Want Not

Gooooood morning! Some of you know we’ve been battling a stray cat issue in my neighborhood, and so I am totally biting my tongue when I tell you that today’s Amazon Gold Box contains discounts on Friskies cat good. (I’ll just say this: Please don’t bring it near my house. Thanks.)

And I can’t remember if I highlighted this one before, but even if I did, it ends January 31st (tomorrow) so it’s worth another mention: Shop eligible Mrs. May’s snacks at Amazon right now and save 35%; take off 20% with code MAYS7438, and save another 15% and get free shipping with Subscribe & Save. The Trio bars are my favorite snack ever—high in protein and “good” fats, gluten-free, and yummy. I think I’m going to try one of the nut dry-roasted mixes, this time.

6pm.com has some great deals this weekend—lots of “gifts for guys” options (Valentine’s Day is coming up, you know!) as well as 75% off RSVP, which includes a ton of really cute boots.

Speaking of Valentine’s Day… the Target Daily Deals have more baby stuff, today, but they also have a cute heart-shaped photo frame for $11 shipped (less with coupon code URTYJLI8!) that could be the start of the perfect gift.

Today (January 30th, 2010) only, save 15% off everything in the Kohls Valentine’s Day Gift Shop; just use coupon code LUV15OFF. Today’s the last day to use code FREE2U for free shipping on your $75+ order, too.

I’m going to go get some other stuff done, but I think I’ll be back in a bit with a contest for the weekend. It seems like we haven’t had one in a while, so let’s fix that.

I’m beginning to wonder if Amazon is planning to phase out their Friday Sale. Seems like it’s been shrinking and shrinking the last few weeks, doesn’t it? Alas. I shall persevere until the last cookware set has been offered, however! Because of my stick-to-it-iveness! And also because I’m a slow learner!

If you admire this pair of swoopy stoneware Rachael Ray stoneware roasters, both blue and orange are marked down 25% today. I have to admit that I thought they were sort of dumb, the first time I saw them, but they’ve grown on me.

Do you do haircuts for the family at home? (You should; it’s easy enough to learn, and saves a ton of money… which you can then spend on your hair. Ahem.) I always recommend Wahl for a good set of clippers, and now I’m experiencing a bit of lust for this lithium ion cordless Wahl set. Everything you need for haircuts, beard trimming, etc., with cord-free convenience. At $29, use it for two haircuts at home instead of the cheapie hair place and it just paid for itself.

If you haven’t jumped on the Blu-ray bandwagon, yet, today’s Gold Box Deal is a Sylvania Blu-ray player for just $90—looks like it has good reviews.

And of course there’s still over 800 MP3 albums available for just $5 each, so even when the Friday sale makes you yawn, you can still fill your iPod with tunes on the cheap.

Checking in elsewhere, let’s see what we do see….

Thinking Valentine’s Day? Overstock.com has you covered, with a huge array of items guaranteed to arrive on time. (Did you know they also do flowers? They do! I don’t know that the prices are significantly better than floral outlets on the flowers themselves, but only paying $3 for delivery is surely an improvement.)

The Target Daily Deals are spotlighting a leather club chair for just $170 shipped, and with coupon code URTYJLI8 for that extra 10% off it’ll be just $153 to your door. (I just typed “my door,” just now. Freudian, much? I really like that chair. I may need one for my office.)

6pm.com is killing me, people. Killing me. Charles David shoes for 75% off? Must. Not. Look. Uh, but you can go ahead and look.

That should keep you out of trouble for a little while, anyway. But as my son says, let us all make angry eyes at Amazon for a little while to make ourselves feel better.