Today only: Band of Brothers DVDs for a mere $26

Run to Amazon before midnight pacific time, because there you will find the dvd set for the very critically-acclaimed Band of Brothers mini-series for just $27 with free shipping and handling. Get it for you, or as a gift, or as a backup copy, or perhaps donate it to a non-profit organization!

40% off DVD box sets at Borders

Borders bookstores are having a big sale on DVD box sets! You can save 40% off the the list price on Monday and Tuesday! This is good in-store and while supplies last. For more details, check your Borders Rewards email or website.

If you don't have one, fear not, you can sign up at a Borders bookstores very quickly, either at the help desk, at the cashier's or some stores even have a self-registration terminal. Unlike Barnes and Noble, Borders Rewards membership is FREE for all to join and has no requirements or prerequisites. Just be yourself! :)

Have Chase and AllState? Earn a $15 reward!

If you have a Chase credit card and an AllState insurance policy, you can earn a $15 reward if you sign up for automatic renewal payments using your Chase credit card. The $15 reward will appear in your Chase rewards statement after your first automatic payment is made. As you can expect, this offer has terms, conditions and restrictions, so be sure to read them.

You can find more information about this at the AllState website after you login, and you may have already received an email about it from your Chase credit card as well.

You have to pay insurance anyway, so an extra $15 bonus is nice :-)

Complete works of Mozart box set (170 CDs) for $75 (today only)

Amazon is running a classic music enthusiast "GOLD BOX" promotion today! You can get the Mozart Edition: Complete Works (170 CD Box Set) [BOX SET] for just $75 and with free shipping. That's right 170 CDs are included in the BOX SET!

But wait, there's more! You also get a $5 bonus to spend on Amazon MP3 downloads as part of your purchase. More details here.

Free $5 of Amazon mp3 downloads with select purchases

Amazon.com is running a new promotion, where if you make a purchase of $25 or more in electronics and music-CDs, you will receive $5 worth of Amazon MP3 downloads. That is nice, since most electronics cost $25 or more. Amazon MP3 downloads are DRM-free and you don't even need to install a program to download them. You can just save them with your browser. (Although Amazon offers an optional mp3 downloader utility, you don't have to use it). Free music is good music :-)

Free after rebate on Saturday November 29

If you like free, you have come to the right place! There are two valid free-after promotions for Saturday November 29!

First up, at Longs Drugs, you can get a Gilette Fusion Manual, Phenom or Regular, razor with 2 cartridges for FREE after a $9 mail-in rebate. This is part of Longs United rebates. The purchase date must be either Friday or Saturday for this promotion. The rebate gets submitted as usual as part of the December 2008 Longs rebate cycle. So you can bunch this rebate along with any other Longs rebates in December, and receive your check sometime in late January or February 2009.

Next up, good at Walgreens stores, is a free after Register Rewards. This is in a way better than rebates, because you don't have to mail anything. When you purchase your item, a coupon prints automatically at the register. If the cashier doesn't notice it, be sure to ask about it!

Oh and what item is offered? A 4-ounce Colgate Total Advanced Whitenening toothpaste. Its price is $3.49. So when you pay for it, the checkout printer will a coupon for $3.49 off your next purchase at Walgreens. This is nice if you a regular Walgreens customer.

Black Friday at Orchard Supply

OSH (Orchard Supply) is so sweet they are willing to pick up the tab and pay the sales tax for you! This depends on which state you are, but the higher the sales tax in your state, the better deal you are getting. The deal is good for (Black) Friday (November 28) and Saturday. Happy shopping!

Sylvania NB501SL9 Blu Ray player for $200!

Tigerdirect is launching their black friday specials with a nice deal on the Sylvania NB501SL9 Blu Ray player for $200 plus shipping and handling. Since this is BluRay, you get 1080p, 24/60 fps, HDMI, and things like that. It obviously also plays regular DVDs.

Thanksgiving sneak preview at RiteAid

RiteAid is revealing some of its rebate items for the Black Friday weekend! Remember, the better the deal, the earlier you have to go to the store!

First up, after a $5 rebate you can get the Maybelline New York Colossal Mascara (faboo!), or Moisture Extreme lipstick for FREE. One of the two, not both!

Also from Maybelline, their Nail Enamel, FREE after a $3 rebate. Note that all these rebates can be submitted online, so you don't mail-in any receipts and you don't have to photocopy anything! Just enter the numbers from your receipts into the Rite Aid Single Checks Rebate website, and the computes will do the work for you! Faboo!

Last but not least, a one-day-only special (November 28 - Friday), you can get either the Fructis shampoo or conditioner free after a $3 rebate. This is a 13-ounce bottle.

All these are limit one per person per rebate catalog. Happy shopping!

Yahoo web-hosting discount (and no setup fee)

If you were looking to get your websites and blogs set-up with a recognizable and reputable name on the internet, take a look at this promotion by Yahoo! You can get 25% off the regular prices, and also free setup. Setup is usually going for $25, so that's an extra $25 in savings!

Giftcertificates.com special promo for 99c

If you would like to stock up on the world-famous e-super-certificates from GiftCertificates.com, you can get it for just a 99c handling fee if delivered by email. This special promotion is only good on "Cyber Monday", Monday December 1st, 2008. Use promo code CYBER1. Please note that 99c is what you pay for the handling fee, you still have to pay for the full price of the gift card itself. Obviously :-)

Save up to $50 on select chairs at Office Depot

Get a gift for your posterior this holiday shopping season! It's important for posture and good health that we all sit and work properly and ergonomically, so if you have an old or bad office chair, be sure to check this promotion, get $20-$50 Off select cChairs at OfficeDepot.com. Don't delay, shop early and often :-)

Borders Rewards members exclusive preview day

Borders Rewards members will have an exclusive preview day on Wednesday November 26, 2008. And check your email, there is a coupon you can use for this special preview day!

Some of the items promoted include 50% off on eleven big books, including Jon Meacham's "American Lion", a number of DVDs available at just $5 (brand new!), and 50% off select BluRay movies.

And speaking of movies, you can get the "Sex and the City: The Movie" for a mere $12. Lots of fabulousness for the price!

Boxed sets of various TV series, including "Mad men", "Tudors", "Dexter" and "The Office" are $20 per qualifying season. Not bad for brick and mortar for sure!

And there's more, music CDs are available for $10, including James Taylor, and Yo-Yo Ma.

Special Blue Zones promotion at National Geographic

You have have seen it at the Big O! And now you can get it at a nice price. The National Geographic Store is having a brand new promotion, you can get Blue Zones for only $15 with any purchase at National Geographic Storeimg src="http://www.awltovhc.com/image-2669144-10299096" width="1" height="1" border="0"/>. But don't sleep on it, this is good until the end of day on November 27. So don't delay :-)

Black Friday special at Amazon today: Leatherman 64010103K Micra Multitool

Amazon has a variety of different Black Friday promotions, one of them is the BF item of the day, which is separate from their regular Gold Box discount program. Today's featured item is the Leatherman 64010103K Micra Multitool on sale for $13. This is eligible for free super saver shipping if the total of your order is $25 or more. You can buy two, or if you don't need anything else, add a gift card or e-certificate to bring your total order over $25.

Half-off auction-style listing fees at eBay (Monday and Tuesday)

Attention eBay sellers! eBay is having a two-day "sale" on listing fees for auction-style listings. The special discounted prices are good for Monday and Tuesday November 24 and 25, and they are on Pacific time, from 12:01am on Monday (one minute after Sunday is over) to 11:59pm on Tuesday.

Needless to say, this is good if you are planning to list items that you would otherwise not consider listing because you think that there was a good chance they may have not sold. With half-off the listing price, you can either save on listing fees, or perhaps choose higher prices or upgrades, thus having a better chance at a more favorable outcome. Or, if nothing else, pay a lower listing fee :-)

Samsung BD-P1500 BluRay player for $210

OnSale.com is offering the Samsung Blu-Ray BD-P1500 Disc Player for just $210 with FREE UPS Ground shipping. If you would like faster delivery, they have plenty of options, mostly FedEx, but also UPS 2nd Day Air, and even USPS Priority mail. The additional (air) shipping options range from $30 to $60, but that also depends on your zipcode and things like that.

The easiest and classiest gift ever?

Avoid any embarassing moments where you forgot to get someone a gift, or someone drops by announced, or they bought you a gift, but you did not think to get them one. Ouch! Embarassing!

So what can you do to prevent this? Well, you can stock up in American Express gift cards! They can be used anywhere, they look good, they look prestigious, and even better yet, they can be easily re-gifted, so in a way, it's a gift that keeps on giving to the giver, and to the next giver, and to the next giver :-)

Hipster bargain: Weeds Season 2 for $15

If you are a hipster or a hipster wannabe, you don't want to be caught without having Showtime's dramedie series "Weeds" in your collection. So this is a good time to scoop up Season 2 of Weeds for $15 at Amazon. Free shipping if your total order is over $25. You can make it so with gift cards as well, you don't have to buy just more stuff. Just get a gift card and use it on your next order, or give it away as an early holiday season gift :-)

Hot but practical deals at New Egg Mall

The NewEggMall is having some hot but also practical deals at the same time. For example, for just $10, you can get this Digital Tire Gauge. Not bad!

