Last Minute Deals on Holiday Gifts

It’s 2 days before Christmas and as much as I always want to brag about being done with Christmas shopping, I usually can’t because I’m not! Sharing a few of my last minute gift giving deals, steals, and ideas!

For the Yogi

If you’ve been following me on instagram, then you know I LOVE a good yoga class, especially when it’s at a price that I know I’m getting a deal on an amazing class! Which is exactly why I am obsessed with The Good Life Yoga and Pilates classes: even when they don’t have a class pass Groupon going, the classes are still affordable and outdoors at hotel rooftop and poolside locations in Goleta!

Groupon Link:
https://www.groupon.com/deals/the-goodlife-yoga-and-pilates

Rumor has it: New class for 2020 at The Goodland. Check the class schedule in January for details.

SAVE like a PRO: Start your The Good Life Yoga and Pilates purchase in the Ibotta app and get up to 8% cash back (Ibotta referral code: yoylllu). Don’t forget to apply the extra savings promo codes on the Groupon Home page at checkout (i.e. SAVE for an additional 15-20% off, depending on the promo)!

Stocking Stuffers

For the Foodie and Wine Connoisseur

You can never go wrong with food and wine gifts, especially when they have locavore flare! I like to give edible gifts to family and friends that reflect the places that I have been and the experiences that I want to share! When I lived in Virginia working on a project, I brought home wine from Williamsburg and when I lived in Louisiana everyone got Abita beer, Community Coffee (CC’s) chicory blend, and McIlhenny Tabasco Jelly!

Now that I am back in Santa Barbara full time, everyone gets wine club wine bottles from Potek and meat from Shalhoob’s! (The wine bottles come out of my member shipments with my member discount.) Even though Shalhoob’s does not have coupons or an Axxess deal this season, I still get a deal on Shalhoob’s jerky, snack-sticks, dry rub, tri-tip, and bacon gifts with my Axxess coupons at Tri-County Produce (don’t forget you need the coupons from the book and not the app for Tri-County)!

While I’m at Tri-County, Lazy, Acres, or Santa Cruz Market using up my Axxess local grocery store coupons from the book, I throw some jars of Santa Barbara Olive Co. olives, Santa Barbara Pistachios, Santa Barbara Salsa Company, and Santa Barbara Roasting Company coffee into my cart for additional gifts!

Last minute Christmas gift shopping is also a great excuse to pop up to Solvang to use those Axxess deals at Los Olivos Olive House and pick up my two personal favorite gifts: chocolate balsamic vinegar and blood orange olive oil! Both perfect on the grill, ice cream, or your favorite salad!

Don’t Live in SB, Don’t Worry!

Shop your local groceries, liquor stores, wineries, and breweries. Ask the staff for what’s good and local! They will be able to help you put together your own locavore gift basket for the person that has everything but the best local cheese, fruit, nuts, meats, and wine!

The gift of cooking

Last year, I was given the gift of Blue Apron WW (formerly Weight Watchers) boxes, and I cannot recommend it enough: no more deciding what to cook or stressing to get to the store for ingredients! Everything I need is delivered weekly right to my door! No more excuses for not staying on track with WW or making bad food choices because “I don’t have anything to eat!”

WW invitation link to sign up and get a free month added to your WW plan:
https://www.weightwatchers.com/us/checkout/iaf/?iaftoken=1FC9338500

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Ibotta app referral code to sign up for Blue Apron and get $12.50 cashback on your new subscriber order: yoylllu

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Rakuten referral link to save $60 across 3 boxes or cashback on Blue Apron: https://go.ebat.es/EEVONT2?eeid=44753

Unboxing

For the Book Worm

Give the gift of reading and endless adventure with an E-reader! The perfect gift for that person in your life that always has their head in a book!

They even have kindles for the kids!

Load one of these with the Overdrive App and their library card for unlimited reading, or give them the gift of Kindle Unlimited!

Most of my library reading in Overdrive is done on my iPad Mini.

SAVE like a PRO: Start your Amazon purchases in the Ibotta app and get up to 5% cash back (Ibotta referral code: yoylllu)

Planning for Next Year…

Every year I say NEXT YEAR will be the year that I am not scrambling at the last minute to get that last gift on my list for that one person that I never know what to buy for! Well, this year was FINALLY that year! How did I do it?!!? I bought their gift in April at the Ugg sample sale for Ugg duffield throws and Ugg boots, so it looks like I paid full price but I really spent a fraction of retail! I plan to do the same next year, the following year, the year after that, and so on…