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Morning Deals

By Ben Popken 9.12.08

Highlights From Dealnews

  • Lenovo ThinkPad | ThinkCentre: Lenovo ThinkPad R500 Core 2 Duo 2.26GHz 15″ Widescreen Laptop for $636 + $20 s&h
  • OldNavy: Old Navy men’s and women’s jeans from $8 + $7 s&h

  • Amazon.com: How to buy 360 AA batteries for $22 after rebate + free shipping

Highlights From Dealhack

  • TiVo.com: $120 off Refurb Model or Free 3 Months Service with New TiVo HD DVRs
  • Sierra Trading Post: Free Shipping on top of Deep Discounts
  • Buy.com: Genius G-Pen F610 6×10-inch Graphics Tablet $69 Shipped

Highlights From Buxr

  • Aeropostale: Back to School Sale – Up to 50% off + 20% off w/ coupon code 20BTS
  • NewEgg: OCZ Platinum Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Desktop Memory for $46.99 after $30 rebate w/ Free shipping
  • Walgreens: printable coupon for $10 Off Friday and Saturday Only
By Ben Popken 9.11.08

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This appears to be a higher-level BoA credit card services number where a real person picks up in just a few rings and is actually competent and help you out with your requests: 800-792-9008

Morning Deals

By Ben Popken 9.11.08
  • Apple: Refurbished iPod touches on sale, 8GB for $180, 16GB for $240, 32GB for $320
  • Amazon: Rewards points upgrade for existing Amazon.com Visa holders
  • Apple: Free Select iTunes TV Shows in HD (requires iTunes 8

Highlights From Dealnews

  • Travelocity: United Airlines Sale: Round-trip flights from $108
  • Amazon.com: Amazon.com Men’s Watch Deals: Timex, Marc Ecko, more from $40 + free shipping
  • Sears: Seven7 Women’s Jeans for $18 + $6 s&h, more

Highlights From Buxr

  • Budget Truck Rental: $50 Gift card when paying w/American Express
  • Reverie: T-Shirt Sale: Buy 1 TEE get 1 free TEE
  • BestBuy: Westinghouse 42″ 1080p LCD HDTV and portable DVD Player for $749.99 + shipping

Highlights From Dealhack

  • Drugstore.com: New Customers: Save $5 or $10 off First Order
  • Vann’s: Panasonic FZ28 10.2MP Digital Camera $340 Shipped
  • Amazon: Get Savings of up to 75% off Bargain Books
Tide: Different Loads For Different Scents?

Tide: Different Loads For Different Scents?

By Ben Popken 9.11.08

UPDATE: Tide: Mystery Of Different Loads For Different Scents Solved!

Readers' Favorite 3rd Party Online Wishlists

Readers' Favorite 3rd Party Online Wishlists

By Ben Popken 9.11.08

A number of readers chimed in on the Best Buy-branded wishlist browser add-on post with the alternatives they prefer instead. They were: 1) Amazon’s Universal Wishlist, 2) Del.icio.us, 3) Wishlist.com, 4) Wishlistr.com. Got any others? As far as what most Consumerist’s thought of the Best Buy add-on, commenter dragonfire81 probably captured it best…

Target's Generic Meds Are Maybe Too Generic

Target's Generic Meds Are Maybe Too Generic

By cwalters 9.10.08

We’re big fans of Target’s smart approach to package design for medicine. They may want to give a little more thought to their OTC generics, however—how about using more distinct labeling for the children’s line, for example? One reader explains why this would be a lot safer.

Congress Asks Wireless Carriers To Justify Text Message Rate Increases

Congress Asks Wireless Carriers To Justify Text Message Rate Increases

By cwalters 9.10.08

The similar price increases, coming at similar times, Kohl said, “is hardly consistent with the vigorous price competition we hope to see in a competitive marketplace.”

Giftag: Best Buy's Retailer-Neutral Gift Registry Browser Add-On

Giftag: Best Buy's Retailer-Neutral Gift Registry Browser Add-On

By Ben Popken 9.10.08

Best Buy launched a new “retailer neutral” gift registry browser add-on Monday called Giftag. The idea is that you can visit any online retailer and click an icon to put it in your gift registry, as well as highlight specific parts of the page for potential gift-givers. In the open-source program, you can choose whether you want to make your gifts public, and shareable via social network sites and the like, or private. However, whether you select private or public, Best Buy will be able to see every purchase you make, whether you buy from them or their competition. Mmm, juicy buckets of data.

Morning Deals

By Ben Popken 9.10.08
  • 6PM.com: DC Brand Shoes $20 + S/H, all sizes/styles, 856 to choose from
  • Nicorette: free pack of Nicorette White Ice Mint (warning, site is slow)
  • Circuit City: Panasonic SH-FX85 Wireless Multi-Room Speaker Kit for $44.96, requires in-store pickup

Highlights From Buxr

  • Hewlett Packard: $400 Off $999 or more for Desktop Purchase w/ coupon code: DT1158 (Good for 2250 uses)
  • NewEgg: Targus Notebook Wireless Optical Mouse for $8.99 w/ Free shipping after $20 off coupon code: EMCAKAKAK
  • Buy.com: Av Lab Solar Backpack Charger for $29.99 w/ Free shipping after rebate

Highlights From Dealhack

  • Best Buy: Toshiba Satellite Dual Core Notebook PC $500
  • Geeks.com: Canon Pixma iP6210D Color Inkjet Photo Printer $35 with Coupon
  • Musicnotes.com: 20% or 30% off Guitar Guru Interactive Lessons with Coupons
BoA's "Keep The Change" Program: Worth It?

BoA's "Keep The Change" Program: Worth It?

By Ben Popken 9.10.08

What do you think of Bank of America’s “Keep The Change” program? How it works is every purchase you make with your BoA debit card you make gets rounded up to the next dollar. The difference between that and the actual price gets moved from your checking to your savings account. The idea is to help people save. Good idea, but there’s some potential downsides I can see:

Backlash: Anti-DRM Protesters Trash Spore's Amazon Rating

Backlash: Anti-DRM Protesters Trash Spore's Amazon Rating

By 9.9.08

Spore, the long awaited new game from SimCity creator Will Wright, has been critically well-received, so what’s up with its Amazon.com score? As of this posting, the game, despite being #1 on Amazon, has 1,494 one star ratings from gamers who are upset about the game’s DRM. Here are some excerpts from the angry reviews:

3 Days Late? BoA Jacks Rate To 29.99%

3 Days Late? BoA Jacks Rate To 29.99%

By Ben Popken 9.9.08

Many of you know that if you’re late on your credit card bill payments they can raise your rates as high as 29.99%, but that’s just for scalawags, right? Nope. JLP at All Financial Matter’s brother was late twice on his Bank of America bill, once by three days, and once by one day. That was enough to make Bank of America say, OMG, this guy is way too risky and we need to penalize him and send his rates as high as they can legally go!

Quicken Beam Checks Your Balances On Your Cellphone

Quicken Beam Checks Your Balances On Your Cellphone

By Ben Popken 9.9.08

Sick of overdrafts? Don’t feel like juggling your bank balance in your head? Quickenbeam from Intuit is a new free service, in beta, that lets you check your account balances, no matter what bank you have, from your cellphone.

Disgruntled Ex-Employee Wants To Tell The World Not To Shop At GameStop

Disgruntled Ex-Employee Wants To Tell The World Not To Shop At GameStop

By 9.8.08

A disgruntled former employee of GameStop calling himself “WhistleBlowerZero” has created a 9-part YouTube video series which explains quickly, but in exhaustive detail, the many reasons why you, Dear Consumer, should not shop at GameStop. It’s modeled after the popular “Zero Punctuation” game reviews, a fact that will probably be lost on anyone who doesn’t already know the many reasons not to shop at GameStop.

Halo 3 Limited Edition Xbox 360 For $199.99

Halo 3 Limited Edition Xbox 360 For $199.99

By Ben Popken 9.8.08

Hot Topic seems to be selling Halo 3 Limited Edition Xbox 360 for $199.99, a price cut of $200. An insider tells us that select Hot Topic stores will have them on sale starting tomorrow, but I also spotted them on HotTopic.com. One of the guys at Kotaku says he bought one in-store this morning. I had no idea that Hot Topic even had video game systems, I guess they really do have the complete catalog to fill out your cool and alternative lifestyle.

Verizon Junk Mail Advertises Phone Sex Hotline

Verizon Junk Mail Advertises Phone Sex Hotline

By Ben Popken 9.8.08

The phone number in this Verizon mailer connects to “an exciting new way to go live with hot horny girls.” Can you hear me now, big boy?

Morning Deals

By Ben Popken 9.8.08
  • Banana Republic: 30% off today only with coupon code HAPPY30 or printable coupon
  • Sears: Free Masterlock with printable coupon
  • MusiciansFriend: AKG Handheld Condenser Microphone for $100 + free shipping. Today only.

Highlights From Dealhack

  • Timbuk2: Save up to 60% off Messenger Bags, Backpacks, & More
  • New York & Co.: Extra 20% off Store-Wide Women’s Apparel
  • Office Depot: Viewsonic N3235w 32-inch LCD HDTV $470 & Free Shipping
      • Highlights From Buxr

      • Staples: Samsung CLP-300 Color Laser Printer for $69.98 w/ Free shipping
      • Staples: Mio DigiWalker C230 Portable GPS for $99.99 w/ Free shipping
      • Amazon: Bill Cosby Himself (Comedy Album) – MP3 Download for $1.99
Sears Offer To Mail Customer Missing Key To Floor Model Snowblower

Sears Offer To Mail Customer Missing Key To Floor Model Snowblower

By consumeristcarey 9.6.08

Aaron visited Sears to pick up a new Craftsman snowblower he bought for 10% off on Sears.com, but the store only had one floor model in stock. Aaron agreed to take the unit after staff assured him that it came with a warranty, manuals, and all the things normally bundled with new snowblowers. Of course, Sears couldn’t find either the manual or the keys. A salesman promised that “Ray from Lawn & Garden” would mail the key whenever he returned, an offer Aaron refused. The salesman then offered a key from another snowblower, promising “the keys are basically universal.” That key didn’t work because, as a different associate later discovered, the unit was missing its electric start socket.

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