And you don't have to pay triple figures to look good and stylish. $80 will get you this Men's single-breasted 3-button Super 150s Dress Suit. Not bad eh?

Hot Mach Speed mp3 player deals

Tigerdirect has two really cheap mp3 player deals, both of the MachSpeed brand. First up, for just $10, (no rebates and such), the 2GB Mystic MP3 Player can be yours. Not bad eh? This is a USB-stick type mp3 player, which makes it an even better deal since it can moonlight as backup storage while on the road or at that latte-dripping wifi hot-spot.

The second model is a more traditional mp3-player, offered for $30. This is the Mach Speed Onyx 4GB, and it has an 1.8" LCD display, FM tuner, voice recorder, and plays not just mp3, but also wma and mp4. Earphones are included!

Electronics deals at Buy.com

Welcome to a jam-packed edition of new bargains from the thrifty Buy.com!

We start with every bargain-hunters dream (or nightmare), FREE after rebate! You can get the Belkin HDMI cable for $9, but there's a $9 mail-in rebate, making it free after rebate. If applicable, sales tax and shipping are not refundable by rebate.

We continue with a very cheap REFURBISHED music player, the Sansa Express 1gb player with an FM tuner, along with a microSD slot, so you can play a whole lot more music. The price is $11 and eligible for free budget shipping. Do note that this is a refurbished product.

Are you a number person that travels a lot?

If yes, you might be interested in the Casio PQ15-1K Travel Alarm Clock with Thermometer. You got time, you got an alarm clock, you got temperature reading, you got style and you got gadget-geek brownie points :) It also has a calender, and takes two AAA batteries, so you can use disposables or rechargeables too. It can even switch from Celsius and Farenheight so you don't have to do the math in your head :-) It also has a backlight and a snooze feature. What else can you ask for $20 from the Casio brand?


Casio PQ15-1K Travel Alarm Clock with Thermometer

$19.99

Ready to jump into BluRay? Philips BPD7200 for $200 right now

Are you ready to dive into the world of BluRay and high-definition video? Already have a nice HDTV? Well, this may be a good time as BluRay player prices drop. Of course if you wait another year, prices will be lower, but if you already have an HDTV TV, you can take advantage of it by watching BluRay movies at 1080p.

This is a good deal, the Philips BDP7200 Blu-Ray and DVD Player is offered at J&R World for $200 and that comes with FREE shipping & handling.

Cuisinart DLC-2AFR Mini Prep-Plus Food Processor Chopper - White - REFURBISHED

If you like refurbished kitchen gear, then you are in luck, because J&R World is offering a nice deal for just $15 plus shipping. Check it out right below:


Cuisinart DLC-2AFR Mini Prep-Plus Food Processor Chopper - White - REFURBISHED

$14.99

Yum! Braun KF590E programmable coffee machine

Yum! Wake up to the sweet aroma of freshly brewed bold coffee! That's right, for $30 (plus shipping) you can get this:

Braun KF590E Impressions Digital 10-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker - Black

$29.99

Free Sharp BluRay player or Netflix for a year (with TD Ameritrade deposits)

TD Ameritrade is encouraging their customers to deposit more money before the end of the year. People who deposit $100,000 or more, will receive a Sharp Aquos Blu-Ray disc player for free, along with the Netflix subscription that people who deposit $50,000 or more.

So if you deposit $50,000 or more but under $100,000, you will receive a free one-year Netflix subscription, that gets you three DVDs out at a time.

Get $20 gift card at RiteAid by spending over $100 in a month

If you are a regular Rite Aid customer, this is an awesome deal. If you spend over $100 in purchases in a period of over one month, they will send you $20 cashback. This is way cool. So let's start from the beginning...

To qualify, you have to spend $100 or more at Rite Aid stores, between November 16 and December 24, 2008. That's more than a month! Most consumer product purchases qualify, but there are some exceptions. The following items are NOT eligible: gift cards, phone cards, gift certificates, stamps, lottery tix, alcohol and tobacco, prescriptions, Rx co-pays, mailing services, online services, and things like that.

When you make a purchase, you simply go to the Rite Aid website, and enter the numbers from your receipt, just like you do with the Single Check Rebate program. In fact it's running from the same website so if you are already a member, you don't need a new account.

So you enter the numbers from your receipt, and the Rite Aid computes automatically calculate your eligible purchases. After the promotional period is over, all you have to do is request the gift certificate, and it will be delivered to you.

If you are a regular Rite Aid shopper, this is awesome, it's like getting a 20% discount. So with more than five weeks in the promotion, all you need to do is spend about $20 per week. If you get things like sodas, candy, cleaning supplies, beauty supplies and such, it's not hard to pile up $20 each week!

Not to mention any specials they may be having during Black Friday and the Holidays! You have NOTHING to lose by participating!

Shop early, shop often, shop wisely :-)

Black Friday Shopping Tips

Thrifty website Wallet Pop has posted a nice Black Friday Tips article on their website. You may have also seen that article featured prominently on the AOL home page. If you need a refresher, or some new ideas for your Black Friday game plan, be sure to check it out!

Holiday Gift Ideas

Looking for gift ideas? Like Barnes and Noble? Buying gifts for a diverse group of people all over the country? Well, we recommend that you take a look at the Barnes and Noble Gift Ideas for the 2008 Holiday shopping season! It's never too early! Merry Christmas! Shop-shop-shop :-)

Virgin Mobile pre-paid cellphones for $7.11 at 711

Having fun with numbers! 711 is now having a new promotion, where they are offering their inventory of Virgin Mobile pre-paid cellular phones for exactly $7.11, plus sales tax where applicable. This is a great price!

A great use for Virgin Mobile pre-paid phones is if you want to get rid of your land-line but don't want to lose your phone number. So what you do is get a $7.11 cellphone, transfer the number to Virgin Mobile, and sign-up for the auto-topup plan that costs $15 every 3 months. So you end up paying $5 per month instead of over $20 per month with your local telephone operator. Plus you get the extra bonus of voice-mail, free long-distance and things like that.

But obviously this is only a good deal if you don't plan on using the phone too much. In other words, if you plan on spending $5 per month, which is about 30 minutes (depending on which plan you chose), then it's good!

In other words, this would be something like protecting your domain name, eg keeping your old landline number in case there are some people who still don't have your new(er) number.

Digital TV converter for just $3 after goverment cheese

Tigerdirect.com has an awesome deal for those interested in getting a digital TV converter box using their government cheese rebate! The price you pay after the $40 government cheese coupon is just $3! Yes, three dollars!

The converter offered is the Apex DT502 Digital TV Converter Box w/Remote Control, and it has the following features:

• remote control
  
• analog pass-thru
  
• input: RF
  
• three output options: RF, composite (three RCA red, white and yellow plugs), S-video output

If you don't have a government coupon, be sure to check out this analog-to-digital transition website at dtv2009.gov

Pre-Black Friday one day sale at J&R World

Attention shoppers! J&R World is having Pre-Black Friday Deals - One Day Only (11/12/08).

Among the items included in this special sale are:

• Sony KDL-46XBR4 46" BRAVIA XBR® Series LCD HDTV 1080p TV for $1800
  
• Calphalon CR1111P One Nonstick 11-Inch Square Grill Pan for $35
  
• Polk Audio Monitor 50 Floorstanding Tower Speaker System Cherry for $100
  
• First-Act VE591 V-Stack Technology Electric Guitar for $95
  
• and many more

Coinstar $10 Holiday bonus with $40 or more in coins deposited

Coinstar.com is having a new promotion, if you drop in $40 or more of coins, and take a gift certificate or an online gift certificates, you can mail the bottom portion of your receipt, and CoinStar.com will send you a $10 holiday bonus.

This is a nice deal, because among the gift certificate options they have are Amazon.com, Starbucks, Blockbuster, iTunes, Lowe's, JC Penney, Old Navy, places that many people shop there early and often.

New Buy.com coupons combined with Bill Me Later

We have a new trio of coupons from shopping supersite Buy.com. If you are interested in using Bill Me Later as a payment method, they have a coupon promotion: Three New Coupons: $5 off $25, $10 off $50, and $20 off $100! This is a limited time offer and only good for first time Bill Me Later customers. Be sure to check their website for all the details.

P&G brandsaver coupons in today's Sunday paper

If you are a frequent buyer of Procter and Gamble products, be sure to check your sunday paper, because you may find the November 2008 edition of the P&G BrandSaver coupons which offers over $77 in savings if all the coupons are used. Considering the price of a newspaper and the value of the coupons, and if you plan to use most of them, then perhaps you may want to go to your local store and pick up a few more newspapers :)

Most of the coupons in the coupon book expire on November 31st, 2008.

Sony PRS-505/SC Digital eBook Book Reader for $270 with free shipping

The Amazon Kindle is not the only digital book reader out there! Sony fans will be thrilled to know that their own Sony PRS-505/SC Digital eBook Book Reader is on sale for $270 at J&R World. This is the silver color model.

Did we mention you get free shipping and handling? This ships in one to two business days!

