Exercise your brain with Games
You know how I feel about Games magazine. (Hint: Love!) I received my first subscription at age 13, and it was quickly a love affair in progress between me and the cryptograms. (Yep. I was a giant nerd, even then.)
Whether it’s for you or your kid, I wouldn’t pass by Tanga today—they’re offering a one-year subscription to Games for $25. That’s not bad, considering that Amazon’s discount price (the cover cost is almost $5/issue) is currently $30. But this is Tanga we’re talking about, so go ahead and apply coupon code GAMES to drop the price to a cool $9.99. That’s about a buck an issue, or 80% off the cover price.
Okay; fine. Don’t like Games for some reason? (I bet you hate kittens, too.) Pick up Healthy Cooking, instead, and apply coupon code COOKING to drop it down to just $6.99 for the year. Or, heck, get both! You’re going to need some good eats to get you through all those cryptograms, trust me.
Attention war buffs
Is there a special someone in your life who thinks tanks are fascinating? Someone whom you keep around because they’re cute and always take out the trash when it gets full, so that kind of balances out the fact that they can talk for hours about Pearl Harbor? (Um, not that I would know anything about that.)
Check this one out: Right now Amazon has The World At War Blu-ray set marked down to just $40. It’s over 30 hours of award-winning documentary programming about—what else?—World War II.
I imagine this might be kind of awesome for homeschoolers, too. Just in case you don’t have a husband like mine. Heh.
You’ll be back to packing lunches soon
I know that some of you have barely begun your summer—not that I’m bitter, or anything, given that we’re back to school in just a couple of weeks, here—but you’ve got to check out this great Groupon for ReUsies today. $15 gets you $30 to spend on nylon-lined cotton pouches to tote sandwiches and snacks, and if you haven’t already said goodbye to baggies, this is your chance to go green on the cheap.
We already use bags like this, but I just noticed that in addition to the bags they have a custom drying rack, so I’m going to snag the Groupon and get the rack (saving us from sandwich wraps hanging all over the kitchen) and replace a few of our wraps that have seen better days.
And yes, I’m aware that my excitement over reusable sandwich bags may indicate I need to get out more. Ahem.
This post is not in 3D
I’m torn, folks. I mean, on the one hand, I think that this Amazon 3D HDTV bundle deal is probably an excellent value—buy the Vizio television (which is about $100 cheaper than anyone else currently has it), and get two pairs of 3D glasses to use with it for free (a $125 value). Truly, this is a reasonable deal on hot new technology.
But… I’ve got to say, I have zero desire for a 3D television. None. When I take the kids to see a 3D movie, I always feel vaguely seasick, afterward. I don’t feel like being able to see something coming directly at my head enhances my user experience, either.
The commercials would have us believe that consumers are flocking to this new technology, but I don’t know anyone who’s running out to go 3D. What do you think?
40% off absolutely anything at LOFT
And the hits just keep on coming…. Today (July 19th) only, use coupon code TAKE40 at Ann Taylor LOFT to take 40% off of absolutely anything on the site.
That includes already-marked-down items, and even items on Final Sale.
I’d probably say more here, if I wasn’t off to shop. Heh.
Clean, clear, and on sale
If you’ve got a teen, or if your skin remains persnickety well past young adulthood (like mine), check out this special at Amazon on Clean & Clear products. Combine their already discounted prices with 15% off coupon code CLNCLEAR and then buy via Subscribe & Save for another 15% off and free shipping.
The special is good through the end of the month, but I’m seeing products selling out. I actually kind of love the Morning Burst items… the name doesn’t thrill me, but I like the way the products work.
Thanks, Eddie!
Well look at Eddie Bauer, getting all into the summer spirit, being all, “It’s okay, baby, shop all you want for the rest of the month and shipping’s on me. No, no need to thank me. It’s what I do. Happy to waive the handling fee, too.”
I mean, either that, or my relentless complaining about that ridiculous $3 handling fee finally paid off. Either way.
Whatever the reason, you have through the end of July to shop all you like, and use coupon code SURF for free shipping and handling. Love it!
Hello, pretty Dyson
So this is interesting—today’s Amazon Gold Box holds a refurbished Dyson DC24 Ball vacuum for $230, and the seller is actually Woot. (Even though today’s Woot is apparently an HP computer.)
Amazon and Woot are making for strange bedfellows these days, but if it brings us more deals like this, I’m okay with it.
Regular retail on this vacuum is about $400. If you’ve been saving your pennies for a Dyson, this may be the deal you’ve been waiting to find.
Stock up at the Creek
It’s a good day to check out Coldwater Creek—everything in the Outlet is an additional 40% off when you put it in your basket. You know how I love it when clearance is on clearance like that.
Use coupon code AFLC782 to ship your entire order for free, too. Because the only thing better than an awesome sale is awesome sale and free shipping.
Edited to add: Looks like coupon code AFLC142 will give you free shipping and another 25% off! Woo!
A quick bit of clarification on the Savings Pledge
Last week I invited you to take the Savings Pledge with me, and to be honest I am kind of stunned by how few of you responded. I mean, I assume you’re here because you like saving money, so it occurs to me that the problem may not be the pledge, but what you might think it obligates you to do.
To recap: I asked that those of you who are fans of Want Not on Facebook consider going there and signing the Savings Pledge as part of Savings.com’s effort to save America a billion dollars. The idea is that you proclaim an amount of money you want to save each week, for whatever purpose you like. In return, I offered that those of you who sign up and leave a comment saying you did on this post would be counted up, and for every reader who commits until the end of July, I’ll be setting aside a penny for my local food bank every time I spend money online for the rest of the year.
If 100 of you sign up, that’s a buck every time I shop online. 1,000 of you, and it’s $10 every time I shop online.
So here’s a little more information about the Savings Pledge, for those of you who are hesitant:
1) It doesn’t do that Facebook Connect thing where you have to authorize it to access your account.
2) In fact, it’s completely anonymous. Signing up gets you a couple of general demographic questions to answer, but no real identifying info is requested or recorded. I can’t even see who’s signed up.
3) There is no contract or obligation here; it’s just a declaration for you to make to help you in your own savings pursuits.
If you are not a Facebook user, I will accept a comment to the effect that you are personally pledging to commit to saving money, even though you can’t “sign up” via Facebook.
C’mon, folks. It’ll be fun; we’ll all be saving together. And the more you (sign up and) save, the more money I’ll be giving to charity. I hope you’ll consider it.
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