Brad Posted June 4, 2004 Share Posted June 4, 2004 I mentioned to RossMAN that this forum should contain a little bit of nostalgia from the "golden days" of online hot deals. I think the other old-timers would get a kick out of some of these things, and all the young kids who weren't around would like to see what they missed, so here is the first installment of some old e-mails I have with some "classic deals". Feel free to share your own thoughts/memories about the deals of days gone by, lol :) First off, the classic cheap DVDs: Site: Bigstar.com QTY ID TITLE UNITPRC TOTAL 1 1076613-2 Austin Powers: International Man o (DVD) 13.99 13.99 Take $10 off any purchase! -10.00 Subtotal $ 3.99 Shiping (USPS) $ 3.93 Total $ 7.92 Site: Reel.com Qty Description Format Price Total------------------------------------------------------------------------1 Rushmore New DVD $12.49 $12.49------------------------------------------------------------------------Subtotal: $12.49Shipping(USPS): $1.95Tax: $0.00Total: $14.44Coupon #REELDASH: -$10.00Total Due: $4.44 ... and who could forget the "free" DVDs from Reel.com: Dear Brad Olson Thank you for buying your DVDs at Reel.com. We are pleased to offer you the "Buy One Get One" FREEDVDTOSHIBA2 promotion. You've completed the first part of the promotion by purchasing a DVD at Reel.com, and this is your OFFICIAL GIFT CERTIFICATE, which allows you to redeem your FREE DVD at Reel.com. The value of this Gift Certificate is $20.00. You may use this Gift Certificate on your next DVD purchase at the Reel.com Web site http://www.reel.com. Do NOT delete this message. You will need the Gift Certificate code below to place your order. Next, everyone's favorite - Valueamerica Congratulations on becoming a member of Value America, the Marketplace for a New Millennium! Next time you visit Value America athttp://www.valueamerica.comSign in as a member and take advantage of your many membership benefits. ... where everything was half off: Item: Voodoo 3 2000 PCI Graphics Accelerator Mfr #: V32316 Unit Price: $109.99Quantity: 1Price: $109.99 Subtotal: $109.99Shipping: $8.00Tax: $.00Discount: -$54.99Total: $63.00 -- Item: HP DeskJet 832C Color PrinterManufacturer: Hewlett-PackardMfr #: C6413BUnit Price: $199.00Quantity: 1Price: $199.00 Subtotal: $199.00Discount: $-99.50Shipping:Total: $99.50 and there was a $75 rebate on this printer at the time --- ORDER#: 10092210 PLACED: 01/29/2000 09:47:04 Item: The Usual SuspectsManufacturer: DVD VideoMfr #: 02761678012Unit Price: $18.99Quantity: 1Price: $18.99 Item: Saving Private Ryan: Special Edition (DTManufacturer: DVD VideoMfr #: 66706846642Unit Price: $25.99Quantity: 1Price: $25.99 Item: The Shawshank RedemptionManufacturer: DVD VideoMfr #: 05393925002Unit Price: $14.99Quantity: 1Price: $14.99 Item: Apocalypse NowManufacturer: DVD VideoMfr #: 09736023064Unit Price: $22.49Quantity: 1Price: $22.49 Subtotal: $82.46Discount: $-41.21Shipping:Total: $41.25 Then we had the Buy.com $20 off $20 coupon: Thank you for shopping at BUY.COM - The Internet Superstore! Your order number 3144091 will begin processing immediately.Below lists the items purchased on this order: SKU DESCRIPTION10003927 HP Black InkJet Cart DeskJet 83...89450037 Microsoft Roadshow Coupon for $20.00 ... which was used more than a few times by myself :) And finally we have Accompany (later known as Mobshop) Product Name .......... SIIG Soundwave 128 PCI Sound Card 128 Quantity .............. 1Final Price ........... $ 21.95Subtotal .............. $ 21.95Discount .............. -$ 20.00 [buyers Guide Discount] Subtotal w/discount.... $ 1.95Tax ................... $ 0.00S&H Maximum ........... $ 0.00 *Shipping Tax .......... $ 0.00 =========TOTAL ................. $ 1.95 ----- Product Name .......... SHARP Portable MiniDisc Player/Recorder Quantity .............. 1Final Price ........... $ 129.95Subtotal .............. $ 129.95Discount .............. -$ 25.99[About Member Special] Subtotal w/discount.... $ 103.96Tax ................... $ 0.00S&H Maximum ........... $ 0.00 *Shipping Tax .......... $ 0.00 =========TOTAL ................. $ 103.96 which was such a good deal that they sent this: Dear Customer: Your Portable MiniDisc Player/Recorder is on backorder with our supplier. We are fulfilling these orders and apologize for the backorder status. This supplier is usually able to ship this item to you without delay. Unfortunately, due to widespread use of a 20% off promotional code, our supplier was flooded with orders and did not have enough on hand to ship in our usual time frame. The supplier anticipates that all orders will be in transit by Friday. We will notify you if there is a further delay. Please let us know if you would like us to maintain your Portable MiniDisc Player/Recorder order, or if you would like us to cancel. -------------- That's it for now - more to come next week... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossMAN Posted June 4, 2004 Share Posted June 4, 2004 Let's not forget Mercata.com and 800.com Good times *wipes away a tear* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted June 5, 2004 Author Share Posted June 5, 2004 Mercata.com: 1 Panasonic ShowStopper 30-Hour Personal Digital TV Recorder (w/$100 Rebate), PVHS2000 (224939520) @ $ 505.71 Order Processing Time: Usually ships within 1-2 business days Shipping Method & Time: UPS Ground (please allow 3-7 business days after order processing is complete) --------------------------- Subtotal: $ 505.71 Discounts: $ 0.00 Tax: $ 0.00 Shipping: $ 6.76 Total: $ 512.47 Mercata$ Applied: $ 100.00 Total Charges: $ 412.47 --- I couldn't find my 800.com 3-DVD-for-$1 e-mails because this e-mail archive only went back to spring of 1999. Even the Amazon coupons were way better than they are now: Shop at Amazon.com's Electronics store before June 18, 2000, and get $25 off your purchase of $100 or more. (This offer excludes books. See details.) Shop at Amazon.com's new Tools & Hardware store before June 18, 2000, and get $25 off your purchase of $100 or more--plus a free 16-foot tape measure. (This offer excludes books. See details.) --- Then there was the virtually unlimited digital-neighbors buy.com GCs: Start shopping! Here's your BUY.COM Gift Certificate from Digital-Neighbors.com & JoeExplorer.com Through this exclusive offer, Digital-Neighbors.com & JoeExplorer.com are pleased to offer you this $10.00 Gift Certificate at BUY.COM - the Internet Superstore. --- Check out this Crucial order from 6/00: Qty: 1 Part No: CT16M64S4D7E Price: 121.54 Description: 128MB, 168-pin DIMM. Line Item Subtotal: $121.54 Freight Charges : $5.50 Order Subtotal : $127.04 + applicable tax $1 / MB for regular SDRAM - glad those days are over :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ActuaryTm Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 The Amazon/Toys 'R Us "Buy One, Get One Free" game coupon debacle: "Greetings from Amazon.com. We thought you'd like to know that we shipped your items today, and that this completes your order. Thanks for shopping at Amazon.com, and we hope to see you again soon. The following items were included in this shipment: --------------------------------------------------------------------- Qty Item Price Shipped Subtotal --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Monopoly Deluxe Edition $19.99 1 $19.99 Toysrus.com, LLC item sold by Toysrus.com, LLC 1 Beyond Balderdash $24.99 1 $24.99 Toysrus.com, LLC item sold by Toysrus.com, LLC 1 Simpsons Clue $19.99 1 $19.99 Toysrus.com, LLC item sold by Toysrus.com, LLC 1 Trivial Pursuit 20th Anniversa $34.99 1 $34.99 Toysrus.com, LLC item sold by Toysrus.com, LLC 1 What Would Homer Do? $8.98 1 $8.98 Toysrus.com, LLC item sold by Toysrus.com, LLC 1 Simpson's Rubik's Cube $9.99 1 $9.99 Toysrus.com, LLC item sold by Toysrus.com, LLC --------------------------------------------------------------------- Item Subtotal: $118.93 Shipping & Handling: $16.36 Shipping Savings: -$16.36 Promotional Certificate: - $118.93 Sales Tax: $0.00 Total: $0.00 --------------------------------------------------------------------" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossMAN Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 ActuaryTm, Welcome to the GottaDeal.com forums :) I remember that Amazon/ToysRUs deal, that was HOT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveh Posted October 5, 2004 Share Posted October 5, 2004 I don't still have the emails, but I remember buying nearly $1000 worth of *toys* online for my nephews for the Christmas of... ummm... 2000, I think... cost me less than $50 for all of due to free shipping and ridiculous coupons ($50 of $50 purchase, etc)... Or what about more.com? I remember buying a 16-pack of Mach3 razor blades every other month or so from them for $1, with free shipping, and the price was locked in "for life"... or until they sold out to somebody else... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossMAN Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 More.com was great. So was Kozmo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted October 13, 2004 Share Posted October 13, 2004 What memories... ValueAmerica... man. That was a good christmas. My wife and I each had an account and got so much stuff for 1/2 price that year. Am I the only WMC here? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossMAN Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 What memories... ValueAmerica... man. That was a good christmas. My wife and I each had an account and got so much stuff for 1/2 price that year. Am I the only WMC here? :)I witnessed and remember the WMC saga but was not a participant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted October 15, 2004 Share Posted October 15, 2004 I witnessed and remember the WMC saga but was not a participant.I ordered one, but I knew they wouldn't go through. I diddn't get all bent out of shape about it though. Somepeople were really upset about that. It was kind of entertaining to sit back and watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Luckycharm Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 Wow, I don't have any receipts, am wracking my brain to remember! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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