Archives for September 2017

[DEAD] 49c eBook: Ron L. Hubbard’s “Battlefield Earth”

This limited time sale expired… If you missed, know also that this book is part of “Kindle Unlimited”….

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Flanger FA-12 Finger exerciser for $2

Exercise is a big thing, but not many people focus on exercising their fingers! If you want to exercise them too, especially of interest if you play musical instruments (eg guitar, piano), then you can get the new condition Flanger FA-12 Finger exerciser for just $2.24, in new condition, at amazon.com.

There is a catch however. Because the price is so low, this is an ADD-ON item, so you must needs place an order of $25+, else-wise, their shopping cart will NOT let you proceed with the transaction.

You can buy as many of these as you like, so you can get to $25+ with a dozen of them.

EACHINE E010 Mini UFO Quadcopter Drone for $21

It’s the Attack of the Budget Drones! Available in three different colors, you can get the EACHINE E010 Mini UFO Quadcopter Drone for just $21 with free Prime shipping (or $25+ order). It includes a remote control, but no camera. Hey, it’s only $21 🙂

The maker is selling it through their Amazon store, with the orders fulfilled by Amazon, thus the Prime shipping.

The gallery pictures and the product description give you a good feel of what to expect from this little gadget. It averages 4.3 out of 5 based on 1140+ customer reviews, where 12% of them are 1-star and 70% of them are 5-stars. That’s less than a 6:1 “review intensity ratio”.

Mossy Oak Men’s Camo Hoodie for $5 [XL]

Bargain time at Amazon if you like camo-styled hoodies! The X-Large size of the Mossy Oak Men’s Camo Hoodie is down to $5, in new condition, with a limit of up to three per customer! The other sizes are not that far off, the most expensive goes for $9.

All of them are sold and shipped by Amazon, HOWEVER, they are ADD-ON items, so your order total must be $25+ for you to buy them. You can get to $25+ with multiple sizes of this if you don’t need anything else.

All the sizes together, they average 4.6 out of 5 based on 16 customer reviews. Note that this is a blend, 70% Cotton and the rest Polyester. It has a pouch pocket (it may be hard to see in the picture since it is …camouflaged) 🙂

T-Mobile Freebies for 9/12/17: FREE LEGO e-book, 3-month Pandora Premium, and coupons

Party-On T-Mobile-ites! Before we get to the September 12 (2017) freebies teaser, we should point that per the September 6 “Uncarrier” event, T-Mobile promised it will be giving 1-Year of Netflix (the standard 2-screen streaming plan) to customers participating in ONE plans with two or more lines. Check the interwebs for more details as there are always restrictions to these type of promotions.

So back to the 9/12/17 freebies we go, where we have a mix of actual media freebies and coupons. Two of each more specifically:

  • 90 day free trial to the Pandora Premium (their full streaming service, not the more famous radio ~ this converts to a $10/month if not cancelled)
  • one free LEGO e-book from BookShout (you can only read using their website or apps)
  • 40% off Legoland tickets
  • some Hotel Storm coupon

Samsung Book Deals for September 2017 are up!

The start of a new month means a handful of free e-book deals. Prime members get a Kindle First freebie. Anyone who does not passionately hate Adobe DRM can get a free University of Chicago press e-book.

And the most flexible of all, everyone can get a DRM-free SFF (science fiction or fantasy) ebook from Tor, whose freebie promotions only last about a week, and don’t start at a specific date. So you have to pay attention to your emails or this blog 🙂

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Starbucks After 2pm Local Time Bonus Stars Returns September 5-11 in 2017

Starbucks Rewards are back with another afternoon dash promotion! If you are eligible for this promotion, you should find this in your email or the Starbucks app inviting you to join or activate. You must needs first join/activate before you earn the bonus!

The bonus is as before. Between September 5-11 (those two dates included) in 2017, AFTER 2pm Local Time, if you make 4 or more purchases you’ll earn 50 Bonus Stars (in addition to the regular stars), OR if you make 6+ purchases, you’ll instead earn 100 Bonus Stars.

Their computer systems will first get award you the 50 Bonus stars once you reach the 4 purchases tier. And once you get to 6+, they’ll send you another 50 Bonus Stars. You won’t earn any additional bonus stars whether you have 6 or 60 purchases during the promotional period.

Buy $35+ in select Supplies, Get $10 Amazon Gift Card

Amazon continues to roll out more and more Prime benefits. Including exclusive promotions. If you purchase $35+ in select supplies, you can get a $10 Amazon plastic gift card for FREE.

