Be a Groupie
I’ve decided that those of us who harbor a deep love of Groupon should embrace our status as Groupies. Yes.
I still love the local deals, but as they bring in more and more national deals, my infatuation with them only grows deeper. I can only hope that my husband continues to be understanding of this little love affair.
Where should you go today? Well, let’s see….
Head to the Tulsa Groupon (look in the sidebar) for $15 worth of fortune cookie soaps for just $5. Hello, teacher gifts! Love these.
Cross the border to the Ottawa Groupon to snag $70 worth of beautiful, contemporary jewelry for just $35.
Or go to the Pittsburgh Groupon to get 4 movie tickets for just $20 (redeemable through Weekly Cinema—which usually requires a subscription, but doesn’t for this Groupon—and ultimately you purchase via MovieTickets.com or Fandango).
Or, if you keep missing it, head to Los Angeles (look in the sidebar) for the (now ubiquitous) $10 for $20 at Soap.com Groupon.
People, it’s a beautiful day to be a Groupie.
Christmas came early this year
It only happens every now and then—in fact, I can only remember it happening twice before, in all the years I’ve been using them—but today is the very best day for you to try out Restaurant.com (or return to them, again).
Why? Well, how does 90% off sound to you…? Today (September 30th, 2010) only, purchase dining certificates for 90% off with coupon code WOW. That’s $25 worth of dining for just one dollar, and the excuse you’ve been wanting to schedule a date night. Or an I-don’t-have-to-cook night. Or even a yay-it’s-Wednesday night. It doesn’t matter. When you’re saving $24 on food someone else cooked for you, you can afford to be a randomly celebratory.
(Psssst! They also offer gift certificates towards Mrs. Fields online, Boca Java, and Lobstergram. Just sayin’.)
Don’t delay, because today is the only day this code will work, and then we’ll be back to the standard 60% – 80% off. You don’t want to be the chump who missed 90% off, do you?
You know I loved clearanced clearance
If there’s anything I like better than a clearance sale, it’s a sale where the clearance is on clearance. Ahhhhh. Like today and tomorrow at EMS in the Outlet. There’s an additional 20% coming off stuff that’s already marked as low as it’s supposed to go. Just put those goodies in your cart and voila, pay 20% less. It’s a thing of beauty.
Not convinced the prices are low? I spy with my little eye… Sigg bottles for under $5 after the discount. Crazy.
Automatic free shipping on your $125+ order. If you think you could even manage to spend that much. (Maybe you can; there’s a fair amount of last year’s winter gear to be had, too.)
If you prefer cereal for breakfast…
… don’t forget that the current Amazon deal on Post cereals is going to expire tomorrow.
Choose from an assortment of already-marked-down varieties, then save an additional 15% with coupon code POSTSEPT, and save another 15% (and get free shipping) when you buy via Subscribe & Save. Sure, a few varieties are already sold out, but there are still plenty of cheap eats available.
Start waffling
Weren’t we talking about waffle makers the other day? Ah, I found it—we were. And I seem to recall a few comments about how a waffle maker can be inexpensive and still work well.
In general, I’d say this is one of those appliances where you get what you pay for. But when the price is right, from a reputable brand, I am willing to bend that rule just a little. So: I thought I’d let you know that today Buy.com has a refurbished Cuisinart Classic Round Waffle Maker available for just $18 shipped. (For reference: It runs about $28 at Amazon, where it has mixed but largely favorable reviews.)
If you’re willing to take a risk to save some money, this might be a good way to go.
Maybe I’m looking just a little
I’ve gone several days without even peeking over at 6pm.com, but today they’re touting new arrivals at 50% off. I think this officially makes them the TJ Maxx of the online world, and I’m a goner because I’m sucker for discounts like this. The DKNYC shoes at 70% off and Converse at 60% off are just icing on the cake.
(The cake of pretty, pretty shoes.)
And a few costume possibilities
So I happened to come across this ultra-cheap Teen Titans costume at Amazon, which prompted me to look at the vendor offering it, which led to the discovery that they have a ton of cheap costumes if you’re willing to page through and find them. Lots and lots of options for under $15, and yes, there’s shipping, but it’s pretty cheap, too.
Also, I personally believe you cannot place a price on not having to go to a Big Box Store with an indecisive child who has trouble choosing from amongst the overpicked, overpriced offerings. I much prefer the magic of a box arriving and “Oh, look! You should totally wear this for Halloween!” Amen.
Just a suggestion
So let’s say you picked up one of those $20 Soap.com Groupons in the last week. Now you’re wondering what you really need to buy. And maybe what you need most is shampoo or detergent, but allow me to make a suggestion:
While you’re ordering, check out this Oral B CrossAction Power Toothbrush. Why? It’s currently $13.35… but if you scroll down on the page a little, you’ll see they’re currently offering a $10 off coupon, making it just $3.35. (Don’t forget to check the box for the coupon—it doesn’t add automatically.)
Even better: Manufacturer’s coupons don’t appear to reduce your total when it comes to getting free shipping, so you’d only have to order another $12 or so of stuff to get to the $25 threshold and ship your order for free. It’s a great way to use your $20 Groupon, and a nice deal on a toothbrush, to boot.
It’s a coupon, I think
Sometimes stores confuse me. (Probably not their fault. I’m easily confused.) And right now it’s Gap that’s confusing me, but I muddle through the confusion because I sort of love them in spite of myself, because they carry pretty things and I can’t help it.
Anyway. Today and tomorrow (September 28th/29th) you can apparently use coupon code GAPSAVENOW to save 25% on new Fall styles, plus get free shipping on $50+. The confusing part is that there’s also a list of exclusions (like name brand shoes and kids/baby sleepwear), and after all of that I’m not sure if it works on sale items, either. I don’t think it does.
But if you had your heart set on something regularly-priced that’s not on the exclusion list, this is perfect for you. Me, I just have a headache after all of that.
Eat up, baby
Apparently if you sign up for the Beech-Nut newsletter, you get free baby food. A box of cereal and two jars of food, to be exact.
I don’t think my kids would appreciate me trying to feed them strained carrots at this point, but I know a lot of you have little ones. May be worth the sign-up for the goodies.
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