They should call it the scruff-tamer
Okay, so, here’s an example of a time I’m really glad my son doesn’t bother to look at my website.
I’ve been shopping for months, doing research and looking at different models, because my son is… ahhhh… not so much about shaving. And that’s fine—you do you, kid!—but he does periodically ask for some assistance in cleaning up a little. I think there’s a fine line between “millennial with a charmingly offhand goatee” and “possibly homeless teen,” so I’m all for keeping things tidy as easily as possible.
In addition, he already owns an electric razor, which was ditched after about a year when he discovered that he really doesn’t like shaving. And now he has no idea where it is. Which doesn’t drive me insane at all. (Ahem.)
So! I’ve had a few different models of beard trimmers in my Amazon cart for a few months. Remington has led the pack, for the most part. On the one hand, this Platinum Beard Boss is the highest-rated of the trimmers in contention, and there was even a coupon running on it for a while, but I wasn’t sure I wanted to spend that much in case the new trimmer ends up joining the old razor in oblivion. On the other hand, this Crafter Beard Boss, although smaller and less fancy, has overall good reviews and just dropped to its lowest price ever of $21. I can live with that, and given that things haven’t gone full-on Lumberjack (at least yet?), I think it’ll be sufficient. One more Christmas gift down.
Will he ever use it away at college if I’m not around to nag him? Probably not. Let’s not think about it.
A quick Kohls follow-up
Okay, so as alert commenter Michele pointed out on this last post with various Kohls codes, today (Friday, November 10th—Veterans Day), you can also use coupon code VETSDAY for $10 off your $25+ purchase at Kohls, and of course that’s stackable with your percent-off coupons and free shipping.
So if, say, you finally went and ordered that Fiestaware you’ve been wanting forever, today would be a good day to pick up a serving bowl or a couple of mugs or whatever. (Not that I know anyone who did that, of course, but I hear someone recently turned “excited about getting new dishes for Christmas” years old. Probably just a rumor.)
As a reminder, dollars-off coupons always get calculated first, then the percent-off ones. Unfortunately. Still, I’m not turning down $10 off.
Kick it off at Kohls
Every year I try to jump on the Kohls deals in early November instead of waiting for Black Friday (because they’re very similar, save for the fact that you get even more Kohls Cash on that magic Friday), and every year I end up shopping both now and later. I don’t know if this is a bad thing, honestly.
Anyway! Right now the new batch of coupons is out, the Doorbusters are already happening, and you’ll earn $10 Kohls Cash for every $50 you spend. You could wait to shop, but what fun is that?
Here you go: non-card-holders get free shipping to the store or free home shipping on $75+, plus you can use coupon code QUICK15 for 15% off any order. Kohls charge card holders (a.k.a., the smart people) can use code SPLURGE30 for 30% off any order, plus code SHIP4FREE for free shipping on any size order. And everyone can also stack code DIAMOND20 for 20% off fine jewelry and/or code PLAYTIME10 for $10 off your $50+ Melissa & Doug toys purchase.
Consider this your pregame for the end of the month.
Tees, please!
Ready to start stocking up on awesome t-shirts with snarky saying and pop culture references and just plain cool designs for the entire family? I got you.
Right now at Busted Tees, all regular-price shirts are half off with coupon code FALLFRESH. (Most of their shirts are $20, so this makes ’em just $10 apiece.) Shipping starts at $6.99 but is free on your $80+ order.
Meanwhile, at Threadless, most shirts are currently marked down to $15, and if you use coupon code HOLIDAYSHIP17 you’ll get free shipping on your $75+ order.
Between these two sites and Shirt.Woot, my teenagers hardly ever get shirts anywhere else. And I have a few, myself.
No need to wait for Black Friday
Ready to get a jump on the deals? Look no further than Target, because they’re not only sharing their Black Friday flyer today, they’re making select deals available online, today only! Just go to their Black Friday page to check out the ad and the one-day-only deals you can nab right now.
Deals range from toys to decor, baby stuff to movies. A little of everything, in other words.
The icing on the cake? Free shipping on every order from now through December 23rd. If there’s anything I like better than deals from Target, it’s deals from Target with free shipping.
