International Railway Journal: Get your subscription to this magazine dedicated to rail transit.

Depends Adult Diapers: Could be a nice addition to grandma’s birthday present this year…

Tanning Facts Sticker: Who wouldn’t want a sticker that promotes indoor tanning?

Gardener’s Idea Book: Need help sprucing up that luxurious Hollywood garden of yours? This will help!

Anti-Chafing Gel: I didn’t realize they made this stuff.

DZNuts Anti-Chafing Gel: Just when you thought the above freebie was the most random ever…this one has it beat.

Gas-X Thin Strips: Takes 8-10 weeks for delivery…so you might want to find another solution in the mean time if you’re having gas related issues. Just sayin.

The center is looking for people to help out on Christmas Day between 10am and 1pm. Volunteers will help with serving the 225 seniors lunch and entertaining them! You don’t have to be there the whole time, and any assistance would be nice. If you’d like to stop by, make sure you RSVP by emailing Sean, the event’s awesome organizer! More info…

Prefer to chill with the homeless instead of the elderly? Lucky you! There’s an opportunity to volunteer with the “Homeless Showers Program” on Christmas Day through LA Works! More info…

This is a sure-fire way to secure your spot on the "nice" list for next year...

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The site requires that you fill out a fairly quick questionnaire about your career (or, I suppose, your ideal profession) and matches you with magazine options that pertain to your position. For example, I work in marketing so I was offered a free subscription to “Chief Marketer”…in addition to Maxim. Not sure if this is a 6- or 12-month subscription… but it’s free so you can’t go wrong!

Sign up for your free magazines here.

The songs range in popularity and style. You’ll find stuff from big wigs Guster as well as from newcomer Natalie Hemby. The songs can also be heard in the background of Target commercials.

Get your holiday groove on and download the whole collection here!

There are a few restrictions. The main ones being: Not valid on Multi-Packs, California Select Vintage, Multibrand products. There is also a $50 minimum purchase and you can’t use the Groupon at an outlet location or on sale items. That being said, you can buy one as a gift for someone!

The website does say limited quantity available. So if you plan on getting one, do it soon. And as with all Groupons, you can only purchase the deal up until midnight tonight (Thursday, November 18th).

Although it’s been down since April, LA Decostified is back after an extended summer vacation. We’ve heard from a lot of readers over the past few months and it’s exciting to be back in the blog world, finding the best of cheap LA for you!

It may be a bit of a slow start but please add us back on to your bookmarks, your newsfeed, Twitter, Facebook, etc…and you won’t be disappointed. Thanks to everyone who reached out in the past few months with support and encouragement to get LA Decostified back up and running!

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Wednesday, March 24th
6pm
UPPER WEST  (3321 Pico Blvd. Santa Monica)
Complimentary Appetizers & Cocktails
RSVP to: aline@alinemedia.com

One of their specialty cocktails is a Cucumber Martini made with gin, cucumber, & mint. That alone should be enough for you to click on the RSVP link.

If you can’t make it to the party, you should check out their happy hour weekdays from 5pm-7pm for $4 wine, $6 specialty cocktails, and happy hour bar food!

My friend Amanda brought Northern Roots to my attention last week and I absolutely loved all the hand crafted jewelry on their page. The jewelry is hand-molded and hand-painted by a talented lady named Amy out in Texas. Amy is a stay at home mom who is passionate about crafts (and damn good at them!) and is inspired by  “nature and bohemian themes”.

Northern Roots features handmade earrings, bobby pins, rings, and necklaces that look like something you might find at Anthropologie – but for a fraction of the price! Most of the items are in the $10-$15 range and make excellent gifts! They also has an impressive 100% positive rating on Etsy, which means you can budget shop with confidence.

We encourage you to check out Northern Roots and keep them in mind next time you’re in the market for a lovely gift, or just feel like spoiling yourself without breaking the bank!

I'm renting "The September Issue". What are you renting?

Thank God I got lazy last night and decided against my original plan to go to RedBox. Now I can get my rental for free…

Here is your code for a free rental: RBXLUV4U
The code expires at 9:59PST (3/1/10)

Don’t forget that you can register yourself with Redbox through their website and receive free rental codes via text every first Monday of the month. I’m usually weary of giving out my number to companies but they are really good about not bothering you with annoying/unnecessary text messages!