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Here ya go folks, problem solved: http://www.amerimark.com/images/2/242/full/24208.jpg http://www.acespilotshop.com/pilot-supplies/safety/safety.htm ss

http://www.clearanceclub.com/depot/quelle_browse.cgi?keyword=&category=105&manufacturer=Toshiba&price_high=&price_low=&processor_type=&processor_speed_low=&processor_speed_high=&hdd_low=&hdd_high=&ram_low=&ram_high=&screen_low=&screen_high=&series=&sort=price&order=ASC&availibility=ALL&condition=ALL&limit=10& (Some are reconditioned, some aren't)

Thank you, Mugglemom! :)

Some stores might be afraid that you won't buy stuff in anticipation of BF deals. Which is silly, because you can do that whether or not you know what's in the ads.

I now have three different "discount cards" for OfficeMax that are good over BF... $25 off $150 (1/7/06) $25 off $100 (11/31/05) $10 off $50 (12/17/05) I might end up only using one or two of them on BF. The OfficeMax ad for BF was disappointing.

I'd say 90% of what we buy on BF is for my wife and me.

Anyway, Mugglemom, I'd love to have them. I just PMed you my mailing address.

Ross -- Ya missed it! Read on:

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That sounds like a good plan!

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The Silver RAZR was a Cingular exclusive, then the exclusive contract ran out and now T-Mobile has it too. The Black RAZR is now a Cingular exclusive. There are rumors that Verizon will get a CDMA-technology version next year. But it's supposed to be very expensive, like $400.00. This is a Cingular sim card: http://tinypic.com/fpaste.jpg (That little rectangle pops out and goes into the phone, the larger rectangle is to keep you from loosing the thing before you install it. T-Mobile & Cingular each have their own version of the sim card. The sim card is a chip, similar to a camera memory card. It contains your "identity" on the network -- the cell phone service follows the sim card, not the phone. That allows you to transfer the sim card from one phone to another... without having to bother telling the carrier that you want to change phones (try doing this with Verizon, Nextel or Sprint!) Also, you have the option of storing phone numbers to the sim card. The advantage of this is that you can move from phone to phone and the stored numbers go with the sim card. Many Cingular and T-Mobile customers change their phone daily. They might use a bigger phone at work, like the Palm Treo, and then have a smaller phone to go "out on the town" with. It's one of the many reasons I like Cingular.

You do know that you can get a cell phone through Cingular (or its indirect resellers) @ that $9.99 add a line price.... you don't have to run all over town. If you wanted, you could but this $88 prepaid RAZR from Wal-Mart (not activate it), then go to a Cingular store with the "responsible party" for the Cingular family plan, have them add a line for you for $9.99/month w/ a two year commitment and pick ANY free phone at that store, then go home and switch the sim cards and be all set. You'd be on your family's family plan, but you'd be using the phone you bought at Wal-Mart. You can even then sell the "free" cell phone on eBay, or keep it as a backup phone. **** Better yet, just go to your nearest Sam's Club with the the "responsible party" for the Cingular family plan and tell the person at the door that you are going to the phone kiosk (you don't even have to be a member). You can get a RAZR there as an add a line for $99.99 (for the phone) and $9.99/month w/a two year commitment. Yes, it'll be $12.00 more, but you won't have to fight the crowds and you can do this TODAY, you won't need to wait till BF.

Who is your carrier?

Cingular phones are GSM-technology and are locked to Cingular sims. If a Cingular phone is unlocked, you can use it with any other carriers sim card, as long as they also use GSM-technology. The only other major carrier that uses GSM is T-Mobile. There are local carriers that may or may not use GSM. Nextel, Verizon, and Sprint all use different technology than Cingular.

Does Sam's Club do something? Like what Costco has going on...

Did you see that Staples is going to have the Maxtor 200GB Internal Hard Drive for $29.94 AR???

Right! Postpaid = you pay month to month, and get a bill for last month's usage. Prepaid = you buy your minutes in advance, no bill in the mail.

If that's the way it is, that's an amazing deal. Back in September, I bought a Silver RAZR for my wife at Sam's Club's cell kiosk. It was $129.99 for the upgrade, plus the $18 upgrade fee on my next bill from Cingular for a total of $147.99. Not to mention that it renewed my contract for 2 years... If this prepaid RAZR is $88, then all you have to do is put in your "postpaid" SIM card and your all set. Cingular doesn't know you've changed phones so there is no $18.00 upgrade fee from them, and no contract extension.

I have two "real" coupons (physically mailed to me) for OfficeMax, one is $25 off of $100 till 11/31/05 and another for $25 off of $150 till 1/7/06, but I'll probably use 'em both.

Sperdue -- check your PM!

Absolutely.... As long as the prepaid phone you buy is Cingular. (or an "unlocked" GSM phone, but that's whole 'nother thread).

All of you with a current Cingular contract should be aware that you can buy a prepaid Cingular GoPhone (such as this RAZR) and simply insert your sim card in the prepaid phone and BAM! new phone!!!

Does Sam's Club do a bunch of deals like Costco is doing? If so, then I'm waiting for that too.

Anyway, no one answered Beth's question...