For Campers/Hikers: Therm-a-Rest® Sleeping Pads Up to 41% Off at REI

Update Sept. 7th -- Regular size is sold out but Large size is still available on sale.

For all you adventurers, hikers, campers out there, here's a deal that might make your nights more comfortable so the next day starts out even better. REI® is offering Therm-a-Rest® ProLite 4 Sleeping Pads on sale, reduced as much as 41%. The regular size is normally $94.95 but they're selling it now for $54.99 (41% off). The large size regularly is $109.95 and it's offered at $64.99 (39% off).

The Therm-a-Rest® is engineered for extreme alpine climbing, adventure racing and long-distance backpacking when reducing weight and bulk are paramount.

These self-inflating mattresses feature:
- full length
- compact size
- technically advanced fabric and foam
- low-volume, tapered design has the smallest rolled size ever!
- bottom features an innovative, sticky-dot, non-slip surface
- Warm enough for four-season use

To take a further look at these Therm-a-Rest® pads, click this link for regular size and this link for large.

Coupon for Free Coffee (Even Flavored Coffee) at Borders®; Also 40% Off List Price of Any Single Book

Heading into the Labor Day weekend, Borders® might be a great place to stop in and get that last bit of beach reading for the summer. While you're there, they're offering to make your visit a bit tastier. Here are a pair of coupons valid through September 7th. They have 40% off the list price of any one book. It's valid for Borders Rewards members, but if you're not a member yet you can sign up for free on the spot.

The second coupon, the tasty one, is for a free small cup of brewed coffee from their Seattle's Best™ Cafe. What's more, you can even ask for it to be flavored, with Vanilla Crème, Cinnamon Swirl, or Hazelnut as your choices. This coupon doesn't state it's for members only (though the coupon is issued for Borders Rewards).

To get your 40% off coupon, click this link. For the coupon for a free coffee, click here.

SanDisk 16GB microSD High Capacity with SD Adapter $24.99 (Plus Shipping)

Want a whopping amount of memory for your device that uses a microSDHC card? Or one that uses SDHC cards? Today's deal from Daily Steals is worth a look.

They are selling the SanDisk 16GB microSDHC (High Capacity) Card with SD Adapter for $24.99, plus $5.99 shipping. That's a ton of memory for all sorts of files -- music, video etc.

To compare, I just checked at Amazon and they have the card alone, without the SD adapter, for $44.02, so today's Daily Steals offer gets you some nice savings.

To check it out, click the link below

For Teachers: Free Cannister of Clorox® Disinfectant Wipes

With kids coming back to school and all the news about health precautions to be taken, teachers can't be too careful. Clorox® is making it a bit easier by offering a free canister of Disinfecting Wipes for your classroom.

To take a look and register for your free canister, click this link. The free offer is at the bottom right of that page.

50% Off Organic Maple Syrup and More Breakfast Foods from Coombs Family Farms at Amazon.com

Love the taste of real maple syrup in the morning? You can pick some up now at a nice savings at amazon.com. Plus they have other items like pancake mixes, maple candy and more on special too.

Right now they have a variety of items available from Coombs Family Farms, with an extra discount available of 50% if you add a promo code and add Subscribe & Save to your order.

A 32 oz. jug of pure maple syrup, which was originally $32.50 is on sale for $25.00. You get 35% off by adding promo code BASCOM35 to your order. Plus they take off 15% if you use their Subscribe & Save feature. That makes the final price $12.50, over 61% off.

The Subscribe & Save has you put in a renewable order for some time down the road, but you can cancel it anytime, so it's an extra discount now whether you ever get another shipment or not.

To check it all the items good with the promo code, click Maple Syrup and more.

To check out the maple syrup, click the link below.

Free Frutista Freeze™ at Taco Bell®

Looking for a cold drink on a hot day? I'm not recommending these too often because they are high in sugar and calories, but if you're going to get one, why not have it be free? Taco Bell® has a coupon offering a free Frutista Freeze™ beverage.

The coupon is valid the rest of the year at participating locations. There's a limit of one coupon per person and the offer is valid while supplies last.

To check it out and print your coupon, click this link.

