02.19.08
Posted in Accessories, Gifts, Small Leathergoods, Wallets at 6:23 am by Deb Savvy
It’s got everything a great wallet needs – and more. Tri-fold frame wallet 4″ high, 8 1/4″ wide, 1″ deep. Paisley print fabric lining. Double magnetic snap closure. Outer frame coin pocket – a total necessity. Multiple credit card slots – also a necessity. ID window. Inner zip pocket – nice bonus. Antique brass hardware. 100% vintage leather.
Women: Hobo International Rachel – Maple 
$120 at Piperlime 
. Free shipping; free returns.
Also available in black and ivory.
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02.01.08
Posted in Accessories, Art, Elegant Gifts, Gallery Shopping, Gifts, Gifts under $100, Original Designs, Scarves, Style Watch, Unique Items, Valentines for Her at 2:43 am by Deb Savvy
If you’re looking for a gift that’s sure to be remembered and treasured, here’s something perfect.
Hand painted silk scarves from New England Mercantile Group, LLC. Each one is an original work of art. They are offering special pricing in honor of Valentine’s Day. 15″ x 70″ oblong and 35″ square silk scarves are currently reduced $20 to $89.
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01.30.08
Posted in Coupon Codes, Discounts, Gifts, Limited Time Offers, Personalized Gifts at 4:08 am by Deb Savvy
They don’t issue such a generous coupon offer very often, so now’s the time to shop and save on all things personalized.
Promotion: 20% off $60 or more.
Code: AF0802
Start: 01/29/08
End: 02/08/08
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01.23.08
Posted in Books, Gifts, Valentines for Her, Valentines for Him at 4:55 am by Deb Savvy
Don’t overlook the bookstores next time you’re shopping for a gift for your sweetheart. There are actually quite a few wonderful gift ideas in those stacks. And no, I’m not suggesting you grab the latest pulp fiction best seller off the paperback list. Like any terrific gift – the best book gifts are personally significant and just a tad indulgent.
Perhaps a history of Harley Davidson for a motorcycle enthusiast. Or a book of vintage couture fashion photographs for a designer diva. The collected works of a favorite painter. The art and architecture of a favorite city.
Think outside the box and you’re sure to come up with something personal and truly perfect. Don’t be afraid to look at used and out-of-print items. Most art books and so-called coffee table books are published in relatively limited editions and are remaindered out of the big book superstores quite quickly.
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01.19.08
Posted in Chocolate, Ecofriendly Shopping, Flowers, Gifts, Organic Products, Shopping Tips, Valentines for Her, Valentines for Him at 5:13 am by Deb Savvy
It’s a best bet for organic flowers, natural and organic chocolates and greener, ecofriendly gifts for Valentine’s Day and just about any other occasion. Find it all at Organic Bouquet 
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01.16.08
Posted in Art Glass, Crystal and Glass, Flowers, Gifts, Valentines for Her at 9:47 pm by Deb Savvy
I spent most of the day yesterday shopping. Bricks and mortar shopping. I like to do that every once in a while – even though I actually really dislike shopping in stores unless I absolutely must OR am on vacation somewhere wonderful. Anyway, in order to be a savvy online shopper, it’s important to see what’s in the stores and to see what kind of sales there are.
Not much to report, actually. Lots of everything is on sale, of course. It is January, after all. The only thing I saw that rocked my world were some really lovely arty glass vases from Fitz and Floyd 
. They were on sale and I was very tempted. Something kept me from buying and for that I’m grateful. I surfed directly over to the source and what do you know – better selection and better prices. As usual. That’s what I get for leaving the house.
If you’re planning on gifting flowers for Valentine’s Day this year – or for any other occasion – consider kicking your gift up a notch with the gift of a beautiful glass vase. Select a hand tied bouquet and poof. You’ve got a pretty terrific gift that shows much more thought and planning than a bouquet in one of those florist vases.
