Morning Twitterbirds. Up early today. Battled a migraine yesterday and it’s gone today. Whoopie!!

I had some fun this morning creating a playlist of all the videos I’ve taken of my cat Jack from a site called Embedr.  You can create any kind of playlist using videos from Atom Films, Blip.TV” href=”http://blip.tv/” target=”_blank”>Blip.TV, College Humor, Dailymotion, Metacafe, TeacherTube, MySpace Video, Veoh, Vimeo, YouTube.

More sites will be added in the future.  All you have to do is put in the url or embedded code for each video to create your playlist.  I might create a playlist of my favorite music from 2008.  But for now, here’s Jack!

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I love to shop.  It’s one of my favorite hobbies.  The web is a great place to find deals and coupons and I am pretty good at finding what I want.  Right now I am waiting for a good deal from Dell on their desktop computers so I can get a new one to replace my 3 year old system.

I have a number of sites that I read each day to that help me find the deals that I want.  All of the sites you can subscribe to (see my post What Are That Orange Button And RSS Feed? to understand subscribing to a feed) or receive a daily email with current deals and coupons.

• Dealnews – This is my favorite.  If you visit the site it is broken up by topic which makes for easy browsing.  Most of the deals are computers, electronics and gadgets but some home and fashion items.
• Stylenotes – This site is maintained by the same people who have Dealnews but it concentrates more on women’s clothing, apparel, accessories and home decor.
• The Bargainist -  Another great site with deals, coupons, tips and freebies.  One of the nicest things on this site is Amazon Products Sorted By Discount. It is a great way to find discounted items on Amazon. .
• Techdeals – Another great site if you are looking for deals on computers and electronics.
• Delight – At 1pm Eastern time Delight displays a new deal of the day.  They have unique offerings and also an archive of items that didn’t sell out as deal of the day.  I have bought quite a few items for myself and as gifts for friends.
• Woot – Another one day, one sale site.  This one doesn’t have an archive so if you miss the deal you are out of luck.  Their deals start at 12:00 am Central time.  The descriptions of the items for sale are unique and their is also quite a discussion board where people write about their feelings about the deals.
• Fatwallet – This site is a little different.  You sign up for an account and if you buy through a merchant on their site using their link you get cash back.  Percentages vary depending on merchants.  This is a great site to find current deals and coupons.  My favorite part of the site is the forums where people post the latest and greatest deals.
• Slickdeals – Another site to find the latest coupons, lowest prices and hottest deals.  Content is submitted by community members.  There is also another great forum section that is worth browsing.
• RetailMeNot – This site has coupon codes and discounts for over 20,000 online stores.  It you are buying anything on the web this site is definitely worth while checking out for coupons, especially for free shipping.
• Amazon – Amazon has a link for Today’s Deals which has a Gold Box for a daily deal and then Lightning Deals that occur throughout the day.  Also, my favorite is to browse the The Friday Sale.  The other thing I like about Amazon is the reviews from buyers.  It helps to know whether a deal is worth going for or not. 

Lastly, you can always type in the item that you are looking for in Google and see who is offering it for what price.  However, you need to be careful that you are dealing with a reputable merchant.  What I like about all the sites I listed above is that the merchants are reputable.  I have ordered from many of these merchants and not once had a problem.  Returns were easy, especially with Amazon.

I suggest that whenever you buy with an online merchant to check out their terms of service and return policy.

There are many, many more sites out there that offer deals, discounts and coupons.  What are your favorites?

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