Archive | July, 2009

Hey there, Friday

by Mir at 7:59 am on July 31, 2009 in Hot Hot Hot!

Just when I think I can’t stand this week for another second… it’s suddenly Friday. And that means it’s time for the Amazon Friday Sale, and prices are good and all of the cartoon animals emerge from the forest to help me iron my clothes and mop the floor!

Um. Okay, maybe not the part about the animals. But the rest is true, I swear.

I point out this photo holder every time it’s on sale. I just think it’s a really fun way to display pictures. And today it’s $17 and eligible for the 4-for-3 promotion.

Thinking about turning your kitchen into a 50′s diner? I’ve got just the dinette for you!

A summer of doing freezer processing with the bounty from my garden has me rethinking learning how to can… and I’ve got my eye on this pressure cooker/canner, because at around $68, that’s the lowest I’ve seen it go.

Okay, this one isn’t that great of a deal, I don’t suppose (and pay attention if you decide to buy it, because it defaults to a different seller, which only saves you a couple of bucks off Amazon’s price once you figure in shipping), but holy heck I want this Farmyard Waffler. Because nothing says “I love you” like waffles shaped like cows and roosters.

Love meatloaf? Hate grease? I love this Anolon meat loaf pan set that allows you to pick the meatloaf right up out of grease. Brilliance. And only $15, and eligible for the 4-for-3 promotion. (No, you probably don’t want four of them. But you can mix and match eligible items.)

My kids totally think they’re getting away with something when I buy them Koala Crisp, which is basically a gluten-free, organic version of Cocoa Pebbles. Buy it on Subscribe & Save today at the Friday Sale price and it comes out to about $2.50/box. I don’t know about your local supermarket, but mine charges about $4.50/box for this. We’ll be stocking up.

Today’s Gold Box Deal is a spiffy new-style Roomba, one that makes my older generation Roomba feel sad and inadequate. Sigh.

And now, I’m off to make some more coffee. From pods I bought in a past Friday Sale, natch.

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Winner of The Munchables contest

by Mir at 3:42 pm on July 30, 2009 in Contests

We here at Want Not love our Wiis, don’t we? We love Wiis, and we love free stuff, and then when I have a contest that brings it all together, well, it’s a beautiful thing.

The random number generator has spoken, and it’s commenter 29, Shannon, who’ll be receiving a free copy of The Munchables for play on her Wii. Congratulations, Shannon! Please check your email!

Big thanks to all who played, and special thanks to Bandai Namco and their helpers at Weber Shandwick for donating the prize. Hooray for free games!

Didn’t win this time? Do not fret! I have a really big prize coming up next week (totally not kidding about that—if you’re not a regular reader, trust me, you’ll want to check in next Monday), and in the meantime maybe we’ll do a little contest this weekend, too, because I’m a giver that way.

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Got your Crocs?

by Mir at 1:08 pm on July 30, 2009 in Hot Hot Hot!, What to Wear

Did you manage to catch the last big Crocs sale? If not, no worries—right now the Crocs Summer Sale is still on, including buy 1, get one half off on certain styles. Plus shipping is still automatically free, through the end of the month (that’s tomorrow).

I may go ahead and pick up the kids’ knock-around pairs for next year, at these prices.

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Zoom crash bash

by Mir at 10:55 am on July 30, 2009 in For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!

Did you happen to hop over to Kohls to check out their Deal of the Day, today? It’s the Slam Shifter Speedway Crash Traxx Super Loops, which is an exceptionally long way of saying what every little boy inherently knows is cool: Cars! Going fast! And crashing!

Today only, it’s just $14.99. Kohls charge card holder can use code PICKJULY for an additional 15% off, plus coupon code MVC3069 for free shipping. Free shipping on all orders of $75+ is still in effect, too.

If you were over there picking up socks and underwear (what, isn’t that how everyone does their back-to-school shopping…?), anyway, tossing one of these in your cart and checking off a holiday gift would just be a bonus.

