Xbox 360 (Not Elite) with HDMI

I’m sorry.  I thought you could only get HDMI if you bought the Elite system?  According to this Amazon listing you can pick up the Xbox 360 with 20GB HD and HDMI for $350.

Anyone else thrown for a loop?

12 comments August 27th, 2007

9 iPhones for 99 Cents

The 99 cent store will sell 9 4GB iPhones for $.99 on Thursday, August 9th. They expect over 300 -400 people in line by 7.30am that day. I bet it’ll be worse. The deal is only available at their first store in Westchester, LA. The 99 cent store has sold iPods in the past for $.99. Folks in position 10 - 108 will have the opportunity to purchase a scooter for $0.99. No word on what kind of scooter it will be.

99¢ Only Stores Selling 9 iPhones For 99¢ To Promote Pricing [Marketing Daily]

11 comments August 6th, 2007

Shoes.com Coupons

Shoes.com Free Shipping Coupon (expires: never)
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Shoes.com 60% off Saturday Sale Coupon (expires: never)
60% off at Shoes.com every Saturday sales 

Shoes.com $20 off $200 Coupon (expires: 10/5/07)
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Shoes.com 20% off all clearance items (expires: 9/29/07)
Shop Shoes.com for an Additional 20% off Clearance items!

Shoes.com says they’re a “one stop shop for thousands of men’s shoes, women’s shoes, and kid’s shoes”. As all shoe companies should, Shoes.com offers Free Shipping both ways - that means if it don’t fit you can return it worry free. Furthermore, Shoes.com has a 115% price guarantee. Shoes.com has a wide variety of shoes, including the top brands and what they claim as the greatest selection of athletic footwear.

Sales Tax applies to residents of CA, KY, MO and TN.

Add comment August 1st, 2007

How to Get the iPhone for Cheaper

Yuppers…note that I didn’t say for ‘free’.

I’m actually pondering getting an iPhone and realized that my 2 year with Cingular/AT&T is about to end. So I am entitled to renew my contract with Cingular/AT&T and as a ‘reward’ get a new phone at ‘new customer’ cost (otherwise known as an ‘equipment upgrade’).

Since the iPhone is available to everyone, contract or not contract with AT&T, you’re best off to renew your contract if eligible (since you’ll do this anyway when activating the iPhone), get the new phone (think Blackberry or whatever is free and can be sold for a few hundred), sell it, and then offset the cost of the iPhone. Then register the new iPhone via iTunes and extend your 2 year contract yet again, but albeit a day or two later. I don’t know what the ‘fine print’ will say, but everything I’ve been reading seems to indicate that this should might be legit.

Update:  Looks like this should work per the ATT&T site (this is from their FAQ): “Q. I just upgraded my phone recently. Are there any penalties or restrictions for upgrading to iPhone right away?
A. No. Everyone can upgrade to iPhone right away.

Complete FAQ and additional details here: http://www.wireless.att.com/learn/iphone-faqs.jsp#3

5 comments June 27th, 2007

Costco Cancels Bottomless Return Policy

Amid concerns that Costco’s ‘bottomless’ or ‘endless’ return policy was impacting margins and ultimately its stock price, the warehouse retailer today revised its Consumer Electronics return policy to reflect a 90 day window. I’ve emailed their customer service department to see if consumers that purchased electronic devices (defined as Televisions, computers, cameras, camcorders, iPOD/MP3 players and cellular phones) prior to the change would be ‘grandfathered’ into the old return policy. Stay tuned for more details.

UPDATE: We found a Costco memorandum indicating that those who purchased before the new policy rollout will be grandfathered into the old policy. Furthermore, Costco will extend the manufacture’s warranty by 2 years for those purchasing under the new return policy.  See the memorandum just below for complete details.

Costco’s Revised Return Policy here.

Reuter’s article here.

You can reach Costco customer service at customerservice@costco.com or 1-800-955-2292.

Thanks Nick

1 comment February 26th, 2007

Microsoft’s Zune for $90 at Amazon

In case you didn’t here about the Xbox 360 sale at Amazon - 1000 core systems went for $100 - Microsoft’s 30GB Zune will go for $90 (usually retails for $230) some time shortly - probably later this week as the random selection begins tonight. There are only a 1000 units at this price, so when it does go on sale, it’ll go quick.

Head over to Amazon to check out the deal.

2 comments December 11th, 2006