You know the drill

by Mir | Aug 26, 2008 | Hot Hot Hot!

There’s a new coupon code out for Restaurant.com—try to contain your shock and wonder. Through the end of the month, you can use coupon code LABOR to take 60% off dining certificates, which means you’ll get $25 worth of dining for just $4 out of...

Good silverware, bad math

by Mir | Aug 25, 2008 | Hot Hot Hot!

If you’ve been wanting new, good-quality silverware, you might want to check out this Oneida “Flight” service for 8 for $40.14. In case you’re wondering? The service for 4 set is $44.73. Yeah. Don’t try to make sense of it. Can’t be...

Looking for a CD?

by Mir | Aug 25, 2008 | Quick Tips

(Certificate of Deposit, that is. Not music.) If you’ve been thinking about buying a CD (I have) but are dismayed by the current interest rates (I am), you might be interested to know that WaMu is currently offering 5% on 12-month CDs. I totally think banks...

A very custom contest

by Mir | Aug 25, 2008 | Contests

Hello, my pretties! We’re going to do something a little bit different for this week’s contest. First, I’d like you to go take a look at the most gorgeous coffee-table book I’ve ever seen—it’s called America at Home and it’s a...

Perhaps the perfect little camera

by Mir | Aug 25, 2008 | Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk

Don’t let my husband the professional photographer see this post, but when most of the world looks for a “decent” small camera, we’re not talking about something in the $500 range. (Go figure.) For most of us, something in the $100 – $200...