Our friends at Elevate brought us this spectacular discount. From August 28th - September 9th if you spend $100 at Banana Republic you can instantly receive $30 off at checkout. How fabulous is that? An instant 30% discount! This offer is good both in store and online. To redeem this discount in store, you need to print out the image below. To redeem online, enter code PWM1HZLN3YTB.

Happy Labor Day Shopping!

Fine Print

* Not valid on Monogram product. Offer valid on Banana Republic merchandise only from 08/28/2008 at 12:01 am ET through 09/07/2008 at 11:59 pm ET in the US (including Puerto Rico) at bananarepublic.com and Banana Republic stores. Not valid at Banana Republic Factory Stores. Qualifying amount applies to merchandise only, not value of gift cards purchased, packaging, applicable taxes or shipping and handling charges. Coupon is good for one time use only and must be surrendered at time of in-store purchase. Online code limited to one time use only. No adjustments on previous purchases. Not valid for cash or cash equivalent. Cannot be combined with other offers or discounts including Gap Inc. employee discount. Gap Inc. is not responsible for lost or stolen coupons.

Cashiers use discount code 463.

In my constant search for new apps and sites, I stumbled upon imeem.  Imeem is a social network centered on providing music for online listeners. I would say it’s extremely geared towards community building.

add MissChicGeek as a friend!

Imeem has some pretty cool features such as:

• customizable dashboard fully equipped with web2.0 drag and drop widgets
• extremely user friendly personalizable user profile page
• ability to add and remove dashboard widgets
• media tracker
• ability to add song and music player on to any site
• and basic SN features such as message board, friend tracker, friend finder, and customizable user profiles

Couple of features I believe would really up their game:

• user profile urls to include profiler full name (everyone loves a personalized link!)
• ability to add nicknames
• ability to post a status update
• eventually have the ability to sync up with my ping.fm account. I’m all about centralized messaging.

Imeem seems like a hybrid of facebook/myspace/lastfm. I love the ability to create personalized profiles, accounts and super easy to use profile customizability. I’m also definitely a big fan of the media tracking and “play related” function. The music selection is questionable (I’ll give it a couple of days). I see a bright future for imeem, I just hope it doesnt run into the same issues as Pandora and Lastfm.

who would have thought that Mini Coopers would be one of the pioneers in personally identifiable billboards? Not only are Minis oh-so-adorible and chic but also innovative with customer appreciation. Who would not want to drive past La Cienega blvd and have a giant 50ft tall 14ft x 48ft billboard greeting them with “Hi MissChicGeek! Looking HOT in that red convertible.” According to curtismorley Mini Cooper sent out 4500 key fobs that activate when within 500 ft of the billboard. Customers get their very own giant sized message! Another reason why I want a mini…

compliments of curtismorley

Back with another great offer thanks to one of my dearest friends Reesy. Urban Decay and HardCandy.com is having their Friends and Family promotion. 30% off all online Urban Decay and 75% off all online HardCandy.com cosmetics. Simply enter “FFL30″ at checkout and “redeem coupon.”

Offer good August 18-28. Online only.

As my friend Reesy says “The eyeshadow primer potion is amazing!! And I love the XXX shine lip gloss.”

Everyone knows that it’s super easy to spend $150 at J.Crew. Lucky for us around the South Bay, J.Crew is celebrating their 1 year at their El Segundo store.  J.Crew is offering $25 dollars discount off any purchase of $150 or more. Just print out the image and be sure to include the bar code below. Offer good August 19th - September 2nd. Only good at the J.Crew in El Segundo.

And the conscientious shopper’s fine print:

*Present a printout of this email to redeem offer. Store associates: scan bar code at time of transaction.
One use per family. Not redeemable on previous purchases, alterations or the purchase of gift cards.
This gift certificate cannot be used with any other offer. Offer valid only at the J.Crew at Plaza El Segundo.
Merchandise total must equal $150 or more before taxes are added. Valid 8/19/08 – 9/2/08.

Just another perk of living in the South Bay (wink).

You know those songs that emulate summer? Paper Planes by Mia is going to be remember as of those songs.

Oh happy summer times…

More kicks for Friday fun! Thanks alanbecker!

Animator vs. Animation by *alanbecker on deviantART

Happy Friday! Need a chuckle? Read below…

And my personal favorite…

HAPPY FRIDAY!