LOLZ.

Here's charity we can all benefit from, via Paint the Town Red via KMAVerick:


The city didn’t go for Sean Combs’ offer to donate $1 to local charities if they refashioned the New Year’s Eve ball to resemble “the blue stone of Ciroc,” a vodka he promotes. So now[,] he’s offering free cab rides to New Year’s Eve drunks. He will work with the [NYC] Taxi and Limousine Commission to have teams distribute debit cards, good for one taxi fare up to $15, in Times Square that night between 11 PM and 3 AM. Diddy-centric advertisements for the plan are appearing now on taxi backseat TVs. The cards are available only to “adult consumers,” so shitfaced 15-year-olds won’t get a free ride from Diddy. Bibulous grown-ups are encouraged by Combs to celebrate with Ciroc, the “Official Vodka of New Year’s Eve.”

According to Just Jared Jr., people in Chelsea nightclub areas can expect street teams too.

Thank you P Diddy, for a free ride home on New Years Eve!

Freecycle is a Yahoo group dedicated to uniting people with useable stuff they don't want and people willing to make use of it. So if scavengars in your trash are an unwelcome sight, you can meet someone on your curb that you cherry pick from CL ad like responses.

[When I first found out about Freecycle, I acquired this magazine rack,which is now overflowing with photography magazines]

Free fresco taco from Taco Bell!

Log on to http://www.drivethrudiet.com/ and click on the taco icon for a coupon — "valid for 7 days from download or until 1 million free taco coupons are redeemed (including online and print coupons), whichever occurs first."

Via NY Daily News, re: Taco Bell's new campaign:

Move over Jared, there’s a new fast-food weight-loss icon in the making.

Say hello to Christine: She lost 54 pounds by ordering off Taco Bell's low-fat “Fresco” menu, according to the chain's new Drive-Thru Diet campaign, ABCNews.com reports.

In a short statement on drivethrudiet.com, Christine attribites her weight loss, which happened over two years, to "choosing Fresco items ... and making other sensible choices."
"These results aren't typical," she adds, "but for me they were fantastic!"

Hmmm... I don't buy it, but I guess it's better than those stupid Mandy Moore adult acne commercials. Christine is the mom-like lady below in the image.

Oh, and Fresco Tacos have fewer than 200 calories apiece!

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Skip the trip to CVS (or Sephora for you fancy folks) for those fake eyeslashes you need for New Years eve! Get extensions for just $45 from today's Groupon!

Even if your body has evolved beyond the need for eyelashes, you might still find you look better with them. Today's side deal gets you a set of WINK eyelash extensions at WINK Eyelash’s accessible Midtown headquarters for $45 (a $95 value).

WINK eyelashes give your eyes thicker, fuller, more luscious lashes that last for weeks, making them perfect for weddings, special events, and day-to-day wear. Eliminating the need for mascara and eyeliner will also simplify your morning make-up routine, unless you're a professional merry-andrew. Owner Su and WINK's staff of trained eyelash specialists will keep you comfortable and relaxed as you lie back on one of the 10 brand-new tables with custom linens in their spacious location. They'll also give you useful advice on how to get the most mileage from your lashes.

Buy this Deal!

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Fun Fact #1: When I was a kid, I used to spend a lot of my allowance on Archie comics, particularly on Cheryl Blossom
Fun Fact #2: I can now spend $5 and go see an entire Archie exhibit!
Fun Fact #3: So can you!

The Art of Archie
November 19, 2009-February 28, 2010
Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art - MoCCA
594 BroadwayNew York, NY 10012
212-254-3511
$5

Welcome to Riverdale!
Join the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art – MoCCA in celebrating the world of Archie Comics, one of the oldest and most beloved family-friendly brands in the comic book industry. Thrill to the exploits of Archie Andrews and his friends, Betty, Veronica, Jughead, Reggie and the rest. And don’t be surprised if you see a cameo from Josie and the Pussycats, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and some of Archie Comics’ other supporting players.

This exhibition features pages and pages of rare and unpublished comic art, animated cartoons, gold record winning music, as well as vintage house ads, news clippings, custom collectibles, toys and other merchandise from Archie’s 65 plus years as America’s eternal teenager.

