I am Thankful…

…for my family (parents, inlaws, kids, siblings, etc).

…for my friends (you know who you are).

…for adoption (of me into my family, of Ty into our family, of us into God’s family).

…for online shopping.

I know that last one seems shallow but if you have 3 small children, it’s HUGE.  Besides grocery shopping, I pretty much always shop online.  You might remember my love affair with Amazon.com that I wrote about here.  I’ve even been known spend enough online just to qualify for free shipping, get to try on things in the comfort of my own home (intead of a dressing room), and then return what I don’t want or what doesn’t fit to the store.

I figured the day before the infamous Black Friday would be as good a time as any to let you in on some of my recent online shopping deals and tips. 

Take the phenomenon of group buying power.  Sites like Eversave, Groupon, and Living Social allow groups of people to create a deal by purchasing in large quantities.  Today, Groupon (Baltimore) offered $10 off of $20 at KodakGallery.com.  Combine that with Kodak Gallery’s notable Black Friday sale and you’ve got quite the deal.

BzzAgent allows me to spread bzz about new products or services like CheapToday.com.  I’m excited about CheapToday.com because other power shoppers are doing the work for me 🙂

I also love to take advantage of programs like Kidvantage at Sears and Land’s End’s unconditional guarantee to help my money stretch the farthest.  These are great things if you have multiple kids and you hand down clothes.  Don’t forget to check out Land’s End Overstocks for rock bottom prices on high quality clothing.

Where will you find your best deals this holiday season?