Coupon for 15% off at Office Max in the Sunday paper

Don't throw out your Sunday paper out yet! Dig into the flyers section and you will discover a coupon for 15% off your next in-store purchase at Office Max. This is an 8.5"x11" colorful page. The coupon is good from October 26 to November 1st, 2008.

The coupon is good for in-store purchases only. It does have some limitations, for example you can't use it for computers, monitors, HP printers, gift cards, phone cards and such.

But other than that, it is good for 15% off, so if you actually need something from there, it's not a bad deal!

Oprah offers $50 discount on the Kindle!

The all-powerful Oprah has procured a $50 discount on the Kindle! Simply enter the coupon code OPRAHWINFREY when you are buying the Kindle at Amazon.com, and $50 will be taken off the current price.

The current price is $360, minus the $50 Oprah discount = $310! So if you wanted to get a Kindle, this is an extra push that tilts the scales!

Heroes Season 2 DVD set for $27 with free shipping

Buy.com has a great deal for fans of Heroes! Season 2 of Heroes is on sale for just $27 with free budget shipping. Sales tax for some states, including California since Buy.com has a presence there.

This is of course the standard-definition DVD set, not BluRay or HD-DVD!

Free cookie by Kashi

We already talked about the free Cereal samples offered by FiberOne, now we have a free healthy cookie sample, offered by Kashi. All you have to do is sign up at Kashi.com, and you will receive your healthy cookie sample in the mail!

Stay tuned to this blog for more deals and freebies!

Free FiberOne cereal samples!

We have a food-freebie by mail! FiberOne, the maker of healthy fiber-ful cereal has a new promotion for cereal samples by mail. All you do is sign up on their website and you will receive your freebies in a few weeks.

FREE 36-point car inspection for AAA members

If you are a AAA member, check your email or the AAA website! For a limited time, AAA is offering a free 36-point visual car inspections at their own Car Care facilities but also at select AAA-certified facilities. No rebates, no purchase necessary. And for a limited time they are offering a "gift bag". We do not know what's included in the gift bag.

To find participating locations in your area, visit the AAA website and check by city or by zipcode. And be sure to call ahead to see if an appointment is required.

You will also receive a report of the visual inspection, which you can use to plan ahead your vehicle maintenance.

If it's free, why not? After all, you are paying more than $50 per year for the AAA membership. So make the most out of it!

Free AARP membership with qualifying purchase at Walgreens

Walgreens and AARP have combined for a great promotion for seniors. If you make a purchase of $10 or more of Walgreens-branded products, you will receive a free one year new membership at AARP. For more details, check the EasySaver catalog at your local Walgreens or the Walgreens website. Free is good :)

AARP members save 10% off at Borders Bookstores

AARP members can save 10% off their purchases at Borders Bookstores when they show their AARP membership card. This special promotion is good from October 16 to October 19. Check the Borders/AARP websites for more details on this promotion, or check your emails if you are signed up to their e-mailing list.

Madonna's Ray of Light mp3-album for just $2

Hello music fans! Amazon has a special sale on Madonna's Ray of Light music album for just $2. Yes, you can download the full album, legally mind you, for just $2, in universally acceptable mp3 format. Thank you Amazon! There are 13 songs on that album. That means about 15 cents per song, which is a great price!

$10 bonus certificate with magazine subscriptions at Amazon

Amazon has a new promotion for those who subscribe to select magazines. The promotion will give you a $10 bonus certificate to use in November for each qualifying magazine subscription. For all the details, terms and conditions be sure to check Amazon.com.

This promotion is ideal for people who:

• enjoy magazines
  
• shop often at Amazon.com
  

Nirvana "With the Lights out" Box Set on special at Amazon (just $26)

If you are a fan of Nirvana, run over to Amazon right now! They have a special Gold Box sale of the "With The Lights Out" boxed set for just $26 and with free shipping. This set includes three music CDs and one DVD and includes a lot of previously unreleased material and b-sides. For more details, check the customer reviews at the Amazon website linked in this post.

To see the special price, be sure to check your "Gold Box" at Amazon, the gold chest that looks like it came from a bad Pirates of the Carribean knock-off movie :)

Expo dry erase set with bonus board for $4.50 at Walgreens

Run to Walgreens this week! They have a special deal on Expo dry-erase special value kits for $4.50 each. This is a great deal because it includes stuff that alone would cost more than $15! Here is what you get for $4.50

• 8.5x10 dry-erase board
  
• white board Expo eraser (soft pile)
  
• Expo mild formula cleaner, in a 2 oz bottle
  
• four low-odor chisel dry-erase markers (red, green, blue, black)

This is a great deal!!!

ING Direct: Make a cool $25 and get a free checking account to boot!

If you already have an ING Direct Savings account, just log in to your account, and look for the promotion under your accounts page to give the Electric Orange checking account a try.

If you apply and get approved for the account, and make 3 signature-based transactions (use your debit card as a credit card) within 45 days of opening your account, ING Direct will give you a $25 bonus, 50 days after you open your account.

This is a win-win situation no matter what! The account is free, and it even earns around 1.74% interest.

As always with ING Direct, no minimums and no fees. The only time you pay fees is if you ask for priority services (eg overnight card replacement, stop payment, etc).

The "Electric Orange" online checking account includes a free bill payment component. You can also have ING write a check on your behalf through the bill payment system.

This is an online-only account, which is what allows ING to offer all these bonus items.

One more reason why you should do this: With the banking crisis due to foreclosures it's always a good idea to have at least a second bank account in case something goes wrong with the first one.

Since ING offers both "Electric Orange" checking and savings for free, you have nothing to lose. There are no fees, no minimums, no inactivity penalties!

Great Costco American Express credit card deal!

If you are a regular shopper at Costco and a fan of American Express credit cards, we have the perfect combination for you right here, right now!

The main attractions of this credit card are:

• 3% cashback on restaurants
  
• 3% cashback on gasoline
  
• 2% cashback on travel (airline, lodging, car rental, cruise, travel agency, etc)
  
• 1% cashback on Costco purchases
  
• 1% cashback on everything else
  
• No limit on cashback earnings!
  
• BONUS: $25 statement credit after first purchase

But wait there's more features you may find exciting!

• No annual fee with your paid Costco membership!
  
• Cashback is accumulated throughout the year, and your amount is issued to you every February.
  
• Pay at the end of the month or over time
  
• Be sure to check the details at the AMEX page for all the terms and conditions!
  

Krups XP1020 Espresso Machine for $49

We have a great deal for espresso lovers and also fans of the Krups brand, offered by J&R World for $49. This is model XP1020. Be sure to get some quality coffee beans so you can enjoy the espresso making power of Krups!


Krups XP1020 Espresso Machine

Office Max $10 off $30 coupon card in your mailbox!

If you are in the Office Max mailing list, for example a member of their rewards program, be sure to check your snail mail for a new promotion, a $10 off $30+ coupon card that runs until September 15, 2008.

This is an awesome coupon because it does not have restrictions on technology items like most of the other Office Max coupons. These are good in-store only.

And some of the fineprint:

1. One per customer
   
2. Purchase must be $30 or more before taxes
   
3. valid on regular, promotional or clearance priced items
   
4. cannot be combined with other coupons
   
5. cannot purchase gift cards or phone cards
   
6. must be surrendered at time of purchase
   
7. no cash back
   
8. see back of the card for all the details

Get $10 Gift Card with every $100 you spend at the mall using the Discover Card

Discover wants you to use your card when you go on your shopping spree. And to ensure that, they have a new promotion that gets you a $10 Gift Card for every $100 you spend at the mall using the Discover Card. This is nice, effectively an extra 10% off discount on what you buy!

The promotion is taking place at The participating malls (be sure to check for participation), and it lasts from August 1st to September 7, 2008. If you have already shopped at a participating mall, make sure you dig into your paper stash and locate your receipts! There is a limit of 5 gift cards per Discover Card account during this promotional period. So shop early, and often :-)

If you are interested in getting a Discover card, please check the Discover Card website.

Panda Security Free after mail-in rebate

Amazon is having a sale and a mail-in rebate, that when combined will get you the Panda Internet Security 2008 software package for FREE!

The price is $20, and the mail-in rebate is $20. You do have to place an order over $25 if you would like ot receive free shipping. One way to do this is add an Amazon gift certificate to the order, so that it gets you over $25. You can use the gift certificate towards your next Amazon order, or give it to someone else as an impromptu gift.

Office Depot weekly back to school specials!

Office Depot is having back to school specials for the week, including a number of teaser freebies to get people through the door!

The free item of this week is the Child ID kit but you have to purchase a $5 ID which makes it no so free after all.

But fear not, a penny is as close to free as one can get! This week one penny will get you a 12" wooden ruler (ODP brand), a slider pencil box (nice, also ODP brand), and a TUG pencil sharpener. All these, for 1c per item!!!

Moving to 5c, we can get a 16pk of Scholastic Crayons. Nice price, don't you agree? :) Same price can get you a 2-pocket paper folder.

Then for a quarter (25c), you can get a 10-pack of PaperMate Ballpoitn stick pens.

Then if you feel like spending big, 79 cents will get you two pairs of sciscors.

$10 2gb mp3 player (USB Stick)
Yes, just $10 for the Ativa ATMP200 USB stick mp3 player. This is however after a $40 mail-in rebate. But if you are good with rebates, and patient and organized, this is a nice deal!


