Bath & Body Works: Free lip gloss for students.

I know, it doesn't really make sense to me either, but that's what the fine print says: Bath & Body Works is offering a free lip care product to students who print out the coupon and bring in their student ID. You can also enter a promo code if you're shopping online, which might be the easier way to go if you're, you know, not actually a student.

Good through March 21, o ye of chapped lips.

Students: Get MS Windows 7 for $30.

Students, you can get a copy of Microsoft Windows 7 for $30 starting October 22. You'll need a valid college email address to prove your studentosity, but that's not too much to ask, is it?

Free backpack at Borders with $50 purchase.

This may or may not be a deal, but if you're a student who has some required reading to buy (and they're the type of books you can find at Borders), you can get yourself a free backpack with a $50 purchase through Mon., July 27.

Or, since retailers are trying so desperately to push "Xmas in July" to stimulate crappy recession sales this year, maybe you can get an early start on your holiday gift shopping and snag an extra backpack gift while you're at it. They've also got a buy 4 books, get the 5th book free deal going on all books, AND it appears you will also earn $5 in Borders Bucks (aka store credit through their rewards program) with a $50 purchase.

So, to recap... you could buy 4 books, and get a 5th one free, plus $5 in store credit and a free backpack. Xmas in July, people!