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01.13.08
Posted in Bargain Hunting, Clearance Sales, Electronics, Gadgets, Gifts, Gifts for Guys, Gifts for Travelers, Practical Gifts at 12:30 am by Deb Savvy
Or how much you might save. It’s the annual Brookstone.com 
Clearance Sale. Save up to 70% on everything from practical gifts, travel gear and gadgets to cameras and digital photography gear, home decor, electronic toys and more. Sale continues through 1/31/2008.
And there’s more! Check out these current coupon offers from special promotions from Brookstone.com:
If these offers have expired, click here for updated information.
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01.04.08
Posted in Accessories, Clearance Sales, Clothing, Denim, Department Stores, Discounts, Gifts, Home Decor, Jeans, Menswear, Sweaters, Teens and Tweens, Womenswear at 4:35 am by Deb Savvy
If you aren’t a longtime fan of Urban Outfitters already, this will certainly bring you to the fold. From now through Monday, the sale’s on sale with all previously reduced merchandise discounted an EXTRA 25%.
No coupon code required. Discount will automatically appear in your shopping cart. Orders over $150 ship for free. Ends at Midnight EST on Monday 1/7/2008. See Urban Outfitters for details.
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Posted in Easy Gifting, Gifts, Silver Jewelry, Valentines for Her at 1:52 am by Deb Savvy
For quick and easy gift shopping take a surf over to SilverKnot.com.
Silver jewelry. Elegant gifts. For any occasion or no occasion at all.
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12.18.07
Posted in Garden Decor, Gardening, Gifts, Holiday Decorations, Outdoor Decor at 2:54 am by Deb Savvy
And some special savings, too. Shop at Gardener’s Supply before Midnight EST on 12/18/2007 for Christmas Delivery with standard shipping. The expedited shipping deadline is 11 AM EST on 12/22/2007.
It’s a Secret Santa Sale and we’re in on the secret! Click through the link above to save 15% on any order of $25 or more. No coupon code required. Ends 12/25/2007.
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Posted in Chocolate, Coffee, Gifts, International Foods, Jewelry Storage, Kosher, Shopping Tips at 2:20 am by Deb Savvy
Or someone else’s… If you’ve ever been to Costa Rica or Peru, you might have even been lucky enough to visit a coffee plantation. And if you’re a true coffee fiend, you know that nothing comes even close to the that brew of freshly roasted plantation heaven. And now you can enjoy a taste of that heaven every single day with fabulous exotic estate blends of the plantations of Costa Rica and Peru from Cafe Britt
.
Unlike the options at some boutique roasters, all Cafe Britt coffees are available ground or whole bean. They’ve got organic coffees and region exclusive blends. All of their gourmet coffees are roasted, packaged and shipped fresh. They’ve also got chocolates, nuts and other treats – many featuring coffee and coffee beans, others perfect for enjoying with a great cup of coffee. They’ve even got a small selection of lovely craft items from Costa Rica, including some surprisingly well priced handmade exotic wood jewelry boxes.
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12.17.07
Posted in Easy Gifting, Gifts, Gifts for Kids, Organization, Practical Gifts, Shopping Tips, Sporting Goods, Toys at 3:33 am by Deb Savvy
Tick tock. Just a few more shopping days left. Now’s the time to make the most of every minute you spend shopping. When it’s cold outside, add warmth inside with a wide selection of decor, gifts, kids products and organizational items from Lillian Vernon!
Find something perfect for everyone on your list. From warm weather gear to playthings sure to warm up the winter fun, they’ve got it all. Hats. Scarves. Gloves. Electric Blankets. Toasty throws. Fireplace gear. Sleds and tubes. Complete Snowman wardrobes. Electric ice scrapers and other winter driving accessories. And more…
It’s a one stop winter shopping wonderland!
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12.14.07
Posted in Gifts, Holiday Decorations, Home Decor, Limited Time Offers, Music, Unusual Gifts, Watches at 6:53 am by Deb Savvy
No, it’s not too late to find the perfect gift of music. And it’s not too late to get a great deal, either. Woodwind & Brasswind
is currently featuring 50% off all musical gifts in stock. Choose from a huge selections of special gifts for musicians including unique and unusual instruments, books, CD’s, home decor, musically themed holiday items, apparel, watches & clocks, sculpture & wall art and more.
