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25 gifts under $25 No. 24: Soaps from Saipua
Scented soap may not seem like the very height of gift-giving originality, but it’s really nice to have a stack on hand as a hostess present or to give out to the ladies when you’re on the hook for a...
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The complete 2011 Brokelyn 25 under $25 gift guide
Our holiday wish is for Kat Dennings to read Brokelyn. My how the time flies when you’re scrambling for gift money. In case you missed it or still haven’t done your shopping yet (C’MON!), review our...
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Have we mentioned how much we love Amazing Savings?
Amazing Savings mock antique kitchen tools, $1.99. Back when we started this blog way back yonder in 2009, one of our first posts was on the wonders of Midwood’s Amazing Savings, where you can get all...
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The perfect Valentine’s gift for tree huggers
Not the actual tree. Screw it, we’ll just go all out for Valentine’s Day stuff today, even though us singles think it’s about as real a holiday as the Verdukian Holiday of Mouth Pleasures: You could...
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25 gifts under $25, No. 15: Show off your plants
You’re such a greenthumb. Your plants never die. You’re like the Mother Goose of plants. Ok, I’m a little jealous because I always buy plants with the best intentions and then I over water them (or...
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Sandy Claus: 22 gifts you can buy to support storm relief
Sandy was naughty; you should be nice. Post-Sandy Coney Island photo by Jarek Mazur. It was barely six weeks ago when Hurricane Sandy turned lives upside down for thousands of New Yorkers, many of whom...
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25 gifts under $25, No. 16: 3 dimensions of money
Costs less than seeing Avatar even. Even before they made this Mighty Wallet in 3D (which will make your money look bigger than it really is!) we were already devoted fans for two clutch reasons: 1)...
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25 gifts under $25, No: 17: Scroasters help you get your Scrabble revenge
Maybe your boyfriend thinks he’s a Scrabble bigshot and beats you by two hundred points, every time you play, even though YOU were the English major. To exact your revenge, throw a party, get these...
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Web service will turn your email into pretty letters for free
This letter used to be an email, if you can believe it. via Instagram Ever decide with a friend that you will be their pen pal and you promise to send the first letter, and then a week goes by, then a...
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Doesn’t dad deserve a few drinks for Father’s Day?
Whatever happened to Acme Beer? Vintage beer cans via Wikimedia. It’s that time of year when we have to think about our dear old man. Sure we never really got into sports and we never got into bumping...
View ArticleFive Brooklyn gifts for the roommate emerging from their rager phase
You’ve read enough Encyclopedia Brown to be able to figure out that the likely culprit in The Case Of The Disappearing Alcohol, […]
View ArticleThe thrifty bridesmaid’s survival guide
Wedding sites estimate that bridesmaids shell out at least $1,000, but it's possible for the dutiful bridesmaid to do it all for less. Here are some ways to save.
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