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Shopping Bag – Sharp Toner

by The Queen on September 8, 2008

in Advice & Tips,Shopping Bag

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Sharp AL-110TD TonerIt’s time to buy toner again. While I hate the high price of toner cartridges, I love getting great deals on them. Today I ordered my toner from Staples.com for $79 which is about half of the advertised price of $155. How did I manage to pull such a deal? Here are my steps:

1. I checked out Amazon’s Toner Prices and found the same toner for $108. (Note: make sure you only look at products sold by Amazon.com and not other sellers.)

2. I called Staples and asked about their 110% price match guarantee. They reduced the price to $104.

3. I then applied my Staples $25 off $75 purchase coupon. (I got this coupon by being a member of their free rewards program. If you sign up you not only get rewards credits you also get coupons on a regular basis.

4. Not even calculated into the price is the $8 I will receive in rewards credits from Staples for my toner purchase.

Now I just hope I won’t need to replace the toner drum anytime soon.

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Potty training has been a learning experience for my daughter and us. We have tried many different potties and training pants. We first tried two of the PRIMO Freedom Trainer toilet seats and stairs and was pretty disappointed when my daughter’s interest in potty training declined. So we then tried the classic Baby Bjorn Potty Chair White. Hooray it finally worked and we were all making progress.

But now I think my daughter has gotten to attached to the potty chair and is afraid to use the regular potty. So searching I went. I looked at a lot of products you can put on the toilet but wanted something permanent. So I have ordered the Kohler Transistions Toilet Seat. I am hopeful it will be the final solution in our potty training quest.

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Shopping Bag – Zoom Cable Modem

by The Queen on July 3, 2008

in Shopping Bag

I have been experiencing intermittent internet service so after I received no help from Charter, I decided to change out my modem. So after taking my daughter to the doctor’s office, I stopped by Staples and bought the Zoom cable modem. That was the only model they had, so I bought it at (gasp) full price. I had a coupon for $25 off $100, but this was only $60 so I couldn’t even use a coupon.

Installation was easy and I now have my fast internet back up and running. So every now and then I do end up paying retail.

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What I Bought Today – My Shopping Bag

by The Queen on July 1, 2008

in Shopping Bag

Starting today, July 1st I am starting a new feature called My Shopping Bag. In case you are curious what the Shopping Queen buys and where and how she shops, you can now learn my secrets. I will share not only what I bought but also how I found the best price. Now you can see what in My Shopping Bag.

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When To Buy Stuff

June 12, 2007

I will be appearing on Atlanta & Company on Wednesday, June 13th at 11 am on local Atlanta channel 11. I will be sharing my shopping calendar. In other words when the best time is to score a deal on different products. I will add the segment link to this post tomorrow.

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I’m Back

February 26, 2007

Ok, I know it has been a loooong time since I last posted. It’s taken me a while to recover from our trip overseas as well as our kitchen remodel. At least the time wasn’t a waste. I will be sharing my tips and experiences for handling a kitchen remodel. It was definitely a learning [...]

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Google Checkout

November 23, 2006

Checkout Google Checkout! With Google’s new service, you can save $10 off your online purchase of $30 at dozens of online stores. You just shop at the partner retailers at then choose Google checkout when you are ready to finalize your purchase. Your savings are automatic. Retailers range from Toys R’ Us to Starbucks. Some [...]

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My Most Expensive Handbag Purchase

November 4, 2006

So I had been looking for a new handbag for the season. Nothing had really caught my eye and I continued to get compliments on the handbag I had from last season. I had actually decided that I would just quit my search. Well that was before I was tempted by an email from Tuesday Morning. [...]

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Great Deals at Kohls

October 20, 2006

There were some great deals at Kohls on Friday. All red tagged clearance was $2. I really stocked up on gifts for an upcoming trip. Yellow tagged clearance was also an additional 70% off. For some reason kids was only 50% off. So funny enough all the adult clothing was substantially cheaper than the baby [...]

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Knife Advice?

October 18, 2006

Yes, even the Shopping Queen falls for infomercials now and then. Three years ago, I fell for the Ronco Six Star Knife Set. Even with the stated price of $39.99 for the whole set, with the addition on the knife block and shipping I ended up paying nearly $100. When I received them I wanted [...]

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