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Question: Hey Mir, aren’t there other deals happening today that aren’t at Amazon?
Answer: Apparently not. I have no idea what’s up with that.

Hey, did you know that the latest Diary of a Wimpy Kid book, The Ugly Truth, is now available for pre-order at Amazon? Just $7.67, or less if the price drops before it’s released.

I love doing pre-orders on the books my kids love—saves me fighting the crowds or waiting around after the release date.

And no, I never did see the movie. I was afraid it would ruin the books.

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Move over, Mario Kart!

The holidays are just around the corner, you know. Stop laughing. They early bird gets the discounted worms! Or something!

We are huge Mario Kart fans, here. Huge. And so when I started hearing about a new Wii racing game that was even better, my interest was piqued. Of course, right now Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing is still $28 at Amazon, which is a little more than I want to spend on a game. Lookie here, though: It’s just $20 at Best Buy, and if you choose to pick it up at the store, there’s no shipping fee. (Lazy, like me? Have it shipped to your home for about $2.50.) $20 is about what I’m willing to pay for a Wii game, so I’m stoked. And if you need the Xbox or PS3 versions, they’ve got those for just $20, as well.

I can hardly wait to be thoroughly humiliated by my 10-year-old.

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Yum yum, portable organics for baby

When my kids were babies/toddlers I made a lot of my own baby food, just because it’s really not that hard and it saves money. But I always had a little stash of store-bought baby food, anyway, because it was handy to have food in the diaper bag that was shelf-stable. Just in case.

If you do like I used to (or if you buy all ready-made baby food; I don’t judge), but you want to keep baby’s diet organic, check out these discounts on Earth’s Best jarred foods at Amazon:
1st Fruits Starter Kit for $6.79 on Subscribe and Save
2nd Fruits Starter Kit for $7.64 on Subscribe and Save
1st Veggies Starter Kit for $6.79 on Subscribe and Save
2nd Veggies Starter Kit for $7.64 on Subscribe and Save

It’s cheap, it’s delivered to your door for free, and it can be the difference between having something wholesome to feed Baby in a pinch vs. a screaming, hungry banshee (or a baby eating french fries).

And don’t even get me started on how when mine were babies you could only get the organics at the health food store for about $2/jar. From some woman who dressed in hemp and smelled of patchouli.

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The early bird gets the toy deals

My children are fast approaching the age where I will no longer have to have a gift closet full of appropriate offerings for birthday parties. No, someday soon, all I’ll have to have available will be a stack of gift cards and my fervent promises to act like we don’t know each other, I guess. But I’m going to enjoy these last days of little-kid-dom while I can.

So pardon me while I swoon a bit over the excellent offerings in today’s one-day toy sale at Amazon, because there’s plenty here to sock away either for birthday parties or the holidays or whatever.

I mean, check out this Erector fire truck set for just $12 (69% off). Or this 18,000-piece puzzle (that’s not a typo!) for $75 (half off). True, I wouldn’t give that one away, but think of how many hours of not whining “I’m bored” entertainment and fine-motor/critical-thinking exercise that would give!

I just need to find a month or two when we don’t need to use our dining room table, I think….

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The not-so-secret sale

Apparently this week is the big “secret sale” at Kohls, but I think that maybe if it was supposed to be such a big secret, they wouldn’t have sent me three different emails and two different fliers about it. Just sayin’.

Anyway, shipping is automatically free on $75+, and coupon code BACK2SAVE will save you another 15% off the already-reduced sale prices you’ll find throughout the store. (I think that one only works for Kohls card holders.)

Looks to me like the clearance has been restocked, too, so you’re apt to find plenty worth the trip. And as always, I’d rather page through a bunch of screens than get run over by someone else’s screaming toddlers at the actual store….

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Saturday deals

Good morning! We start school on Monday, and suddenly seem to have an entire summer’s worth of stuff we need to get done in the next few days. Please forgive my scattered-ness while I run around like a chicken with my head cut off.

Here’s a few deals to keep you busy while I try to find all of the overdue library books. (Don’t be jealous because my life is glamorous, y’all.)

There’s a pretty swanky treadmill in the Amazon Gold Box, today—a Nautilus T514 for just under $700 with free shipping. Not the sort of thing you’d want to pick up on a whim (I mean, unless you have that kind of spare change laying around!), but a really good deal on a solid piece of equipment if you were in the market already. (On things like this, I consider the free shipping a huge part of the deal. I, personally, am always pleased not to have to lug the giant box home.)

The Gap family of stores are loading up the savings this weekend; there’s plenty of $10 deals at Old Navy, plus free shipping on $50+ with code ONSPEND50. In the meantime, today’s the last day of 20% off at Gap on adult styles with coupon code GAPFORYOU, and there’s free shipping on $50+ there with code GAPSHIP50. And to top it all off, starting tomorrow (8/8/10), you can take 20% off kids’ styles with code KIDS20 at either Gap or Old Navy, or take 20% off kids’ shoes at Piperlime with code GET20.

6pm.com’s weekend deals include slashed prices on Simple shoes, which you know are one of my favorites. Also, they’ve got deals on Natural Soul shoes, which is a division of Naturalizer but even cuter. Heh.

Now. Does anyone know what that smell is in the bottom of my son’s backpack? Wait. I might not want to know….

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Stock up on jeans

I don’t know if you happened to check out the Target Daily Deals yesterday, but it was all in some weird/different format and the prices looked like… regular prices. I had a mild panic attack. But not to worry! Today they’re back and they’re bringing the savings.

Check this out: Choose from two different denim options for juniors, boys’ or girls’ jeans, or men’s bootcuts, and take advantage of lower prices, buy 1 get 1 half off, and free shipping! And just in time for back to school.

Don’t forget to activate this link if you end up spending $50, too—it’ll give you another $5 off.

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Let him build it himself

Well, now that I’ve already gone and mentioned the holidays, why not another idea? Right now Amazon has this Light and Sound Tuner Vehicle Kit—basically a music-playing, remote-control car you build yourself—for $27 shipped. While their original price of $100 may be a bit inflated, the cheapest I’m seeing it anywhere else is around $65, so it’s still a pretty awesome deal.

Reviews are mixed, so consider the frustration level of your intended recipient before buying. As someone with a kid who loves nothing better than building it himself, though, I’m thinking I may chance it. (If nothing else, it’ll give him a ton of extra parts to use with his existing Erector collection.)

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Hooray for free shipping!

Just in time for back to school, Hanna Andersson is offering free shipping on orders of $100+, automatically. And there’s still plenty of “school deals” specials available until mid-August, too.

While I wish they’d do these shipping promos during their big clearance sales, now that they have their every-day-priced very güd items, it’s still a great excuse to do a little shopping for the softest cotton clothes around.

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Fresh meat distraction for your DS

I have no idea if this game is any good—though we did quite enjoy the movie on which it’s based—but right now Amazon has Shorts the Nintendo DS game for just $6.69 (free shipping with Prime or on $25+ with Super Saver Shipping).

If I was staring down the barrel of a long trip I think that for under $7 I’d probably chance it.

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