High definition, lower price

by Mir | Aug 11, 2009 | Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk

If you’ve been jonesing for a HD pocket camcorder, check out today’s Amazon Gold Box Deal—it’s a Creative Labs Vado HD for just under $100. Now, you know I’m a Flip fan. We own two Flips and I love ’em. But the comparable Flip HD...

Oh, the doggie irony

by Mir | Aug 10, 2009 | Contests

Today’s contest comes to you with a side order of irony. Many of you know that my family is currently embroiled in a foster dog disaster wherein our selected pooch has decided he would like to be anywhere but here. And so of course it would just figure that this...

Take that, HFCS

by Mir | Aug 10, 2009 | Groceries, Hot Hot Hot!

Hey, my very favorite no-high-fructose-corn-syrup hard candy is on sale again! You have through the end of August to save 45% on select Yummy Earth lollipops and drops when you purchase 2 or more and use coupon code YEARTH44. (I’m trying to decide if I like the...

Back-to-school savings at JCP

by Mir | Aug 10, 2009 | Hot Hot Hot!, What to Wear

I’m not a giant huge fan of JC Penney—I don’t have anything against them, mind you, I just often find myself finding them sort of meh—but now that we’ve entered the land of school uniforms, I’ve realized they’re good in a...

Want a DS Lite before the holidays?

by Mir | Aug 10, 2009 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk

So, remember back when we talked about whether or not the release of the Nintendo DSi would cause prices to drop on the DS Lites? And it looked like Nintendo just wasn’t going to bite? That’s still pretty much the case—the assumption seems to be that...