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black friday
Black Friday Doorbusters Are A Sleazy Way To Lure Customers
Pay no attention to those ridiculously cheap TV sets and game systems—also called doorbusters—that retailers use to lure in hordes of holiday shoppers, notes CNN. They're the equivalent of that little dangly thing anglerfish use to catch food. More » -
black friday
Walmart's Black Friday Plan: Cheap TVs, iPod Touch With $50 Gift Card
The morning after Thanksgiving, Walmart will make its customers elbow and curb-stomp one another in order to jostle for Sanyon 720p HDTVs for less than $598, a Magnavox Blu-ray player for $78 and $195 iPod Touch that comes with a $50 iTunes gift card, CNNMoney reports. More » -
shopping
Website Tracks Black Friday Deals
The website BlackFriday.info tracks post-Thanksgiving sales ads as they're posted and leaked, giving you one-stop shopping to find out what deals will be worth elbowing strangers in the face for. More » -
coupon codes
@Couponbot Serves You Coupons Via Twitter
Shoppers are getting online coupon code crazy, with searches for promo codes up 55% from last year. But why waste your time Googling when you could be watching thewebsiteisdown.com and an armada of Twitter agents are searching for coupons on your behalf? More » -
ebooks
Sony's Ebook Store Prices Too High? Try Shortcovers
Michael bought a Sony Pocket Reader last month, but with the exception of $10 bestsellers, he's finding that other books he wants are priced higher than he's willing to pay. For example, Tad Friend's memoir Cheerful Money is $10 on Amazon and at Barnes & Noble, but $17.49 from Sony. Michael wants to know if we have any advice on how to get Sony to lower their prices. More » -
when good deals go bad
Blogger Says National Car Rental Tried To Pull Deal Switcheroo
Christian personal finance blogger Peter chose not to turn the other cheek when he says National Car Rental tried to take away an unlimited mileage deal he and his wife signed up for when they went on vacation. More » -
price wars
Walmart Wants You To Buy All Your Turkey And TV From Them This Year
Walmart is ramping up the price war on another front. Instead of hardcovers, this time the retailer is cutting prices on turkey and flat-panel TVs, reports Bloomberg. More » -
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deals
Give Amazon $80, Get Video Games And $40 Credit
If you have $80 and a lust for video games, Amazon has a deal for you, which was spotted by Joystiq. Spend the money on pre-selected video games and you get a $40 credit. More » -
video games
2007 Called With A Pretty Good 'Rock Band' Offer
Maybe excitement around the Rock Band video game has faded, but if you were one of the holdouts who were always jealous of friends who brought the game home a couple years back, now is the time to have your latent wishes fulfilled. More » -
price wars
Walmart Now Offering New Hardcovers For $9
Walmart just tried to undercut Amazon on, of all things, books. They've announced that they're now selling the "top 10 pre-selling books" for $9 each, with free home delivery. Amazon has responded by dropping its price to $9 on the same titles, but their free shipping doesn't kick in until you buy $25 worth of merchandise (or pay the annual fee for Amazon Prime). Price war! More » -
cars
Need A New Car? Consider A Saturn
The Washington Post notes that although Saturn dealerships have until this time next year to close, many will be saying goodbye sooner due to low inventory, and that's partly why now is a good time to buy a Saturn. That is, if you don't plan on reselling it in a couple of years. More » -
deals
Ask.com Launches New Service To Find The Best Deals
Ask.com has launched a new service—ask.com/deals—dedicated to finding the best deals online. We don't know how well it works, but we like the tabs that let you quickly jump to free shipping offers and printable coupons. It might be a decent starting place if you're in the market for something and need to comparison shop first. Update: Our readers say it's not worth your time, at least in its current state—results are paltry and frequently old or expired.
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the last year of network television
Comcast May Buy Controlling Stake Of NBC Universal
Hey, are you ready for Comcast to take more control over your entertainment? Then great news for you! Yesterday a rumor leaked that the cable giant is negotiating to buy 51% of NBC Universal, which includes the movie studio Universal, Universal theme parks, the NBC network, and shows like 30 Rock and SNL. More » -
freebies
Do Something Nice, Go To Disneyland
Disney's gone and done something admirable again. We get it, Disney: you don't want our golden poop. Fine. More » -
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psyche
Sprint Yanks $100 Credit Offer On Palm Pre, Says Oops
Earlier today, Sprint made news by effectively cutting the price of a Palm Pre to $99 for new Sprint customers, after a $100 credit. Now Sprint is saying it was a publishing error and not a valid offer. More » -
returns
Best Buy Will Bribe Customers To Keep Their New Fat PS3s
The PS3 Slim is hitting stores next week, or even sooner at some stores, so it's natural that recent buyers of older-model, fatter, more expensive PS3s will be returning their consoles en masse. More »
