Product reviews are fun, but instead of picking a more tangible item that you can physically see the advantages of – like a cell phone or a tech toy – Marv chose the considerably more esoteric Men’s Grooming Care item. I guess the moral of this story is: Send Marv more tech toys to review.

In the cloudy haze of a sinus cold and full of fantastic over the counter cold medications, I can’t really be sure if the camera is even on. Let’s assume for a moment that it is. If that is the case, and you are reading this, then welcome to this week’s Gaucho TV.

Aside from reality TV, the only thing that separates humans from animals is a desire for clean laundry. Oh sure, you may think your cat desires clean laundry, but really it just wants to jump in the basket of clean laundry to get some of that coveted dryer warmth.

Remember that one time you thought “hey, I’m going to buy this awesome [fill in the blank with horrible thing you bought]!”? Well, that is what this week’s episode of Gaucho TV is all about. Kinda. Sorta. This week kicks off the first edition of “You Bought WHAT!?!” A tribute to the crazy prices people pay for things that are of questionable actual value.

In this episode Marv does some incredibly helpful things (like telling you the Top 5 ways to save money on your cleaning budget) and some incredibly stupid things (like smearing a window with Chocolate Sundae Syrup). You heard me right.

Gaucho.com and the GauchoBlog have gone through a ton of changes in the last few weeks. From a new set of writers and editor, to design and structural changes, to constant improvements in functionality and ease-of-use of the website, Gaucho is truly taking savings to a whole new level.

If you follow Gaucho on Twitter, then you  know we’ve become the best place to find updates on deals and ways to save. Judging by our rapidly growing follower numbers, we’re not alone in thinking this. Now we’re asking you to take just a second of your time to help us out. Please, vote for @GauchoSave to win a Shorty Award!!! How: Can You Spare a Tweet? It only takes a tweet. There are two ways to vote for us: [...]

Did you put off getting a gift for that niece, nephew, or other smallish humanoid? During a time when school art programs are having drastic cutbacks due to the economic climate, why not support the arts by buying the gift of music for a child? Not convincing enough, huh. Okay. How about this one — torment your family and friends by buying their kids musical instruments! Really, most kids love music and learning to play music teaches many lessons aside [...]

This holiday season, it’s important to remember that Christmas is not just about receiving. More importantly it’s about giving, and giving doesn’t constitute gifts to just family and friends. It can be an extremely rewarding experience to give to someone in need who doesn’t ask for the latest gadget from Apple, but just a chance to go to school, get clean water or have a positive outlook for the future. Isn’t that enough to give you a warm feeling inside? [...]

Late last night we released what we’re calling Gaucho version GR1.1.

This fix resolves many of the issues that have been affecting user experience.