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HoneyHunters: Day 8

Caroline’s Picks:

Wanderlust is my new favorite word. Besides its meaning as a strong desire to travel, the elicits that sort of hope and giddiness you might experience before you set off on an anticipated vacation or adventure. It represents that good kind of anticipation. I love to explore new places whether they are cross country, across the globe or in my backyard but there is one major factor stopping me and it is money. Thanks to Honey I can buy art depicting far away places like the Effiel Tower and allow myself the satisfaction of daydreaming about a stroll along the Seine. Honey helped me save $24 on this wall art and thus bringing the total price down to $75.99- the cheapest way you’ll ever be able to experience Paris.

            My budget may hamper my ability to journey across the globe for now but music is one thing I won’t give up. I am constantly playing music and am always looking for new ways to experience it. So instead of dishing out for a music festival or a concert, I found this Crosley Cruiser Briefcase Portable Turntable for only $99 at Urban Outfitters. Thanks to Honey, I can use the money I have saved over the past 8 days to buy this turntable and play some Parisian music while imagining myself sipping espresso and watching the Effiel Tower’s twinkling lights, all for quite the bargain.

  Ryan’s Picks:

Ping pong is a sport of champions.  There are few other games out there that can match the excitement, speed, and athleticism exhibited in table tennis.  I happen to love the game and can hardly turn down any opportunity to play.  That being said, however, I have neither the space nor the money for  a real table.  Instead, I used Honey to save $4 and got this Pongo Ping Pong Set for $36 from dormify.com.  Now I can play anytime, anywhere so long as there is a flat surface and somebody willing to take me on.

With today’s savings, I am at a Honey Hunt total of $47.20.  Although that is still quite a ways behind Caroline, I am determined not to let that bother me.  Keeping this thought in mind, I searched for something that would put a smile on my face in spite of being beat again yesterday.  Incrediblethings.com offered the perfect solution in the form of these “Superheroes as Ancient Greek Art” prints for only $19.

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HoneyHunters: Day 7

Ryan’s Picks:

In just a few weeks I will be heading back to my home away from home in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  Even though I am beyond excited to return to my team, my friends, and my life back at Harvard, I never can seem to leave sunny Southern California behind.  That’s why I made today’s Honey hunt all about that california swag.  Cafepress.com came through for me huge today.  I found this awesome poster of Manhattan Beach to remind me of home and even had enough to score this sweet California flag iPhone 5 case.   Originally, my cart cost $37 but Honey cut another $5.55 off the final price.  That makes for a total savings of $43.20!

Although it is definitely a little hard to swallow, my colleague and competitor Caroline has been out-saving me for a few days now.  In an effort to drown my sorrows and hope for better savings in the future, I’ve decided to treat myself to this elegant full bottle wine glass for $19.95 from baronbob.com.  It says. “I’m classy and still going to get drunk.”  Happy hunting!

Caroline’s Picks:

‘Back to school shopping’ is code word for think of excuses to try and get your parents to get stuff you want. I will shamelessly pull out the “mine are falling apart” or “my roommate lost them” or anything under the sun to try and convince my parents to buy me those shoes I am in love with or that cute but probably unnecessary new book bag. I have found my prize and now all I need is a worthy excuse, and I think Honey has given it to me. These to-die-for booties are available at Express for only $36.07. Honey saved me an awesome $21.88 that I have put towards my total Honey savings to bring it to a whopping $83.69 over 7 days.

With my accumulating Honey savings, I decided to get something that many could use. I stumbled upon this 23” long neon crocodile planter that will sure get a good response out of my parents, family, friends and neighbors. For only $75.00 at uncommongoods.com my Honey savings can be put to good use with this unique garden decor that will probably have my dogs in a frenzy.

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HoneyHunters Day 6

Ryan’s picks:

After 3 years of living in my back pocket, my tattered brown leather wallet finally met its end last week.  It’s not much of a surprise, really.  My old wallet was right there with me through the best of times and the worst of times-- those awesome nights out when it was full and those terrible mornings after when it’d be completely empty.  Although a faithful financial companion, my wallet wasn’t exactly perfect, it did not allow me to use my RFID-enabled school ID to get into locked doors.  I would have to take it all the way out and then put it back once I got inside-- a huge pain with gloves on in the cold of winter back in Cambridge, Massachusetts.   Today I Honey hunted for a new wallet from wilsonsleather.com with my $31.41 in total savings.  After only a minute or two, I came across the perfect fit for me, the Rustler front pocket leather wallet, in my favorite shade of brown at 25% off retail, or $18.75!

