Deals of the day!

[Hellbent]

How about a thread about the latest deal of the day?

For those of you who dont check the deal websites:

Good May 23-28 for 10% at Best Buy (http://images.bestbuy.com/BestBuy_US/en_US/images/external/emailpdf/052207_mem_day_coupons.pdf)

[Pomai]

As I mentioned in the It's a Gas... price, that is thread, First Hawaiian Bank is currently running a promotion (http://www.fhb.com/promo-alohagas.htm) with Aloha Gas Station /B] locations on Oahu and the Big Island. Use your FHB debit or credit card at the pump and receive [B]5 cents off regular pump prices per gallon instantly. More like deal of the summer, as this promotion is effective until August 31, 2007.

Also, running in this week's (local) ad, Circuit City has a 2 gig SD memory card for $24.99 after INSTANT savings (no rebates, regular 39.99). My friend picked one up. Only problem with electronics, usually the best deal items run out of stock the day of the ad (CompUSA anyone?).

[LikaNui]

CompUSA anyone? Well, yeah... but where does one park???

:p

[adrian]

I saw a pack of 2 1gb SD memory cards at walmart for about $20. However, it was an off brand.

Well, yeah... but where does one park???

Ahahaha!

[shaveice]

Also, running in this week's (local) ad, Circuit City has a 2 gig SD memory card for $24.99 after INSTANT savings (no rebates, regular 39.99). My friend picked one up. Only problem with electronics, usually the best deal items run out of stock the day of the ad (CompUSA anyone?).

do they require a coupon? if not, i'll definitely drive out there to pick one up...

[Hellbent]

Only problem with electronics, usually the best deal items run out of stock the day of the ad (CompUSA anyone?).

To be fair, every store has this problem. Office depot, etc. For some reason they plan ads 4 weeks out or more yet they dont ship fast enough to guarantee that there is enough supply to meet demand, or they simply use it as a loss leader.
I do hear that there might be a solution for compusa in the coming months, but we'll see.

[Pomai]

I just started a thread on barbecue, and nothing else better suits a day out in the sun grillin' and chillin' better than cold, refreshing Watermelon.

Today Time's Supermarket ad has Whole Seedless or Seeded Island Fresh Watermelon for 25 cents per pound, which sounds pretty reasonable for this time of season. Usually at peak they've been as low as 19 cents per pound.

[shaveice]

I just started a thread on barbecue, and nothing else better suits a day out in the sun grillin' and chillin' better than cold, refreshing Watermelon.

Today Time's Supermarket ad has Whole Seedless or Seeded Island Fresh Watermelon for 25 cents per pound, which sounds pretty reasonable for this time of season. Usually at peak they've been as low as 19 cents per pound.

even better is foodland: 19 cents per pound...

[Hellbent]

dammit... bought one from Costco... 7.99 ea... I wonder how much per lb I paid...

[Hellbent]

I think this will work at HI Macy's 10-15% off (http://www.macys.com/dyn_img/site_ads/052207_mw_sp_MemDay.pdf)

[tutusue]

For Mac OS X users:

MacUpdate offers a 'deal' on 11 best-selling applications
ENDING at 6 PM HST (Midnight EDT) tonight - 7/19/07
http://www.mupromo.com/?ref=3106

Everything downloadable ...

FAQ at - <http://www.mupromo.com/faq.php>

Title List
-------------------- ---------
SRS iWOW $19.99
GarageSale 29.99
Cocktail 14.95
ProfCast 59.95
Amadeus Pro 40.00
Fetch 25.00
GraphicConverter X 30.00
PhotoPresenter 8.00
Little Snitch 24.95
Intaglio 89.00
TechTool Pro 99.99
---------------------------------------
Total: $441.82
=======================
MU Price: $49.99

[scrivener]

Wal-Mart's offering a free sample of Tide Essentials (http://walmart.triaddigital.com/enhancedrendercontent_ektid16280.aspx) laundry detergent. I signed up for mine.

[MonkeyMan]

Surplus Computers makes me nuts! I've bought so much crap from these guys that I didn't need, but just HAD TO HAVE! It was soooo cheap! They honor free shipping offers to Hawaii, too.

http://www.surpluscomputers.com

One of the few places I actuallly signed up for their email newsletter, and I actually read the bugger and BUY STUFF from it!

They don't only sell computer stuff, though it is ALWAYS geeky.

Like I bought an RC helicopter from them for $29. Free shipping! (When I bought, it was free shipping. That special is pau now.)

[Pomai]

Need more SD card (digital camera) memory capacity?

Currently on sale at RADIO SHACK:
SanDisk Ultra® II SD™ 2GB Memory Card (http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2429424&cp=2032055.2032127.2032132&pg=2&parentPage=search&sr=1&origkw=sd+card&kw=sd+card&parentPage=family)
Now $19.99 (instant)
regular 69.99
Sale ends 8/4/07

Hurry, my friend just bought the last 2 at the Kapolei location. Good deal on this high speed 2-gig card.

[craigwatanabe]

Radio Shack has been giving some really great deals on computer related items. Today I picked up a Mad Dog 3.5" external case for $19.95, a Kingston DDR400 PC3200 512Mb RAM stick for $39.00 and a 2-gig Sandisk USB flash drive for $19.95

[scrivener]

Buy.com has SanDisk 1 GB MP3 players (http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=202641103&adid=17662) for $28.99, which includes shipping. It has an FM tuner and recorder and will handle WMA files as well as MP3s. If you are a new Google Checkout customer, you can get an additional ten bucks off. Buy.com quotes a Circuit City current price of $73.98.

The reviewers say you don't get the original packaging, the original CD, or the original instructions, but they add, "but for thirty bucks..."

I would rather have an iPod, of course, but since I'm currently podless, I think I'll pull the trigger on this one. Looks like there's a 1- to 2-week wait-time.

Let me know if you get one; we can compare notes.

Aw, forget it. Shipping to Hawaii is $25.29. I got all the way to the very last stage of the checkout before I was told this.

Edit: Here's the complaint I sent to Buy.com.

Greetings from Honolulu:
I was set to purchase the SanDisk 1GB MP3 player, which your site lists at $28.99 with free shipping. New Google Checkout members receive an additional $10.00 off the first purchase, so I processed my checkout through Google Checkout. After entering my credit card number, billing address, and email, I was not informed until the very, very last step that I was informed shipping to Hawaii would be via UPS 2nd-day at a price of $25.28.

We in Hawaii are used to being told our shipping costs will be prohibitive; if that's what it costs, then that's what it costs, and if I don't think it's worth it, I won't make the purchase. However, as much as I respect Buy.com's excellent reputation, I must say that I'm disappointed that I was told "free shipping," then enticed to give a third party my personal info before being told my shipping price would be different. Please, please, please: Consider putting RIGHT THERE on the product page any information that will help Hawaii and Alaska residents make intelligent decisions BEFORE going through all that; it wouldn't be very difficult for you and it would save US a ton of time. Either that, or offer USPS First-Class shipping, as you do for DVD orders weighing less than 13 oz. I know it was nobody's intention to mislead me and then dupe me into signing up for a service that I don't need (anymore), but that's exactly how it feels. Please consider changing your shipping options or informing customers right up front that shipping prices differ for Hawaii and Alaska residents. Would YOU pay $25.29 to ship an MP3 player that cost you $18.99?

Thanks for hearing me out.

[tutusue]

[...]Aw, forget it. Shipping to Hawaii is $25.29. I got all the way to the very last stage of the checkout before I was told this.[...]
I complained to Buy.com almost 10 years ago, Scriv. No luck. I refuse to buy from them now even with a ShipToHawaii.com account.

[tutusue]

A Jamba Juice BOGO FREE coupon HERE (http://www.jambafunctionals.com/bogo/coupon.aspx). It does mention participating locations and I've not tried redeeming it yet but it the past those coupons have always worked.

[Pomai]

A Jamba Juice BOGO FREE coupon HERE (http://www.jambafunctionals.com/bogo/coupon.aspx). It does mention participating locations and I've not tried redeeming it yet but it the past those coupons have always worked.Tutusue, you and your darned DB acronyms. lol

Here I thought "BOGO" was the name of a new health smoothie "JJ" was offering. You know, one of them funky California valley slangs.

Alas, upon clicking on your link, it's "Buy One Get One" free. :o :D

[tutusue]

Tutusue, you and your darned DB acronyms. lol[...]
<teehee!> I learned that acronym right here on HT! If you click on the link it's also used in the URL. Next thing we know it'll end up in the dictionary! ;)