Pampered Chef at less-pampered prices

As anyone who knows me is well aware, I rather loathe the whole home-party paradigm. The pressure! The prices! It’s just not my style. Nevertheless—because I have friends who don’t share my aversion to these things—I own various “home...

I challenge you to find a cheaper GPS unit

Disclaimer: This is not about the most fancy or full-featured GPS unit, but it is about a decent unit for an affordable price. If you’re swimming in cash, by all means get yourself a Nuvi or a TomTom for your navigational pleasure, sure. If not, check out this...

All the batteries you need

Rechargeable batteries are so last year. Apparently they have an issue with self-discharge, which sounds to me like a personal problem, but I guess has to do with how long they can hold a charge when not in use. But Sanyo’s Eneloop batteries avoids this problem...

The good, the bad, and the gentle

The good: The gigantic Semi-Annual Sale at Bath and Body Works is on! Anti-bacterial soaps are 5 for $15 or 7 for $20! Aromatherapy is buy 2, get 2 free! And other stuff! The bad: I can’t seem to find any coupons to sweeten the deal. And their shipping starts at...

When smoker isn’t a dirty word

My husband and I are both those annoying sort of anti-smokers who believe that if you want to smoke, fine, but please do it as far away from us as possible. So it may surprise you to learn that if you say the word “smoker” in front of my husband in just...

Another GPS deal

Granted, this one isn’t quite as fancy as the Nuvi deal I posted yesterday, but if even that was beyond what you feel comfortable spending, consider the Garmin StreetPilot c340 for $144.99, instead. I’m not sure why Buy.com has this one listed so low;...

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