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Somehow, Original iPhones Going For Up To $600, Sell Now! - gizmondo.com

Jul 11, 2008
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Somehow, Original iPhones Going For Up To $600, Sell Now!

Many people have been waiting for the eve of the iPhone 3G's introduction to pounce on cheap first generation iPhones on eBay and Craigslist. These people are upset. For some reason, contrary to what you'd think, first generation iPhones are going for astronomical prices. Craigslist is full of people offering up to $600 for 16GB iPhones and up to $400 for 8GB models. The arrival of the app store might be part of it, and the fact that it'll be harder to get a 3G iPhone without contract, but $600 for a 16GB iPhone is crazy. Who wants to buy my iPod Touch?

This Reusable Best Buy Coupon For 10% Off Does Not Expire - consumerist.com

Apr 11, 2008
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This Reusable Best Buy Coupon For 10% Off Does Not Expire

Save 10% on your visit to Best Buy by bringing along this printable, reusable coupon that doesn't seem to expire. The coupon is accessible to the public, but it is meant to serve as a chintzy government house-warming gift from the Post Office to people who recently moved.

From CyberNet:

The URL of the coupon is:
https://moversguide.usps.com/img/coupon/bestbuy/200804_clientarea.gif

The first thing that popped into my head was that part of the filename for the image is just the year followed by the month. In this case the 200804 represents April, 2008. As it turns out the URL of the image changes from month-to-month almost like clockwork. So the next time you're looking to buy something from Best Buy check to see whether this coupon applies to you, and adjust the URL to represent the current month. USPS might be changing the URL as more people start to catch on, but by modifying the URL I can see that they've been using this structure for nearly a year.

The coupon applies to a surprisingly broad swath of Best Buy swag. Enjoy it while it lasts.

Reusable" 10% Off Best Buy Coupon [CyberNet]

How To Haggle - consumerist.com

Mar 25, 2008
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How To Haggle

The pricetag is no longer the final word, stores are playing "let's make a deal," and haggling is in. Consumer Reports Todd Marks tells The Today Show the secrets to haggling success:

Be open and friendly in your discussion with the salesperson, ask for them to "work with you" on the price
Be discreet, don't broadcast to other shoppers that you're getting a deal
Escalate to a manager if the salesperson isn't empowered to make a decision
Do your research so you know the fair price to ask for
Be creative, ask for free shipping
Offer to pay cash so they don't have to pay a credit card transaction fee

Still sound hard to do? When Consumer Reports surveyed its readers, even if they were embarrassed by the process, they reported being successful more than half the time.

Check out some of our other posts on haggling for more tips on the art of the deal.

Cyber Monday Deals, News & Laughter

Nov 26, 2007
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Holiday weekend's best: Sales, sales, and more sales

In case you missed it, below are some of the top deals from this holiday weekend's editions of dealmac that are still ongoing:

Amazon.com Black Friday Sale;
BestBuy.com Cyber Monday Sale: iPods, digital cameras, HDTVs, more;
CircuitCity.com Cyber Monday Sale: Digital cameras, GPS, iPods, more;
Staples.com posts Cyber Monday Sale; and
ZipZoomfly.com Cyber Monday Sale: Digital cameras, hard drives, more.
See all the deals from Sunday, Saturday, Friday, or Thursday.

Cyber Monday - Chris Pirillo

Cyber Monday may affect worker productivity

By JON CHAVEZ

Toledo Blade

Put this coming Monday alongside March Madness and the World Series as days when companies can expect distracted workers and a noticeable drop in productivity.

It is called Cyber Monday and has developed into one of the busiest days of the year for online purchases, retail experts said.

As a result, employers could lose a total of $488 million in productivity as employees purchase the latest books, toys, DVDs, video games, and other items while at work rather than use their computers do their jobs, according to the job placement consulting firm, Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc., of Chicago.

The estimate is based on 68.6 million U.S. employees, or about half of the workforce, will spend an average of 12 minutes using their Internet connections at work to surf the Web to buy holiday gifts.

Their online purchases will contribute to an estimated $700 million in online retail sales expected to occur on Monday, providing a 21 percent increase over $608 million in sales last year on the Monday after Thanksgiving.

Dozens of online retailers have decided to actively promote the idea of Cyber Monday, a name coined in 2005 by Shop.org after online retailers reported a surge of Internet shopping that day. This time, many offer online specials and one-day-only discounts. According to BizRate Research, 72 percent of retailers responding to a survey said they will use special e-mail campaigns, specific deals, or one-day sales on Monday, while many will offer free shipping on all purchases.

"As more people rely on the Internet for holiday shopping, retailers have stepped up their game to compete," said Scott Silverman, executive director of Shop.org, a Web site run by the online retailing industry.

The Internet will influence 30 percent of holiday sales this year, up from 29 percent last year, and men are more likely to shop from work than women, according to Shop.org. Adults 18-24 are more likely to shop online from work than any other age group, at 73 percent.

While employers shouldn't be surprised to see distracted employees on Monday, Challenger, Gray said it is hard to measure productivity using a traditional "widgets per hour" formula.

The consulting firm said that while some productivity will be lost, employers should not fret because, realistically, workers are not paid by the minute and are not expected to be productive every minute of their work day.

Overall, "... unless online shopping causes deadlines to be missed or Internet performance to suffer, companies should not attempt to crack down on the practice. Doing so could negatively affect moral and loyalty, which ultimately will have a greater impact on the bottom line than a few minutes of cyber shopping," said John Challenger, chief executive of Challenger, Gray.

E-mail Jon Chavez atjchavez@theblade.com

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