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Retail Services
Consumer 101: 3 Ways To Lower Your Out Of Control Cable, Internet And Phone Bills
By 11.13.08
How much to spend on cable, internet and telephone is something nobody had to worry about only a few generations ago. Today, the Pew Research Center says that after housing, cable and satellite TV service was most frequently cited as a regular household expense (78%), followed by cell phones (74%) and internet service (65%). By contrast, just four-in-ten adults (42%) say they make a car payment. If you’re looking for a way to cut the amount of money you spend on these “information age” expenses, we’ve got three of them to choose from.
Find The Lowest Price With BeatMyPrice.com
By 11.13.08
BeatMyPrice is a new great price-comparison site launched by the makers of retailmenot and bugmenot. Just type in the product name, the website where you found it, the price, and check if it can be found elsewhere, using both searchbots and the results entered by other users. If your price is the best one, then it becomes the new best price for that product. Nifty idea, and a very easy to use interface. The one thing is that you’ll probably want to check the lowest price retailers you find with resellerratings.com to check out their reputations first before finalizing your purchase. Inside, a video from the site founder to see the new tool in action:
Morning Deals
By 11.13.08
Class Action Lawsuit: Victoria's Secret Bras Causing Skin Rashes?
By 11.12.08
Discover Magazine has an interesting blog post about some consumers who were complaining that Victoria’s Secret bras were giving them painful rashes. When their lawyers bought similar bras and had them tested — they were found to contain formaldehyde.
Best Buy To Employees: Survive The Meltdown By Making Customer Service A Priority
By 11.12.08
Today Best Buy announced that it was officially freaking out about the current financial meltdown: “In 42 years of retailing, we’ve never seen such difficult times for the consumer,” Brian Dunn, president and chief operating officer of Best Buy, said in a statement. “People are making dramatic changes in how much they spend, and we’re not immune from those forces.” A Best Buy employee forwarded us an email that went out to all associates this morning — stressing that a renewed commitment to customer service was the way forward during these troubled times.
Tide: Mystery Of Different Loads For Different Scents Solved!
By 11.12.08
Reader Zack was curious why three different kinds of Tide detergent on the shelf had the same price and same volume, but the label said they delivered different amounts of loads. Consumer Reports investigated, and they have the answer.
Morning Deals
By 11.12.08
- Lenovo: Price drop on all inventory (type lenovo.com/cpp in your browser, use code 704919)
- Kate Spade: Private Sale, up to 60% off (email-registration required)
- Amazon: Family Guy – The Complete Collection (Stewie Head Packaging) for $59.99 shipped
Highlights From Buxr
- Nike: Take 20% Off Already Reduced Clearance Prices w/ coupon code: NOVCLEAR
- onSale: Westinghouse LVM-37W3SE 37 1080p LCD HDTV for $529 after $20 rebate w/ Free shipping after rebate
- NewEgg: Brother PT-1010 Label Printer for $9.99 w/ Free shipping
Highlights From Dealnews
- Buy.com: Starbrite Hi-Gloss 4″ x 6″ Photo Paper 20-Sheet 5-Pack for $6 + free shipping
- Newegg: Acer Aspire AMD Dual Core 2.8GHz Desktop with 22″ LCD for $580 + $30 s&h
- ExperCom: Apple MacBook Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz 13″ Laptop, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD for $1,919 + $10 s&h
Highlights From Dealhack
Circuit City Gets A Loan, Lives To Fight Another Day
By 11.11.08
Circuit City has secured a loan from Bank of America that will pay for its operating expenses until it emerges from bankruptcy next year, says Bloomberg. This financing gives CC a new lease on life — Yes, we may yet see the bankrupt retailer rise from the ashes to continue its proud tradition of ignoring customers who are standing at the register.