Bonus $5 or $10 Off Magazine Subscriptions -- Some Two-Year Subscriptions as Low as $5.00

If you like reading magazines, or would like to give a gift to someone who would enjoy something in their field of interest, now would be a good time to check out Amazon.com. They have a promotion going which adds a bonus savings of $5.00 or 10.00 onto subscriptions of certain magazines.

You could end up with two years of Seventeen, Redbook, Marie Claire or Complex for $5.00. Or two years of Esquire for $7.00, one year of Maxim for $5.00. You could get two years of Pregnancy magazine for $8.00 after the $10.00 off promo (although why one would need more than nine months of this magazine is beyond me).

They have all sorts of special interest magazines -- sports, home, cooking, health and beauty -- something for just about anyone.

The savings for participating magazines are automatically added in (subtracted out, actually) at checkout. No promo code is required.

To check out all the magazines with the special bonus savings, click this link.
For the magazines with a $10.00 discount, click here.

Aluratek Universal Cellular Charging Kit $2.99 After Rebate

Here's a kit that could come in handy for people with cell phones, bluetooth headsets etc. Buy.com is selling the Aluratek Universal Cellular Charging Kit for $12.99, with free budget shipping. There's a $10.00 rebate for purchases by September 8th, which brings your net down to a very low $2.99.

This kit contains a ton of adapters for a wide variety of cell phones. It also has adapters for some bluetooth headsets too. This could come in handy when you're traveling and don't want to bring a bunch of AC chargers along. Or if different people in your household have different phones and you want to have one unit serve them all. Or when a guest comes over needing to char a cell phone and left their adapter at home.

To take a look and see if this would be a handy device for you, click the picture below.

Sex & the City (Widescreen) DVD $4.99 Including Shipping

If you're a fan of Carrie and the girls, you've probably enjoyed their escapades over the years and might enjoy having the movie ot enjoy too. Right now, buy.com is offering the Sex & the City movie on DVD in widescreen format for just $4.99. Free shipping is included.

You'd expect to pay more than $4.99 just to get it shipped from most retailers so this is a nice final price. It retails for $19.96 so you are getting 75% off.

To check it out, click the picture below.

V-Touch Audio/Video Player, 8GB MP3/MP4/AVI/FM with 2.8" Touch Screen, 2MP Camera, MiniSD Slot $54.99 (78% Off Retail of $249.99)

If you're looking for a versatile portable media player, either for yourself or as a gift, here's one that's on sale at Buy.com that's got a lot of features for the money. They are selling the V-Touch VL-875-8GB-BLK for $59.99. It retails for $249.99 so you would be getting 78% off. Free budget shipping is included.

This player looks a bit like an iPhone judging from the picture, but it's not a phone. It's got a generous 8GB of storage capacity and also has a miniSD slot if you need more memory than that. It features a nice-sized 2.8" Touch Screen. In addition to playing your audio and video files, you can read text files as well. It has a 2MP Camera built in as well as a voice recorder (you could even use this as a webcam when you hook it to your computer). It also has an FM tuner (not only can you listen but you can also record it) and more.

It plays all sorts of files: videos - AVI, MP4, 3GP; audio - MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC; photos - JPG, GIF, BMP, PNG. It's compact and very portable, measuring 2.05" x 3.54" x 0.55" and weighing 4 ounces. The rechargeable battery life plays up to 12 hours of audio and up to 3 Hours of video.

This one has a lot of features in a small package, at a price that won't break a budget. To check it out, click the picture below.

Free Issue of Baseball America Magazine

Well, my Mets have suffered through a dreadful year, with injuries galore, so it's time for fans like me to look ahead to next year. One way to do that is to take a look at Baseball America magazine. They focus on future players, those in the minor leagues now, college and high school players that may be drafted soon, etc.

If you want to check out a free issue, you can request one at their website. Just click here for more details.

It's one free issue per household and it arrives in about 5-7 weeks (right around the World Series if you order now).

Free Sample of Betty Crocker® Potatoes

Here's yet another food sample. A few more like this and you'll have a day's worth of food for free. Betty Crocker® is offering free samples of their Au Gratin Potatoes or their Roasted garlic Mashed Potatoes.

