I have been B-U-S-Y with my day job, networking for my various businesses. I could tell you about all the fantastic people I’ve met and worked with, the amazing jobs I’ve been involved with, and all that stuff. However, I have plenty of time to talk about that in future posts. To make a long story short, I’m sorry for the delay, but from today going forward, I’m going to redouble my efforts to keep you guys up to date on the latest great deals.

I may also create a category on the site for local deals around the Tampa/St. Petersburg metro area. So, if you are in Tampa, Saint Pete, Clearwater, Largo, or any surrounding areas and would love to hear about new things going on in your neighborhood, and hopefully save a few bucks on the town, be sure to post a comment and let me know.

PS. Stay tuned for a fresh deal to be posted later tonight!

For a limited time, you will only pay $9.95 for each additional license! Even better still, you CAN combine this special with our exclusive coupon code NEVR1 during checkout.

Normal price: 29.95+29.95 = 59.90
Sale price       : ( 29.95+9.95 ) -  20% = 31.91

That is an effective savings of almost 50%!!!! To put it another way, when you combine these two offers, you actually get your second copy for about 2 dollars!!! As you continue to purchase additional licenses, your discount will get even larger.

Don’t miss out, because this is one heck of a deal.

Should you spend hours before you leave the house doing price comparisons on every item you might conceivably walk past during that day? Probably not… Are you going to look up half of those same items next week because you didn’t make it to the store on time? Even less likely… All the same, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve come home after impulsively buying something, only to find that I could have saved 20-30 dollars simply by crossing the street to the competitors. That lost money adds up fast. Think of all the other impulse buys you could have made with that money.

So, here’s what I do, and hopefully it can save you as much as it’s saved me!

Imagine you and a friend are shopping and something catches your eye. You stare at it for a second, you start thinking things like, “I really could use one of those” and “wouldn’t that look great next to my [whatever] .” You start to get that burning feeling in your wallet that just won’t go away. You quickly snatch it off the shelf, throw it in your cart and go merrily on your way.

But wait… Your friend tells you that Big Bobs Widget Bin (all the way on the other side of town) has the same thing for half off. “Great, now you tell me; we were just there!” you scold your friend. Even still, you would have to be crazy to pass up a deal like that.

Fortunately your friend, like me, carries their trusty smartphone. They power it up, zip over to Big Bobs website, and there it is- half off and everything. They flash the screen to the clerk; a few keystrokes later your friend saved you 50 bucks- all for 2 minutes worth of work.

Think about that for a second, if you were paid $50 for every 2 minutes of work you did… you would be making $1500 dollars an hour. When was the last time someone paid you $1500/hour? Personally, I can’t think of once. This will obviously help far less during your $3 – $5 purchases and much more on $50+ purchases. I be posting again in a few days some tips that work well on any items, large or small.

Some things to know

• Most stores will price match a competitors store.
• Some stores have different sales in-store and on their website. Most of them will adjust the price, but only if you tell them to.
  One place that comes to mind is Harbor Freight Tools. I save TONS of money every time I go there simply by checking their website first.
• There’s not many, but some stores will EVEN match internet prices!  The ones that do may have some limitations, and most will only match the after-shipping price… but what do you have to lose?

With all that, the grand total for this netbook to only $319.99 after rebates.

I have been shopping around for a nice lightweight laptop for myself recently. This thing seems to be one of the best netbooks out there right now. It has a large enough screen and keyboard that you wont have to strain. Yet it is small and light enough to still be super-portable. It has builtin bluetooth and wireless N (most netbooks don’t) and a UNHEARD OF 9.5 hour battery rating.

Even if the fudged the numbers a little (don’t they all?)… that is going to be a hard claim to beat. It sounds so good, I just ordered one myself. You should hop on this deal, before they sell out!

ASUS Eee PC 1000HE EPC1000HE-BLK005X N280 1.66GHz 10in 160GB HDD (Black)

ASUS Eee PC 1000HE EPC1000HE-BLU002X N280 1.66GHz 10in 160GB HDD (Blue)

From the vendor:

All Day Computing with Excellent Connectivity

Features, Advantage, Benefits All Day Computing — 8700mAH battery + SHE + ATOM N280 CPU = up to 9.5* hours of battery life (more than a full work day) Ergonomical Design — 92% Chiclet Keyboard, 10" LCD, Wide palm rests Rich Connectivity — Bluetooth, 802.11n Large Hybrid Storage — 160G HDD + 10G EeeStorage Excellent Multi-Media Device — Digital Array Mic, 1.3 MP Webcam, Dolby Sound Room

General
Color	Blue/Black
Packaging	Retail
Operating System	Windows XP Home
Processor
CPU Type	Intel Atom
CPU Speed	N280 1.66GHz
Chipset
Chipset	Intel 945GSE
Display
GPU/VPU	Intel UMA
Screen Size	10"
Resolution	1024 x 600
Display Type	WSVGA LED
Memory
Memory Size	1GB
Max Memory up to	2GB
Memory Speed	PC2-5300 (DDR2-667)
Onboard Components
Integrated VGA	Yes
Webcam	1.3 MP
LAN Port	RJ-45 10/100
WLAN	802.11b/g/n
Audio Port	Yes
Storage
Storage Capacity	160GB
Card Reader	Yes
I/O Connectors
Number of USB Port	3
Video Port	VGA x 1
Feature
Bluetooth	Yes
Fingerprint Reader	No
Battery Run Time	Up to 9.5 hour(s)
Weight	3.2 lbs
Dimension	10.47" x 7.53" x 1.12" ~ 1.50"
Battery Capacity	8700mAH
Accessories	Inner Sleeve Case

We’ve been working hard over here behind the scenes. We’re going to start posting more soon.