Thanks to http://www.livingfreenyc.com/ for the heads up!

This is perfect for lazy women and gay men, plus it's the most awesome branding I've ever seen for a handiman! Skip shady Craigslist ads and buy a Groupon worth $200 for only $50 to get shit done around the house while you sip ice tea. You get two hours of service per Groupon/$50, and you can buy up to four Groupons for 8 hours of help!

If you don't have a boyfriend, or your boyfriend's boyfriending is semi-competent at best, today's side deal will make sure you get your flat-screen TV mounted without breaking anything. For $50, you'll get two hours of handyman services through Boyfriend For Hire (a $200 value). You may buy a maximum of four Groupons, and can combine up to two at a time for four hours of handywork with a minimum of plumber's crack. Time starts when your hired boyfriend arrives at your home or office; there is no charge for travel times.

Click here to buy a Boyfriend for Hire!

Alan says: If you’re a wreck in the morning without your coffee, you might want to take advantage of this.

Dunkin’ Donuts is offering to send out 1.1 oz of free coffee right to your door. I’m going to go order some now. Hopefully it will actually show up, unlike my Snuggie. I’m still waiting FedEx…

*Katharine's note: This is for a free sample of Dunkin Donuts coffee - don't expect a Dunkin Donuts delivery person coming to your door like I did after I read Alan's little post. Cheers.

Whoever came up with this idea is BRILLIANT. I just saw this on Twitter, via one of my favorite online coupon websites:

Time OUT NY recommends today:

HOLIDAY BEER BASH

Beer lovers can toast the season at Standings’ holiday party. Sample four winter beers, including Abita Christmas Ale, for $5 until 8pm ($6 thereafter). Burgers from Paul’s are free, but they’ll go fast.

Standings Bar

43 E 7th St between Bowery and Second Ave (212-420-0671)

6pm–midnight

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Join ELLE, Roberta Myers and Nora Ephron for a discussion, drinks and food at Ann Taylor!

December 17, 2009
5:00 - 7:00 pm

Ann Taylor
645 Madison Ave



















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Tribeca Retail Club, in conjunction with citizen spirits, is pleased to present a tasty alternative to the “old usual.”

TRC – Sales and Shopping Event

Holiday shopping - oh noes!

Last minute shopping got your down? Holes in your pockets? No worries - my friend over Anitpop put together a KILLER list of coupons you can redeem at stores in the city and some online (20% off at Gap, 30% off at Borders, etc.!)

Check out her list by clicking here.

I'd also like to kindly suggest that she create an account at Postabon and submit all these lovely coupon deals...or maybe you should? You can win a $50 American Express Gift card! Click here to enter to win! Only three more days to enter..

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Like KISS? Cool, go meet Gene.

Gene Simmons book signing of
KISS KOMPENDIUM

Thursday, December 17, 2009 12:30PM
Borders Books & Music
Second Floor
The Shops at Columbus Circle
10 Columbus Circle | New York



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Panel, food and drinks tonight at Saks! Get some Christmas shopping in, people.

LeMetric Hair Center & Saks Fifth Avenue invite you to: THE POWER OF HAIR

Join us for an evening that explores HAIR as it relates to women, culture and society.

MODERATED BY:
Elline Surianello
Founder & CEO of LeMetric Hair Center INC

PANEL TO INCLUDE:
Qianna Smith
Editor-at-Large for FashionQandA.com

Dr. Judith Hellman
Dermatologist, Mount Sinai Medical Center

Eugene Smith
Celebrity Stylist, Ted Gibson Salon

Dr. Dennis Lin
Sex Therapist and Psychiatrist

FESTIVITIES TO INCLUDE:
-Panel Discussion on The Power of Hair
-Q&A Period
-Cosmetic Makeovers courtesy of Saks
-One-on-One consultations
-VIP shopping discount for Saks

Wine & Hors D'oeuvres will be served

POSTABON, your new Retail-Sale Superman (complete with groupies)
*sponsored love

Remember that killer Zappos free shipping for life sale you missed? Well, that really wasn’t necessary - but it’s ok and you can stop feeling bad. Why? Because Postabon launched last week (yippee!) and their mission is to make sure internet citizens never miss a deal again!

