I know it may feel early to be thinking about what your kiddo might need for the dorm, but it’s the early bird who gets the worm (and the best deals). Have a kid heading off to college in the fall? Get a jump on preparation and save big—Amazon has a bunch of dorm bedding sets marked down right now.

Each of these sets includes a Twin/TwinXL comforter and sham, plus two sets of sheets, and a pop-up hamper:
Pinzon Nori, $15.82
Pinzon Sun Rays, $20.24
Pinzon Chevron, $21.94

You go shop for bedding, and I’ll go back to tending to the Flupacolypse over here. (My children are never going to college because if they don’t hurry up and get well they’re not even going to graduate from high school….)

Had your eye on a deal in your area, but still wishing you could save just a liiiiiittle bit more? Today’s the perfect day to save—hop on over to Groupon and grab any local Groupon (up to three of ’em, actually) for up to 20% off (up to a $50 discount) when you use coupon code TRIPLE. You can also use the code for an additional 10% off a getaway or goods deal, but the local deals are definitely the savings to beat.

I’m seeing lots of great deals on gym memberships and boot camps in my local area… but that would require me to get up from my desk….

If you love Vera Bradley—and assuming you’re not busy digging out of a snowbank today (everyone okay?)—it’s a great day to shop their sale section. For starters, everything is an additional 15% off, automatically. Then you’ll get both free shipping on $75+ and a free accordion wallet with your $75+ purchase, too.

Personally, my reaction to Vera is usually… not terribly enthusiastic (I prefer a leather purse)… but I just went through the sale section and was reminded that they are so much more than purses. There’s some baby stuff in there that’s adorable. And yeah, the original prices are crazy, but the sale prices are awesome.

Quick, someone lend me a baby so I can buy cute things! What?

Need a set of mixing bowls? This Anchor Hocking 10-piece glass bowl set is down to just $15.97 at Amazon (its lowest price ever). Just make sure you choose Amazon as the vendor; you may need to go to the “Other Sellers” column on the right as it’s currently defaulting to a different seller (and higher price).

This pretty much gives you every size bowl you need, and they’re nearly indestructible. Plus you can’t beat the price!

Have you been on the fence about getting Amazon Prime? I’ll confess, when the price was raised to $99/year I wasn’t sure, initially, that we’d keep it. But I use it all the time, from last-minute shopping convenience to free loans for our Kindles to enjoying Prime Steaming of shows I should probably be working instead of watching.

If you’ve been considering Prime but haven’t taken the plunge yet, do it today—instead of $99, today only they’re offering a year of Prime for just $72 through this link, making it even cheaper than the original $79 it used to be, years ago.

[Bonus: Even if you don’t grab Prime, they’re offering all 10 episodes of the first season of the Amazon-original series, Transparent, today, to everyone. Of course, I don’t know too many people who’re going to have time to watch all 10 episodes today, but there you go.]

I already paid my $99 because I’ve had Prime for years, but if you haven’t, this would be the day to grab it.

[Edited to add: The ravishingly gorgeous Corey points out that if you’re an existing member, you can purchase this as a gift… for yourself! Just set your existing account so that it doesn’t auto-renew, then send your gift on the expiration date. Thanks, Corey!]