The extent of my Transformers knowledge

by Mir | Oct 23, 2007 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!

My son could tell you which Transformers dude is which, how many maneuvers each one requires to be changed from one form to another, and which ones are good and which ones are bad. All I can tell you is that this here Cybertron Primus guy is half off at Amazon and...

Indestructible backpack for under $10 shipped

by Mir | Oct 23, 2007 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!

Okay, this is probably not my favorite fabric ever, but still, it’s an LL Bean lifetime guarantee backpack for under $10. That’s pretty hard to beat.

Risk insanity, get a free toy

by Mir | Oct 11, 2007 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!

(How’s that for an enticing thought?) Listen, you couldn’t pay me to go into a Toys ‘R’ Us store if I didn’t have to. I just find toy stores scary places, in general, filled with a lot of brightly-colored plastic and dozens of shrieking...

I swear, I’ll shut up about costumes soon

by Mir | Oct 10, 2007 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!

Okay, I know I posted this just a couple of days ago, but the deal got better, so I’m posting it again: Right now most Halloween costumes at DisneyShopping are 60% off, and today you can stack coupons 3699 (for 15% off) and COSTUMESHIP (for free shipping), as...

Another costume option

by Mir | Oct 9, 2007 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!

Still looking for a Halloween costume? Dreading heading to the picked-over stores? Over at eToys they have hundreds of costumes, many with free shipping still available. It might be worth checking out….

New store, free shipping

by Mir | Oct 9, 2007 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!

I guess Crazy 8 is owned by the same folks who own Gymboree, and to celebrate their online launch they’re shipping all orders for free for a limited time. Check out the sale section. You know, Santa often puts new socks in my kids’ stockings. And, um, he...