It was recently called by VentureBeat the love child of Foursquare and Groupon (two of my very favorite things) and that name isn’t too far off. By combining Groupon-like sales and deals with an active Foursquare-like local social network, Postabon is poised to become your one-stop shop for all things cheap in NYC.

The site is basically a Google map that users-in-the-know continuously update with “Bons,” aka sales and deals, across New York City. To make sharing easy, users can submit their Bons through Postabon’s Web site, iPhone app, or mobile website which is currently iPhone, Palm Pre, and Droid friendly. Get a deal in email? Easy – log on and submit. Notice a great sale at a small store? Sweet – tap it into your iPhone and hit send.

Loyal, persistent Postabon users (I have dubbed them Postabon groupies) earn “Karma points” as they compete for the top Karma Board spots and accrue followers. To motivate the community to submit deals during the company's pilot, Postabon is offering a $200 weekly raffle for everyone that submits at least one local discount idea! You'd agree with me when I say that's more substantial than a shiny digital Foursquare badge… right? Hah.

For those of you who are like “WHAT THE HELL IS FOURSQUARE AND GROUPON?!” don’t worry about it. According to Postabon O'Flaherty's Ale House has $3 Bud, Bud Light, and Champagne and Diane Von Furstenberg has a 75% off sample sale running. So get on Postabon, start poking around and submit your deals because the recession might be over (FML—I really need to rebrand) but it’s still cool to save money.

GIVEAWAY: Win a $50 Gift Card, sponsored by POSTABON!
I have four $50 America Express gift cards to giveaway to lucky readers! These are exclusive to readers of this blog and in addition to the existing raffle for which you would also be eligible. Entering is easy:

1 mandatory entry: visit Postabon and come back with a URL to a deal you like!
1 additional entry: sign up for Postabon and POST a deal!
1 additional entry: follow + tweet about this giveaway @ricebird and @postabon
2 additional entries: blog about this deal on your website!

Fill out this form to let me know what you’ve done. A winner will be randomly chosen on 12/19!

Nina's is hosting their FIRST Annual Spa Party this Monday, Dec. 14, 2009! It's quite the big deal, because they are offering:

NYE looms. Decisions need to be made.

Don’t cry.

While I highly recommend house parties to keep costs cheap and friends close, sometimes your friends want to buy tickets to a special event, bar or party. Fear not. To help you all with that very important decision, here’s what I recommend you purchase (all general admission – check site for VIP prices), keeping low price top of mind along with dependable venues:

64 Rouge – super cheap deal + a classy looking venue
Open Bar 9pm-2am, $60

Le Poisson Rouge – alternative music venue
6 Hour Premium Open Bar 9pm - 3am, $75

Village Pourhouse – Classic bar
5 hour open bar, $75

Amnesia – they’re having its Grand Opening on New Years Eve 2010
6 Hour Premium Open Bar 8pm - 2am, $75

La Pomme
5 & 1/2 hours of top-shelf open bar (8:30pm-2am) gourmet appetizers & hors d'oeuvres from 9pm-midnight, dessert trays at 1am, $89

KATWALK – I’ve been to a few parties here so I know it’s a fun venue
6 Hour Top-Shelf Open Bar (9pm - 3am), Passed Gourmet Hors d'oeuvres (9pm-11:30pm), Dessert Bar, $108

Buy tickets to these parties by clicking here! The sooner the better - these prices probably will go up up up...

Last month I had the pleasure of attending an event thrown by My Fashion Plate and Lancome at the Lancome flagship store on the UWS. I was supposed to have a friend in tow, but she skipped town without telling me (you know who you are!) so I had to fly solo.

Alone, I ate enough cupcakes for two before I had a lovely makeover care of my personally assigned Lancome makeup expert. I was tempted to purchase their Effacernes Waterproof Protective Undereye Concealer and Blush Subtil Shimmer in Apricot but held back because I knew Broke-mas (not to be confused with Skintmas) was coming and my bank account was going to be a little….pathetic. Self indulgence had to wait.

After makeover! WANT.

After I was beautified, I met with the owner of My Fashion Plate, Jessica Mandeville, for a demo of her fantabulous website! If you’re like me, you’ve had serious closet technology envy ever since you saw the movie Clueless. Thanks to My Fashion Plate, YOU CAN HAZ CLUELESS CLOSET! It’s just digital –and of course, FREE!