Supplies are limited so you may want to get in on this one quickly. It's limited to one per household. To request your sample, click this link.

Free Cereal Sample from Kashi®

It's really a freebie kind of day. Here's an offer from Kashi®. They'll send you a sample of one of their cereals, just for the asking. Tou can choose from one of three types: Honey Sunshine, Heart to Heart or Go Lean Crunch. If you can't decide, there's even a button telling them to surprise you.

Kashi® is known for good, natural ingredients, so this is a chance to see how you like the taste.

To request your sample, click here.

Free Sample of Exederm™ Intensive Moisture Skin Cream

If you have skin issues such as eczema or just want to try a skin cream for ultra sensitive skin care, you may want to sign up for this free sample offer. Exederm™ is offering a free .5 oz. sample of their Intensive Moisture Skin Cream. It comes along with a booklet about managing eczema and coupons if you want to buy more in the future.

To take a look at the offer, click this link.

Free Scrubbing Bubbles® Toilet Cleaning Gel

This offer just went live and it's limited to the first 10,000 respondents so I'll post fast without many details. You can get a free Scrubbing Bubbles® Toilet Cleaning Gel from Right@HomeTM. Click here for the link, and do it while supplies last.

Free Personalized Greeting Card (and They Mail It for You) This Week

Have someone to whom you'd like to send a greeting card this week? Cardstore.com is celebrating a week of hope with a promo code offering to send a free greeting card to anyone you choose -- and you get to personalize the card with a message, and even a photo if you choose. They even pick up the postage to mail it to your recipient.

It's pretty easy:
- First, choose a card from their Hope Collection
- Second, add a message and (optional) photo
- Then enter your recipient’s mailing address
- Finally, enter code SENDHOPE at checkout
- They'll print and mail it directly to your recipient at no charge.

They have photo cards, encouragement cards, love & friendship cards and note cards. To see the cards from which you may choose, click here.

The free card offer is valid for one card per customer from the designated Hope Collection. The shipping option must be direct mail to your recipient. SENDHOPE coupon code is valid from 9/1/09 to 9/7/09 midnight EDT. (Their site shows EST but I think it would still be covered by daylight savings time.)

To check out the offer and send a card, click this link.

Free Grain-ola™ Bar or Cereal Sample from Bear Naked®

If you want to try a snack or cereal from Bear Naked®, here's a free sample offer with a quick, easy sign-up. They are offering your choice of one of three flavors of their Grain-ola™ bar, or one of two varieties of cereals.

The Grain-ola™ bar choices are Fruit + Nut, Chocolate Cherry, or Tropical Fruit. The cereals you may pick are Banana Nut or Cranberry Raisin. It's one sample per household, so choose wisely -- the sample is about one serving size. The offer is good while supplies last, so you may want to request this one quickly.

Grain-ola™ bars are:
- made with 15-17g whole grains per serving
- all-natural, "Bearly Processed and Utterly Naked" Ingredients
- no artificial flavors, no preservatives, no high-fructose corn syrup
- no cholesterol, no hydrogenated oils, Og Trans Fat
- vegetarian friendly
- Kosher certified

Cereals are:
- made with hearty whole grain flakes
- all the same types of ingredients and no additives shown above

To request your sample, click this link.

9/1: Lowepro Slim Factor M Notebook Computer Carrying Bag (Fits Laptops with Screen Sizes Up To 15.4") $6.95 Plus $5.99 Shipping

For anyone looking for a laptop bag, today's deal from Daily Steals may be worth a look. They are selling the Lowepro Slim Factor M Notebook Computer Carrying Bag for $6.95. They add a shipping charge of $5.99, but even with that, a final price of $12.94 is a nice deal. This case retails for $39.99.

It fits laptops with screen sizes up to 15.4" It features:
Features:
- Water-resistant outer fabric
- Full-Access lid, access contents while wearing the bag
- Computer compartment has interior padding for protection
- Two pleated pockets for cables or adapters
- Back pocket stores documents, or files
- Adjustable shoulder strap
- Tuck-away handle.
- Easy-to-open side-release buckle

It's available today only, so to check it out, click the link below.