If you like to avoid the mob scene at the malls or stores and prefer to do your Christmas shopping online, don’t procrastinate any longer. I would say that you need to get all your orders in by this weekend to get delivery on or before next Saturday.

With that in mind, I will be listing holiday coupons that I find online to help get you going.

Barnes and Noble – 25% off one item coupon code: N6R7C4J Ends 12/18 – type in that code at checkout to receive your discount.

Here’s a whole slew of coupons for Amazon.com

Amazon gift certificate

$20 off select watches of $95+ Code: WATCHREBATE2, expires December 31

Amazon Holiday Toy List

Buy two Dr. Seuss books and get the third one for free

$10 off a future Godiva purchase w/$50+ Godiva Store order, expires December 25

Amazon Kindle — new wireless reading device for $399

Amazon Prime: unlimited 2nd-day shipping for $79/year

Manager’s Specials

Amazon MP3 downloads — over 2 million DRM free songs

Music CDs for under $7.99

4 for the price of 3

30% off or more on Box sets of Music – no code necessary, expires December 31

December grocery sales & specials, expires 12/31

$5 off a 250-count box of Sun Crystals Natural Sweetener Code: SUNCYSTL, expires December 31

The shop owners of Tigertree recently asked on its blog, why don’t more OSU students go to the Short North. They then ask what they, meaning the Short North, can do to draw more students to the Short North.

Considering that the two are very close in proximity, it does seem like a natural for OSU students to make the short trip. However, for those without cars, maybe they don’t want to walk through the neighborhoods between OSU and the Short North. Now, I really don’t know if that area is safe or not, but my wife tells me that it’s not a very nice area. But, she lived on campus in the early 90′s. Which is ages ago.

Anyways, here’s my idea. Pedicabs. Students ferrying students for tips. A lot of metropolitan areas have them. I’ve taken one in San Diego to take me from the Convention Center to the Gaslamp district. It’s a pretty relaxing way to get from one place to another. And they’re perfect to bridge those short, but a bit too long to walk, gap between places.

I know there’s a company in Columbus. I just can’t remember the name of it. Anyways, that’s my idea.

The second installment of The Paper Doll Children’s Consignment will be held on September 14-16. It’s a pretty neat idea, which the founders say are all the rage down south.

While discussing the difficulty of dressing our children on a budget, Shelly expressed frustration with the low offers of the local consignment shops and how she missed the seasonal consignment sales of the South. So, with Shelly’s experience with this awesome concept and Amy’s background in accounting, it seemed to be the perfect partnership to bring the seasonal consignment sale to Columbus! And that’s how The Paper Doll began.

If you want to sell you’re goods, you better register quickly. The deadline to use their online tagging system is September 10.

We sold at this event last spring and will be selling stuff this time around.

Hip hop purveyor of shoes and clothes, Sole Classics, has a blog over at soleclassics.com.

765 N. High St.
Columbus, Ohio, 43215
(614)299-2290
SoleClassics.1@gmail.com

Here’s what Sole Classics offers:

Sneakers
Nike – Indie Energy/LE
New Balance – Tier 1/Limited Edition
Adidas – Metro/Indie/Trend
Puma – Silo/Blackstation
Vans – Vault/Marc Jacobs
Alife
Creative Recreation
Reebok – Limited Edition

Apparel

Nike Energy Apparel (formerly known as White Label)
Maharishi
Mishka
The Hundreds
10.Deep
Nice Collective
Kid Robot
Wrath Arcane
Mighty Healthy
Stussy
aNYthing
Staple Design
Alife
Adidas
Kilo Goods
Rocksmith

Accessories

New Era
Jack Spade
Freitag

Now that the Shoppes at River Ridge is near completion and City Council is considering a Bridge & High St. redevelopment project, it’s time to think big and connect Old Dublin with the other side of the Scioto River. What I propose is a shopping cap and walkway over the river that connects Old Dublin to the Shoppes at River Ridge. AND, we demolish and redevelop that blight of a strip mall on the Northeast corner of the 33 and the 161 (staying true to the name of this website : )).

Now that would be one huge outdoor shopping district. And, I dare to say, a tourist destination for shoppers. Which, even with Tuttle Mall, Dublin is not. Dublin is more of an event place. Like, the Memorial Tournament. The Dublin Irish Festival. The St. Patrick’s Day activities. Etc. If we Dubliners want to experience shopping. We go to Easton. Or Polaris. But Tuttle is ho hum. And while Old Dublin is quaint. It’s just a fun walk. But not a destination. Yet.

I’m interested in hearing what you think.

UPDATE: See the Columbus Underground discussion.