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Thursday

Pre-Pre-Christmas Sale $11 Fleece Jacket from Amazon.com

So this seems to be the week for Amazon.com.

We're back with a new deal for clothing this time. Get a Full Zip Adult Fleece Jacket for only $11.99 right now.




If you have Amazon Prime, you'll also get FREE 2-Day Express Shipping.

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Monday

$94.47 Instant Discount at GetSubscriptions.com Magazine Store

Here's a rare change to save almost $100 in cold cash.

That's right -- you'll get an instant discount of $94.47 off a 1 year subscription to People Magazine.



Want more? GetSubscriptions.com will also mail a Free Greeting Card that can be customized with your own message. Choose one of dozens of card designs. They'll print it and ship it in the mail for you -- the perfect way to announce that the gift magazine subscription is on the way.



And since there's usually a couple of weeks lead time for publishers to start sending out magazines, this is the right time to order the gift magazine subscription for Christmas.


Claim your $94.47 discount on People Magazine

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Friday

It's That Time Of Year Again

Thanksgiving is here. Which means Christmas is around the corner.

While most people will wait till AFTER Thanksgiving for sales, stores are starting their discounting this weekend!

Here's a printable coupon for Lord & Taylor department stores.

Print out multiple copies of this coupon and when you go to the mall you'll get 20% Off clothing at Lord & Taylors.

That's a decent discount.

Advanced Discount Shopping Tip: Buy the clothes you want this weekend before the crowds with this printable coupon. And then if the same merchandise goes on sale afterwards, you can get a price adjustment. So there's no risk!

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Sunday

Printable Coupon: 40% Off Borders Books and Music

This month, pick-up any book for 40% off the retail price!

That's kind of a crazy savings. Perhaps it's the perfect reason to start your Christmas shopping with a stocking stuffer or two (print out more than one!)...

Click to get the full-size, printable coupon
for Borders Books or Waldenbooks stores.
Coupon code is also valid for borders.com purchases!

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Wednesday

90% Off Price AND SIZE of 2GB USB Flash Drive - Small Than Trident Stick of Gum

SMALL IS IN.

Especially when it comes to PRICE (like 90% OFF!) as well as size of electronics.

Here's a highlighted deal from the unpublished category of Amazon.com which lists all electronics & computer items that are 90% off or more:

A 2GB USB Flash Drive that is so small it is smaller than a Q-TIP. It is smaller than a stick of Trident Gum.

The price is tiny too -- $3.65.

And to think there are over 500 other items on Amazon.com's electronics section that are over 90% off as well . . .

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Monday

$100 Off Amazon.com Purchase Promotion


mp3 downloads are to iTunes as ebook downloads are to Amazon.com -- At least that's what Jeff Bezos wants you to think.

The new Amazon Kindle ebook reader device is a big hit so far with the geek squad.

But to get the masses excited about this product, Amazon and Chase are running a promotion that gives you an extra $100 off the promotional price of the Kindle reader.

I haven't yet seen the Kindle in person, but it's gotten rave reviews:





It looks like there's 2 parts of this discount for the Kindle Reader Device. $70 promotion code + $30 Amazon Chase Visa card promo. Don't know if they are mutually exclusive or must be used in combination....but here's the fine print -- which looks like the $70 can be used separately.

$70 Discount Coupon Code for Amazon Kindle:

• Each promotional offer claim code ("offer") can be used only once : VISACARD

• Limit one offer per customer account.

• Offer valid only on purchases made between 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time on August 19, 2008, and 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on September 8, 2008.

• Offer must be redeemed at our Web site, http://www.amazon.com, and may only be applied towards the purchase of a Kindle sold by Amazon.com. Offer may not be used to purchase any other products sold by Amazon.com or by any third party. Offer cannot be redeemed at any other site operated by Amazon.com or its affiliates (including Amazon.ca, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de, Amazon.fr, or Amazon.co.jp.), or third-party merchants sites.

• Offer must be redeemed through the Amazon.com shopping cart. Does not apply to orders placed with 1-Click®.

• Offer cannot be used to pay for taxes, or shipping and handling charges.

