Using Wish: What It Means For You

During my sabbatical, I spent a good amount of time learning about www.wishwall.me. Unlike Pintrest, which seems to only waste time to me, I can see a use for Wish. Here's why.

What is Wish?

Wishwall is pretty simple. You scroll through, find things you like, and wish for them. These things get posted on your WishWall, and you can put them in files and other various things. So far, to me, it sounded exactly like Pintrest. But! With Wish, you can save money.

How Do I Save Money with Wish?

Why, I'm so glad you asked! For everything you wish on, if you recommend it to three friends, you get a 10% discount on that item. After you purchase an item, you send a copy of your receipt to Wish, and they send a reimbursement to your PayPal account. Pretty nifty, huh?

If you add items, you can also get discounts, and Wish runs various deals with different sellers so you can get even higher discounts and other goodies. I actually realized that this was website was worthwhile when I got a surprise $3 off of a $12 item I had wanted from etsy--previous to that, I had signed up and then ignored it.

Is There a Catch?

No, no catch. They do cap how much you can get reimbursed or as bonuses from the site to $100 a month, though. Personally, I think it would be rather hard to hit that limit. Also, I have tested the system, using the chemise I recently bought as a test item for it. I did get the full 10% reimbursement.

Cool! What About You?

Yup, I get bonuses if enough people like my stuff--or, rather, I get higher percentage discounts. But you love my blogging, so you're ok with that, right???

Anyway, I will do my best to add all the products I blog about on here to Wish, and give you links to it. At the very least, if you want to buy any of these items, you can get a 10% discount on it. Also, I pretty consistently add products to Wish that I think are cool, but don't necessarily fit into my blogging scheme--books being one of those items. I would highly recommend signing up for Wish, and, once you do so, please follow me. Feel free to browse through the stuff I've liked or added--I think you might find a few gems in there, too!

Tainted Loves is not responsible for any damage to keyboards due to drooling while browsing.

Madagascar 3: Two Free Tickets in San Francisco

Hey everyone! Today I have a little surprise for you: two free movie tickets to see Madagascar 3! This is a free giveaway, but it is also a contest. Below are several different ways to enter this contest, but first, please review the details:

1. These tickets are to see Madagascar 3 at an AMC theater in San Francisco. They are "valid for any 2D show beginning Monday through Thursday, through the run of the engagement." In other words: they aren't good on weekends.
2. The Madagascar 3 tickets are FREE. However, don't be troll. If you want to resell the tickets or something else like that, don't enter. If I catch you...well, I'm not sure what I'll do, but I'll think of something.
3. I'm not responsible for any issues you might have at the theater. I was simply given two free tickets, which I am passing on to you my readers. It is your responsibility to check what show times are available, as well as to confirm that the particular AMC theater you choose will accept the voucher.
4. I will need a valid California address from the winner so I can send you the tickets. If you refuse to share a valid mailing address with me, you forfeit your winnings. And I will only ask once. I will not mail the tickets out of state.
5. The contest begins with the posting of this post, and it ends at 12:01 AM on June 24, 2012. I use a bot to choose the winning entry to eliminate any foul play cries or chance of fudging on times.

That said....good luck to you all, and remember to enter every day! Oh, and tell your friends, too!
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Madagascar 3: Here, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty!

Well, I get to see Madagascar 3 a week before it opens in a pre-screening, thanks to Crowdtap, a website that allows consumers to test, rate and comment on ideas, products and other such things. This Madagascar pre-screening will be in San Francisco, which is a bit of a drive, but that's okay, as I get to bring a friend (probably my dad. He's one of the few people who lives here year-round that can put up with me weirdness. The rest go home for the summer). The idea is, of course, to come back and rave about your wonderful experience, and to take pictures.

Lots. of. Pictures.

I'm going to San Francisco...to see a screening of a movie and I'm taking pictures. Anyone have an idea of what that may lead to? Begins with a C, ends with a Y....

Yes. I will be going as Gia the Jaguar. We'll see how good of a costume I can come up with in a week. I think I'll start by taking a look at Ben Nye's catalogue. I seem to remember a big kitty facial design in there....

For instructions and commentary on creating a Gia, see:
Clues on How To Create Gia
Making Gia's Whiskers
Creating Gia's Spots

Returning to ShabbyApple...with a coupon in hand!

Coupon info at the bottom. Read the post first, you bargain hunters! :P

If you don't remember, ShabbyApple is one of my favorite stores. I always moan because I want to buy pretty much every item they sell, but I simply can't afford to do that. Their recent Mad Hatter Collection is amazing, and, of course, inspired by one of my all-time favorite stories, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. I love their dress designs, because many are what I would consider modest--they reach to the knee, have a decent neckline and some sort of sleeve. Also, they have really nice pocket watches and other jewelry.

If you would like the shop ShabbyApple with a 15% coupon, click here. And yes, I do get an incentive for posting that. But even if I didn't, I would share good deals with the people that read my blog because you are actually real people that are actually reading my blog, and that makes me feel warm and fuzzy on the inside.

I Promised You A Cookie....

...for successfully reading this post. Since it is summer up here, and I'm hot, I've found something better: cookies with ice cream in the middle. Enjoy.

A Fattening Start: Welcome to National Doughnut Day

I find it fitting that my first post on TaintedLoves should be about getting a sugar high. Eating is one of my tainted loves. And eating FREE doughnuts, is, definitely, very high on that list. Today, I danced through the waves of crowds at Krispy Kreme to retrieve my free Krispy Kreme doughnut of choice, which, really, resulted in my eating two doughnuts instead of one. As you can tell, I brought a friend (I most certainly will not be eating four doughnuts on my own!!), and we enjoyed a nice breakfast on the couch located behind the coffee cups. This is the second time I've had the current "featured" doughnut, which happens to be an oreo-filled and -topped doughnut, and is quite tasty. It isn't as good as the Chocolate Kreme one they last featured, which was a dark-chocolate lover's dream in doughnut form. I guess the Oreo one will do until I find a new chocolate doughnut fix.

I shall be keeping my eyes out for more free sugar highs. Don't forget to go get your free doughnut.