Frugal Finds (4/9/09): Spring Break sale and $40 a night at select beach hotels at Expedia.com

The Blawgirl crawls the Interwebz to find steals and deals for the frugal law student and the competitive bargain shopper. Find a new Frugal Finds 11:30 (ish) p.m. PST every Monday through Saturday! Also, each post is updated as I come across items. You’re welcome.

Alerts:

• Last night hotel stay for free, and $40 a night at select beach hotels. Get in a wet T-shirt contest or two, or whatever you kids are doing these days, before school starts in the fall. Expedia.com is currently holding its Spring Break sale where travelers can get their last night’s stay for free on qualifying stays of three, four or five nights at over 700 hotels. Destinations include Las Vegas, Cancun, New York City, the Caribbean and Hawaii. Book by today for travel through May 15. Also certain beach hotels are available starting at $40 per night during the Beach Sale. Book by May 5 for travel by July 14. (via DealNews)

Gadgets and Gear:

• $480 notebook. Get the Dell Inspiron 15 Pentium Dual-Core 2GHz 15.6″ Widescreen Notebook in Pacific Blue for $479 with $29 for shipping from Dell Home. The laptop retails for $619. (via DealNews)
• $725 notebook. Get the HP Pavilion dv6t Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz 16″ Widescreen Notebook in Espresso Black or Moonlight White for $724.99 with free shipping from the HP Home & Home Office Store via the directions found at DealNews.
• $818 notebook, all-in-one printer, case, USB flash drive bundle. Walmart.com is offering a Toshiba 14.1 Satellite M305-S4907 Laptop bundle with a 4GB USB flash drive, laptop bag, and deskjet all-in-one printer for $818 with about $8 for shipping. This deal is only available online.
• $840 widescreen notebook. Sony Style offers the Sony VAIO Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz 16.4″ Widescreen Notebook for $839.99 with free shipping via directions found at DealNews.
• $1,300 notebook with leather accent. Get the  Dell Studio XPS 16 Intel Core 2 Duo 2.53GHz 16″ Widescreen Notebook in Obsidian Black with Leather Accent for $1,299 with free shipping from Dell Home. The laptop regularly retails for $1,516. (via DealNews)
• $30 printer, scanner, copier. Toys R Us is offering the Epson Stylus NX200 Multifunction Printer for $29.99 with $4.86 for shipping. The printer, which retails for $79.99, also scans and copies. (via DealNews)

Entertainment:

• Free music samplers. If you haven’t already, pick up Amazon.com’s free Sub Pop Sampler, which features 11 songs from Sub Pop Records artists including Fleet Foxes, Flight of the Conchords and Iron & Wine. While you’re there you may also want to check out the free Anti- Sampler, which features 13 songs from Anti- Records artists including Neko Case and The Aggrolites.

Odds and Ends:

• $90 men’s bike. If you’re lucky enough to be within bike-riding distance to campus, Sears offers the Pacific Men’s 26″ Stratus Mountain Bike for $89.99 with $16.50 for shipping. (via DealNews)
• Boots from $12 a pair. Also, Sears is currently offering a selection of women’s boots for $11.99 a pair with shipping starting at $6.25. Check out the collection available here. The sizes are limited – I wear a size 5, so no shoezies for me – but some of the styles are actually quite workable. The boot styles vary from ankle boots, to mid-calf to knee-highs, so there’s a great, affordable selection to choose from. (via DealNews)

And for some reason, the last two entries made me think about this clip. Enjoy!

Photo: Julie Anne Ines / Negril, Jamaica, July 2008

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