I don’t know what it is, but I like it
I don’t have a Value City near me, but apparently for three days only you can take $20 off your $50 purchase.
It’s causing me some pain to know a coupon that good exists and I can’t use it. Ow.
You can look for a location near you and maybe get yourself some savings.
Pretty papers for less
I am a digital gal, and I do not understand this “paper” Melissa speaks of, but she wrote in to let me know that Crane is having a sale on holiday stationery. If you still use a pen to do cards, you may want to check out their offerings.
(I kid, sort of. Nothing beats a hand-written thank you note, for example. But holiday cards? That’s what email is for, right?)
Back to the tightwad mentality
(I love all the “confessions” in yesterday’s post. It’s so interesting to see what others are deeming necessary expenses. I want someone to come clean my house, now….)
Anyway, if you want to get a 2008 Entertainment Book and do the coupon thing next year, now might be a good time to order—get free shipping through September 30th. Perhaps that’d offset any guilt brought up in that last post…?
Let’s play a game
The deals this summer have been fewer and further between. I am not neglecting you! Honest! There just haven’t been that many insane bargains the way there are leading up to and after the holidays. I am here, hiding out in my office, avoiding the heat outside, surfing for good deals to share. Pinky swear!
During this lull, I got to thinking about things I pay for which I probably shouldn’t. I’ve always stressed that it’s not a bargain if you don’t need it or if it makes you crazy. Certain things are worth paying for, period. Get ’em on sale, sure, but don’t tell someone XYZ is a waste of money if XYZ really enhances their life, you know?
So let’s talk about what you buy that you know you could probably do without but you feel are worth the money. Sound like fun? I’ll go first:
1) Freezer pops in little tubes (Otter Pops and various imitation brands). Yeah, I know I can make my own popsicles. Yeah, I know they’re full of sugar and artificial junk. They’re also highly portable (even if they melt, there’s no mess because they’re sealed—making them ideal for throwing in a cooler on beach trips and such) and cheap and give the kids so much joy. Plus they remind me of my childhood.
2) Spray sunblock. It’s so much more expensive than the regular goopy kind, but comes with 543% less complaining from the kids when it’s time to put it on. I buy it on sale, yes, but I buy it. Worth the money.
3) Annual plants. There’s a part of me that dies a little every year when I buy flowers that don’t come back. I know we don’t need them (and there’s really no way to get them at deep discount, either), but I like them. Here at the new house we have so many perennials I’ll be able to cut way back, but I can’t promise I won’t be wasting some money on some plants that I know are going to die. So there.
What are your slightly-guilty spending secrets?
Baby, surf the clearance
Over at Kohls they’ve just added a ton of new stuff to the Clearance Section, most notably a ton of infant clothing. If you’ve got a baby to outfit or a shower coming up or whatever, hop on over and take a look.
They’re running free shipping on $75+ now (and remember, you can return stuff to your local store), all the better to avoid those ridiculous shipping charges. Sweeten the deal with a coupon: MCSAVE15 gives 15% off with your Kohls card and NEW2088 gives 10% off for everyone.
(I haven’t been to my local Kohls here, yet. I passed it once. Now I can’t remember where it is. Whoops.)
Free shipping at Classic Closeouts
Now through August 23rd, get free shipping on any order at Classic Closeouts with coupon code FLPSHP.
(I think that site carries the dubious honor of models who look most like they’re getting ready to break into a striptease, but if you can overlook that small issue, there are some great bargains to be had.)
If you’re serious about clean toilets. . .
… and your holy grail is the Ultimate Toilet Bowl Cleaner…
(in which case… ummm… get a hobby?)
you might want to try the Scotch-Brite disposable toilet scrubber for free by combining an in-store coupon with a rebate.
You know me; I’m not huge on rebates. Plus I don’t really believe cleaning toilets requires a whole separate arsenal of products, but to each her own. May all your bowls be shiny!
Every penny counts
For those of you who took advantage of the Horizon milk boxes deal I posted yesterday, Amazon has dropped the price another $3/case, today.
Email customer service and ask them to refund you the difference. (Hey, if you bought two cases—which you probably did, to utilize the coupon—that’s another $6 in your pocket.) They’ll credit it back to you, no questions asked.
Stock up on drugstore items
This one is great if you’re needing all of those ubiquitous drugstore items but just can’t seem to remove your rear from the chair to go pick them up.
(Oh, don’t be offended. I fall into that category myself.)
Just go through this link to receive $8 off your $40+ order and free shipping at CVS.
When these sorts of things come along I like to stock up on shampoo and such. It beats lugging it home from the store.
Time to eat cheap again
Okay, this isn’t nearly as good as that 70% off coupon we had at the end of last month, but some restaurants allot a certain number of coupons per month and by the end of the month when the big discounts come out, those certificates are sold out.
Moral of the story: You can wait to buy later, with a bigger discount, but only if you feel like gambling. So.
Want to buy now? Take 50% off your order at Restaurant.com through August 12th with coupon code PICTURE.
$25 certificate: $5. Dining out without guilt: Priceless.
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