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shh
Citizen
Username: Shh
Post Number: 772
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 25, 2003 - 10:11 pm: |     |
I have discovered a few.
1. I got a wooden rocking horse for my toddler from redwagons.com. It's the same Radio Flyer one LLBean sells for $99, they had it for $67, plus I got a 10% off coupon and free shipping. It arrived today, I have to assemble it, but the worst part is that MY MOM wants to give it to the kid! Grrrrrr...
2. Zappos.com. I am totally addicted to shoes.
So is my husband. Free shipping.
3. Eshoesale.com. (and there's a link to a half off shoe site.) Free shipping on $20 or more. You might need to buy more than one pair though to reach that mark. (!!!) See #2 above.
Still lots more stuff to get, so any other website suggestions? |
Dave Ross
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Username: Dave
Post Number: 5762
Registered: 4-1998
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 25, 2003 - 10:24 pm: | |
I always seem to find good things at
http://www.bluefly.com/
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CFA
Citizen
Username: Cfa
Post Number: 997
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 26, 2003 - 4:03 am: | |
Shh, thanks for the websites. I too am addicted to shoes. The prices seemed a little high compared to what I'm used to paying. I got a pair of Bruno Magli on the clearance rack at Lord & Taylor for 99.00 (orig. 425.00) and last night at Macy's I got a pair of Kenneth Cole for 37.17 (orig 148.00). Both pairs plus tax, of course 
Tell your husband that Macy's is having a sale where they take 65% off original price plus a coupon for an additional 15%. |
shh
Citizen
Username: Shh
Post Number: 774
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 26, 2003 - 8:43 am: | |
We found good prices on Doc Martens and Clarks for him. Plus really funky Pro-keds I haven't seen anywhere else. Macy's always has steals, unfortunately I'm rarely w/o a child or two and it's tough to navigate the aisles there with a stroller.
I do need to get there for dress slacks for him though. That's much easier than shoes... |
CFA
Citizen
Username: Cfa
Post Number: 998
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 26, 2003 - 9:11 am: | |
Do you want me to volunteer to personal shop? |
shh
Citizen
Username: Shh
Post Number: 776
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 26, 2003 - 9:15 am: | |
MOL's version of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy?
Only if you can convince him to throw away all his ratty t-shirts first! (And if you can teach him to cook anything other than French Toast...) |
akl
Citizen
Username: Akl
Post Number: 52
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 26, 2003 - 2:38 pm: | |
sierratradingpost.com => closeouts, overstock, seconds on many top quality brands. Best for sports-related.
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greenetree
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Username: Greenetree
Post Number: 1840
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 26, 2003 - 4:09 pm: | |
SHH & CFA - you are on to something!!!! Shopping! Can I play????
Try www.martysshoes.com; they are associated with e-shoes, but shipping is FREE. And, if they don't fit, you can return them to any Marty's shoes, unworn. |
imacgrandma
Citizen
Username: Imacgrandma
Post Number: 185
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 26, 2003 - 4:34 pm: | |
My favorite web shopping sites are The Nature Conservancy, The Breast Cancer Fund, Doctors Without Borders, various symphony orchestras, USO Care packages, and the like. |
knak
Citizen
Username: Knak
Post Number: 35
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, November 27, 2003 - 12:26 am: | |
One of my favorites is linked to adoption sites, and offers some great, unusual, reasonable gifts from all over the world: Celebrate the Child
http://www.celebratechild.com
... small silk purses, ornaments, artwork (some but not all child-oriented), books focused on culture & language.
I've also found some great books (they also have computer software, music, etc) on http://half.ebay.com - including both new & "nearly new" - I guess there's a buyer beware about all the ebay offerings, but overall seems pretty reliable.
knak |
CFA
Citizen
Username: Cfa
Post Number: 999
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, November 27, 2003 - 6:10 am: | |
shh,
You don't even need the Fab 5. I can do it all. The only problem is that I don't have the budget that the Fab 5 has! 
Here's a sure way to get rid of those t-shirts. What you need to do is....go up to him when he's wearing one of those shirts, if there's a tiny pinhole in it, pull really hard. Now, the hole is bigger and it has to go in the trash. If there are no holes in it, make a little hole when you do the laundry. Just a little snip of a scissors will do. It works every time.
Also, I can teach him to cook fabulous meals in no time at all. I'm the male counterpart to Rachael Ray from 30 Minute Meals.
Happy Thanksgiving! |
lseltzer
Citizen
Username: Lseltzer
Post Number: 1933
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, November 27, 2003 - 6:45 am: | |
Check out Surprise.com, a directory site that does some very good narrowing down. |
bobk
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Username: Bobk
Post Number: 3933
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, November 27, 2003 - 6:51 am: | |
Greentree, the only problem with Marty's is they don't have my size. While this will probably cause CFA to howl since he seems to be in his QEFTSG mode., I am addicted to Rockport Worth Tours. 
CFA, the practice of shredding torn t-shirts was practiced at the college I attended many long years ago and was called "the Law of the Jungle". |
Cynicalgirl
Citizen
Username: Cynicalgirl
Post Number: 196
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, November 27, 2003 - 7:13 am: | |
http://www.bornintheussr.com
If anyone on your list is interested in Russia, culturally or politically, this kinda mom and pop web retailer is really good. Everything from the predictable nesting dolls, to wool shawls to Soviet memorabilia. T shirts, medals, you name it. It's a husband and wife (she's Russian) in Texas I think. Wonderful customer service. One year I was late, late, late and they wrapped, addressed, mailed and the whole thing. Not the most professional site in the world, but like I said, totally trustworthy and nice. |
sbenois
Citizen
Username: Sbenois
Post Number: 10476
Registered: 10-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, November 27, 2003 - 10:01 am: | |
The best deals:
http://www.slickdeals.net
http://www.fatwallet.com/
---> Brought to you by Sbenois Engineering LLC <-
Hey, it also wouldn’t look good coming out of a motel with your wife’s best friend saying you were just planning a surprise birthday party for her husband...- Arturo November '03
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shh
Citizen
Username: Shh
Post Number: 782
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, November 27, 2003 - 11:04 am: | |
CFA, he's lost many pairs of underwear like that! |
CFA
Citizen
Username: Cfa
Post Number: 1000
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, November 28, 2003 - 2:21 am: | |
Shh....you know I like you when I use my 1,000th post on you
Losing underwear like that can be fun!
Greenetree...you're always welcome to play. Can you marathon shop??? |
shh
Citizen
Username: Shh
Post Number: 783
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, November 28, 2003 - 6:07 pm: | |
Wow! 1k, congratulations!
He was SO embarrassed when I told him about the underwear comment. But then he reminded me how he brought 15 pairs of old underwear on our honeymoon in Greece and left them in garbage cans throughout the islands. His underwear seems to come up (in conversation of course) quite a bit.  |
CFA
Citizen
Username: Cfa
Post Number: 1001
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, November 28, 2003 - 7:35 pm: | |
It's funny you should say that. We just returned from an 18 day cruise and we met people who said that when they cruise, they take their old underwear and then just throw them out. I think that's a great idea. I'll do that next time. |
Colleen
Citizen
Username: Cbroderick
Post Number: 49
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Friday, November 28, 2003 - 10:02 pm: | |
For the kids on your list:
http://store.yahoo.com/playthingspastllc/
(and it's a fun site if you haven't visited memory lane recently) |
shh
Citizen
Username: Shh
Post Number: 784
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, November 29, 2003 - 10:35 am: | |
Unless of course you need to impress anyone with special underwear, I guess.
Ok, back to shopping...
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