If you've found that your dart game has been suffering lately, or are just looking for a way to revitalize your love of the sport, I humbly suggest that you check out the Ann Coulter dartboard cover that is currently on sale at Young America's Foundation [sic]. Featuring America's favorite wacky ultraconservative in a provocative pose, this handy-dandy paper coverall is nicely proportioned to fit over your regulation-sized dartboard. If you have a smaller or larger board, you can simply cut Ann down to size. Betcha Al Franken wishes that he could do the same!

If your tastes tend more toward the conservative, the Ann Coulter dartboard cover also doubles as a nice piece of cheesecake photography, showing off her pipe-cleaner thin arms and piercing ice-blue eyes. It will make a nice addition to your "Right-wing cuties" collection, along with your images of delightfully mega-svelte Nancy Reagan and Rush "Huggy Bear" Limbaugh!

Best of all, at only $4.87 (67% off full price), you can bring home the Coulter without going into deficit spending!

When I get fed up with an athlete's performance or complaining about a past game I saddle up to an Internet message board or a stool at the local pub and fire away at the "star". When a major corporation is fed up with a star's complaining, they make t-shirts!

In this case Papa John's Pizza made t -shirts which contained Lebron's number, 23, below the word "crybaby". These shirts were in response to James' complaints of being fouled by a Wizards player early in the series. The humorous shirts were sold by a Washington D.C. area Papa John's before game 6 last Friday. The shirts which turned up in Cleveland had little effect on the Cavaliers who went on to win the game.

I know: no one buys CDs anymore.

But at $4.99 a pop, Best Buy's collection of budget CDs might be a good way to fill some holes in your library for less than it would cost on iTunes. And remember, you can always upload the tracks to your computer. And let's face it: you need a copy of Abba Live, which would set you back $7.97 on Amazon. This offer is only good online, but my hunch is you wouldn't want to stroll up to the counter and buy an Abba album anyway.

Some other gems include James Brown Live at the Apollo 1962 and a bunch of Rush CDs.

The daily deal for Tuesday, May 6th is a golden egg bank. If your savings plan involves hunting through your couch's cushions in search of small change, then this might be the perfect item for you. Forget about IRAs, CDs, savings bonds and t-bills; this little baby will help you transform your nickels and dimes into early retirement and vacation homes. Best of all, your "nest egg" will remind you of exactly where your money is going!

Constructed of gold-painted porcelain in a handy little nest, Fred Flare's Nest Egg will remind you that copper, nickel and silver can add up to make some gold. Best of all, at $9.99, it's almost 60% off its regular price of $24, so the savings start even before you unpack it!

Daily Deal for Monday, May 5 2008: Quick: What's the first thing you think about on Cinco de Mayo? Cervezas? Maybe. OK...Second thing you think of? That's right: margaritas.

But for those you need a blender and your blender is on the blink. Look no further than today's daily deal: Snap up this 14-speed Hamilton Beach blender for only $19.99 plus $5 shipping.

It's special "wave action system" continuously pushes down liquid so you can make the creamiest, most perfect margaritas in town. That's only fitting. And so what if you won't have it for Cinco de Mayo. Think of manana. Margaritas are one of the finest summer traditions here in El Norte, no?

Maybe you're thinking too much here. You can buy this blender elsewhere for $52 of your American dollars, but that would be muy loco. Pick it up on Woot! instead while supplies last and be ready for the summer fiestas. No need to think twice about that.

The Daily Deal for Sunday, May 4th 2008 is a sale on women's Spring and Summer shirts at Old Navy. There are several styles, including tees, tanks, tube tops and camis in a variety of bright colors, all marked down to anywhere from $5.99 to $14.50. For example, the blue tropic surplice top shown is $9.99 and is also available in pink.

On the homepage, click on the women's clothing icon, then "bargains" in the left-hand column, and search the tees and tanks category. Bargains abound in other departments as well, including some great deals on kids' swimwear. Their maternity line is also quite fashionable--and inexpensive. If you're expecting, check out the black tie-front swim cover-up on sale for $15.