What you need to do is create an account, take pictures of all your clothes, jewelry and shoes. If photographing all your stuff is not likely to happen, you can import pictures of your stuff if it lives online. For example, if you bought/own this GUESS Annabelle Shirt Dress there’s no need to snap a photo yourself. You can import it to your My Fashion Plate closet using one of their widgets!

Besides categorizing all your clothes for you, you can put together outfits using their special outfit creating tools:

My Wardrobe – Virtual closet that enables members to clearly view their wardrobe and accessories and access them from anywhere
Design Studio – Mix-and-match pieces to create outfits for yourself or your friends (imagine Alicia Silverstone’s spinning wardrobe!)
My Outfits – A catalogue of your outfits
Style Calendar – Plan and organize outfits for upcoming events and remember what you have worn in the past (for those people with OCD outfit planning issues)
My Suitcase – Learn how to pack an effective suitcase
My Budget – Manage and organize fashion expenses
My Clippings – Collect fashion articles, items, outfits and videos you have found along the way Wish List – Keep a virtual list of must-haves

If you feel inept at putting together an outfit, no fear! My Fashion Plate has professional fashion consultants ready to assess your wardrobe and offer personalized advice. Sounds expensive, right? It’s actually quite cheap (and now you can get New York City advice even if you live in Little Rock, Arkansas).

Prices:
Wardrobe Assessment, $0.46 per item. Get your wardrobe in shape! Your stylist will suggest what to keep and what to throw.
Item or Outfit Assessment, $2.99 per assessment. Get feedback on an item or outfit.
Look Book, $3.99 per look. Your Stylist to put together a look from your wardrobe.
Personal Shopper, $4.99 per item; $14.99 per outfit. The Stylist to shop around for items or outfits for you.

I actually met one of their fashion consultants at the event – and he was sweeter than the cupcakes and champagne they served me.

Chocolates are the PERFECT holiday gift - everyone loves chocolate. Groupon has a deal today where you can get $30 worth of chocolates from 5th Avenue Chocolatiere for only $15!



I highly recommend purchasing this Groupon then heading down to the store and buying gifts for your parents, parents in laws and chocolate loving friends! Also ideal for giving to someone you don't know that well...

Today's Groupon gives you the keys to the chocolate kingdom: $30 worth of chocolates galore from 5th Avenue Chocolatiere. Use your Groupon at either the Midtown East or Flatiron location. Carrying homemade chocolates in all forms, including seasonal rabbit shapes and stealth chococopter, this 34-year-old family-owned New York shop is capable of quieting your noisy sweet tooth with an intoxicating chocolaty secret recipe.


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WOW - can you believe it?! I just wish this bus went to Providence so I could go see my mom and dad more often :)



Via NYC DAILY DEALS:

Megabus is giving away 100,000 free bus tickets -- no, really... they're completely free. Once the free seats on each route are filled, remaining seats will start as low as $1 each way. I just booked a trip to DC over President's Day Weekend -- no charge!

Click here and enter the code GETAWAY.

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The last NYLON event I went to was a total bust - which is really sad because I heart NYLON. Here's their chance to redeem themselves!

Swarovski CRYSTALLIZED Concept Store
499 Broadway
between Broome & Spring
Hosted by NYLON TV It-Girl Becka Diamond
Thursday, December 10
7-9pm

Enjoy complimentary cocktails
Passed hors d'oeuvres
Live music spun by DJ Whitney Fierce
An exclusive 20% discount on all Swarovski items
Limited-edition gift with purchase
...and more!

Thursday is looking busy -- and to be quite honest I wish I had heard about this art opening before I committed elsewhere because I love this guy's style. Check out other Glamnation work here: http://www.glamnation.ca/

From Мишка:

For the month of December, 350 Broadway is pleased to host a series of works by Brooklyn based illustrator Dennis Chow. The show titled Sinisterly Yours, Glamnation is a new exhibition of illustrative works on cellulose acetate plastic sheets (also known as cels) that depict an alternate world of fantasy and rebellion ruled by colorful cartoon villains and lovable anti-hero’s. Chow’s Sinisterly Yours show will open on Thursday December 10th and run six weeks at our flagship store.

