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September, 2016

  • 4 September

    Hyatt’s New Promotion, Getting Better at Plane Spotting, and Buy Me Flowers

    a bouquet of flowers in a bucket

    Hyatt’s New Promotion Hyatt has a new promotion that can really add up depending on your Hyatt plans.  Pizza in Motion has a reminder up today to register and gives instructions on how to do it.  He also gives great advice–always sign up for a hotel promotion. I signed up for …

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  • 3 September

    This Map of the World Depicts the Names of Countries in Their Own Languages

    a map of the world

    I came across something very cool today.  Someone made a map of the world, using the language of each individual country to depict it on the map. The creator has his creation on a website he calls Endonym Map–referring to a very specific term. From the website: An endonym is …

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  • 2 September

    Amazon Offering $0.99 Video Rentals This Weekend

    a movie poster of a movie with a woman standing in front of a giant tree

    Amazon is offering $0.99 rentals on a bunch of movies this weekend–180 of them to be exact. In addition, some of the $0.99 rentals are available for purchase at $6.99.  You have 30 days to start the rental and then anywhere from 48 hours – 7 days to watch, depending …

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  • 2 September

    When Airplanes Are Hilariously Out of Place in TV Shows

    the tail of an airplane

    Often, TV shows use stock background photos or stock videos to set the scene.  Sometimes, this causes interesting anomalies. For example, the exterior of a plane could be a 747, but the interior is a DC-10. Why? I was watching How I Met Your Mother when something caught my eye. …

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  • 2 September

    Drugstore.com Shutting Down by End of Month

    shelves of products on shelves in a store

    Drugstore.com has been a source of great deals.  It usually sells household items for less than Amazon.com, and was a good use of the free Shoprunner benefit that comes with the American Express Platinum  Card.  (It was recently tightened up, but used to be free 2-day shipping on any purchase). I …

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  • 1 September

    Do Frequent Flyers Age Faster?

    an airplane taking off from a runway

    Nothing makes me feel younger than the ability to jetset to a beach somewhere (or Las Vegas!) to chill out. That’s why I was surprised when I saw this article about how frequent travel ages us. From Fast Company: In Cohen’s review of the literature, he found that this mobile …

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  • 1 September

    Get $10 Gift Card Free When You Load $10 in Starbucks App Using Visa Checkout

    a hand holding a coffee cup

    Starbucks has a deal right now where you can get a $10 eGift when you load $10 or more in the Starbucks app using Visa Checkout. While I usually purchase my Starbucks gift cards in stores where I can get a points bonus on my credit card, you can’t beat the …

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  • 1 September

    Get Dog Food & Treat Sample Box for $10 plus Get $10 Amazon Credit

    a box with different types of food

    There’s another sample box up on Amazon–this time for dog treats. Amazon has been doing this thing where they offer a sample box for $10-$15.  Each sample box comes with credit towards buying things from that specific box (or towards the types of items in that box). Some boxes have …

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August, 2016

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