Your Good Buy Of The Day (Part 1)

Stein Mart is closing. So I picked up an outfit for GD an 2 for impending GS. One outfit is Tahari, one is Nautica and one is Nanette kids (not familiar with that brand previously, but the outfit is cute). Total cost : $18:87.

Does anyone frequent Panera? I usually do not, but we have a Panera cafe on our hospital campus (where I work) . I stopped yesterday to get a bowl of soup and saw they have an offer (thru Sept. 30 I believe) for their coffee subscription program.

First month free, then each month $8.99 for unlimited coffee, iced coffee or tea (no specialty drinks or flavorings). You are allowed free refills every 2 hours.

Iā€™m only at work a couple days a week now but gosh this might be worth a try even if I used it 2 days a week. Right now I tote my morning coffee from home. Definitely a little splurge to get this (you can cancel at anytime) but maybe worth a try.

You have to have a Panera account/rewards card.

https://www.panerabread.com/en-us/mypanera/mypanera-coffee-subscription.html

https://www.panerabread.com/en-us/mypanera/mypanera-coffee-subscription/faqs.html?intcmp=hero-4-con-c-summercoffee-faq

@abasket - H signed up for that deal back in July. Heā€™s been enjoying free coffee all summer. And they extended it for another month for him. He absolutely loves it - I think heā€™s getting addicted! And yes, theyā€™ve given him more than one free coffee a day - the folks at the panera near our house know him very well now!

Donā€™t know if heā€™ll continue once his free offer stops thoughā€¦

Havenā€™t been in stores much, online shopping when I needed something. I had a $10 Soma birthday coupon. I didnā€™t need anything so I wasnā€™t going to buy something just to pay for shipping. There is a Soma outlet a little over an hour away. We happened to be in the area and stopped. It was one of those $1.99 panty sales and the coupon was good. I got 6 pairs for under $2. Score!

If you are an Amazon Prime member and you spend at least $10 at Whole Foods right now, they will give you a $10 credit to spend on Amazon Prime days in October.

^^^ which have been announced to be Oct 13-14!!!

Do most folks have a amazon prime account? My son had a student account that Iā€™ve used too in the past. Thinking of getting one ourselves now - whatā€™s the best deal? Is this still worth it even if they are not sticking to two day delivery times?

For me, 90+% of the time the 2 day shipping happens. If youā€™re in a bigger city you might even get a fair amount of 1 day shipping. It was only during the first couple months of COVID that I sometimes had a day or two added to my ā€œ2 day deliveryā€.

I loved it before COVID and I appreciate it now. You can add on another user (like a family member) and then perhaps split the cost of the membership if that is helpful with costs.

You can always try it for a year and dump it if you donā€™t use/like it. (donā€™t know if they have other less than a year offers). If you do just be sure that you mentally make a point to check/use it and itā€™s benefits (the prime tv or music or whatever) - thatā€™s when you really learn if itā€™s worth the membership fee.

Our shipping (especially with covid) tends to be much longer than 2days, but with Prime at least itā€™s ā€œfree.ā€ We have finally been watching some movies and TV shows to entertain mom during covid. For us we have found the ā€œfreeā€ postage worth it and the video freebies a nice extra.

Amazon had a new store or brand or department called Stone and Beam, I think. Household furnishings.

^^ I did not know this!

Amazon actually launched 2 furniture brands last year. The other one is called Rivet. My daughter just got a couch from Rivet and is very happy with it.

About a month ago, I was messaging with a now retired colleague and she said she was feeling like a million dollars after getting a new pair of Vionics. I had never heard of them and didnā€™t even know they were shoes until I googled. Having had a few issues with foot pain, including achilles tendinitis, over the last 18 months, I started investigating. I found a pair on sale at Nordstrom and they arrived on Monday. Took a short walk in them yesterday and decided Iā€™d be a fool if I didnā€™t get a second pair in a different color. Found them on sale for a slightly lesser discount at Amazon. My feet are happy for the first time in awhile.

Which model/style did you get?

@2VU0609 my sister had plantar fasciitis and swore by vionics!

@jym626 , I got the Vionic Roza sneakers.

Just ordered the Vionic Roza sneakers from Nordstrom. On sale, lower price than Amazon.

Iā€™ve been wearing Vionic slippers for maybe two years and love them. I wear them all the time at home so am on my third pair. https://www.vionicshoes.com/relax-slipper.html

If you want to cancel early, they will prorate a refund.

Iā€™m glad avionics work for folks. Had heard great things about them and purchased a pair (full high price). They hurt my feet. I put them aside and tried them again and they still hurt my feet. Gave them to my nieceā€”hurt her feet too, so she donated them. I decided theyā€™re just not right fo my feet.

I do well with SAS most of the timeā€”their walking shoes especially.