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xepherys · 07-11-2008, 08:24 PM

So, does anyone not know about woot.com and the other major deal sites?

First of all, download the wootalyzer to get up-to-the-minute updates on many of the sites (shirt.woot is a personal favorite). Next, check out

Amazon's

music site. Every Friday they have 5 albums for $5/each, and along the right side, they offer new free songs every week. You have to use the Amazon downloader, but it's pretty unobtrusive. Also, Amazon's

Goldbox

and Lightning deals, despite being available through the wootalyzer, are worth checking out pretty regularly. They vary greatly from department to department. Some deals are really awesome, some very practical, many pretty lame... but always worth looking at.

telekinetic · 07-13-2008, 11:23 PM

I've spent more money than I care to tally up at the moment at Woot.

Highlights:
2 pairs Wireless Sienhauser headphones
Two pair noise canceling Phillips headphones
One pair awesome headphones for workk that I don't remember the brand of
Sansa 2gb mp3 player
Sansa 512meg mp3 player
Screwdriver sets
3 LED flashlights
6 FRS radios
Ferrari carbon fiber stopwatch
12 Solar powered yard lights
7.1 Surround Sound card
5.1 Surround sound speaker set
3 2gb microSD cards
Video card
Video capture card for PVR
5 t-shirts from shirt.woot

Hmmm, I'm sure there's a bunch more that I'm forgetting.

Hain · 07-14-2008, 12:46 AM

Yep, I have bought stuff from Woot, can't complain other than there isn't enough Wifi for me to completely utilize my Nokia 770.

Redjake · 07-14-2008, 03:00 AM

Woot used to be awesome about 1.5 years ago, but it has taken a turn for the worse and continues to spiral out of control. I used to buy something every other week off of woot, but I haven't bought anything in over a year now. Their deals used to be "stay up until 2 AM to get in on the action" status, but now I usually check it whenever I get a chance. Their deals today don't even touch the deals they used to have.

Same thing with techbargains.com - that site used to be my absolute favorite site ever, but now it's just filled with trash links to "under the table" sponsored sites. Sorry, but 5% off any purchase $1500 or more is not a "hot deal." All of their bargains are just repeats or rehashs of previous ones, over and over

I remember woot.com had the Logitech wireless playlink thing I use for my xbox 360 - creates a wireless signal through radio frequency using two small boxes. Plug one box into your xbox, the other end to your switch/router, and boom - wireless connection. Woot had it for $14.99. That's a deal.

Techbargains used to have some crazy deals too. I got my current router off of techbargains for $9.99. It's a Linksys wireless router, brand new - at Staples! In-store! They used to have stuff like that all the time on the front page. Now it's just "save $10 off $150 purchase at reebok.com" and stupid shit. Oh well.

Destrox · 07-14-2008, 03:12 AM

No one has mentioned shirt.woot.com!

That is a easy money killer, and where else does 10 bucks get you a shirt shipped!

xepherys · 07-14-2008, 05:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Destrox

No one has mentioned shirt.woot.com!

That is a easy money killer, and where else does 10 bucks get you a shirt shipped!

Uhm...

Quote:

Originally Posted by xepherys

First of all, download the wootalyzer to get up-to-the-minute updates on many of the sites (shirt.woot is a personal favorite).

dirtyrascal7 · 07-14-2008, 05:35 AM

The first thing I do every morning is check woot, shirt.woot, and what the Amazon Goldbox items of the day will be at Zappdeals.com. Other than that, I don't really have any suggestions except having some luck on ebay.

snowy · 07-14-2008, 06:35 AM

For the outdoorsy folk: http://www.steepandcheap.com/ They often have fabulous deals on things like Timbuktu bags for people who aren't so adventurous.

Aladdin Sane · 07-14-2008, 08:53 AM

I check http://slickdeals.net/ regularly. I've never purchased anything through them though.

MiSo · 07-14-2008, 01:13 PM

i spend a LOT of money at slickdeals, dealcatcher.com, and dealnews.com

clavus · 07-14-2008, 01:53 PM

http://www.cheapassgamer.com is a good place to look for cheap ass games.

