Sign up now for Step2 12 deals in 12 days

Sign up here and you’ll get an e-mail daily (through 12/13/09) with a great new offer from Step2!


Today’s deal is the Arctic Splash Water Table for $34.99. This offer includes free shipping! Here’s how this works:

1. Early Access: this offer will be made public on 12/4/09. As a valued email subscriber, you are eligible for this pricing right now!

2. This offer is valid One Day Only, and expires on 12/4/09 at 11:59 ET or when inventory is depleted.

3. You must enter the promotional code: SPLASHDAY during checkout to qualify.

4. This promotion is NOT valid on prior purchases, is limited to available inventory supply, and cannot be combined with any other offer. NO EXCEPTIONS.

Click here to order yours!

Check out the savings and gift ideas at JC Penney!

JC Penney has an online gift giving guide with some great, inexpensive gift ideas. You can access the entire guide here. There are some fun, affordable ideas. Here are just a few things that I saw as I was glancing through this morning (there are lots of items…I just didn’t have time to go through all of them!):


Discover Kids Pop Up Play Tent & Tunnel for $19.99 (regularly $39.99) here

Recordable Photo Frame here – $19.99 (regularly $34.99)


Kid’s Digital Camcorder for $29.99 here (regularly $69.99)


Lincoln Logs here for $29.99 (regularly $59.99)

Electric Roll-Up Drum Set here – $38.88 (regularly $89.99)

Get free shipping on your purchase of $25 or more when you use the code at check-out. Take 15% off your entire purchase when you enter the code PCTHANJC at check-out. Take 20% off a purchase of $100 or more when you enter the code CATHKSPC at check-out. Don’t forget to shop through Ebates to get 3% cash back. Sign up for JCP Rewards here (it’s free) to earn rewards certificates!

Start your New Year’s Resolution Early: HOT Dave Ramsey offer!


I have read several Dave Ramsey books, but in March, my husband and I took his Financial Peace University class together and it was life-changing for us. We are now on a cash-only system, have made a lot of progress in paying down our debt (although we still have a ways to go), and our ability to communicate about finances has improve so much!

If getting your finances under control is one of your New Year’s resolutions, get a jump start and check out this offer. Right now, Dave Ramsey is offering a Total Money Makeover package for $89.95. The package includes the following items:

*One year membership to MyTotalMoneyMakeover.com
*The Total Money Makeover book
*Deluxe Envelope System
*The Total Money Answer book
*6 Dave Ramsey Show Theme Hour MP3s
*3 Month eVoucher to My Total Money Makeover

The total retail value of all of these items is $268! You also get free shipping! You can check out this offer here (FYI ~ you can only pay for items on Dave’s site using a debit card)

Save 30% at Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic and Athleta during the Give, Get & Care promotion


November 12-15th, you can get 30% off in store at Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic, and Athleta using this printable coupon here. You can use the coupon as many times as you would like and 5% of the proceeds will be donated to CARE.

In addition, some people received a coupon in their e-mail with a 30% off code. For one day only (November 12th), there is an overlap between two great promotions. You can use your 30% off code (if you got one) and Ebates is offering double cash back through November 12th at Gap, Old Navy, and Banana Republic, so you will get 10% cash back! WOW!

If you haven’t signed up for Ebates yet and you’re planning on shopping this deal online, it’s a perfect time to sign up! You will also get a $5 bonus if you use this link here!

I can pass the online link on to 20 friends. If you didn’t get the e-mail and you want an online code, send an e-mail to melissasbargains at gmail dot com and I will send you one (if you are one of the first 20 people).

Happy shopping!

Save big on clothing: Crazy 8, Gymboree, JC Penney, Kohls, Old Navy, and The Children’s Place

There are lots of stores that are having great sales right now! Here’s the scoop:

Crazy 8: Save up to 50% off during their fall sale. Get a coupon for $10 off a $30 purchase when you sign up for their e-mail list.

Gymboree: Save up to 60% off during the fall sale. Get an additional 15% off your entire purchase when you sign up for their e-mail list and join Gymboree rewards (it’s free) here. You will also get double rewards points and earn a $25 Gymbuck for every $50 you spend. Get free shipping on every purchase of $100 or more.

JC Penney – save an additional 20% off your entire purchase when you shop the Friends & Family sale. Print a coupon for in store use here (valid today, 10/18, only) or use the coupon code FAMILY20 online to save an additional 20% today (10/18) and tomorrow (10/19). You will also earn an additional 3% cash back when you shop through Ebates (plus a $5 bonus if you are signing up for the first time) Enter the code 49SHIP for free shipping on your order of $49 or more.

Kohls – save an additional 15% off in store and online. Click here to print your in store shopping pass (expired today, 10/18). Use the code MYPASS15 to save 15% if you are shopping online. Don’t forget to shop through Ebates to earn an additional 2% cash back (plus a $5 bonus if you are signing up for the first time here). If you are spending $75 or more, enter the code SHIP75NOW for free shipping.

Old Navy: Save up to 50% off during their fall sale and save up to 25% more when you shop online.

Spend $75, get 15% off
Spend $100, get 20% off
Spend $125, get 25% off

Enter code SAVE123 at check-out (this will also apply to orders placed through Gap and Banana Republic online) – this code is valid through 10/20

Don’t forget to shop through Ebates to get an additional 2% cash back (plus a $5 bonus if you are signing up for the first time here)

The Children’s Place: Take an additional 40% off already reduced merchandise during their fall sale. Click here for a printable coupon to save 20% off in store. Enter the code HA99 at check-out to save an additional 15% off or PDA99 to save $20 off an $80 purchase. Shop through Ebates and get an additional 3% cash back.