Hot Deals Nostalgia

Brad · 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

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1 Rushmore New DVD $12.49 $12.49

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Subtotal: $12.49

Shipping(USPS): $1.95

Tax: $0.00

Total: $14.44

Coupon #REELDASH: -$10.00

Total 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 at

http://www.valueamerica.com

Sign 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: $109.99

Quantity: 1

Price: $109.99

Subtotal: $109.99

Shipping: $8.00

Tax: $.00

Discount: -$54.99

Total: $63.00

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Item: HP DeskJet 832C Color Printer

Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard

Mfr #: C6413B

Unit Price: $199.00

Quantity: 1

Price: $199.00

Subtotal: $199.00

Discount: $-99.50

Shipping:

Total: $99.50 and there was a $75 rebate on this printer at the time

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ORDER#: 10092210 PLACED: 01/29/2000 09:47:04

Item: The Usual Suspects

Manufacturer: DVD Video

Mfr #: 02761678012

Unit Price: $18.99

Quantity: 1

Price: $18.99

Item: Saving Private Ryan: Special Edition (DT

Manufacturer: DVD Video

Mfr #: 66706846642

Unit Price: $25.99

Quantity: 1

Price: $25.99

Item: The Shawshank Redemption

Manufacturer: DVD Video

Mfr #: 05393925002

Unit Price: $14.99

Quantity: 1

Price: $14.99

Item: Apocalypse Now

Manufacturer: DVD Video

Mfr #: 09736023064

Unit Price: $22.49

Quantity: 1

Price: $22.49

Subtotal: $82.46

Discount: $-41.21

Shipping:

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 DESCRIPTION

10003927 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 .............. 1

Final Price ........... $ 21.95

Subtotal .............. $ 21.95

Discount .............. -$ 20.00 [buyers Guide Discount]

Subtotal w/discount.... $ 1.95

Tax ................... $ 0.00

S&H Maximum ........... $ 0.00 *

Shipping Tax .......... $ 0.00

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TOTAL ................. $ 1.95

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Product Name .......... SHARP Portable MiniDisc Player/Recorder Quantity .............. 1

Final Price ........... $ 129.95

Subtotal .............. $ 129.95

Discount .............. -$ 25.99[About Member Special]

Subtotal w/discount.... $ 103.96

Tax ................... $ 0.00

S&H Maximum ........... $ 0.00 *

Shipping Tax .......... $ 0.00

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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.

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That's it for now - more to come next week...

RossMAN · June 4, 2004

Let's not forget Mercata.com and 800.com

Good times *wipes away a tear*

Brad · 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)

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Subtotal: $ 505.71

Discounts: $ 0.00

Tax: $ 0.00

Shipping: $ 6.76

Total: $ 512.47

Mercata$ Applied: $ 100.00

Total Charges: $ 412.47

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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.)

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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.

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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 :)

ActuaryTm · 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:

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Qty Item Price Shipped Subtotal

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1 Monopoly Deluxe Edition $19.99 1 $19.99