A limited run T-shirt designed by Chow will also be made available at the opening.

Dennis Chow is a Toronto-born artist currently living and working in Brooklyn, New York. Chow has been immersed in illustration for over the past decade and a half, citing 1980's popular culture, comics, horror movies, the occult, the working class and “the forgotten” as his major inspirations. His work has garnered him accolades in North America and Europe with both the art and commercial world alike. He has illustrated for publications such as Vice, LoDown, The Walrus and Beautiful Decay and has exhibited selected works across North America through Emporium Gallery, RedBull’s 381 Projects and various other galleries.

Sinisterly Yours by GlamNation Opening Reception:
Thurs, Dec 10th, 7-10pm
Мишка

350 Broadway
Brooklyn, NY
J/M/Z to Marcy Ave.
G to Broadway
L to Lorimer

New Bagtrends party!

Ring in the holidays with BagTrends & let us help you find the purse-fect gift from CETTU Handbags.

Sip wine, socialize & shop for holiday handbags.

Enjoy 20% OFF and Gift With Purchase.
Bring a used handbag for Dress for Success and receive an additional 5% OFF . . . plus you'll feel good!

Tuesday, December 15th; 6pm - 8:30pm
JMJ West Showroom,
141 West 36th Street, 7th Floor, NYC
RSVP: cettu@bagtrends.com


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Want to win a free book that will teach you how to finally RELAX? Read through this post about FREE CLASSES (we all need to relax – take the class – your karma will thank you)!

Meditation can calm our minds and reduce stress, anxiety and depression, setting the stage for greater satisfaction and success. Happy Science, a spiritual movement founded by Master Ryuho Okawa, Japan’s revered “living Buddha” (Happy Science has more than 10 million followers in 70 countries) has taken the practice to a new level to help increase the happiness level in NYC.

Happy Science’s charismatic US CEO Yuki Oikawa will host all three events on Dec. 9, 10 and 12 and lead the FREE introductory group meditations.

Attendees will experience their “Meditation For Prosperity and Happiness” and view a remarkable video lecture, “Spirituality – The Real Secret of Success,” by Master Okawa, in which he highlights how to follow the fourfold path of love, wisdom, self reflection and progress to create personal and professional happiness.

FREE MEDITATION CLASSES
WHERE/ WHEN
Dec 9 & 10: 7PM to 9PM
Dec 12: 1pm – 3pm

The Happy Science TriBeCa temple
79 Franklin St.
(212) 343-7972

happyscience-ny.org

NYC RECESSION DIARY GIVEAWAYS!

In addition to the free group meditations, I’m giving you a chance to win free copies of The Science of Happiness: 10 Principles for Manifesting Your Divine Nature!

**One lucky NYC Recession Diary reader will be given a free copy of Ryuho Oikawa’s book, The Science of Happiness: 10 Principles for Manifesting Your Divine Nature. Enter this giveaway by filling out the form below. Giveaway ends Dec 10 at midnight - the winner will be notified on Dec 11!
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**You can also get a free copy by showing up at the sessions and being one of the first three people to say you saw this event on NYC Recession Diary. Three books will be given at each of the three events!


About The Science of Happiness: 10 Principles for Manifesting Your Divine Nature

Reveals the 10 essential principles that can serve as a compass for a spiritual life

• Presents the foundational teachings of the Happy Science spiritual movement (more than 10 million members worldwide)
• Offers revelations from past spiritual leaders, including Jesus, Buddha, and Moses
• Includes information on the ancient continents of Mu and Atlantis and the structure of the spirit world

In 1981 Ryuho Okawa began receiving revelations from the spirits of Nikko (1246-1333) and Nichirien (1222-1282), who had been outstanding Buddhist teachers during their lives. Soon he began receiving revelations from Buddha, Jesus Christ, Moses, and Confucius as well as spiritual messages from prominent figures such as Socrates, Isaac Newton, Abraham Lincoln, Mahatma Gandhi, Helen Keller, and Florence Nightingale. In 1985 he began publishing some of these revelations in Japan. A year later he established the spiritual movement Happy Science (Kofuku-no-Kagaku) to help people discover their true potential, to educate them to think and act in a spiritual way, and to help create an ideal world on Earth.

