Make My Life Easier Thursday: Original Bogg Bag
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I’m seeing this bag everywhere — the pool, the beach, and even preschool dropoff.
This large tote bag is made with lightweight, yet sturdy, EVA material. It’s waterproof, washable, and tip-proof. It has enough room for everything you and your family need for the beach, park, or wherever your weekend takes you. The bag comes in countless colors and includes two clear pouches.
The Bogg Bag is available at Amazon for under $100.
Sales of note for 11.25.24 (Great Black Friday Sales!!)
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Early Black Friday, up to 60% off — great deals on Natori, Vince, Theory, Boss, Cole Haan, Tory Burch, Rothy’s, and Weitzman, as well as gift ideas like Barefoot Dreams and Parachute — Dyson isn’t marked down at all but you do get 3x points on beauty purchases.
- Ann Taylor – 40% off your purchase, plus extra 15% off full price styles
- Anine Bing – Shop more, save more (spend $200-$300, get an extra 15-25% off)
- A.P.C. – Shop 40% off
- ba&sh – Up to 40% off Fall/Winter styles, including select colors of reader favorite Gaspard & Guspa cardigans (also included in Tuckernuck’s sale)
- Banana Republic Factory – 60% off everything + extra 20% off (or extra 30% off with your Gap Inc credit card) ends 11/26
- Bloomingdales – Take $25 off every $100 you spend on items labeled BLACK FRIDAY; ends 11/24
- Boden – 30% off on 1000s of styles, including reader favorites like this blazer and these dresses
- Cuyana – Free shipping over $95 (and 10% off your first order over $150)
- Demellier – 20% off with code, free worldwide shipping & returns
- Design Within Reach – 25% off sitewide (including reader-favorite office chairs Herman Miller Aeron and Sayl!)
- The Fold – Black Friday, up to 30% off everything
- Eloquii – 50% off everything + extra 10% off $125 or more
- Everlane – Up to 50% off everything
- Furla – Up to 50% off select styles
- J.Crew – Up to 50% off almost everything – LOTS of winter coats 40% off, down to $204-$230
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off everything, plus extra 25% off orders $125+
- Kule – 30% off sitewide
- Kohl’s – Earn $10 Kohl’s Cash for every $50 Spent – includes Travelpro luggage!
- LaLigne – 30% off in their ONLY sale of the year
- Lo & Sons – Up to 70% off – reader favorite laptop tote is under $200
- Macy’s – 20-50% off beauty brands like Clinique and Armani, 50% off designer handbags, 50-75% off sparkly jewelry, and 40-50% off women’s boots
- Mansur Gavriel – Winter sale, up to 60% off
- M.M.LaFleur – “20% off everything” (but exclusions apply)
- Ministry of Supply – 30% off sitewide
- Mulberry – Up to 40% off, including Bayswater, Islington, and more
- Neiman Marcus – Earn a $50-$1250 gift card, including on beauty and fragrance purchases
- Rothy’s – Everything up to 30% off (some also on sale at Nordstrom)
- Shopbop – 25% off storewide with code, including great blazers from Rag & Bone, IRO, Smythe, and select L’Agence (also lots of nice Black Halo dresses)
- Soma – Early Black Friday $29 bra event (up to 50% off)
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off, plus free shipping on everything (and 20% off your first order)
- Sue Sartor – Week of Joy sale, 30% off sitewide
- Steelcase – 25% off sitewide, including reader-favorite office chairs Leap and Gesture
- Strathberry – Pre-black Friday, enjoy up to 30% off select styles!
- Stuart Weitzman – Extra 25% off full-price and sale styles
- Talbots – 40% off your entire purchase + daily deals
- Theory – 25% off sitewide + up to 40% off select outerwear
- Tory Burch – 30% off $250+
- Tuckernuck – 20% off sitewide
- Universal Standard – At least 30% off sitewide, up to 70% off all styles
- Victoria’s Secret – 30% off everything, and 7/$35 panties
- White House Black Market – 60% off clearance, 30% off sitewide for WHBM members
- Zappos – 26,000+ women’s sale items! (check out these reader-favorite workwear brands on sale, and some of our favorite kids’ shoe brands on sale)
Kid/Family Sales
- BabyJogger – 30% off sitewide
- BestBuy – Lots of deals on gaming consoles, including PS5, XBox Series X, and more
- Carter’s – 50-60% off entire site and store
- ErgoBaby – 25% off bouncers
- Graco – Up to 30% off sitewide
- Hanna Andersson – 50% off sitewide
- J.Crew Crewcuts – 50% off almost everything, prices marked
- Nordstrom – Lots of deals on Stokke, Maxi-Cosi, BabyJoger, Posh Baby, Silver Cross, and more
- Old Navy – Everything on sale
- SNOO / Happiest Baby – 30% off Snoo, up to 50% off sitewide
area to stay in Portland, OR with two 6 year olds? hotel recs? want something safe.
