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Tuesday, June 9, 2009
MLB.com, Home Depot among site’s top 10 deals of the week
Another good site for finding bargains is Savings.com.
The site has deals under the headings of “Member Favorites,” “Staff Favorites,” and “Popular Merchants,” as well as a way to search for deals on specific items.
Monday, the site did a roundup of their top 10 online deals for this week — June 8-13.
Among their findings:
20 percent off at MLB.com.
$10 off orders of $100 or more at Home Depot.
And 20 percent off at Spiegel.
The site noted that this top 10 deals will be a weekly feature, so look for more deals next week.
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Deals on Crystal Light at Meijer, Target
Like Crystal Light? These sales are for you.
Deals Team spotter Karen Baird has brought this little deal to our attention today: Crystal Light (in the 1.3- to 3.4-ounce canister) is on sale through Saturday, June 13, at Meijer.
The canisters, which each make 10 to 12 quarts, are “buy two, get two free.”
“When you purchase four canisters, you can receive a coupon at the checkout for $2 off your next shopping order,” Karen said. “The coupon expires two weeks from the date of issue.”
For more information on Meijer deals this week, visit the store’s Web site.
Of note as well is that on the Mommy Snacks Web site, you can get access to coupons for Crystal Light offering 2 for $2.
With $.99 Crystal Light On-the-Go (3 packs near the registers) on sale at Target and the coupon, you can get the Crystal Light for free.
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Spend $50, get $50 at Sears
Sears is having what it is calling a Father’s Day Apparel Rebate, offering $50 Rewards Cash toward a future purchase of men’s apparel when you buy $50 in men’s pants at Sears.
The offer started Saturday, June 7, and runs through Father’s Day, June 21. Rewards Cash can be redeemed between June 30 and Oct. 30.
There is a limit of one rebate per household and it is not valid with any other discounts (including associate discount).
Reward Cash valid only on men’s apparel and excludes Lands’ End Merchandise. The mail-in rebate must be postmarked by June 30.
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Wendy’s celebrating Father’s Day by helping foster children
Wendy’s is celebrating Father’s Day with a Frosty Weekend on June 20-21, and donating 50 cents from every Frosty sold to the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.
Also for dads, on Wendy’s Web site, children can create a free Frosty Card. Wendy’s will donate 25 cents from every Frosty Card made to the DTFA as well.
The DTFA was created by Wendy’s founder Dave Thomas, who was adopted as a child. The foundation raises money for children in the foster care system.
Another deal of note on the Wendy’s site, which is not related to the holiday directly but helps save money as most dad’s like, is the chance to get $1 off your next Wendy’s meal by signing up for WendyMail.
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Biting into Apple’s slicing of iPhone prices
The news Monday, June 8, that Apple had cut the prices of its iPhone to $99 was met with understandable excitement by those who hope to buy the cool gadget at a more accessible price.
It also was met with a few cautionary notes about how these new prices work for the iPhone 3G and the upgraded iPhone 3G S, and to whom they apply.
Wallet Pop notes that “the news isn’t all sunshine and unicorns.”
“Although Apple is selling the new iPhones for $199 or $299, and the press is already praising those prices as if they’re the Treaty of Versailles, they only apply if you don’t have an iPhone already. That price is bait for new customers. I’ve had one for six months, and Apple says I can’t have those low prices.”
Darren Murph of Engadget said: “If you’re midcontract on AT&T (with any phone), you’ll be asked to shell out a whopping $299 for one of these 8GB units or $399/$499 for the 16GB/32GB iPhone 3G S.”
“Frankly, that upgrade deal reeks compared to the offer that was passed along to those who upgraded from the iPhone to iPhone 3G (midcontract users paid the same as new/renewing contract users), but then again, the original iPhone was only sold in unsubsidized (and thus, crazy expensive) form.”
Dan Fost of the Chicago Tribune noted that:
“For AT&T customers who want to upgrade from another phone or replace an iPhone 3G, it comes at a cost: $499 (8 GB), $599 (16 GB) and $699 (32 GB) with a new two-year agreement, according to the company’s Web site (scroll to the bottom for these price notes).”
InformationWeek said the $99 price will likely boost sales, but noted that AT&T needs to lower its data service plan to entice buyers.
“The fact is, AT&T has to come down on the price of service,” analyst Ken Dulaney told InformationWeek.
So, just be aware that these new prices are good, but don’t apply to everyone. And, like any business, Apple is still concerned with its bottom line and will try to make up their profits somehow.
As Business Week’s Peter Burrows notes:
“But far from slashing prices willy nilly, Apple made targeted cuts (of iPhones and laptops) likely to help it win share without sacrificing the earnings gains that have powered an 80 percent increase in the stock price since mid-January.”
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Price not too high for healthy skin
While $10 may seem a bit steep for a single bottle of sunscreen, investing in a high-quality product that will do the best job possible is a worthwhile way to spend your money.
Daily use of sunscreen for you and your children is one of the most important self-care practices you can undertake, but tends to be one of the least practiced, even in the summer months.
After all, who needs sunscreen on a cloudy day? All of us do, regardless of skin tone, since, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation, up to 40 percent of the sun’s ultraviolet radiation reaches the earth on a cloudy day.
The sun’s rays, both UVA and UVB, do significant damage over a lifetime, most of which can be prevented with daily sunscreen use and extra care during especially sunny exposures.
Slathering on an ounce of sunscreen at a time (about a shot glass full, says the SCF) can help protect you from skin cancer and premature aging.
Look for combinations of barrier ingredients to ensure broad-spectrum protection. The best choices, the SCF says, contain combos of chemical barriers like avobenzone, PABA derivatives and salicylates paired with physical blocks like titanium dioxide or zinc oxide.
Since we’re all likely to forget to reapply every two hours as is recommended by the SCF (or know we should but don’t bother), many sun care manufacturers are now employing technology that allows avobenzone to last longer in the sun without breaking down.
Banana Boat’s new technology is called AvoTriplex, while Ocean Potion touts Solaplex. Aveeno’s version is called Continuous Protection with Active Photobarrier Complex, which takes longer to say than it does to apply.
La Roche-Posay Anthelios products (around $27; available only at CVS pharmacies) contains ecamsule, also known as Mexoryl SXTM, the most recently FDA-approved broad-spectrum sunscreen. Unlike avobenzone, Mexoryl SX is a photostable UV filter that protects against the entire UVA2 spectrum. The formulation in Anthelios products combines Mexoryl with avobenzone and octocrylene for stable, broad-spectrum coverage.
And if you’ve ever tried to apply sunscreen to the face of a wiggly, noncompliant child, try Ocean Potion’s Dab-on SpotStick. Its unique delivery system allows you to pat the liquid on via a spongy tip and it dries almost instantly, so there’s barely any time for complaining.
Sun protection without grousing at any price is a bargain, but for about $4, this little thing is sunscreen nirvana.
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