Summer time is party time... but nothing kills the party quicker than forgetting plastic cups or limes, or running out of beer and mixers halfway through.

But worry not party people. No longer will you have to play Rock Paper Scissors to see which one of you has to leave the fest to make the next beer run. No more calling friends to see if they can pick up some ice on the way in. Delivery.com will bring the party supplies right to your door.

Available in 75 cities in the US (and rapidly expanding to more), this 24/7 delivery service has your back for anything from dinner and a movie... to a bottle of wine, candles and flowers... to condoms and an extra toothbrush. (Depending on how well the party goes.)

All you need to do is log on, place your order, and in about a half hour, your fridge is packed, the bar is stocked, and the party is back in full swing. And you can even order ear plugs for your neighbors.

www.delivery.com

Not that we don't honor her all year long, but Mom's special day is this Sunday. And since the vast majority of you will - as a thank you for birthing you, feeding you, teaching you how to behave, loving you unconditionally... and a lifetime of kissing boo-boos and generally covering your ass - be sending Mom some flowers.

Fair compensation? The thought behind them is. And since there's a myriad of ways to screw up when ordering flowers, I turned to Aron Benon, CEO of HonestFlorist.com, to get the inside info, and make sure your Mom's day isn't ruined by your local florist. (I figured he had to be telling me striaght... he's got "Honest" right in his name.)

Here are his Top 10 things you need to look out for when you order Mom those flowers:

1 - EXTRA CHARGES FOR ORDERS PLACED VIA PHONE:
Many online florists charge more – as much as $7.00 more - for orders received over the phone. At Honest Florist, we recommend orders be placed online to save money. Often, online florists don't tell you about this extra charge until after your order is placed.

2 - ORDER EARLY OR RISK SLEEPING IN THE DOG HOUSE:
Many online florists will accept your order late in the day on Mother’s Day, but don't tell you the risk that your flowers will not be delivered that day due to the sheer volume of orders placed and processing. When you call or write to complain, they will offer you an alternative delivery date, but not before you have spent the night in the cold.

3 - BEWARE OF TACKY SUBSTITUTIONS:
Almost all online florists and flower shops will substitute your order if they cannot fill it as promised. Usually florists will call you, but in the rush of Mother’s Day, sometimes they will substitute and you will find out about it after seeing the flowers or hearing about them.

4 - ALWAYS USE A CREDIT CARD:
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Tax Day. The final day we have to hand over the rest of our already dwindling pay check to Uncle Sam. And because that leaves little or nothing left for eating out, the following restaurants are offering some relief. Discounts, freebies, and bonuses. Just for eating there today.

That's a stimulus package we can all get behind.

McCormick & Schmick's
All day today, diners at McCormick & Schmick's will get a $10.40 certificate for future use. (1040, get it?) And $15 - $20 entrees will be discounted to $10.40. They'll also be serving up themed drinks, such as a pint of Samuel Adams Deduction Draft, to help drown your tax bill sorrows.

TGI Friday's
Spend between $15 and $25 and they'll give you a $5 Bonus Bites gift card. Spend more than $25 and score a $10 card. If you've got one of their frequent-customer cards, you'll get double points today.

P.F. Chang's
Nothing complicated here, no need to hire an accountant... they're giving a 15% discount across the board today.

McDonald's
Their "Buy One Get One for a Penny" deal is back, and good on Quarter Pounders with Cheese and Big Macs.

Maggie Moo's Ice Cream and Treatery
Participating restaurants are giving away a free single-scoop in a promo it's calling their "e-cone-omic ice cream stimulus package." Cheesy, but free ice cream is free ice cream.

Cinnabon
From 5 to 8pm, they're giving out free Tax Day Bites, the bite-size cinnamon rolls they call Classic Bites on non-tax days.

Chick-Fil-A
Make a purchase at a participating restaurant and hang on to your receipt. Bring it back within the next 30 days starting tomorrow, and they'll give you the same items again, for free.

(I think these specials are only good for today, but some may vary from place to place, so check your local restaurants to see what their deal is.)

If you're looking to get your girl something sparkling, but need to save some dough, because your budget is squeezed, check out DiamondShark.com.

Every day they have a ridiculous sale on a single piece of jewelry, available for only 24 hours, then it's gone. There's no archive, no leftovers page, so you've got to check it out every day then jump on it when you see the perfect piece for your girl. Takes some patience, and possibly a few days, but if you can make her happy for less, worth the wait.

www.diamondshark.com

I've said it before, but I'll say it again for those of you who rode the short bus in and didn't get it the first couple of dozen times: When it comes to giving your girl gifts, "Personal" beats "Expensive" every time.

