I love a good bargain as much as the next guy - but I found this article from iVillage super helpful in determining what is worth buying at warehouse stores (like Costco) and what isn't.

Click here to see lots of items at West Elm that ship free.

Take an extra 50% off sale items at C. Wonder, use promo HOTHOTHOT at checkout, ends today.

I like these cute melamine salad and dinner plates for $4.99:

With the amount of time we spend on our phones - out and about in public texting, talking, and playing Scramble - these may now truly be called an accessory. I've already gone through 2 cases so hopefully the ones below are as durable as they are pretty!

I love these new iPhone cases at Jcrew.com:


Tory Burch has a great selection as well:


Not quite as stylish but enormously useful, these iSound cases sold at Target:

I love this new store Joe Fresh, my grey ruffle T has been a staple this summer. Grab your Joe Fresh favorite item, snap a pic showing your summer style and enter the contest on Facebook. You may win a $500 Joe Fresh gift card.

Check out the Old Navy sale today - if you are a cardmember you can get 30% off, use code ONSTUFF30 at checkout, if not a cardmember you can still get 20% off, use code ONSAVE20 at checkout.

I love this Mixed-Print Pocket Tank, check out the back:


and these Sailboat Print Twill Shorts, I just bought a similar pair at J. Crew for more:

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I find that I'm always forgetting one ingredient from the grocery store, or lacking one thing for a complete meal. Check out this Ingredient Substitution guide to see a wide variety of substitution possibilities.