Stock up on family games!
If you love to bring a few more games into the house for the holidays (or you have plenty of gifts to buy…), don’t miss Amazon current game special: Choose from a select assortment of qualifying games and when you buy 2, the 3rd one is free! (Just add all items to your cart and it’ll be deducted at checkout.)
Most of them are already on sale, so it’s worth taking a look. It’s a great variety, too—everything from little kid games to deep strategy games for adults. Basically, there’s something for everyone. Just pay attention to how you group purchases, because it’ll deduct the cheapest game, so for optimal savings you want to pick things approximately the same price.
Sharper Image luggage, Woot price
Been looking for a sturdy yet lightweight spinner luggage set? Today it’s Home.Woot to the rescue with an amazing ABS spinner set for just $135 + $5 shipping. That gets you suitcases in 20″, 24″, and 28″ at a fraction of the cost for similar sets. (This is because this is a discontinued set, but still. It comes with a 3-year Sharper Image warranty.) Woot is claiming this is 83% off the original MSRP.
Also it’s possible I love this set just for the names of the available colors. Choose from Red (okay), Charcoal (alright) Turkish Sea (…), or Starfish (!!). (It’s not just me, right? That’s hilarious.)
Don’t forget that any Woot purchase right now gets you free shipping through 12/14, which is going to come in handy for those upcoming Woot-Offs.
No need for I-need-shoes blues
Need shoes? Today’s a great day for it—today (Monday, November 23rd) only, Lands’ End is offering 50% off all shoes (and 30% off everything else, hey hey) with coupon code THANKS and PIN 2323. Right now they’re doing free shipping on every order, too.
I used to love Lands’ End shoes for the kids. I still do, I guess, but they don’t as much now that they want to be cool instead of cute. Rotten teenagers. They hold up great, though (the shoes, not the teens), and like everything else from Lands’ End, they’re “Guaranteed. Period.” which means if something falls apart they’ll replace it. Not too many retailers offer that kind of guarantee, anymore.
Happy shoe shopping!
Fabulous books, personalized
Have a hard-to-shop for person on your gift list… maybe an adult who never wants anything, or a kid who already has everything? Look no further than Put Me In The Story for unique, personalized gift books!
I was lucky enough to receive their new “Keep Calm And Color On” grown-up coloring book for review, and in addition to being perfect for the compulsive doodler, the personalization is such a fun touch! (The quality of the book is fabulous, too—the pages are hefty and the designs impressive.) They have a full array of products, though, for everyone from toddlers to adults.
Here’s some coupons to make it even more enticing: Through November 24th, you can use code DISNEY for $10 off any single book. Or you can use code RELAX to get 2 of their $20 coloring books for $30. Finally—if you’re ordering a whole bunch—coupon code AWESOME takes 25% off your entire order.
Personally, I don’t trust anyone who doesn’t like to color. But maybe that’s just me.
Well, that’s just wootiful
Er, I mean beautiful. I think.
Just in case you want to get a jump on all the cool deals you’re likely to see this week at Woot, take note that if you make a purchase right now and pay your $5 for shipping, then any order you place through December 14th will ship for free.
My guess is there will be a pretty great Woot-Off happening on Friday (and then again on Monday), so it’s nice to know you could potentially be saving all those shipping charges.
Whoa, Kohls, slow your roll
Apparently there’s no need to wait until Friday for the huge deals at Kohls—their online-only doorbusters and Black Friday deals are available online right now. Better still, if you have Kohls Cash from the last promotion period? Viva la overlap, baby, because your Kohls Cash is redeemable through Wednesday, which means you can use it towards all these markdowns before the supposed “big day.”
Get $15 Kohls Cash instead of the usual $10 for every $50 you spend this week, plus everyone gets free shipping on their $50+ purchase, and coupon code TURKEYTIME takes 15% off, too. I’m not seeing a free shipping code around, but hey, no worries; if you spend under $50 and don’t want to pay for shipping? Just ship it to your local store (for free) and pick it up. Easy peasy.
I’m seeing deals on everything from socks to toys to kitchen electrics. And… I have $10 Kohls Cash burning a hole in my pocket. (Metaphorically. I am not on fire at this time.) So I don’t know about you, but I have some shopping to do….
