I feel the need for speed…but unfortunately New York State highway patrol will not throw me a bone for my race car career ambition. So the next best thing? An Amazon deal that lets you actually drive an exotic car for a couple laps—speed-limit free. Once the deal popped up in my inbox I immediately purchased and started shopping for... Continue reading

After watching “Fifty Shades of Grey,” what woman doesn’t want a helicopter ride? Of course, my passion is more for the adrenaline kick of flying a helicopter than the romance inside the aircraft (but I’m all for that too). So when I saw an Amazon Local offer for a helicopter lesson, I was all over it. It was good for... Continue reading

I consider myself pretty fit: I run, exercise, do hot yoga and the occasional bar crawl -- you know, the basics of keeping in shape in your thirties. But now that summer is here, it’s bikini go-time. And the thought of lying on a beach surrounded by twenty-year-old girls does not exactly make me want to go running to Target... Continue reading

Craft beer is all the rage -- it’s the new Dominos. Everyone wants to try it and once you have, you’re hooked. After recently discovering the great world of craft beer, I was thrilled to see that Amazon Local was running a deal for beer-tasting at a local brewery in Long Island. I decided to get the deal for four... Continue reading

Summer is coming! (Trumpets sound off!) What better way to shake off those winter mothballs than to throw yourself into Mother Nature? I consider myself an adventurous individual so I’m always looking for jaw-dropping activities to satisfy my need for adrenaline. When an Amazon Local deal for waterfall rappelling popped up in my inbox, it had my name all over... Continue reading