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Good morning, my pretties! The sun is shining and the day feels full of possibilities. Like, possibly I will catch up on work. (Hey, a girl can dream.)

If you want to shop, I’m ready for you. Let’s start with today’s deals at 6pm.com; pages and pages of women’s shoes for under $20! I sorted by size and got 7 pages of results, including some really cute boots. (And if you can resist $20 leather boots, you are a better woman than I.)

Today’s Amazon Gold Box is filled with DJ Hero bundles for all platforms at just $40 shipped.

Today’s the last day to use the current Children’s Place codes—use T9A2010 for 30% off your $60+ order, R9A2010 for 20% off your $50+ order, or Q9A2010 for 15% off your $40+ order.

You have through the end of August to use coupon code CLEARANCE to save 80% on your Restaurant.com purchase, though, so take your time deciding which $25 dining certificates you’re going to bag for just $2 apiece. Look at it this way: The $23 you save totally justifies a pair of shoes from this weekend’s 6pm sale. You’re welcome!

Lands’ End has a bunch of backpacks and lunch bags on sale, in case you’re still in the market for those. Use code AUG30 with PIN 2074 to ship ‘em for free. (And remember, Lands’ End offers a no-questions-asked guarantee, so this can be the last backpack you ever buy.)

Shop J. Crew Final Sale items this weekend and use code OURTREAT to save an additional 20%, plus get free shipping on $150+.

Through the end of August, Meijer is offering free shipping on everything, plus an additional 10% off, with coupon code KITCHENSINK. They carry a surprising array of stuff, and you know how I feel about free shipping.

That should keep you busy for a little while. And I think we’ll have a contest later, because it’s been a while since we had one on the weekend. Don’t forget to check back!

Have you checked Restaurant.com lately? I can’t seem to figure out any rhyme or reason to the adding/dropping of restaurants, but I’m not going to question it. For the first couple of years I knew about them, the list in my area never changed. Now every time I check there’s at least one more new restaurant. (Like magic!) We’re enjoying checking out places we might not otherwise try, and saving big bucks at places we already love.

Through August 23rd, 2010, coupon code STEAK takes 70% off your purchase price, which means you get a certificate for $25 worth of dining for a cool $3. You probably have $3 in the bottom of your purse right now. (Unless you’re a dude. In which case you probably don’t have a purse. But if you’re a dude with a purse, rock on with your bad self. I don’t judge.)

It’s that time again—right now you can ake 80% off your Restaurant.com purchase! Just use coupon code BIG to net $25 worth of dining out for just $2 out-of-pocket.

I could’ve kicked myself—when we went camping last month, I forgot to buy certificates before we left, and we ended up eating out at a restaurant I could’ve bought a certificate for. Argh! Don’t make my mistake; whether you’re planning ahead for your regular date night or you’ve got a trip coming up, this is an easy way to save some dough.

I, um, seem to have misplaced Thursday. Sorry about that! It wasn’t intentional. The pesky shortish people living in my house were all needy yesterday, what with their, “Mom, it’s time to go to Open House” and “Mom, we want to go swimming” and such. Sheesh. I thought I’d have more time to work, and then it was bedtime. Very curious.

No matter! Let’s see what Friday has to offer us today.

The Amazon Friday Sale continues to limp along. If you don’t live on the surface of the sun, like me, you might be interested in the Horizon Organic Milk Boxes, which come out to about $.88/apiece after Subscribe & Save and coupon code HNTBEV44. (Chocolate flavor is also on sale; my kids like me to freeze those and then they eat them like Frostys at lunchtime.)

My favorite Mrs. May’s Trio Bars (tropical!) are on sale; 24 bars delivered for $12.33 after Subscribe & Save. These are gluten-free, high-fiber and high-protein, and just plain yummy.

And finally, the Gold Box has deals on Sambazon Energy drinks and mix today, and I’m not much for anything that calls itself an “energy drink,” but at half-off I may just try that acai powder for smoothies.

Sale madness continues at Children’s Place, with the clearance going strong and $5, $10, and $12 deals for back-to-school all over the place. Use coupon code BTSA7A for an additional 15% off your order, too.

Today’s deals at 6pm.com include slashed prices on tons of clothes as well as shoes. (And darn that Jessica Simpson, with her weird celebrity shenanigans, whose fashions I really want to hate but often produces some super-cute stuff.)

Ever find that the restaurants you love are often sold out on Restaurant.com by the time the end-of-the-month deals roll around? Scoop up those certificates before they’re gone, with a rare 70% off coupon in the first week of the month! Just use code SAVE to get $25 worth of dining for a cool $3, and enjoy your night out as well as the $22 you saved.

All of that should keep you out of trouble for a while, right? Right.

Drugstore.com wants to know why you never write. You say you’ll call, but you never do. Also, you’re too skinny. Are you eating enough? Nevermind, just leave us here to wonder.

Oh, wait. That’s not drugstore.com; my bad. That’s my (dearly departed) grandmother. No, actually, drugstore.com wants you to try them so badly, they’ve brought back a bonus deal from last month. Only they’ve made it even better.

See, if you’ve never shopped them before, right now you can go through that link and get automatic free shipping on your very first drugstore.com order, plus you’ll get a bonus $50 gift certificate to Restaurant.com.

Free shipping on stuff you have to buy anyway, plus an excuse for a nice meal out? Seriously, what are you waiting for?

Happy Saturday! I may have made my way through the giant laundry pile, finally. Next up: actually buying groceries. I am a machine, I tell you. But don’t bother ogling my post-vacation skills, go nab one of these online deals, instead.

