The Want Not Review: SmartMouth Mouthwash
People, I get a lot of pitches. Tons. I seem to be on every PR list in these consumer-oriented United States. And sometimes I get pitched something that makes complete sense for Want Not—a new coupon service, or some bargain product—but the majority if the time, I am pitched things that make no sense whatsoever.
There’s the Did You Not Read The Site fails: These include invitations to couture shows, $150/tube mascara, or new information about luxury getaway holidays.
And then there’s the Dear God No, Just Stop fails: This morning, for example, someone pitched me a (make-up) concealer… for the feet. I already have concealer for my feet—they’re called shoes. (See also: Really? No, c’mon now… really?)
But occasionally I get a pitch for something that ends up being interesting. And so it was when a nice gentleman asked me if I’d like to try SmartMouth mouthwash. At first I was all, “Mouthwash? Um, no thanks.” But then he said it would prevent bad breath for 12 hours at a time and I said, “Okay, I don’t believe you. Send me a sample.” read more…
My ovaries grew back, looking at this
When my first child was born—a girl—I was determined not to give in to the miasma of pink girlishness that seemed to be the norm for little ones with two X chromosomes. I bought her trucks. I dressed her in overalls. And of course as soon as she could talk she let us know that her favorite color was pink and she was a princess.
(Nature vs. nurture is a losing battle sometimes, man.)
My daughter has long since outgrown many of the trappings of little girlhood, but even I sort of want this Little Tikes Classic Dollhouse that’s currently on special for $39.99. This is a four hour special, and it’ll only be available at this price for a couple more hours! Run if you want it!
Regular price is $140 for this giant purple house of girl-dreams. Let Santa know about this one. Even with $10ish shipping, what a deal.
Run, or just look good
Every day I tell myself I’m just not going to even look at 6pm.com, and then every day I do it anyway. For you, of course. I hope you’re happy.
Today’s deals feature huge reductions on Softwalk, Reebok and Privo shoes, so you can either suit up for some exercise or just look good. Some of the Reebok styles are kind of… amusing… but if you’re into retro, you’ll be thrilled. I think I saw a couple of styles I would’ve happily traded my beloved Trapper Keeper for back in 8th grade.
And it was a good Trapper Keeper, too. It had a picture of a raccoon on it.
Amazon Prime for the holidays
It’s baaaaaa-aaaaack!
Once again, Amazon is offering 3-month trials of Prime when an eligible textbook is added to your cart. You do not have to buy the textbook in order to get in on the deal; simply place it in your cart and go to checkout, where you’ll be given the option to sign up for your free 3-month Prime trial.
Important: If you have ever had a trial of Prime before on your email address, you will be ineligible to sign up for this deal. It’s not like it’s hard to get a new email address, so either use an alternate you already own or go find a new one.
Tomorrow is the last day to sign up for this deal; sign up today and enjoy free Prime through January 15th, which is plenty of time to do all of your holiday shopping and take advantage of some clearance deals after the first of the year.
I have to say, when I did this last year it completely rocked my world. It was so nice to be able to get that guaranteed 2-day shipping for free. Not nice enough for me to pay to have it all the time, but I won’t lie… there were a few oops-I-almost-forgot gifts that got purchased the second (or third) week of December. Ahem.
Enjoy!
Another way to be a Halloween hit
Whether you’re throwing a big Halloween bash, simply prefer not to give out candy, or just… ummm… want to light up the night, I’m pretty sure that 50 glow-in-the-dark bracelets for $10 shipped is an awesome deal.
The description says they’re great for parties, but I’m thinking… don’t have a costume? You could be Cyndi Lauper, after she stuck her finger in a light socket! (If you don’t know who she is, kindly get off my lawn.)
A grab bag of awesome
They ran this special last year, and I picked up one set and then broke it up for stocking stuffers and little thank-you gifts. And now it’s back again—order a Burt’s Bees Grab Bag for just $25, and use code BURTDAY for free shipping.
I pink puffy heart Burt’s Bees products. Ever since discovering their lip shimmers, I have completely sworn off lipstick. Because the lip shimmers are just as pretty and feel way more awesomer. Yes, that’s the technical term for it. You’re welcome.
Still need a costume?
My kids still don’t have Halloween costumes. But it’s not my fault; my son won’t pick something and my daughter wants a really expensive costume. I need to whip them into shape soon, or they’re both going as Lego bricks (glue oatmeal canisters to cardboard boxes, paint, voila).
There’s still time to order from Lillian Vernon; many of their costumes are already on sale, plus today only you can use code 649860900 to get $3.99 shipping on your entire order, plus orders of $55+ will get 10% off.
Over at Amazon, their Halloween Headquarters offers a variety of buying options where you can save $10 on your $50+ order, plus there’s still plenty of time to get your goods with Super Saver Shipping.
And the Disney Outlet still has plenty of costume options, too, and code SHIPTODAY is still working for flat $5 shipping on your $89+ order. (Okay, I know. But maybe you have a lot of costumes to buy!)
And if none of that works for you, well, there’s always the Lego thing.
Beat the holiday rush
Longtime readers know that I’m not really a fan of Black Friday; why have to get up early and wait in line on an appointed day to get deals when I can get them the lazy preferred way, here at home in my bathrobe? I’d rather pick up deals throughout the year than have to run some sort of Bargain Marathon the day after I ate too many mashed potatoes.
Ahem.
So when I see something like this week’s Amazon 3-for-2 video game deal, I ponder my options.
Step 1: Are there three games my kids want? (Check.)
Step 2: Are they close enough in price that I’m maximizing my savings with the “get one free” aspect? (Check.)
Step 3: Do I have enough holidays/birthdays coming up so that not only am I saving money, I’m buying ahead for several occasions? (Of course.)
Step 4: Buy. Save. Gloat.
Okay, technically I guess that last one is three steps, but I’m such a pro, I like to combine them.
Beam me up, Target
Oh, my.
The featured Daily Deal at Target today is some vintage flare jeans—ho hum—but in the supporting deals section they have…
… wait for it…
… adult Star Trek costumes for both him and her. Yes.
Is it wrong that I kind of want them? (Don’t answer that.)
Lolly, lolly, lolly get your lollies here
Yes, yes, yes—I know you’ve heard me rave about Yummy Earth lollipops before. All natural! Free of nasty dyes, the dreaded High Fructose Corn Syrup, and other allergens. Candy a mom can feel downright good about, and don’t even get me started on my love of the pomegranate pucker flavor. (Total yum.)
But why now, why today? Because today Yummy Earth lollipops are the Gold Box Deal at Amazon, and on top of that, they forgot to deactivate the current additional 35% off savings in your cart.
That means you can get the 5 pound bag for just $9.63 shipped (it’s giving free Super Saver Shipping, too—not sure why), or the 150-count container for just $5.78 shipped.
Need I remind you that Halloween is coming…?
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