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Power down for savings

Mir — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:03:32 +0000

Did you know that your computer is driving up your electricity costs, even if it spends most of its time “sleeping” or powered off? It’s true—most home set-ups (even with a surge protector) allow for energy “leaks” that make for bigger bills. Today the Power Sentry Smart Surge Protector is available for just $9.99 and free [...]

One more for the pets

Mir — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:37:16 +0000

If you didn’t get whatever you needed for the furry members of your household during yesterday’s PETCO deal, maybe you should tell your husband to start shaving his back. (Thank you, thank you. I’ll be here all week.) Um, no, actually, maybe you’ll be interested in the latest coupon code from PetFoodDirect: Get free shipping on [...]

One more time!

Mir — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:20:34 +0000

If you’ve missed out on the other times I’ve posted the Rubbermaid Produce Saver Set lately, or if you got one and love it so much you’ve decided you want another, go take a look at it over at Amazon. Look in the “More Buying Choices” column over on the right to get it direct [...]

How about green feet?

Mir — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:26:47 +0000

One more St. Patrick’s Day deal for you—shop Crocs.com until midnight tonight, and use coupon code STPATS17 to take 17% off your purchase and get free shipping. Works even in the Outlet, and you don’t really have to get green ones if you don’t want. Not that there’s anything wrong with green shoes. Particularly if you’re [...]

Proof that Amazon is Irish

Mir — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:24:21 +0000

Pardon me while I giggle—in honor of St. Patrick’s Day, today’s Amazon MP3 Daily Deal is Flogging Molly’s Drunken Lullabies for just $3 to download. It’s, uh, actually a really good album if you’re a fan of Flogging Molly. But just reading it off like that? Yeah. Giggle city.

Better late than never: Luggage

Mir — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:55:57 +0000

Poor Mindy mailed me last month just as I was leaving on travel, and then I got sick, and chances are excellent that she’s not only gone on her trip and returned, but had several more children in the time that it took me to get to this question. But I’m going to answer it, [...]

More shoes for the ankle-biters

Mir — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:06:10 +0000

Whoa, that must be a big box…. Today’s Amazon Gold Box is filled with thousands of deeply discounted kids’ shoes. It’ll take a bit of patience to dig for what you need, but the prices are excellent if you have the time. Maybe I have just a little time. You know, before my Prime trial runs out. [...]

Happy St. Patty’s, pooch!

Mir — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:23:47 +0000

Hey, Fido wants some green beer, too. Oh, wait. Scratch that. No he doesn’t. But he would like some new toys and a really big bag of treats. For just 17 hours today (March 17th, St. Patrick’s Day), go shop PETCO and not only will you save 17%, you’ll get free shipping on your $50+ order. [...]

Finally, clothes to go with the shoes

Mir — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:34:17 +0000

Although we all know that 6pm.com sells more than shoes, let’s face it, it’s all about the shoes. Most of the time I forget that they sell clothes, actually. But today—in addition to an array of fabulous shoes, natch—they also have Dockers clothing on sale. Which means that you could outfit Mr. I Don’t Need Any [...]

U.S. History by kids, for kids

Mir — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:35:47 +0000

I’m a sucker for educational entertainment, it’s true. And when we caught a couple of episodes of Liberty’s Kids on PBS and my children were riveted, I knew the producers were on to something—what a great way to get kids interested in history, without being boring or pedantic. Since then I’ve been waiting for the DVD [...]