Archives for January 2015

Credit Union members: 10% off the $100 Sprint Family Share Plan

If you are a credit union member, the Sprint $100 Family Share Plan is 10% cheaper! If you take advantage of your credit union discount, a 10% off discount on your bill (check with your local credit union or see lovemycreditunion.com for details on how to do this), this plan becomes a $90 per month for mobile-data data-hungry users. The usual barrage of taxes and fees and nickle dimers is additional (you can only avoid those with prepaid service).

You get 20GB of total data, and unlimited talk and text, on up to ten lines (phones, tablets, mobile broadband). The free “up to ten lines” is good for the whole of 2015. Starting 1/1/16, you will pay $15 per month per device. This requires a two year contract. You must sign up for this offer by 1/29/15.

Optionally, if you are switching from another carrier, you can get up to $350 in a prepaid VISA gift card to cover ETF or Installment Billing balance. This promotion is independent of the Family Share Plan. Details at this Sprint page.

January 15, 2015 Filed Under: smartphones Tagged With: , ,

Strong Kind Bars for $1 each (YMMV)

If you are live near a Trader Joe, you may want to check the prices of their Strong Kind bars. They may be on sale for $1 each, instead of the usual $1.50 price for Kind bars at Trader Joe. The Strong Kind bars are a new approach, they are a bit spicy and a bit salty while still retaining some of the sweetness. It’s a different taste from the usual Kind bars. There is a total of five flavors (see amazon.com). The Trader Joe I checked at carried only two of the five flavors (Roasted Jalapeno and Honey Smoked BBQ).

You can buy as many as you like at the Trader Joe. I don’t know if this is a limited time offer to spark sales and generate interest or a new price or a closeout.

January 15, 2015 Filed Under: shopping Tagged With: ,

YMMV: Amazon Fire TV for $80

This is a targeted offer, thus the YMMV in the title. Amazon is offering some shoppers a $20 off discount on the $100 Amazon Fire TV. To figure out whether you are eligible, you must be already logged on to your Amazon.com account and then visit the offer page. If you are eligible, you will see the offer. If you are not eligible, you will see a message telling you that you are not eligible. Regardless, this promotion expires by the end of day on 1/20/15.

Below you will find two screenshots, the first one is of an eligible account, followed by one that is not eligible. I have no idea how Amazon decides who is eligible – probably based on past purchase history and such.

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January 15, 2015 Filed Under: tech Tagged With:

[DEAD] 10-inch 16GB iPad Air 2 for $400

This limited time offer ended…
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January 9, 2015 Filed Under: iPad Tagged With: , ,

Three months of Netflix with red Galaxy Tab 3 7.0

It is 2015, and a new round of Samsung Galaxy Perks are up, decidedly more stingy than previous iterations. Unless you have bought the garnet-red 7-inch Galaxy Tab 3. This one, perhaps because of its redness (?), gets a free three month Netflix subscription, in addition to the common offers (Dropbox, etc). From this line at the Perks website, “Once redeemed, your new or existing account will receive a credit for the value of a 3-month subscription”, we can theorize that this offer is also good for existing Netflix members. More details at the Perks website. This round expires 3/31/15 (I don’t know if it will be renewed later).

January 9, 2015 Filed Under: android Tagged With: , , ,

Chipotle January 26 offer: buy sofrita, get free item later

January 26 in 2015 is an important date to remember (deal wise) at participating Chipotle stores. If you purchase a Sofrita burrito on that date, you can get a free burrito of your choice at a later date by showing them your Jan-26 soffrita receipt. Sofritas are their soy-based meat substitute, and it is a bit on the spicy side, so you may want to add fresh salsa and cheese and cream to un-spice it (if you are not big on spicy).