$250 Desktop computer after rebates!
If you are looking for a really cheap desktop computer that is good for general purpose computer tasks (web browsing, email, word processing, etc), they are offering the HP SR5501P tower system, with an AMD dual core X2 4200 processor, 1gb memory, 160gb hard disk, dvd burner with lightscribe and such. You do get the $250 after two mail-in rebates totalling $100, so your out of store price is $350 + sales tax if applicable.

Near freebies at Staples this week

Staples continue this week's back to school teaser sales with near-free items, and some free items too!

For free, without any rebates, you can get two-pocket folders. These are free after instant rebate, so no need to submit anything. Really FREE!

Next at 5c each, you can get 70-sheet one subject notebooks. Yes, just five cents each :)

At 25c, you can get a Staples-brand composition book with 100 sheets. Just a quarter!

Then at 50c each, you can get a Staples-branded graphing notebook!

Viva the freebies! Do note that there are limits per person for each item, so you may want to drag everything along and load up their carts too :-)

Then there are some good deals for $1, you can get a 6-pack of Sharpie Accent highlighters, regular size. Nice!

They also have a $15 Staples Reward credit promotion for recycling remanufactured or store-brand ink or toner cartridges for HP. This has to be combined with a $25 purchase of HP-branded toner/cartridge however. This is only good for HP, not other printer and ink brands!!!

Back to school sales plans by Walmart, JC Penney, Target and others

Smart Money has a great article on back to school sales plans for some of the biggest chain store retailers in the country! They list them in a nice easy to read format!

Regular readers of this blog already know about the penny sales at the major office supply chain stores, but there's a whole lot more!

So check the Smart Money story if you are interested in finding out what JC Penney, Walmart, Target, Staples, Circuit City, Best Buy, Office Depot, and K-Mart are planning. (Yes, K-Mart is still around!)

Almost free penny sales at Staples, Office Max and Walgreens

Lots of cheapies this week! Dig into your Sunday paper and run to the stores!

Sale at Office Max (no rebates!)
We start with the penny items, a 12-inch flexible ruler for just 1c, limit three per customer per visit.

Then at 10cents you can get the Sharpie Mini pen, limit 4. Available in assorted colors, and can be added to your keychain!

At 25 centts, you can get Office Max branded gluesticks or glue, or poly binders. Limit 3 glues and 4 binders per customer.

At 29c, you can get self service color copies, for 8.5" by 11" size, on .20/24 lb paper.

And at 50cents, you can get the TOPS composition book, wich has 100 sheets. Four per customer!


Free after rebate at Walgreens
Two office supply items are available for free after rebate, when using the monthly Easy Saver Catalog single check rebate program of Walgreens. The items are as follows:

• Pilot G2 Gel Ink pen (pack of 2), $1, free after rebate
  
• Crayola Washable markers, your choice of 8pk Classic, 12pk Doodling or 20pk SuperTips. Price is $2, free after rebate.

There's also the regular Accu-Check rebate, but for this you have to use the rebate on the box. This rebate is separate from the regular Walgreens Easy Saver catalog. So after a $20 mail-in rebate, you get the Accu-Check Compact Plus or the Aviva Blood Glucose meter for FREE! Limit one per. Sales tax, if applicable, is not refundable by the mail-in rebate program.


Sale at Walgreens (with in-ad coupons)
To get the nice deals you need to use the coupons, but the coupons are in the Walgreens weekly circular, which is readily available inside the store, usually near the entrance or the customer service or checkout areas. You can also find it in your Sunday paper!

All deals mentioned are using the coupons! Lots of 5-cent stuff, including a Penway highlighther, multiple colors, but limit 3 per customer per store per visit :) Next, a 5-pack of PaperMate mechanical pencils, limit 3 per customer per store per visit. Then mini composition books for 5c each, limit 4 per customer. These are 80 sheets, and your choice of 3x5 or 4.5x3.25. Last but not least, 2-pocket Penway folders, in assorted colors, limit 5!

At 10c each, you can get a 22x28 white posterboard, limit 5. This is good not just for posters but for multiple purposes, for example you can use it as mailing filler material!

At 12.5 cents each, you can get assorted design pencils, limit 16 please! This is an 8-for-$1 deal, but you can get as little as one and as many as sixteen.

At 19-cents, you can get a 10-pack of Penway pencils, or a 12" flexible or wooden Penway ruler (limit 3 of each). Also, 100-pack of Acco paper-clips, limit 2 per please! Also at 19-cents, but without a coupon and no limit, are a 2-pack of Penway erasers and a 15-pack of eraser pencil caps. NICE!

At 29-cents, you can get 130-sheet college ruled filler paper, or 150-sheet wide or college ruled paper. Limit 3 per customer.

At 33-cents per, you can get 50-sheet legal pads from Corner Office, your choice of size between 5x8 or 8.5x11. Limit six!!!

At 39-cents, you can get a 5-pack of Bic Brite Liner highlighters. This is a NICE DEAL! Limit 3!


Free after rebate at Staples!
One item is free after Easy Rebate, a 10-pack of Zebra Cadoozles 0.7mm mechanical pencils! Limit one per household, the price is $2. Sales tax is not refunded!


Sale at Staples!
A trio 5-cent items at Staples, so load up the basket! A 12-pack of Staples-branded pencil cap erasers, limit 3 or so per customer. Two-pocket paper folders, limit 10 per customer. A plastic protractor, 6-inches, limit 2 per customer. All these, just 5c per package! Oh my!

Then at 25c each, you can get Simply plastic assorted binders, either half or one inch thick. Limit four per customer per store per visit.

eBay sellers special: 25c fixed price listings until July 29!

eBay has just launched a new special to entice people to use fixed price listings from July 16 to July 29, as they will only charge a 25c listing fee. This is only for "Fixed Price Listings", not all eBay listings. This is especially good if you are planning to sell items that would otherwise have high listing fees, since your risk now is much lower, namely 25c per item, instead of the standard fees.

And speaking of eBay, if you are selling or plan to sell more than a few items, do consider investigating the eBay store and ProStore options, depending on the number of items and volume. This can save you on listing fees, especially if you have a lot of slow selling items. You can save a lot in listings fees and unlike an auction, you don't have to sell it unless the buyer pays your prices, or makes a reasonable best offer.

Free stuff in the Sunday paper (July 13, 2008)

We have a couple of nice freebies promoted in the Sunday paper this week, starting with Rite Aid, where you can get the 6-oz Crest Expressions toothpaste for free after the Single Checks Rebate for $2.49. Limit one toothpaste per rebate catalog. You have a choice of flavors, the ad shows three different ones, which look yellow-ish (citrus?), red (berry?) and green (mint?). Be sure to check with your local store for details. And the good thing with Rite aid rebates is that they can be submitted online, no need to be mailing receipts!

Next up, we have a mail-in rebate at Office Depot, that can get you a six-pack of TOPS Colored Junior Size Writing Pads. The amount is $7.49, which you will receive a mail-in rebate after you go through the whole song and dance.

Do note that rebates do not refund the sales tax, so if your state has sales tax, consider it a donation to help support your local schools and projects :)


Penny office supplies at Office Depot
Not quite free, but we think one penny is close enough! Office Depot is giving away office supplies at a penny, just like Staples did last week.

The 1c sale includes a 12-pack of red eraser caps, a 6" semicircular protractor, two-pocket paper folders and acrylic rulers. There may be limits per item, but there are many stores and of course you can visit many times. Keep the wig, moustache, and fur coat handy in the car ;-)

1-cent specials at Staples (starting July 6, 2008)

The students are thrilled school is out, but Staples is in a hurry to get them back to school! Their new ad, starting Sunday July 6, 2008, is having a number of 1-cent specials to entice early "back to school" shoppers. At this rate, we are going to have back to school sales the day after the previous school season ends. But that's another story. Here are the 1-cent specials, good Sunday through Wednesday July 9, or while supplies last:

• Purell 0.5oz bottles. Because you can never be too obsessed with germs. After all, the human body has zero germs ;-) Limit two per customer per visit
  
• 8-pack of Dixon #2 yellow pencils, limit two per customer per visit
  
• 2-pocket paper folders, 10 per customer per visit

Apart from the penny sales, there is also a free after Easy Rebate item: Pentel HandyLines retractable assorted highlighters. The in-store price is $5 but after you submit and receive your Easy Rebate, the price goes down to zero. Do note that sales tax is not included in the rebate amount.


Other Notable Sales Items
If you are looking for an all-around notebook at a good price, run to Staples to get the Compaq Presario F761us for just $400 after a $30 rebate. Don't let the price fool you, this notebook has everything you need for everyday work, including dvd burner, dual core processor, 15.4" widescreen, wireless, and things like that as Arnold says.

$5 bonus if you shop using the Chase Rewards Plus shopping portal

Chase credit card members, there's a $5 bonus waiting for you if you shop through the Chase Credit Card Rewards Plus shopping portal in July 2008. Your first purchase will get you a special $5 bonus! And of course you get reward points with all your purchases made through the Chase shopping portal. Be sure to check the website for details and also see tips on how to make sure that you are properly rewarded with the points.

