Archive | May, 2009

Happy Memorial Day, from Lands’ End

Far be it from Lands’ End to let a holiday go by without a bit of celebration—not only are they offering 30% off many summer favorites, right now, you can get free shipping through the long weekend with coupon code MEMORIALDAY and PIN 2958.

Works in the Overstocks section, too. It’s now officially my kind of holiday!

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Saturday deals

Good morning! I just typoed that as “goof morning,” probably because I haven’t had any coffee yet, and that seems like a fitting omen for the day. Be on the lookout for rubber chickens.

Let’s see what fine deals await us this weekend….

It’s time for the end-of-the-month savings at Restaurant.com again! Through the weekend, use coupon code SPECIAL to take a whopping 80% off of your order. That’ll get you $25 dining certificates to your favorite restaurants for just $2 out of pocket, which—let’s face it—is probably less than you currently have wedged in your sofa cushions.

Don’t forget to check out this weekend’s deals at 6pm.com; they’ve got Clarks 70% off, Privos for under $17 bucks, and Simples for under $15 bucks. (I’ve been wanting some Privo sandals. If this isn’t a sign from above, I don’t know what is.)

You’ve only got through the end of the month left to save at the Kodak Store; use coupon code AFFSAV15 for 15% off your order.

JoAnne was kind enough to email me to say that there appears to be a special going on between Papa Johns and Six Flags, where you can buy adult tickets only for the kids’ price. I did some investigating and it’s an online special for everyone—purchase and print out your tickets at home, and adults save $10 per ticket! That’s handy to know, especially if your kids won Six Flag tickets a school through the Read To Succeed program, like mine did. (Some deal; they get free tickets, we still have to shell out to take them. Hmph.) Thanks for the tip, JoAnne!

The big Memorial Day Savings Event is on at The Children’s Place, with lots of clothes in $5, $6, $7, or $8 “buckets.” Don’t forget that you can also add in coupon code S2A59 for 15% off your order.

Today’s Amazon Gold Box Deal is any of the first four seasons of Saturday Night Live on DVD for just under $25 apiece. One or two (or all) of these would be an awesome Father’s Day gift for the man who loved the original show. (Nothing says “We love you, and gosh you are old,” like this, people.)

Kohls has power hours today (special deals that only go for part of the day), plus your whole order ships for $4.99 this weekend, plus they’re doing Kohls Cash ($10 to spend later for everything $50 you spend now), plus you can use coupons. (Is this a great country or what?) Card holders can use MYEXTRA15 for another 15% off, and MVC3371 for free shipping. Non-card holders can use NEW1592 for an additional 10% off.

Have an awesome start to your holiday weekend, everyone!

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Go Friday, it’s your. . . um. . . Friday

I guess there was enough grumbling last week that Amazon was sure to bring back the Friday Sale in a timely manner for today. Hooray! I feel so much calmer, now. I don’t like change. And it’s definitely time for Wapner.

There’s a variety of collegiate Crocs down to just about $15, depending on the size and school you choose.

Need some queen sheets? It’d be hard to go wrong with 600-thread-count for under $38. I’m just sayin’.

They’re calling this a 3-in-1 softie wrap, but we know the truth. It’s an Abominable Snuggie.

If you’ve been eying a retro-style dinette, the black set is down to $289 shipped, which is a steal.

There’s plenty of cookware on sale (again); go for either the Cuisinart chef’s classic set or the Anolon professional set if you want non-stick, or the Calphalon commercial set if you don’t.

The KitchenAid hand mixer is down to $57 today, and there’s an eligible $10 rebate, too. It’s not quite as good as a stand mixer, obviously, but I own this and love it. It froths up egg whites in nothing flat (the true measure of a good mixer, natch).

Okay, so, the ghd flat iron is the one that I own and whisper sweet nothings to, and I got mine on similar sale from Amazon, and have since received a severe tongue-lashing from my stylist about how Amazon isn’t authorized to sell these. Whatever. Mine works fine, but I guess there’s some risk in buying this way. You have to decide if the savings are worth it to you.

Wrongest product ever, with the best reviews ever. Please go read them. You will laugh.

Have a great Friday, everyone. And, um, don’t buy any leaky caskets.

