Folks, I generally keep my personal stuff off of this site, but we are in the midst of a family crisis and I hope you’ll forgive me if posting is light for a bit. Back soon.
265 of you were hoping to win a Schick Quattro Titanium or a $20 Fandango gift certificate in the latest Want Not contest. I would come up with some better fanfare here, but it’s been kind of a long day, so we’re just going to get to it.
The razor winners are commenters 160 and 50, KarenNM and Anne Marie. Congratulations, ladies! Here’s hoping that razor is for your husband, legs, or pits (i.e., not your face). Just sayin’. Please check your email and get me your mailing address so that I can make sure you get your razor!
As for the $20 for Fandango, the honor goes to lucky number 74, Lexi! Congratulations!
Thanks to everyone who played, and big thanks to YouCast for sponsoring the prizes. Here at Want Not we find folks who donate swag for giveaways to be very pretty, indeed.
More contests are coming up, so don’t pout if this wasn’t your turn.
I love the way tents get rated. If it’s a “4 person tent” that means it will be a good tent to sleep two people who like each other a lot, or possibly feasible for three midgets. The tent we use is rated for 6 people, which means my husband and I can change our clothes in there without throwing each other an elbow to the jaw. Mostly.
All of this is to say, if you’re in the market for a tent—and you understand that the ratings may be a little, well, overly generous—check out this Kelty Pagosa tent for $80.75 shipped at Amazon. While I wouldn’t recommend it for more than 2 people (or maybe two and a half… like if you’re camping with a baby in tow), Kelty is a high-end maker of outdoor gear. This is a great deal.
Just so long as there aren’t really four of you.
You’ve only got a few hours left to enter to win a Fandango gift certificate or a Schick Quattro razor, so get your name in there if you haven’t already.
I’m not really sure, though. I mean, I hear that there are people who don’t sit at their desks all day long, but I somewhat suspect they’re just the stuff of myths, like unicorns.
However. If you’re an active type, you’ll probably be interested to know that right now at ChampionUSA.com you’ll get free shipping on every order, plus if you buy two pairs of shorts, the third pair is free. And then you can go running, or something.
I guess.
In honor of their 30th anniversary, today (July 30th, 2008) The Cheesecake Factory is offering their delicious cheesecake at just $1.50/slice for all dine-in customers.
Get the new limited-edition chocolate cake cheesecake and a quarter from each slice sold goes directly to America’s Second Harvest to fight hunger, too. Why, it’s practically a humanitarian effort that you go have some cheesecake, today. Honest.
What?
Right now at Sierra Trading Post, they’re giving you an extra 15% off of already-reduced clearance items. This is one of my favorite places to shop online, because they have such a weird and wonderful mix of items. (Hiking boots! Next to the evening gowns!) So this is sort of the nirvana of mystery sales, right here. Just sayin’.
Uncle! Uncle!
Please stop emailing me to say that they’re having a Woot-Off today. I know! I’m trying not to look!
Heh.
Here’s a neat one if you love bakeware (guilty!) or need a smart-looking wedding gift:
Right now Amazon is offering select 3-piece Reco International baking sets
I notice the prices seem to be jumping all around on these… the deal probably won’t last long. Get in there if you’re interested.
Just in case you’re not able to accomplish all of your necessary back-to-school shopping online (and believe me, I’ve tried, but sometimes you just need to hit the stores), be sure to mark your calendar with your state’s tax-free days, if you’re living in a state that has ‘em.
Georgia is tax-free this coming weekend. I guess that would be a good time for me to go buy all of the pencils my children will need to lose this year. The money I save on taxes can go towards more pencils in January, when they both swear they don’t have a single thing to write with and their pencil cases were raided by graphite-hungry aliens.
