Detective Poirot and an American Idol-esque RPG: Here’s what on sale on Amazon today

By Laura M. Browning | September 30, 2016 | 4:20pm

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In an effort to both serve our readers and help support The A.V. Club, we are going to post daily links to deals and interesting items that we find over on Amazon. If you use these links to click through and buy something—not just the thing you clicked—on Amazon, we will see a portion of that income. You don’t have to do that if you don’t want to, but if you do, know that we appreciate it.

Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE ($48.02)

Set in modern-day Tokyo, “players take charge of a group of young friends who aspire to become pop idols, taking lessons to learn how to sing, dance, model, act, and also travel into a parallel dimension to combat the monstrous ‘mirages’ that are stealing people’s talent.” Derrick Sanskrit says that this game has an edge over similar RPGs. It’s also 20 percent off right now.

Jon Sciezska books (varies)

A bunch of you have purchased The Stinky Cheese Man And Other Stories, and with good reason. Sciezska’s other books are just as delightful, as are Lane Smith’s illustrations.

Free Amazon Prime trial (Free for 30 days, then $10.99/month or $99/year)

You really don’t have Prime yet? Hop aboard and spend your 30-day free trial catching up on A.V. Club favorites like Transparent and Fleabag.

STARZ free trial (free for 7 days, then $8.99/month)

Watch Outlander, The Girlfriend Experience (which admittedly doesn’t have a great name, but we really liked the show), and more.

Agatha Christie’s Poirot ($199.99 for Blu-ray)

The 33-disc set includes all 13 seasons of this classic mystery series featuring Belgium’s quirkiest sleuth.

Straw dispenser ($14.01)

The first step in turning your kitchen into an old-timey ice cream shop. Second step: striped straws.

Wonderbag slow-cooker ($51.86)

Advertising itself as “eco-friendly slow cooking,” Wonderbag also claims to have changed the way people cook in emerging economies, allowing those who cook over wood fires to save water, time, and firewood. Once you’ve brought something to a boil, you can Wonderbag it and let it simmer for hours. Seems like a pretty cool way to have chili waiting for you when you get home this winter.

Moscow mule mugs ($34.75)

Solid copper for your favorite vodka cocktail.

Microsoft Xbox One Controller + Wireless Adaptor for Windows 10 ($58.23)

This handy package will let you use the controller to play games on your computer. Recommended by Gameological editor Matt Gerardi.

Funko Pop William Wallace action figure ($10.99)

They may take our lives, but they’ll never take our big-eyed action figures.