January 9, 2015 Filed Under: shopping Tagged With: , ,

[DEAD] Free Jesse & Joy mp3-album (limited time offer)

This freebie offer expired but stay tuned because Google Play is offering a free mp3-album nearly every week…
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January 9, 2015 Filed Under: shopping Tagged With: ,

[DEAD] Jan 11-17: free $25 Gift Card with select Kindle Fire and e-readers

This limited time offer expired…
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[DEAD] Free TV Pilots: Galavant (fantasy) and Ascension (scifi)

This limited time offer ended…
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January 7, 2015 Filed Under: shopping Tagged With: , ,

[DEAD] LG G2 (AT&T Unlocked, No Contract) for $300 (was $250)

As of a 1/26/15 re-check, this eBay listing ended with 600 phones sold through it…
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January 6, 2015 Filed Under: android Tagged With: , , , ,

[DEAD] 32GB Motorola Moto X Developer Edition (XT1060) for $200 [no contract]

This limited time eBay offer expired…
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January 5, 2015 Filed Under: android Tagged With: , , ,

[DEAD] Jan 6-10: Free Small Maple Latte at Peet’s with select purchases

This limited time offer expired, but do not despair! Peet’s Coffee has promotions of this nature every few weeks! Stay tuned to their emailing list or this blog for future updates!

Speaking of Peet’s coffee, they have a full page with three coupons on their K-cup coffee in this week’s coupon books found in the Sunday newspapers (1/11/15).

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January 5, 2015 Filed Under: shopping Tagged With: ,

5% cashback at Six Flags with Discover in 2015 (must opt-in)

For the whole of 2015, Discover may be offering you 5% cashback at Six Flags. This offer is shown when you login to your Discover account, on the right side of the page, under “5% Cashback Bonus”. You have to manually opt-in for this offer, which runs until 12/31/15. The starting date is after you manually opt-in. I don’t know if this offer is targeted or available to all Discover members. The best way to find out is to look for it in your account.

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The terms say:

“Activate to earn 5% Cashback Bonus® on all purchases made at Six Flags® from 1/1/15 (or the date on which you sign up, whichever is later) through 12/31/15. Only purchases made at Six Flags parks and www.SixFlags.com will qualify. Purchases made using Near Field Communication (NFC), virtual wallets, or similar technology may not be eligible. Rewards are added to your Cashback Bonus account within 2 billing periods. See Cashback Bonus Program Terms and Conditions for more information about your rewards.”

January 4, 2015 Filed Under: shopping Tagged With: ,

HBO Preview on AT&T Uverse: January 9 to 11 (2015)

If you have AT&T Uverse TV service, HBO is having another weekend preview, from January 9-11 (Friday AM to Sunday PM) in 2015, to celebrate the start of their new TV series “Togetherness”, along with the return of Girls and other half hour HBO original shows (which is often when premium cable networks offer free previews). Also participating in this promotion is Cinemax which is slowly but steadily developing its own line of original TV shows, albeit not at the HBO level.

UPDATE: Showtime is now running ads during commercial breaks on Uverse saying they too will have a free preview (SD and HD) at the same time, Friday through Sunday night.

January 3, 2015 Filed Under: shopping Tagged With: , , ,

[DEAD] Vudu offers lots of 99c movie rentals

This limited time promotion for January 2015 expired…

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If you plan to watch a lot of movies in the next 30 days or so, Vudu has a 99-cent movie rental promotion, with 100 different movies of diverse interest participating. Obviously they don’t have the latest, you can’t possibly expect to find Guardians of the Galaxy for a 99c rental, but they have some well-known movies, such as American Psycho, Stomp the Yard, Ghost, Flatliners, Point Blank, Top Gun, Kill Team and more.

I don’t know when this promotion expires. Once you rent a movie online, you have 30 days to start watching it and once you start watching it, you typically have 24-48 hours to finish it (varies by movie). If you don’t start watching it within 30 days, you lose the chance to watch it (but sadly they don’t give you a refund).

Speaking of Vudu, they are offering the first episode of season one for FREE from a select few new TV series [updated link with October 2016 shows]. The selection changes over time as new shows come in. The free pilots are available only for a limited time, but once you get them, you can watch them forever.

January 1, 2015 Filed Under: shopping Tagged With: