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Summer is the best time for… boots?

Sure, you don’t need boots now, but it’s the best time to get ‘em cheap. Check out the sale section at Sorel today—they’ve got a ton of boots marked down 70% or more!

I now live on the surface of the sun, so I have no need for fancy winter boots, but when I still lived in New England, Sorel was the quality brand to have.

Shipping is a flat $6, and you’ll easily save that (and more) with these discounts.

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Star Trek gets… potato-y

I shamelessly love today’s Kids.Woot offerings, and I don’t care how much of a complete nerd that makes me. They have 2-packs of Star Trek Mr. Potato Heads! Choose from Kirk and Kor or Spock and Uhura (she even has her little ear-corkscrew thingie). These are must-have items for any dedicated Trek fan, and today Woot has those 2-packs for $12.99 each. (For reference: Still around $25 at Amazon.)

Remember, you’ll pay $5 shipping at Woot, but that covers you across all their shops for the entire day. (Just in case the lure of pointy potato ears was not enough to make you happy.)

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Get your Crocs on

If you haven’t outfitted the kids with all of their summer shoes, yet, hop on over to Crocs today for some savings—they’re having their Friends & Family Sale! That means you can use coupon code 25OFF for 25% off anything (even items already on sale), plus you can stack code JUNESHIP for free shipping on any order.

I guess I haven’t been to the Crocs site in a while, because in addition to the shoes I think of as the ubiquitous Crocs, they also have leather and canvas (which I remember), but also clothing of various kinds (I don’t remember seeing that before). Awwww, Crocs is all grown up and doing new things. Good for them. Now go save on that stuff, and it’ll be good for you.

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Let’s pretend it’s Wednesday

Yeah, I don’t know what’s going on, either. Let’s just pretend that it’s Wednesday, because 1) that means it doesn’t have to be Monday (win!) and 2) that means we can Kohls to our hearts’ content. Why not? It certainly looks like Wednesday over there.

Everyone gets free shipping on $75+, and everyone can shop the Bonus Buys and use coupon code LOVE4DAD to save an additional 15%. If you have a Kohls charge card, you can use coupon code SAVEBIG30 for an additional 30% off, instead, plus coupon code FREE4MVC to ship any size order for free.

I know we generally think of Kohls as being a place for clothing—and of course they have plenty of that—but during a sale like this, it’s the perfect time to scoop up deals on things like a Keurig or a KitchenAid mixer. Or my favorite anti-gravity loungers! Those are in the bonus buys, too. Happy shopping!

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Get organized, kid

Right now Amazon has this 12-bin organizer available for $36.81, their lowest price ever. Personally I believe the bin organizer to be one of the greatest inventions of our time, much like sliced bread and maple bacon.

There’s an identical unit to this in my son’s room even now, and I know that I should replace it with something… I don’t know… older? But bins! They’re so easy! You say, “Please pick up” and they actually do, because you can just chuck things in bins and then you’re done. It’s magic. And even though I got his on sale (a really long time ago), I’m pretty sure I paid more than this.

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Perfect for rainy summer days

If you’re having the kind of rain we’ve been having, you’re looking for some ways to keep the kids busy indoors quite a bit. Whether you have a budding Picasso or just a kid who likes to color, an “official” art set is always a big hit.

This 80-piece Deluxe Art Set at Amazon is currently just $14 (and yesterday it was still over $20), and in addition to all of the goodies inside, it comes in a sturdy wooden case. This is way cooler than a new package of colored pencils.

The set is recommended for ages 6+, and from the reviews it looks like it’s beginner items, so maybe good for elementary through middle school, but probably not sufficient for artists older than that. Though for the price, I’m not sure it matters.

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Or if you prefer…

JC Penney is also doing discounts and free shipping, today.

Use code FSH13 today (Monday, June 3rd) only for free shipping on any size order, or use FS100 for free shipping plus 15% off $100+, or FS250 for free shipping plus 20% off $250+. That last code is perfect if you need some patio furniture, by the way.

Basically, today’s a very good department store shopping day without having to actually go anywhere. What a coincidence; that’s my favorite kind of shopping!

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Everything you need, Friends & Family discounted

It’s time to scope out the sales over at Bon-Ton—for a limited time, you can use FRIENDSPREV (that’s, uh, for friends’ preview, not that your friends are perverts, which is how I read it the first time…) for 25% off nearly everything, plus you can use coupon code FREESHIP for free shipping on every order.

Bon-Ton is fast rivaling Kohls for me in terms of perpetual discounts on the sorts of things I’m always buying, anyway. They ship really quickly, too. Plus, it’s fun to say. Bon-Ton! Bon-Ton! Bon-Ton!

Yes, I did have an extra cup of coffee this morning. Why do you ask?

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The wonderful world of Oz for under a dime per book

Did you ever read all the Oz books when you were a kid? I loved them, and my son recently read them all and loved them as well. There’s 14 in all, and you can grab the entire Oz series on Kindle right now for $.99.

This is one of those “if you never read these, I promise you’ll be pleasantly surprised” series I’m always recommending to people. It’s hard to believe the first book was written in 1900—these stories hold up really well in spite of their age.

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More than overalls, B’gosh

Maybe Osh Kosh B’gosh is no longer the first brand people think of for little kids—though if you go through my kids’ baby photos, they’re dressed in little else—but they’re still making the same adorable, lasts-forever kiddie clothing they’ve made for years. (And I sure do prefer it to baby sweatsuits with “JUICY” written on the rears….) They’re having a big sale right now, with all summer marked 60% off. That means shirts and shorts for just $6 each.

Make it even better with a coupon—BNSTMY15 will take an additional 15% off everything except clearance, but only today and tomorrow (it expires at the end of the month).

Shipping is a flat $6. Buy more than a couple of items and it’s paid for itself in savings.

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