With today’s savings, my total is at $37.65 so far.  I decided that that money should go to something that will definitely get a lot of use back at school.  After looking around the web a bit for inspiration, I settled on this Thunderbolt to HDMI adapter for my Macbook Air from monoprice.com.  At a retail price of $10.99, I can get two of them just in case anything should happen to one of them.  That way, nothing can get between me and my Netflix viewing on my big screen.  

Caroline’s Picks:

Day 6 of Honey Hunting is inspired by my generation. We try to portray a persona of days past (think high-waisted jeans, instagram filters and oversized sunglasses) and yet can’t function without modern gift of technology. The generation on the verge of adulthood is one plagued by an identity crisis, torn between the fads of the past and the rapidly evolving technological present. Products just as much as people have attempted to bridge that gap and today’s Honey Hunting pays homage to that.

           For my original pick, I choose a Lomography Smartphone Film Scanner available with Honey for $50.15 (retail price: $59) from UrbanOutfitters.com. This portable and well-priced scanner allows you to transfer images captured on film to your smartphone in order to store and share with friends. Can you say, move over instagram?

           Six days of Honey Hunting for great products and Honey has helped me save a whopping $61.81 that I decided to put towards another product that embodies the past as well as the present. You don’t have to have only brothers like me to remember the joy of Sega Games. At UrbanOutfitters.com, you can get a Sega Genesis Wireless Game Console for only $57.80 with Honey. With 80 built-in games and wireless controllers you get the perks of advanced technology while still enjoying a whole lot of déjà-vu.

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HoneyHunters: Day 5

Ryan’s picks

Let’s all take just a moment to reflect on a truism-- Hawaiian shirts are awesome.  They can be worn for nearly any occasion whether it be a day at the beach, a week in the islands, or a night of well-mannered degeneracy.  As of now, I have a personal collection of about 25 different shirts and am always looking for more.  That’s why I decided to see if Honey could help me score a deal on a new one.  I ended up finding this button up beauty at cubavera.com for $19.99.  After letting Honey do its thing, I was able to save $6, bringing my total Honey hunting savings to $31.41.

After saving a bit of scratch on my new shirt, I began my favorite part of the hunt-- the daily dip into the abyss of the internet to find something both memorable and different to buy with my savings.  I was able to find something to fit the the bill perfectly at baronbob.com.  For only $21.95, I am now the proud new owner of an inflatable deer head. Now that’s happy hunting!

Caroline’s picks

Why does it always seem like we get ahead of our self in terms of seasons? August hasn’t even hit, temperatures are on the rise and yet I keep hearing about fall must-haves. It must be the procrastinator in me that likes to constantly disregard the upcoming season and the result is that I am constantly unprepared. That first chill and I don’t have any sweaters. The first snowfall and my snow boots won’t fit. The first heat wave and I can’t find any of my old swimsuits. As a result, I’ve decided to take some initiative and equip myself for the upcoming fall season. A few minutes searching for great fall products and I realize the plethora of saving opportunities my prostinating self had been missing out on. I immediately stumble upon a fabulous cross body bag at Express that is the perfect color for fall. This bag was originally $49.90 but thanks to some preparation and the magic of Honey, I got it for only $27.93!

    The money I saved thanks to Honey was put towards another fall essential, headphones. Fall equates to school and school means studying and studying means no one talk to Caroline so she can get this over as quickly as possible so headphones seemed like a logical and essential fall purchase. As an added bonus they came in a fun turquoise color and only cost $51.00 so I closed out my purchases as a very happy and well-prepared Honey Hunter.

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HoneyHunters: Day 4

Caroline’s picks: Geekin’ Out

Signs that you’re a geek: you know every character in Game of Thrones by their name and house sigil, you can spot the Vulcan hand signal from a mile away, you woke up on your eleventh birthday anticipating the arrival of your Hogwarts acceptance letter, you have a survival plan for a zombie apocalypse. Whether none of these, some of these or dear god, all of these apply to you, rest-assured they we all have a little bit of geek inside of us. So to pay homage to my inner geek, I decided to theme today’s honey hunting around it.

    My first item is one of the most classic geek accessories, the watch. With it’s functional and fashion aspects, this watch is a winner. Honey helped me get this “All the Time” Watch from Urban Outfitters for only $16.70 (retail price: $28.00). Because Honey helped me save big time and time again, I decided to go to ultimate geek status with my next purchase, a yoda backpack (avaliable at thinkgeek.com for $39.99). Who doesn’t want a little green man great with inspirational one-liners hanging on there back all the time? It’s a geek gold mine.