However, in the meantime… we have started posting brief sale announcements to our twitter page, since they take much less time to lay out and post. So, definately check that out.

As always, we’re only going to post deals we think are actually good products for good prices. We try very hard to not become another site that posts ‘just anything’ that happens to be on sale.

Firstly, a big thank you to all our loyal readers who have continued to check in with us over the past few weeks. The holidays ended up overloading us over here, more than expected. However things are starting to slow down, and we’re finally starting to get caught up. A while back, we promised you some articles on getting good deals locally, and they’re still coming. Unfortunately we did not get them ready to post before the holiday rush.

We also had planned a special gift which was never even announced. It was originally planned to be either the week before or the week of Christmas. However, because of the holidays, there was an unexpected delay  in processing the licenses. So, unfortunately by the time they were in-hand, it was too late to be either a Christmas or Hanukkah gift. Once we missed the holidays it seemed less urgent, and got side tracked… sorry. We were going to wait for another holiday, but decided a gift is better late than never!

Some time within the next week or so, we are going to be announcing a drawing for 3 free licenses of GoodSync! The drawing will work as follows. Each of the licenses will be given to the people who post comments in the next post about the drawing which will be coming soon. This will likely be the very next post, however if we see something that is just too good to pass up, we will post it first.

The way the drawing will work is as follows: The first person to comment will receive one license. The remaining two will be given to either the best comment (see below, chosen by us), or chosen by random. Which of these two methods we use will be loosely based on the quality and quantity of the comments posted.

When you make your post be SURE to include a VALID email address. This address will not be shown publicly, and you will not receive any spam from us; however, if you do not include a real email address, we will have no way to send you your registration information.

For anyone who doesn’t win, does not want to wait, or needs more than one license; you can always go to the goodsync website and apply the coupon NEVRG during checkout and you will receive 20% off your whole order.

The most popular uses for GoodSync, in my experience, is the ability to sync your My Documents and/or RoboForm data to a external/flash drive automatically. This is absolutely critical if you make frequent use of the ‘generate’ function in RoboForm when creating new logins. If you do not have your roboform data backed up, a hard drive crash could be even more devastating! It is also quite useful to sync your data between RoboForm desktop and RoboForm2Go (usb/u3), so that you have the same information at home and on the road.

My two favorite features are the ability to run when you insert a usb drive, and the option to to ‘tag’ the sync directories. This makes routine backups nearly completely automated. The tagging is to prevent syncing to an incorrect drive that has stolen the original drive letter.

For those who want to prepare for the drawing could do a couple things.

1. You should add our feed to your favorite rss reader.
2. You should either check it, or our site, frequently to make sure you are the first one to comment on it.
3. Download GoodSync from their site and give it a try. The trial version works quite well, and gives you a very good feel for the program. When you register it (or win the drawing) it will remove all the various file/size limitations which come with the free version.
4. If you would like to do a simple ‘give me free stuff’, or ‘NeverPayeTail is so awesome’ comment, that is perfectly acceptable. You may still win that way. However those who posted a detailed comment will be given priority.
5. Telling us how awesome our site is will certainly not hurt; but it will likely not be the deciding factor.

The request at the end of the post announcing the drawing will be to write a comment detailing why you like, or would like to have GoodSync. You could also post about what you plan on using it for. We would also love to hear your comparisons (both positive and negative) between GoodSync and other competing products.

If a post stands out as being especially detailed, useful, thought out, or any other consideration we may make up… That person will likely win one of the licenses before any one line comment. Again, you do not HAVE to post a detailed comment, and writing one does not GUARANTEE you to win the drawing. However, those who do will get extra brownie points, and we all know that everybody loves brownies

Finally, we have to get to the sticky stuff. If you are in any way related to anyone who helps maintain this site, anyone at SiberSystems, or any affiliate thereof, you ARE NOT eligible to enter, or win this drawing. Please refrain from doing so.

PS Feel free to comment below, but this is NOT the post to comment on, to win the drawing! It should be in the next week.

I looked around a little bit, and found dozens, possibly hundreds of items listed at steep discounts. They also have what they are calling "gold box" deals which get replaced every day at midnight… so check back daily for more great deals.

I saw everything from jewlery, watches, GPS units, printers, monitors, televisions, usb sticks, hard drives, memory… everything. Take a look around, and see if anything interests you. It beats the heck out of waiting in line for hours on friday. Then again, if you are particularly self loathing sort, you can buy from amazon AND wait in line for the best of both worlds!

