It’s the end of the summer as we know it
Did you realize we’re just about a week out from Labor Day? It’s true. I totally want a refund on my summer; I’m not sure where it went. Traditionally, of course, Labor Day marks the end of the season.
Savvy shoppers know that the true end of the season is when the sandals and bathing suits go on final clearance. Obviously. And I guess that would be today—check out 6pm.com for some of their lowest prices of the season on everything you need to rock the beach next year.
It’s easy to get overwhelmed when they have 42 pages of stuff in a sale category, of course, so I’ll just mention that in my quick look-through I saw some incredible prices on Reefs and Havianas in the shoes, and some deep discounts on Speedo and Tyr (and on guys’ jammers, in case you have a kid on swim team who needs those for practice) in the suits.
They also seem to have a lot of ruffly bikinis, but, um, I’m a little old for those. Knock yourself out, though.
Hey, kids!
At first I thought I had no words for this little gem at Amazon, but it turns out that I do.
Summary, in case you don’t feel like looking: It’s a yay-it’s-summer lawn toy that resulted from the unholy union of a water sprinkler and a punching bag thingie. Plus you get a set of boxing gloves, too.
Pros: At 69% off and coming in at under $5, it’s hard to argue with a kids’ sprinkler at this price point.
Cons: I cannot possibly be the only person who can think of a dozen different ways that this toy ends very, very badly. C’mon, now. Boxing gloves to go with your sprinkler? Really??
But it claims to be a “soakin’ good time,” so what do I know?
Another good day to Kohls
Need something over at Kohls? Pretty reader Jerrie let me know that due to some site downtime, Kohls is offering free shipping on $50+ orders through August 29th with coupon code YOUR50. (Thanks, Jerrie!) It’s not as fabulous as the free-shipping-on-any-order coupons of yore, but I’ll take it.
In addition, everyone can use coupon code LOWPRICE15 through August 28th for an additional 15% off—no Kohls card required.
And guess what! Today they’re having their lowest prices of the season. No, really, they mean it this time. Probably. Let’s all just cross our fingers and pretend to be shocked.
Print it; print it good
On the lookout for a quality printer at a bargain price? Today’s Amazon Gold Box deal is a Canon PIXMA all-in-one with great reviews, for just $69 shipped.
Among its many features is automatic two-sided printing, which may be enough to tempt me to pick one up (because apparently a Masters degree isn’t enough to make figuring out which way to re-feed the paper to accomplish printing at the right orientation on the opposite side any easier, ahem). It’s also wireless, so you can put it wherever you want and have it work with every computer in the house. Or pop the memory card out of your camera and plug it in directly and print your photos in a flash. Whatever.
Remember the good old days, when you couldn’t get these kind of features at three times the price? Kids today have it too easy, by golly. Get off my lawn!
Another day, another sale
I’m not complaining, mind you, but lately it does seem like Old Navy has a new code out every other day. Nice of them! Anyway, today you can use coupon code ONSAVE25 and save 25% off everything except leather outerwear and “everyday values.”
And you know what I say to that, right? When the heck did Old Navy start selling leather outerwear??
Hooray, it’s easier to get free shipping!
Great news—Soap.com just lowered their threshold for free 2-day shipping to just $25. Not as a promotion, not as a coupon, but as their everyday, automatic free shipping. And because they have a shared cart with Diapers.com, you can add in anything from there, as well, towards your $25+. (Conversely, if you’re shopping Diapers.com and don’t want to get up to $49 for free shipping, find a little something from Soap.com to throw in your basket and you’ll qualify for free shipping at $25.)
Don’t forget that you can use coupon code WANT4632 for 15% off your first order at Soap.com, and today (August 24th) is the last day to use code AUGSALE for 10% off $25+, 15% off $50+, or 25% off $100+ when you’re shopping clothing at Diapers.com. Or use Aff15PCT for 15% off your first order at Diapers.com.
Order it now, before you forget
Question: Hey Mir, aren’t there other deals happening today that aren’t at Amazon?
Answer: Apparently not. I have no idea what’s up with that.
Hey, did you know that the latest Diary of a Wimpy Kid book, The Ugly Truth, is now available for pre-order at Amazon? Just $7.67, or less if the price drops before it’s released.
I love doing pre-orders on the books my kids love—saves me fighting the crowds or waiting around after the release date.
And no, I never did see the movie. I was afraid it would ruin the books.
They’re back, and Halloween is coming
I know, it’s a little early to be talking Halloween, but if the stores can be cramming themselves full of costumes already, I can talk about candy. Frankly, I can talk about candy any time, really. Ahem.
Anyway! My favorite candy deal is back on at Amazon: Get the 5-pound bag of Yummy Earth lollipops for just $13.47 shipped when you buy directly from Amazon, utilizing Subscribe & Save. Five pounds of lollipops is kind of a lot (approximately 325 pops!), but with a candy-giving holiday ’round the corner, I doubt you’ll have trouble using them up.
Remember, these are all-natural, organic, allergen-free, no artificial anything candies. Basically it’s the most guiltless pop you’re going to find. And at under a nickel a pop, they’re cheaper than the junky candy, even. Plus, they come in awesome flavors like pomegranate and mango tango.
I sometimes buy these and put them in cute candy jars for teacher gifts, too. Just because otherwise I’ll eat them all I’m nice like that.
Charge me up
In a house with a photographer, our stash of AA batteries runneth over. In fact, my kids don’t even bother asking me when they need batteries or can’t find their chargers, anymore. They just go straight to my husband.
But (you knew there was a but). I have one little clock that takes AAA batteries. And every time the batteries die, I vow to buy rechargeables for it, and then I see something shiny and forget, and eventually I buy regular batteries because I’m at the store and they’re right there. Lather, rinse, repeat. Whoops.
But not anymore! Because today I discovered that Amazon has a 4-pack of NiMH precharged AAA batteries currently available for $7.73. That’s not too exciting. But… a link urging me to check my coupons reveals (after refreshing the page a couple of times) that there’s a $2 coupon available, making my 4 rechargeable batteries cheaper that disposables.
Now if I can’t just remember to recharge them when they die….
The perfect opportunity to take the plunge
I know that sometimes—just as a toddler has to be offered the same food a bunch of times before he’ll try it—I sometimes have to post a certain store or deal a few times before someone tries it out. And yes, I apparently just compared y’all to toddlers who are picky eaters. I apologize. Um, let’s start over.
So! I recently posted about the free Back-To-School products available at Vistaprint, which encouraged some of you to go get your free custom labels, business cards, calendars, etc. But others still hesitated. If you’re still a Vistaprint virgin, let’s try this: Right now new customers save 25% on any order, plus orders of $25+ ship free through that there link. And yes, you can combine that with the free products, too, so you can get all manner of wonderful stuff for very little money.
People sometimes ask me how Vistaprint makes any money, doing all of these specials. It kind of reminds me of the old Saturday Night Live skit. (In other words, the answer is probably “volume.” Or maybe “they don’t.” I’m not sure.)
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