Ryan’s picks: Getting Crafty with Clutter

I set out on yet another Honey hunt with my new apartment in mind.  I will be the first one to admit that I am a bit organizationally challenged.  That is, I have the potential to be a pretty huge slob if I don’t stay on top of my clutter.  With this thought in mind, I set out to find some aesthetically pleasing ways to keep my space clutter free. Barnesandnoble.com had the perfect solution.  For a retail price of $9.95, I put the invisible metal bookshelf into my cart and ended up saving $1.78 in the end using Honey.

With another $1.78 saved, Honey has accrued me an additional $25.41 in just 4 days of Honey hunting!  I have decided to put some of that money towards one of my favorite pastimes-- drinking coffee.  Harvard has a system where you can leave your own mug in the dining halls where it can be cleaned and reused so as to cut down on water and disposable cup usage.  I’m all for saving the environment, but not when it means that every week some kid is stealing my mug.  In an effort to keep myself caffeinated without having to keep replacing stolen mugs, I got this camera lens coffee mug for $14.99.  Just try to tell me you have the same one. I dare you.

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HoneyHunters: Day 3

Ryan’s Picks: Sport of Champions

Not long from now, my favorite week of the year begins-- and Honey just made it that much better.  Every summer, my water polo teammates and I rent a house on the beach in Newport Beach, CA to celebrate our last week of summer before heading back east. We bond as a team, reinforce a few collegiate athlete stereotypes, and occasionally workout.  A huge facet of our pre-preseason bonding is the sport of champions.  No, it’s not water polo, but our own BP, or “beverage pong”  tournament in which teams of two pick a team name and theme and spend the week trying to preserve their win/loss record.  Today I honey hunted for a low-cost costume idea that nobody will forget-- no matter how many beverages our team might consume.  At urbanoutfitters.com, I came across this gem-- a mullet-on-the-go wig for $20 after shipping and taxes.  With just one click of the “Find Savings” button, Honey saved me $1.50 and took me to cardpool where I saved another $3.89.  That’s $5.39 total, bringing my final savings so far to $23.63!

I think that extra cash will definitely come in handy for the post-pre-preseason (our actual preseason) as well.  With my third day of Honey hunt savings, I got a tub of Pacific Health Laboratories Accelerade workout mix for $14.97 at gnc.com.  This stuff is amazing.  Not only does it help my body stay hydrated and recover during and after a workout, it’s also great for hard mornings after overly-fun nights.

CAROLINE’S PICKS: Movie Night

Have you been to a movie lately? If so, odds are you left disappointed. Big budget movies that used to enthrall audiences have largely, done just the opposite this summer. R.I.P.D, White House Down, Olympus has Fallen, The Lone Ranger- are a couple that topped my list of disappointments. My cure is the home movie. Curl up on your couch and watch an old favorite and guarantee yourself a great viewing experience. But If you’re like me and love the perks that come with going to the movies, (aka the buttery goodness known as popcorn) don’t sacrifice. Get my honey pick of the day, an Orville Redenbacher Presto Popcorn Popper and bring movie-theater popcorn to you. Install honey for free (www.joinhoney.com) and you can get this scrumptious snack maker for only $19.29 at macys.com (original price: $39.99).

Use the money Honey automatically saved you to buy these Plush Zombie Slippers (available at ThinkGeek.com for $24.99) which will surely scare off any unwanted viewers. Let honey help you get the sweetest savings, letting you get more of what you want.

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Honey Hunters: Day 2

Caroline’s Picks

With my family’s annual summer family reunion on the horizon, pranks and planning activities is on everyone’s mind. We may span ages from 85 to 10, but we all like to shamelessly act like 8 year-olds when we gather for a weekend every summer. So for this week’s Honey pick, I choose a game that encompasses the three most useful things when spending time with family- beer, competition and making your family members look like fools. I introduce to you the Pong Head Game available for only $8.64 at urbanoutfitters.com if you use Honey (original price: $16.00). You may even be able to make a little extra dough betting against that drunk uncle of yours (don’t worry, everyone’s got one) who is sure going to love this game.

