Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Yankee Candle - BOGO1/2 off + $15 off $35

Yankee Candle: buy any large jar or tumbler candle and get the second one at 50% off.

You can also get $15 off a $35 online purchase with code CRM004J.

Here's the damage for two large candles:

Merchandise Subtotal $37.48
Subtotal Savings $15.00
Total Shipping Costs $5.00
Total Taxes $1.97
Order Total $29.45

Dare I say it? These would make great Christmas gifts for the generic folks and candle fetishists in your lives.

Offer ends May 9.

Monday, April 26, 2010

Coldwater Creek -- 25% off and FS

Coldwater Creek has 25% off and free shipping with code WHH2670 online or with this in-store.

And, don't forget... Coldwater Creek is at 4% on bing.

Offer is valid through 5/2/10 and is exclusive of tax and shipping. One offer per transaction. Not valid: on previous purchases, for Coldwater Creek gift cards, in Outlet stores or on Spa services. May not be combined with any other Offer Code or discount. In the event of a return or exchange the amount refunded will equal the actual merchandise purchase price paid.

FREE STANDARD SHIPPING with no minimum purchase for all in-stock items shipped anywhere in the contiguous United States.

30% off at Banana Republic today only

Banana Republic is offering 30% off your order today and 25% off your order tomorrow and free shipping when you spend over $100 either day with code BRSPECIAL.

They're also at 4% on bing.

Offers valid on Banana Republic merchandise purchased online only from 4/26/10 at 12:00 pm ET through 4/27/10 at 11:59 pm ET. Not valid at Banana Republic Stores, Edition by Banana Republic, or Banana Republic Factory Store. The 30% Off offer expires at 11:59pm ET on April 26, 2010. The 25% Off offer expires at 11:59 pm ET on April 27, 2010. Qualifying amount applies to merchandise only, not value of gift cards purchased, packaging, applicable taxes or shipping & handling charges. Free shipping on $100 or more offer valid only on standard shipping to your order's first 'ship to' address anywhere in the US (including Puerto Rico). If you choose express or next day shipping options additional charges will apply. No adjustments on previous purchases. Not valid for cash or cash equivalent. Cannot be combined with other offers or discounts including Gap Inc. employee discount. Gap Inc. is not responsible for lost or stolen coupons.

Monday, April 19, 2010

Epic flower deals

When I watch the new season of Tough Love, I think about how lucky The Big Fella is to have me.



Then I remind him how lucky he is to have me...

...especially on days like today when I score the world's best deal on the mother-in-law's Mother's Day present.

Bing has 30% cash back for several florists. When I saw that this morning, the wheels started turning. There was also a loud rusty grinding noise but I ignored that and forged ahead.

So, 30% cashback. Is it for Admin week or Mother's Day? I don't care. All I know is I got a historical deal on this bad boy.



Use code MDAYFREE9 to get $14.99 off on orders placed for delivery between Tuesday, May 4 and Thursday, May 6 (Mother's Day is Sunday, May 9).

*Applicable on select florist fulfilled gifts delivered within the United States. Items may vary BLAH BLAH BLAH. Offer available online and by phone. Offers cannot be combined, are not available on all products and are BLAH BLAH BLAH. Offer valid through 4/25/2010.

The great part of this deal is that Bing will give you 30% of the original price back. Shhh. Don't tell them.

So there you go.... you can be the world's best daughter-in-law. I didn't "take" The Big Fella's name so I'm not in the running. Wait 'til she finds out that my future kids are not going to "take" The Big Fella's name either. (I mean, "our kids." Ahem.)

Friday, April 16, 2010

Amazon $5 album mp3s

Amazon has a $5 sale on lots of good albums. Everyone should be comparing iTunes prices to Amazon's mp3 prices before buying.

Here are my picks

Birth Of The Cool (Rudy Van Gelder Edition) by Miles Davis. This is an amazing album. Everyone should listen to it!

Young Americans by David Bowie.

Oh, Inverted World by The Shins.

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop.

More here. Too lazy to type, yo.

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

25% Bing cashback and The Gap

I was going to tell you that Loft has an extra 40% off its sales items with code SALE40. Yawn. Who cares? I checked out their sale and it's totally blah.

Have you all tried Bing's cashback yet? I guess Bing is supposed to be a search engine or something but who cares about that #2? I only use bing's cashback feature. All you have to do is set up an account with them and before you make a purchase online, go to bing cashback, search for the store you're planning on making the purchase from, click on that store's link .... go through the magical bing portal (a window opens up telling you that you're actually getting to the site through bing cashback -- you must see this window to be sure you're getting the cashback) .... and complete your purchase like you normally would.

So, what's the point of all this? I swear there's a point. There's also a moral of the story at the end of this post. And, there will be a test tomorrow. Just kidding. Bing cashback gives you cash back on your purchases. You'll see that when you search for a store, each store that is part of this cashback program has a certain percentage (that goes up and down) next to it. You get that percentage of your purchase price back into a cashback account. After a certain amount of time (60 days or so? I'm just making that up but it takes a month or two for the cash to become availabe. In the meantime it's pending in cashback escrow.) your cashback becomes available. At that point, the nice people at Bing will email you and let you know that you're cash is available. When your cash totals at least $5 you can have that cash deposited into your paypal account or they'll send you a check. Or something else. I don't remember but it seemed like a bad idea.

