I dream of a world where my closets are tidy and everything extraneous is out of the way. I don’t know if such a place exists, but it’s my fantasy and I like it.
The next best thing, here in reality? A way to cut down on necessary storage space. And look at today’s Deal of the Day over at Linens ‘N’ Things: Space Bags! According to the site I can put my spare linens and such in there and make ‘em flat as pancakes. Or at least, you know, flatter things.
All Space Bag offerings ship for free today only as the deals of the day, and that includes both the sets marked 50% off and the rest. Make it an even sweeter deal—use coupon code 26620000008 for 20% off any single item.
I’ve tried a number of fancy moisturizers and lip glosses, and I always keep coming back to the same product: Aquafor. Yep, Aquafor.
It has the added side benefit of being useful for all of those “boo-boos” the kids come by demanding to have treated. You know the ones—the ones that hurt and/or involve a little scrape, but for which the antibiotic ointment would be overkill? Yeah. Great for those, too. (Chapstick, not so much.)
As some of you know, our trusty grill bit the dust this weekend. (And by “bit the dust” I mean “went up in flames and scared the crap out of me.”) I’m now spending a lot of time browsing grills online, though there is a central disconnect I cannot seem to get past, I’m afraid. You see, I’ve always been able to find a deal on everything I’ve needed. And for some reason I can’t find a big Weber grill for just fifty bucks. Weird!
Anyway, in my scouting I came across this little baby (and later, its charcoal counterpart). I showed them to my husband and he was a little too excited. In fact, I did the mental forehead-slap afterwards—that would probably make an awesome Father’s Day gift for the man who loves both his tools and his bbq.
So, did you go ahead and order your family some delightful BPA-free bottles after reading this post? I did, after waffling about it endlessly for a while. And then I realized that the Sigg’s narrow necks mean our ice won’t fit in them. And I need ice cold water in the summer, people.
I went looking around and discovered that many of the tube-ice trays are rated as being very hard to use, because the ice is hard to extract. If only they made such a thing in, I don’t know, a flexible material! Oh, wait—they do! The price isn’t too impressive, but it’s part of the 4-for-3 promotion, so it could be worth it if you’re picking up other eligible items, or if you want to give the gift of silicone tube ice trays to a whole bunch of people this year.
Or maybe you want eight trays. Hey, that’s between you and your Sigg bottles. I don’t judge.
Being as frugal as I am, at some point along the way I taught myself how to cut hair.
Oh, it’s not very hard, really. Watch a hairdresser do it a few times and you’ll be able to do it, too. I’m not talking super fancy cuts, or anything, but you can trim up a girl’s hair or do the standard “little boy haircut” pretty easily.
The money I save by cutting everyone’s hair at home (my kids’ and my husband’s) is… oh, you thought I was going to say “more money in the bank,” I bet, but in fact it’s “money I can then justify spending on my own hairdresser, because I’m brave but I’m not nuts, so I can’t very well cut my own hair.”
If you do haircuts at home and you have any Y chromosomes in your house, you need a good set of clippers. Right now this deluxe Wahl set is just $40.19, plus you get another $10 off with coupon code WAHLMAR8 through the end of April. Can you buy a set of clippers for $10? Sure. Should you be putting $10 clippers against your children’s heads? Only if you like it when they scream that you’re pulling their hair.
I have a set of Wahl clippers that have served me well for over a decade and are still going strong. You won’t regret it. (And I’m sure that my son has now decided to grow his hair long has nothing to do with all those years of buzz cuts….)
It’s nearly Mother’s Day, folks. Mama wants a camcorder that fits in her purse.
You can buy the Flip Ultra Series 60-minute Camcorder from Amazon right now for $139.99, which—trust me—is a pretty great price for this tiny little powerhouse, but why would you do that when you could win one from me, instead?
Because you can. Win one, that is. I’m giving away a Flip to one lucky Want Not reader this week. Then you can give it to your mother or keep it for yourself if you’re a mother, or just do whatever you want with it regardless of your parenting status because, dude, it’ll be all yours.
For your shot at winning the Flip Video Ultra (60-minute model) which I have sitting right here on my desk, leave a comment on this entry before 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30th, 2008. One comment per person, please! Winner to be determined by random drawing and the pitch of my husband’s wails as he protests that it’s not fair that I’m giving away a 60-minute Flip when the one we own is but a 30-minute Flip. (Okay, I may have to take time out from selecting the winner to play my teeny, tiny violin for him. Just sayin’.)
Pretty Pretty Mir, I have a question for you. I am going to Hawaii in June of this year, and April of next year, and the Samsonite luggage I got when I graduated from high school 10 years ago is falling apart. My family does alot of traveling (the trip this June is to get my sister and I to the state of Hawaii, we’ve been to all the other 49 states, the trip next April is a high school band trip), but does it in short time frames. We rarely stay in one place more than two nights, when we are gone for 1 1/2 to 2 weeks each summer. So…I need luggage that can take a beating, then get put in the closet til the next time. II don’t want to spend a LOT of money, but I would like something with a liftime/long guarantee. Any suggestions?
Actually, Steph wrote me this email a couple of weeks ago and I’ve been mulling it over for a while, because I’m of two minds on this issue. Usually I have a strong opinion and no issues with sharing it. For this… well, I’m just not sure. (more…)
Some of you have done this deal in the past, but for those of you who haven’t, here’s the deal: Every year Allure Magazine puts together a box of beauty goodies—usually heavily geared towards sun protection, so there will be some regular make-up but also lots of sunblock items and fancy moisturizers.
The box is then released on a predetermined day/time, and the supply is limited. It’s a first come, first served kind of thing. This year’s box is a $255 value and can be ordered for $29.99 plus shipping. You will be able to find it through this linkstarting at 12:01 p.m. eastern time today (April 22nd, 2008) NOW (it’s currently 10:40 a.m. and people have been able to order already).
I’ve gotten the box a couple of times and have always been pleased with it. Generally if you like and use even a couple of items, it pays for itself and the rest is gravy. These will sell out extremely quickly so be poised to hit the site and order as close to noon as possible if you want one.
Go below the fold to see what items will be included in this year’s box; just keep in mind that some of these items will be full-size and some will be sample-size. (more…)
I’m all about having a GPS unit if you’re directionally-challenged. It’s one of the few “fancy gadgets” I feel is truly justifiable—it’s just safer to know where you’re going. And if you’re like me, you really need a copilot to make that happen. I will sing the praises of my GPS until I expire. (They can print “Audrey told her to go this way” on my tombstone.)
The problem, of course, is finding the right one, for the right price. Consider this Tom Tom ONE 3rd edition from Buy.com, perhaps. It’s refurbished and the current price is $119.98 with an available $20 mail-in rebate if you purchase by April 20th. That’s a highly-rated GPS unit for just under $100. (To compare: Check the ratings and the price over at Amazon.)
Also keep an eye on your email if you’re a regular Buy.com customer; some folks are receiving special bonus Google Checkout offers for $25 off $75 from them. That would make this excellent deal an insane deal, the kind where you blurt it out to total strangers.
Hey, I think it’s been a few hours since I last mentioned that we don’t have a Nintendo wii, hasn’t it?
Well, the good news is that right now you can pre-order the Wii Fit from Amazon for $89.99, and if the price decreases before release you’ll get the lowest possible price.
The bad news is that if you want one, you have to watch this, first:
(If that didn’t make you laugh, you have no sense of humor and should immediately send your wii to my house. That is all.)
