L.L.Bean Offers Free Shipping to Customers (and a huge bonus to its employees)

Big news for L.L.Bean fans: Starting today, the clothing and luggage company is offering free shipping on everything. As their Web site says, “no minimum order, no end date, just free.” This is a pretty big deal when the added cost of shipping on mail orders can often add up to an extra 10% or …

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Rick Steves “March Bagness” Sale

Rick Steves is offering 20 percent off his carry-on travel bags at his Web site, including a terrific $63.95 price tag on his Classic Back Door Bag (regularly $79.95). Rick Steves’ Classic Back Door Bag. Image courtesy RickSteves.com. If the classic is a wee too small for you (although if you’re a true light traveler, …

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Endangered Species Alert: Tom Bihn Crimson Tri-Star

If you’re a fan of Tom Bihn’s popular Tri-Star travelpack like I am and you’ve been thinking of getting yourself one of them in the red crimson version, you better order yours now. Earlier today, the folks at Tom Bihn tweeted that they’d shipped their very last one in indigo, and that they just had …

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