For example, don't multi-task when you are ready to make the purchase. Start and finish in one window, don't jump around to other tabs or windows, or change the url in the original page and return, and things like that. These type of things can confuse or overwrite the tracking mechanism, and you may not get your percentage bonus credit!

Chase also offers generous bonus rewards, such as 8% on Target.com and Overstock.com purchases, 6% on Office Depot, 4% on Circuit City, and even 3% on NewEgg. The last one is huge since NewEgg is usually "rewarding" at 1% in places like ebates and fatwallet, and Citibank's Citi Thank You Network online shopping mall. Chase must have procured a special deal with NewEgg, since even the NewEgg affiliate program is not paying "average webmaster joe's" more than 2%.

4th of July HDTV deals at Circuit City!

HDTV fans, Circuit City has some special deals to celebrate the 4th of July weekend! The deals are good on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, so don't sleep on them! Say goodbye to your analog TV, and hello to HDTV! And don't forget that in February 2009 over the air transmissions will switch to digital! So, let's take a look at the 4th of July HDTV specials at Circuit City!


HDTV LCD specials
We start the party with the Samsung LNT4069F, a 40" LCD HDTV going for $1400. This is a 1080p full-HD television, with 120hz frame rate, 3 HDMI inputs, 8ms response time, and HDTV tuner (ATSC, NTSC and QAM). This screen size is great for viewing from 5.3’ to 10.5’ away. The dynamic contrast ratio is 20000:1. Also supports HDMI-CEC.

And now we move on up to the Sony KDL46XBR4 Bravia XBR-Series LCD, a 46" HDTV going for $2440. You obviously get 1080p full HD resolution, 120Hz frame Motionflow rate, 3 hdmi inputs, HD tuner, 18,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, Energy Star friendliness, 1920 x 1080 panel resolution and one PC input too, and all the other Sony goodies you come to expect from the Bravia XBRs. The weight for the body builders out there is 73 pounds. Add an extra 11 lbs if you use the optional base.


HDTV Plasma Specials
But not everyone is dying ot get an LCD, some people prefer Plasma for various reasons. And we have two specials for you, starting with the Samsung FPT508 50" Plasma HDTV going for $1600. This 50-incher is full 1080p resolution, has 3 hdmi inputs, 10000:1 contrast ratio, HD Tuner (QAM, ATSC, NTSC), and weights 107 pounds.

And now we have the Panasonic 50" VIERA TH50PZ80U Plasma HDTV offered at $1800. This has a built-in SD memory card slot for those who want to showcase their pictures on the TV right away. As you can expect it has full 1080p resolution, 20,000:1 contrast ratio, 3 hdmi inputs, HD tuner, and such. It weighs 84 pounds for those weight-lifters out there :)


More Circuit City 4th of July special offers
The above are exclusive online HDTV specials offered at Circuit. There's a lot more offered, so be sure to check more HDTV Specials.

For all the 4th of July specials at Circuit City, not just HDTVs, be sure to check the link in this sentence!


Tuners Demystified: NTSC, ATSC, QAM
It sounds like an alphabet soup, but these are three different types of tuners. NTSC is the traditional analog tuners we have in our older TVs, VCRs and DVD recorders. ATSC are digital tuners that pick digital TV signals over the air. These can be standard definition digital signals or high definition digital signals (HDTV). QAM is a tuner found typically in dvd recorders and DVRs and tune (unencrypted) digital cable channels. The number of channels your QAM tuner can pick up without using the cable box varies from cable provider to cable provider. Some are stingy and only allow the basic cable channels, others offers more.

Free in the Sunday paper (June 29 to July 5)

Welcome to a new edition of the Free After Rebate in the Sunday Paper! We have some nice goodies this week, so be sure to pay attention!


Two freebies at RiteAid
And they are nice deals too! Both qualify for the Single Check Rebate program, so you can submit them online, without needing to mail-in receipts or anything else. Nice! A new rebate-month starts today at RiteAid so be sure to remember to process your June 2008 rebates as well.

The two free items are the Giovanni Shampoo and Conditioner, priced at $7 before the rebate. This is a sleek-looking bottle, and looks like something you would get at a hair products store. These are 8.5oz bottles. Do note that this is a three-day rebate, so you have until 7/1/08 to get it. It won't last for the whole week!

Next up something for men, $6 before the rebate, either a 6oz Oxy Face Wash or a 5.2oz Oxy Shave Cream. This is a brand new item, and it's good for the whole week, but don't sleep on it, because they may run out of store. The better the deal usually, the faster they run out of stock!


Free Software after rebate at Staples
If you don't mind mail-in rebates and such, you can get the Norton Antivirus 2008 free after rebate at Staples. Do note that this requires mail-in rebates through Norton, and it's not necessarily going through the nice EasyRebates program of Staples. Be sure to check their website and circular ad for more details!

This software package is good for one-PC. Some other packages may be good of up to three PCs. Oh these crazy software peoplez are confusing us!


Free at Walgreens
A new rebate-month starts at Walgreens today, so be sure to remember to process your June 2008 EasySaver catalog rebates. Walgreens only gives us one week, they expect them to be postmarked by Saturday July 5, 2008, and with the 4th of July holiday, you'd better get them out of the way on Monday!

Anyway, back to this week's freebies, Walgreens has a 99c rebate that makes the Hebert's Fully Loaded Bar free after rebate. They have two flavors, Dark Turtle or Rocky Road. The packaging is colorful and rather unique, so it's hard to miss. These are candy with an attitude! No more generic wrappers :) The bars are 2.75oz. Dark Turtle as the name suggests has dark chocolate so you can consider that a nutriotional supplement :)

Also free after mail-in rebate using the rebate on the package (not the EasySaver catalog) is the FreeStyle Lite glucose monitoring system. Limit one rebate. The price you pay is $10, and after you submit and receive the $10 mail-in rebate on the box, the item becomes FREE. Of course none of the rebates refund sales tax, but hey, they help build schools and such :)

Last day for $10 free with $50 purchase at Mervyn's!

Attention Mervyn's shoppers! Today, Sunday June 29, 2008 is the last day to participate in the promotion that gets you $10 free with purchases over $50 at Mervyn's stores! Note that the reward is not unconditional, you will receive a reward for $10 off a purchase of $25 or more during July 2nd to 9th 2008. Prices before sales tax of course.

And what's even better, this can be combined with the 15% off discount when opening a new Mervny's credit account, according to the fineprint found on the last page of this week's Mervyn's circular which you can find in the Sunday paper.

The Sunday circular ad mentions that there is storewide clearance this week of up to 70% off orginal prices, so shop early and often!

Strategy Session: How to make the best bang for the buck
If you are planning a shopping spree, at Mervyn's or at a competitor's store, here is what to do: Pick up the stuff that you need this week and make sure they are at least $50, or more, before sales tax. Then mark a few items to shop for next week (7/2/08 to 7/9/08) and make sure they will be worth $25 or more. For example a pair of Levis jeans or Dockers slacks, or a pair of shoes or a coffee machine or a watch. Since the promotion period starts on 7/2/08, you can buy items from this week's circular, since it is good until Saturday July 5, 2008.

This way not only you get the $10 off coupon, you have also planned out what to buy next week in order to spend the $25 coupon!

Free Nine Inch Nails "The Slip" download DRM-FREE in mp3, FLAC or high-def audio!

Nine Inch Nails fans, grab your internet browsers and run to NIN.com, the official website of Trent Reznor's Nine Inch Nails!

There you will find a free download of their new album "The Slip", complete with the artwork in PDF format, along with the music, and the music is DRM-free!

The process for downloading NIN's "The Slip" is simple:

1. You enter your email address at the appropriate place at nin.com
   
2. NIN sends you an email with a link for the download
   
3. You receive the email, click the token, and voila...
   
4. The download page is there for you, and you can download the album in MP3, FLAC (lossless), FLAC high definition, M4A Apple lossless for those with iTunes, and high-definition wave!

Thank you NINE INCH NAILS!

The file sizes range from 87MB for the mp3 to 1.5 gigabytes for the high-def WAVE! Oh my!

And if you enjoy the free downloads, and want to buy Nine Inch Nails gear and music, be sure to visit NIN.com or Amazon.com

New Discover credit card promotions in the Sunday paper coupon books!

Discover Card has two new promotions found in the Sunday paper coupon books. This promotions promise even bigger initial bonus for new cardmembers!


Discover More Card promotion
This promotion is for a traditional Discover credit card and has the following special benefits:

• $100 Cashback bonus after you make $500+ in purchases with your new credit card. This is HUGE! That's a great temptation on its own.
  
• 0% APR on balance transfers until July 2008. Be sure to read the terms and conditions of balance transfers, and know that any subsequent purchases will be charges the full APR, as long as you have lower balances. Ideally if you plan to use this card for a balance transfer, don't use it for anything else, until you pay off the balance transfer
  
• 5% Cashback bonus on select categories that change every three motnhs. Do note that these are not uncapped. There is usually a cap of how much you can earn every three months on the special 5% cashback bonus categories
  
• And a negative, the standard cashback bonus on all other purchases is not a flat 1%, but rather starts at a pathetically miserable 0.25% and goes up the more you spend. The 5% cashback bonus purchases may not count towards this amount. But considering the $100 initial bonus and 0% APR until July 2009, we can forgive them this time :)
  
• Platinum benefits (whatever that means)

For more credit specials from a variety of credit card companies, be sure to click on the CreditCards.com banner below!




