A very Peanuts Christmas

by Mir | Nov 16, 2010 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk

Lovely Want Not reader Linda wrote in to report that this A Very Peanuts Christmas pillow book is currently marked down to $10 at Target and she’d ordered one as a “test.” Her report: The outside of the pillow is Velvet-y and snuggly and I have no...

Ski your balance board

by Mir | Nov 16, 2010 | Hot Hot Hot!

So now that we’ve told the Wii newbies what to get (both how to get the best Wii deal and what Wii stuff to buy), how about a deal for those of you who are already Wii veterans? Right now Amazon has Wii Ski for just $10 and free shipping for everyone. If you...

Wii deals this season?

by Mir | Nov 16, 2010 | Product Talk, Questions Answered

The lovely Kim writes: “Wii” do need your help! For the past 3 years, my husband and I have contemplated getting a Wii for our kids for Christmas. Each year, we talk ourselves out of it. Well, this year we have decided to go for it. With the economy in the...

Big enough for the whole class

by Mir | Nov 16, 2010 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk

Want Not veterans know that every year around this time, I start watching a couple of oversize gift edition books for price drops. And right now the oversize gift edition of The Little Engine That Could is down to just $8.12 at Amazon! I’ve seen these go as low...

Let’s hear it for the kids

by Mir | Nov 16, 2010 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!, What to Wear

My quest for the perfect gray boots continues. (It does not help that this weekend I found the perfect pair. On someone else’s feet. And she reported that they came from Anthropologie, which means I’d need to sell a child to be able to afford them. Alas!)...