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Cheap international calling with JustVOIP
2008-11-14 04:51:00 It is hard to find a bargain in the communication industry. The growth of internet and VOIP is bringing tons of options at our hands. Yet, today I found that at the rate of 13 cents per minute I am overpaying twice when I call my parents in Ukraine with WDT (my current provider). So ... More About: International , Phone , Just , Calling , Cheap
Popular price comparison sites - October 2008
2008-11-12 03:49:00 This is October 2008 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 September results. The list has a total of 34 web sites which is the same number as last month. There are 18 more ... More About: Dollar , Sites , Shop
Circuit City Files For Bankruptcy
2008-11-11 00:48:00 Earlier this month the chain announced it is closing 155 stores. Today the news came that Circuit City filed for bankruptcy protection. According to the press release the company has negotiated $1.1 billion in revolving credit to continue the operation and will honor returns, exchanges and gift cards as usual. This looks like a soft ... More About: Business , Strategy , Bankruptcy
Amazon coupon codes for November 2008
2008-11-01 15:47:00 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. Most coupons below expire November 30, 2008. If you like these Amazon coupons, I also recommend you to check ... More About: Amazon , Coupon , November 2008 , Codes
Free food on Election Day
2008-10-31 17:17:00 A few restaurant chains are giving away food on the Election Day to their voting customers. Mark your calendar for November 4 which is just a few days away. If anything, maybe the free food with bring you to the polling station, hmm? Free Ice Cream at participating Ben & Jerry’s Ben & Jerry’s wants ... More About: Food , Restaurant
Oprah endorses Amazon Kindle with $50 discount
2008-10-25 00:39:00 Amazon Kindle was a hot buy during the last holiday season and sold out in just 5-1/2 hours after going on sale online. Sure enough the company is looking to replicate some of that success this season and has brought aboard the super star of daily shows Oprah Winfrey who just endorsed the device in ... More About: Amazon , Discount , Amazon Kindle
ShopSavvy - price comparison on Google Android
2008-10-23 06:39:00 G1 running Google Android went on sale today in T-Mobile stores. I just watched the marketing clip and I am now eager to get one of those phones in my hands. It is not the phone itself that I am so excited about though. G1 is a fine piece of hardware but by itself it ... More About: Shop , Price , Comparison
Your Will online - which site to use? (Poll)
2008-10-18 06:59:00 Today I finally got my hands at something I have been planning to do for a long time - writing my Will. It is not a very pleasant topic to talk to and not very popular either. It is estimated that more than half of Americans don’t have a written Will. I will go over ... More About: Site , Poll , Online
Popular coupon sites - September 2008
2008-10-16 04:39:00 This is September 2008 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. This list currently has 28 sites - one more than last month. I added couponcodes4u.com after the owner Mark emailed me earlier this ... More About: Retail , Sites
Amazon coupon codes for August 2008
2008-08-01 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. Most coupons below expire August 31, 2008 . If you like these Amazon coupons, I also recommend you to check ... More About: Amazon , Coupon , Codes
Buxr Update: Launching New Contest
2008-07-28 09:41:00 The project I launched with my partner last December has been consuming all my free time recently. It seems like my deal contests idea has picked up and we now have a few regulars who come to share deals every day. I work late nights adding functionality to the site and it seems to pay ... More About: Contest , Update
Dreaming about a web tablet for under $200
2008-07-22 02:12:00 A tablet PC with WiFi, USB, 4GB of storage and 512 MB of memory, running Firefox and Skype on top of… hmm… well… not important, because the PC is not for sale. It is being built by Mike and folks at TechCrunch and they are calling everyone for help. Judging by the comments, the blog ... More About: Dreaming , Tablet
Long Line at Citibank
2008-07-18 02:35:00 Stumbled upon a funny discussion late last night on FatWallet forums and can’t help post it here. Citibank is where I have my savings and so the title certainly caught my eye. So I went to my local citibank branch to deposit my $100 pay check (thats righ baby, $100, read it and weep) and there ... More About: Long , Line
Popular coupon sites - June 2008
2008-07-18 02:01:00 This is June 2008 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 May results. This list currently has 25 sites which is the same number as the last month. There are 26 more coupon sites hiding in ... More About: Sites , June 2008
News that caught my eye this week
2008-07-14 10:40:00 Submit Walgreens rebates online Finally 21st century arrives at Walgreen’s. Kacie from Sense to Save describes how you can submit Walgreen’s rebates online. I just tried it out, and it was pretty easy. Go to Walgreens.com, click the EasySaver catalog button and click ?claim rebates.? You?ll have to register for an account, but it doesn?t take ... More About: News , Week , Caught
Popular price comparison sites - June 2008
2008-07-12 20:01:00 This is June 2008 revision of the Popular Price Comparison web sites list. You can find the last month revision of the list here. The best gainer today is shopwiki.com (21.6%) followed by like.com (18.02%). On the down side jellyfish.com (-17.97%) and mpire.com (-17.9%) have the worst numbers, both have a very good explanation. Mpire team ... More About: Sites
