Wednesday linkage
Bottled water buyers are probably bigger suckers than cigarette buyers [Consumer Reports] More like Wal-Marty Markowitz, amiright amiright?? [NY Post]…
Author: Tim Donnelly
Aspiring scoops wanted for free journalism camp
While some of your kids' friends are camping this summer with future-MBAs or prep pre-pre-pre meds, you could instead send…
New site helps sniff out ‘The Bad Deal’
It's habit to spend the first 10 waking minutes of the day weeding our inbox of terrible "deals" from the…
Things that make us feel good: bustin’, happy hours
What are the greatest things to happen to NYC in the past 30 years? Your answers had better include 1)…
Giveaway! Rub elbows at the swanky Prospect Park party
Prospect Park keeps you fatted with a buffet of all-you-can-eat free summer goodness, from concerts to plays to all sorts…
Stores crack down on extreme couponing
TLC's Extreme Couponing may have ruined couponing for the rest of us: Consumerist reports this week stores such as Target and…
Where to find the cheapest groceries in Bushwick
We've heard complaints about the situation out in Bushwick — bugs, grime, train follies, the fact that no one in…
Help kids read and help yourself to a Macy’s discount
Do you remember summer reading lists from yonder summer vacations? What a perfect — and free — way to pass…
Craigslist freebie of the day: Starter teaching kit
It's now dead-hot beautiful summer and the only ones thinking about the cruel fall are those teacher types embracing their…
Be a blood donor and tap a vein of free swag
At one lowpoint or another, you've surely considered giving of yourself in truly personal ways: selling your eggs, trafficking your…