You must add both the supplies and the $10 gift card to your shopping cart, and the price of the gift card will be discounted to $0 in the shopping cart via a -$10 off deduction.

The promotion runs until 9/12/17 at 11:59pm pacific. This is only available to Prime members!

Just like the Prime Pantry free shipping options, you have to reach the $35 minimum with any combination. Multiple different items, or multiple units of the same item. The shopping cart below is with two units of a $20 item:

Suensan LG V30 Black Case for $8 [Prime shipping]

If you are 99.9% certain you are going to buy an LG V30 when you find it available for purchase, and you want to have a case waiting for it before it arrives, and you like receiving things quickly with free 2-day shipping as a Prime member, then you may be interested in this $8 Suensan case for the LG V30 from ShunShiSheng, on sale at the moment.

You can buy as many as you like. There are seven pictures of the case, but obviously, since the phone is not out yet, there are no customer reviews.

The LG V30 is of course one of the most interesting phones of 2017. At least LG is trying to innovate unless some others *cough* Samsung, Pixel, iPhone *cough* that are just milking their popularity 🙂

The Official ASOIAF and GOT e-Cookbook on sale for $2

Cook with Game Of Thrones! The official cookbook, blessed by George R. R. Martin himself, is on sale for $2 at various ebook services! The book title is “A Feast of Ice and Fire: The Official Game of Thrones Companion Cookbook” by Chelsea Monroe-Cassel and Sariann Lehrer.

There are some other unofficial cookbooks. This one is the officially blessed one! This is the full version, over 200 pages. Not to be confused with the smaller “Dorne” supplement.

The $2 limited time sale is available at Google Play [not eligible for the $5 credit promotion since it’s priced under $5], along with the Amazon Kindle.

Happy reading and cooking. Please feel free to invite me over if you make any of these recipes 🙂

Google Play Books: $5 Credit on $5+ purchase [YMMV]

While surfing around the Books section of the Google PLAY store, with a browser or when using the Google PLAY actual app, you may see a promotion that gives you a $5 credit any book purchase of $5 or more!

You’ll see a banner like this:

There are two deadlines to pay attention to. First, you must activate the offer by 9/30/17. Once activated, the promotion runs until 10/12/17. If not used by that time, it will simply expire.

You can verify the offer is in your account, check under “Account”, and page down to the “Rewards” section. You should see the offer there, along with the terms and expiration date.

Peets B&M: Buy any Barista-made Drink, Optionally Buy Bottled Cold Brew for $2

Peet’s Coffee (under the ownership of the big coffee conglomerate) is taking a more interesting path with their Peetniks Rewards program. Not only are they having the conventional rewards, but they also have regular Special Offers that appear in the Mailbox of their app and are also sent to you by email (if you are subscribed to those).

Running at the moment are two offers for their brick and mortar stores.

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FREE w/DRM: “The Secret Lives of Teachers” e-book

On the first of every month, in addition to the Kindle First freebie, there’s another promotion that gets you one free e-book per month, the University of Chicago (Press).

Every month, on their promotional page they have a new book. For September 2017, the free book is “The Secret Lives of Teachers” by Anonymous. It is 272 pages long.

This is however is a DRM e-book, so in order to read it, you need to use an app that is compatible with Adobe’s DRM. You need Adobe Editions on a PC and compatible apps on Android and iOS.

Lucky Rewards: Double Points (must opt-in)

If you are a member of the Lucky Rewards program, especially if you are planning a Labor Day weekend shopping spree, and you spend enough at Lucky where you can take advantage of their Rewards program, then check your email or app!

Because between September 1-4 in 2017, they are running a Double Points promotion. But before you earn the double points, you must first opt into the promotion ~ you have to accept the offer!

Here’s a screenshot from the email that shows the restrictions as well:

Marvel BOGO offer at Comixology with coupon

If you are a fan of Marvel comic books, it is time to stock up! Coupon code MARVEL17 gets you a “Buy One Get One FREE” promotion at Comixology on Marvel titles. The promotion lasts longer than the Labor Day weekend, it ends on 9/7/17.

Titles released after 8/31/17 are not eligible. You can buy multiple titles, not just two. Pre-orders and bundles are not eligible.

AMAZON’S up to 50% off MARVEL COMICS as well

UPDATE: OR if you prefer to buy comic books individually, Amazon has its own MARVEL up to 50% off promotions. This promotion too expires 9/7/17 and excludes everything releases since 8/31/17.