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I just got back from New York last night so this is a bit of a light post. But it is Monday and there's always The Duplex.
Showing posts with label Woot. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Woot. Show all posts
Monday, April 6, 2015
Easter Monday
Last week, Woot had sneakers. Men's sneakers. I was surprised but I know my next purchase will be a little more flamboyant than what I just bought. I won't be buying these Pumas though. They only come in medium widths.
I just got back from New York last night so this is a bit of a light post. But it is Monday and there's always The Duplex.
I just got back from New York last night so this is a bit of a light post. But it is Monday and there's always The Duplex.
Friday, March 27, 2015
Lifetime Supply
I often wear a tank or camisole under my shirt. I like to grab one that more-or-less matches the shirt of the day.
My preference is for a cami. If it's possible to see through the shirt, I go with a tank.
I have quite a number of each, including about a half-dozen white tanks to go with shirts with a white base (like many of my striped shirts). Some of the tanks are questionable but there are two reasons I wear them anyway:
1. no-one notices
2. if they do, I don't care.
Questionable includes racerback or v-necks or other feminine touches to what's really a stolen undershirt.
But thanks to "Woot Accessories," I have picked up two separate packs of Things To Wear Under My Shirt.
One is a pack of ten stretchy "one size" camis in a variety of colours. The other is a dozen tanks in a dozen colours.
I think I won't be shopping for camisoles or hunting for tanks I can grudgingly wear for a long time.
On a related note, socks, especially girl socks, have a limited life. I picked up a dozen pair of Esprit socks from Daily Steals to replace socks that are starting to succomb to the escape attempts of my toes. For the most part, they're more girl-ish than girl (pastel patterns vs, say, hearts) which is what I'm usually looking for.
This won't be a lifetime supply, but I'm probably good for a year.
Each of these collections was under $30.
I have a decent supply of panties, picked up at various places. Panties are harder because they need to fit really well. Unless I find one of my known good panties, I wouldn't buy in bulk.
My only remaining problem is convincing myself that I don't want to go shopping for panties, socks, and camisoles.
My preference is for a cami. If it's possible to see through the shirt, I go with a tank.
I have quite a number of each, including about a half-dozen white tanks to go with shirts with a white base (like many of my striped shirts). Some of the tanks are questionable but there are two reasons I wear them anyway:
1. no-one notices
2. if they do, I don't care.
Questionable includes racerback or v-necks or other feminine touches to what's really a stolen undershirt.
But thanks to "Woot Accessories," I have picked up two separate packs of Things To Wear Under My Shirt.
One is a pack of ten stretchy "one size" camis in a variety of colours. The other is a dozen tanks in a dozen colours.
I think I won't be shopping for camisoles or hunting for tanks I can grudgingly wear for a long time.
On a related note, socks, especially girl socks, have a limited life. I picked up a dozen pair of Esprit socks from Daily Steals to replace socks that are starting to succomb to the escape attempts of my toes. For the most part, they're more girl-ish than girl (pastel patterns vs, say, hearts) which is what I'm usually looking for.
This won't be a lifetime supply, but I'm probably good for a year.
Each of these collections was under $30.
I have a decent supply of panties, picked up at various places. Panties are harder because they need to fit really well. Unless I find one of my known good panties, I wouldn't buy in bulk.
My only remaining problem is convincing myself that I don't want to go shopping for panties, socks, and camisoles.
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Snooze = Lose
Woot.com has one deal a day. They sell until they're gone and then they stop until the next day. Since I started checking them out, they've added "side deals" which I ignore (hey ~ life's too short to track every deal).
They now also have several short-lived deals below the main one, in different categories. I rarely look at those and when I have looked, they haven't been interesting.
But I did one day last week and they had a good many dresses. There were three that I loved ($15 each!) but I didn't want to get all three, even at that price. It said the deal expires in two days or when they sell out.
I waited too long, and now I have none.
Since then, I've checked out those deals but they haven't been interesting.
They now also have several short-lived deals below the main one, in different categories. I rarely look at those and when I have looked, they haven't been interesting.
But I did one day last week and they had a good many dresses. There were three that I loved ($15 each!) but I didn't want to get all three, even at that price. It said the deal expires in two days or when they sell out.
I waited too long, and now I have none.
Since then, I've checked out those deals but they haven't been interesting.
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Daily Deals
I check Woot and DailySteals and Giveaway Of The Day (and Femulate and A Perfect Luv and Reflected Wisdom [which NEVER changes, Liz] and Raising My Rainbow and Gwen and Jessica and a host of other ladies). I haven't checked out any of the other local/daily deal sites like Groupon or Amazon Local yet.
But I found out about a couple that bear a second look and I'll add them to my daily list and see if they live up to their potential.
The first is ShoePrivee. They have a shoe deal a day. You tell it your size and it shows you today's deal in that size. My problems:
* shoe sizes only go up to 12, which may not work for some of my readers, and they don't specify widths. I need 11W, or 10-1/2W.
* you have to register and log in.
* the shoes I've seen so far are uniformly outrageous. I want everyday shoes.
The second is Cheap Undies. I've only been there once so far. They change their featured deal at noon Eastern time (that's generally GMT-5.0 for the rest of the world). They feature one men's and one women's underwear item a day. The featured women's set was nothing I'd buy, but there's also a "last chance deals" link which had bras for as little as $5.
As I said, I'll keep checking. And I'll check out ideeli while I'm at it.
One little trick that I use: I bookmarked all of my "daily" sites and open them in a single Firefox window. I usually have several Firefox windows open, each with way too many tabs. Once or twice a day, I go to my daily sites window and right-click on a tab. Firefox has a "reload all tabs" feature. One click and everything's up to date.
And if you have not seen Raising My Rainbow, you must check it out. It's the ongoing story of a "gender nonconforming" boy being raised to be himself by an incredibly loving and articulate mom. Must read. I'm going back to day one now and I am loving this story.
And a note to Anonymous: I appreciate your comment on Weekend Update. I can't edit it, but I can't post it with the f-word in it. If you'd like to self-edit and resubmit....
But I found out about a couple that bear a second look and I'll add them to my daily list and see if they live up to their potential.
The first is ShoePrivee. They have a shoe deal a day. You tell it your size and it shows you today's deal in that size. My problems:
* shoe sizes only go up to 12, which may not work for some of my readers, and they don't specify widths. I need 11W, or 10-1/2W.
* you have to register and log in.
* the shoes I've seen so far are uniformly outrageous. I want everyday shoes.
The second is Cheap Undies. I've only been there once so far. They change their featured deal at noon Eastern time (that's generally GMT-5.0 for the rest of the world). They feature one men's and one women's underwear item a day. The featured women's set was nothing I'd buy, but there's also a "last chance deals" link which had bras for as little as $5.
As I said, I'll keep checking. And I'll check out ideeli while I'm at it.
One little trick that I use: I bookmarked all of my "daily" sites and open them in a single Firefox window. I usually have several Firefox windows open, each with way too many tabs. Once or twice a day, I go to my daily sites window and right-click on a tab. Firefox has a "reload all tabs" feature. One click and everything's up to date.
And if you have not seen Raising My Rainbow, you must check it out. It's the ongoing story of a "gender nonconforming" boy being raised to be himself by an incredibly loving and articulate mom. Must read. I'm going back to day one now and I am loving this story.
And a note to Anonymous: I appreciate your comment on Weekend Update. I can't edit it, but I can't post it with the f-word in it. If you'd like to self-edit and resubmit....
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