Because it’s the wrong reason to have a hot lap

by Mir | Sep 17, 2007 | Hot Hot Hot!

Hey, I think I may have mentioned that during the last big Mac deal I finally got myself a new laptop. (I know, I know; outrageous expense! Spending the dollars, it pains me! But it’s a business write-off and a much-needed purchase, so I am trying to deal with...

Different than Ronco products, but still good

by Mir | Sep 17, 2007 | Hot Hot Hot!

Whenever I hear or see the site name “Smartbargains” I am reminded of those old Ronco commercials on television. I don’t know why. It just sounds like the sort of place that should sell the Roncomatic and Chef Popiel’s pop-o-matic storage...

The Children’s Place (again)

by Mir | Sep 17, 2007 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!

Someone emailed me recently looking for a code for The Children’s Place and I came up empty. But thanks to Murphy’s Law, now that you’ve already done your shopping, they’ve put out another code. Wasn’t that nice of them? Ha. Anyway, take...

Ship it free from American Girl

by Mir | Sep 17, 2007 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!

Every year around Christmas I start getting desperate emails from moms of girls, asking if I’ve seen a code for free shipping at American Girl. And every year I have to mail back and say that there is generally free shipping a couple of times a year, but never...

Overstock weekender

by Mir | Sep 15, 2007 | Hot Hot Hot!

(Sorry for the delay in getting this posted. We were at our first soccer game of the season; I believe the final score was about 17 to 2. Good times!) Okay, so, if you’re doing the Overstock thing this weekend, you can take $12 off your $100+ order through that...