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Reminder: Jawbone contest

Mir — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:42:05 +0000

You have until just prior to midnight tonight to enter the contest for a pink Jawbone Bluetooth. Don’t forget to get your entry in! And don’t forget to enter on the contest post. Not this one. This is the reminder post. Nothing to see here; move along.

Even the things I covet are nerdy

Mir — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:57:23 +0000

You can laugh at me about this one. I don’t mind. I’m pretty sure I have poked fun, on here, at the stainless steel compost pails I keep seeing. I mean, on the one hand, I sort of want one; but on the other, I’m not spending $56 on a bucket for my food scraps. I just [...]

This is the last time. Probably.

Mir — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:38:17 +0000

Okay, after this I’m going to stop. But the Harman Kardon Drive + Play that so many of you got on a previous deal at Buy.com is available at Amazon for just under $27. Also, I have a Want Not reader who purchased one on the last deal who wishes to sell it at cost (around [...]

Bakugan starter packs (start the madness)

Mir — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:08:34 +0000

I feel like a drug dealer. Yeah, I know it’s horrible. Yeah, I know it’s annoying. But all the kids are doing it, and here, just try it…. I’m sorry. I’m a terrible person. I hang my head at my awfulness. But nevertheless: Right now 3-figure Bakugan starter packs are available for order at Amazon for just [...]

They had me at “PowerSquid”

Mir — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:05:23 +0000

I’m pretty sure I would love this regardless of the name, but that certainly doesn’t hurt. Check it out: Philips makes this ingenious 5-outlet surge protector in this funky squid design so that you’re not left with unusable slots due to oversized power plugs (as you would be with a conventional outlet strip). It’s just [...]

Ship it for free, even the huge stuff

Mir — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:55:16 +0000

For two days only—today and tomorrow (November 19-20)—every purchase of $50+ at Toys ‘R’ Us ships for free. This probably doesn’t seem like a very big deal; after all, you can get free shipping at Amazon on nearly everything, most of the time, right? Here’s why it’s a deal: You’ll get free shipping on the things [...]

A smattering of deals from. . . you!

Mir — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:52:42 +0000

Many of you pretty people have mailed in deals lately, and they’re piling up due to my disorganization, so here’s a few of ‘em that you really ought to check out: The My Twinn friend dolls (that is, not look-a-likes—which personally I find a little creepy—but pre-made dolls) are half-off through November 20th, 2008. These are [...]

Car not included

Mir — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:26:36 +0000

Me, I’m not a car-cleaning kind of person. I wait until I’m having trouble finding the car through the mud or whatever, and then I drive through a car wash. And I clean the inside of the car once every few years whether it needs it or not. What? My husband, however, cares for his vehicles [...]

These might be the Legos you are looking for

Mir — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:04:44 +0000

I dunno; I mean, it sort of looks like a great big brown square, to me, but Star Wars and Lego enthusiasts are sure to set me straight. Nevertheless, Shop Lego is offering the Sandcrawler™ right now for $99.98. It comes with eleven mini-figs and droids, and about a billion pieces. (I made that up, [...]

Another DS deal

Mir — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:51:39 +0000

Amazon’s begun their “Countdown to Black Friday,” which may have made me squeal just a little bit. (Black! Friday! Eeeeeee!) Today’s video game deal is buy a DS Lite and get Guitar Hero on Tour for $10. (It looks like they have all colors in stock, too.) That’s the console and the game for $140, [...]