The Daily Deal for Saturday, May 3, 2008

In case you haven't already picked up a copy of Grand Theft Auto 4 for the Xbox 360, Walmart is running a spectacular deal right now. The standard version of the game is available with one free month of Xbox Live anywhere, but Walmart is throwing in a extra 3 months of Xbox Live for free! Xbox Live is Microsoft's Internet gaming platform which you need a subscription to to enjoy online gaming such as GTA IV's cops and robbers multi-player. Normally 4 months of Xbox Live would cost more then $20 extra so the savings are significant.

Grand Theft Auto 4 is an amazing game, for adults, it is rated Mature so you won't likely be giving it to your ten year old for his birthday. The game is netting A+ and 10/10 on many review sites and is at the least a candidate for "Game of the Year'. After you factor in shipping the whole package shouldn't cost much more than $62. This deal won't last long so be sure to order quickly!

If you want to play online after you pick this up be sure to send me a friend request, my gamertag is Ca1vin on Xbox Live.

Daily Deal for Thursday, May 1, 2008: Save thousands of dollars on melanoma treatments by using inexpensive sunscreen liberally. No-Ad Maximum Sun Block Lotion SPF-45, 16 oz., $8.95 plus shipping, drugsdepot.com.

The American Cancer Society has some sensible precautions you can adopt to reduce the chance of developing skin cancer: avoid exposure during the sunniest part of the day, wear a hat and sleeves, and, of course, use sunscreen. Unfortunately, many of the brand-name sunscreen products are very pricey.

But not all. Consumer Reports recently named No-Ad Maximum Sun Block Lotion SPF-45 as a best buy, as it stands up to comparison with the top brands in performance yet sells at a price that won't tempt you to skimp on its use. The 16 oz. bottle is a good value, although if you can find it in your local pharmacy you might do better than this mail-order price, since shipping will eat up much of the savings. If you can bundle this purchase as part of a $100 order from drugdepot.com, however, shipping is free.

Don't be penny wise and pound foolish with your sunscreen, unless you like the notion of having a big ugly cancer on the tip of your nose. That's not a good look.

Daily Deal for Wednesday, April 30 is 31-cent children's scoop night at Baskin Robbins ice cream stores. Participating stores will reduce the price of a single scoop (2.5 ounces) to 31 cents, plus tax, from 5 to 10 pm. At my local Baskin Robbins/Dunkin Donuts franchise, a single kids' scoop usually costs $1.99.

The promotion is to thank consumer for their business and to honor fallen firefighters. Baskin Robbins is donating $100,000 to the national Fallen Firefighters Foundation and some locations may also be collecting for local firefighting groups. The Baskin Robbins web site doesn't explain the tie-in, but the promotion intends to help a good cause -- and it's a sweet deal.

Back in the eighties, when stores like Brookstone and the Sharper Image first started populating the malls in my area, I would always gravitate toward the cool electronic gadgets, while my parents hovered around the massagers. Portable massagers, handheld massagers, massaging chairs...whatever it was, if it had the ability to work knots out of their necks and backs, they were ready to shell out money for it. One time, in fact, they even bought a massaging pillow; whenever I put my head on it, my optic nerve would vibrate and things would get wavy.

The things that they wanted most of all, which we would all have to try out whenever the opportunity arose, were the massaging chairs. Of course, we could have bought the cheap ones, but they were a little rough; to me, it always felt like a horse was walking up and down my spine. The better, more relaxing massagers were always out of our range.

Recently, however, Brookstone has put its Programmable Personal Back Masseuse on sale for just under a hundred dollars, 74% off its usual price of $275. The masseuse is made with a neoprene backing, which makes it firm and well-anchored. Moreover, its wide selection of massage options means that there's a perfect setting for you, regardless of your problem.

Best of all, at only $100, it won't add stress to your shoulders!

