Category Archives: Deals

Craigslist Crickets

Posted on June 1, 2008 by Mandie

Where have all the Craigslisters gone? I never thought I would say this, but I miss my low-ball offers and off-the-wall emails from professional scam artists looking to “take that off your hands right away” for about 50% of the … Continue reading →

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Deal Alert – Free McDonald’s Chicken Sandwich on 5/15

Posted on May 14, 2008 by Mandie

Tomorrow, May 15th, 2008 – McDonald’s is starting a new promotion for their Southern Style Chicken Sandwich and will be offering a free sandwich with the purchase of a medium or large drink – coffee for breakfast sandwich and a … Continue reading →

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Call It Karma

Posted on May 2, 2008 by Mandie

In a feat of Craigslist wizardry, and perhaps a healthy pinch of old-fashioned good luck, I was able to pull of the Craigslist barter caper of the century this afternoon. I had spoken to a friendly gentleman earlier this week … Continue reading →

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Free Beer?

Posted on May 2, 2008 by Mandie

I received my most recent secret shopper assignment this morning via an ultra-classified and top secret messaging portal not well known to most frequenters of the inter-webs, Gmail. In its cryptic message it described a plot in which, I, the … Continue reading →

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Rice Cooker

Posted on April 23, 2008 by Mandie

I finally found a world-class rice cooking device that met both my qualifications for price and Butterfinger’s standards for perfection. Now we will be able to cook rice the proper way instead of ingesting the instant stuff they mistakenly call … Continue reading →

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