Taschen Warehouse Sale

Hey art and book loving New Yorkers, Taschen is having a sale this weekend with books discounted 50-75% off at their Soho location.

Friday, January 23rd and Saturday, January 24th: 11am - 8pm, and Sunday, January 25th: 12pm - 8pm.

Cheers and maybe I'll see you there on Saturday.

Amazon.com's 2008 Holiday Facts

Some interesting facts from this year's holiday shopping season over at Amazon.com where 72.9 items per second were ordered for a total of 6.3 million items.

• One of our most remote shipments was Take Along Thomas & Friends toys, delivered to Unalaska, Alaska.
• Amazon.com sold enough "Breaking Dawn" books that stacked end to end they would reach the summit of Mt. Everest eight times.
• The weight of all GPS devices sold from Black Friday through December equals the combined weight of 151 Mini Coopers.
• Amazon sold enough Casio G-Shock watches to outfit every Kanye West fan attending the 2008 Glow in the Dark Tour concert at Madison Square Garden, N.Y.
• The last One-Day Prime order placed on Dec. 23 in time for Christmas delivery contained a "Dora the Explorer" micro-shell helmet, and was delivered to Sherman Oaks, California on Dec. 24.
• The last Same-Day Prime order placed at 7:25 a.m. on Dec. 24 in time for Christmas delivery contained a Pinzon 400-thread-count, 100 percent Egyptian Cotton Hemstitch full sheet set, and was delivered at 6:12 p.m. to Las Vegas, Nevada on Dec. 24.

Now whether Amazon turned a profit during this period is another question.

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Christmas Shopping Cheat Sheet

A his and hers cheat sheet for your Christmas shopping.

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The Something Store

Everything at this online store costs $10. The catch? For $10 they will send you something but it'll be a surprise until it arrives. I think they should send me something and I'll pay them what I think it's worth. Yea.

Good Deal: Get Good Magazine for $1

Similar to Radiohead's pay-what-you-what plan, you can purchase an annual subscription to non-profit Good Magazine for a cost you determine...well, the lowest you can pay is $1. You can also subscribe for $20 and in addition to the magazine, you'll also get free admission to their Choose Good parties. This is a great deal for a great magazine started by a fellow Brown class of '02 alumnus.

Subscribe now!

JOHN VARVATOS SAMPLE SALE

Gents, take advantage of John Varvatos' summer sample sale beginning this Thursday, August 21, through Saturday, August 23, where the designer's signature sportswear, classic suits, footwear, and accessories are up to 75% off. Items include his signature tailored suits (now $450), jeans (now $55), and boots (now $200), as well as select items for the ladies. Thursday and Friday, from 8 to 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, from 10 to 5 p.m. John Varvatos Sample Sale, 260 Fifth Avenue, (between 28th and 29th streets); no phone. Update: I went today after work to this sale. Brilliant. I got three shirts at the following savings.

$198.00 $35!

$145.00 $35!

$167.00 $35!

Ah, comfort.

Yippee.

QUESTION REGARDING BEDDING

When it comes to matters of home furnishings and such I'm pretty clueless.  Although I am trying to broaden my horizon in those areas by uh, reading Dwell, but for the moment I'm asking the hive (you readers) for advice on the following need. Where can I buy cheap but nice quality bedding, specifically fitted sheets for a full size bed within NYC?  My current ones are hanging on by a thread.

I know I can find cheap ones online, but I don't have the patience to wait for them to arrive and for such an intimate object, I want to see it in person before purchasing it.

Secondly, what should I look for when buying bedding?  What is considered a good "thread" count?

Edumacate me, hive mind!