Coupons I dig
I am not, in general, a paper couponer. Online codes? Sure! Use ’em all the time, because they don’t require me to keep track of anything or stuff more papers into my purse. But I am not one of those people with a coupon binder at the grocery store, even though I know there’s the potential to save money that way. (Not knocking anyone who does it, by the way, it’s just not my thing. I buy mostly stuff for which there are no coupons, and I’m simply not organized enough to deal with it for the meager savings I’d reap.)
But every year when they start advertising that the 2009 Entertainment Books are available, I kind of roll my eyes at the price and go about my day. And then around about now, say, in May, when the year is coming up on half over but they reduce the books to $15 apiece with free shipping, I remember what all is in there.
2-for-1s on restaurants, and movie theater tickets, and hotels. And then I remember that summer is coming and we’ll be filling time with extra things. Things like… eating out, and going to the movies, and traveling. And I remember that two movie tickets or one hotel stay will more than pay for the cost of the book.
And then I waver between wanting to smack myself for waiting so long, and congratulating myself for waiting until it was such a good deal. And then I give up and buy my book.
The end.
Free ice cream for the smart
If you are not currently on a stupid elimination diet that stupidly prevents you from eating any form of stupid dairy, then I guess you could go down to your local stupid Haagen-Dazs shop and get a free stupid scoop of ice cream between 4:00 and 8:00 p.m. tonight, May 12th, 2009.
Not that I’m bitter, or anything.
Why yes, it is that time again
Time for another Restaurant.com coupon code, that is. Because $10 for a $25 gift certificate is for amateurs. We are professionals, here at Want Not. We are hard core.
So get ready to rumble with your mad cheapskate skills, y’all. Through May 16th, 2009, use coupon code TASTY at Restaurant.com to take 70% off your order. That means your $25 dining certificate costs you just $3, and you’ll probably pay more than that just to park.
Of course, if you don’t want $22 of free money off your dinner bill, feel free to skip this one.
All aboard for cheap Thomas trains
Lord, how I miss the days when an episode of Thomas the Tank Engine and a little wooden train car to clutch in each chubby fist was all it took to make my son happy. If you have a small boy, I demand that you go smooch his cheeks right this instant.
Okay, now that you’re back, you might be interested to know that Amazon has a whole mess of Thomas DVDs marked way down right now, and there’s a bunch of them that also come with a train or two!
Races, Rescues, and Runaways and James Learns a Lesson are both just $6.49 and each come with two trains. There are plenty of others at $6.49 with a single train, and then a slew of choices at $7.99 with two trains, as well.
I’m thinking gift closet, people. Time to stock up, unless you have the misfortune of having a kid old enough that he requires an encyclopedia and a robot to keep him that enthralled.
Now that’s two times
Hey, remember how there weren’t going to be any free shipping codes for Lands’ End for a while? And then they had one?
Here’s another. (Hey, Lands’ End? That word “no,” I don’t think it means what you think it means!) Through May 25th, 2009, use code ISLAND and PIN 5262 to ship your entire order for free, regardless of size.
I’m a sucker for Lands’ End, even when they’re confused about whether or not they’re going to be giving out free shipping codes.
You never know when you’ll need to whittle
Swiss Army knives are great for all sorts of things, from genuine uses while camping to me demanding my husband hand over his knife so that I can use the teeny tiny scissors to clip a thread on my shirt that’s bothering me. (Please tell me I’m not the only person who does that…?) And my kids are getting to the age where their scouting friends are earning their knives, and they want knives, too, because if those kids jumped off a bridge, well, you know the rest. Anyway.
Right now Amazon is running a special on Victorinox knives and tools. Spend $50, and you’ll save $10 off your purchase, automatically.
So you can go ahead and just take $10 off the already-reduced price on a combo Swiss Army laser and thumb drive (perfect Father’s Day gift for the geek in your life!), or you can mix-n-match less expensive items to get to $50 and enjoy the discount that way. Did you know that they make a trainer toy for the little ones? Perfect for the youngest sibling who’s not old enough for a real knife yet!
Happy shopping, and be careful with those things. You could put someone’s eye out.
Got your mad money?
