Why I love the Internet.

Aside from the fact that it’s always available even the middle of the night if you can’t sleep and want to read local restaurant reviews, write a post, check the weather or annoy people with email, the Internet offers AMAZING SHOPPING OPPORTUNITIES for savvy consumers just like me. Today's brilliant deal comes to you courtesy of Amazon.com, which is probably my #1 favorite place to shop.

Yesterday I signed up for a QUARTERLY COFFEE SUBSCRIPTION. Amazon sells our favorite Melitta hazelnut ground coffee for $15.04 for a box of four cans. That’s $3.76 per can, or about HALF what we’re paying these days at the grocery store — with no sales tax and free shipping. Sam will think I’m a genius for doing this because we’ll never accidentally run out of coffee again for the rest of our lives.

Even though I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned this in other posts, Amazon offers subscriptions to lots of different products that people tend to use up on a regular basis, like detergent, toilet paper and so on. Prices are lower when you subscribe and you get to decide how often you want your shipments. This is so cool I almost can’t stand it.

As soon as I finish one more load of laundry I’m off to Wal-Mart to pick up a pile of prescriptions. Sam and I both have refills waiting plus I’ve also got a new diabetes medication — Onglyza — that my doctor called in for me this morning. I hope it’s a generic and I also hope it’s teeny enough to fit in my pill organizer because some of these suckers can be monsters. (The biggest pill I’ve ever taken is Metformin 1000 mg. It was practically the size of my THUMB.)

Incidentally, it’s 101° here and perfect weather to curl up with a book and a Marcy-tini. I’ve just started reading “Good Stuff” by Jennifer Grant. She’s Cary Grant’s daughter and I love her family photos. This is #1 on my agenda as soon as I get home from Wal-Mart.

Thank you, as always, for reading this.