Archive | March, 2009

More underthings means less frequent laundry

by Mir at 9:00 am on March 25, 2009 in Hot Hot Hot!, What to Wear

I know, it seems like I’ve been posting a bunch of lingerie deals lately. I don’t know why they’re all coming out, now. Maybe because spring is here and people are doing spring cleaning and spontaneously realizing “Hey, this bra has, like, no elastic left!”

(Oh, like that’s never happened to you.)

Anyway, today and tomorrow (March 25-26, 2009) you can use coupon code CMMAR09 over at Maidenform to take 25% off your order. That’s on top of their current promotions—the $15 bra sale, the buy 3 panties and get 1 free promo—and every order of $75+ ships for free, automatically.

Happy, um, underthing-ing.

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Mmmmm. . . probiotics!

by Mir at 6:52 am on March 25, 2009 in Hot Hot Hot!

Frankly, this one scares me just a little, but if you want to get a free Attune Bar (for your digestive health!) you can sign up for a coupon.

This would be a good alternative for folks who can’t stand eating yogurt. Or who just enjoy their granola with extra bacteria.

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Shoetastic

by Mir at 1:36 pm on March 24, 2009 in Hot Hot Hot!, What to Wear

Does the family need shoes? Check out the current deals at Famous Footwear: If you buy one pair, the second is half-off, plus you get free shipping. It’s all automatic (no coupon needed).

Works on sale items, too. Thank goodness.

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Better than Muzak

by Mir at 11:25 am on March 24, 2009 in Hot Hot Hot!

Need some innocuous background music for when you need a little help unwinding? Why not download 99 Perfectly Relaxing Songs from Amazon for just $.99?

I feel more relaxed already. Would it be wrong to eat my lunch in a nice hot bath, today? Yes? Oh. Nevermind.

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Let’s eat out, honey

by Mir at 9:48 am on March 24, 2009 in Hot Hot Hot!

It’s that time again—through the end of March, visit Restaurant.com and pick up your choice of dining certificates for 70% off with coupon code SAVE. That’ll get you a $25 certificate for just $3 out of pocket, and an iron-clad excuse to treat yourself to a nice evening out.

As always, be sure to read the fine print; many restaurants have a minimum purchase requirement when using a certificate, and/or restrictions on the days of the week when they can be used. Still, I’ll take a night of my favorite food (favorite food: someone else’s cooking) any way I can get it.

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Twitter pays off

by Mir at 8:34 am on March 24, 2009 in For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!

I guess Toys ‘R’ Us decided to do a promotion via Twitter as a little social experiment. Good for them! Unfortunately, they gave out a code to their followers and it appears to me that anyone can use it. Good for us! Heh.

Coupon code Twitterdeal24 will take $10 off your $30 purchase today (March 24th, 2009) only—it’s valid only until 10:00 p.m. Eastern. It should work at Babies ‘R’ Us as well.

(I’m having trouble getting it to work with free shipping items, but if you’re buying something without free shipping, the code would at least take care of that for you.)

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I guess now the recession is official

by Mir at 6:31 am on March 24, 2009 in Quick Tips

I never thought I’d see the day, but Amazon is giving away a Wii and other stuff, all out of the generosity of their hearts.

(And because they’d like you to visit them every day.)

One entry per person per day; contest runs through April 20th, 2009. I think it would be all kinds of awesome if a Want Not reader ended up winning this baby. Let me know if you get lucky!

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Scoop up the savings

by Mir at 4:03 pm on March 23, 2009 in For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!, What to Wear

It looks like a slew of new items have been added to the Company Kids Clearance, including a wide variety of winter gear that’s marked 75% off. I can tell you from past experience that sizes/colors sell out fast, so if you want snow pants or whatever for next year, go scope out what’s available before it’s all gone.

Want to make the savings even sweeter? Coupon code T9WELCOME is still giving free shipping on every order if you’re a Company Store credit card holder. Hooray!

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Make a new friend (forever!)

by Mir at 1:52 pm on March 23, 2009 in Contests

Today’s contest is brought to us by the fine folks at Mom Blog Marketing and Friends Forever Girls.

Regular readers know that I always strive to give away stuff here that I really like, but even still, occasionally a product or a company really stands out. This is one of those times; the Friends Forever dolls are high-quality vinyl play dolls that teach about self-esteem, friendship, and responsibility instead of about putting on make-up and chasing boys. (I know! What a novel concept in a doll these days!) They also come in a variety of ethnically diverse options, rather than coming in your choice of blond or brunette, like most other dolls. They were the recipient of the coveted Dr. Toy award, and each one comes with a companion book.

One lucky Want Not reader is going to receive their choice of Friends Forever doll! Want to win? First, go read the contest rules and regulations—and please note that for this particular contest, you must live within the continental U.S.—then come back here and leave a comment telling me which doll you’d like to receive by 11:59 p.m. Eastern (8:59 p.m. Pacific) on Wednesday, March 25th, 2009. Valid email address required. Choice of doll required. Love of shoes is optional but always a good idea.

Winner to be determined by random number generation and girl power. Obviously.

Ready? Go!

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Big savings on Nature Valley

by Mir at 11:55 am on March 23, 2009 in Groceries, Hot Hot Hot!

Woohoo, another chance to stock up on snacks at Amazon! I know you’re not tired of those! (How could you be, when kids seem to chow through this stuff faster than we can buy it?)

Today only, there’s a special Gold Box deal on various Nature Valley granola bars. Amazon claims they’re 40% off, but many are over 50% off, and you can save another 15% and get free shipping if you buy via Subscribe & Save!

I did the math on one of the offerings and came up with $.28 per 2-bar pack, which seems crazy cheap.

So go stock up, and then don’t forget to put on your tie-dyed shirt and sing some songs about world peace.

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