It looks like Macy’s is hoping someone slipped you a little bit of cash for Mother’s Day—they’re having a big sale extravaganza, with all sorts of different ways to save.
First, you can get free shipping on your $75+ women’s clothing purchase with code MAXIDRESS. Or choose free shipping on your $50+ beauty purchase with code BEAUTYSUN. Shopping for him? Free shipping on on “tailored clothing” (not sure what that means… not t-shirts and shorts, I’m guessing) or shoes for the guys with coupon code UPGRADE. And finally, if you’re shopping for the home, it looks like there’s some automatic savings—$15 off $100+, $30 off $150+, or $50 off $200+.
Just letting you know, in case you got the gift of “go buy yourself something pretty.”
I could use more balance
You know the old saying… if it wasn’t for bad balance, I wouldn’t have any balance at all!
Oh. That’s not the old saying? Well who asked you, anyway? (Um, have I mentioned this new diet I’m on? It’s making me a wee bit crabby. Please ignore.)
Anyway, today you can go save 70% on all New Balance shoes at 6pm.com, which probably won’t keep me from doing brilliant things like walking right into the edge of my desk, but may help you outfit your family in some of the best exercise shoes around. They have styles for men, women and children.
As always, the sale-of-the-day items tend to sell out quickly, so if you have your eye on something, get hopping.
Just look out for the corner of the desk.
Saturday deals
I am sending each and every one of you who left me such a sweet comment yesterday a sparkly pink pony. Check your mailboxes, and have a shovel handy. (I ordered the ones that poop glitter, but still.)
Until it arrives, how about a few deals?
It’s time once again for the Shoes.com Saturday Sale! It only happens once a month, and it’s the best time to scoop up the deals. Make it even sweet with coupon code SPRING10 which is still working for $10 off your $50+ purchase.
Apparently Radisson hotels and resorts are launching a Friday is Freeday campaign wherein they’ll give you the Friday night stay for free if you’re staying Thursday or Saturday as well. That might be handy to know when planning that summer vacation. Cathy—who was pretty enough to send this in to me (thanks, Cathy!)—says you can use code FRIFREE to get in on the deal.
It seems a little late to be shopping for Mother’s Day, unless you’re shopping for yourself, I suppose, in which case good for you for starting early! Ahem. Anyway, they’re running a Mother’s Day thing at Buy.com where select items will give you $5 off if you pay via Paypal, so that might be worth checking out. (Especially if you, like me, consider Paypal your “play money.”)
Looking for a favorite CD, DVD, or video game on the cheap? All weekend long you can save 20% and get free shipping on your order at Second Spin with coupon code SSBIGMAY.
I’m being summoned for breakfast. I may come back and add some more goodies in a bit. And probably a contest, too! Just because.
I hit the Motherload
So, a funny thing happened about a month ago. I got an email inviting me to apply for a test drive program with Frigidaire, in conjunction with this new campaign they’re doing with some of their new appliances. It’s all about helping moms have more time for things other than chores, because they did some market research and discovered that—are you ready for this?—the average mom spends 200 hours every month doing household chores rather than doing things we love better. Like, shopping for shoes. (In fact, they’re so sure these appliances will give you more time, they’re guaranteeing it—buy three or more select Frigidaire appliances, and if you don’t end up having at least eight extra hours that first month thanks to their fabulousness, you can return them for free.)
I filled out the application and spent a long time deciding which of the offered appliances I’d most like to receive. On the one hand, the washer/dryer pair sounded positively sexy; on the other, my dishwasher is in the process of dying a slow and painful death. After a day of telling my husband, “But! High efficiency machines! And they’re red!” I sucked it up and applied to receive the dishwasher, because I’m all responsible and logical and stuff.
I also checked the box saying that I’d be interested in being on a special team that receives everything. I mean, why not, right? And then I promptly forgot about the whole thing. Until I got an email back telling me that I’d been selected to get an entire kitchen full of shiny new appliances.
(Feel free to scream loudly and dance around the room. That’s pretty much what I did when I found out.)
So buckle up, my pretties—I’m going to take you along on my Frigidaire adventure, and tell you how you can win new appliances, too! read more…
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