Discover Motiva Credit Card
This is a little bit of a different credit card in that it pays you back a full month's interest every time you make six on-time payments in a row. The other benefits include:

• $100 Cashback Bonus, just as explained above
  
• 3.99% APR on balance transfers until the year 2012 (yes, twenty-twelve, the year the world may end?)
  
• Up to 1% standard cashhback bonus (starts at 0.25% and increases as you spend more)
  
• No special category 5% cashback bonus like the card above
  
• Platinum benefits (whatever that means)
  

Free after rebate in the Sunday paper ads!

It's Sunday again, so let's take a quick look at all the freebies in the Sunday paper! We start with Rite Aid where we find your choice of either a Crest ProHealth Night toothpaste (6oz) or Night Rinse (250ml) for FREE after a $3 single check rebate. Rite Aid rebates can be submitted online, so there is no need to mail receipts or collect and submit UPC codes. That is so last century! This is good for the whole week.

Good only for three days (Sunday, Monday and Tuesday) is the CharlesWorthington of london Big Hair Texturizing Sea Salt spray. Wow what a name! Yours for free after a $5 single-check-rebate at Rite Aid! Remember, this is only good for three days so don't sleep on it!

The last free item from Rite Aid is a traditional mail-in rebate, which you will find on the box of the next item. This is separate from the RiteAid Single checks rebate, so be sure to read the instructions! The item is the Freestyle Lite or Freedom Lite blood glucose monitor, for free after a $10 mail-in rebate.

Now off to Walgreens, where we have one free item, the AccuCheck Aviva blood glucose monitor, free after a $20 mail-in rebate. The rebate is in the product box, this is not part of the monthly Walgreens Easy Saver catalog program, so be sure to read the rebate instructions and follow the necessary steps. You have to mail it in separately and to a different address.

We haven't checked Longs Drugs yet, but if we do find any freebies there, we'll update this post!

The OfficeMax 15% off Everything you can fit in this bag sale is back!

The OfficeMax 15% off Everything you can fit in this bag sale is back! Grab your Sunday paper, or buy extra Sunday papers! The grocery-sized paper bag discount promotion is back!!! This is a decent size bag, you can jam a lot of stuff in there. Ideal if you want to buy small items. If you are a writing instruments and supplies junkie, yon can stuff hundrds of pens and Shapries inside :)

The special lasts from Sunday June 22 to Saturday June 28, 2008! This is their Summer StockUp Event! You can find your nearest store at OfficeMax.com.



But Office Max is not dumb, they do have restrictions on this promotion! You can't rob them blind by putting all the expensinve stuff in the bag. Here are the restrictions:

• All merchandise must fit inside the bag
  
• Excluded from this promotion are gift cards, phone cards and OfficeMax ImPress
  
• Merchandise must be in its original packaging. Stop opening them up and jamming them in the bag ;-)
  
• Only good for in-stock items only!
  
• No discounts for special orders
  
• Bag must be surrendered at the time of purchase (wink-wink: you can buy more Sunday papers)
  
• Not valid with coupons or any other orders (but you can use your Office Max rewards accounts to accumulat points!)
  
• One bag per customer
  
• No rainchecks given with the discount :(
  
• Valid in-store only!
  
• The bag does not restrict technology items!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Coldplay's Parachutes only $2 MP3 album on Amazon! Today only!

If you love Coldplay's more famous albums, but never got around to owning their debut album "Parachutes" you can get it today only for $2 at Amazon, in DRM-free MP3 album format at Amazon! The $2 price is for the mp3 album. If you want the CD album, the price is $8, or it drops to $6 if you buy it together with their just released album Viva La Vida.

This is part of Amazon's Daily MP3 deal! Check back tomorrow for another great deal. And don't forget to check weekly as Amazon has usually at least a couple of free full-size mp3 songs. To see all the free MP3 scroll to the bottom of this page under the heading of "FREE MP3 Songs". These are free full-size mp3 songs, not 30-second preview clips, and they are yours to download and use on your computers and portable music players!

And all the songs Amazon sells are DRM-free, they are mp3 files, so you don't have to worry about compatibility and some stupid program or device telling you you can't play the song you just bought.

Free stuff in the Sunday Newspaper (June 15)

This is a good week for freebies in the Sunday paper! Both Rite Aid and Walgreens are offering a number of good freebies, including a trio of items for people living with diabetes. So, let us take a quick look!


Free after rebate at Rite Aid
Rite Aid rebates can be submitted online, so there is no need to mail-in receipts or cut UPC codes. These are rebates for people who hate traditional rebates.

Free after a $3 rebate is the Herbal Essences Long Term Relationship Shampoo or conditioner. I kid you not, I couldn't even make up that name even if I tried. An LTR with a shampoo? How AOLish :) Limit one per household. Do note that this is only good on the LTR shampoos only, not the whole Herbal Essences line-up!

More hair product, the Organix Shampoo or Conditioner can be yours for free after a $5.49 rebate. This is a 13oz container, and it's good for three days only, June 15 to 17. So don't sleep on this one. Only good for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday!

And now something for parents of young ones, Diapermate Disposable diaper bags, 75 count, for free after a $2.49 rebate. Limit one per, as our most of the Rite Aid rebates.

If you like one-time use film cameras, then cheer! You can get the Fuji QuickSnap for free after a $10.99 rebate. This is 400 speed, with 27 exposures. Limit one rebate. Remember, this is a one time use film camera, not a digital camera!


Free with Register Rewards at Walgreens
Walgreens has two type of freebies, the traditional free after rebate, and the newer free after Register Rewards. Register Rewards are instant rebates that you can use towards your next purchase at Walgreens. If you are a regular Walgreens customer, these are as good as cash. There is a small list of items that you cannot buy with Register Rewards (alcohol, etc), but they are good for most of the stuff in store.

And with that out of the way, you can get the Oral B Cross Action power toothbrush, or replacement brush head, for free after $5.50 in Register Rewards.


Free after mail-in rebate at Walgreens
Walgreens has a trio of products for people living with diabetes. The first two rebates are part of the monthly Walgreens EasySaver catalog rebate program. A 60-ct of Multibetic vitamins is offered for free after a $10 MIR, and a 2oz shot of GlucoShot, available in assorted flavors is offered for free after a $2 MIR. Limit one rebate per item.

The next item has the mail-io rebate on the box, it is not part of the Easysaver Walgreens rebate. You have to submit it separately. It is the Freestyle Lit or Freedom Lite blood glucose system, for free after a $10 separate MIR. MIR being mail-in rebate.

And as a bonus, you will get $4.49 in Register Rewards when you purchase the Freestyle or Freedom Lite, and you can use those on your next in-store purchase of Glucerna cereal (9.5oz or 11.1oz). See store or website for more details!

Sony Ericsson 580i today only: Pay 1 penny and get $100 cash back by mail!

Amazon has a crazy deal on the Sony Ericsson 580i cellphone which is on the AT&T network. You can buy it for just 1 penny today, and you will also receive $100 cash in the mail via a mail-in rebate! Includes free two-day shipping. You can buy up to five cell-phones under this promotion.

The cell phone is available in five colors, pink, black, green, silver and white! Your choice! Of course you do have to sign up for new service as part of this promotion. For all the details check the Amazon page linked in this post.




But wait there's more! You can also get free Sony Ericsson MPS-60 portable speakers with the purchase of this phone from Amazon.com. Just add both items to your Shopping Cart and the savings will be deducted from your order total. Offer valid while supplies last. (Applies only to products sold by Amazon.com. Limit one per customer. Does not apply to products sold on our site by third-party merchants or through third-party areas such as Amazon.com Marketplace, Auctions, or zShops.)

And now to the offer fineprint, as provided by Amazon itself:

The Price listed above for this phone includes an instant $250 discount from Amazon.com. You agree to repay this $250 discount to Amazon.com if, during the six-month period following the activation date or renewal date of your existing contract, you: (1) fail to pay your balance due each month on time; (2) fail to maintain your account in good standing; (3) disconnect the line of service; (4) transfer the phone to another line of service; (5) change your service rate plan, including canceling or removing required PDA, BlackBerry, or smartphone features after your product has shipped; or (6) use this line of service to replace an existing account with the carrier. The discount is available only if you are activating a new non-substitute line of service or extending an existing line of service. If you do not follow these rules, you authorize Amazon.com to charge your credit card $250 as reimbursement of the discount without need for further approval. Third-party resellers are prohibited from purchasing cell phones on behalf of customers. **Purchase limit five (5) cell phones per household.**

Bank of America $10 off Lowe's purchase of $25 coupon!

Coupon fans check your emails! Bank of America has a new promotion for its World Points credit card members. In their email sent today, they include a link to a promotion for $10 off a Lowes purchase of $25 or more.

This is how the promotion looks. Note that the following is not the coupon!



