labgeek
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I see used dishes, LNB's, and receivers at the electronics flea markets all the time. Most of the receivers have been tinkered with and/or do not have the all-important access card included.
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Thanks for agreeing... One thing to note, when I consolidated 2 accounts into 1 moving my own DTivo unit from the other house after I sold it into my 1 house now, DTV said they would normally not allow me to re-use the old access card. They now mail out new cards and that would take up to 10 days. But since it was my account there and here they would allow it. It's their way of 1) doing a card swap and 2) making sure it hasn't been "messed with". That's why I said they may need to get a new card. She indicated that's the norm now, and my experience was the exception.
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Hmm no, if you wanna have a deal, you buy at those bulk food store to save money.
Not when your household is 2 people. You'd waste more on what you throw away than you'd save.
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I've heard that they are also the largest hardware distributor. I dunno about that one, they'd have to sell a lot of hammers and paint to compete with Lowe's/Home Depot.
They didn't say anything about that. I did see the layout of the surrounding area as it was planned. There's a Home Depot right next to them. The Home Depot is 1/3 the physical size of the Wal-Mart.
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It depends... some of what is being bought on ebay is for "experimenting". Meaning they play with the access cards and such until DTV (or Dish) sends them a demand for payment for a few grand or threaten to take them to court.
There are also reasons why you might want older equipment... The older DVR models are Tivo based, and it's also easier to enable features that aren't enabled by DTV. No, I'm not talking Free TV by this... I'm talking about enabling features such as folders, home media networking, etc.
And sometimes you can just get better deals by picking up a used receiver. You may have to get a new card from DTV to activate it. And I'm not sure on DTVs policy now about if the receiver has a balance on the old account. It used to be that DTV and E* would require the balance to be paid off before they'd re-activate the receiver even under another name... of course, that may also depend on the rep. you talk to.
If they aren't looking for HDTV, I'd simply look into going straight to DTV since the current offer is a FREE DVR system plus up to 3 additional receivers, free shipping, and free installation. HBO, Showtime, and Starz are free for the 1st 3 months too. It's hard to beat free. If they need a referral I'd be happy to give one ... (customers get $50 to refer other customers btw)
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The WM's here will not PM any store that requires a card. So most of the grocery stores will not be PM'd
I asked about this of one of the assistant managers the other day... It's up to the store apparently. Since the card is a "rewards program" it's not like a regular ad, though the stores around here use it that way. Thus why the local store has no problem with accepting it. They even give the CSS/CSMs the ads from the local stores to have with them so the customers don't have to carry the ads in. The one thing they won't "comp" (their term for a Price Match) is the "buy one get one free". Their philosophy on it was that since they are a pretty large Wal-Mart and people come from 20 to 30 minutes away, they'd rather them get the discountl than possibly lose the whole sale to another store. Considering the store just tok some district and regional awards thingies, it must be working for them.
Also heard that they're putting in "Neighborhood Markets" in places. It's more of just a grocery store than Super Wal-Marts. And that Wal-Mart is now the largest grcoery distributor. Some of the feats that company has done in the past 50 years is pretty amazing... (we talked for a long time)
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Hmm... Consumer reports did a report that pre-packaged meats carry less contamination than those packaged on-site. You can tell the difference by the packaging. Pre-packaged comes in the hard plastic shells with the cleat plastic flat over the top. The in-store packaged meat has foam board underneath and the plastic touches the piled up meat. The reason I mention this is Wal-Mart carries prepackaged meats, and the local grocery store packages most meat themselves.
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Hmm... Ours will - or has I should say. Now I wonder if they're supposed to...
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WalMart will match your local grocery store prices. Some stores will require the ad, others may not (for groceries only). The only thing is WM doesn't double coupons, and if you go over some amount it will lock the register and a CSM will have to come approve the coupons (it's happened to me multiple times).
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This is not the first time for bogus Pizza Hut coupons...
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I have ordered alot from zipzoomfly.com and had nothing but great experiences.
Well... I've had the opposite experience with them when a motherboard dies after a couple days. I was sent back and forth between calling them and the manufacturer for replacement. ZZF told me they "couldn't" RMA it- call the mfgr. or they'd have to eat the cost of the board. MSI, the mfgr, said "it's been less than 30 days, you should be talking to the dealer... they can get you a replacement faster, and we'll replace it for them". And back and forth I went. Got fed up told ZZF that I was calling the bank and disputing the charge - suddenly they were willing to take it back. I'll never deal with them again. And I've never bought another MSi motherboard either...
Good experience - amazon -replaced a product that got lost in the mail and said keep it when (and the replacement) when it finally showed up. Proflowers - similar exp. to civicracinggirl - flowers dies very quickly around Valentines day last year. They replaced them no questions asked.
