Okay, I actually have no idea if it’s their birthday (probably not), I just feel the need to chant and cheer a bit when it comes to a Woot-Off.

All day today until they decide to stop, it’s a new item every, um, I think fifteen minutes or so.

Although I do think it’s only fair to mention that the last thing I bought from Woot disappeared in Kansas (so saith FedEx). That might not be Woot’s fault. I still love Woot. But if anyone sees that USB wireless dongle on sale today, shoot me an email. They can’t lose another one in Kansas, right? Right?? Oh, be quiet.

Oooooh, more Labor Day sales! And it’s only Wednesday!

(Meanwhile, I have about five days’ worth of work to cram into a single day, here, and am wondering how I’m going to manage that…. But don’t worry about me! You go shop!)

Over at Macy’s, take an extra 25% off all clearance prices. The discount is good through September 7th, 2007, but Macy’s is notorious for selling out of the deeply discounted stuff early on, so go take a look soon if you’re so inclined.

I don’t know anything about this place, but apparently if you go register over at Spiralfrog they’ll give you a free 30-day trial of their music downloading service.

Note that it requires Windows XP or Vista to work, which probably means it’s a kludgy Windows disaster, but hey, free is free.

My knowledge of tools pretty much ends with “hammers are for hitting things” and “butter knives make lousy screwdrivers,” but people smarter than I am say that this Makita table saw—which is marked down to $129, with a $70 shipping charge—is a phenomenal deal. Amazon claims the original price is $578, which as we all know is probably a bit inflated, but the cheapest I could find it anywhere else was about $315.

Not a good candidate for an impulse purchase, obviously, but if you’ve been looking for one, this is a nice deal.

Did you know that your local Starbucks sells coffee machines? I had no idea. But they do! And apparently they’ve just marked this little baby here down to $99 (half price). It’s not available online, but call or visit your local shop(s) to see if they have any.

The forum where I read about it was reporting that if only the display model is left, Starbucks is selling those for $75. And with any coffee machine purchase, they should be giving you a free pound of their coffee, as well.

Now, I know $99 is a bit steep for many readers here, but this is a commercial-quality espresso machine. An excellent deal if you’re a true coffee snob. (I’ll confess that if my husband drank coffee I’d be trying to find a way to justify this, but with me as the only coffee-hound in the house I just can’t do it.)

My hair always needs rescuing. In fact, I’m not sure… it may actually be a lost cause. But if this stuff 1) is free and 2) claims to rescue hair, who am I to argue?

I’m still adjusting to living in a college town. For one thing, I feel very old a lot of the time. Those darn whippersnappers are everywhere! For another, parking is a nightmare. Hmph.

But I’ve just discovered Campus Special, and now I’m feeling much more kindly towards all of those students. Because there are hundreds of online coupons I can print out and use around here, and as we all know, I likes me some coupons.

Not all colleges/universities participate, of course, but if you live in a college town, check it out. Savings may be just a click away!