It amuses me when companies don’t really think through their promotions. I received an email today from a stock photography company trying to encourage new orders with the following deal: Spend $100+ in a single order and get a $10 Amazon voucher Spend $500+ in a single order and get a $25 Amazon voucher Spend [...]
Read More >>Orville Redenbacher is bribing you to sign up for their new newsletter: sign up and get a “rent one, get one free” coupon at Blockbuster. Not that great of a deal, but handy if you’re already in the habit of renting movies at Blockbuster. Do note, though, that this is very ambiguously labeled “And for [...]
Read More >>I recently stumbled across Menu Plan Monday and have decided to (attempt to) participate in it on a regular basis. I’m always extolling the virtues of meal planning, but I’d say I actually get around to it only every couple of weeks. It only works if you do it, so this is me, doing it. [...]
Read More >>I just got an email announcing that Brita is now making water filters for refrigerators. It looks like they make them for most brands and models, and to help kick off the sales, they’re offering a $10 rebate on Brita fridge filters purchased at Sears. I’m not positive this is a good deal (because I [...]
Read More >>It is an Apple-crazy week in my house. I’ve been thinking about getting a Mac mini for some time now (for my business), and the time came quite clearly when Daniel’s motherboard died last week. It’s old enough that it can’t be cheaply replaced, so we’re going to do a bit of a computer shuffle, [...]
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