Pick your Dirt Devil

by Mir | Aug 30, 2016 | Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk

Longtime readers know I am a fan of quality and durability over simply “cheap;” to me, it’s worth the extra money to get the right item. On the other hand, there are times when I’m good with simply cheap—clothing small children will...

Back to school with instant oatmeal

by Mir | Aug 29, 2016 | For the kids, Groceries

Listen: I like to make my own oatmeal. Like, in a pot on the stove. And furthermore: I prefer steel-cut oats, and I barely sweeten them. My teenagers, however, like sugar. Lots and lots of sugar. So I share this deal for my fellow “I have given up, eat what you...

Portable back-up is a bargain at any price

by Mir | Aug 25, 2016 | Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk

I’m pretty sure we had a deal on these a little while back, but here I am again. Today Rakuten.com (formerly Buy.com) has refurbished 2TB WD My Passport Ultra external drives (in either black or blue) available for just $64 shipped. For reference: They sell for...

Stop! It’s Woot-Off time!

by Mir | Aug 23, 2016 | Hot Hot Hot!

I hope you didn’t have any plans for today—it’s time for a Woot-Off! That means rotating deals all day long at Woot, Home.Woot, Electronics.Woot, Computers.Woot, Tools.Woot, Sport.Woot, Accessories.Woot, Kids.Woot, Shirt.Woot, and *gasp* Wine.Woot...

Did someone say 6pm?

by Mir | Aug 22, 2016 | Hot Hot Hot!, What to Wear

Remember back when we all used to shop 6pm.com all the time, because the prices were so good and shipping was free? And then they started charging shipping again and we were sad? (And by “we,” here, I of course mean “me.”) Well! This is the...