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Visiting San Jose, CA next week
2007-11-02 23:07:00 My employer sends me out for a training to San Jose , CA which will take most of the next week. The training is during day (9am to 6pm) and I will have most of the evenings free. If any of you guys live in the area, this could be a good opportunity to meet and ... More About: Week
Wal-Mart secret sale this Friday
2007-11-01 23:51:00 It is only the first day of November but I feel like the holiday shopping season is in full swing. Wal-Mart is already teasing customers with $200 computers and early sales and tomorrow is one of them. Here is what’s announced so far, for more information go to this Wal-Mart page. Fisher-Price NASCAR Ride-on for $144.72 Sanyo ... More About: Sale , Secret , Friday
$200 Ubuntu Linux PC from Wal-Mart
2007-11-01 20:56:00 This is not what I usually have in mind when I think of a home PC. The CPU is VIA C7 1.5GHz embedded in a Mini-ITX motherboard. The hard drive is puny 80 GBytes and RAM is just 512MB. However it is more than enough for home office application and web browsing, and it is ... More About: Linux , Ubuntu , Ubuntu Linux , Mart , Wal-Mart
Amazon coupon codes for November 2007
2007-11-01 17:14:00 Amazon has just released a new set of coupon codes for this month and as usual I post them in a list sorted by amount so it is more convenient to pick those with the best value. All coupons below expire November 30, 2007. If you like these Amazon coupons, I also recommend you to check ... More About: Amazon , Coupon , November 2007 , Codes
Rewards programs and good rewards programs
2007-10-30 06:32:00 Honestly I don’t often use rewards programs which is a special type of service that shares affiliate commission from the sales with anyone who uses the program’s links. They are just too much of a hassle for my daily shopping. When I find a good deal on the web, it takes an effort to go ... More About: Programs , Good , Rewards
First class airfare at coach prices
2007-10-30 03:12:00 This is somewhat strange but rather interesting trick that a friend of mine has dug out. It allows you to book first class airline tickets at coach prices. What you need to do is just look for a special type of fare called YUPP, QUPP or Z. Never heard of it before? Neither did I ... More About: First Class , Coach , Class , Airfare , Fare
High Yield Bank Accounts - October, 2007
2007-10-28 03:49:00 This is another update from Bank Deals — my favorite banking blog. On average the rates have come down compared to July when I did an update last time. The long term CD’s are affected the most. Market is obviously betting on Fed to keep cutting rates in the near future. Noticeably, H&R Block and Countrywide are ... More About: High , October 2007 , October
Internet stays tax free, Amazon redesign, etc
2007-10-27 22:01:00 Senate passes Internet tax moratorium Are you used to the idea of not paying sales tax on things you buy online? The fun could be over end of this month if senate and congress didn’t pass an extension to the bill that exempts Internet retailers from sales tax. Although the extension was widely expected, I can’t ... More About: Amazon , Free , Redesign , Stays
Judysbook is looking for a buyer
2007-10-27 05:18:00 The road has been rough for JudysBook ever since the management changed business venue in September 2006 moving away from online reviews to shopping deals and coupons. JudysBook ranking in my monthly deal sites list has gone down from #10 in May to #16 last month and it doesn’t seem like the new direction has ... More About: Buyer
Restaurant.com 70% off Halloween promotion
2007-10-24 23:27:00 It will be true to say that folks at Restaurant .com are working hard to bring the pleasure of dining to everyone at discount prices. You can usually buy a $25 certificate for as low as $10 and use it at participating restaurants. Now through October 31, 2007 you can get an additional 70% discount when ... More About: Promotion , Halloween , Allo
100 Blooms of Peruvian Lilies for $19.99 shipped
2007-10-24 22:42:00 I have not noticed too much excitement from you about the link to a never expiring $10 off discount at ProFlowers I posted last month, so here is a spin-off from that promotion. Surprise your wife or your friend with 100 Blooms of Peruvian Lilies delivered on a weekday for just $19.99, shipping included. This ...
How will expensive energy affect our life?