The Science of Happiness presents Master Okawa’s 10 essential principles that can serve as a compass for a spiritual life: Happiness, Love, the Mind, Enlightenment, Progress, Wisdom, Utopia, Salvation, Reflection, and Prayer. Master Okawa shows how following these principles can bring happiness and spiritual growth not only to ourselves but to all those around us. He provides the tools necessary to transform one’s inner world to be receptive to true happiness and enlightenment--and to find one’s true purpose in life. He also reveals other extraordinary spiritual truths, such as the secrets of the ancient continents of Mu and Atlantis and the structure of the spirit world.

Today Alan says:

I love buying pre-owned DVDs and BluRays at Blockbuster. Other people like to rent movies though. Either at Blockbuster or RedBox, the $1 red kiosk renter. Basically, snag a movie for $1, return it when you’re done. No late fees.

Blockbuster, in what CrunchGear is saying is a bid to stay relevant, is rolling out similar kiosks in Duane Reades in NYC over the next few weeks. Their kiosk, Blockbuster Express, does the same deal too—movie for a buck.

If that’s still too expensive for you, Mr. Stingy, you can now get TWO DVDs for a buck. Use the coupon code GW9TB1 (thanks Dealnews!)

Oh, and offer ends December 8.

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Today's Groupon deal gets you $50 worth of food or drinks at The Orchard for just $20! That's pretty sweet. Click here to get your Groupon, and tell your friends too because you can use two Groupons on a table of four (most times you can't combine Groupons).

The Orchard
162 Orchard St.
New York, NY 10002
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Insound.com is offering 50 free songs from their top selling 2009 artists!

Click here to access free music from these artists:

Grizzly Bear
Cymbals Eat Guitars
The Pains of Being Pure At Heart
Japandroids
Sonic Youth
Sunset Rubdown
Cold Cave
Passion Pit
The Antlers
Girls
Wavves
Phoenix
Dan Deacon
Bon Iver
St. Vincent
Beirut
Camera Obscura
HEALTH
Woods
Dinosaur Jr.
Neon Indian
The Dodos
Deerhunter
The Vaselines
Fever Ray
Washed Out
Neko Case
M Ward
The Thermals
Yo La Tengo
Isis
The Boy Least Likely To
Thee Oh Sees
Iron and Wine
Handsome Furs
White Rabbits
Jason Lytle
The Tallest Man on Earth
Marissa Nadler
Vivian Girls
Blank Dogs
Black Dice
YACHT
Langhorne Slim
Clues
A.C. Newman
DOOM
Asobi Seksu
Jarvis CockerThanks to NYC Daily Deals for the heads up!

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The recession is pretty much over, but I still find pictures like these recession elephants funny. Heh.


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Love us some launch parties! RSVP now, ladies and gents. Especially if you're a fan of *cough* reality *cough* TV such as The City...

Join Whitney Port of MTV’s The City and Paul Tacorian of Tacori as they launch the 18k925 collection, a modern take on classic Tacori beauty.
Enjoying complimentary hors d’oeuvres and cocktails.

You'll receive a $100 gift card with any purchase from the 18k925 collection made that night.









Thursday, December 10
from 6-8pm
Michael C. Fina store
545 Fifth Ave
RSVP HERE (include your name and phone #)

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Have you always wondered what it would be like to be a secret shopper? I can help that.

Send me an email at nycrecessiondiary @ gmail . com and I'll refer you to a company! Cheers! :)

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Want a slider? Free White Castle Slider, with this coupon. Nom Nom Nom

Must present coupon at time of purchase.
Limit one sandwich per customer.
One coupon per customer per visit.
Offer good with any purchase.
Limited time offer.
Offer expires 12/31/09.

The lovely Manisha from http://www.manishainmanhattan.blogspot.com/ told me about free ice skating in Central Park next weekend!

Interesting fact: As a young schoolgirl, I took ice skating lessons. Whenever I graduated a class, my mom would never buy me the girl scout like badge that I "earned." Small trauma ensued. Thanks, Mom.

December 12th & 13th

Whenever Groupon has an awesome deal, I just got to share it in case some of you haven't hopped on the Groupon train yet.

