsticate.com is offering 40% off of regular prices and 50% extra off of already reduced prices, automatically!

This can be combined with either the 20% off $75+ orders code (776576407) or the free shipping on $50+ order code (776576308). Either way, you’ll be cleaning up in short order. (Pun only slightly intended.)

Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk

I’ve tried a number of fancy moisturizers and lip glosses, and I always keep coming back to the same product: Aquafor. Yep, Aquafor.

It has the added side benefit of being useful for all of those “boo-boos” the kids come by demanding to have treated. You know the ones—the ones that hurt and/or involve a little scrape, but for which the antibiotic ointment would be overkill? Yeah. Great for those, too. (Chapstick, not so much.)

Go get some for free; the sample size is perfect for your purse.

May 12, 2008 | Everyday Wisdom

So, we replaced our grill. The new one is just a wee big larger, and by that I mean that we could prepare an entire cow on it at once, which is great, because you just never know when you’re going to need 36 burgers ready simultaneously.

Here’s the interesting part—right now Lowe’s is running a Spring Savings Event through May 18th, 2008, wherein registered users earn gift cards back based upon the money spent there. You can earn $50 in Lowe’s gift cards for every $500 spent, so it’s no chump change if you’re already spending, is my point. Anyway, I knew about the promotion because I read about it online, but my local store isn’t promoting it for some reason.

It turns out that you can get a card number (needed for online registration) over the phone. And you can register your purchases retroactively. So if you’ve spent some big money at Lowe’s since March 10th, 2008, I encourage you to check out the site and then—if your local store doesn’t appear to be promoting this—start calling around. I was able to get a number from a store a couple of towns over. Then we registered for the Spring Event and now we have $50 coming our way.

Which I’m sure my husband will spend on exciting things like downspouts and pine straw. Woo!

Hot Hot Hot!, What to Wear

You know I’m powerless against a good shoe deal. Some might call it a character flaw, but I prefer to think of it as “excellent radar.” Yes.

So here’s a bunch of Kenneth Cole New York shoes which are deeply discounted at Amazon (poke around; both men’s and women’s styles available, prices may vary by size or color). Great deals, right?

If they carry it at Amazon, that means they also carry it at Endless. Activate your price-matching powers—while it’ll only save you a few more bucks in most cases, it also gets you free overnight shipping and free returns to buy from Endless rather than Amazon, so you’re much better off going that route. (Remember: Place your order at Endless after you’ve verified the same size/color available at Amazon. Then call to ask for your price adjustment. Easy!) Endless has changed their price-matching policy—you may no longer match to Amazon (which makes sense, but still, major bummer). Price-matching is still available at Shoebuy.com if they carry the same shoe.

Hey, it’s the last day of Mother’s Day Weekend (extended version). And Mama always needs a new pair of shoes.