YAY FREE TAMPAX! ... not really.

I was going to jump on the emergency kit from Newegg until I saw the pictures and read the reviews. $10 is too much for this one.

Some JoS. A. Bank suits... nice! If only I had $400 to spend right now, I could get three suits.

Why post the "free" cellphone from Verizon? It's the same "free" deal that requires a two year contract that is basically standard practice.

The website advertises it as a 400 dollar markdown, which is of course bogus.

@pkoutoul:

I did the exact same thing...

@pkoutoul: Same here, was going to buy for my fiancee and my mother, then read the reviews and said maaayyybbeee its best if they don't think I'm trying to get them killed...

@unojack: Dude, have you ever priced those thing? Super expensive. Free is good.

@pkoutoul: Weird that all the bad reviews did not buy it from NewEgg, and the positive review DID purchase the kit from NewEgg.

@unojack: YAY MEN'S SUITS! ... not really

I would not trust any $85 bicycle, much less an $85 bicycle from Sears.

I was ineligible for the tampons. WTH?

@edwardso: me too. think it's because I am too old- the survey questions imply it's directed towards a younger demographic.

@jeteplumererie: Probably because they want to develop brand loyalty early on. I think tampons are one of the products where people decide on a brand and really stick with it their whole life. If you get the teenage girl market, you're set.

That said, they shouldn't weed out the older folk. What if I was trying to get the free sample to give to a younger sister/daughter/niece? Yes, I could send them the link, but I'd rather not encourage a teenager to fill out their details on an online form. Not cool, Tampax.

@oneandone: I got my friend to try a Diva Cup a few years ago and she switched to that permanently. Saves lots of money.

I'm not sure why I got obsessed with it. I think I just found it fascinating and felt like I needed to get someone I knew to try it out to tell me if it really worked. She said it does.

@Chris Walters: I've considered it, but my gynecologist said it probably wasn't the best idea for me. It's a shame because I hate the waste. Applicator free seventh generation tampons are a very good product though for any of the ladies looking to scale back the garbage

Free phones? I think not. Standard deal to suck you into a contract.

Buy a prepaid Tracfone with "free" minutes that cover the cost of the phone.

Kinda sorta free is much better w/o a contract, imho!

If you want a cheap MP3 player, the Sansa Clip is PHENOMENAL when it comes to sound quality (better than iPod, by far. 1 GB isn't much, but if you're poor, it's a great deal. The included headphones are shitty, however.

should really note that the "free" $400 cell phone requires you to sign a contract for service, although, of course, the old saying is as true here as ever: if it seems to good to be true, it is.

If you don't mind contracts, this isn't such a big deal. I use my cell too much to justify a prepaid plan. Also, I need to keep my phone number, and until carriers allow me to port my number to a prepaid plan, and port it back to a contract if I want, I won't be signing up for a prepaid plan.

@Mr. Guy, Bocachica, and philmin: Of course you're all right that a pre-paid phone is the cheapest route for basic cellphone functionality. The LG Dare is generally a much more expensive phone, and to my knowledge this is the first time it's been discounted to basically "free" with contract. If you're in the market for a semi-smart phone, this is an affordable option.

I've long argued against subsidized phones, but the reality is unless you go pre-paid, you're going to have to agree to a monthly plan anyway to use the phone. Unless you anticipate jumping carriers (or just value that freedom and are willing to pay for it), you may as well use the subsidization to your advantage.

First time that I saw a Sansa and BOY are those muthas ugly.

@dddoistutter: 1 GB? Is it 1995?

@edwardso: Anyone check to see if they screen for the Y chromosome?

Prepaid plans are fine if you don't use your phone a lot... I use my cell for work and average 2000+ minutes a month, so I don't mind being under contract, I know I'm always going to need a monthly plan, with the added benefit of cheap nice phones.
Tracfone contract would cost me more than I pay under contract, with a crappier phone that I would have paid more for.

@Trai_Dep:
Well maybe when you compare it to a Shuffle, I guess all those functional parts like a screen and buttons uglify it up...

@cc82: I use my phone every day, and can't justify the $.99 daily usage fee. And honestly, even carriers that don't charge for the daily fee don't make it much cheaper because I use more than 100 minutes a month.

@cc82: Compare/contrast it with a Nano, then. Just on a design sense. And? Ugly!
I'm not a supporter of schoolyard violence, but if a milling gaggle of kids put a beatdown on a tyke for inflicting The Ugly on the entire campus, I'd be forced to applaud.

@Trai_Dep: It's a solid state player that's smaller than a Tic-Tac box.

Also, here to confirm that it has superior sound quality in testing when compared to the Shuffle.

Also, if you buy this player- do not lose the clip on the back. It's $15 for that piece from SanDisk and no third party manufacturer makes replacements.

@Blinky987: I call shenanigans for the simple reason that any company paying engineers to design something that fugly would be equally chintzy when paying sound and chip-design engineers.
And, doesn't "no third-party manufactures" sort of go without saying with all things Sansa? :P

@Tim Rebstock: You could always buy it and the emergency kit and take off on an ADVENTURE!