Morning Deals
By 11.11.08
Highlights From Dealhack
- Vann’s: Toshiba 7-inch Portable DVD Player $120 Shipped
- Buy.com: Cavalry 1TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive $125 Shipped
- Amazon: Canon SD1100IS 8MP Camera $159 Shipped
Highlights From Dealnews
- Circuit City: Element EOD4 3-Way Indoor / Outdoor Speakers for $25 + free shipping
- macys: Alfani Men’s Daytona Center Seam Moc Toe Loafers for $35 + $10 s&h
- Dell Home: Xbox 360 System Holiday Bundle Roundup: Arcade for $169 + free shipping, more
Shopper Takes Walmart To Court Over $2 And Wins $100
By 11.10.08
The Pennsylvania woman who makes a hobby out of taking retailers to court over pricing errors has struck again. This time Walmart was ordered to pay Mary Bach $100 for repeatedly failing to correct a $2 error.
Home Depot Sells You A Used Battery Pack, Manages Not To Accuse You Of Fraud
By 11.10.08
Here’s a happy story from someone who bought a “Box of Crap” (this is what we call a box that looks new, but contains the wrong item or a used item, due to return fraud). Instead of accusing reader Ryan of some sort of crime, Home Depot simply issued him a gift card. Hooray!
Morning Deals
By 11.10.08
- IKEA: JOKKMOKK table /w 4 Chairs for $59 (regular $129), Tuesday 10/11/08 only.
- Nutro: Free 5lb Nutro Dog food & 4lb Nutro Cat food
- Wilson’s Leather: 40% Off Sitewide + 50% Off Clearance + Free Shipping
Highlights From Buxr
- Lord and Taylor: 20% off any purchase (printable)
- Diapers.com: $10 off $49 or more w/ coupon code: MARY6466 + FREE Shipping
- NewEgg: Polk Audio Monitor 50 Single Two-Way Floorstanding Loudspeaker Cherry for $99.99 w/ Free shipping
- BestBuy: LG 37″ Widescreen LCD HDTV for $700 + free shipping
- Amazon.com: Richard Garriott’s Tabula Rasa for PC for $1 + $5 s&h
- BestBuy: Kung Fu Panda/Secrets of the Furious Five w/ panda statue for $16 + $2 s&h
- REI Outlet: Princeton Tec Aurora LED Headlamp $15
- Dell Business: Dell Vostro A860 15.6-inch Notebook PC from $399
- Jos. A. Bank: Buy One Get One Free Sale Including Suits, Sportcoats, and More
Highlights From Dealnews
Highlights From Dealhack
Recession Watch: Walmart Up, Target Down
By 11.7.08
Walmart is winning the big box retail war it seems. They reported same-store October sales were up 2.4 percent versus October 2007. Target, however, lagged behind, with same store sales dropping 4.8%.
"High-End" Supermarket Wegmans Slashes Prices To Stay Competitive
By 11.7.08
Wegmans, an “upscale” grocery chain with stores in 5 Mid-Atlantic states, is cutting prices to stay competitive during the post-Wall-Street apocalypse.
Secret Phone Numbers And Email Addresses To Reach Executives At 101+ Companies
By 11.7.08
Inside, email addresses, phone numbers, and addresses for over 100 different companies to inject your customer service complaints into their corporate executive offices, and get it well on the way to success.
Morning Deals
By 11.7.08
- Free Obama Yes We Did Sticker designed by Shephard Fairey (may need to hit refresh a few times)
- Newegg: Asus P5Q Pro ATX Motherboard + OCZ 2GB Dual Memory Kit for $85.98 Shipped After Rebate
- DisneyWorld: Buy 4 nights, get 3 nights free at select Disney Value and Deluxe Villa Resorts
Highlights From Dealhack
- B&H Photo Video: Sony BRAVIA M-Series 32″ 720p Widescreen LCD HDTV for $595 + free shipping
- Amazon.com: Toro Electric Power Shovel Show Thrower for $109 + free shipping
- Cellular Accessory: CellularAccessory.com roundup: Cell phone accessories from $5 + $2 s&h
Highlights From Dealhack
- New York & Co.: 30% off & Free Shipping on Women’s Outerwear
- Creative Labs: New Zen Mozaic 4GB MP3 Portable Player $60
- Cambridge SoundWorks: Save $85: CSW SoundWorks 705 Radio $35
Highlights From Buxr
