This weekend I went to see Julia and Julie and was so inspired by Julie Powell that I decided to try my hand at blogging; I wanted to have a blog to tell readers/followers about some of the best offers every week that run on our Corporate Perks Intranet.

Right now there are something like 2,000 unique offers from such a wide variety of companies that it would be impossible for anyone to find what they were really looking for. If you’re like me, then you always want to make sure you’re getting the most for your money. With the economy the way it is and the way I love to shop, I have to find the best deals.

Speaking of movies, did you know you can get movie tickets for up to 35% off? Movies in New York are $12.50 a ticket and a medium popcorn is $5.75 – so the discount makes a big difference. Don’t tell anyone but I can’t pay the $4 for a bottle of water, so I toss a bottle in my bag and sneak it in. I love movies, in the theater or at home. But I still don’t have a flat screen TV. There’s nothing wrong with my old TV, but my husband and kids are complaining that without HDTV we can’t get all the other features from cable. I can’t decide between the Sony Bravia, Sharp Aquos or Panasonic Viera. Right now there are excellent deals on all three so I’m still doing research. What do you think?

This is a crazy week at work, but Friday night we’re going to a friend’s beach house for the weekend. In exchange for their generous hospitality –the house is right on the beach – I promised to bring the food and wine. I am having the Omaha Steaks shipped right to their door – they have a special deal – 71% off Top Sirloin (only $2.49 a steak) plus I ordered their burgers which are the best I’ve ever had. Saturday night we are going to do a wine-tasting party so I ordered the Mixed-Tasting Pack from MyWinesDirect. All of their wines come from small undiscovered vineyards, and I have yet to get a bottle that wasn’t delicious, so I’m looking forward to this. Sunday afternoon we’re having a lobster clam bake right on the beach and I ordered the whole thing from Legal Sea Food and with 15% off, what could be better? For desserts I got Vosge Haut Chocolates (they have a small store on Madison Avenue in NYC) with a special 15% off and I got 20% off Dancing Deer Brownies. Just thinking about all of this is making me so hungry.

Don’t want to make this too long, but hope you’ll come back next week to find out how the weekend went and I’ll have some new great offers to share. Please comment and let me know what you’re looking for and I’ll see what I can find for you.

Happy Shopping,
April Gray