• Offer may not be combined with any other claim-code based offers.

• Offer is not for resale and is not redeemable for cash.

• Offer cannot be applied to orders already placed with Amazon.com.

• If you return items purchased using a claim code, you will not receive a refund for the amount of the offer.

• When you redeem an offer, Amazon.com can tell that you are part of a group of customers. For more information about data that Amazon.com collects from our customers, read our privacy policy.

• If you return items purchased using a claim code, you will not receive a refund for the amount of the offer.

• Chase is not responsible for order fulfillment related to the offer.

• Amazon.com reserves the right to terminate the offer or change or modify these terms and conditions from time to time in its discretion.

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Thursday

#1 Recommended Tool for Juniors Applying to College This Year in the Fall



Everyone has great SAT test scores. Everyone has leadership on their resume. Everyone has volunteer experience that makes your heart melt. They are team captains and olympic-bound athletes. Yes, your kid is the perfect kid....for Harvard, Princeton or any other school of you choice. But will the Admissions committee see that in the application, essays and interviews?

Here's one differentiator still on the plate for high school juniors to take advantage of -- an enlarged worldview.

Most Juniors are so busy with cramming, studying, and shining in so many ways that they forget about the world around them -- literally.

How to cure this deficit? READ THE NEWSPAPER.



Time and time again, essays and conversations in interviews easily show those students that are "a more advanced" in their maturity. And one way is to get your kid to read the Wall Street Journal daily. They'll quickly become versed in some of the "adult" things in life from the great articles in the Personal Journal section. They'll also be up to date on global news and issues from the rest of the paper.

It will be some of the best dollars you spend on their education. Get the paper delivered, get them to read it daily for a month or two and you'll see. It is quite amazing.

LINK: 1 full yr of WSJ.com + the Journal delivered = $125 total (over 75% off!)

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Tuesday

The Ultimate Deal

Ok, this was kind of like a once in a lifetime deal.

Microsoft Office ULTIMATE suite (the largest, most robust version of Office) for 91% off retail price. That meant getting all of MS Office - Word, Excel Powerpoint, Endnote, Outlook, Frontpage, Groove, etc for only $59 total.

But I guess sometimes lightning strikes twice because this deal is back.

Currently, I am using my Microsoft Office Ultimate package on both my laptop and desktop (legal to install this on 1 laptop and 1 desktop PC) at home. And at $59 for a completely legal and full version of the software is sweeeet!

Now you can too. I would categorize this as one of those MUST-BUYS if you qualify. . .
Buy Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007!

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Friday

New Six Flags / Great Adventure Modified Season Pass Discount Details

Great things are happening at Six Flags parks this summer.

Six Flags just announced the release of the Six Flags Big Six Pass.

Now and until the end of the 2008 Season you can buy a Big Six pass for just a few more dollars than a regular admission pass - at many parks it is the SAME PRICE as a one-day ticket!

Six Flags Great Adventure DiscountWith the Big Six Pass, you can visit the park of purchase on 6 different occasions throughout the 2008 Season, including our popular Fright Fest! This gives all you thrill-seekers something you just can't resist this summer at your favorite local Six Flags park!

Six Flags Big Six Pass = 1 ticket = 6 visits at participating Six Flags parks!


Below is a list of parks participating in the Six Flags Big Six Pass promotion:

California
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom

Georgia
Six Flags Over Georgia

Illinois
Six Flags Great America

Kentucky
Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom

Massachusetts
Six Flags New England

Missouri
Six Flags St. Louis

New Jersey
Six Flags Great Adventure

New York
Six Flags The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom

Texas
Six Flags Fiesta Texas

Six Flags Over Texas, Arlington

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Monday

Printable Coupon: Staples 12% Off July / August 2008

FYI, Staples is running a promo where you get a $15 Staples Rewards credit when you recycle an HP inkjet cartridge - the flyer said 3rd party cartridges are ok too. The catch is that you need to make a $25 purchase in HP ink.

For my HP Photosmart C7250 printer, I need 3 ink tanks at $10 each usually. $30 total, minus $15 = $5/ink tank. That's 50% off for OEM HP brand ink.