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One day (okay, part of a day) to save

Sorry for not noticing this one earlier; I have about 3500 unread messages in my inbox. (I wish I was kidding about that.) Anyway, apparently today (May 21st, 2009) at the Scholastic Store you can get 25% off your entire order and receive free shipping with coupon code SUMM25.

Granted, there’s not much of today left. But I thought you might like to know.

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Hey Discover folks–don’t forget to Get More

It’s time once again to sign up for the next Get More promotion if you’re a Discover Card holder. Right now you can enroll in a 5% cashback offer on restaurant purchases for the entire month of June.

I’m not sure why they’re doing it this way; usually it’s one deal per quarter, but for whatever reason they’re doing a June-only promo. Anyway, it gives you an entire month where you’ll get even more cash back on dining out, provided you pay with your Discover Card.

Happy cashbacking!

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New season, new bag?

Right around this time every year I start itching for a new purse. I do my best to keep the cravings to a minimum, but sometimes I really do need one (like if last year’s has given up the ghost). Fortunately, through the end of the month, eBags is offering 15% off most purses, which means i can shop with a bit less guilt.

If travel’s on your summer itinerary, you’ve also got through the remainder of May to take $20 off your $100+ luggage purchase with them, too.

And if neither of those float your boat, it looks like coupon code CATAPLPH8 will give you free shipping on any order, instead. (Special offers cannot be combined, though, so figure out what’s going to give you the best discount on your order.)

With deals like these, it seems like it would be wrong not to get a new bag. Right? Right.

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Winner of the Disney Grooves contest

We almost hit 400 entries on the contest to win Dance Dance Revolution Disney Grooves, and I am amazed that so many of you have Wiis. But alas, I have but one game to give for my country, er, blog. And so I had to enlist the help of my trusty random number generator, because if it was up to me each and every one of you would get a prize. With sprinkles.

And the winner is… commenter 37, Chichimama! Congratulations, Chichimama—please check your email!

Many thanks to all who played, and special thanks to Konami and their helpers at Bender/Helper Impact for the generous game donation. (Hooray for donated prizes and the nice marketing people who come a-knocking with them.)

Didn’t win this time? You know the drill; another contest is always around the corner, with another chance to scoop up something fabulous just because you’re pretty.

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Frostys for your posse

Mmmmm… Frosty.

The Frosty at Wendy’s is one of fast food weaknesses. I know it’s not really ice cream. I love it anyway. And now they have new flavors, like the Frosty-cino or the coffee-toffee twisted Frosty (coffeelicious!) for those of us who can always use a little more coffee.

Mmmmm… coffee.

What? Oh! Right! The deal. Well, rev up your printer, and then go click to print out a buy one, get one coupon for your next Frosty purchase. Because the only thing better than a Frosty is a free Frosty.

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The greatest invention since sliced bread

… is, without a doubt, the portable DVD player.

You don’t agree? Oh, okay. That’s fine. Clearly you’ve never taken a very long trip in a car with siblings. No, that’s fine. You’re entitled to your opinion, of course. As I’m entitled to mine. Which is this: If I’m going to be in the car with my kids for longer than about two hours, you can bet your sweet bippy I’m going to bring the DVD player and buy myself some peace. And I don’t even know what a bippy is. So.

Right now Buy.com is offering the Philips portable 7″ DVD player with dual screens for just $89.99 shipped, which is less than what I paid for my single screen one. Those puppies strap to your car’s headrests for long trips in the car, or they can be hand-held.

Oh, one more thing—get headphones for it, too. You’re welcome.

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Oh, baby. . . save a bundle

It’s been a long time since I had to buy diapers, but I’m still not over the trauma of how much money it all cost. Those of you with kids still in diapers, you have my fiscal sympathy.

Check this out, though—right now Amazon is offering a deal on Pampers and Luvs diapers and wipes. First of all, they’re marked down, already. Second, save another 15% with coupon code PMPRSJN9. And third, save another 15% (and get free shipping) if you purchase via Subscribe & Save.

You can stock up and save without even leaving the house. Because—as every parent knows—the only thing worse than having to buy all those diapers is having to baby-wrangle at the store to get ‘em.

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