One of the brighter sides of family gatherings is that they usually include gifts. Family reunions are the perfect time for my geographically dispersed family to catch up on past birthdays, anniversaries and holidays. In the event that you want to get back at that aunt who gave you an ugly sweater last Christmas, cousin that forgot to send you a birthday card or just lighten the mood, wrap your gift in a Prank Pack Fake Gift Box. A two-pack of these hilarious boxes are available for only $14.99 at thinkgeek.com. They will have any family member reeling with laughter after they discover it was just a prank and you can get it essentially for free when you use the money Honey saved you when shopping online.  

Ryan’s Picks

My second day Honey hunting proved to be a really informative experience.  Whereas I had pictured my various Honey hunts and savings as being centered around really interesting, eye-catching products, it turns out that the Honey browser app is great for saving on take out orders too -- especially pizza.  After an hour or so of failing to find some useful item(s) that Honey could help me save on, I decided that I could best use Honey to knock a bit off the price of my lunch.  After plugging in my online order for a large pepperoni pizza at papajohns.com for about $16, Honey found me code that saved me $3.33 in addition to the $14.91 I saved on Day 1.  That’s a total of $18.44 in savings after just two days of shopping with Honey!

With the extra cash I have saved so far, I went Honey hunting again.  This time I was focused on finding something fun-- something that you just don’t see everyday.  Barnesandnoble.com came through for me in a big way.  Having browsed through about 10 pages of their gifts section, I was about to take my business elsewhere when I came across  a mini Grow-Your-Own Four Leaf Clover kit for only $6.95.  Having never actually seen a four leaf clover before, I simply couldn’t resist.

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Honey Hunters: Day 1

RYAN’S PICKS

For my first day of honey hunting, I decided to devote my attention to home decor.  With just about a month left before I head back to school and move into my new apartment, I desperately need to get started on my shopping for things that will make my living arrangement both comfortable and interesting.  I wanted something different-- something small, cool, and stylish to bring a little life to my space.

 After browsing the internet for a bit, I came across exactly what I had been looking for--a pretty sizeable selection of terrariums and planters from urbanoutfitters.com.  There were all different kinds from hanging planters to decorative terrariums to blown glass plating contraptions that looked like parts of some alchemy set.  Once I had scrolled through a few pages of fashionable floral containers, the Turning Triangles Terrarium caught my eye.  

At a retail price of $39, this stylish little greenhouse was still a little expensive even while under my budget of $50.  Luckily,  I was able to rack up some sweet savings using the Honey browser app (joinhoney.com).  After running something like 15 different promo codes for urbanoutfitters.com, Honey was able to find me a code that took $5.85 off the price.  It got even better when the app redirected me to a partner site, cardpool.com where I was able to get a used gift card and save another $9.06.  That brings me to a total day one savings of $14.91.  That’s enough extra cash for me to spend on something that before Honey, would have been just another item on my ever-growing wishlist-- namely, the 5-in-1 money clip from restorationhardware.com.

  CAROLINE’S PICKS

        Maybe it’s the fact that summer is winding down or that I’m constantly catch myself daydreaming about another day off work but I’m still trying to hold onto that Fourth-of-July, “Yeah Amurica” high. In my mind, there isn’t much better than a hot summer day, a flurry of fireworks, barbeque and most of all, being surrounded by people united through a unanimous love of the Red, White and Blue.

If you have a similar sentiment to the statement above or just want to show up to your first day of school with an eye-catching accessory than you should check out Converse’s Chuck Taylor All Star Stars High-Top Sneaker, my honey pick of the day. These sneakers, originally $60.00, are available at urbanoutfitters.com for a sweet deal of $21.39 if you download Honey (www.joinhoney.com). For free, Honey can automatically find you savings on shopping you are already doing. Looking good, reppin’ the US of A and saving money- what’s not to love?

If that isn’t enough, use the money Honey saved you on those Chuck Taylors to continue to spread that America cheer throughout the year with this Hester St. Trading Co. Laptop Sleeve (available at urbanoutfitters.com). What originally cost $29.00 is available with Honey for $12.74. When all is said and done, add some America flair to your everyday look with these sweet products and only spend a total of $34.13 (originally would have been $89.00). Sweet savings everybody!

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Introducing… THE HONEY HUNTERS: THE 10 DAY CHALLENGE

In the spirit of great savings, two interns at Honey are kicking off the first ever Honey Hunters Challenge.  Each day, they will pick great everyday products and showcase how Honey easily saves you money while shopping online.  

After every day’s new purchase, the money saved will be recorded into Total Honey Savings. With this amount, they will pick an extra sweet product/ activity/ heart’s desire that you could get with the money Honey can help you save.

So check back everyday to vote on your favorite product picker and see who will end up with the sweetest savings!