If you are a regular Lowe's customer or need something that is worth at least $25, then you can't go wrong with this deal! If you buy a $25 item, it's an effective 40% discount! If you buy a $50 item, it's an effective 20% discount. If you buy a $100 item, it's an effective 10% discount!

We could go on for ever with the math, but as you can see, this is a good deal!

One word of caution if you have a balance transfer or other low interest rate promotion on your credit card: be sure to know that this purchase would accrue interest at the standard APR rate (20% or more?), while you are carrying the low interest promotional balance.

eBay Sellers: Discounted FVF (Final Value Fees) for offering free shipping!

eBay is having a special promotion going from May 23 to June 1, 2008, in order to entice sellers to offer free shipping. Of course regular eBay sellers are well aware that eBay likes free shipping because they can also charge a final value fee on the shipping and handling fees, eating away at the poor seller's already thin profit margins. Of course buyers like free shipping too, even though I'm sure most of them are not dumb enough to think that they won't pay for shipping one way or another.

So it's with that irony in mind that we present the details of this eBay sellers promotion, which includes a 15% return of the final value fees. Be sure to read all the terms and conditions and restrictions if you are interested.

We think that if eBay is honest about wanting people to offer free shipping, they should permanetly offset the final value fees for free shipping seller listings. Are you listening fee-Bay? :)

Free McDonalds Southern Chicken Sandwich and biscuit in Bank of America credit card statement

Yes, there is such a thing as free lunch after all! There are two coupons for Free McDonalds Southern style Chicken in this month's Bank of America credit card statement! So open up your statement, and look through it carefully. You will find the two coupons folded along with your statement. They expire on 6/30/2008.

One coupon is good for one free Southern Style McDonalds chicken sandwich, which is to be used for lunch or dinner. The other coupon is good for a free Southern Style McDonalds chicken biscuit which is to be used for breakfast. No purchase is necessary!

So scavange your credit card statements from Bank of America, and you can thank us while you are enjoying your free southern style chicken sandwich and biscuit at Mickey D's. And you know it is true, food tastes better when it is FREE :) It does! It has been proven :)

50c fixed price listings on eBay (May 7 to 14, 2008)

eBay sellers, current and future, there is a special offer by eBay, running from May 7 to 14, 2008. Your eBay listing fees for fixed-price listings, will be limited to 50cents, regardless of how much the regular listing fees may be.

This is a great deal for those who are typically paying more than 50c in fixed-price listing fees! This means that if your starting price, opening value or reserve price is $10 or more, you will only 50c regardless! Visit eBay for more details.

Why the Chase Freedom Cash back beats the other 1% cards for 1% purchases

So if you are a savvy credit card rewards optimizer, you know that different credit card have different promotions for select categories. You can get as much as 5% on things like groceries, gas, drugstore, restaurant, seasonal and other purchases. That's pretty much documented.

What is perhaps flying under the radar is the world of 1% earnings. Most of the cashback credit cards offer 1% on all categories that do not earn a bonus. In most cases 1% gets you 1:1 in rewards, sometimes less if a reward point is worth less than 1c.

What distinguishes Chase Freedom from the rest is that their rewards program has a special bonus on the cashback reward. If you are patient enough (or spend a lot) and accumulate $200 in cash rewards, you will instead receive a $250 reward. That's an extra $50. That is 25% more ($50/$200). That means that your 1% purchases are actually earning 1.25%. And that's why Chase beats the other 1% programs.

Be sure to check with your rewards program details to make sure you are enrolled in this particular version of the program. We do not know if there are multiple variations or everybody is signed up to the same program.

Chase Freedom Blink $10 reward just for using the card!

If you have a Chase Freedom card with Blink, check your latest snail mail! Chase has a special promotion where they encourage people to use the Blink feature of their card. The Blink is the "wireless swipe" of the card using the chip on the card.

The promotion in the mail says that if you have three or more Blink transactions from now until June 2008, you will receive an additional $10 cashback bonus or 1000 points, depending on whether you are setup for cash or rewards. You can always switch between the two so it's not an issue.

The good news is that there are no spending requirements, just use the card three or more times at a place that takes Blink, like 711, Jack in the Box, Arby's, etc. Not all locations may be participating, so check with your local stores to see. You can also find a list of participating locations by zip code at ChaseBlink.com. Please note that their website uses Flash.

Money Saving websites!

We have ran into a couple of websites that have some great ideasl on how to save you money!

We start with Frugal Dad whose mission is to help people spend less and enjoy life more! That's right, spending does not equate happiness! You can get started by reading their top ten posts.

You can get many great ideas and discover new money-saving sites and blogs at Money Hackers. Just like Life Hacker, this is all white-hat stuff :-)

And if you have a Providian/Washington Mutual credit card, look through your snail mail letters. They do have a promotion where you get an extra 3% cash-back on ALL purchases. This is unconditional, so you can use it to pay anything and get a total of 4% cash back. This is a limit time offer and has a $30 reward cap, which means you have to spend $1000 to get the maximum $30 reward. Ideal perhaps if you are planning to make a tax payment :)

31c Scoop Night at Baskin Robbins!

Baskin Robbins is having a special 31c Scoop Night promotion on Wednesday
April 30, 2008, between 5pm and 10pm. Small ice cream scoops will be reduced to 31c per during this special promotional period.

Baskin Robbins is doing this to raise awareness for the Fallen Firefighters foundation, and will donate $100,000. Also be sure to check with your local Baskin Robbins, as some of them may also be accepting donations to this very worthy cause.

For more details, be sure to visit the Baskin Robbins web site. Do they have 31 flavors of their website or just one? :)

Walgreens coupon for 15% off order of $50 or more on Taxday!

Walgreens has a new special for Tuesday, April 15, 2008, aka Tax Day! Simply enter coupon code DAY2SAVE when you place your online orders, and voila, you save 15% if your order is $50 or more! A way to "enjoy" tax day, especially if you are not getting a refund!

Walgreens also has a free 4x6 digital prints special, and on top of that there are more free stuff available this week at Walgreens, Rite Aid, Staples, and Longs Drugs. Be sure to check our weekly freebies post for all the details!

New Discover Cashback Bonus More Card special in the Sunday paper

A new Discover Cashback bonus More card offer is included in the Sunday paper, more specifically in the coupon book section, on the back page of the SmartSource coupon booklet.

This new offer promises a $75 Discover Cashback Bonus if you make $500 worth of purchases within three months of being approved for the new card. That is great news, because it's like an affective 15% reward bonus on $500 of purchases. Where else can you get that kind of a bonus? :) The invitation code is DAMV.

You also have a 3.9% APR special that lasts until 2012 (twenty twelve) on balance transfers, and you earn 5% cashback bonus on select categories that change every three months. Be sure to note however that these 5% earnings are capped, you don't get unconditional 5% earnings in each quarter.

You do get unconditional 5% to 20% off your online purchases when you make them from the Discover Card website shopping portal. The percentages are usually higher on smaller, boutique type of shops, and lower on mass market retailers. As you can expect.

For all other purchases you receive the miserable up to 1% cashback bonus from Discover. Miserable because you start at 0.25%. That is really sad. Really. In a world where Citi is offering 5% and Chase 3% (effective 3.75% if you earn $200 in cash rewards and get the $250 bonus), and just about every other cash card starts at 1%, Discover insists on starting at 0.25%. Be sure to read the fineprint on this one as it gets twisted on what counts and what doesn't. You do "graduate" to 0.50% and 0.75% and 1% eventually though.

Free stuff in the Sunday Paper Ads (after rebate of course)

Welcome to another edition of the Sunday Paper Freebies! In today's episode we have drugstores and Staples freebies! We start with the latter.


Freebies at Staples
Staples uses Easy Rebates, which are the most consumer friendly rebates out there, as you don't need to mail or photography anything. You simply enter numbers from your receipt on the Staples rebates website and thus you submit your rebates!

The freebies are Pentel retractable assorted highlighters or permanent markers. You can chose one or the other. The highlighters are a four-pack of orange, yellow, pink and blue. The permanent markets are blue, black and red. The SKU codes are 698067 for the highlighters and 698057 for the permanent markers. Both are of the retractable variety, working like a pen in that you click it for the writing tip to come out of the shell. The SKU numbers are helpful so you can easily match the offer to the product display at Staples. And you don't need to rely on a CSR to match the offer with the rebate!

Also free, after a $140 mail-in rebate (not Easy Rebate), is the Peachtree Pro Accounting 2008 software package, by Sage. Limit one per customer. You still have to pay sales tax on the whole amount however. Be sure to check the box or the Staples website for more details.


Free after rebate at the drugstores
Longs Drugs is offering the Refresh Dry Eye Trial Pack free after a mail-in rebate using their Longs Rebate Catalog. You assemble all your rebates for the month, and mail them all together in one envelope. The price before rebate is $5, which is what you pay in-store. Plus any applicable taxes of course :)

At Walgreens, free after a on-box rebate (not a Walgreens Easy Saver Catalog rebate) is the Accu-Check Aviva blood glucose meter system. Limit one per person. The rebate amount is $20, which is what you pay in-store. Remember the rebate for this item is on/in the box, not the Walgreens rebate book!