You can stack this printable coupon on and get 12% off as well:

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Thursday

How to get Starbucks VENTI Coffees for < $1

Did you know that you can get Starbucks Venti size (LARGE!) coffee for only $1 a cup?


Today, I went in to my local Starbucks and used a prepaid Starbucks card for my purchase. By using a registered pre-paid card at Starbucks, they apparently give you free flavoring and free milk options in your coffee.


And another bonus: hey also give you free refills on brewed coffee.


So for $1.95, I got 2 full Venti cups of Pike's Place Soy Hazelnut coffee today...


That's less than 1 dollar a cup.


You laugh, but this is serious $$ for some people. Saving $0.75-$1+ a day on the flavors + milk each time you go into Starbucks can translates into literally HUNDREDS of dollars saved over a year.
All you need is to get a pre-paid Starbucks card - one of those plastic gift-cards sitting at the counter and then ask them to load any amount onto it - even as little as a buck. But the KEY is to REGISTER the card on starbucks.com -- it also allows you to get a replacement card with balance intact if you loose your cards somewhere.
When asking for a refill, just present the registered pre-paid card and ask for a free refill -- and they'll quickly swipe it and give you the refill or top off your coffee before you leave the store with no hassles.


Suddenly, the Starbucks habit doesn't seem so ridiculous on the wallet...

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Tuesday

Exclusive 10% Off Dell coupon code

I recently bought a bunch of 2GB Kensington USB flash drives from dell.com for $7.99 + free shipping (YES!) and today they emailed me with a promotional offer to buy some more stuff...

The offer was for 10% off my next electronics, software and accessories purchase. But I'm sharing it here with you.

For your exclusive 10% savings, just enter coupon code
0$G8LTJM47SBCZ at checkout.* Online only.

Expires 04/25/08.



*I believe this is a one-time use coupon code, so first come first serve to dell.com. However, all I ask is that you leave a comment back here when you use it so others will know it's gone.

Thanks & enjoy!

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Thursday

How To Get A LEGAL Copy of Microsoft Office 2007 for $59

The great part about software is that there is almost no cost to the actual product -- which means unlimited profit for the software company.

But what this means for the consumer is that if you are savvy enough, you can probably find some really good deals out there for the same exact thing. RIght now, Office Ultimate is available for $697 at Staples. NO JOKE.



For example, student versions of software are ridiculously cheap if you have a valid student id at a college, university or sometimes even primary schools (keep reading to find out about the Home & Student Editions of Microsoft Office for about 100 bucks).

But Microsoft has come up with a super enticing offer to get legal copies of its software into the hands of students across campuses to cut down on piracy and get some actual profits along the way.

Here's the ultimate deal for Microsoft Office 2007 ULTIMATE EDITION which
includes nine different Microsoft programs.

Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007 includes Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Groove, OneNote, Publisher, Access, and more.

You need a valid university or school email address that ends in .edu. Once you buy it, you'll download the product and install it as a trial. And you simply enter the registration key that you purchase and it "unlocks" and becomes a fully licensed legal copy of the Microsoft office suite.






Now that is a sweet deal! At $59.95 for 10 programs, that's under $10/program! Compare that to the full price for MS Office 2007 Ultimate which is $457!

What's Included

* Access™ 2007
* Accounting Express 2007
* Excel® 2007
* Groove® 2007
* InfoPath® 2007
* OneNote® 2007
* Outlook® 2007 with Business Contact Manager
* PowerPoint® 2007
* Publisher 2007
* Word 2007


Secure your discount now before you regret that you missed the deadline (end of this month).



BUT WHAT IT I AM NOT A STUDENT with a student ID + .edu email address?

Microsoft still loves you. Ok, that's a stretch, but they love the benjamin's in your wallet... There's a little known version of Office that is generally available to the public which is legal for home and student use. In fact, it's called just that - Microsoft Office HOME & STUDENT 2007 -- and the full price is only $119 (free shipping!)

You are allowed to install in on up to 3 computer in a non-commercial setting.

This version doesn't have all 10 programs included in the Ultimate edition, but you'll get the most used programs: Word 2007, Powerpoint 2007, Excel 2007, and OneNote 2007. That's still a bargain at $119.