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New 50% code arrived in email today = 49716
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Just noticed:
A 1Gb DDR2 module runs $20 - $30 CHEAPER than DDR... Pretty sweet.Type of Memory (RAM) PC4200 DDR2 SDRAM
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Yo Rossman,
eBates still pays $5 per referral...
Why not share all the money-saving benefits of Ebates with your friends? For every friend you send our way, we'll add $5 to your Ebates account! All they have to do is sign up through your email invitation and make a qualifying purchase at any of our 800 merchants.*
For an added incentive, we'll add $5 to their Ebates account just for signing up! So what are you waiting for? Tell your friends today!
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pm me your email address, and I'll be happy to refer you.
I've been a member for a long time.. The hardest part it remembering to go there first before buying something online. Just looked:
Cash Back earned since you joined Ebates on 05/05/2001 $62.01
(I had forgotten about them for a while)
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50% offs are pretty common... The occassional 60% off comes up every couple of months maybe even sooner. But since the last one just came out 1/24 and ended 1/31, it may be a bit before the next 60% comes out. If you bought a certificate from them, don't worry you'll be getting the codes in email fairly regularly. I had never seen a 40% off code before this thread...
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See OP
New code - "CUPIDSAVES" - 10% off added.
Other codes in OP checked, and they still work.
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Thanks for this - I did that so I don't have to worry about cancelling it before it gives out! :)
So people don't read the OP I take it...
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I was wondering... are these the pages you peel back the plastic and stick things to them? If so, can you easily remove the items (say thin newspaper) without tearing them? I was thinking about using something like that for organizing coupons.
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Are they still sold there? If so, return then without the receipt.
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Of if you're typing-adverse, click on their avatar then click the "Add (theirname) to Your Ignore List"
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I was in the same dilema. But last time I wasn't offered it when others were. So since it costs nothing, I did it. Hopefully, I'll get to use it before the 3 months is up.
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I just placed an order at amazon for $14 for a set of pliers, folding utility knife, and a magnetic 9" level.
On the checkout page (just before you click place order) right above where you choose shipping it told me that I had been selected for a 3 month trial of amazon prime and to click on a button there to activate it!!
Amazon prime is HAWT!
Looks like they are offering it just as you are about to checkout, so add an item to your cart and go through the checkout pages all the way up until you choose the shipping (just before you hit the PLACE ORDER button). See if they offer you a free trial as well.
Alternativly: You can also check on my account under manage subscriptions, and clicking on amazon prime. Previous similar deals have sometimes shown the free offer there, but be careful! If it says click here to subscribe to amazon prime for $79, its not free. Click there and you will instantly get charged. Only if it says free is it free.
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* Free Two-Day Shipping on more than one million in-stock items sold by Amazon.com.
* Upgrades to One-Day (Overnight) Shipping for just $3.99 per item.
* Free Standard Shipping for eligible items shipped to P.O. boxes in the continental United States
* No minimum purchases required.
As an Amazon Prime Free Trial member, you're welcome to invite up to four
household members to share your subscription.
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More details here:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/13819211
As a side note, amazon is great about having the membership not renew for $80 after 3 months. Just goto MY ACCOUNT, and pick "Manage your Amazon Prime membership" under "Subscriptions Management". Then just click on the button to not renew/upgrade after 3 months. As simple as that, they wont charge you to renew it and you dont have to worry about canceling it as the day approaches. No hassle.
It will then say something like this:
"Your trial membership will not upgrade to a full membership automatically on April 28, 2006"
I had to go through the link as if I was going to join. The offer was on one of the pages on the right hand side about 2 pages into it.
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Hubby made an AOL account when he was deployed and it was one that was supposed to be free for a mth. So, at the end of the month he told them they were crap, which they are, and told them to turn it off. Well, they didn't and we kept getting charged. We called them after noticing this two mths after it was supposed to be off and they said okay it's off. It WASN'T though. A few mths later we were still getting charged and they said they would give us the charge back on our credit card and turn it off. Well, 5 mths later I still haven't gotten a charge back, but it is off. So, keep an eye out on your CC for the next few mths after you talk to them. Either way GL.
Went through a similar experience MANy years ago... Contact the BBB, AOL actually will respond favorably to the BBB even when they won't to you directly. Go figure.
Walmart for groceries?
in Deal Finder & Deal Discussion
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We like to eat other things too...
And if by bulk food, you're talking Sam's or Costco, there's plenty of shoppers on here that can beat the wholesale pricing easily - read some of the coupon threads... 247 bottles of hot sauce at $0.01 each yesterday.