Show her you were listening - you weren't zoning out to SportsCenter when she told you her likes, her hobbies, what she dreams about - when you went gift shopping, and you'll reap greater rewards than if you just broke out the platinum card and dropped a couple large on the first thing you saw. Trust me.

So if you're looking for something personal she'll treasure forever, you might want to try a charm bracelet. It's a gift with retro-chic flair (I can't tell you how many chicks I've dated that have a cherished charm bracelet that was once their mom's), that you can fill with charms that show her how deeply you know her.

A good place to start is C.H.A.R.M. They've set up a site designed with gift buying-challenged guys in mind. Don't know where to start? Just answer five questions about your girl: Do you have a special date? What are her hobbies or activities? Her favorite destination? Children (names/boy or girl)? Some of her favorite things? - and they'll create a personalized charm bracelet and ship it over. Perfect gift for her, with no heavy brainwork for us. Just the way we like it.

Bracelets start at $250 and the charms at $65 each. So if your budget is tight, you can have a couple of charms included and put the others into a wish list, reserving them for future gift giving. See? I got you set up for the next half dozen holidays, too. You're welcome.

www.charmco.com

Instead of getting your girl flowers that'll just wilt and die, (and cost you double what they were on Feb 13th), get her some flowers that'll not only last, but will protect her iPhone or iPod.

Agent18.com is offering a coupon code that'll get you 40% off all their FlowerVest cases for her iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPod Nano and iPod Touch.

Just enter: AgentValentine during checkout. But just like those roses you shelled out a Benjamin for, the code is only good until Feb 15th.

www.agent18.com

Just because you're cutting back on certain luxuries during this downturn/recession/depression/hell-ride-to-the-poorhouse, it doesn't mean you have to skimp on one treasured weekend activity: Beer pong.

Head over to BeerPongCoupons.com and you'll find "secret" discount codes on tables, gear and other essential merchandise. Like that Pong A Long table pictured above. Enter coupon code FRIENDS and save yourself $35 bucks. Enter code XTREME at OfficialBeerPongTable.com and you'll save $30 on one of their top-of-the-line tables. On some deals you save 65% off retail. It's better than an economic stimulus package.

There's no membership fees, no giving up of your email info. Just search the site, grab the codes and enter them at checkout. Then use the savings to upgrade from domestic to imported.

www.BeerPongCoupons.com

Sure you do. The economy sucks. And if you're lucky enough to still have a job, you can bet there's no raise in your immediate future. So you need to save money wherever you can. Like saving $300 hard-earned bucks on that HDTV you've been eyeing for the big game.

Here's a hint: Surf over to PromotionalCodes.com. You can find all the deals, promos and coupons retailers and manufacturers are offering to entice you to part with some cash. Just click to redeem, and get your savings. Simple, quick, and free.

For example, you can save $300 off select TVs from Dell, $300 off HDTVs at Best Buy and 40% off Web Special Value items at Home Depot. Amazon, CompUSA, Apple, Expedia... they've got promo codes on all the stuff you buy anyway - including a link to the newest codes released - why not save some coin? And watch the game on a new big screen. While cooking burgers on the new grill you bought with the money you saved.

www.promotionalcodes.com

If you're thinking about what to get your girl this Valentine's Day (which is in a couple of weeks), I'm gonna suggest you go skip the usual flowers and chocolate. She got that from the last half dozen guys she's been with. And look where it got them.

So make it about her and and make it special. Over at the Gumdrop Cookie Shop they'll bake up some custom cookies that'll make you look like you spent some serious time, effort and coin on her gift, when all you needed to do was click around on their site a bit.

You can have a personal message to her from you baked onto one of their 5-inch signature sugar cookies, or upload a photo and they'll "print" it onto a cookie for you. (Feed her sugar addiction and ego at the same time.) If you can't think of anything creative to say or don't have a pic to upload, they've got a bunch of ready-made designs to choose from.

Cookies come in a variety of gift sets that let you choose to include other sugar, chocolate chip, peanut butter, or oatmeal cookies - or assorted brownies and bars. They'll also pack them in a gift box, so all you'll have left to do is pick out a card and write something in it. Which is a whole other deal in itself.

www.gumdropcookieshop.com

If you've got someone on your list who needs a case for their iPhone or a bag for their laptop, you can save some precious coin by knowing the code.

Agent18.com, seller of the latest and hottest computer bags and cases knows that the economy is kicking Santa's ass, so they are offering BG readers a discount.

Use the coupon code: HappyMerry08, and you'll get 20% off every product on Agent 18’s website, which are already discounted 5%-35% off of retail, letting you save as much as 55%. Which can go toward your New Year's Eve party fund.

Just spend at least $10, and do it before Jan 8, 2009, which is when the code expires.

Agent18.com