My experience with ordering checks from Walmart
2008-07-09 06:14:00 I recently wrote about inexpensive check printing service offered by Walmart . It was a discovery for me that you can use Walmart (or other check printing services for that matter) to order checks for any bank account on your name. Yesterday I gave it a try. I ordered a box of doubles and it took ... More About: Experience
Amazon coupon codes for July 2008
2008-07-01 18:28:00 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. Most coupons below expire July 31, 2008 . If you like these Amazon coupons, I also recommend you to check ... More About: Amazon , Coupon , Codes
Buxr Update: Contests and Prizes
2008-06-08 01:32:00 This is a short update on what is going on at Buxr, the project I started with my partner last December. This month we officially launched deal sharing contests and so far they have been a huge success. In just several days since the announcement we had 66 new members who have shared 137 deals ... More About: Contests , Update , Prizes
Free Wi-Fi at Starbucks plus a free drink
2008-06-04 09:19:00 Starbucks is finally offering free Internet at its locations to the customers who sign up for their rewards program. Plus is you join before July 14 you will get a free drink, SeattlePi.com reports Besides wireless Internet, other frequent customer benefits also begin on Tuesday, including free syrups and milk choices, free brewed coffee refills and ... More About: Drink , Free , Starbucks
Sharper Image is closing all stores
2008-06-02 18:12:00 It was half expected but still took me by surprise when Consumerist reported on the news earlier today. Sharper Image who filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier this year just announced they will close all remaining stores and clear out the inventory. Discounts of 20% to 40% are now being offered on all merchandise in ... More About: Stores , Sharper Image
Amazon coupon codes for June 2008
2008-06-01 10:04:00 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. Most coupons below expire June 30, 2008. If you like these Amazon coupons, I also recommend you to check ... More About: Amazon , Coupon , June 2008 , Codes
Read popular magazines on your PC for free
2008-05-31 05:10:00 Amit Agarwal at Digital Inspiration shares a very simple hack that allows you to read a few popular magazines for free in digital format. The titles include Popular Mechanics, US News, Car and Driver, Macworld, Read ers Digest, Penthouse, Playboy and a few more names. The hack is based on the fact that Zinio Labs allows iPhone ... More About: Magazines , Free
Why solid state drives are so expensive?
2008-05-30 01:59:00 One of my dream geek projects (ssh, don’t tell my wife ) is to upgrade my laptop to an SSD storage. I do most of my freelance work on a laptop and I would love to see increased battery life and improved data failure tolerance such an upgrade promises. Besides, I hate it ... More About: State , Solid
Tricking Amazon into an extra 5% off
2008-05-24 18:10:00 Did you know that if you go to Amazon ’s Todays Deals page, login to your account, and scroll down to the section titled “Yan’s Quick Picks” (that of course would be your name) the merchandise offered there is priced at a 5% discount off the ongoing sale price? Amazon builds this list daily based on your ... More About: Extra
Microsoft integrates Jellyfish into Live Search
2008-05-22 18:43:00 What does it take to dominate web search? One might think a search engine that produces quality results is all that matters, and this is exactly how Google stole the game from Yahoo, Netscape and others back in 90’s. What can you do though if your product has not been that great but you have ... More About: Microsoft , Search , Live , Live Search , Jellyfish
An unavoidable expense of $8500
2008-05-18 17:13:00 When I was leaving for work last Thursday I noticed a big pile of dirt on my neighbor’s front yard. A group of men were gathered around a hole in the ground. I approached to find out what was going on and the men pointed at a stretch of wrecked copper pipe. It looked like ...
Over $500 in credit card sign up bonuses
2008-05-15 09:29:00 Credit card sign up bonus offers are the kind of deals I rarely pass on. They are usually easy to get on, and just as easy to get off when you no longer need the card. I have participated in most of the promotions below and still use one of these credit cards because of ... More About: Card , Credit , Credit Card , Sign
My little social bargain hunting experiment
2008-05-13 14:12:00 Do you remember Modoshi? It is a deal site that launched in November 2006 and implemented a few interesting concepts that turned bargain hunting into a fun contest. The project eventually shut down but it really got me thinking. Can a deal site be turned into a fun game where participants get rewarded for the ... More About: Social , Experiment , Bargain , Hunting
Popular price comparison sites - April 2008
More articles from this author:2008-05-12 07:12:00 This is April 2008 revision of the Popular Price Comparison web sites list. You can find the last month revision of the list here. Just like I did with deal sites, I had to tighten the requirement down to 50,000 to keep the list manageable after Alexa reworked their measuring algorithm. These changes in rank below are ... More About: Sites 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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