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Artsy-fartsy photos

by Mir at 9:52 am on July 30, 2009 in Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk

As some of you know, I’m married to a photographer. That means that 90% of the time, I don’t even bother taking pictures—I leave it to him. The other 10% of the time, I’m either snapping something with my phone or sneaking around with his Lensbaby. Here is what I love about the Lensbaby: Once you get the hang of it, you end up with really cool-looking photos. (Here’s what else I love about the Lensbaby: I’m actually better with it than my husband, because all of his technical proficiency seems to get in the way of the “that looks sort of cool” flow that seems to work best.) I’m not a great photographer, to be honest, but I’ve gotten some fabulous shots with the Lensbaby and it’s just plain fun to use.

Have you considered buying one? If so, right now the Lensbaby LB2C is just $69.99 shipped from Amazon. That’s a heckuva lot cheaper than a fancy tilt-shift lens, cheaper even than the regular Lensbaby price ($100), and a great way to dabble in “artsy” photography without breaking the bank.

Showing your resultant pictures to your husband and demanding, “Say it! Say I made an awesome picture!” is optional. Ahem.

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Get more Monsters

by Mir at 8:38 am on July 30, 2009 in Hot Hot Hot!

I’m going to confess right up front that I don’t know anything about this show; apparently I am too busy watching Deadliest Catch and Ice Road Truckers with my husband to have picked up yet another pseudo-dangerous-reality addiction. But apparently there’s this show called Monster Quest where they go in search of legendary animals. Which… actually sounds really cool.

Anyway, today (July 30th, 2009) only, you can get all Monster-ed up at the History Channel Store. It’s a special bundle: Buy Season 2 for $19.99, get Season 3 for free! That’s six discs of monster-hunting goodness.

I may have to buy it just to see if they find Bigfoot.

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Contest reminders (because it’s Wednesday)

by Mir at 2:33 pm on July 29, 2009 in Contests

Okay, so, you know that you have until just before midnight tonight to enter to win a copy of The Munchables for the Wii, right? It’s a fun game for the whole family, and if you don’t enter you can’t win, and every time you kick a kitten an angel weeps. Wait. Was that too much information? Just enter the contest before it’s too late.

Furthermore, I’m certain that you’d like another reminder that you can enter the GoodNites contest every single day, and you stand a chance of winning a tote filled with $250 worth of goodies. The next winner will be selected on August 1st, and then we’ll have one more round for a third winner, and then I can stop reminding you.

As always, please enter contests on the contest posts themselves, not on this reminder post. This space is reserved for discussion of important things, like shoes and snack foods.

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Really not at all horrible

by Mir at 11:51 am on July 29, 2009 in Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk

It’s here! It’s here! And it’s on sale! That’s right, it’s time for the Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog DVD, and it’s just $7.42 shipped today from Buy.com.

Here’s a handy chart to test your geekitude:
1) Slightly geeky—you buy one for yourself.
2) Geek camaraderie—you buy one for yourself, and one for each of your good friends.
3) You’re probably wearing a pocket protector—you buy one for everyone you know.

(You’re welcome.)

If you have no idea what I’m talking about, I have just two words for you: Joss Whedon. Oh, wait. I have three more words for you: Neil Patrick Harris. Okay, actually, I totally lied. Two more: Buy this.

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Smell better

by Mir at 10:12 am on July 29, 2009 in Hot Hot Hot!

I always sign up for free laundry detergent samples, because you never know when you’re going to run out and one of those magical little pouches—wedged in the corner of the laundry area—is going to mean the difference between despair and clean jeans. But when I can get free laundry detergent that also has Febreze added, well, then I start hatching plans to do a load of just socks, to test out its de-stink-ify-ing abilities.

It’s possible I need to think about picking up more hobbies. Regardless, who doesn’t love free detergent?

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Still need uniforms?

by Mir at 9:22 am on July 29, 2009 in For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!, What to Wear

I know, I know—I’ve got school on the brain.

But today’s Amazon Gold Box Deal is 50% off uniform essentials, and if you’re needing a few more pieces to round out the kids’ schoolwear, now’s the time.

(I, of course, bought early and now before school has even started have a child insisting I bought the wrong thing. Lord help me.)

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