May 8, 2007 | Hot Hot Hot!, Pets

Oh, I know. I shouldn’t joke. With all the recent pet food recalls, it’s a little scary to feed the family mascot without worrying.

But assuming that you haven’t resorted to feeding fluffy nothing but organic filet mignon, you still need to buy some pet food. I don’t know if this comes without worry, but it is free, which always makes me feel better.

So go get some free Iams pet food and enjoy. I mean, enjoy feeding it to your pet. Don’t you eat it. Because, ewwwww. (Thanks for the tip, Heather!)

April 30, 2007 | Hot Hot Hot!, Pets

Now through May 10th, all sorts of stuff is 25% off at PETCO. Pay attention to the shipping costs, of course, but this may beat hauling bags from the pet store (in both cost and convenience).
And don’t forget to pick up some treats for your furry friends. It’s hard work being adorable, you know. They totally deserve a reward.

April 14, 2007 | Hot Hot Hot!, Pets

Back when I had a dog, I used to take him out before bedtime (on a leash, because he would take off if he heard so much as a mouse sneezing in the next county) in the dark, and although it was my house and my yard I would invariably end up tripping over something, because I am graceful that way.

So I’m thinking one of these here flashlight leashes would’ve been useful for me. Alas, my poor battered shins never had a chance.

It’s just a dollar (the leash, not my shins) and shipping is two dollars. Not a bad price to avoid maiming yourself in the dark while Fido does his business.

March 26, 2007 | Hot Hot Hot!, Pets

Now that you’ve secured your own fine dining experience for pennies on the dollar, it’s time to make sure that your pets are well-fed, too. Go ahead and pick up whatever pet supplies you need and take $10 off your $50+ order at PETCO with coupon code affreg, now through April 27th, 2007. It beats lugging those giant bags of food home from the grocery store.

March 12, 2007 | Hot Hot Hot!, Pets

Yet another free pet food deal: fill out a brief survey and get a coupon for a free 5-pound bag of dog food or 4-pound bag of cat food.

Nutro isn’t cheap food, either. This is good stuff without yucky fillers.

Don’t have a pet? Increase your good karma; fill it out and donate the food to your local shelter or pet rescue.

February 12, 2007 | Hot Hot Hot!, Pets

Perhaps this Valentine’s Day, the big question on your mind is: Why in the world did I adopt an animal which requires food that comes in 60-pound bags?

(I’m not judging. It happens to the best of us.)

If that sounds familiar, you might want to shop PetCo online and either take 10% off your total order with coupon code affreg or get free shipping on your $60+ order with coupon code valentine. They have all kinds of treats on sale, and the nice delivery guy will bring it right to your door. (Offers expire February 15th, 2007.)

February 1, 2007 | Hot Hot Hot!, Pets

Is your pet stylish? If you’re like me, you’re answering this question with a resounding, “Is my who what, now?” But maybe you are cooler than me. And more importantly, possibly your pet is cooler than me.

Either way, the PetStyle community wants you to join them, so much so that they’re offering a free tote bag to registered members. I’m not really sure what they do there (discuss the latest trends in doggie manicures?), but the bag looks pretty useful.

Be sure to read the fine print—it says bags won’t start shipping until June, so don’t sign up and then send me nasty email in a couple of months telling me the offer was a dud. (Actually, please don’t send me nasty email for any reason. It hurts my delicate, unstylish feelings.)

January 18, 2007 | Hot Hot Hot!, Pets

I find the format of this promotion a little disturbing, but then, I’m not a cat person. *achoo*

Go stare at a cat and when you’re done, you can register for a coupon to get $3.00 off your next bag of Iams Multi-Cat cat food.

(If you just enjoy staring at cats, well, don’t bother with the coupon at the end. Also please stand a little further away from me, because you’re creeping me out.)

November 28, 2006 | Hot Hot Hot!, Pets

So remember how we’ve been talking about all these Google Checkout specials? Someone pointed out that you can’t seem to use it on gift cards.

That’s true. Mostly.

You absolutely can use it on a gift card at PetCo. Now, you have a few options. If you’re willing to take emailed GCs (which can only be used online), you can use either the $10 off $30 promotion or your $10 off of $10 sign-up bonus (if you got in on that and haven’t used it yet), and buy exactly $10 or $30 worth. That’s a nice deal, but you (obviously) can’t use it at the store.

If you’d rather have a real gift card for in-store use, you have to do it in $25 increments. Though I might be tempted to get a $25 in-store and a $5 email GC, to get up to $30, if they were a store I regularly shopped.

Shipping on gift cards (real or emailed) is always free.

November 20, 2006 | Hot Hot Hot!, Pets

This is the third time for one of these, I think, but it’s a new promo. Either Purina is working on some brilliant marketing strategy or their pet food is so bad, they have to give it away. I don’t know; frankly, it’s free, so I don’t much care.

Don’t have a pet? Sign up and donate it to your local shelter.

Go get your free bag of dog or cat food.