I have a nightly habit of checking various Daily Deal sites. I don’t usually end up buying any of the items but I think it’s one part curiosity and one part fear of being left out. I mean YOU never know!
How are you about discount sites and daily deal apps? Do you have websites you check randomly, are you an email subscriber so you don’t miss any of them, a deal app user, or perhaps a hybrid like me?
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$10 for $20 or $15 for $30 at Bath & Body Works’ Online Store
PS: did I mention my birthday is in 11 days. I particularly like pink things from etsy.
I recently decided to start doing reviews, because a) I have an opinion about almost everything and b) blogging is a great platform for sharing opinions! Also, my friends and fellow bloggess friends are also quite verbose as well. This weekend my friend, Olivia, got to do a review/shopping spree at LOFT. I’m quite jealous! She needs your opinion on which outfit is your fav. As if, speaking your mind isn’t enough of a motivation – there’s a possibility at $200 in it for you.
I am not sure if I saw this idea somewhere or if it just came to me but I wanted to pass along the bridesmaid gift idea that I had. My college roommate got married this weekend and I was her MOH (Maid of Honor) so I was trying to think of something fun/creative to give her as a gift from the bridesmaids.
She is currently living in England so I knew I wanted it to be something small that she could easily take back with her. After thinking of things we did together and things that were small I came up with the idea to get her an iPod. Since I love the ipod shuffle that I won I thought that she would love one as well. When I went to Target to buy it for the I was pleasently surprised by their current Special Edition Pink Shuffle. We paid the same price as we would for the regular shuffle but it also came with a $15 iTunes gift card.
We ended up spending the night before the wedding hanging out in the hotel room listening to millions of songs (I exaggerate a bit) looking for the perfect balance of mushy love songs, silly dancing songs, and college memory songs.
The iPod was a hit and was also great entertainment for us.
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Introducing eco-friendly reusable coffee cup insulation sleeves …
Who knew you could be fashionable while drinking coffee? Well actually, I did since I am in love with Starbuck’s travel mugs. But either way I still think these reusable sleeves aka Cupcoats are the cutest. These would make perfect gifts for your coffee loving friends.
And … if you are looking for other ways to green your coffee consumption, hop on over to Treehugger’s Green Suggestions for Coffee Shops
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Great Deal Alert!
Restaurant.com is offering a 60% coupon, meaning you can get a $10 value certificate for only $3, $25 for $10, and so on. This is a great opportunity for gifts or even for yourself. I know I would like to have a $50 dinner for the price of only $20.
They do say that some restaurants vary, but either way this is a great deal. Now I just have to figure out which restaurant to get.
To redeem this promotion enter coupon code FREEDOM.
I found this great deal through Hot Deals.
Answering some questions
- What’s the catch?: There are only certain restaurants listed and each restaurant has its own restrictions (that really are very easy) for example "Valid with a minimum purchase of $15" or "18% gratuity added. Present before ordering."
- When does this offer expire?: The deadline to use the FREEDOM coupon code is Sunday, June 30th but the certificates do not expire that quickly. Here are the specific details about this particular coupon code.
A friend sent me the link to a cute site last week and I was looking through the archives of her daily posts and this cute illustration along with her comments gave me an idea for a topic. Joanna wrote "Mom’s Day is Sunday, May 13th. Your mom would’t wait ‘til last minute, and you shouldn’t either!"
Today’s topic is last minute deal shopping. Once you know how many deal sites there are out there I find it hard to pay full price for anything. There is a downfall, however, of constantly checking these deal sites. I find myself tempted to buy things I don’t necessarily need, just because it is a such a great deal. If you can resist the temptation to buy everything because its on sale you can really save yourself some money.
Here are my recommendation for finding a great deal for a last minute gift for mom. I will tell you, these deals don’t last long so if you find something I’d recommend acting fast.
- her dealnews : dealnews has several sites with deals, since we are focusing on moms I am recommending this one specifically. Feel free to check out their sister sites.
- Dealighted: This site has deals, coupons and free samples. They bring in deals from a few different sites and are constantly updating.
- hot-deals: Though this site is not much to look at this is a good resource to find last minute bargains, most of their deals are computer/technology related
- Secret Amazon Deals: the name is pretty self explanatory. Since only 1 deal is listed at a time its a little more difficult if you have something specific in mind.
- Dealunion: If you like to shop from familiar stores this site will let you know what specials your favorite store is running.
- The Underground Shopper: If you happen to be in DFW area or Houston this site has great deals.
- Overstock: Last but certainly not least, Overstock is a great place to go if you know what you want to get but haven’t found the best price on it.
Happy Bargain Shopping!
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