A few Best Buy deals I’ve scooped up over the past couple of days that might interest ya’ll. Remember, these prices do not match online, and many times only some stores in a market carry a particular price. You can, of course, have one store price match another Best Buy… so get acquainted with pitting […]
Don’t feel bad if you don’t get in on this deal. It’s a clearance and store employees are taking most of the units. But, I was succesful in getting the last one in my market. And, as the title indicates, it’s a Samsung Q1 Ultra UMPC for $386. If you want the display model, you […]
Microsoft just sent out an email to me, which I found quite a bit disturbing. The email that was sent out addressed the backorder with my Office 2008 for Mac upgrade. I participated in the “Office Best. Friday. Deal” where Microsoft offered a $100 rebate on Office 2004, and combined that with the ongoing upgrade […]
Putting PhoneNews.com aside, I think it’s best to highlight the best thing in consumer advocacy to be released in 2007. 2007 saw the creation of the Phone Encyclopedia on PhoneNews.com, but obiously, I’m a bit partial to opening new worlds of wiki-driven contribution, especially when I own them. And, with that, I have to say […]
FYE retail stores are running a $40 rebate on Halo 3 right now. They appear to be mistakenly offering this rebate without the requirement that you buy an Xbox 360 (which appears to be where the rebate originated). However, the rebate makes no mention of the need to purchase an Xbox 360, and prints at […]
Best Buy prices items differently in-store and online. This is something I’ve covered in the past. Unfortunately, many consumer advocates don’t like this notion. Well, I personally think they’re wrong in this regard. There’s good reason, too. Online, you can’t use in-store coupons and discounts… Best Buy especially uses 10% off coupons aggressively to spark […]
I was reading TUAW awhile back, and they noted that Apple heavily relies on CompUSA in many areas for service and support. In a lot of high-traffic areas, still absent from the Apple Retail Store footprint, CompUSA was the corporate/retail location to take sick Mac systems. This got me thinking… Apple may need to expedite […]
Just wanted to give folks an update on the progression of the CompUSA shutdown. I’ve been told that things will continue as normal at least until January. Commissions will be payed to vendors and returns will be accepted. After the holidays are done however, the stores will be handed off to a third-party that will […]
Today’s PhoneNews.com giveaway got delayed a few hours… I was stuck in the rebate zone. But, the good news is, I now have virtually all my Christmas shopping rebates done. All 20 (or so) of them. Which, brings me to today’s public service announcement: Do your mail-in rebates now. Many rebates have a postmark date […]