Kick off your Monday with bonuses

by Mir | Apr 29, 2013 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!, What to Wear

Is Monday the right day to shop at Kohls? After years of those Wednesday sales? In a word: yes. They’ve been running Bonus Buys over the weekends and extending it out into the week, and heck, I don’t know, pretty soon all the sales will meld together and...

Om nom Scharffen Berger nom

by Mir | Apr 26, 2013 | Groceries, Hot Hot Hot!

Is Scharffen Berger the first and last word in chocolate? Not exactly; for one thing, it’s two words. For another, I don’t know about you, but I’m not usually willing to pay upwards of $4 for 3 ounces of chocolate (even really good chocolate). But...

It’s the vicious cycle of carpet

by Mir | Apr 25, 2013 | Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk

I first bought a Hoover SteamVac because I have a dog, and sometimes the dog… does things… to the carpet. Ahem. But then when I actually use said SteamVac, it’s loud, and that scares her, which can lead to other atrocities against said carpet....

If you love Jelly Belly…

by Mir | Apr 25, 2013 | Groceries, Hot Hot Hot!

… then you likely already know that you can buy 2 lb bag of “Belly Flops” (misshaped jelly beans!) for just $8—a significant discount over the regular price. But did you know that you can buy 2 lb bags of Belly Flops at Amazon for just $6.74...

Come back to Lands’ End

by Mir | Apr 24, 2013 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!, What to Wear

After a dearth of coupon codes—what’s the matter, guys, were you feeling down??—Lands’ End finally busted out a decent code for us. Right now you can use coupon code HAPPY with PIN 1610 for 25% off nearly everything. You’ll also get free...