Anyway, you better check them out quick… before the good stuff gets sold out. Also, remember to check our feed often, because we’re going to be announcing a lot of other black friday stuff very soon!

Note: Fixed link to amazons sale, sorry

These babies are FAST! With this buy one get one free deal, they are cheap too. These flash drives will make perfect stocking stuffers for your beloved gadget fiends in a few months… you could even keep one for yourself. The transfers are rated at 30M/s read, and 20M/s write. That is pretty darn fast. Right now, Buy.com is giving you one free (after rebate) when you pay full price on the first one. They are doing this on the 2GB , 4GB , and 8GB models. Act fast, these will not last long!

2GB

List Price:     $61.99/1
Buy.com Price:     $53.49/2
Savings After Rebate: ~114%

4GB

List Price:     $110.99/1
Buy.com Price:     $93.29/2
Savings After Rebate: ~116%

8GB

List Price:     $224.99/1
Buy.com Price:     $186.99/2
Savings After Rebate: ~117%

With that said, there is a lot of negative points toward shopping online. In this article I will be laying out some of the situations that you may prefer shopping at the local B&M (Brick and Mortar) stores. Also, be sure to subscribe to our feed , because In the next article, I will lay out a few tips to make sure you get the best price locally, so that you’re not stuck paying retail.

The most apparent consequence of online shopping is that everything must be shipped. This problem is actually bigger than you might think. Obviously, there is the initial cost but that is often less than tax you would pay locally. Though, depending on your state, you may still owe this tax to the state directly, making for a sad day come tax time. Also, because of the shipping, there will be a delay lasting anywhere from 3 days, to 3 weeks, depending on where you purchase. The following are a few things you might want to consider:

Returns and Defects

First, should you have any problems with the item you buy, there’s an additional shipping cost and delay. An online RMA could take three times as long as your initial order, and you are responsible to ship the product back to the seller/manufacturer. It should also be noted that the experience when returning something to a ‘household name’ like amazon, with a reputation to uphold, will give you a much lighter headache than a fly-by-night company that had THE BEST price. Many people I know have bought some mighty expensive paper weights in the quest of getting something ‘cheap.’

You should also keep in mind, the price you payed to have the item delivered to your door may be significantly lower than what you will pay to return it to them. This is because you do not ship in the massive bulks that online retailers do. In some cases, it may even be cheaper to toss the old one out and ORDER A NEW ONE!! I have, on more than one occasion ate the cost of something I ordered online when it subsequently failed.

Local wholesale clubs such as Sam’s Club or Costco have extremely consumer-centric return policies. You can usually return a item to a Sam’s Club YEARS after the original purchase. That is, assuming it has a defect (some may say this is optional), you have the receipt (their computers only track your purchases over the past year), and it is still under manufacturer warranty.

With few exceptions, making a return at a local B&M store is relatively painless, and costs you absolutely nothing, not even shipping. This can lead to huge savings when purchasing something large such as a TV. Imagine the shipping costs to return a very bulky plasma television across many states without a bulk shipping account.

Small items

Secondly, if you have a habit of buying small, inexpencive items, such as  cables, fans, adapters, etc, your online shipping costs will skyrocket fast. Many online retailers, including ones known for being the cheapest, can charge as much as twice the cost of some items for shipping. This is because the package still takes up room on the truck. No matter how light it is, the freight company has to charge for weight as well as the space the box takes up.

Bad shipping calculators

If you plan on doing bulk orders for the items mentioned above, you may be in for more than you bargained for. These items are extremely small, as well as lightweight. Because of this you can fit many of them into a single box and the cost per items approaches 0 when you order in bulk. However someone forgot to tell this little ‘secret’ to most online shopping carts. This is even true with many online stores known for their low costs. This is also somewhat true with slightly larger items, but it is especially true on these small, light weight items.

Very few carts will calculate the overall size and weight of the items. In fact, most shopping carts are used as simple calculators multiplying single unit costs. A human would easily know that 30 loose cables fit into a single box, and would probably weigh less than the cardboard that packages them. Most shopping carts are not that smart.

Let’s put this into perspective… Let’s say the per-unit shipping on an item was 4 dollars. A human would likely charge you 6, maybe 7 dollars total, because of the added weight, since the additional items did not add any bulk to the box. However, most shopping carts will just multiply the shipping cost by 30 cables. You would end up paying 120 dollars for shipping !!!!

In this case, you have lost over $110 dollars. All for the convenience to avoid a line at 3 in the morning sitting in a comfy chair with your pants off. For you rich folk out there, that may sound like a deal… but I will pass.

Summary

So, basicly what I’m trying to tell you this shopping season is this: Take the time to think about all aspects of your purchase before checking out (both online and locally). If you use your head, buying ‘online’ items online, and ‘local’ items locally, you will save a significant amount of money over the next few months.

Also make SURE you keep checking in, because In my next post I will walk you through some good tips and tricks to make sure you get your money’s worth when you do need to shop locally.

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