Suzanne O’Connor’s Bargains LA

DiscountJungle

My hot hair iron died this week. This grooming tool had become a staple around our house and having it die created, well, an issue. Replacing it quickly was imperative.
A quick trip to the neighborhood beauty supply found several cheaper versions at $39-$59 and the professional quality ones ran $189-$225… ouch!

After some online research, I realized that buying a higher quality hot iron was a better buy in the long run, I just had to find it at a deal. I looked through several of the pricing search engines & Price Grabber etc. for the brands I was interested in. I found one of the highest rated hot irons, a T3 Tourmaline on DiscountJungle.net. The retail was $200. I got it for $94.99 and then to appease the fashionista kid I had it send 2-day air for an additional $20.

It got here super fast (within 36 hours) and so beautifully shipped that I went back to peruse the site again.

There is a lot of audio home theater and car gear here. Everything from speakers and sub woofers to LCD monitors, equalizers, alarm systems, home theater systems, phones, TV tuners, small appliances, beauty products, antennas and so much more all at 33%-65% off. Most of the discounts were in the 35%-50% range.

Judging from the impeccable service, accurate pricing and quality of the product, I’d make Discount Jungle a regular website to visit when you’re looking for car accessories, home electronics or Audio/Video products. The only caveats are a 20% restocking fee applied to returned items and California residents pay sales tax.

So do your homework first. Be sure it’s what you want and then go for it. You’ll pay a lot less at Discount Jungle.

GreenKidsAuction

As a parent and an avid shopper I always shop at resale and consignment stores. When my persnickety fashion obsessed daughter wouldn’t wear some of the clothes I bought her, I resold them back to a children’s resale store. Only got a small percentage of what they were worth, but a little is better than nothing.

Now a new website has put the obvious Green Spin on the re-use resale matter with www.GreenKidsAuction.com. Here you can buy and sell gently worn / gently used kids fare from clothing and accessories to toys and furnishings in an auction format.

The deals are here, but like Ebay you have to know when to stop bidding so you don’t over pay. 5% of Green Kids Auction’s profits will be donated to Healthy Child, Healthy World (www.healthychild.org)

As a brand new site, the listings aren’t full yet and right now it’s FREE to list your item until it sells! Normally there’s a success fee of just 4.95% when an item sells. S. Too busy? They can send you a list of agents in your area & they’ll do the work for you!

Heck make a little money, save a little. In the end it all adds up. So go clean out your kids closets.

The Accidental Wine Company

This may seem a little early, but with all of our lives so busy getting ahead of the Holiday rush is important. If you plan on giving wine or serving a fine wine at any of your upcoming holiday celebrations, take a look at www.AccidentalWine.com. Savings here average 20%-40% on better wines from a wide variety of vineyards. You won’ t find 2 Buck Chuck here, but wines worth giving and enjoying on special occasions.

Deals spotted on a recent visit include a 2005 Au Bon Climat Chardonnay $12. That runs around $22 elsewhere. A bottle of 2005 La Tunella Pinot Grigio. is priced here at $12 instead of $17 and a 2005 Kenneth Volk Santa Maria Cuvee Pinot Noir is $22 instead of $27. A 2004 Silverado Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon is well priced at $22.33 which runs $35-$49 all over the web.

If you’re a wine connoisseur, The AccidentalWine.com site could be a dream come true

Favorite Newsletters

I like to stay informed. Getting the inside scoop often leads me to bargain sources, companies, innovations and ideas that I can pass on. My day always begins with checking news sites, shopping and news blogs, and the slew e-mail newsletters I am signed up for.

Two e-newsletters that always have tantalizing tidbits of information are Jens List and Robin Sax facts.

Robin Sax’s, Saxfax Weekly is a self-published e-newsletter sent out by a Robin Sax. This Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney, legal analyst, speaker, and author has been seen on many media outlets.

She is also a pretty savvy consumer and has made it a hobby to be in the know. In her weekly newsletter (Thursdays) she shares a variety of information, including contacts and resources, whether it be for a nanny, notary, web designer, legal information, or a specialized gift and like me she shares her info for free. How could I not like her and what she does!
www.robinsax.com/

One of my daily fixes come to my in box as Jen’s List. This valley mom daily newsletter is packed with community information, especially useful for moms but also of great for general interest.

I have been subscribing since last Spring and have received dozens of resources for nannys, home improvement, money management, home sales and rentals, entertainment, legal, health, kids classes and schools and more. Leads run from the Valley down to the South bay.

I wish I had had her as a resource when my daughter was little.

www.jenlevinson.com/

Stay in the know and link up with these two savvy chicks!