Right now, Bing cashback is at 25% for Gap (and possibly for BR and ON too). Just go to Bing cashback and search for Gap or Gap cashback. Shop away with code GAPSALE25, which will give you 25% off on their sale and clearance items. Note that using codes is said to invalidate the Bing cashback. But I've used codes with Bing many times and have never had a problem but do so at your own risk.

The moral of the story (you thought I was kidding, huh?) is to never purchase something online without first checking to see if they've got this deal with Bing cashback.

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

[Me] & Goji giveaway

Do you know about [Me] & Goji? They're a custom cereal company that allows you to mix a cereal base (from nine choices) to which you can a bunch of ingredients (including dried fruits and nuts & seeds).

(Click here) for a chance to win free [Me] & Goji cereal for a year or a $100 American Express gift card.

Monday, April 5, 2010

Payless BOGO

Payless started its BOGO promotion today.

Buy one, get second item of equal or lesser value for 1/2 off the Payless ShoeSource marked price.
Offer may not be valid with any other coupon or special discount.

Offer valid through 5/3/2010.

Flat-rate shipping is $5.95, but remember you can ship to the store for free.

Free shipping Monday

Coldwater Creek has free shipping on ALL orders with code WHH5282!

Offer is valid through 4/7/10. N
No minimum purchase.
May not be combined with any other offer code or discount.

Williams Sonoma has free shipping on 400 items.

Offer is valid through 11:59pm (PST) April 7, 2010.

Friday, April 2, 2010

American Eagle Outfitters -- free shipping sitewide + 30% off clearance

American Eagle Outfitters is offering free shipping on everything until Sunday April, 4. No coded needed.

They're also offering an additional 30% off clearance items with code 83461705.

Look, if you squint and tilt your head you can make believe you're at BR.

AE Medallion Ring



Merchandise: $9.95
Discount: - $2.99
Merchandise after Discount: $6.96
Shipping: FREE
Tax: help $0.00
Order Total: $6.96

But wait, there's more.

I accidentally put two rings in my cart and here's what I got:

Merchandise: $19.90
Discount: - $9.45
Merchandise after Discount: $10.45
Shipping: FREE
Tax: help $0.00
Order Total: $10.45

I don't know how good you are at Math but $9.45 is not 30 percent off $19.90.
It looks like accessories are buy one, get one half off automatically, although I can't find evidence of this on their site (I've purchased accessories from them before with this deal though). The BOGO-half-off deal took the price of two rings down to $14.93. Pile the 30% off that and you get $10.45. With no shipping, yo.

You're welcome.

Random cuteness -- Newport News edition

Newport News has this Satin Swing Jacket on sale for $14.99 (available in every size 2-18).




Cute, no?

Save 25 percent with code 645. I can't find a free shipping code though :(

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Payless -- Free two-day shopping with $50 order

Payless Shoe Source is offering free two-day shipping with a $50 purchase with code EASTERSHIP. It's not le plus bon marché ever since you can site-to-store your Payless purchases all the time for free. But if you need your shoes by Easter, this is the way to go.

Here'a my pick.... big surprise:

The Gilmore Mid Cross-Body purse for $14.99.

Ann Taylor -- 40% off

Ann Taylor is offering 40% off your entire purchase with code SAVE40.

*Offer valid through April 4 2010, 2:59 AM EST at anntaylor.com and select Ann Taylor store locations excluding Ann Taylor at Warwick, South Lasalle Street, University Town Ctr., The Oaks, Annapolis Mall, Oakbrook Center, Grove At Shrewsbury, Ardmore, Town Center Plaza, Huebner Oaks Center, The Mall In Columbia, Mall at Georgia, White Flint, Waterside Shops at Pb, The Palisades Center, Tampa Int'L Plaza, Faneuil Hall, Barton Creek Square, Village Pointe Shopp, and Staten Island Mall. Offer not combinable with any other offer or promotion. To receive 40% discount online and Free Shipping on $150 or more, promotion code SAVE40 must be entered during checkout. Taxes, shipping and handling fees, purchases of gift cards, charges for gift boxes and payment of an Ann Taylor or LOFT Credit Card are excluded from any discount. Not valid at LOFT stores, Ann Taylor Factory stores, LOFT Outlet stores, LOFTonline.com, on purchases of gift cards, on payment of Ann Taylor or LOFT Credit Card accounts or in conjunction with any other offer. No adjustments to prior purchases. Not valid for cash.

Chadwicks -- BOGO Tops

Chadwicks has a buy one top, get one free promotion with code CHTOPS. It works on clearance items too.

Expires April 4, 2010.

I have an eye on a few tops. Should I break my three-month long shopping hiatus?