Meanwhile Rite Aid has three items that are free after rebate. Rite aid rebates can be submitted online, which spares you the trouble of making photocopies and mailing stuff at the Post Office! Not to mention that you know within 3-4 days whether your entry was approved. Which gives you plenty of time to fix it or return the item if you accidentally got the wrong one. The three Rite Aid freebies (after rebate) are:

Aquafresh Extreme Clean toothpaste, 5.6 ounces, limit one, price $2.49

Colgate Total Advanced toothpaste, 4oz, limit one, price $2.99

Samy Shampoo, conditioner, or stylers, limit 1, price: $4.99


Free after manufacturers coupon
Rite Aid is offering the Adidas Action 3 antiperspirant/deodorant, 2.6 to 2.8 oz, for $4.99. And if you dig into the coupon section of your sunday paper you will find a coupon for $4.99 off this item. So if you use your coupon at Rite Aid, you will get this item for free. No rebates to mail, this is free after coupon!


Totally Free: 15 prints at Walgreens (on Tax Day!)
As an extra incentive to get your taxes done early, Walgreens is offering 15 free 4x6 prints on Tuesday April 15, 2008. This is unconditional, no rebates, no other purchases. You do have to present a coupon which you can find in the weekly Walgreens circular which is in your Sunday paper, but also in each Walgreens store. You will also receive it via email if you are in the Walgreens mailing list. And you can probably print it from their website as well. It's FREE :) The prints of course are 4x6 digital prints, don't expect to get 15 giant posters for free :)

You can also do this online, promotion code TAXDAY. For online stuff, you can redirect them to your local Walgreens shop or you can get them by mail, which I assume will have the additional cost of shipping and handling.

Best Buy Reward Zone: 100 bonus points and faster online delivery!

If you are a member of Best Buy's free Reward Zone rewards program, check your email inbox! They have a new promotion where you can sign up for online delivery of your rewards certificates. Best Buy promises that they will be delivered two weeks earlier with online delivery, and as an incentive for signing up and saving them the costs of printing and mailing, they will give you 100 bonus points.

100 bonus points are not a whole lot in the Best Buy Rewards Zone program, but getting your rewards two weeks earlier sounds like a good idea, especially if you are a regular Best Buy shopper that loads up on rewards points and wants to spend it yesterday :)

One roll of film developed free at Walgreens (Wednesday)

Walgreens is continuing with the free theme this week. As you may recall, last week they offered a free ink cartridge refill. This week, they are offering free development of one roll of film on Wednesday April 9, 2008.

As with before, the coupon is available for free in the Walgreens circular which you can find in your sunday paper, in your local Walgreens store, and also in your email inbox if you are subscribed to the Walgreens emails.

The offer applies to 35m film, APS film and one-time use cameras. Limit one roll per customer! This is free one-hour development even, so it's not like you have to wait forever to get it.

Be sure to check the Walgreens site to find participating stores in your region.

No purchase is necessarily, they are using this as a ploy to get people through the door. With digital cameras being more and more popular, and places developing film fewer and fewer, we are guessing they are trying to capitalize on that.

Coupon $10 off $50+ purchase at Sears for Citi Cards members

Citi Cards members check your statements! There is a coupon in the statement, part of the statement, that gets you a $10 discount off your purchase of $50 or more at Sears! The coupon is valid until May 31st, 2008, so that gives you plenty of time.

You do have to use a Citi Card to pay for your purchase in order to use the coupon! But of course as with most coupons, it is not an unconditional $10 off $50, there are excluded items from this offer. For example, you can't buy gift cards, which makes sense since they won't move any merchandise, but instead they would be giving you an extra $10 in hand.

Actually the list of excluded items is long, here it is. The offer is not valid on the following:

Introductory offers

Electronics

dvd movies, video games and systems, CDs

closeout and clearance

special purchases and Great Price items

Land's End and Levis

Sears.com or Sears Auctions on eBay

outlet store

catalog orders

fragrances

compact refrigeration

Kenmore Pro

Stearns and Foster mattresseses

Celestial Star diamonds

water heaters, propane tanks, Weber

automotive services

pharmacy

beer and wine

install home improvements

repair service

Two Hearts Maternity and other licensed businesses

gift cards (of course)

money orders (duh!)

wire transfers (duh!)

protection agreements (don't want to cut into those high margins!)

And now if there's anything left in-store you want to buy, you can use your coupon! :-) The terms state one coupon per purchase, and cannot be used in combination with another coupon. If you have multiple Citi credit cards that participate in this promotion you should be able to use them in separate purchases since the terms do not mention "one per person" but rather "one per purchase".

New Borders Rewards members coupon and specials

If you are a member of the Borders Rewards membership program, be sure to check your emails as there is a new coupon posted! The printable coupon offers offers 20% off the list price of one item. The coupon is good only if you have a Borders Rewards membership card.

The good news is that the membership is free, and you can get one online or you can get one in mere seconds at any Borders store! It's free! And we like free in this blog :)

However, the 20% off coupon is not unconditional, so be sure to read the fineprint. You can also use it at Borders Express and Waldenbooks.

Also don't forget that April 2nd through 8th is Educator Savings week, and there will be a special reception on April 4, 2008. That would be tomorrow, Friday, from 4pm to 8pm local time. More details on the Educator Savings at this special events page at Borders. There you can find participating stores in the promotion.

In addition to the Borders Rewards program, they have also launched an online rewards program, Borders Perks which gets you online savings. This is independent of the bookstore business.

Free stuff in the Sunday paper (free after coupon or rebate!)

We all like free, free is good! And this is a good week of freebies in the Sunday paper of March 30, 2008.

We already mentioned the free after coupon special at Walgreens, free cartridge refill today only (Wednesday April 2nd), with a coupon. The coupon is easy to find, it's in the Walgreens weekly circular which can be found in the Sunday paper and in the stores. You can also print the coupon from your Walgreens email specials email, and you can probably find it on their website as well! The value of a black ink refill is $10 and color is $15. There are no prerequisites for this deal, no purchase necessary. They do have a list of printer cartridges that are compatible however, so be sure to check if your printer is in the list.


Two nice FAR Staples Delta Elite pens
Next up we have a nice two-pack of black pens at Staples, free after easy rebate. Easy Rebates can be submitted online, and you don't need to mail anything! The pens are the Staples Delta Elite black pens, retractable, and refillable with Parker-style refills. Limit one per customer. We checked yesterday at our local Staples and they still had some in store. This is Staples SKU number 492989. These are nice pens! And the Staples rebates are fairly fast and reliable!


Six FAR items at Walgreens
Meanwhile at Walgreens, we have six free after-rebate EasySaver catalog specials. We start with what you can eat: a free bar of SoyJoy 1.06oz), free after a $1.39 rebate. These are nice compact nutrition bar, but they are a bit dry and cardboard-y but eating them with a cup of water helps bring out the taste :)

Then at Walgreens we have your choice of Aquafresh Extreme Clean Polishing Action (5.6oz) or Advanced 2X Whitening (6oz), free after the rebate of $3.49. And if you need a toothbrush, after a rebate of $3.99 you can get the Colgate 360 Clean or Deep Clean toothbrush.

Next up, we have Turns Quik Pak (24 pack, Berry Fusion), after a rebate of $4.49. Yum for the tummy when it needs some help? :)

For the cosmetics buffs on a budget out there, the Jane Be Pure Mineral Brush or Kabuki brush is offered, the price before rebate is $4.99.

And last but not least, you can get the Wal-Zyr 24 hour allergy relief (5ct, 10mg), value of $3.99.

If you are not familiar with the Walgreens Easy Saver Catalog, you submit all your rebates together at the end of each month, in one envelope, and there is no need to send UPC codes. You do need to send the original receipts and circle all the rebate items. For all the details, be sure to check the Walgreens Easy Saver Catalog site.


FAR at Rite Aid
RiteAid's rebates are even better than Walgreens in terms of submission. You can submit them online, entering numbers from the receipt, with no need to mail anything in! That is really nice. Then at the end of each month you request your total rebate amonut for the month. More details at Rite Aid Rebate Plus.

This week's FAR special includes the brand "Certain Dri Feet" for free after a $4 rebate. You have a choice of Powder (1.25oz) or Pads (74ct). Limit one rebate per person.

Meanwhile a double $2.50 single check rebate is offered for Lifestyles (12ct) or Excite gel (0.5oz). Limit one rebate!

And more FARs at Rite Aid! Your choice of Neutrogena Triple Moisture Shampoo or Conditioner or Serum. The rebate is $3, but it is doubled, so it becomes free after rebate!

PS> Not free, but of interest to Tom Of Maine fanatics, you can any two items (mouthwash, toothpaste or deodorant) for $5 after a $1 Single Check Rebate.


RiteAid free after on-package mail-in rebates
These are traditional individual mail-in rebates, you have to send individually, by snail-mail and such, may have to send upc codes as well. The rebates are on the package, they are not in the RiteAid catalog.

The items? Accu-Check Aviva blood glucose meter ($20 MIR), Ascensa Contour blood glucose monitoring sytem ($10 MIR), OneTouch Ultra 2 glucose monitor ($30 MIR), and Freestyle Freedom Lite monitor ($30 MIR). MIR of course being the mail-in rebate.