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Sharper Image is closing all stores

Published June 2nd, 2008 in Shopping Promotion. 0 Comments

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It was half expected but still took me by surprise when Consumerist reported on the news earlier today. Sharper Image who filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier this year just announced they will close all remaining stores and clear out the inventory.

Discounts of 20% to 40% are now being offered on all merchandise in all stores. Consumers will be able to take advantage of deep discounts and important savings on electronics and toys as well as products for the home, personal care, the office and travel.

The same company appears to be handling the event that worked with CompuUSA when they went under. I am sure there will be plenty of bargains, just need to remember that most likely all sales are final and the only warranty you have is whatever you get from the manufacturer.

Also related, note the trouble looming over for Linens and Things. They are closing 120 stores in the US.

Over $500 in credit card sign up bonuses

Published May 15th, 2008 in Shopping Promotion. 3 Comments

Credit card sign up bonus offers are the kind of deals I rarely pass on. They are usually easy to get on, and just as easy to get off when you no longer need the card. I have participated in most of the promotions below and still use one of these credit cards because of its good daily cash rewards.

All of the cards below have no annual fee, or have it waived for the first year. Should you apply just because of the sign up bonus? You will have to decide it for yourself. My answer to this question tends to vary depending on the bonus amount and on how badly I am in a need of cash at the time I see the offer.

Credit cards with sign up bonuses

	Citi Professional with Thank You network - (offer page) ~~10,000 ThankYou points ($100 equivalent) after $250 in purchases. The card also offers decent rewards when you use it at restaurants, gas stations, on auto rentals and certain office supply merchants.~~ (this promotion has expired)
	Citi Business with Thank You network (offer page) 10,000 ThankYou points ($100 equivalent) after $250 in purchases. The card also offers decent rewards when you use it at office supply merchants and on professional services
	American Express Preferred Rewards Gold (offer page) 10,000 membership rewards bonus points after your first purchase (redeemable for a $100 gift card). The membership program tied with this card also offers certain travel and entertainment related perks.
	Discover Business (offer page) $100 cashback bonus after $1000 in purchases. This card also offers 5% on your first $2000 in office supply purchases and 2% on your first $2000 in gas purchases in a year, plus other benefits
	American Express Platinum Business FreedomPass (offer page) 5000 bonus points with first purchase (redeem for $100 when you accumulate a total 7500 points). This card offers one point for each dollar spent on travel. 7500 points are redeemable for $100 (effective cashback rate 1.33%).
	Chase Freedom (offer page) $50 in bonus rebates after your first purchase. 3% cashback in 3 top categories by spending (capped at $18 per month) and 1% in the rest. Also check out Chase Freedom Plus card, my primary credit card at the moment
	American Express One (offer page) $50 bonus is deposited into a linked savings account after first purchase. This card also offers 1% cashback on eligible purchases - this is a norm for most cash rewards credit cards. The distinct part is the FDIC-insured savings account that comes with the card.

Free museums for Bank of America customers

Published April 29th, 2008 in Shopping Promotion. 0 Comments

Bank of America has extended their program from the last year. Now instead of one month you get free admission to over 70 museums nationwide on the first weekend of every month all year long.

Bring your your photo ID and a Bank of America credit card, ATM card, or check card, and you will receive free admission for yourself and a guest. In addition LaSalle bank cards are good in Illinois and Michigan.

Go to the promotion page to see the list of participating museums in your state.

Bank of America museums

Source: Visit your Favorite Musuem for FREE courtesy of Bank of America at Buxr

Philips pulls out of US TV market, offers huge sale

Published April 28th, 2008 in Shopping Promotion. 13 Comments

philips tv CNet reported last week that Philips will stop selling TV’s in the US and earlier today people started to report huge discounts offered at Philips Outlet on refurbished TV’s. Here is for example an 47” LCD HDTV for $750. Some more TV bargains:

LCD TVs

47” 1080p LCD flat HDTV (47PFL7422D/37B) $750
42” 1080p LCD flat HDTV (42PFL7422D/37B) $650
42” 720p Pixel Plus 3 LCD flat HDTV (42PFL5332D/37B) $600
37” 720p Pixel Plus 3 LCD TV (37PFL5332D/37B) $460
26” Magnavox 720p LCD HDTV with DVD/DivX (26MD357B/37B) $280
26” Magnavox 720p LCD HDTV $260

Plasma TVs

50” 720p Plasma flat HDTV (50PFP5332D/37B) $700

The current promotion is labeled Spring Friends and Family Sale and today is the last day, however I would expect to see more hot deals coming our way before Philips completely clears out the inventory.

These are amazingly hot prices and Philips is a recognized brand in electronics market. The only issue I have with them is the warranty which you will surely want to have since 90-day Limited Warranty is what you get by default and due to the obvious reasons Philips is not offering anything longer.

SquareTrade is one of the third party extended warranty companies that got pretty good reviews. Use code FIFTYOFF and you will get 50% off their rates.

Read more: forum discussion at SlickDeals and FatWallet

Free access to Encyclopedia Britannica

Published April 24th, 2008 in Shopping Promotion. 2 Comments

If you have a blog, you can get an annual online subscription to Encyclopedia Britannica ($70 value) for free. No credit card is needed. Just fill out this form and if you qualify you will receive an invitation code that you can use to enroll. I did so last week and just received my free subscription.

Congratulations and welcome to the Britannica.com family! You have successfully completed your application to Encyclopaedia Britannica Online. Get ready to start enjoying your access to the world’s most comprehensive reference source!

According to the terms of service, along with the full access to the encyclopedia content you also get an ability to link to Britannica articles from your blog however I can’t seem to figure out how I can properly do it. My attempts to get to the “Website Tools” redirect me to the encyclopedia home page.

If you get the subscription and find out how to link to the articles so your visitors can read the content, please let me know in the comments.

Source: Encyclopedia Britannica Now Free For Bloggers at TechCrunch

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