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12.12.07
Posted in Department Stores, Ecofriendly Shopping, Gifts at 6:02 am by Deb Savvy
You’ll find a world of ecofriendly gift ideas galore at UncommonGoods
.
From the recycled and reclaimed to the natural and organic. Decorative items, apparel, accessories, jewelry, toys and loads of things that simply can’t be categorized.
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12.11.07
Posted in Gallery Shopping, Gifts, International Shopping, Unique Items at 8:40 am by Deb Savvy
No, I’m not talking about Gucci boots, although they certainly would qualify. I’m thinking more about handmade ceramics, fine papergoods, boutique lotions and potions, gourmet foods, small leathergoods, marble and stone work, glassware and more – all those things you’d pick up as gifts if you were shopping in Florence. And now Florence has come to you.
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12.10.07
Posted in Coupon Codes, Department Stores, Easy Gifting, Elegant Gifts, Flowers, Gift Baskets, Gifts, Shopping Tips at 6:13 am by Deb Savvy
There’s nothing wrong with wanting to make your holiday shopping as easy as possible. And it doesn’t make you a bad person. As long as your gifts are good, everyone’s happy. No one will really know or even think about how much time you spent shopping. When you send something FABULOUS with almost no effort at all – that doesn’t make you lazy. That makes you smart.
If you’re looking for the easiest possible gifting this season, my top recommendation to you would be RedEnvelope. They’ve got exquisite gifts at every possible price point and for every possible recipient and occasion. And a search engine that helps you search by all three. In addition to their own lovely gifts, the site is a one stop shop for only the best of the world when it comes to edibles, gift baskets, flowers, fruit, exotic houseplants and the like. Nothing could be easier! You can do all your holiday shopping in one place. Each item you choose will be truly exceptional sure to thrill the recipient. Best of all, you can be confident that your sloth will never be suspected!
Shop RedEnvelope’s Holiday Gift Guide TODAY and take $15 off orders of $60 or more. Use coupon: PFXTIER. Expires 12/10/2007. They don’t issue coupon codes very often so take advantage of this special opportunity. Orders over $100 ship free through 12/31/2007. If either of these special offers have expired, click here for updated information.
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12.09.07
Posted in Activewear, Ecofriendly Shopping, Gifts, Giving Back, Organic Products, Workout Gear, Yoga and Pilates at 7:31 am by Deb Savvy
Whether shopping for your own yoga gear or looking for a gift for a yoga loving friend, you can have your gear and give back, too when you shop at The Y Catalog. And it doesn’t stop at yoga gear either. Activewear. Jewelry. Gifts. Home Decor. Beautiful, interesting, unusual and ecofriendly things that you won’t find anywhere else. 10% of every purchase goes to global charitable causes.
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Posted in Boots, Gifts, Gifts for Guys, Hard to Find Items, Men's Shoes, Shoes, Walking Shoes at 1:51 am by Deb Savvy
The gift of slippers is such a cliche, isn’t it? All those old movies and TV shows with Mom and Dad opening slippers next to the Christmas tree. Well not such a cliche anymore. Not since Uggs entered the picture. The gift of slippers has returned. Rising like a Phoenix from its own ashes. Everyone wants Ugg slippers. Even if they already have a pair.
And if you’re looking for Ugg slippers, look no further than TheWalkingCompany.com 
.
And it doesn’t stop at slippers, either. They’ve got a HUGE selection of Uggs and even call themselves the Worlds Largest Ugg Shop – claiming to have every style, every color and every size. Wow! That’s a lot of Uggs!
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12.08.07
Posted in Cameras, Computers, Electronics, Gadgets, Gifts, Photography, Practical Gifts at 11:01 pm by Deb Savvy
Looking for a ‘can’t go wrong’ gift? Why not delight them with digital? The gift of digital photography is sure to please. A camera is a great choice for someone like me who doesn’t have one and is also a great choice for anyone on your list with an older, larger and less efficient digital camera. And for anyone you know who already has a terrific camera and uses it all the time, the accessory options are endless. Printers, digital frames and photo albums. There are even special printing products that allow the user to print sepia toned prints on textured archival quality papers – perfect for that amateur Avedon on your list.
