Friday, you saved me
Yesterday we had an ice storm.
Let me repeat that. Yesterday, on the 12th of April, we had an ice storm. I lost my internet connection for about 16 hours. After about two hours on the phone with Comcast, they credited my bill $50. Because that totally made up for losing most of the day of work. Hence I will be searching the Amazon Friday Sale for a bulk package of voodoo dolls, today (I’m looking at you, Comcast). Ahem.
Eat too much Easter candy this week? No problem
Holy crow, those are some nice, cheap towels
This is nice but I think the name is misleading; I seriously doubt there’s actually a bed in the box
I… don’t even know what to say about this
Ordinarily I’d say something about this set
Need cookware? Check out the cheap Circulon
And last—but certainly not least—say it with me: Scooba
An antidote to toilet fish
Lovely and alert reader Jodi wrote in after yesterday’s post about the fish tank toilet to let me know that tricking out your toilet could, in fact, be environmentally friendly.
Check out these Japanese commodes. My favorite is the first one, with water being recycled from hand-washing to use as flushing water. Jodi favors the toilet with alternate flushing modes.
Neither of them involve aquariums, though. Sorry.
If you haven’t turned into a peanut butter egg yet
This holds no interest for me, because 1) I’m already completely sick of Easter candy and 2) I’m moving, so I’m at least trying not to stock up too much on extra stuff right now, but Target’s remaining Easter inventory went to 75% off today.
Here’s a general tip about seasonal clearance at Target: There are often items which are in the computer as part of the seasonal markdown which aren’t actually moved into the clearance area or marked in any visible way. This often includes things like paper towels with seasonal prints, kiddie lip glosses, Polly Pockets, etc. So be sure to look around, if you go bargain hunting.
Deals and $1 shipping
It’s a little hard for me to look at bathing suits and beach towels—marked down though they may be—when it’s snowing outside, but this is how I just keep working hard for you. Because I care.
Right now Disney is having a $9.99 shopping event (you’ll have to click through the banner once you get there), with all kinds of stuff marked down to $9.99. Obviously. Swimsuits and towels, yes, but other stuff, too.
Sweeten the deal with coupon code Shipone for $1 shipping. Not sure when that one expires, but the $9.99 deals are good for today (April 12th) only. So you’ll need to hurry up if you plan to shop, anyway.
Maybe I can find a $9.99 snow shovel….
Protect your stuff, for free
Today at Giveaway of the Day you can download a free copy of Watermark Factory. Put a pretty watermark on your text and/or images, as a delightful way to say “Hey, jerkface, don’t steal my stuff!”
More useful than a mug, one size savings for all
Did you buy an Entertainment Book this year? There’s still time, you know. And for the month of April, they’re half off. Even if you don’t find them useful, it would make a great gift for a teacher… and the end of the school year is coming up…. (Disclaimer: You have to live in a fairly populated area for this to work. And have a teacher who won’t be offended by a book of coupons. Your experience may vary and you are not allowed to come back and yell at me if you buy one as a gift and it’s not greeted with enthusiasm. Some people have no manners, and I’ve yet to find a website where you can buy those.)
I just find it fishy
This is so many different kinds of wrong, I’m not even sure where to begin. But I’ll start here: It costs $300 in addition to being horrifying.
“Get up, sweetie, you’re on fire”
Have you seen those investigative news shows where they prove that children do, in fact, sleep like the dead? Generally they show a little “test” where a family’s smoke detectors go off in the night, and the parents are running around with their hands over their ears, begging for mercy from the *BLAAAAAAAAAAAAP* of the alarms, and then they show the children sleeping peacefully, unbothered, completely not registering that even the neighbors have been woken up by the shrieking alarm.
It was thanks to such research that things like the KidSmart Vocal Detector was developed, because a child will wake up to a familiar voice even if a siren doesn’t rouse them. (What, that seems weird? Kids will eat paste; don’t try to use logic, here.) If you’ve been needing new smoke detectors, anyway, that’s a great price on one or an astounding deal on a package of eight (I even added the current 8% off coupon into the links there, for you) on ’em.
I just wonder what sort of message you could record that would get the kid up without scaring him half to death. (Perhaps my usual morning greeting: “Rise and shine, Captain Bedhead!”)
Great deals if you can get ’em
Remember this post about The Children’s Place? The $10 off $30 coupon is still working, and they’ve just marked everything in the outlet down to to $4.99 or less.
Predictably, the site is being slammed, so you’ll need some patience and maybe a few choice words to utter as things fly out of your cart, but it’s worth the hunt if you love a great deal.
What are you still doing here? Go! Now!
[Edited to add: 3 minutes after I submitted my order, the site crashed. If you’re trying to get in, keep checking back.]
More sale action at Kohls
I know, I know—how unusual! A sale at Kohls! I mean, really, who could’ve seen that coming?
Here’s the lowdown: Now through Monday, April 16th, Kohls is doing coupons for cardholders. (I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Although I counsel against loading up on store credit cards, if you shop Kohls regularly you must get their card to get the best coupons.) Flyers have been mailed out and you may have received a code for as much as 30% off. What I can tell you here is that you can use coupon code GRAND15 for 15% off with your Kohls card. (I’m not allowed to post the codes for higher percentages off. And if you post them, I have to delete them. Play nice, please.)
Even if you don’t have a Kohls card, enjoy flat $5 shipping on your entire order, or—better yet—free shipping on orders over $75. Don’t forget that you can return items to the store, if you have a local one, free of charge.
And don’t forget to check the clearance. Not that you would. You’re too smart and pretty to overlook that.
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