Students who signed up last year for a free year of Amazon Prime are getting close to their expiration date. So, Amazon is offering them a renewal for $39, 50% off the regular price of $79. [More]
free shipping
Shipping Rates And Info For Over 50 Online Retailers
By 4.15.11
Here’s a handy to the shipping rates and free shipping info for over 50 top online retailers. From Amazon to Zappos, they’ve got it all so you don’t have to go digging through the site or go through the entire checkout process just to see what you’ll get charged. Consider it a candidate for your bookmarks list. [More]
Put A Lid On Shipping & Handling Charges
By 11.16.10
The price of a clock radio we found at Target.com: $9.99. The cost of shipping and handling said clock: $6.13. That’s reasonable, based on what UPS or the post office would have charged, but who wants to pay two-thirds of a product’s price to have it sent? Especially at holiday time, you’ll want to avoid S&H gotchas. Here’s how: [More]
Walmart Offers Free Shipping
By 11.11.10
Starting today, Walmart.com is offering free shipping on gift items, including toys and gadgets. [More]
Get Amazon Prime Free For 1 Year With .Edu Address
By 7.13.10
Amazon is giving students a free year of Amazon Prime, which gives you free two-day shipping and some other nice bonuses. [More]
IKEA Wouldn't Sell Me An In-Stock Item, But It Did Ship It To Me For Free
By 2.9.10
Responding to last week’s post about a guy who couldn’t get IKEA to sell him a desk it had in plain view because the store does its restocking overnight, Ross writes in with a story of how he found himself in a similar situation. Only Ross came out a winner by guilting the staff into shipping the item to him for free. [More]
See Which Retailers Offer Free Shipping
By 11.20.09
The website istobe offers a daily free shipping report for over 500 online retailers, where you can quickly see whether there’s a minimum purchase requirement or if the retailer offers free shipping at all. It’s a good resource to use as you compare prices, and istobe says they update it daily.
Note The Scare Quotes Around Target's "Free Shipping" In This Headline
By 10.19.09
Lisa ordered a sewing machine and a dress from Target.com and had the silly idea that clicking on the “free shipping” option, purportedly available on orders over $50, would lead to free shipping. Lo and behold, she was stuck with $5 in shipping charges!
Not-So Accurate Free Toys 'R' Us Shipping Promise Makes Reader Shoot Self In Foot
By 6.25.09
Toys “R” Us has a clever little “free shipping” trap going on with its Nerf guns, reader Chi writes. The site offers a couple of compelling deals that, when combined together, cancel one another out and pretty much screw you over.
Free Shipping Day Is December 18th
By 12.8.08
Check out the 18 and counting online retailers at freeshippingday.com for stores that will give you free shipping and guarantee delivery by Christmas if you shop there on Thursday, December 18th. The retailers include Amazon, Zappos, Dell, Target, Macy’s and other big names, with perhaps more joining before the 18th. Nothing like getting rewarded for waiting until the last minute.
Free Shipping Today At Thinkgeek
By 12.1.08
Free shipping at Think Geek with coupon code CYBERMONDAY. Gawd, is “Cyber Monday” an obnoxious/perverted-sounding name or what? [ThinkGeek] (Thanks to Geoffrey!)
Free Shipping At ALDO
By 11.6.08
ALDO: Free shipping with coupon code: FS11. Good until November 9th, ’08.
Find Over 800 Free Shipping Coupons At Freeshipping.org
By 9.22.08
There’s nothing like free shipping to make an online deal really sweet, and freeshipping.org is a place to find free shipping coupons and discount codes to do just that. The free site sports a clean and readable interface, search alphabetically by store name, product category, expiring or new coupons for over 800 stores, including Amazon.com, Target, Newegg. Most of the free shipping comes with stipulations. They’re not always straight up free shipping coupons, sometimes it’s more of a statement of store policy, like how many places will offer free shipping if you order online and pick up in-store, or free shipping on gift-card orders. So you’ll have to do some digging and you won’t always find one that will work for you, but still, bookmark-worthy.
Morning Deals
By 9.9.08
- WarCry: Free Warhammer Online Beta 10 days
- Amazon: Kitchen deals for under $7, all eligible for 4 for 3 promotion
- Buy.com: Logitech G51 Gaming Speakers for $71.99 Shipped After Rebate
Highlights From Buxr
- Deal Extreme: Rechargeable Digital Pin-hole Spy Camera + USB Drive Disgused as Working Pen for $35.53 w/ Free shipping
- HP Home : New stackable Laptop coupon, up to $350 off $999 w/ coupon code NB3325
- OfficeMax: Oscillating 16″ Pedestal Fan for $7.99 + $7.95 Shipping
Highlights From Dealhack
- OfficeMax: Olympus FE-320 8MP Digital Camera $120 Shipped
- Shoebuy: Pay via PayPal & Save $20 off Shoe Orders of $50+ and get Free Shipping
- Bike Nashbar: Save 10%, 15%, or 20% off Entire Order with Coupon Discounts
Want To Use Amazon Prime? You'll Pay $50 More For This TomTom Unit
By 3.4.08
Steve was going to split the cost of a TomTom GPS Navigator unit with a friend so they could give it to his sister as a gift.
