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.

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.**

Deals and ads of interest from the Sunday paper (8/12/07)

Check previous posts for Circuit City, Best Buy, Staples, Office Max and Office Depot.

Digital cameras and camera & photo deals are listed here

Compaq Presario F572us notebook computer just $450 after mail-in rebates at Office Depot this week. Check the Office Depot ad from earlier on for more details.

Mattress Discounters

You may remember them from the jingle jingle song in their ad: "have a good night sleep on us (or is it "for less"?), mattress discounters".

$150 mattress sale, any size, twin, full, queen or king, $148 each peice when you purhcase them as a set, FIRM. Extra Firm is $179 each, Sealy Plush is $219 each, Simmons Euro pillow top $280 each, Simmons Beautyrest Luxury Firm is $350, Sealy Posture-pedic Cushion Firm $400 each, Simmons BeautyRest Plush $450 each, and Sealy PosturePedic Pillow Top $500 each. You must purchase a set to get the special prices. Good for any size, twin to king!

Also available Tempur-pedic, Sleep Number beds, Adjustables beds, and Casual Convertibles

Verizon Wireless

The New Chocolate in Black Cherry, Black or Blue Mint flavors, LG VX8550 model, $100 after $50 mail-in rebate with new two-year activation

LG VX8300 VCAST capable, bluetooth headset, $50 after $50 mail-in rebate with new two-year activation

enV by LG, Verizon exclusive, LG VX9900, $150 after $50 mail-in rebate with new two-year activation. Built-in QWERTY keyboard

LG VX8700, Verizon exclusive, $150 after $50 mail-in rebate with new two-year activation.

Motorola Q Black, with MS Windows Mobile 5.0, $180 after $50 mail-in rebate and $100 advanced device credit with new two-year activation.

Also on sale these accessories: Doney and Bourke fashion case, DBPCHCRM $50, Motorola 700 bluetooth headset MBT700Z $100, Moto stereo headphones and armband MBT59SHSZ $130, and Motorola S705 stereo controller with headphones, MBTS705SHSZ $100

BroadBand Access is $60 per month for unlimited browsing, with new 1-2 year activation and qualifying voice plan. You get a FREE Rev A capable 5750 PC laptop card after $5 mailin rebate. Requires 2-yr plan for this limited time offer.

HomeWorks

Pay nothing until March 2009. Read terms and conditions for details

Receive a FREE 12-function super utility tool when you arrange for a free in-home design consultation.

Michaels

Four coupons in today's circular!

50% off your entire custom framing order

40% off any one regular priced item

40% off any one regular priced item (good for next week: Aug 19-25)

15% off your total purchase (Teacher Appreciation Week)

12 foam brushes for $1

Stickopotamus photo safe stickers 99c each

T-shirts, 17 colors, adults and youth, 2 for $5

Coupon books

Three coupon books were found in the Sunday paper,two from Smart Source and one from Valassis

Book #1 from SmartSource: Sherwin Williams, Dole, GE, Glade, Upromise sweepstakes, GUM, Muscle Milk, Chiquita, Chef Boyardee, Hebrew National, Reddiwip, Slim Jim, ACT II, Crunch n Munch, Banquet Homestyle bakes, Hunt's Manwhich, Hunts, Van Camp's pork beans, Kraft LiveActive, Kraft Singles Select, check printing,

Book #2 from SmartSource: DirecTV, Revlon Renewist Lipcolor, L'Oreal Paris Skin Genesis, Ban, Wartner, Excedrin, Promax, Lamisilk, Blair $10 knit ponte pants, Purina, Edge, Shout, Raid, Busy Bone, checks, Flat Earth Baked Fruit crisps, Breath Rx, PediaSure NutriPals, Budweiser sauce (not beer), and anti-aging spa slippers, and two Pearle Vision coupons

Valassis coupon book: Best Foods Canola Mayo, Knorr Pasta Sides, Skippy Natural Super chunk, Lawry's sesame ginger, Ragu along with five free recipes, Slimfast, Q-tips, Dove, Degree men ultra clear, All smal and mighty, Lever 2000, Snuggle, Caress, Russell Stover B1G1, L'Oreal infallible and True Match, Newman's Own, Land O Frost premium lunchmeats, Borden singles, Nivea sun-kissed moisturizer, Clairol Nice'n'Easy, Frigo Swirls, Knox NutraJoint, Loctite Super glue, Smuckers Toppings, Pillsbury, Nexcare bandages, Silk Soymilk, Alavert and more checks.

