Monday, November 24, 2008

Real Simple September tips

Magazine clean-out and this bit of info caught my eye:

Always search "clearance" on your favorite retailer site.
Register with shopittome.com for your favorites.
Wednesdays are good markdown days.
Check for discounts at mybargainbuddy.com and retailmenot.com.

Maybe I can start looking for the blue and black socks that have been crossing my mind.

Happy looking!

Sunday, November 9, 2008

All-consuming SASE passion

This relates to organization because I wanted to get rid of all of my backlog of ancient stamp amounts and I decided to use them by sending away for all of those game codes via SASE; I think it scratched a strange shopping itch at the same time.

I cannot say that I have become a winner of vast amounts of prizes-think Price is Right style excess (a new car!), but it does feel purposeful and I have enjoyed my Pepsi points and I know I shouldn't admit it, but the Coke points too-nothing ever came from drinking an actual Coke though, they were all fruit related-Fanta and Minute Maid-ha!

Other stamp uses include:
more letters to grandparents
rogue holiday notes
coupons to the masses

That's it, I need more uses, and have now noticed I need more stamps, ha!