Prime Day is coming
If you have Amazon Prime, I’m sure you’ve seen the banners and announcements everywhere; tomorrow (Tuesday, July 12th) is Prime Day, and they’ll be offering special deals to Prime members.
In preparation, they’re ramping up the Lightning Deals like crazy. This morning when I got up there were over 20 pages of active deals, which is nuts. As usual, your mileage may vary—some of those deals were great, and others, not so much.
I’ve already purchased more that I should probably admit, but the sad news is that I’ll be busy most of tomorrow when the real event is happening. Silly me, scheduling a campus visit for my kid on a big sale day. It would be in poor taste to walk around with the Amazon app open on my phone, I guess….
Hello, cheap changing table
It’s been a looooong time since I owned a changing table, but it seems to me that around $53 shipped for a wood storage cube version from Stork Craft is a pretty unbeatable deal. Right now you can order it from Amazon and it’ll ship once it’s back in stock.
So; Amazon has two colors—cognac and oak. The cognac one costs $199. The oak one, just $53.90. Why? Who knows. But if I needed a changing table on the cheap, I’m not sure the wood color would be a big deal to me.
Get a breeze, clean the air
Summer is full upon us, and it’s exactly the wrong time to find a deal on a fan, even though right about now is when most of us realize we need one. Not to worry—Home Depot has a great deal for you, even in-season. Right now they have this Lasko 42-inch oscillating tower fan with ionizer marked down to just $43.47. This baby has 3 speeds, a remote, a timer, and cleans the air while it circulates to keep the room cool. It’s got an average 4.5 star review there on Home Depot, and for comparison, over on Amazon it’s rated just as highly with over 4,000 reviews (and a much higher price tag). Shipping is free.
My guess is that this particular housing is being discontinued (hence the price drop), but that’s just a guess. It’s a great little do-it-all workhorse of a fan if you need one, though.
It’s July; it’s time for Beauty Boxes!
Ready for some more beauty scores? The July Beauty Boxes are now available at Target!
They’re each just $7 with free shipping, and you get $30 worth of product. This round you can choose from the Simply Radiant box (ooooh, I’ve been wanting to try that Derma E eye lift, and my hair-dying kiddo can take that color-protect shampoo and conditioner) or the Fresh & Fabulous box (I’ve heard good things about that NYX lipstick). Or get one of both! They’re not fussy.
Keep in mind that these boxes will sell out pretty quickly, though, so if you want ’em, get going.
It’s the big $4.99-and-under clearance
Haven’t been to Children’s Place in a while? They’re having a giant clearance, with the most expensive items at $4.99 (I typed “$499” at first by accident, and wow, that would be a lot for a t-shirt for your toddler…), and plenty of offerings in the $1.99-$2.99 range.
Shipping is free on every order. Those jersey knit shorts my son lived in for most of his childhood are just $2.99, and yes, I’m still bitter that their largest size is 14.
Another great day to Schoola
I have a hard time believing any of you haven’t yet tried out Schoola, but I suppose it’s possible. If you’re new, signing up gets you a $20 credit to start shopping, which is even more motivation beyond the part where your purchases help schools and they offer an abundance of gently-used clothing options at deeply discounted prices.
But if all of that isn’t enough, let me make it irresistible: Right now you can shop used offerings to your heart’s content (this offer excludes new-with-tags items) and then apply coupon code CANYOUSAVE for 60% off and free shipping on your order. If you were saving any more, it’d be free, just about.
Shop a little, shop a lot. It’s great for replenishing the kids’ wardrobes, but they have plenty of adult offerings, too. You can outfit the entire family for pennies on the dollar, which is my favorite kind of shopping.
This offer is valid through July 4th, but of course inventory varies. May the odds be ever in your favor!
Croc it up
Listen; I still maintain that Crocs aren’t appropriate footwear for grownups—save for activities like gardening and camping, you understand—no matter how many “modern” iterations they come out with. This is my own personal bias, I understand, but there it is. On the other hand, I think they are the perfect shoes for kids for all sorts of things, so my feelings are definitely mixed.
All of that aside, right now they’re taking an additional 30% off sale styles when you add them to your cart, plus they’re giving automatic free shipping when you spend $25+. And if I still had little feet in this house, would I be outfitting them in these fabulous Star Wars droids clogs? Yes. Yes, I would.
And if you, as an adult, still wear Crocs? Well, you do you. Who am I to stand in your way?
Solve the “I’m bored” blues
Whether you’re road-tripping, languishing in an airport, or just hanging around the house while (horrors!) electronics are off-limits, everyone sometimes needs a pocketful of brain-teasing distraction. Enter Kanoodle, the ages-7+ game of spacial relations. It looks simple, but is it? (Answer: Nope. Not for me, but then again, I’ve been known to screw up trying to draw a straight line.) Play a hundred different ways, and even the typical price of $10 is a good buy.
Right now at Amazon, though, they’ve got it marked down to $8.15—pretty good—but even better, check out the “Other Sellers on Amazon” column to the right to see it for $7.50 and free shipping whether you have Prime or not. 100 games for $7.50? Nice!
And here some more sandals (and other kid stuff)
If you didn’t find what you needed at the Target sale and your kids still need stuff, head on over to Carter’s for their 4th of July sale. Today they’re offering free shipping on every order, and amongst their Doorbuster offerings today you’ll find $2 flip flops! Plus they’re taking another 30% off their Clearance, too.
Insert obligatory kvetching here about how I miss my children being small enough to wear Carter’s. I mean. Look at the cuteness. Can someone bring a baby over here for me to sniff, please??
Got sandals?
Well, not to worry—if you don’t, Target is doing a “Deal Days of Summer” promo right now with great sales every day until the 4th of July. Today’s deal is sandals—already on sale, in most cases, and an additional 30% off with coupon code SUMMER. (Thanks for the tip, Cool Mom Picks!)
Shipping is free at $25+, plus they offer free returns. Pick up sandals for the whole family! Plus whatever else you needed, anyway.
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