Restaurants featured: Boston Market (4 coupons), Chuck E Cheese's (four coupons)

Financial Offers

Discover Miles, double miles up to $3000 in travel and restaurant purchases each year. One mile for every $1 on all other purchases. No annual fee. Unlimited miles never expire. 0% APR on purchases and balance tranfers until September 2008

Discover Get More Cashback Bonus card, 0% APR on purchases until Sept 2008, 3.9% APR on balance transfers until 2011, 5% cashback bonus on select categories that change every three months (travel, apparel, movies, gas, home, restaurants, etc). Up to 1% cashback on the rest. 5 to 20% cashback bonus when you shop online through the Discover card website.

Citi PremierPass, 10000 bonus points when you make your first purchase within 2 months of account opening, 0% APR on balance transfers until 12/1/08, 1 point for every $1 spent, and 1 point for every 3 miles flown, no annual fee, participation in improved Thank You Rewards Network. Any airline, any time, no blackout dates!

Union Bank 5.05% APY 10-month term CD, $10,000 minimum balance

USA Weekend ads (formerly Parade magazine)

Dell Inspiron 531s desktop, AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ dualcore, 1gb RAM, 250gb HDD, Vista Home premium, free 19" widescreen flat panel, $500, no coupons/rebates

Dell Inspiron 1521 notebook, choicee of eight vibrant colors, AMD Turion dual core TL-50, Vista Home Basic, 2mp built-in webcam with noise isolating earbuds, 1gb RAM, 160gb HDD $700. No coupons/rebates.

Also Dell all-in-one printer 926 $50

Nutrisystem two weeks of food for free

Bookclub: 8 Disney storybooks for just $2

Free ...sandwich recipes

Free genuine amethyst solid sterling silver ring, just pay for S&H (they say)

SleepNumber bed coupons

Bose Wave coupons

Inside the newspaper offers

Red hot clearance at Macy's (see earlier posts for details)

Free Gift with Lancome purchase of $28.50 or more

Lots of appliance specials from Western Appliance including free home delivery and 12 months no interest when you make 12 equal payments.

Verizon Wireless deals at Circuit City

Free Bluetooth capable phone, the Kyocera 323, with NEW two year activation.

Free after $50 rebate Boradband Access card, with two year activation of a $60 BroadbandAccess plan. The card is model PC 5750. If you wish, you also get free installation from the Firedog crew.

Motorola MotoRazr V3m for $20 after $50 mail-in rebate, with new two-year activation. Available in silver or pink. Free activation

Buy One Get One Free: $50 for both after a $50 rebate, with new two year activation per phone. The phone is the LG VX8300

LG enV for $100 after $50 rebate, with new two year activation. This device is ideal for text messanging

Last but certainly not least, the sleek looking LG new Chocolate for $100 after $50 rebate. If you prefer to get the Music Set 2.0, it's an extra $50 ($150 after $50 rebate). New two year activation required. The chocolate Music Set 2.0 includes a 2gb memory card and a stereo headset. The phone allows you to download the latest songs via V CAST music.

Free Samsung M300 from Sprint Nextel PCS

Get up to five (5) Samsung M300 cellphones from Sprint PCS after a $30 mail-in rebate per phone. Phone price is $30 with two-year agreement and new line activation. Night calling starts at 7pm.

Free Katana by Sanyo with 2yr Sprint agreement

Free Katana by Sanyo with 2yr Sprint agreement, after a mail-in rebate. Night calling starts at 7pm. Check with Sprint for more details.