When it comes to the world of digital photography, look no further than RitzCamera.com 
. You’ll find every thing imaginable, and loads of things you can’t even imagine! In addition to everyday low pricing, free shipping on orders over $100 and no sales tax to most states – they’ve include the inside scoop on all manufacturer’s rebates right in each product description for maximum savings. Tip: RitzCamera.com , CameraWorld.com 
, and WolfCamera.com 
are actually three different arms of the same company. If you find that your order will be taxable from one of the sites, go to one of the others. They’ve got the same products and same pricing. Sales tax rules vary by state but generally relate to whether or not a merchant has a bricks and mortar store in the state to which the items will be delivered. Thought you’d want to know.
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Posted in Books, Collecting, Gifts, Gifts for Fans, Great Ideas, Shopping Tips, Unusual Gifts at 8:19 am by Deb Savvy
If you’re shopping for one of those people who really does have everything, you know how hard it can be. Think outside the box year and inside the pages. Instead of adding to the ‘everything’ that he or she already has, pay tribute to it (or some part of it, anyway) with a beautiful book. Collectors always enjoy unusual books and catalogs featuring the objects of their desire – and a topical book always shows that you’ve put a lot of personal thought into your gift.
If there’s a brand new book that’s appropriate, that’s great. But if there isn’t – no worries. Find something unusual and out of print – your gift will have much more meaning. For some people, an older and more obscure book could be a better choice. A used book is just fine if it’s older and out of print and that’s all you can find. Again, sometimes even better. Be specific. Find something that pays homage to what the recipient loves most. Maybe that book from the Guggenheim exhibit The Art of the Motorcycle for a Harley Davidson enthusiast. Or the catalog from the Met’s Ferragamo show, The Art of the Shoe, for a Manolo addict. How about a book of historical photos of their home town or alma mater? Or a photo history of the die-hard fan’s beloved team. Get the idea?
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12.07.07
Posted in Fan Shop, Gifts, Memorabilia, Sports, Stocking Stuffers, Who We Are at 3:39 am by Deb Savvy
I can’t believe I am sitting down at my computer to write something about sports – but here I am! For those of you who are interested in the subject, I’m glad to have hit on something that brings you to my site. For those of you who are not, never fear, I can’t imagine I’ll be waxing poetic about the Superbowl when the time comes. The truth is I don’t really care about sports very much. If I attend a pro game of any kind, I’m generally more excited about the hot dogs than anything else. But when pushed for an answer, I will identify myself as a White Sox fan.
And I guess that I really am. I was raised by a die hard second generation Sox fan who had no doubt that his children would grow up to be die hard third generation Sox fans. “No daughter of mine will ever set foot in Wrigley Field” was something I heard regularly from my father when I was growing up. The burglar alarm code in our childhood home was “1959″. Why? Need you ask? The year the Sox won the pennant! In my adult life I have generally remained ignorant of the events of baseball season - with the single possible exception of the game schedule’s impact on traffic. Until 2005, that is. No, I am not a fair weather, jump on the bandwagon poser fan. But I found myself inexplicably drawn to the Sox that summer. By July, I was hooked. By August, I was obsessed. I knew all the players’ numbers and posiitions. I watched every inning of every post season game. I screamed and yelled. I jumped up and down. Halfway through the playoffs, I lost my voice. I rearranged all my televisions for the World Series. I invited people over for nearly every game and served a full buffet of stadium foods every night. I cried when they won. World Series Champions. I cried a lot. I was a true Sox fan.
As all this was happening, I kept making comments to myself like: This is so weird. Why are you so into this? You hate sports on television. And then – why are you crying? The morning after it was all over I understood why. I found myself compelled to bring a pennant to the cemetery for my Dad. And I wasn’t alone. There were loads of other people there doing the same thing. As I’m sure there are each fall, in the home town of the new World Champions.