The Daily Deal for Sunday, April 27, 2008

I went into work Friday and set my lunch box down next to an advertisement that caught my eye right away. It claimed that you can turn used cell phones into real money. After researching the offer a little bit, I've determined that it sure looks legitimate to me. Pace Butler Corporation claims it will buy your used cell phones for cold hard cash.

The company website is clear and simple. The process works in four easy steps. Just gather the cell phones that you want to sell, print out a prepaid postage shipping label, box the phones up and ship them, then get a check. The company states that your check will be issued within four business days.

Many of the phones on their payment list will only garner you a few dollars, and some only pay .50 cents. However, there are models which will get you as much as $50. You can check out their payment values on this list (PDF file). Just a few of the higher paying models are Motorola's Q9m and Q9h, each paying $50. If you have a Nextel i580, that model pays $30. The LG CU515 and CU575 each get you $35. There's a whole range of the Blackberry 8000 series which will net you anywhere from $10 to $50 apiece.

Nowhere on the website did I see mention of cell phone condition as a requirement for payment but I assume that they want the phones to be all in one piece. They also offer assistance with cell phone collection drives and will help you with cell phone collection fund raisers. If you just want to find out where to send your dead cell phones to keep them out of the landfill, they have a link to help with shipping 3 or more phones for recycling.

I think Pace Butler is really in step with responsible consumerism and assuming that it's completely legitimate, I believe this whole concept is an extremely timely idea.

If your computer needs new anti-virus protection, I have got a deal for you.

Yesbuy.net is offering McAfee Virus Scan Plus 2008 OEM with SiteAdvisor™, AntiVirus, AntiSpyware & Firewall - Essential & Proactive PC Protection for $8.45 with free shipping.

This software will set you back $23.49 on Amazon. Here are a few of the features:
Caveat emptor: the Amazon reviews vary wildly. Some reviewers call it "outstanding, while others describe the customer service as horrendously bad. The 9 reviews resulted in an average of 3 stars, hardly anything to brag about. But for $8.45, it's worth a try.

I don't like spending money so the Daily Deal for today will be a freebie.

On Hulu.com, you can stream full episodes of a bunch of TV shows, including 24, Arrested Development, House, Top Chef, and many dozens more. The site also has hundreds -- perhaps thousands -- or shorter clips from those shows and many others.

To view full episodes, just look for titles withto the left.

And if you haven't already seen her show, be sure to check out the Kathy Griffin clips.

Today's Daily Deal is a pair of Irwin Heavy duty gloves, $13.86 from Toolup.com.

All of my life, I've ignored the curse of poison ivy, seemingly immune to its effects. Until last summer. While hacking down some rogue vines overhanging my shed, I noticed that they had three leaves. Three days later, I was reminded of the old rhyme, "If leaves three, let it be." But too late.

Luckily, I was wearing a good pair of gardening gloves, which saved my hands from the blisters. Poison Ivy isn't the only hazard that calls for sturdy gardening gloves, though. Biting insects, glass shards and sharp thorns can make a day in the garden less than pleasant.

These gloves from Irwin are well padded, breathable and adjustable, just the ticket for a day in the dirt. Better yet, they're on sale.

Staples is celebrating "Customer Appreciation Week" through April 26th and is providing a coupon for 12% off your purchases (pdf). The coupon excludes computers, gift cards, phone cards and stamps; but is valid for just about anything else. You can only use the coupon in store, so you'll need to print it out and trek to your local brick and mortar location to enjoy these savings. Some stores may require that you have a Staples Rewards account to use it, but you can sign up for free in store.

This week would be a great time to stock up on office supplies for around the house or for use in your small business. Some other items to look for include monitors and external hard drives, for which 12% is a pretty slick deal. If I hadn't just bought a three pack of ink I'd also plan on using this coupon. I guess what I am saying is, this is a nice deal for anything in the store, and it only comes around two or three times a year so get going.