2007-10-24 08:13:00 With the oil prices going up I have been picking up a lot of discussions lately about what future holds for us in regards to our lifestyle. While driving less might still be inevitable, I tend to think the technology will solve this puzzle one way or another and we will not follow the footsteps ... More About: Life , Energy
Clinique 8 piece gift with $21.50 purchase
2007-10-23 09:26:00 This is the kind of promotion my wife will never let to pass by. Clinique usually runs it in-store and this is the first time I see the same offer online. Buy $21.50 worth of merchandise and get a free 8 piece “The Best of Clinique” bonus set which includes the following: Take The Day Off Makeup ... More About: Gift , Piece , Purchase , Hase
My weekend project - adware & spyware removal
2007-10-20 03:41:00 As long as we are on the safety subject, let me share a few moments from my life that closely relate to online safety. Earlier this week I discovered that my home computer is infected by adware/spyware. Fixing the problem set me back by roughly two evenings. I am upset about the two ruined evenings ... More About: Adware , Spyware , Project , Weekend
Guest post: Shop Online Safely
2007-10-19 18:49:00 David Delisle runs a Canada based coupon site, anycoupons.net. He is our guest today at ProBargainHunter.com offering some useful tips on how to make your online shopping safer. Enjoy! The Internet is an exciting tool that puts vast information at your fingertips. With a click of a mouse, it lets you buy an airline ticket, book ... More About: Post , Shop , Online , Guest
Home Depot coupon - 10% off entire purchase
2007-10-19 18:15:00 I just received this in the email. Home Depot is running a seasonal sale. The coupon is for HomeDepot.com only, not valid in a brick & mortar store. Not sure how useful that is, all of my shopping with them has been local so far but this discount may change it. Enter FALLSAVINGS221 at checkout to ... More About: Entire , Coupon , Home Depot , Purchase
Remote controlled helicopter toy for $12.99
2007-10-17 20:42:00 The deal on this fun toy will probably not last long but if you act fast you might be able to get it today. I just did and I bet it will be sold out pretty soon. For $12.99 this helicopter toy looks like a steal to me! Click here to go to the product page. ... More About: Helicopter , Remote , Mote
CVS printable coupon - $2 off $10
2007-10-17 07:12:00 This is just $2 worth of savings but I strongly recommend against buying anything expensive at places like CVS or Walgreen’s. Convenience stores usually have above average prices and my shopping at places like these is limited to Tylenol (usually in store brand) and village garbage stickers. To redeem this offer, click on the ... More About: Coupon , Printable
Popular coupon sites - September 2007
2007-10-17 01:24:00 This is September 2007 revision of the Popular Coupon sites list. You can find the last month revision of the list here. The change in rating shows the difference compared to August results. The list currently has 23 sites which is one less than the last month (naughtycodes.com had its Alexa go above the threshold). There ... More About: Sites , September 2007
Are you maxing out your 401K contributions?
2007-10-16 02:35:00 I made an extraordinary thing today, I spent some time reviewing my 2007 finances, something I usually don’t do until it is too late and I have to file the tax return. A couple of changes happened this year that affected our family financially. My wife was certified as a Montessori teacher and got ... More About: Contributions
Moving my primary bank account to WaMu
2007-10-13 20:49:00 I have been using Citibank as my primary bank account for a while. It is a big bank with tons of cash and lots of customers and as such it tends to provide services of mediocre value. Bank ing with Citibank is almost like overpaying for a brand name, just in finance world. I have speculated about ... More About: Moving , Primary , Account , Prim
Solar powered garden lights, $49.99 for a set of 12
2007-10-13 08:43:00 I don’t write about deals on individual products very often on my blog, that is why I run all these long lists over here, but this is a kind of “steal deal” that I simply can’t hold to myself. This set of LED-based solar powered Malibu garden lights is currently available from Amazon in stainless ... More About: Garden , Solar , Lights , Arden , Garde
Warm weather = bargains in department stores
2007-10-13 07:55:00 I was listening to business news on National Public Radio today and among other things they were talking about how warm weather negatively affects sales at department stores and profits of the businesses behind. From Associated Press: Several of the nation’s largest retailers cut their earnings forecasts Thursday after lingering summer weather and an uncertain economy ... More About: Weather , Department , Stores
Popular price comparison sites - September 2007
2007-10-11 01:57:00 This is September 2007 revision of the Popular Price Comparison web sites list. You can find the last month revision of the list here. The change in rating shows the difference compared to August results. The list has a total of 33 web sites and there are 15 more sites in my database that don?t meet ... More About: Sites
Zecco is no longer free, will it survive?
2007-10-09 04:53:00 Things are not going well for Zecco , an online stock brokerage that launched last year with an innovative free trades concept. At least not well enough to use the original idea as a sustainable business model. The company just announced that they are changing the pricing structure and starting October 1, 2007 will charge new ... More About: Free , Survive , Free will
BigLots printable 20% off coupon
2007-10-08 17:43:00 If you have BigLots in your area, this is a good opportunity to get to know them better. BigLots is a chain of departments stores that sell closeout and overstock merchandise, usually at discount prices. Now through October 13, 2007 you can take an additional 20% off your entire purchase when you use this coupon. To ... More About: Coupon , Printable
Microsoft buys JellyFish, Netbank no more, etc
2007-10-04 23:27:00 This is a roundup of a few notable events in the shopping/bargains niche that drew my attention over the past week. Microsoft buys JellyFish JellyFish is a price comparison site that pioneered cost per action model in June 2006 and then a few months later spiced it up with reverse price auctions (read my previous coverage here ... More About: Jellyfish
$100 after first purchase with Citi Professional
2007-10-03 03:49:00 Credit cards are my passion, I don’t seem to miss a single decent offer. They save me money (cash back rewards and 0% balance offers), they offer convenience (not having to deal with cash), some provide extra warranty and insurance coverage. I use credit cards a lot! I have spent some time today to examine all ... More About: Citi , Professional , Purchase , Hase , Fess
Amazon coupon codes for October 2007
2007-10-01 09:38:00 Amazon has just released a new set of coupon codes for this month and as usual I post them in a list sorted by amount so it is more convenient to pick those with the best value. All coupons below expire October 31, 2007. If you like these Amazon coupons, I also recommend you to check ... More About: Amazon , Coupon , October 2007 , Codes
Downloadable coupons come with sneaky extras
More articles from this author:2007-09-30 10:54:00 An article has surfaced on SlickDeals forums that describes Coupon.com spyware like practices. It was quite an eye opener for me to learn to what extends Coupon.com goes to limit/track the coupons you print using their Coupon Printer. In addition there is some interesting information about possible privacy issues with the software. Here are some: Installing ... More About: Extras , Coupons , Sneaky 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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