That price is on Fire
If Santa didn’t bring you a Kindle Fire, and you’ve been patiently waiting for a better way to afford one, get yourself over to Amazon today—their Gold Box is filled with certified refurbished Fires for just $139 shipped.
Me, I’m always happy buying certified refurbished. It comes with the same warranty as a brand-new product, is usually indistinguishable from new, and you save money. Perfect. But if you want to pay full price, go ahead, I guess.
Lock it to me
Oh, Woot, you have to stop featuring cheap Lock & Lock sets! My cupboard are overflowing! It’s just that I love your watertight silicone seals and easy-to-open lock flaps so much, and also you can’t put a price on being able to quickly pack up lunch for the kids even when someone forgot to run the dishwasher the night before.
So just stop it. But, uh, maybe after today. Because that 36-piece set for $20 is a really good deal.
What a lovely message to Mom
I always get a little giggle out of certain traditional Mother’s Day gifts, because I feel like the underlying message isn’t always a nice one. Like… flowers are a nice gift, I think. “Here’s something pretty!” Ditto to chocolate, except then it’s “Here’s something yummy!”
Pajamas? I guess those are nice if your mom likes to sleep (and don’t get me wrong, I love to sleep). The underlying message feels a little like “You’re super lazy!” to me, though. Then again, I’m a little paranoid.
Likewise, I know a lot of people like to give perfume, and much like flowers and chocolate, I think it’s supposed to be an indulgence, and not a “Hey Mom, you don’t smell so good” kind of thing. I mean, usually.
Anyway (sorry, life is crazy, I’ve had rather a lot of coffee today), right now at Perfumania you can take 25% off your order with coupon code MOM25 (doesn’t work on clearance). Spend $50+ and you can stack that with code SAVE10 for an additional $10 off, too. And then you have a great deal going there, regardless of whether or not you think your mom smells.
Turning my Monday into Wednesday
Have you noticed I’m not exactly here today? Yeah, me too. I’m playing cabbie/nurse/mother today, doing the multiple-doctors’-appointments mambo. Trust me, I would rather be here.
While I dole out yet another copay (or four), let’s just pretend Monday is over. I am not enjoying it, so I’m going to pretend it’s Wednesday, instead. You know—week half over, and a big sale at Kohls! The week still has a ways to go, but it’s true that Kohls has a big sale on. Is it just for me? No matter, I’ll take it!
Everyone gets free shipping on $75+, automatically. And everyone can use coupon code SUNSHINE20 for an extra 20% off, too. Sadly, there doesn’t seem to be a free shipping on any order code available, but I don’t have too much difficulty spending $75+, anyway. Ahem.
Yes, please
I’m all about the free Kindle books, and even better when it’s something I’d actually pay to read (but don’t have to). Clearly someone at Amazon was spying on my house this weekend, because today The Rules of Parenting is available for free download. The regular price is almost $20, which just goes to show you how badly children damage our brains.
Will it turn my teenager back into a human being? I don’t know yet, but I can tell you that this eye of newt is definitely not working.
Time to sit outside!
We’ve reached that magical time of year when I look around our deck at least a few times a week and say to my husband, “We really need some furniture out here.” And he agrees. And we go shopping, and drop dead from the prices. Later, we come back to life and do it all over again. Fun!
Last night the magical Savings.com elves sent me a couple of exclusive printable coupons for outdoor furniture at either Sears or KMart, and of course I’m going to share them with you, but I’m also crossing my fingers that if I actually go to a store (you know how I hate that), these coupons may help fill that void in my heart and on my porch, without causing a coronary. We’ll see.
If you want to shop Sears, use this link to get your coupon for $30 off $300+, $75 off $500+ or $200 off $1000+ on outdoor living items. If you want to shop KMart, use this link to get your coupon for $25 off $250+, $75 off $500+ or $150 off $750+ on outdoor living items.
We’re headed to the mall, coupon in hand. Pray for me.
Pay half at Lane Bryant today
If you’ve been waiting for a good coupon code for Lane Bryant, today’s your day to shop: You can take $20 off your $40+ purchase today only with coupon code SHOPFASTLB.
Some exclusions to apply (I’m always sad it can’t be used on Spanx, because how great would that be?), but it can be used on sale items, so that’s good news. Shipping is free if you send it to your local store for pick-up, otherwise it’s a flat rate of $7.95/order.
I often encourage non-plus-size shoppers to check out these coupons because accessories are one-size-fits-all, but I see they’re on to me; purses and jewelry are excluded from this offer. Boo.
Let them eat noodles
Y’all know that I don’t buy a lot of processed food, right? But I do give in to certain conveniences now and again, particularly when my approval ratings amongst the under-18 set are dipping a little low. (If you can’t beat ’em… buy them Oreos!)
After, quite literally, months of begging, I bought my children their first ramen noodles. They loved them, of course. I did convince my daughter to chuck the high-sodium flavor packet entirely (not hard to do because we couldn’t find a single vegetarian variety, anyway—the “vegetable” contains beef broth), and my son was placated with just half of it, but still. A couple of monsters were formed.
When I was in college, ramen was a dime a package. It’s more than that now, of course, but right now you can snag a deal at Amazon that gets pretty close: they have a 24-pack of Maruchan Shrimp Ramen for just $3.52 shipped when you buy via Subscribe & Save. That’s Amazon’s lowest price ever, and around just $.14/package. Plus I get a little thrill any time I buy something from Amazon and know they must be paying more to ship it than I’m paying for the item itself.
Besides, 24 packages of this stuff will last us a year. Heh.
Get in on the Spring Fling at Aeropostale
Once again, I find myself trying to figure out how to buy the Aeropostale clothing my teen wants without having to take out a second mortgage on the house. Thank goodness for their frequent sales—for the next few days, join their Spring Fling and use coupon code SPR2012 for 25% off your entire order! Some exclusions apply, and it doesn’t work on Clearance items (boo), but it does work on non-clearance sale items, so there’s definitely some bargains to be had.
Your label-conscious kiddos not quite up to teen sizes yet? Don’t worry, you can use coupon code SPRPS2012 to save 25% at PS from Aeropostale, too. (I actually like a lot of their kids’ clothes better than their “adult” stuff. Less hoochie.)
The perfect passive-aggressive baby gift
I love babies. Love them. They’re little and cute and sweet and smushy and adorable. It’s the baby’s parents I sometimes don’t love. Heh.
That means that occasionally I need an adorable gift for an adorable baby that makes me look both cool and generous, but with a little… shall we say… extra something which may be annoying to the adults.
That’s where this great deal at Amazon comes in. Who could resist a pair of Stride Rite Puppy Slippers? They’re darling! They’re from the people who know how to treat little feet! They’re just $4.75 shipped if you have Prime!
But—perhaps the best part—they make noise. Puppy sounds! Junior will be delighted. And really, how likely is it that his parents will try to kill you in your sleep for real? That hardly ever happens.
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