Jeanne Marie Hoffman

Former bartender, still a geek. One equal part each cookies, liberty, football, music, travel, libations. Stir vigorously. +Jeanne Marie Hoffman Jeanne on Twitter

75% off the Echo Look ($150 savings)

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If you’ve been considering the Echo Look, it’s currently 75% off on Amazon–marked down to $50. The Echo Look is a very specific product (not to be confused with the Echo Show).  It’s basically a selfie-fashion camera with Echo’s audio features built in.  It takes full-length photos or videos of …

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Fly West Coast to London for Only $443 on United

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A great deal has appeared!  You can fly to London, England from San Francisco, CA for only $443 on United if you don’t mind Basic Economy.  If you prefer Regular Economy, the fare jumps almost by $200 up to $623. United’s Basic Economy isn’t terrible.  According to the Flight Deal: …

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The Next DC-area Meetup — Toys for Tots Edition!

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Our next DC-area meet-up will be in Clarendon, VA on December 10th from 6-9 pm.  We’ll be teaming up with Tagging Miles to run a Toys for Tots happy hour. Register for the happy hour here. Come by to talk travel AND help some children have a brighter holiday. Ed from Pizza in …

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Broken Age Game for Free w/ Amazon Prime (value $20) plus others

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Amazon currently has the DoubleFine video game Broken Age (currently $20 on Steam) for free for any Prime member.  All you need to do to redeem it is connect a Twitch account (free) to your Amazon Prime account.  In addition, other free titles are available.   You may attach up to four Twitch …

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The Best Neck Pillow is on Sale

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This deal is over. There are a lot of “deals” on Prime Day right now that are barely deals, but my favorite neck pillow just popped up at pretty decent discount. Here is my favorite neck pillow.  It’s not very pillow-y, per say, but it has a built-in shelf thingy …

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Why You Should be Wary of Amazon Prime Day

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With Prime Day coming up again, I figured I’d break out this article again.  There are some amazing deals on Prime Day, but most of the deals may not be deals at all. Amazon Prime Day is sort of like Amazon’s Christmas in July–except instead of Christmas, it’s Black Friday.  It’s …

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