It’s beginning to look a lot like…
… well, I won’t say it. I know some folks can be touchy about the C-word before we’ve gotten through Thanksgiving. But, um, part of the Amazon Gold Box Deals today is select Playmobil sets at 40% off, which means certain seasonal sets are as low as we’re likely to see them. (There’s plenty of other great options, too, but just in case you’re interested in having a holiday excuse, I’m here for you.)
Choose from:
Santa’s Sleigh with Reindeer for $7.79
Santa Claus with Reindeer Sleigh for $10.19
Christmas Manger Set for $16.19 (Playmobil baby Jesus is extremely popular in our house, especially with the dogs. I don’t know why. Perhaps because he’s about the size of a training treat?)
or Dragon’s Treasure Advent Calendar for $14.99 (which I know my kids are too old for but yowza I love this set so much; nothing says “Christmas is coming” like wizards shooting lightning bolts out of their hands)
I am not buying any Playmobil this year, because my children are practically adults. I obviously need to find some small children who require Christmas dragons.
Big Prize Week is coming!
One week from today is Black Friday. Some of you will get up early and brave the crowds, because you’re nuts. (I kid. Mostly.) Others of you will—like me—get up early and stay in pajamas and shop online while eating leftovers. Personally, I prefer my plan.
Either way, the week leading up to Black Friday is always Big Prize Week here at Want Not, and that means that every weekday next week you’ll have the chance to win something cool. Each giveaway will begin at 8:00 am Eastern and close at 8:00 pm Eastern that night, and if you don’t win that one, well, you can try again the next day!
I’m sad to report that this will be the first Big Prize Week in forever when I don’t have a Hess Truck to give away. (I don’t know why. I didn’t hear from my contact this year.) But I have lots of other cool goodies donated by awesome sponsors, I promise. And as always, Black Friday itself will conclude the week with a big gift certificate I buy with my own money because I love you.
Aside from the prizes, next week we should be seeing some of the greatest deals of the year, and I’ll be here making sure you don’t miss a thing. Get ready for a fun week!
Carpet scrubbing: almost fun
I have two dogs. Have I mentioned that I have two dogs? I do. They’re delightful. And rotten. Also I have two children, and they are also both delightful and rotten. I offer this as preamble to why I own a carpet scrubber. (Just to be clear, the children, at least, don’t decide to poop on the carpet when it’s raining out….)
So I noticed that one of the Amazon Gold Box deals today is this Hoover SteamVac Carpet Cleaner with Clean Surge for $75, and because Amazon helpfully gives you a link when you’ve already purchased a product, it let me know that I bought this very machine three years ago. The current price is $75 (today only), and I paid $76 three years ago, so I’m going to say this is a pretty good deal.
Mine is still going strong, and every few months I take it out and clean all the carpets and marvel at the grossness of the water in the “used” chamber. (See above; dogs and kids.) At $75, it’s cheaper than renting a machine for an afternoon, and you’ll have years of amazement at just how disgusting your family truly is.
(Hoover should totally hire me to write their ad copy. I have a way with words.)
Also: Don’t forget your comparison shopping
Perhaps you, like me, are spending a lot of time watching the Amazon Lightning Deals these days. It should go without saying that you always double-check a deal before you jump on it, but I’m saying it, anyway.
For example: I’ve been wanting a hands-free leash for one of my dogs. Right now, this extra-long hands-free leash is on a Lightning Deal for $16.99 (down from $23.99). Hmmmm. I don’t really need a long one, though. And my product page came up with an ad for this regular hands-free leash (with similar excellent reviews) available for just $9.99. That’s more my style, and a quick price check reveals that’s a great price.
So! Then I remember to read the “Special Offers” section, and it turns out that if I purchase 2 or more qualifying items I can get one for free with code WKFATFME. Really? I tried the code on 2 leashes. Yep, 2 leashes for $9.99 shipped. (I have two dogs, but only one goes for walks. I guess a friend is getting a leash!)
In other words: Compare. Read. Check. Then go get your deals.
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