shopping
Retail Expert Describes What Men Want Out Of A Shopping Experience
Brand specialist Bertrand Pellegrin has published a new book for retailers that says if they want to capture the typical guy’s dollar, they need to create more inviting spaces to shop in. The author “points to electronics stores, strip clubs, sports bars and gyms as spots where men feel comfortable socializing and spending money.” That may all be (kind of) true, but that’s gonna make one hell of a noisy, sleazy, sweaty, drunken place to shop for clothes.
Morning Deals
- Highlights From Buxr
- ZipZoomFly : [Keyboard] OCZ Wired Keyboard w/ Programmable Keys for $7.99 after $20 rebate w/ Free shipping
- Boston Market : [Restaurant] 50% Off Family Meal or Market Feast (Starts Sept 5th)
- Peterbilt : [Automotive] Free Peterbilt Keychain
Morning Deals
- Amazon: [Coupon Codes] Amazon coupon codes for September
- Newegg: [Bluetooth Headset] Samsung WEP700 Bluetooth Headset w/ Noise Cancelling $14.99 Free Shipping
- Amazon: [HDTV, Blu-ray] Samsung LN32B460 32″ 720p LCD HDTV + Blu-ray player $500 w/ coupon ($210 off sale prices) + free shipping
- Dell Home: [Print/Copy/Scan] Dell V105 All-in-one printer $30 + free shipping
Morning Deals
- Amazon: [HDTV combo] Buy select Samsung 46″ or 52″ HDTV, get Free Nintendo Wii or Asus 1000HA 10″ Netbook, up to $566 savings w/ coupon + free shipping
- Victoria’s Secret : [Apparel] 2 Free VS Undies w/ Any Purchase (In-Store – Printable)
- SmileBooks: [Photo Book] use coupon code SALE50 for 50% off all photobooks ordered from 9/4/09 to 11:59pm 9/6/09 (Thanks to Jaron!)
Morning Deals
- Amazon: [Smartphone] T-Mobile Blackberry Curve 8900 Phone 1 Cent Shipped
- Barnes & Noble: [Books] Free Backpack with Book & Media Orders of $100+
- Dell Home: [Camera] Canon EOS Rebel XSi SLR Digital Camera w/ 18-55mm Lens for $569.00 plus free shipping
- VisionDirect: [Medical] 8 Boxes of Acuvue Oasys Contact Lenses for $61 after rebate + free shipping
Morning Deals
- Lenovo: [Desktop PC] Lenovo C300 All-in-one Desktop 20″ LCD 1.6GHz Atom (1GB/160GB) $349 w/ free shipping
- JR.com: [Headphones] Sennheiser CX300 Stereo Headphones $16.99 Free Shipping
- Amazon: [Xbox] $100 off Xbox 360 Elite now $299.99 w/ free 12 + 1 month Xbox LIVE subscription ($50 value); $50 off Xbox 360 Pro now $249.99 w/ free game (Halo 3, Fable 2, or Halo Wars)
Morning Deals
- Highlights From Buxr
- Sony Style : [Game Console] Sony PlayStation Portable (Refurbished) for $99.99 w/ Coupon SONYPSPAMC99 w/ Free shipping
- JR.com : [Digital Camera] Fuji Film FinePix 10MP Digital Camera for $79.99 w/ Free shipping
- Shop PBS : [Entertainment] 25% Off Entire Purchase w/ Coupon THANKS25
Groceries Stores Turning To Single Checkout Lines
Rich, poor, Slimfast or Milky Way, one thing grocery store customers can usually agree on is that they hate waiting in line. Retailers have sought out a number of solutions over the years – from self-checkout terminals to entertaining distractions and ambient fragrances – but, according to the Wall Street Journal, the latest trend is single-line queues.
Morning Deals
- Highlights From Buxr
- Meritline : [Puzzle] 3D Puzzle Leaning Tower of Pisa for $3.50 w/ coupon MLC400093082550A w/ Free shipping
- Restaurant.com : [Restaurant] 80% off Gift Certificates w/ Coupon TASTE
Coupon Master Spends $4 Weekly To Feed Family Of Six
If you want to learn how to be insanely efficient with coupon clipping and watching for sales, follow Kathy Spencer and learn from the master. WCVB TV in Boston notes that Spencer manages to spend only $4 on average each week to feed her husband, four kids, and four pets. We carefully re-read the pets line to make sure there was no past tense involved, as this would suggest cheating on where the food comes from. But nope, they’re still around, so it looks like she really is good with coupons and sales.
Morning Deals
- Newegg: [Software] Nuance Dragon NaturallySpeaking V10 Standard
SpeedSpeech Recognition Software $31.99 Free Shipping - 6th Ave Electronics: [HDTV] Toshiba 40-inch 1080p LCD HDTV $637 Shipped
- Amazon : [Music] Download Video Game and receive $5 MP3 Amazon Credit (Kitten Sanctuary, shown here, is $6.99 to download) *note: you must purchase the game via Amazon’s “1-Click ordering” to receive the credit
Broke Consumers Are Filling Up Carts And Leaving Them
This is a depressing phenomenon, if it’s real. According to the Associated Press, consumers are ditching items before they buy them. They’ve always done this, of course, but now they are supposedly doing it more.
Save Money On Groceries, Save The World …Er, Wallet
Our sibling publication ShopSmart has a great article this month on ways to save money at the grocery store. It’s available as a PDF download, but here are some of the highlights.
Morning Deals
- Music123: [Making Music] Florea Recital II Violin with Bow and Case $90 Shipped
- Tiger Direct: [LCD] I-inc 24.6-inch 1080p LCD Flat Panel Monitor $190
- Dell Home: [Plasma HDTV] Panasonic VIERA TC-P42X1 42 inch Plasma HDTV (720p) $529.99 Free Shipping
Morning Deals
- Highlights From Buxr
- Hewlett-Packard : [Monitor] Compaq 21.5″ HD Widescreen Monitor for $149.99 w/ Coupon SV2132 w/ Free shipping
- Buy.com : [Luggage] Samsonite 5-Piece Luggage Set for $99.99 w/ Free shipping
- Walmart : [Furniture] Mainstays Entertainment Center for $19 + $7.47 Shipping
