Cyber Monday
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November 26th, 2018 at 12:34:39 PM
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To you participate in Cyber Monday? Is it legit, or all hype? Any pro tips?
I'm a n00b to this.
I need some tires. Perhaps some new clothes. Maybe a couple coffee mugs.
Just dipping my toe in the water, it seems pretty legit. I looked at one clothing place and it was 50% of everything. I can buy gift cards and go through an affiliate and reduce the price even further.
Maybe I should try to do all my shopping for the whole year, like some frontier family on a trip to town.
I'll take 100 pounds of flour. 5 pounds of gun powder. 30 gallons of whiskey. A new, regulation stick for beating the wife and kids. Annnnd.... throw in a fidget spinner.
I'm a n00b to this.
I need some tires. Perhaps some new clothes. Maybe a couple coffee mugs.
Just dipping my toe in the water, it seems pretty legit. I looked at one clothing place and it was 50% of everything. I can buy gift cards and go through an affiliate and reduce the price even further.
Maybe I should try to do all my shopping for the whole year, like some frontier family on a trip to town.
I'll take 100 pounds of flour. 5 pounds of gun powder. 30 gallons of whiskey. A new, regulation stick for beating the wife and kids. Annnnd.... throw in a fidget spinner.
November 26th, 2018 at 12:51:04 PM
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Cyber Monday is PHYSICALLY safer because you aren't risking bodily harm or death by getting beat up/killed over 30 percent off of a 48 inch flat screen TV but it may not be FINANCIALLY safe. Lots of hackers hack credit cards online.....
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November 26th, 2018 at 1:00:48 PM
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I only wear my finest 1500tc Egyptian cotton sheets. Don't care about the price. IMO best value is at Bed Bath & Beyond. Just pretend you're buying bed sheets and it'll make the whole process a lot smoother, or else the person helping you will call you mean names and try to kick you out.
November 26th, 2018 at 1:32:56 PM
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I am "participating" in that I work for an e-tailer, and it's our biggest day of the year. So, keeping eyes on all systems and making sure everything goes off without a hitch.
Also I snagged one deal. 2-pack of Ecobee sensors for half off ($40 instead of $80). Ecobee is a smart thermostat and it can have additional temperature sensors. We wanted additional sensors (the stock thermostat comes with 3), so I was happy when a coworker posted the deal.
Also I snagged one deal. 2-pack of Ecobee sensors for half off ($40 instead of $80). Ecobee is a smart thermostat and it can have additional temperature sensors. We wanted additional sensors (the stock thermostat comes with 3), so I was happy when a coworker posted the deal.
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November 26th, 2018 at 1:42:12 PM
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I am a constant deal seeker. Cyber monday is not as big as it used to be but there is still some value. I just posted on the misc thread that Hulu has .99 a month for 12 months to new customers. But I think with a different credit card and email address everyone can be a new customer.
8 years ago all black friday deals were in store only so they came up with cyber monday. Now you can get the black friday deals online so cyber monday wasnt as big of a deal.
there is also the vegas.com deal that is going on. Buy anything and they give you a $50 coupon code. It is supposed to be 1 per customer but I used it 3 times. I bought a $10 eifle tower ticket and got a $11 blue man group ticket the next day.
8 years ago all black friday deals were in store only so they came up with cyber monday. Now you can get the black friday deals online so cyber monday wasnt as big of a deal.
there is also the vegas.com deal that is going on. Buy anything and they give you a $50 coupon code. It is supposed to be 1 per customer but I used it 3 times. I bought a $10 eifle tower ticket and got a $11 blue man group ticket the next day.
Expect the worst and you will never be disappointed.
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November 26th, 2018 at 2:20:51 PM
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I ordered a 50" 4k smart TV for $199 from Best Buy this morning. I don't know if that is the best deal out there but it seemed good to me and my bedroom TV recently blowed up.
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November 26th, 2018 at 2:27:58 PM
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Raise.com has a 5% off sale today, but be careful. You can only use it once.
It's probably not that great a deal for certain things. Because the demand on cards is high, so the deals are not great to begin with. It just sort of cancels out the worse prices.
If you use it for amazon or grocery cards, that would be great.
It's probably not that great a deal for certain things. Because the demand on cards is high, so the deals are not great to begin with. It just sort of cancels out the worse prices.
If you use it for amazon or grocery cards, that would be great.
November 26th, 2018 at 3:43:22 PM
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There are some great deals out there, but I'm not buying much this year, as I already have made enough purchases.
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November 26th, 2018 at 3:46:25 PM
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Oh I get it, bigot, KKK. I thought you were making a mumu.Quote: RSI only wear my finest 1500tc Egyptian cotton sheets. Don't care about the price. IMO best value is at Bed Bath & Beyond. Just pretend you're buying bed sheets and it'll make the whole process a lot smoother, or else the person helping you will call you mean names and try to kick you out.
I am a robot.
November 26th, 2018 at 4:53:39 PM
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Quote: RigondeauxI need some tires.
Any chance you’re a Costco member? They’ve had a great deal all month on some good tires (ends tonight).
$70 off a set of four, installation is one penny for each tire. Comes to like $129 off.
I just bought some there last week. Very happy with them.
