So very tempted

by Mir | Feb 22, 2007 | Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk

These were all the rage around Christmastime, and I sort of poo-pooed the idea because they were new (and unproven) and also, I am not generally a fan of all-in-one devices. I think it leaves too much of a possibility of one part breaking and then you’re left...

If you’ve gotta have your Docs

by Mir | Feb 22, 2007 | Hot Hot Hot!, What to Wear

Doc Martens has just opened up their official online store, and for a limited time you can use code NEW25 to take 25% off your purchase. Check out the sale items to maximize your savings. I’m incurably square, I guess, because I didn’t even realize they...

Another way to never overpay

by Mir | Feb 22, 2007 | Quick Tips

Remember this? You can enter your Amazon purchases and be alerted to price drops within the next 30 days, and then collect your refund. Now you can do the same thing with Amazon and the following stores: American Musical Supply, Backcountry.com, BestBuy.com,...

Silly name, cool product

by Mir | Feb 22, 2007 | Hot Hot Hot!

Some of you know that from time to time people contact me about their fabulous! new! product! in the hopes that I will plug it here on the site. Often it’s something that doesn’t appeal to me at all, and I politely decline. Other times, it’s...

Making affordable hotel choices

by Mir | Feb 21, 2007 | Questions Answered, Travel

Ah, the delights of travel. The fun of staying in a hotel where someone else makes your bed! The trepidation as you remember that investigative news show where you found out what a black light reveals on those bedspreads! And last but not least, the emptiness of your...