Blockbuster will give you a free online rental for each Netflix envelope flap you bring into a store. You must have a Blockbuster membership to qualify. The promotions lasts until Dec. 21. It’s an effort to get Netflix subscribers to sign up for Blockbuster’s Total Access Online service.
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Hack Amazons URLs For Bargains
By 11.30.06
ProBargainHunter analyzed Amazon’s URLs and found ways to easily find hidden clearance and deal items by department. For instance, 75% off cameras:
Try Google Checkout, Paypal Minus Evil
By 11.30.06
• Use it now and get $10 off $30 or $20 off $50, at participating stores.
Save 50% On Utility Bills
By 11.29.06
MyMoneyBlog found a great way to save on home energy expenses, The Home Energy Saver online calculator.
Guide To Cyber Monday Sales
By 11.27.06
Recently we reported that so-called “Cyber Monday” might be a mere marketing myth invented by the National Retail Federation.
Walmart’s Website Is Down, Probably On Purpose
By 11.24.06
As of 1:36 this afternoon, Walmart’s online site is down, either due to “Scheduled Maintenance,” or “High Traffic Volume.” The site displayed different messages to us upon successive visits.
Circuit City Is A Douche
By 11.22.06
Sheridan’s girlfriend hoped to buy him Simpson Season 8 for $19.99 from Circuit City, based off this week’s flyer. She ordered online, only to find herself charged $39.99.
Best Site For Auto Insurance Quotes
By 11.22.06
Kiplinger’s recommends InsWeb for a quick way to snag a bunch auto insurance quotes.
Does The TSA Consider Pie A Dangerous Liquid?
By 11.21.06
UPDATE: Cleavland confiscates traveler’s pies.
Can I Get This Cheaper Online? Call Frucall
By 11.17.06
Have you ever seen something in a store and fretted over impulse-buying, wondering whether you could get it cheaper online? A new service, Frucall, aims to answer that question for you.
Vote On Amazon’s Holiday Deals
By 11.16.06
Amazon launched a new program that lets customers vote on the deals the online retailer offers this holiday season.
Lock In Cheap Airfare
By 11.15.06
Our favorite airfare search site has just unveiled an exciting new service called Fare Guard.
What’s A Good Dealership Rating Site?
By 11.9.06
Reader Etinterrapax wants to know if there’s any trustworthy car dealer ranking sites.
Smack Deal Of The Day
By 11.8.06
Jellyfish’s Smack Deal of the Day goes on at 1pm. It’s like Woot! except a reverse auction: as units sell, the price goes down. The game is to buy the product at the lowest price possible.
Best Buy PS3 Preorder SNAFU
By 11.7.06
If you were one of the lucky few who ordered a PS3 at Best Buy’s website…guess what? They fucked up. “Best Buy never intended for customers to preorder a PS3 on its website, and so all those orders have been canceled by the retailer. As compensation for the mistake, Best Buy will be giving US$10 coupons to those folks who preordered the system” Ha HA HAHA HA, geeks. Enjoy your ten bucks.
Marketing an Invasion of Privacy?
By 11.3.06
According to CNet, “The Washington-based U.S. Public Interest Research Group and the Center for Digital Democracy have asked the Federal Trade Commission to review–and ideally restrict–what they describe as a growing online business model dependent on technologies that “aggressively track us wherever we go, creating data profiles to be used in ever-more sophisticated and personalized ‘one-to-one’ targeting schemes.”
Buy.com’s Packaging Sucks!
By 11.1.06
Jerry writes in with a photo of the totally fucked up book he received from Buy.com. He realizes that it’s the USPS’s fault for messing up the book… but is wondering if Buy.com’s packaging needs to be quite as flimsy as it is.
Avoid the Biggest Web Shopping Annoyances
By 11.1.06
PCWorld today posted an article on circumnavigating hassles while shopping online.
