A medieval quickie for your Sunday
One of my favorites to stock in the gift closet is marked down again, today—pick up Castle: A Three-Dimensional Interactive Adventure for just $2.95 (free Prime shipping, or Super Saver Shipping eligible) today at Amazon.
Please note that this is a book for ages 9+, and perfect for those sci-fi and fantasy lovers out there. It is not, however, a pop-up book for little kids. But to grab a gorgeous $20 book for under $3? That’s worth tucking away for a few years, even.
Saturday deals
Goooood morning! Is there anything better than that first chance to sleep in after we change the clocks? If there is, I don’t want to know about it. I’m a new woman, today. Later on I’m going to have our last GoodNites swag winner to announce, and a new contest for the weekend (I’m just that happy). For now, though, let’s see where you can snag a deal this weekend….
The Amazon Gold Box has a nice heart rate monitor watch for $90 (much lower than these things usually go for), if you’re in the market for such a thing. I often think I’d like to have one, but then I realize that an investment like that just so that I can see how much my heart rate spikes when I holler at the kids probably doesn’t make a whole lot of sense.
Also at Amazon (and a lot more kid-friendly): They’ve got the Three-Disc Emerald Edition of The Wizard of Oz on Blu-ray for just $17 (Prime and Super Saver Shipping eligible). That’s a sweet deal and a great gift for just about anyone.
If you need some new athletic shoes to go with your heart rate monitor, this is the weekend to shop 6pm.com; they’ve got Nike, Reebok, New Balance, and other great brands marked down for the next few days.
Time is running out before Easter is here, so if you’re still working on baskets, hop on over to Lillian Vernon for some big savings. Use coupon code 869112910 for flat $3.99 shipping and an additional 10% off on orders over $45, too.
It’s Friends & Family weekend at Christopher & Banks, with an automatic 40% off of everything today and tomorrow. Woohoo!
That should keep you out of trouble for a little while. Don’t forget to check back later for contest goodness!
Finally Friday
I don’t know about you, but my family has spent this week getting up when it’s still dark out, and stumbling around like zombies. Rarely have I been so elated to nearly reach the weekend. (Tomorrow I am totally sleeping in until after the sun rises. So there.)
But before the weekend, we have a few last deals for the week. There’s the ever-shrinking Amazon Friday Sale (I keep holding out hope that they’ll expand it again), which just makes me nostalgic and sad. But if you want to buy exactly the same K-cups and Rachael Ray cookware every week, you know where to go, I guess.
I shall take my solace over at 6pm.com, where there’s always something to cheer me up. Like 80% off pretty, pretty RSVP shoes. And other things. Ahhhh.
Need undies and such? Through Monday Bare Necessities is offering 25% off almost everything, with free shipping on orders of $50+. (Ask yourself this question: Does my bra feature one or more safety pins? If the answer is “yes,” get thee to this sale.)
If you’re out of Restaurant.com gift certificates, shop through the weekend and use coupon code LUCKY to take 70% off your order. That’s $25 worth of dining for just $3 out-of-pocket, unless you’d rather pay full price, of course.
Plus size clothing is more affordable than ever, right now—go shop over at Lane Bryant through Monday and use coupon code 006950637 to save 40% on your $100+ order and 50% on your $200+ order! If you’ve been waiting for the right deal to stock up, this is it.
And now I have to get the last child off to school, and enjoy the quiet. And think about sleeping in tomorrow….
Yay for fun shirts
It’s time for another sale at Threadless—all t-shirts are just $10 each through March 20th, 2010.
I won’t bore you with another mushy declaration of my love for Threadless. But I do doodle Mir + Threadless = True Love 4ever in the margins of all my notebooks. Just sayin’.
Power down for savings
Did you know that your computer is driving up your electricity costs, even if it spends most of its time “sleeping” or powered off? It’s true—most home set-ups (even with a surge protector) allow for energy “leaks” that make for bigger bills.
Today the Power Sentry Smart Surge Protector is available for just $9.99 and free shipping through Amazon (via Buy.com). It’s got one always-on outlet, as well as four outlets that rely on one master outlet and power down when it does. In other words, sleep your computer, and all your peripherals get turned off, too. Energy savings, right there.
Now, if only I could figure out which of these 20 cords under my desk goes to my computer….
One more for the pets
If you didn’t get whatever you needed for the furry members of your household during yesterday’s PETCO deal, maybe you should tell your husband to start shaving his back. (Thank you, thank you. I’ll be here all week.)
Um, no, actually, maybe you’ll be interested in the latest coupon code from PetFoodDirect: Get free shipping on up to 50 pounds with code [code removed at merchant’s request].
As always, shop carefully; I find their prices on premium dry dog foods to be extremely competitive, but a lot of their toys and treats are not. Be sure to price compare before you buy.
One more time!
If you’ve missed out on the other times I’ve posted the Rubbermaid Produce Saver Set lately, or if you got one and love it so much you’ve decided you want another, go take a look at it over at Amazon. Look in the “More Buying Choices” column over on the right to get it direct from Amazon for under $10 (free shipping with Prime, or Super Saver Shipping eligible on $25+).
I put some portabello mushrooms in one of them as an experiment to see if they really work, and darn if they weren’t crisp (and delicious) a full week later. These storage containers are clearly made of plastic and fairy dust.
How about green feet?
One more St. Patrick’s Day deal for you—shop Crocs.com until midnight tonight, and use coupon code STPATS17 to take 17% off your purchase and get free shipping. Works even in the Outlet, and you don’t really have to get green ones if you don’t want.
Not that there’s anything wrong with green shoes. Particularly if you’re part leprechaun.
Proof that Amazon is Irish
Pardon me while I giggle—in honor of St. Patrick’s Day, today’s Amazon MP3 Daily Deal is Flogging Molly’s Drunken Lullabies for just $3 to download.
It’s, uh, actually a really good album if you’re a fan of Flogging Molly. But just reading it off like that? Yeah. Giggle city.
Better late than never: Luggage
Poor Mindy mailed me last month just as I was leaving on travel, and then I got sick, and chances are excellent that she’s not only gone on her trip and returned, but had several more children in the time that it took me to get to this question. But I’m going to answer it, anyway, because even though I probably completely let her down, I like to assuage my guilt. So. Mindy wrote:
We are traveling on an airplane in a few weeks and are in need of some luggage. The last new luggage my husband and I have ever had was the sets we received as high school graduation gifts! We’ve seen since then, that luggage comes with good rolling wheels and telescoping handles and weigh a lot less. Do you or your readers have any good thoughts on which brands to look at and best prices/places to get them? We are a family of 5 with kids ages 11, 7, and 4.
The first thing I’ll do is refer you to this post on luggage I wrote a while back; many of the links are now defunct, but there’s some general advice in the post and some great suggestions in the comments. I also quite like this eBags blog post on specific things to look for.
As for places to buy, well, today eBags is offering 25% off any one item, and I often find good deals at Overstock or at Amazon (check out this set or this one, just for example.)
Hopefully that helps a little. You know, for your next trip.
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