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November 26th, 2018 at 5:41:29 PM
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Quote: ams288Any chance you’re a Costco member? They’ve had a great deal all month on some good tires (ends tonight).
$70 off a set of four, installation is one penny for each tire. Comes to like $129 off.
I just bought some there last week. Very happy with them.
I wish I would have seen that. Pepboys had a buy 2 get 2 free but they charge like $50 each for installation.
Expect the worst and you will never be disappointed.
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November 26th, 2018 at 5:42:36 PM
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Mom's vtech cordless set is worn out and she asked for new ones, with a total of 5 handsets.
Amazon has Panasonic 6.0 Dec with 3 handsets, regular $99, for 47.99. 4 yr replacement coverage is only 2.99. Cyber Monday only.
So I got 2 sets, each of which has base + 3 handsets.
My question for you guys is, can the 2nd set of handsets work with the same base as the first? Or are they hard-set to unique frequencies and not compatible?
They do have addl (expansion) handsets for sale, but they're a different part number, and about $30 apiece.
I'm thinking there's a set of switches on the handset electronics, or a pairing function like on a modem or something. I should mention that the specs on Amazon say it's expandable to 6 units, so the base unit should support it.
Thanks.
Amazon has Panasonic 6.0 Dec with 3 handsets, regular $99, for 47.99. 4 yr replacement coverage is only 2.99. Cyber Monday only.
So I got 2 sets, each of which has base + 3 handsets.
My question for you guys is, can the 2nd set of handsets work with the same base as the first? Or are they hard-set to unique frequencies and not compatible?
They do have addl (expansion) handsets for sale, but they're a different part number, and about $30 apiece.
I'm thinking there's a set of switches on the handset electronics, or a pairing function like on a modem or something. I should mention that the specs on Amazon say it's expandable to 6 units, so the base unit should support it.
Thanks.
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November 26th, 2018 at 5:57:17 PM
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Depends on what you mean by "legit." Originally, it started because most people accessed the Web from work, so the Monday after the Thanksgiving weekend became a popular online shopping day, and companies took advantage.
It's definitely a "thing"; in fact, The Price is Right has an annual Cyber Monday Special epsiode.
It's definitely a "thing"; in fact, The Price is Right has an annual Cyber Monday Special epsiode.
November 27th, 2018 at 12:24:11 AM
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Quote: ams288Any chance you’re a Costco member? They’ve had a great deal all month on some good tires (ends tonight).
$70 off a set of four, installation is one penny for each tire. Comes to like $129 off.
I just bought some there last week. Very happy with them.
Costco doesn't always carry all the tires available in store. in 15 when I was looking for truck tires before heading back east from Red Deer Alberta I went in store and the guy showed me $1100 -1300 sets of tires for my truck. Was too much so I went home to look online.... found 2 types he never showed me or mentioned online...called back and he explained I needed to order them online , they would ship them included in the price from LA to Red Deer over the next week and when they came in they would install and warranty them for me.
Some how shipping them in from LA including the shipping cost me over $500 less than the tires available in store. Good tires to boot for the $650 or so it was out the door.
November 27th, 2018 at 7:00:10 AM
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November 27th, 2018 at 9:50:08 AM
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Quit whining. Only 28 days to go.
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November 27th, 2018 at 11:06:51 AM
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On the whole, I was pretty disappointed.
Didn't really find any good deals on tires, or a new dash cam (everyone should have a dash cam, btw).
Did probably 90% of my clothes shopping for the year, though. Averaged about 50% off.
Seems like most everything was clothes or electronics (except dash cams). But it's hard to tell how much of the discounts are authentic. "Was $500, now $300!" But presumably, $500 is some theoretical list price that nobody ever pays.
Didn't really find any good deals on tires, or a new dash cam (everyone should have a dash cam, btw).
Did probably 90% of my clothes shopping for the year, though. Averaged about 50% off.
Seems like most everything was clothes or electronics (except dash cams). But it's hard to tell how much of the discounts are authentic. "Was $500, now $300!" But presumably, $500 is some theoretical list price that nobody ever pays.
November 27th, 2018 at 12:14:12 PM
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Maybe I'm just jaded in my dotage but I find all this Black Friday
and Cyber Monday stuff to be just too much hype to wade thru.
I don't think I need any more gadgets and I fear those discounts are fantasies.
and Cyber Monday stuff to be just too much hype to wade thru.
I don't think I need any more gadgets and I fear those discounts are fantasies.
November 27th, 2018 at 12:40:47 PM
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Black Friday has good deals. I’ve always found Cyber Monday to be highly overrated.
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November 29th, 2018 at 2:13:01 PM
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Quote: RigondeauxRaise.com has a 5% off sale today, but be careful. You can only use it once.
It's probably not that great a deal for certain things. Because the demand on cards is high, so the deals are not great to begin with. It just sort of cancels out the worse prices.
If you use it for amazon or grocery cards, that would be great.
I used to use Raise.com to sell gift cards. I only say “used to” because after reading your post I went to check on my balance or cash out. They now charge a whopping $30 to request a check when you cash out so my $45 balance just got Munsoned.
$1700, 18, 19, 1920, 40, 60,... :/ Thx 'Do it again'. I'll try
