Friday, November 23, 2007

Claiming This Blog on Technorati

I was reading Frugal Franny's blog the other day and she had her blogs registered at Technorati. Seemed worthwhile to do. I just have to do a post so that when they 'spider' (like a google crawl), they have proof that I own this blog. Anyways, check out Technorati and Frugal Franny.
My profile is in the link below (I haven't really set much up on it yet).

Technorati Profile

Thursday, November 22, 2007

Hammermill Paper only $1.99 / Ream at Office Depot (Through 11/26)

Handling the accounting and purchasing at the office, I know a good price on copy paper. Our temperamental copier does best with the Hammermill brand. Haven't seen it lower than $2 per ream in a long time.

Offer ends 11/26/07.

Update...Bummer...looks like they cancelled the deal.

Hammermill(R) Tidal Copy Paper

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Black Friday - Avoid the Chaos - Shop On-line at Buy.com

Buy.com will be having many promotions and great deals on-line for both Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Much better use of your time to find the deals in the comfort of your own home.


Black Friday at Buy.com

Black Friday Chaos - 6AM, 5AM and Now 4AM Sale Starts

Okay...the 6AM store opening for Black Friday sales is earlier than I really need to shop. They've taken it one step further now. I saw an ad for Old Navy; their stores will be opening for their Black Friday sale at 5AM. Even worse...Kohl's is going to let you get a bright and early start at 4AM. Is there really anything we need so badly that we'd be willing to give up sleep and time with our families to get up at 3AM to make it to the store for 4AM (because you know by 4:05 the specials will be sold out).

Shop on-line! A lot of stores are doing on-line specials. It's time to put an end to this commercial madness!

Wine Spectator Top 100 Wine List of 2007

Something interesting to review for the holidays. Value is one of the four criteria that they evaluated the wines on (other three are: availability, quality and X-Factor or wow factor). Most of them on the list are pretty pricey and admittedly out of my price range; but there are a few that are under $20 which I can get myself to splurge on (especially for special occasions).

Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2007

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Free Downloadable Business and Legal Forms at Docstoc.com

I just set up an account for myself at Docstoc.com because I needed to find a Non-Compete agreement for the office. It's kind of an interesting site, but take it with a grain of salt. This is a community site for sharing business and legal forms/documents. If you're in a critical situation, you're going to want legal expertise. For a form to cover your butt in a hurry, though, it's worth perusing.

Black Friday Chaos - Target TV Commercial

From my previous post, you know that I'm not a big fan of Black Friday shopping. When the stores put up ads encouraging the mayhem, it doesn't help me to warm up to the whole idea.

Last night I saw a television commercial for Target. The commercial involved an animated person pushing a shopping cart. Although it wasn't really pushing the shopping cart, it was running with it and grabbing various things (I think it's dog was one of them) and throwing them in the cart.

Is this what the holiday season is about? I'm very disappointed in Target for running such an ad. I've always liked shopping at Target because it's not as commercial (in your face, store aisles packed with product) as the other '-mart'.

Once again, I will keep my productivity level up and avoid this shopping mess on Friday.

Update...
Now the ad is on MSN...ya can't avoid the hype!

Monday, November 19, 2007

Selection of DVD's As Low As $3.75 at Buy.com Through 11/26/07

Buy.com has a selection of 146 DVD's on sale through 11/26/07 for as low as $3.75. There are a bunch of noteworthy titles even at the $3.75 price point. Shipping is free if you spend $25 or more.

DVD's As Low As $3.75 at Buy.com

Get Organized In 2008: Brother PT-1280 Label Maker Only $15.39 at Buy.com

I use one of these Brother PT series label makers at the office. They work great and I recommend them to everyone for home or office use.
This model at Buy.com is only $15.39 (No Rebates!)and includes Free Shipping.

Brother P-Touch PT-1280 Label Maker

Black Friday Deals - Sorry Not My Thing

I know this blog is all about finding great deals and saving money. One exception for me, though, are the so called 'Black Friday' deals. If I find an outstanding deal that you can try to buy on-line that day...great, I'll share that. You won't catch me running from store to store at 6am trying to find that ultimate deal (which I'm sure the store only has limited stock of). Black Friday happens because the customer allows it to happen...maybe if we don't buy into the lure of Black Friday, Christmas shopping season may be a month long period of great deals instead of just one day.

Therefore, my one-man stand is to avoid the whole thing. I've gotten burned a couple times doing this, so I'm going to tag this post under 'productivity' because I think your time could be much better spent.

I just hope that after posting this I don't get lured into the mayhem;-)

Happy Thanksgiving!