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Bing Cashback Comes to an End

Shaun Carter — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:57:57 +0000

July 30, 2010 was the final day for Microsoft’s cashback search engine program, Bing Cashback. I was sad to see it go because using Bing resulted in many great deals for me. The best deal I scored using Bing was a brand new Playstation 3 on eBay that I received $102.50 in cashback.

I’m assuming that the program was not very profitable for Microsoft and likely didn’t result in any market share gains against the likes of Google. Considering that Microsoft is sitting on a cash pile approaching $40 BILLION, it would have been nice to continue rewarding online shoppers with huge cashback offers.

Some great alternatives to Bing Cashback include:

Big Crumbs

Mr. Rebates

Ebates

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The Bourne Trilogy on Bluray! Cashback from eBay!

Shaun Carter — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:58:52 +0000

I recently purchased The Bourne Trilogy on Bluray via eBay and scored a great deal! I picked it up for $33 after cashback, 52% off the price at Amazon and a whopping 73% off the list price of $120.

My total cashback on this purchase was 13% of the total auction sale price – 8% from Bing Cashback (which is ending at the end of the month), 2% eBay Bucks, and 3% from MrRebates (get $5 free just for joining!). That’s a total of $4.81 cashback for doing something I would have already done online!

This cashback adds up fast! I have already earned hundreds of dollars in cashback online just for buying the same things I would have already been buying!

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Brand New Droid X For Only $64.99!

Shaun Carter — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 03:14:16 +0000

Brand New Droid X For Only $64.99 – I’ll show you how!

Those of you who are clamoring to get your hands on the latest and greatest smartphone to come from Motorola so far this summer, the Droid X, I will show you how to get it cheaper than anyone else, using a few simple methods of leveraging your power as a consumer!

Step 1: The first thing you will want to do is signup for a free account at Big Crumbs. This website will enable you to get cashback for all of your online shopping (and that of your friends too!). You will get a whopping $60 cashback for using this free website to order your Droid X!

Step 2: Login to your new Big Crumbs account and search for LetsTalk.com. LetsTalk is one of the Internet’s leading cell phone service websites and this is where you will be ordering your new Droid X. You MUST click the link to LetsTalk through your BigCrumbs account or you will not get your $60 cashback! The price of the Droid X on LetsTalk is $149.99 with a new 2-year agreement on Verizon.

Step 3: On the checkout screen at LetsTalk, use the coupon code “25rafpcver1” to save an additional $25 off your Droid X order. This will bring your total being charged to your credit or debit card to $124.99.

Step 4: You will receive your $60 cashback from Big Crumbs via PayPal or Check a couple of months after your purchase. After this cashback your total cost for the new Droid X is only $64.99!

That’s it! Using these four steps you can save $135 off the price that Verizon is charging for a new Droid X. Enjoy!

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Under the Dome – Stephen King for Under $10

Shaun Carter — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 20:42:17 +0000

I was first intrigued with Stephen King’s novel Under the Dome when it was released in hardcover at a whopping 1074 pages back in November. But I rarely purchase hardcover books because of their sizable expense so I have waited patiently for the paperback release.

I just purchased my copy of Under the Dome on BarnesandNoble.com through a cashback online shopping portal called Ebates. Ebates is currently offering 6% cashback for any purchases made through their site to Barnes and Noble. This is in addition to a $5 signup bonus for each new free member to the site.

There is also a B&N coupon code good for 15% off one item (M7H9M7E). The B&N price for the paperback edition of Under the Dome is 11.69, a 41% savings off the list price. The coupon code saved me an additional 1.76 and my Ebates cashback will be another 60 cents.

My total price for Under the Dome = $9.33

People often poke fun of me for being such a die hard online money saver, but the results are quite staggering. I have saved thousands of dollars online and earned hundreds of dollars in cashback for doing the same shopping that you do. I am currently in development of a new website to teach others how to save significant sums of money online by combining coupon codes, cashback and special offers. Stay tuned for more details!

