News, Tips and Resources for Online Bargain Hunters
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You might want to check this out. American Express has been running their annual Holiday Wish List which features 3 product sales at 12pm, 3pm, and 7pm (Eastern Time) every day between November 28 and December 14. The web site is a very neatly designed flash application. Even if you are not buying anything it is worth to take a look.
They will offer 500 of Microsoft Zune MP3 players for $125 each on Thursday, a bunch of cruise packages for 1/5 of their regular price on Friday, and a new Porsche Cayman Coupe (actually 3 of them for $5000 each) on Monday. You do need an American Express card to participate. The complete list of products for sale is available here.
Besides to the main sale items you can also try your luck at some free stuff like gift cards and discount coupons. The chances are probably slim but the way they have done it is a lot of fun.
FatWallet already has 58 pages long thread with people discussing who has what in their wish list. I don’t know about you but I kind of like that red car. ;-)
Update: If you don’t feel like messing with the URL’s on your own then use these Amazon discount codes to browse the items by department & discount percentage
Have you ever found yourself checking out the clearance corner of the store that you happen to visit? I do it all the time. Would you like to take a peek at the Amazon clearance items? This link will list everything from Computers and Hardware department that sells at 80% discount or more:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/?node=541966&pct-off=80-
You can easily customize the link by changing the department (which is the number after “node=”) and/or discount percentage. Try these links for example:
You can specify a range for the discount like this: “&pct-off=50-70″. To sort the results by price add “&sort=price” at the end. If you want to list just the Amazon products (these would qualify for free shipping with Amazon Prime membership) then add “&emi=ATVPDKIKX0DER” at the end.
Here are a few more useful links from Amazon
There is a huge number of web sites built on top of Amazon that can improve your shopping or make it more fun. Here are just a few that I like the most:
If the price on a product you buy from Amazon drops within 30 days you can often request a price match. These websites will track the price on your items daily and will notify you by email if a price drop is detected.
The next list is Amazon Filler tools — use them when you are just a couple bucks short of $25 total that Amazon requires to qualify for free shipping.
Do you know more Amazon related tips or hacks? Add them in your comments.
Update 11/30: If you are too lazy to build your own Amazon links you can use this little script by Ryan Stewart to do it for you. As the price for convenience he gets a small comission on the stuff you buy ;-)
Update 12/15: Added price tracking websites
This offer from Sony will make a great Christmas gift for my “budget-cautious-self”. I have already signed up for it two times in the past and will do it this time around. What is it? It is a credit card from Sony. You apply for it, make one purchase, and get a $150 bonus in a few weeks (the amount is credited directly to your new card). That is all. The last two promotions were for $100. It looks like Sony has sweetened the deal this time around.
There is no sign-up fee, no annual fee, and you don’t have to keep the card once you get and spend the $150 (although I should say it is not a bad cash back card overall — you get 1% back on regular purchases, 3% on all Sony products, and 5% on anything you spend at the Sony online store).
Offer expires March 31st, 2007. Your first purchase must be made by June 30, 2007. An added benefit until January 4, 2007 — get 10% back on your purchases at the Sony online store (instead of the usual 5%). Read more about this offer here.
