This Friday, I’ll let the cat out of the bag
My darlings, I’ve been hiding something from you. I’m sorry. But I’m ready to tell you all about it, and I will, just a little bit later this morning. Pinky swear! Until then, let’s all have a look at the Amazon Friday Sale, shall we?
Oh… my. This may be the best “retail gone wrong” I’ve seen in the Friday Sale for a long time. Who needs a shag leather rug? When I saw the thumbnail picture I thought it was a pumice stone. Heh. Oh, wait—clearly that goes on the floor right next to your red satin sheets. Um. Okay, now I’m speechless.
Got frying pans? This KitchenAid hard anodized pair is down to just $35.99 shipped, plus it’s part of the 4-for-3 promotion, which could mean even bigger savings if you’re buying multiple items.
I’m digging this Metro Stainless Steel Cookware Set for a great starter set, or maybe a camping/second home set? Anyway, 14 pieces, down to just $61 shipped.
You know I can’t resist a chance to highlight the Big Daddy of all blenders, right? And if you’re thinking “Good Lord, who would pay $350 for a blender??” know that I feel you, but also spend a little time here to understand why, should I ever win the lottery or whatever, I will be buying one of these blenders immediately.
Well hello there, shiny KitchenAid mixer marked down to just $238 shipped. How you doin’?
I haven’t had the Godiva coffee pods before, but between coupon code SENSE3I2 and Subscribe & Save, it comes to $21 for 6 packages, or about $3.50 a pack. Seems like a pretty decent deal. (I love my Senseo, but sniffing around for deals on pods is kind of a drag.)
Did you stock up on flowering tea sets when I told you to? No? Well, they’re back down to $15 each, and they make great teacher gifts….
Gluten-free? Stock up on Ener-G light brown rice loaf (it freezes just fine!); with Subscribe & Save and today’s price, it’s just $13.60 shipped for 6 loaves.
And don’t forget—for the entire month of May, there’s 50 MP3 album downloads for just $5 each, so no need to wait for one you want to come up in the weekly sale. It’s probably there, already!
Okay, you go check out the sale, and I’ll be back in a little bit with my cool news. I just need to find some coffee, first.
For all the little fishies
I know everyone went ahead and shopped the sale a few weeks ago, but now The Children’s Place has gone ahead and reduced swim items by 25%! Code SA149 is still working for 10% off your entire order—through May 10th, 2009—so perhaps before the season of splish-splash fully arrives, you’ll want to go ahead and stock up.
Just recently I did the clothing clean-out and switch over, and darn if my daughter didn’t grow about a foot this year. Those bricks I’ve been putting on her head are no help at all.
Sure, we can watch a movie
Just got this one in an email—did you know that YouTube has a channel for full-length feature movies? I didn’t! But they do, and many of them have the option to watch in High Quality, at which point it’s pretty much the same as doing a paid service online, minus the cost.
That’s a useful tidbit of information to tuck into the back of your brain, I’m thinking.
Want more shoes?
Of course you do! That was a trick question, silly.
Today (May 7th, 2009) only, go register for the SELF Challenge and they’ll send you a code for $10 off at Shoebuy.com within 6-8 weeks. Your discount will be good on any purchase of $25+.
It’s like free money! Or, um, sort of like almost one free shoe in the pair. Whatever.
The Want Not Review: Ford Flex
I am not in the market for a car. Anyone who knows me (or, more to the point, my husband) knows that we have, um, plenty of cars here at my place. (Side note: Yes, I did promise to love, honor, cherish, and bite my tongue about the “working” on cars where “working” equals parking said busted cars for year months on end….) I would, however, love to have a new car. Someday.
And then I was given the opportunity to try out the new Ford Flex, which is what they call a “crossover vehicle.” Near as I can tell, that means it looks like a big car on the outside, appears at first glance to be a minivan on the inside (seating for 7!), and rides and handles like a much smaller car. In other words, it was very different than anything else I’ve ever driven, and really, really fun.
Want to learn more? I’m going to put some of the nitty gritty below the fold, including a video we made… so you might want to click through just for that, even if you’re not particularly interested in the car. read more…
My dentist would approve
Today’s a great day to check out the Amazon Gold Box; today’s big deal is the Sonicare Advance 4100 toothbrush for just $36.99 shipped. That’s almost half off!
If you’re buying for the whole family, you can make it an even sweeter deal, too—spend $139 on select Philips products, and get a $40 certificate back towards a future purchase. That’d be four of these puppies, or you can mix and match with other eligible items.
The reviews on this model are really good, and it’s a bit more compact than some other Sonicare models, which makes it particularly nice if you travel.
Also, someone may have told me—after I talked about my love for the Clarisonic system—that the same effect can be achieved by using one of these on the face. I am not endorsing this position, you understand, but assuming that it’s true, this is definitely a cheaper option, even if you have to cover a lot more ground with the toothbrush. (Also, please don’t use it on both your teeth and your face, because ewwwww.)
Skip the store
Oh, Kohls shipping promotions, how I do love thee! I love being able to skip the store entirely, or maybe just head over to the store to do a couple of quick returns, rather than standing in a tiny room lit by fluorescent lights, wondering if this makes my butt look big or if my butt is just, y’know, actually big.
Anyway, today (May 6th, 2009) only, Kohls is offering $.99 shipping on every item, automatically. Could be time to pick up a few things you’ve had your eye on, or maybe it’s the opportunity to shop for that heavy item you’ve been thinking about.
Don’t forget to use coupons! MVC9511 will get you free shipping and CANTWAIT15 will get you 15% off with a Kohls charge card, and everyone can use MORE4MOM to save an additional 10%, or ADVANTAGE15 to save 15% on orders of $100+.
Batteries, batteries everywhere
Look; I think it makes more sense to buy good rechargeable batteries than to keep shelling out for disposables, in general. I do. It’s better for the environment; it’s better for your pocketbook.
That said, I will often give my kids “regular” batteries so that I don’t have to worry about whether or not those batteries (and the toy they’re in) end up getting lost or damaged. And sometimes the batteries aren’t charged and we have a Wii emergency. Or something. So when I saw that today’s Graveyard Mall Deal of the Day is 100 alkaline AAA batteries for about $15 shipped, I couldn’t help thinking that that would keep us in batteries for a long, long time.
Just sayin’.
KFC goes KGC
A whole bunch of you (why yes, that is the technical, scientific measurement term) have mailed me this link for free KFC coupons. Thank you! And thanks to Oprah, who apparently had something to do with this. It’ll get you a coupon for a free 2-piece grilled chicken meal at KFC, and you can print out up to four of them. They’re only available until just before midnight tonight (May 6th, 2009), though, so get printing!
Personally, the idea of eating grilled chicken from a place that’s named after frying chicken kind of makes my head hurt, but knock yourself out.
It’s vitamin time
(That’s sort of like Hammer Time, but without the goofy pants.)
(If you’re too young to know what Hammer Time is, you are a whippersnapper and need to get off my yard immediately.)
Ahem. Where was I? Oh! Right! It’s Buy 1 Get 1 Free or Buy 2 Get 3 Free time at Puritan’s Pride again, so this is when you need to stock up on vitamins and supplements and stuff. But it gets ever better, because if you use coupon code TE5PP1E you’ll also get a year’s supply of Turtle Wax! Oh, wait. No you won’t. But you will get $15 off your $40+ purchase, as well as free shipping.
(I should really not be allowed on the internet this early in the morning.)
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