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Wednesday

DEAL ALERT: 1 Dozen Rozes $10.00 + Free Shipping for Feb 14th Delivery


This is a Super Valupoint Deal Alert - which means you must click over and buy this right now before they sell out or change the deal!

Right now, you can get 1 Dozen Roses - Pink, Yellow, Orange, Assorted Colors, White, Red Roses - on Amazon.com for $10.00 final price including shipping and handling for delivery on February 14th from Falcon. This offer is only valid from the Amazon seller - FALCON FARMS.

USE THESE LINKS:
1 Dozen Pink Roses + Free Shipping

1 Dozen Yellow Roses + Free Shipping
1 Dozen Rainbow Roses + Free Shipping
1 Dozen Orange Roses + Free Shipping
1 Dozen White Roses + Free Shipping
1 Dozen Red Roses + Free Shipping Out of Stock as of 2/6


After you add it to your cart and then PROCEED TO CHECKOUT, you'll see an automatic $19.99 discount for Feb 14th Delivery. See screenshot below.



  • 1 Dozen Roses
  • Final Price = $10.00
  • Delivery on Feb 14th

If the Amazon deal is OOS (out of stock), then you can order direct from falconfarms.com for $20 + $8 shipping = $27 total price. Supposedly the products will be restocked later today or tomorrow if they go out of stock today according to Falcon Farms customer service, so you can order them for $27 direct or gamble and wait for Amazon to possible show up again for $10.

Do it before you regret it! Let us know if you got the deal and post a comment below! What else are you getting your valentine?



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Tuesday

BusinessWeek. Your Choice: 1) Free or 2) 82% Off



BusinessWeek is one of those weekly magazines that no one notices really, but everyone actually will pick it up and read it if it's in the house.


It's got a new format/layout that's fresh and still have decent coverage of various news items. Basically it's not stale like some other newsweekly magazines.

Here's your chance to get it completely free if you like downloading digital versions of magazines: CLICK HERE

or you can get BusinessWeek for 82% Off the hard copy subscription: CLICK HERE

Enjoy!

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Monday

90% Off Amazon on 518 Electronics Items at Amazon

This is "Get-90%-Off-Electronics-At-Amazon-Month" or put it another way, your lucky day if you're a tech-nerd.



Amazon has over 500 items that they've put on discount -- and I mean "DISCOUNT". These are all 90% or more off the original prices on electronics for sale on Amazon.


SEE ALL 500+ ITEMS ON SALE FOR 90% OFF OR MORE: CLICK HERE

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Wednesday

Sports Weekly for 58 cents/week

Sports fans should jump on this deal immediately:




  • $29.95 for 1 year -- 52 weeks of Sports Weekly. That's only $0.58 per issue!

  • 26 weeks for $19.95 - $0.77 per issue

  • 13 weeks for $9.99 - $0.77 per issue


Subscribe to Sports Weekly

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Saturday

Membership really has it's priviledges. . .

It really pays to belong!
We were in the mall this week and went into the Metropolitan Museum of Art Gift Store. And guess what we found out at the register from a very friendly employee.
If you have a membership to the Met Museum or if your company that you work for is benefactor of the Met Museum in New York City, then you are eligible to get 10% off of all the purchases at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Gift Store, even if its not at the Museum physically, but in the Met Store in the mall.
We recently used that 10% discount and got over $10 off our purchase on various items we found on sale. Getting that extra 10% off was the cherry on top!

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Friday

Six Flags Still Open -- Scary, huh?

Six Flags is the place to go during the summer, but little do most people know that October is another GREAT time to visit Six Flags.

The park is transformed into "Fright Fest" for Halloween, and if the weather is still cool & crisp, yet not freezing cold towards the end of October, Six Flags is the place to go.




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Don't Forget About Europe

In the US, we tend to think that everything is about US, as in U.S(A.). But it's not.

I recently shared how to get 75% off the Wall Street Journal online & print delivery. But if you're at all involved with business these days, you know that everything is global. And the news you need to know about increasingly needs to be global as well, even if you're doing busines only in the States.


