Morning Deals

Comments

1. battra92 says:
   November 25, 2008 at 12:57 pm

   Dang, and I just bought the same DVD-Rs at Worst Buy yesterday for about $3 more.

   Oh well.

   • chiieddy says:
     November 25, 2008 at 1:05 pm

     @battra92: Could always return the WB ones.

     • battra92 says:
       November 25, 2008 at 4:26 pm

       @chiieddy: I already used a few.
     • drjayphd says:
       November 25, 2008 at 8:06 pm

       @battra92: Like that’s stopped anyone.
2. Coyote says:
   November 25, 2008 at 1:34 pm

   Darn the Trans-Siberian Orchestra mp3 requires installation of some amazonmp3.exe oh well, I’d rather see them in person anyways and get the cd direct from them.

   • LoriLynn says:
     November 25, 2008 at 1:38 pm

     @Coyote: Yeah, I was going to say the same thing. I make the mistake of downloading Amazon Unbox on my old laptop and it used a lot of juice running sneakily in the background.
   • sphenodont says:
     November 25, 2008 at 3:05 pm

     @Coyote:

     It’s just Amazon’s background media downloader. It’s extremely lightweight and completely benign. It doesn’t even load on startup, just when you start downloading mp3s from Amazon.
   • SacraBos says:
     November 25, 2008 at 3:43 pm

     @Coyote: Cool! I like TSO, so I appreciate the free download. Especially the fact that it’s MP3 and not some DRM-crippled format.
   • Anonymous says:
     November 25, 2008 at 6:07 pm

     @Coyote: You don’t have to download that to get the file. There should be a small button below all the ‘how to install this’ nonsense to skip to a page that has a direct mp3 link.
3. LoriLynn says:
   November 25, 2008 at 1:39 pm

   *made the mistake, dangnabit.
4. IrvCrapper says:
   November 25, 2008 at 2:33 pm

   A real consumer advocate website

   It complains chronically about Buy.Com, and then posts their “sales” daily.

   Makes fucking sense to me.

   • Git Em SteveDave loves this guy->★ says:
     November 25, 2008 at 3:29 pm

     @IrvCrapper: It’s up to the consumer what they buy and don’t buy. I for one have never had a bad problem with Buy.com. But I know what to look out for. Many people have problems with the DMV, does that mean you shouldn’t drive? No, you go in with the knowledge beforehand, and know what to look out for.

     • SacraBos says:
       November 25, 2008 at 3:45 pm

       @Git Em SteveDave loves this guy->★: Agreed. Fry’s is one of my favorite stores, but like any store, there are “Rules of Engagement” for a pleasant and successful experience. This site is great for finding out what those are. From good deals to EECB’s…
5. Git Em SteveDave loves this guy->★ says:
   November 25, 2008 at 5:04 pm

   DVD-R’s sold out.
6. HogwartsAlum says:
   November 25, 2008 at 8:09 pm

   @undefined:

   I just started downloaded mp3s from Amazon. iTunes pissed me off when the last time I bought, it was all DRM and I couldn’t rip to a CD to play in the car.

   The mp3s will go back into iTunes and onto my iPod lickety split, but not the other way around.

   I hope this download lasts until I get home!
7. GinaLouise says:
   November 25, 2008 at 9:19 pm

   @undefined: Yeah, you don’t have to download any Amazon MP3 program. If you skip the program installation, you can just click “purchase” and the song will download directly to your computer. Pretty sweet.
8. cowboy_k says:
   November 25, 2008 at 9:39 pm

   The sale of MP3 Downloads is currently available only to US customers located in the 48 contiguous states, Alaska, Hawaii, and the District of Columbia.

   Hrmmph… wonder if I can find that TSO track on The Pirate Bay? They don’t seem to care whether I’m in Canada, the USA, or anywhere else, and their downloads are DRM-free as well…

   /just another Canuck frustrated by the tangled web of international copyright and licensing
9. Alessar says:
   December 2, 2008 at 7:32 pm

   @Coyote: The only time you *have* to use Amazon’s downloader is if you buy a whole album; it has to be thru the downloader to queue up all the files.