This is not the Advent calendar you’re looking for
Actually, it probably is the Advent calendar you’re looking for, and it’s a few bucks cheaper than Amazon, even, and right now it has free shipping. So! If you’re housing a smallish Star Wars fan (or if you’re one yourself; I don’t judge), hurry up and head to Toys ‘R’ Us, where you can grab this year’s LEGO Star Wars Advent calendar for $32 shipped, right now. (Limit 2 per customer.) Edited to add: The TRU offering is now in-store pickup only (the bad news) but Amazon lowered their price to match, so now you can get it for $32 at Amazon, instead (the good news)!
If you bought some last week from Amazon when I posted and they were in stock but $35, I apologize. Generally these sell out so quickly or end up marked up in the hands of resellers that I just post as soon as I see them.
And if you use laundry pods…
… now is a good time to check out various varieties of Tide Pods at Amazon, because many of the giant-size packages have an eligible $5 off coupon you can clip, plus there’s Subscribe & Save savings to be had.
Personally, I tend to get the Free & Gentle ones because we’re a bunch of delicate flowers up in here, but you do you. Between the coupon and the potential for another 15% off (not to mention free shipping; those suckers are heavy), this beats the warehouse club price for me… plus this is a rare “different coupon for every product” offer where you can use it on multiple scents/sizes and it doesn’t tell you you’ve already used the coupon. (I explained that badly. Did it make sense? It’s not just a “$5 off Tide Pods” coupon. It’s a separate $5 coupon on every product where it’s eligible.) Anyway, by my math, that 81-load container comes out to about $.15/load for me.
I’m stocking up, but I’m also hoping a laundry fairy might arrive in one of those boxes.
Yes, it’s really November
I know, I know; we get into November—prime shopping season—and I disappear for a couple of days. I’m sorry! I could give you a lengthy explanation but 90% of it is boring. The remaining 10% has to do with getting organized for Big Prize Week (motto: Free stuff is coming!), which is not boring, but you probably don’t care about that until I start giving stuff away.
Anyway! I’m back to scouting around and, oh, look, Bon-Ton isn’t waiting for Black Friday to kick off some Door Busters, which means you can start with them this weekend and find some incredible deals. And in addition to all of those sales, you can use coupon code DEALFANNF17 for an up-to-25% additional discount on lots of other sale stuff, or code F4DAYSALE17 for an up-to-30% additional discount on non-sale items. (Reminder: Bon-Ton coupons tend to have a list of exclusions as long as the Constitution. Do read the fine print, but the sale-price coupon does work on most Clearance items.)
And to top it all off, they’re showing a code for free shipping on $49+ on the site, but ship your $25+ order for free with coupon code NOVBDAY. You’re welcome.
Honestly, they had me at the Buy More, Save More deal on shoes (one pair is 20% off, two pairs are 30% off, and three+ saves you 40%; guess what everyone in my family is about to get for Christmas!).
Stuff a little Vera in her stocking
Love all things Vera Bradley? Right now they’re offering an additional 40% off all sale items and free shipping on every single order. Whether you have a graduation coming up where you want to wow her with luggage or you just need a few adorable stocking stuffers, now’s the time to grab all the Vera goodies, big and small.
I am not normally a big Vera Bradley person—my daughter and her friends love it all, though—but I just discovered they also have jewelry. And now I might be in trouble. Uh, gotta go….
It’s time for another Beauty Box
Halloween, schmalloween… all I care about is the next Target Beauty Box. (A girl has to have priorities! Also, I already ate all the candy. So.)
The November Target Beauty Box—like its predecessors—is just $7 shipped and is chock-full of beauty goodies as well as a $3 off $15+ beauty coupon. Unlike its predecessors, this one includes a little baby Great Lash mascara perfect for your purse (and let’s be honest; no matter how many expensive mascaras you try, you always come back to Maybelline, right? I do) and a hydrating anti-aging gel mask that contains—yes!—“snail mucin.” Where else are you going to get snail snot for under $10? Nowhere, that’s where.
Yes, I’ve had some coffee this morning. Perhaps a little too much. Still. Snail mucin! Go get your beauty box before they sell out, y’all.
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