So here's a tip for the Wall Street Journal Europe edition at 50% off:




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Who said Apple products ain't cheap? $70 Discounts

Everyone has an Apple iPod. . .EXCEPT YOU! Why not? Is it because you're a cheapo and don't want to shell out the cash for those beautiful mp3 players that don't go on sale?


Here's your change to own an iPod and keep up to $70 in your pocket. Did you know Apple has a quiet section of their store online that sells recertified Apple products that come with full warranties, but just much much cheaper than those sold at in Apple stores?
No one will know except you when you are finally carrying a shiny Apple iPod nano.
Apple also sells discounted iPhones, Macs, iBooks, etc all with simiar discounts that you'll enjoy.

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Wednesday

Wall Street Journal Subscription Model Changing?

FYI, today's Wall Street Journal featured an article about how WSJ.com online is probably going to go to a free subscription model after the sale from Dow Jones is completed. The important part of the article is that they'll keep the premium content behind paid gates, kind of like NY Times Select.



Right now, list price for wsj.com online subscriptions is $99/year.


But the street price is much less if you just look a little further.


e.g. http://1.wallstreetjournaI.googlepages.com offers WSJ.com for $49/year to current print subscribers or $79/year for stand-alone WSJ.com online subscriptions or $9.95 for 30 days -- OR -- you can BOTH the print hard copy of the paper delivered + WSJ.com online subscription COMBINED for $125 for 1 Year 2 Months (60 weeks).



As a print reader to begin with, the $125 for both subscriptions is a no-brainer for me. Usually over $200 for 1 year of the print alone, this deal is amazing for print subscriptions by itself, and then you get online subscription included free. It's great when deals like this come your way.


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Kodak Moment: Back to School is Priceless & Free at the Same Time

Back to School is one of the most exciting times of the year for any family with kids. Now you can capture that excitement with a professional photo portrait from The Picture People. They are giving away free Portrait Sittings and a Free 8x10 or 10x13 Portrait Print.



Here's the printable coupon - just click to get the full-size coupon and bring the print out to The Picture People studio near you.

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Saturday

3 Options for Subscription Discounts to the Wall Street Journal

I read the Wall Street Journal daily and there are a couple of sections/writers that I like to flip pages to first when I get the paper delivered each day.

  • The Personal Journal Section - the writers are spot on for editorial topics and the section usually has at least one article daily that hits home. It's a fun read, and usually informative - and practically applicable to life.
  • Walt Mossberg - Technology column, called The Mossberg Solution - which is now written usually by Katie Boehret (actually she probably wrote a LOT of the content that Mossberg used in his columns previously, but now she has her own bylines and has moved up in the WSJ reporting offices it seems.
  • Joe Morgenstern's movie reviews -- You can usually get a good sense of how a movie is going to be from the headline and sub-heads, but if you read on, the movie reviews are WELL written and somehow capture the essence of what you actually feel while watching the movie, but can't exactly put into words precisely. . . untill you read Joe's reviews. He has the uncanny ability to predict exactly how I'll react to certain scenes, actors, storylines, etc. I search for his reviews of movies before I go watch them now to see how much of my ticket money will be a waste.
  • "Under the A-Head" on the front page - usually an interesting off-beat article that has human interest (vs. hard news).
  • Marketplace section - it's the 2nd section I turn to after Personal Journal. It's my kind of paper.

Now there's 3 direct deals from WSJ that make this dirt cheap from Dow Jones. They are basically giving the paper away it seems (with the online version too): http://1.wallstreetjournaI.googlepages.com

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Thursday

20% Off Borders Books Printable Coupon

Back to school means hitting the bookstore. Sometimes off-campus bookstores can give a larger discount than the on-campus bookstore, although that's counter intuitive.

Amazon.com isn't the only place to find cheap books -- Borders Books and Waldenbooks can be just a price competitive with a printable coupon for 20% off (they recently had a 25% off coupon) -- which means you can print multiple copies and use them over and over again. Plus you'll have the book instantly.

VALUPOINT TIP: CALL THE STORE before you go and check to see if they have the titles in stock (ISBN #'s