Archive for December, 2009

Posted on December 19, 2009 - by admin

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

Out of Gas Newsletter - Issue 66 December 20, 2009

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you.

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The snow is flying outside… I love snow, but this is a heavy snow and the power is flickering quite a bit - so that is the reason we’re sending this at 4 am.

We want to wish you a very Merry Christmas. We’re going to take some time off to spend with our family - hopefully you’ll be able to do the same. We’ll resume posting after the New Year (I’m a huge football fan and can’t wait - lots of great football).

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We’ve included for your enjoyment some links to articles that should help you enjoy the holidays a little more (at least that is our hope).

Fun things to do during the Christmas holidays.

You still have time to send greeting cards especially if you send them by email.

Here are some tips on [Sending Greeting Cards]

They say we may have some snow - here are some Fun things to do in the Snow.

Some more fun things to do / check out.

A neat site with a ton of things to do - http://www.northpole.com/

A nice place to go if you’re looking for some holiday related online games - http://akidsheart.com/holidays/christms/chgames.htm

Enjoy your weekend.

Posted on December 18, 2009 - by admin

Last Minute Gadget Gift Ideas

Below are some great Gadget gift ideas.

1. From Amazon a nice flashlight. $4.75 - as always ships free with Amazon Prime.

2. Cordless Keyboard and notebook stand from Buy.com. 20 bucks and ships free.

3. A tool pouch from Amazon for 12 bucks.

4. Wireless G-band router for 25 bucks from E-bay.

5. Professional Tool Pouch from Amazon - 12 bucks.

Some more resources:

Think Geek has about 160 + items on sale.

Posted on December 17, 2009 - by admin

Last Minute Christmas Gift ideas for Boys

Today we have some last minute gift ideas for boys.

1. Best Buy (sort prices low to high) has tons of Wireless Mice on sale - shipping is about six bucks (be careful some of the items has the shipping sold out - but you can still pick them up at a store).

2. If someone on your list enjoys Motorcycles - Tanga offers a one year subscription to Cycle World for $4.00. Use coupon dd1a to get that discount.

3.  Amazon offers many NFL team vortex footballs for $10 - find them here.

4. If you have an aspiring artist on your list (or someone that enjoys comics) the check out this software and save $35.00. Available  for $15 and ships free with Amazon prime.

5. Amazon is having a huge toy sale - many items 50% off (and more). This page will give you an assortment of ideas.

Tomorrow we’ll be finding some last minute gadget ideas for your Holiday shopping.

Posted on December 16, 2009 - by admin

Last minute Christmas Gift ideas for Girls

Here are some last minute Christmas gift ideas for girls. One note Amazon is having a huge sale on tons of different toys.

1. Amazon offers a 330 pc Princess Castle for $11.00.

2.From buy.com - a leather I-Phone case for $10 shipping is free.

3. Threadless is selling t-shirts for 10 bucks. Shipping is 5 bucks.

4. From Target - take half off the Sponge Bob Cool Mist Humidifier - 20 bucks.

5. Prepetual Calendar for $12  bucks - ships free with coupon “3G9262″ - you can find it here.

New more gift ideas for girls - here are about 100 or so gift ideas for girls (all on sale).

Posted on December 15, 2009 - by admin

Last Minute Christmas Gift Ideas for Men

Good Tuesday as promised we have some last minute Christmas gift ideas for men.

1. From Overstock comes a TV wall mount / bracket. Sells for about $25 and the shipping is free.

2. Help your man listen to his IPod while on the go with this FM Transmitter from Hand Held items. Sells for $20 , and ships for about 6 bucks.

3.  Got someone on your list that uses numbers a lot - this USB number pad will help them want to use their laptop. From 13 deals - sells for 6 bucks and ships for $3.

4. Like football around the new year, no one can ever have enough DVD-R’s. Here’s a hundred pack from buy.com for 20 bucks with free shipping.

5. Reading material can’t get much cheaper when you can buy Car and Driver for $4 / year from Tanga. Use coupon “ea66″ to get your discount.

Posted on December 14, 2009 - by admin

Last Minute Christmas Gifts for Women

Today we give you 5 last minute Christmas gifts for the ladies in your life.

1. Amazon has a nice cutting board / box to keep your knives from Wolfgang Puck for $5.00 - saves you about $40. You can find those here.

2. A nice faux pearl set from Jewelry Under $100 - the price is $8 bucks - shipping is - $5. Find them here.

3. Nice women’s slippers from Amazon to keep her feet warm and toasty. Most are below $20 - all are on sale. You can find the slippers here.

