<p>Eddie Bauer outlets and LLBean online are having outerwear sales now - I think you’ll find a lot of sales if you look around, they re trying to get rid of winter stuff</p>
<p>Sent DS1 a 9-pear gift pack from Harry&David for $19.95 including shipping.</p>
<p><a href=“https://www.harryanddavid.com/gifts/store/item____gifts-on-sale_shop-by-occasion-all-occasion-gifts_1[/url]”>https://www.harryanddavid.com/gifts/store/item____gifts-on-sale_shop-by-occasion-all-occasion-gifts_1</a></p>
<p>Jan 12-14 for their new Blonde Coffee. …
They didn’t have any brewed at their Starbuck’s Safeway-they gave me 1 bag of the coffee instead-I looked at the barista askance, and he gave me another bag. </p>
<p>The Blonde coffee is so much better than their Pike’s coffee that they introduced a few years ago… The Blonde is drinkable without adulteration. :)</p>
<p>How did you get free shipping? I see the sale & sale prices but not the discount or free shipping. Just got off the phone with the person at H&D & they confirmed no free shipping unless you have a special code or additional promotion. :(</p>
<p>$2+ for a pear??? Do they have solid gold stems?</p>
<p>You’re right; if you use the code FREEFSD, the shipping is free, JUST FOR THAT item. Just sent a box off to D! I know she’ll love it, as she was enjoying the box we got for Christmas! D does not have a car & does not get to the grocery store much, so I know she’ll LOVE this gift. </p>
<p>With postage, it was just too much, but considering that it costs $15 just to ship a priority mail flat rate box from HI, it seemed pretty good to me to have it under $20 with fresh, juicy pears I know D will love. Who knows, she may even share some with others?</p>
<p>I know, notrichenough, it’s a splurge, but DS1 got to share someone else’s H&D pears last semester and he mentioned how awesome they were a couple of times. </p>
<p>HIMom, Thanks for adding the shipping code. The link I used was different and it inserted it for me. I almost ordered the next size up, but shipping was > $10. I couldn’t bring myself to pay that.</p>
<p>Those pears are pretty incredible and the ones we got were twice the size of normal pears. They are like buttah.</p>
<p>Actually, the next size up where you get two boxes and have to pay shipping ends up being the same price, $19.95/box. I just don’t think D should have that many pears at one time anyway. The $19.95 is really not that bad a deal if we want to SEND fresh produce to kids far away & don’t have easy means of doing so otherwise. It is a splurge, but then so are the care packages we send our kids. 
Isn’t that what makes life interesting? I’m hoping that D will share the pears with her great friends & peers.</p>
<p>Another option is 12 pears @ $24.95 at costco.com, delivered. This is a different company but we got some pears from that company this Christmas and they were good as well. With the free shipping, the H&D pears are not that much more and have great name recognition. This has 3 more pears for an additional $5.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?prodid=11614625&whse=BC&topnav=&cm_sp=RichRelevance-_-itempageVerticalRight-_-PurchaseCP&cm_vc=itempageVerticalRight|PurchaseCP[/url]”>http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?prodid=11614625&whse=BC&topnav=&cm_sp=RichRelevance-_-itempageVerticalRight-_-PurchaseCP&cm_vc=itempageVerticalRight|PurchaseCP</a></p>
<p>EmeraldKitty: I also bought the Kirkland signature yoga pants as well as one of the jackets. I haven’t tried them on yet; there was a nice write up about them in the Costco Connection and since I had recently had a mini heart attack after looking at the prices in Lululemon, I figured I’d try the KS version. What do you think of them?</p>
<p>^^^ Woot! Starbucks taste test. Gonna have more fun with the blond and ditch Pike Place…</p>
<p>Those pears are one of the best things you’ll ever eat!!! Hard to describe how a piece of fruit can be so incredile, but they are.<br>
Considering sending some to my son, but those shipping charges always get me!!!</p>
<p>Thanks for the heads up on the Starbuck’s coffee. I just tried the 1/4 cup sample, plus they gave me a one-pot pouch, so I can make a pot tomorrow morning. It’s good. Not as strong as most blends.</p>
<p>Is the FREEFSD code only good for the 9-pack? There’s a 16-pack for the same price as the 9-pack, so that seems odd…</p>
<p>Yes mathmomvt! I tried it for the 16-pack, but it is apparently already “on sale” and you can’t stack. The shipping was around $10 :-(.</p>
<p>Alwaysinterested, use my link above for the 9-pack with FREEFSD and no shipping!</p>
<p>it looks like the 16-pack is about the same weight as the 9-pack in any case, so maybe the pears are smaller? I’ve never ordered from them before so I’m a bit confused by their choices.</p>
<p>A fun afternoon for me returning mis-bought Christmas things and taking advantage of the sales. First stop Kohl’s where I made a bee-line for the ties. I picked up three of them on the 70% off rack, and got several other items including a fleece full zip jacket Total was $83.19, minus the 30% discount and final cost $58.23! Next stop Starbucks, bought a coffee and sampled that new Blonde roast. Okay - better then the usual bitter brew. Got the free sample pack and coupon.</p>
<p>Next was the mall. A place I’ve become unfamiliar with, but I had to return a pair of slippers at macy’s and something bought on line from Lands End, so a trip to Sears. I saved the most at Macy’s - bought NOTHING! Got another sample at the Mall’s Starbucks (felt so sneaky) and over to Sears. Spent $97 - everything was on sale, plus and additional 30% off and then I handed over my coupons for another $25 off! Final price - $72 Even the sales person was impressed.</p>
<p>My final stop was Eddie Bauer where I was looking for a warm jacket for my son. I found one that was the right price and had almost everything I was looking for. Son is in college in Vermont and I had not found just what I wanted before he went back. I found an almost warm enough one, but was determined to find something down filled for under $100. I got this [Essential</a> Down Jacket | Eddie Bauer](<a href=“Page Not Found”>Page Not Found) in a dark green for $59. He has an outer jacket if he wants another layer. Of course, I had to get the matching scarf too, on sale for 70% off. What’s missing is a drawcord at the bottom. </p>
<p>A good day!</p>
<p>Sounds like a great deal on the jacket kathiep I’ve never seen anyone acutally use the bottom drawcord, so it’s probably not a major deficit.</p>
<p>I scored 5 pouches of SB Blond Veranda blend. A deface and another lighter roast is coming out. Finally they have roast that i can drink straight.</p>
<p>Good job on those buys! I went to kohls and found basically nothing. Only ties I saw were Christmas ones. I was disappointed! Ikea tomorrow! :)</p>