Christmas in July continues at Toys ‘R’ Us, and today I’m thinking these Power Wheels Sport Quads for boys of for girls for $60 shipped are looking like a pretty sweet gift for the little speed demon(s) in your life.

It’s Friends and Family time at Disney Store—use code DISNEYFAN this weekend to take 20% off your order.

You’ve got the weekend to shop the clothing clearance at Amazon and save an additional 20%, automatically.( I have picked up some really cute items this way; if you have the time to wade through the selections, you might find something awesome.)

Did you miss yesterday’s 1-day coupon at Children’s Place? Don’t worry! They’ve got another 1-day code for you to use, today—just use SATURDAY20 to save 20% on your $50+ order, all day long.

It’s Restaurant.com time, again—through the end of the month, use code PLATE for 80% off your purchase, netting you $25 worth of dining for a cool $2 out-of-pocket. But hey, if you don’t need $23? Feel free to skip this one. Or send your extra money to me.

We’ll have a little contest this afternoon, I think. Back in a bit!

Good morning! My husband kindly got up earlier than me today and tried to let me sleep in. Know what is not conducive to sleeping in? A 12-pound dog body-slamming your door with a nearly visible thought-bubble over her head that says, “I’m awake! What aren’t you? Do you need rescuing? I’m coming!” (Thank goodness I was able to get up and get to the laundry and such that much earlier. Ahem.) And how is your morning going…?

Let’s see what’s on tap this fine Saturday!

Have the candy, hold the artificial gunk—my favorite hard candy, Yummy Earth, is marked down at Amazon again. Get a 30-ounce container of lollipops for just under $9 shipped when you buy via Subscribe and Save. That’s 150 scrumptious pops for less than 6 cents apiece, with no artificial anything.

The Amazon Gold Box has a great deal today, too—it’s an Iomega 500GB portable drive for just $70.

It’s another great Christmas in July sale; this time it’s Little Tikes who’s bringing the savings, and if you have somewhere to hide a big box, this may be the cheapest way to get that plastic monstrosity your tot has been wanting. (Hey, I understand. I lived with a plastic kitchen in my kitchen for years.) Try code CCBD2010 for an extra 10% off, too.

And it wouldn’t be Saturday without Macy’s bringing another One Day Sale, though today’s has the added bonuses of an extra 25% off already-reduced Summer Clearance, and huge savings on home items.

Feel like eating out tonight? Hit Restaurant.com and you may be eating out tonight and traveling cheap later this year—through July 19th, use coupon code VACATION to save 60% on your certificate purchase and score an Orbitz bonus. So, your $25 dining certificate is going to cost you just a cool $4, plus you’ll get a code good for $50 off an Orbitz flight+hotel package! Restrictions do apply on how you can use the Orbitz code (must be booked by July 31st, must include a 4-night stay, etc.), but really, if you were looking to book some travel, this may be worth it just for the travel discount.

I’m off to clean something, I think. Don’t be jealous.

Is it time for another Restaurant.com code? Why yes, it is!

You know the drill: Great local restaurants offer dining certificates at reduced prices, and when you add a coupon to the mix, it’s time to eat fancy at fast food prices. So right now you can use coupon code FUN for 80% off, rendering $25 dining certificates just $2! You probably have that sitting at the bottom of your Paypal account from that thing you sold on eBay three years ago, dude. Why wouldn’t you want to save $23 and justify a night on the town?

Sometimes I tell you to use the savings for a babysitter, but today I’m in a wild and crazy mood: Use the extra for dessert.

My poor computer is ill. We are off to the Genius Bar to get the mouse button and track pad looked at it, because—and this is the technical word for it—it appears to be busted. What a sad way to kick off my weekend, alas!

Before I go, though, here’s a few deals to keep you busy.

There’s a nice crop of discounts at 6pm.com today, including another shot at Laura Ashley dresses for the girls for under $10, Stride Rites for under $25, and Privos for under $20.

If 6pm doesn’t have the shoes you need, Piperlime is having a “tag sale,” with discounts of up to 40% off. Free shipping and free returns, as always.

Have you checked your drugstore.com coupons lately? There’s just a few more days left to take advantage of the free shipping on your $25 order and a free $25 restaurant.com certificate, if you haven’t done that promotion yet.

Running low on vitamins or supplements? The buy 1, get 2 free (or buy 2, get 4 free) sale is in full force over at Puritan’s Pride, so it’s a good time to stock up there.

Yum, a whole slew of Annie’s Homegrown products are on special in the Amazon Grocery section; on top of existing markdowns, use coupon code ANNIE736 for another 10% off, and then buy via Subscribe & Save for free shipping and another 15% off. This is a great opportunity to stock up on snacks for the kids.

Also at Amazon, the Friday Sale has a few new additions today. For example, they have a couple of thinkThin bar variety packs on sale, if you like those. And if you love Nutella (really, who doesn’t love Nutella?), they have a 5-pack of Nutella for $15.50.

One last thing—did my cruise experience make you want to learn more? You can hear more about it from me on this week’s Mail Buoy Podcast, and Patricia has graciously extended a special offer to Want Not readers, too: Contact her by July 9th just to start talking about booking a cruise (you don’t have to book by then, just contact her by then), and she’ll offer special savings to you or your group when you finally do book. (Details on the podcast, and I will try to remember to remind you again before the deadline, too.)

Alright, I’m off to get my poor computer fixed, but will possibly be back later if the Genius folks work fast. You try to stay out of trouble while I’m gone.