I had 5 kids RSVP for a play date today, and it’s 40 minutes past the start time and only one kid has shown up! Would you text people? I double-checked that the invite has the correct address & start time. The one kid who came seems to be having lots of fun, but I feel super awkward about the fact that I invited them to a group thing and instead they just got my kid.
Advice on summer shoes for toddlers? My almost 2 year old has been wearing sneakers at daycare since she started walking, but it’s getting too warm for socks. I need something comfortable and breathable that she can wear all day. My mom gave us cute leather sandals, but they gave her blisters.
If I still had younger kids, I would get a Bogg bag in a heartbeat. Seems so much easier to handle all the wet stuff for swimming. They’re super popular at my community pool.
Do people like the Bogg bag? There’s a knockoff at Costco I’m considering, but I don’t know if they are useful or just “trendy”
Should we have DS’ birthday party at the park or zoo? He will be four. Just wondering if four year olds would do better with mostly unstructured play at the park or more structured entertainment at the zoo.
I officially have a kid on summer break for the first time! It’s bittersweet, she’s excited for summer travels and activities but most of her friends are leaving town for the whole summer (#collegetownproblems) so she’s also feeling kind of sad.
Two summer camp gear questions:
1) Bug spray that works for ticks? Preferably no DEET but will use that if it’s the only thing that works. And dumb question, but do you spray their skin or just their clothes? We’re not a super outdoorsy family and I’ve never actually used bug spray on a kid, but my kid is doing a nature camp this summer and it seems essential (we just had orientation and the directors said “prepare for ticks!”)
2) Closed toed water shoes that cannot be Crocs. Are Keens the answer here, or is there something better?
Thanks!
My elementary kids have a FIVE DAY weekend starting tomorrow and so we are doing some one-on-one trips with them! I’m taking the kindergartener on an overnight to Niagara Falls tonight and my husband is taking the second grader camping on Monday (the toddler is too young to care and so doesn’t get to go anywhere). I’m VERY excited for all of this.
Paging Seafinch (and crossposting because I’m not sure if you’re on both pages these days)! I need baby name help and your taste over the years seems perfect for what we need. We need a boy name that works in Russian and English and ideally one that would be easily recognizable/understandable in other European countries as well (family and friends are scattered) while also not being in the top 10 in the U.S. – I wouldn’t want our kid to have the same name as four others in his class. We don’t want a name that SCREAMS Russian, like Sergei – we’d prefer something that works really naturally in both English and Russian.
Last name is Polish and similar to “Larinsky” (masking it slightly for privacy). I’m OK with alliteration as long as it’s not super cutesy. Our taste skews classic for sure (no “creative” spellings, please), but we’re striking out on good options. Top contender at the moment is Alexander. If Seafinch or anyone else can help, would be so grateful!
WWYD – my MIL is a narcissist edition. I’ve tried my best with her, but have shifted communications responsibility to DH in recent years. She is now mad at me for supposedly not giving her enough time with her grandchild (we get together every other week or so) and “not trusting her” because we only ask her to babysit periodically. She basically ruined my Mother’s Day with this stuff and has been calling DH to complain about me. We have plans to go on a trip together this summer – can I cancel it? I almost feel like she’s playing chicken to test us and would hold this against me forever if we cancel.
What does your family eat for dinner on a typical week? Do you make a separate meal for your kids? How often do you get takeout?
I usually make a Blue Apron meal for DH and I and then make a separate meal for DS (chicken nuggets, etc) but I think that by not exposing him to new foods we have made him a picky eater. I like Blue Apron because the meals are delicious and I don’t have to meal plan, make the grocery list, etc but not sure if it’s still working for our family.