- Shindigz: [Halloween Costumes] New Shindigz Coupon Code 50% Off Halloween Costumes
- NewEgg: [Camera] FujiFilm Finepix A220 12.2MP Digital Camera – Silver $79.99 + free shipping
- HandHeldItems: [Men’s Apparel] Men’s LED Sound Activated Pumpkin T-Shirt for $10 + $6 s&h (see video demo here)
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Morning Deals
By 9.29.09
Man Goes Into Business Delivering Costco To Overpriced NYC Neighborhoods
By 9.28.09
Groceries on the Upper East Side and Upper West Side of Manhattan are expensive. How expensive? One guy with a truck has started a business delivering cheaper groceries. One catch, he doesn’t own a grocery store. He will go to Costco, where items cost a fraction of their Manhattan prices — and split the savings with you.
USAA Online Checking & Savings Open For Non-Military
By 9.28.09
If you’ve heard us rave about USAA’s stellar financial services but grown sad when you learned that it’s only available for military-members and their family, have heart: you can get still get access to some of their services like banking and checking.
Best Buy: That Laptop Isn't "Open," It's Just "Optimized"
By 9.28.09
Shopping for laptops in Missouri, Patrick noticed an odd, unwelcome feature — a sticker on the box, pictured, identified the computer as ‘optimized’ by the staff.
Morning Deals
By 9.28.09
- Amazon: [Wii] Nintendo Wii console w/ Wii Sports game + free $25 Amazon Gift Card for $199.99 free shipping
- Frys.com : [TV] LG 42″ LCD 1080p HDTV for $649 w/ Free shipping
- REI : [Health] Hart Soft Pack First Aid Kit for $16.93 + $5.99 Shipping
- Joe’s New Balance Outlet: [Men’s Apparel] New Balance Men’s 8103 Convertible Jacket for $27 + free shipping
- Amazon: [Magazine] Inc. magazine 1-year subscription or auto-renewal $5 + free shipping
Best Buy Now Prices TVs Up To $200 Cheaper Online
By 9.26.09
According to our friends at HDGuru.com, Best Buy now has drastic price differences on TVs between its web site and stores. The difference can be as much as $200, but Best Buy will price match its own prices for customers who happen to glance at the site before purchasing a TV.
Citibank Markets To Only Rich People, Large Cities
By 9.26.09
True to its name, we suppose, Citibank will be focusing its marketing efforts on six major U.S. metropolitan areas and wealthy customers, and not the rest of us deadbeats.
Target's Sale Fail
By 9.25.09
For awhile now (since at least 2007) we’ve been posting pictures of mindboggling Target price tags. We’re starting to wonder if we’re actually encouraging them. We got two of these today.
Amazing Curtains Block More Than 100% Of Light, Create Singularity
By 9.25.09 — Updated: 11.9.12
Geoffrey went to Target in search of light-blocking curtains but when he got there, he found more. Ever so much more. Target now gives customers the tools to create a singularity in their very own homes.
Man Sues Bank Of America For $1.78 Trillion Billion Dollars
By 9.25.09
Dalton Chiscolm has sued Bank of America and its board, and wants “1,784 billion, trillion dollars” in return for being subjected to what the judge describes as “inconsistent information from a ‘Spanish womn’ [sic]” as well as allegedly misrouted checks. In addition, Chiscolm wants another $200,164,000 in damages. We’re not sure why that amount is separate, but who knows how a mind like Chiscolm’s works?
AT&T Robocalls Me Again For No Apparent Reason
By 9.25.09
Wow – just got another robocall from AT&T telling me that it was an important message and that I should call them. Either something is wrong with my account that yesterday’s CSR couldn’t figure out, or something is wrong with AT&T. Either way, annoying.
No Palm Pre For Verizon Wireless?
By 9.25.09
If you’ve been holding out on a phone upgrade or carrier switch until the Palm Pre comes to Verizon, you may need to give up the dream. The carrier has “reportedly ditched plans to offer the Palm Pre early next year,” says PC World. Apparently poor sales of the device at Sprint, combined with Verizon’s interest in upcoming Blackberry devices, killed any enthusiasm the carrier once had. Update: The no-Pre rumor may be false, according to these two analysts.
Morning Deals
By 9.25.09
- Toys R Us: [Seasonal] Jabba the Hutt Adult Inflatable Halloween Costume for $56 + free shipping, more
- Hanes.com: [Apparel] Save 50% off: Outer Banks Solid Color Men’s Polos $9 Each
- Denny’s : [Restaurant] 20% Off Entire Check w/ Printable Coupon
- Babies R Us : [Apparel] 30% Off Entire Clothing & Shoe Purchase w/ Printable Coupon
Tight-Fisted Moms Set Rules On Teen Clothing Purchases
By 9.24.09
The tight economy has meant fewer jobs for teens, leaving more of them with empty wallets and at the mercy of that heartless arbiter of teen fashion: mom. The Wall Street Journal reports that even stores that specialize in clothes for younger consumers are following the money to its source. Aeropostale’s employee handbook states: “Because parents make the final decision, they want to feel valued, and they want to feel good about what they purchase.”
IKEA Starts Checking Receipts
By 9.24.09
Party time is over at the Red Hook IKEA where, taking a cue from their big-box brethren Walmart and Home Depot, the Swedish maker of flat-packed furniture has instituted some intense receipt checking procedures.
Bank Of America Reaches Out To Angry YouTube Star
By 9.24.09
While we don’t recommend doing this on a large scale, one woman’s YouTube debt revolt has succeeded. Ann MInch, a YouTube sensation and then-unemployed credit card rebel, has been offered a lower interest rate on her card.
Kmart Doles Out Helpful Customer Service Survey Suggestions
By 9.24.09
A Reddit poster spotted this sign at the Penn Plaza Kmart, asking you to log onto its feedback survey website and rate it a 9 or a 10.
Walmart Vs. Historians In Battle Over Civil War Site
By 9.24.09
Historians and conservationists have united in Virginia against a common foe: Walmart, which wants to build a 38,000-square-foot Supercenter near near Wilderness Battlefield, a Civil War site and National Park. The groups filed a suit on Wednesday charging local officials with brushing aside concerns about the site when they approved Walmart’s plans in August.
