Make space, without space bags
You know those fancy “space bags” you hook up to your vacuum cleaner and they do things like make all your spare pillows and blankets shrink down to the size of a pancake? Those are kind of cool, but they tend to be expensive, and I’ll tell you a little secret. Ready? Come closer:
For most items, you can achieve the same effect with a heavy-duty zip bag and just lying down on the bag while you seal it (or letting your kids sit on it for you).
Granted, a big Ziploc isn’t going to last forever, but neither will a space bag, probably. Anyway, this is all preamble to pointing out that right now Amazon has this 5-pack of 3-gallon Ziplocs available for just $5.24—its lowest price ever—or even less when you buy via Subscribe & Save. These aren’t big enough for bedding (well, maybe a single set of sheets, depending) but they’re plenty big enough for tons of other things, and in addition to helping you get to that magical extra-savings point of having 5 S&S orders in a month, they’re great for getting things around the house organized. Oh hey, they have this 4-pack of 10-gallon Ziplocs for $4.49, too (also its lowest price, and lower still when you buy via Subscribe & Save). This size is actually big enough for sweaters and blankets.
Also, flopping down on top of a bag to squeeze the air out is kind of fun.
Cyber Wednesday? Why not!
If you forgot to hit up Aeropostale last Friday or even Monday, that’s okay—their Cyber Monday sale is still going on, because… reasons. (Hey, I don’t ask questions when I’m being offered extra savings.)
Right now everything is up to 70% off, plus you can apply coupon code CYBER for another 20% off of that.
Shipping is a flat $7, or free on your $50+ order. If my teens had their way, I’d buy one of everything, so even with the sale prices, getting to $50 is, ahem, usually not a problem.
LEGO Dimensions (if you missed it before)
If LEGO Dimensions is on your shopping list, there’s a $63.99 Lightning Deal on it right now for all platforms. I know we saw a deal like this last week, but it was gone in a flash. This one seems to be lasting a little bit longer, and at 36% off, it’s a no-brainer if the kids have been begging for it.
In other news, I kind of want it for myself. Is that wrong?
Everybody needs toothpaste
Lovely and alert reader Jen emailed to point out that today at Target, they’re offering 25% off a ton of health/beauty items with coupon code BEAUTY, which can also then be stacked with 10% off coupon code SHINE. Shipping is currently free.
As a delicate flower who requires toothpaste for sensitive teeth—the same toothpaste that always seems to be excluded from regular sales—I am all over this one. Plus Santa always brings toothbrushes for stockings, dontchaknow.
(Yeah, I’m a little excited about oral hygiene. It’s possible I need to get out more.)
Don’t forget your Schoola credit!
If you made a purchase at Schoola during their promo to get an $11 credit to spend later, don’t forget to go shop this month and use it—credits have been automatically applied, so you’ll see the $11 come off at checkout.
Shipping is currently still free, and your credit is good until December 31st. Happy shopping!
Send a little delicious luxury
Need a holiday gift for far-flung family or someone else who could use a pick-me-up delivered to their door? Look no further than Harry & David, and right now, you can use coupon code CHEER for 25% off and free shipping!
If you’ve never ordered from them before, their pears are exquisite. Everything is yummy, though, and packaged beautifully. Every year I end up ordering something from there for someone on my list and then wishing I’d bought something for myself. But, uh, I’m sure you’re a lot more selfless than I am.
More Wootage
Of course there’s another giant Woot-Off happening over at Woot and its sister-sites, today, too. If you’ve purchased anything from them in the last week, your shipping is free, and if you haven’t, you can buy something and pay that $5 shipping fee and get free shipping for the next couple of weeks. Not bad.
I am developing flash deal fatigue, where clicking between the various sites is making my eyes cross, but hope springs eternal for something incredible to pop up….
Keep your eyes peeled
The Lightning Deals at Amazon are flying by fast and furious, and if you aren’t vigilant you’ll miss some great bargains. Remember that having Prime gives you early access to ’em, too.
In just a couple of minutes a deal is coming up on Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library, which is pretty much geek nirvana. I don’t know what the price will be, but you should be able to use the 30%-off-one-book code HOLIDAY30 on top of the deal, if you’re interested.
Cyber Monday at LEGO
If you have LEGO sets on your shopping list, you know that finding the latest-and-greatest on sale is a tall order. Nevertheless, sometimes the LEGO shop has a few not-to-be-missed deals. Like today, in addition to a bunch of markdowns (though they’re sold out of everything LEGO Dimensions, surprise), if you spend $99+ you’ll get their limited edition gingerbread house set for free. It’s small, but it’s adorable.
Also, everything ships for free right now, which is fantastic because who wants to pay shipping on a couple of minifigs? Exactly. Worth checking out, for sure.
Target, too
You’ll also get an additional 15% off everything at Target today—just use coupon code CYBER15.
It works on Door Busters, so combining the two should yield some great deals. (Note there are some exclusions, like it’s not going to take another 15% off your XBox deal.)
You can only use it once, but you can put as many qualifying items in that transaction as you like. Shop carefully!
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