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My Black Friday Shopping Experience

Shaun Carter — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:19:01 +0000

I didn’t get up quite as early as I wanted to, but arrived at Walmart at about 6:30am and had some difficulty finding the electronics items I wanted because they were not in or near the electronics department. By the time I arrived I found out that the blu ray movies and ps3 games were already gone, but there was a mountain of Garmin GPS units still sitting behind the wireless counter so I got one of those since my Magellan GPS decided to break on me a few days ago. The GPS was under $100 and has worked great since I started using it. I also grabbed a 4GB USB drive for $9 and a 4GB Smart Card for $10.

Next, I stopped at CIrcuit City where they were still holding people outside in a line and letting them in a few at a time. I picked up a blu ray movie for $8.99 and also a new webcam, which will be only $9.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate. I’m not a fan of rebates, but this was a good enough deal and is a webcam normally priced at $80. This will replace my five year old logitec that has a grainy picture.

I spent a lot less money than I planned on, which was good. But I didn’t get near as many items as I had hoped, oh well.

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'Tis The Season For Frames

Shaun Carter — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:06:08 +0000

With the holidays in full swing and shoppers in the stores, isn’t it a good time check out some Holiday frames for your pair of eyeglasses? Zenni Optical offers a wide range of specialty frames that start as low as $8. Zenni Optical has a large selection of frames made from metal, plastic, titanium, and aluminum.

My favorite pair of holiday frames is the one pictured below:

I like these frames (Metal Half Frame with Polarized Magnetic Snap-on Sunlens) because of the built-in polarized shades that can be clipped on over the prescription lenses. The price for these sunglasses/eyeglasses is only $23.95. This price includes the frame and lenses, and you can easily customize your order to include different color shading, Anti reflection coating and more. All you need is your prescription from your eye doctor to begin filling in the order form.

Zenni optical has a 30 day money guarantee on all its products and will refund 50% of the purchase price, less shipping and handling for all returns. Shipping can take anywhere from 10 – 21 days depending on the complexity of your prescription and costs only $4.95. Zenni Optical is located in sunny San Rafael, California and accepts orders online and by phone by all major credit cards.

Walmart Black Friday Ad 2008

Shaun Carter — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 19:02:57 +0000

I have found a copy of the Walmart Black Friday circular for 2008 and it looks like it has some amazing deals in it. Included are some images of the best deals that I will most likely be taking advantage of in the wee-hours of the morning this coming Friday.

HD Televisions

Blu-ray – GPS – Digital Camera

$128 is a great price for a Blu-Ray player. I opted to purchase a Playstation 3 recently that I will use as my primary Blu-Ray player. I was able to purchase a brand new PS3 for UNDER $250 with no catch! I’ll be sharing with you how I did it in a later post, so keep checking back.

Computer – Printer – USB Drive

This computer would be a great gift for a student, although I will warn you that each store will have a VERY limited quantity of this item available. Typically fewer than 10 or 20 will be sold depending on the annual sales volume of your local Walmart. People have typically begun camping out the night before for computers on Black Friday. I will be picking up one of the 4GB flash drives for $9 though.

Xbox 360 Bundle

The Xbox 360 Arcade is listed at regular retail price, but includes a free Guitar Hero 3 game and guitar, a $75 value. Personally, I wouldn’t want the “Arcade” version of the Xbox 360 because of its limited features but this could make a great gift for younger kids who are not hardcore gamers.

Video Games

Movies

Toys

Jackets

Hoodies

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Regular Unleaded Under $2 per Gallon!

Shaun Carter — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 22:38:53 +0000

I filled up my car today and paid less than $2.00 per gallon for the first time since at least a year or two ago. It’s been so long I can’t even remember exactly when prices were this low.

I took a picture of the price on the pump to show everyone. The price of gas here in Michigan has been dropping a few cents everyday and I waited until it dropped below the magic $2 mark so I could write a post about it!

I also receive 5 cents off per gallon at Speedway stations because I have a Speedway Superamerica Credit Card. You’d be amazed how much money you can save by choosing the right gas credit card for your fuel purchases. Personally I get hundreds of dollars in cash back each year in addition to saving 5 cents per gallon at the time of purchase.

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