I learned to love the Game that year. I loved the Game for my Dad. Because he didn’t get to see it. I loved it the way he would have. I loved it like it was in my blood. Because it is. Since then I find myself attracted to Sox memorabilia and logowear. I used to think that kind of stuff was silly. Now I get it. It’s part of who I am. It’s where I come from. If you know someone who was raised in a family of fans and are stumped for a gift, consider the gift of childhood fandom. Coffee mugs and pens make great stocking stuffers and have the bonus of practicality. Many teams even offer licensed items featuring past logos, just like way back when… Tickets are a great choice, especially if you plan on going to the game, too. And especially if the team in question is doing well. And even if the’re not. Win or lose, what ever you choose, the gift of retro-fandom is sure to strike a sweet, nostalgic chord with the recipient.
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12.02.07
Posted in Business Gifts, Ecofriendly Shopping, Gifts, Giving Back, Great Ideas, Living Gifts, Sympathy and Condolence, Thank You Gifts at 1:25 am by Deb Savvy
Here’s a great way to help improve our environment, and a wonderful way to remember friends, colleagues and clients during the holiday season. Treegivers.com 
plants trees as part of the reforestation efforts in all 50 states. And you can have want planted in honor of anyone you choose – for any occasion.
The gift of a living tree will be remembered for a lifetime. Each gift tree from Treegivers.com includes the tree (planted in a state of your choosing), an 8″ x 10″ Certifiate of Planting along with a handwritten card. This year, the gift of a living tree would be particularly fitting for anyone impacted by the devastating fires in California.
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12.01.07
Posted in Department Stores, Designer Accessories, Designer Handbags, Designer Menswear, Designer Shoes, Designer Womenswear, Designer and Luxury, Elegant Gifts, Fine Jewelry, Fine Watches, Gifts, International Shopping, Jewelry, Sunglasses, Unique Items, Watches at 9:51 am by Deb Savvy
Who wouldn’t love a little something from the dream loft?
And best of all, luxury’s never been quite this affordable.
If this coupon code has expired, click here for updated information.
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Posted in Computers, Electronics, Gadgets, Gifts, Great Ideas, Music, Phones, Tech Stuff at 5:59 am by Deb Savvy
Oh my god! I can’t even believe how passionately I am in love with my new iPhone. First of all, let me make it clear that I am totally NOT a gadget person. I could barely work my cell phone or my PDA. I even had trouble operating my iPod mini. The truth is, I probably would never have even dared to try an iPhone – I’d have been scared to death at operating such an integrated device. Oh was I wrong! I was a lucky, lucky girl this year and actually received my new 8 gig iPhone as a birthday gift last month.
Within minutes of removing it from the box, the phone was up and running with my same phone number and all of my contacts, calendars and mail accounts were synchronized from my Outlook file. Now I’m an iPhone pro – I watch YouTube videos on the subway, check e-mail in elevators and I’ve even created my own custom ringtones. I’m currently answering to Tom Petty’s classic ‘I Need to Know’! Every time I connect the phone to my computer, all my contacts, e-mail accounts, music, videos – EVERYTHING – is automatically synchronized. I never knew that my electronic life could be this fabulous. And now, instead of having three devices in my purse – I only need one. I’m in iPhone heaven. Purchase an 8GB iPhone for just $399 
and shop the entire world of iPhone Accessories 
at the Apple Store 
. Whether you need a new phone or not. Whether you’re shopping for yourself or looking for an awesome gift for someone really lucky! No matter the reason. Go iPhone. Just do it. Trust me. Life could not possibly be better. Get free ground shipping on all orders over $50! 
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11.20.07
Posted in Coupon Codes, Ecofriendly Shopping, Gifts, Organic Products, Shopping Tips at 2:52 am by Deb Savvy
From cozy fireside throws to apparel, lingerie, sleepwear, bed linens, towels, home decor, stationery and so much more - made of ecofriendly materials like organic cotton and bamboo, recycled silk and paper…. They’ve got it all.
Consider Gaiam your green gifting headquarters this holiday season. Get $10 off orders over $50. Use code: AP6P at checkout. Offer expires 12.31.07.
Click here for more coupon codes and special offers from Gaiam.
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