• CARFAX Single Vehicle History Report for $1.50. That’s $18 down from usual.
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Pith & Vinegar
By 5.25.06
• Even still, look over our shoulders as we do a private beta demo of Farecast, a service that lets you know when and where from to buy airfare, plus spiffy graphs, similar to Flyspy.
Buy a Sentra or a Cobalt?
By 5.25.06
“What’s better, a Nissan Sentra or a Chevy Cobalt?” queried a reader, noting they could get a fully equipped Sentra for $14,500 and a comparibly tricked-out Cobalt for $13,600.
Morning Deals Roundup
By 5.24.06
• Refurbished Apple AirPort Express w/AirTunes for $99 shipped. (scroll down).
Morning Deals Roundup
By 5.23.06
• Perhaps Joel should avail himself of the 5-Piece Luggage Set for $15.09. It includes a trolley suitcase, briefcase, duffel, toiletry bag, and travel wallet.
Morning Deals Roundup
By 5.18.06
• Cheaper than what Apple Education charges, get the new Apple MacBook DuoCore 1.83GHz 13″ Notebook for $999.99 after mail in rebate.
Pith and Vinegar
By 5.17.06
This lady just doesn’t get it, people don’t buy M&M’s on the subway for the peanuts OR the plain, it’s for the pity. Mmm…pity, it fills the hole inside.
Morning Deals Roundup, Now With Tanks
By 5.17.06
• JL421 Badonkadonk Land Cruiser/Tank for $19,999.95. The armored-shell family tank boasts a 6-horsepower Tecumseh gasoline engine (40 mph top speed), 400-watt premium sound system, “plush” interior, external camera, and cargo room for five people internally or on the roof.
Chinese Flash Mob Shoppers
By 5.17.06
Lets get this Chinese export into the US economy by the junkload: the latest craze in China is tuangou, or “team buying.” Consumers find each other online, agree to show up at a store at a certain time and flexing their collective bargaining muscle to successfully demand group-rate discounts. Impactlab reports:
Morning Deals Roundups
By 5.16.06
Get a customized stamp for $3.79, including shipping. We disavow any responsibility for imprinting “expired” on prime cuts supermarket meats or “fired” on coworkers paychecks.
Morning Deals Roundup
By 5.15.06
It may have been too dangerous for acceptable society but now Arrested Development, and other FOX TV DVD boxsets can grace your living room at up to 50% off at Amazon.com.
eBay’s Soviet Style Moderation
By 5.12.06
At first he though it was a phish but it turned out to be for real. Adam’s flawless eBay account was suspended for being “associated” with a previously suspended user.
Peeping Tom on 5th Ave Shop Windows
By 5.12.06
As promised, the results of our Tuesday stroll down 5th avenue, peeking inside all the windows and seeing what we could see. Not all stores are represented in this set; frankly, we found many of the displays tired and staid. Here’s a few things that caught our eye, in a magic Flickr gallery.