Today's deal is $49 for a Dental Exam, Cleaning, and X-Rays at Tribeca Dental Studio ($435 Value)!

If you don't have insurance, snag this STAT! You have a year to redeem, just make sure you make an appointment.

Click here to purchase and review details.

Here's another gem from DETAILS! How much do you love me?


Join DETAILS and LORD & TAYLOR for a GUYS’ NIGHT OUT

BUY A GIFT. GET A GIFT.Get all of your holiday shopping done in one night with 25% off your purchase throughout the Men’s Store. Plus, score great bonus gifts, such as the Acer 10” Netbook, free with a corresponding men’s purchase.

Enjoy ales from local breweries and play a hand of black jack—winners will receive a Lord & Taylor gift card.

Thursday, December 10, 6PM
Lord & Taylor
424 Fifth Avenue
39th Street
The Men’s Store, 10th Floor
RSVP to DETAILS_RSVP@condenast.com




*Some exclusions apply to the 25% off. See store for details. **Beginning at 6 PM ET on 12/10/09, visit the Lord & Taylor Fifth Avenue store, spend at least $1,250 on items from the Men’s Department, and receive a free Acer 10” Netbook. Qualifying amount excludes sales tax, cosmetics, fragrances, fashion watches, and fine jewelry. Quantities are extremely limited. While supplies last. All purchases are non-refundable and available only for merchandise exchange. ***No purchase necessary to play black jack. While supplies last. See full rules and restrictions on site. Must be 21 to consume alcoholic beverages. Please drink responsibly. Don’t drink and drive. Event subject to change or cancellation.

Can you say FREE Modelo beer afternoon “bar” crawl?

DETAILS is hosting a Meatpacking block party this Saturday, and I’m planning to hit this hard. Not every destination has Modelo, so I listed the spots below with the time frame they’re serving the beer. BOTTOMS UP!

Spend the day with DETAILS in the Meatpacking District on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5 from 1-6PM.

Welcome to DETAILS Block Party 2009. Together with our sponsors and the Meatpacking District Initiative, DETAILS is honored to celebrate and support this neighborhood destination for shopping, entertainment, and culture during the holidays and year-round.

Enjoy complimentary beverages, free gifts and sampling, prize drawings, discounts, exclusive services, and more throughout the Meatpacking District.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THIS INFO ON THE DETAILS WEBSITE

*Locations below should be serving Modelo beer from 1-6pm. If there’s food it’s also noted. Most places will also have Diet Coke for you lame non-day drinkers.

ADAM -hors d’oeuvres- 678 Hudson Street 212.229.2838 shopadam.com
BRASS MONKEY 55 Little West 12th Street 212.675.6686 brassmonkeynyc.com
BUCKLER 13 Gansevoort Street212.255.1596 andrewbuckler.com
DDC LAB 427 West 14th Street212.414.5801 ddclab.com
JEAN SHOP 435 West 14th Street212.366.5326 worldjeanshop.com
LOS DADOS -Snacks at the bar from 2–5PM- 73 Gansevoort Street 646.810.7290 losdadosnyc.com
MASSIMO BIZZOCCHI 433 West 14th Street 212.675.4055 massbizz.com
MICHAEL ANGELO’S WONDERLAND BEAUTY PARLOR 418 West 13th Street 212.524.2800 wonderlandbeautyparlor.com
THE EARNEST SEWN CO. 821 Washington Street 212.242.3414 earnestsewn.com
THEORY 40 Gansevoort Street 212.524.6790 theory.com
VINCE 833 Washington Street 212.924.0370 vince.com

More guest blogger-ness from Alan:

Shoes are one of the things I hesitate to buy online… mostly because I constantly forget my shoe size. But I know many people swear by Zappos.com, the online shoe store.

One of the reasons people love Zappos is because of its free standard shipping anytime. They also have a VIP program that offers overnight shipping—for a cost. Today only, though, you can sign up for that program for free and have it FOR LIFE. (Katharine's note: OMG! FREE OVERNIGHT SHIPPING FOR LIFE!!!!)

Details are here. You don’t have to be an existing customer to get that privilege. Just make sure you sign up by midnight PST today!