07-11-2008, 08:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
xepherys <3 TFP Location: 17TLH2445607250	woot, free stuff, cheap stuff and free mp3s So, does anyone not know about woot.com and the other major deal sites? First of all, download the wootalyzer to get up-to-the-minute updates on many of the sites (shirt.woot is a personal favorite). Next, check out Amazon's Amazon's music site. Every Friday they have 5 albums for $5/each, and along the right side, they offer new free songs every week. You have to use the Amazon downloader, but it's pretty unobtrusive. Also, Amazon's Goldbox Goldbox and Lightning deals, despite being available through the wootalyzer, are worth checking out pretty regularly. They vary greatly from department to department. Some deals are really awesome, some very practical, many pretty lame... but always worth looking at. __________________ The prospect of achieving a peace agreement with the extremist group of MILF is almost impossible... -- Emmanuel Pinol, Governor of Cotobato My Homepage

07-13-2008, 11:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
telekinetic zomgomgomgomgomgomg Location: Fauxenix, Azerona	I've spent more money than I care to tally up at the moment at Woot. Highlights: 2 pairs Wireless Sienhauser headphones Two pair noise canceling Phillips headphones One pair awesome headphones for workk that I don't remember the brand of Sansa 2gb mp3 player Sansa 512meg mp3 player Screwdriver sets 3 LED flashlights 6 FRS radios Ferrari carbon fiber stopwatch 12 Solar powered yard lights 7.1 Surround Sound card 5.1 Surround sound speaker set 3 2gb microSD cards Video card Video capture card for PVR 5 t-shirts from shirt.woot Hmmm, I'm sure there's a bunch more that I'm forgetting. __________________ twisted no more

07-14-2008, 12:46 AM	#3 (permalink)
Hain has a plan Location: middle of Whywouldanyonebethere	Yep, I have bought stuff from Woot, can't complain other than there isn't enough Wifi for me to completely utilize my Nokia 770. __________________ ////\\// IRONSKY.NET \\//\\\\

07-14-2008, 03:00 AM	#4 (permalink)
Redjake I'm a family man - I run a family business. Location: Wilson, NC	Woot used to be awesome about 1.5 years ago, but it has taken a turn for the worse and continues to spiral out of control. I used to buy something every other week off of woot, but I haven't bought anything in over a year now. Their deals used to be "stay up until 2 AM to get in on the action" status, but now I usually check it whenever I get a chance. Their deals today don't even touch the deals they used to have. Same thing with techbargains.com - that site used to be my absolute favorite site ever, but now it's just filled with trash links to "under the table" sponsored sites. Sorry, but 5% off any purchase $1500 or more is not a "hot deal." All of their bargains are just repeats or rehashs of previous ones, over and over I remember woot.com had the Logitech wireless playlink thing I use for my xbox 360 - creates a wireless signal through radio frequency using two small boxes. Plug one box into your xbox, the other end to your switch/router, and boom - wireless connection. Woot had it for $14.99. That's a deal. Techbargains used to have some crazy deals too. I got my current router off of techbargains for $9.99. It's a Linksys wireless router, brand new - at Staples! In-store! They used to have stuff like that all the time on the front page. Now it's just "save $10 off $150 purchase at reebok.com" and stupid shit. Oh well. __________________ Off the record, on the q.t., and very hush-hush.

07-14-2008, 03:12 AM	#5 (permalink)
Destrox Metal and Rock 4 Life Location: Phoenix	No one has mentioned shirt.woot.com! That is a easy money killer, and where else does 10 bucks get you a shirt shipped! __________________ You bore me.... next.

07-14-2008, 05:35 AM	#7 (permalink)
dirtyrascal7 That's what she said	The first thing I do every morning is check woot, shirt.woot, and what the Amazon Goldbox items of the day will be at Zappdeals.com. Other than that, I don't really have any suggestions except having some luck on ebay. __________________ "Tie yourself to your limitless potential, rather than your limiting past." "Every man I meet is my superior in some way. In that, I learn of him."

07-14-2008, 06:35 AM	#8 (permalink)
snowy Kick Ass Kunoichi Location: Oregon	For the outdoorsy folk: http://www.steepandcheap.com/ They often have fabulous deals on things like Timbuktu bags for people who aren't so adventurous. __________________ If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau

07-14-2008, 08:53 AM	#9 (permalink)
Aladdin Sane Degenerate Location: San Marvelous	I check http://slickdeals.net/ regularly. I've never purchased anything through them though. __________________ Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.

07-14-2008, 01:13 PM	#10 (permalink)
MiSo Psycho	i spend a LOT of money at slickdeals, dealcatcher.com, and dealnews.com __________________ - this space for rent -

07-14-2008, 01:53 PM	#11 (permalink)
clavus pow! Location: NorCal	http://www.cheapassgamer.com is a good place to look for cheap ass games. __________________ Ass, gas or grass. Nobody rides for free.