4. Use coupon code “3013598″ for free shipping. Clogs are on sale at LL Bean. For $8.

5. Fleece is on sale at Sears - a nice selection for less than 20 bucks. Here they are.

Posted on December 13, 2009 - by admin

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Posted on December 12, 2009 - by admin

12 Days of Christmas, fun, unique ideas.

Out of Gas Newsletter - Issue 65 December 13, 2009

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you.

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Wild weather was the norm in much of the country during the middle of this week. We had quite a bit of wind, but only rain…. so we were definitely blessed in the weather department this week.

Links you can Use

A great site to check out to find out the shipping dates for numerous web businesses.

http://www.couponsherpa.com/online-coupons/holiday-shipping-deadlines/

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We’re getting down to the nitty gritty for Christmas shopping.

This time I would like to share a tradition that I did for my wife last year. It’s modeled after the 12 days of Christmas. What I did was make coupons for her for each of the days. You can of course tailor this to fit your hubby, wife or even the kids.

Day 12 - A magazine subscription to the magazine of her choice.
Day 11 - I gave her a coupon for 11 of a certain denomination of a bill (it could be 1,2,5,10,20,50 or for you big spenders 100).
Day 10 - ten back rubs
Day 9 - pairs of socks
Day 8 - skeins of yarn (she loves to crochet)
Day 7 - days off (I work at home, she picks up the kids from school, takes them to school)
Day 6 - Breakfasts in bed
Day 5 - pieces of lingerie
Day 4 - nights on the town
Day 3 - candle light dinners at home ( I cook ).
Day 2 - Total house cleanings
Day 1 - One weekend get away

Hopefully that you gives you some ideas for something special for someone you love.

Next week we’ll be giving you some last minute (cheap) gift ideas. Five or so per day.

Monday for the ladies.
Tuesday for the men.
Weds - girls
Thursday - boys
Friday - gadget lovers

Have a wonderful weekend.

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Posted on December 11, 2009 - by admin

$10 and less stocking stuffers

Hopefully you have enjoyed our stocking stuffer series and have gotten a lot out of it. This is the last stocking stuffer post for this year, next week we’ll be talking about some last minute gifts.

1. From thingfling - 2 emergency lites - ships for six bucks and you buy them for $0 - so two gifts for three bucks each.

2. The original color forms is on sale at Amazon for $9.99 - about 20 bucks off the normal price.

3. 4 LED flame-less candles from E-bay for 7 bucks and ships free.

4. The Friday sale is going on at Amazon - tons of things on sale (many below 10 bucks) - you can find the Amazon Sale here.

5. Batman Returns (DVD) for $5 and ships free from Deep Discounts.

6. For the fisherman on your list - many jigs and lures on sale at Amazon - you can find them here.

7. Sleep stuff for Men and Women from Amazon - less than 10 bucks - check out this link.

8. Digital tire gauge from Amazon for 8 bucks. Find it now.

9. NCAA sports stuff - coolies, shorts, hats etc. - many items for less than 10 bucks. From Amazon.

10. From Books A Million - a 3 pack of kiddie books for 6 bucks - use the coupon code “BKLVFREE  ” and it all ships free.

Have a wonderful day - don’t forget to check out our post tomorrow.

Posted on December 10, 2009 - by admin

More things for your Stocking

Good Thursday… well the wind didn’t blow us away, which is always a good thing. Numerous power outages around and some roofs blown off. Thankfully it is calmer today.

1. Keep your head warm with this Balaclava from Amazon. $4.99.

2. Use this code from Deal News - Dealnews50%CellAccs - to take 50% off accessories. We like the I Phone rubber case - ships free - $6.48 with coupon from here.

3. Many magazines from Amazon for $5.00.

4. For the woodworker on your list - these wooden handscrew clamps for $6.49 and ships free.

5. Tons of ideas for the cook - many below 2 bucks - ships for $7.00.  Find them here.

6. Coupon christmas09 cuts the price of these monkeys to $1.50 each - about three bucks for shipping. We got these last year for the kiddos and they were a ton of fun. From Hand Held Items.

7. Amazon is having a Blu-Ray sell… many for less than 10 bucks. You can find the complete list of those here.

8. An MP3 player for the kiddies - $8 ships free from Buy.com.

9. Koss earbuds for $4.40 from Amazon.

10. Save $40 on Trivial pursuit digital choice - yours for $9.99  from Amazon.

Have a wonderful day.