Seems like I’ve been posting silverware a lot, lately, but maybe August is Flatware Clearout Month. I have no idea. Plus, I don’t know if anyone has mentioned this, but pudding is not a finger food. I’m just sayin’.

Just in case any of the other sets I’ve posted lately haven’t struck your fancy, you can get Oneida Banbury service for 12 for 70% off or Oneida Tangent service for 8 for 88% off right now. (Lots of other Oneida’s on sale, too—do a search if neither of those do it for you.)

(No, I don’t know what silverware would actually do for you. It’s a figure of speech. Also, it’s early. Leave me alone.)

I prefer my flowers hand-delivered, but if you can’t do it yourself, at least you should send them for less. Take $15 off your FTD order through that there link, and let someone know that you think they deserve overpriced greenery (keep the discount a secret; I won’t tell if you don’t).

Today and tomorrow (August 20th and 21st) you can take 50% off your order at Restaurant.com with coupon code MEMBER. That gets you a $25 certificate for just $5, which according to my brilliant grasp of new math translates into ordering dessert. (You have to carry the five to get there, but trust me, it works out.)

Thank you for the birthday wishes yesterday! It was a lovely day all around, and now I am older and wiser. Well, older, anyway.

Ready to shop over the weekend? Get your deals here:

Today—August 18th—only (well, it was yesterday and today, sorry about that), CompUSA has a whole mess of online deals that ship for free. Worth a look if you’re needing something there. I am all about the free shipping, as you know.

And speaking of free shipping, you can still get free shipping on your $50+ bed/bath purchase at Target, and there’s tons of stuff on clearance there that qualifies.

If you’re doing the Overstock thing this weekend, you can either take 8% off your total order and get $1 shipping through that there link, or—if you’re making a large purchase—take $40 off your $350 purchase through that there link, instead.

Happy shopping, and remember: Friends don’t let friends pay full price.

Hey, it’s Friday! This is a particularly exciting Friday here at Casa Mir, because my children have lived through their entire first week of school in a new state. Also, it happens to be my birthday.

But most importantly, it’s time for the Amazon Friday Sale. And they actually have a ton of great deals this week. Woo!

Ohhhhh, very evil of Amazon, putting this sexy Canon camcorder right on the front page. Great reviews and half price? Awesome. (And no, not in my budget. But I can dream.)

This Philips digital picture frame is still $120, but if you’re looking for the Cadillac of the digital frames, this is it.

I am entranced by this chopper scooter thing. (Read the reviews; it’s basically a glorified scooter, but still.) It goes VROOM VROOM when you twist the handle, people. That’s pretty cool.

Now I’ve seen it all. At least, I’ve seen this heated toilet seat and I feel dirty, somehow.

For all you tree-huggers from yesterday’s post: The ultimate clothesline contraption.

Don’t just buy kitty litter… buy world’s best cat litter. (How is that measured, exactly? Wait. I don’t want to know.)

Holy crow this is a good deal: 600 thread count sheets for $39.99, even for king-size. I have the 400 TC Pike Street sheets and love them; these might be even better.

All this Jeep bike needs is a basket and a bell. And maybe some handlebar streamers. (What?) Oh, they have one for men, too.

The perfect gift for your favorite geek: SwissMemory!

The perfect gift for your favorite jock: Football cooker!

Mmmmm… steel-cut oatmeal. Hey, it’s going to get cold again eventually; you may as well get your oatmeal for over half off now.

And last but not least: Everybody rhumba!

Yet another twist on the ubiquitous back-to-school promotions:

Through September 5th, you can take $15 off your $50+ purchase at SmartBargains when you pay with Paypal.

I don’t think that makes a whole lot of sense (what’s the message here? kids should be using Paypal??), but I’m not going to look a gift horse in the mouth. Especially if said gift horse wants to give me $15.

Hey, there’s a whole new sale deal going on at Kohls, and that’s totally different than all of their other sales, because… ummm… uh….

Oh, okay. It’s the same as their other sales.

But there’s a new 15% off, and the other ones are expired. Ha! See? So now through August 21st, use coupon code SCHOOL15 to take 15% off your order with your Kohls charge card. (Don’t have a Kohls charge? Use code NEW3687 through August 18th for 10% off, instead.)

Free shipping on your $75+ order automatically, too. We all know that’s my favorite Kohls promotion. (Who says I’m hard to please? See, that’s simple!)