Broccoli, celery, gotta be. . .
… Veggie Tales!
My kids have declared themselves too old for Veggie Tales anymore. But I can totally make them sing the various Silly Songs with me, at least. (It’s impossible to resist.)
We have the very first version of the Veggie Tales nativity that was made, but I have to say that this Veggie Tales Nativity currently available at Family Christian is way better. For starters, it has more pieces than ours (and the cow costume makes me laugh). But it’s also just $9.99 with $.99 shipping right now, which is way less than I paid.
But wait, it gets even better—because right now you can use coupon code 1268653 for an additional 25% off. So you can get all that goofy veggie goodness (because really, who doesn’t want the baby Jesus represented by a small plastic carrot?) for under $9 shipped.
Awesome.
[Edited to add: Ooooooh, look! You can grab the Lord of the Beans DVD for a penny, too! Stocking stuffer!!]
And another Kohls sale, just because
I’m kind of still holding a grudge against Kohls for getting all stingy with the free shipping codes, lately, but I’m still kind of a fool for their sales. Right now you’ll get automatic free shipping on $75+, so if you’re making a sizable purchase it’s kind of a moot point, anyway.
Shop the sales and then use coupon code SAV15NOW through December 24th, 2009, for an additional 15% off if you have a Kohls card, too.
As usual, everything’s on sale… some things more than others. Heh.
Still watching the toys
There’s plenty more toy deals at Amazon, it’s just a matter of poking around to find them.
Lexi mailed me this one (thanks, Lexi!): Get the Transformers Movie 2 Performance Track for just $10 (down from $50).
I love this soft dolly set; it’s meant for the Rose Petal Cottage series but at $5 for a doll and accessories, who cares?
Oohhh, scary! Look out for the Math Shark! (Ha!) Down to $20 from $50.
And I think I may try this classroom organizer center on my kids—at $6, if it helps at all, that’ll be worth it.
I know, I have to stop looking. But the deals, the deals….
When smart planning backfires
I feel somewhat disingenuous filing this under “Questions Answered,” as I’m not sure I really have an answer. But we’ll see what we can do. The very pretty Kim writes:
Lovely Mir,
I have adopted your gift closet approach to shopping year-round, but this holiday season, it is biting me in the butt. All of my husband’s family live on the West coast and we live on the East coast. When I took several boxes to be shipped the other day, the cost of shipping was equal to or more than the cost of the gifts inside the boxes! And I was shipping using the cheapest option available (i.e. UPS ground or similar). A couple were heavy, but even the light ones were pricier than I expected. All the money I have carefully saved over the year is lost in shipping those gifts across the country. Should I have shipped sooner, like before Thanksgiving? Are there other options I should consider (like Sherpas)?
After hemorrhaging all that money to UPS and FedEx, I am considering abandoning the gift closet approach for the holidays, and instead use something like Amazon Prime to ship them and have the parents/spouse wrap them for me. I won’t have the fun of wrapping, but even a year of Amazon Prime is less than I spent on shipping those boxes.
What’s a bargain-lover to do? read more…
Hip and trendy without the spendy
There’s another 40% off coupon available for Justice—just use code 775 through December 24th, 2009, to save big.
There’s still time to order for Christmas, too.
(I strongly suspect there’s crack cocaine in the clothing at Justice; I can’t explain my daughter’s attraction to everything they have there any other way. Very puzzling.)
Lightning Deal awesomeness
Also, make sure you’re checking the Amazon Holiday Lightning Deals—a Plan Toys Eco Home is up right now for just $30! That’s a great deal on a very expensive item!
Your morning dose of toy markdowns
Remember: I’m addicted to Amazon so that you don’t have to be! I need to get that on a t-shirt.
Keep in mind that Amazon moves prices up and down faster than the human eye can actually track. If you try to get one of these and the price has changed, I apologize. But here are some goodies I’ve picked out while drinking my coffee:
For your favorite baby:
Fisher Price Jammin’ Band Musical Microphone for $20 (64% off)
For your favorite preschooler:
Fisher Price Shake ‘n Go! Extreme Speedway for $28 (60% off)
Giraffalaff Limbo for $10 (70% off)
LeapFrog Clickstart My First Computer for $20 (56% off)
Fisher Price Fun-2-Learn All-in-One Learning Desk for $15 (63% off)
For the family:
Monopoly Family Championship for $8 (68% off)
For your favorite creative elementary kid:
Matchbox Mega Rig Pirate Ship for $15 (63% off)
Crayola Glow Station for $15 (62% off)
Crayola Color Wonder Magic Light Brush for $8 (68% off)
For your favorite tween girl:
Style Six Color Effects Airbrush for $5 (83% off)
Style Six The Stamp ‘N Shine for $5 (83% off)
Style Six Silk Screener for $10 (78% off)
Style Six Sparkle It Gem Decorator for $5 (83% off)
Listen: Do remember to read product reviews. Some of these marked down items aren’t very highly rated, so you have to decide if the price is low enough that you’re willing to take a chance. I try not to link to stuff that has multiple horrible reviews, but sometimes when there’s just one or two I’m willing to chance it. Just a little caveat emptor to consider.
No need to thank me
Every year I think about buying my husband one of those charging valet thingies. You know what I mean—it has slots for your various devices (and maybe a few extra spaces for things like your watch and/or pocket change) and it keeps all the cords tidy while you plug everything in.
Every year I start looking before the holidays and every year I say the same thing: $30 or $40 for a hunk of wood? Nevermind!
So of course it figures that I have declared myself Done Shopping and now one of the Target Daily Deals is a deluxe mahogany charging station for just $13 shipped.
It’s like the universe is taunting me, people.
(Or like I really need a cup of coffee. Either way.)
Is it just me. . .
… or is Amazon suddenly doing more of these Holiday Lightning Deals just to make sure I get absolutely nothing done today?
That’s what I thought.
New code, new excuse to get more
I already did my requisite new-holiday-clothes shopping at The Children’s Place earlier this month, but now there’s a new coupon for 20% off—just use code A99C9—and I’m thinking that really, maybe this year the elves need to bring the coordinating fleece bathrobes to go with those new pajamas on Christmas Eve. Am I right?
Ahem. I mean, um, I would never buy something my children didn’t absolutely need. And I’m pretty sure they need new bathrobes. Probably.
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