The Lenovo-Motorola generated some buzz today with a new trio of Moto X and G smartphones, but if you don’t want to wait and pay full price, the good old non-Lenovo Motorola Droid Ultra Maxx XT1080M (Verizon version with unlocked GSM) is offered as Seller Refurbished for $115 with free shipping, with a limit of five per buyer. The seller is GuaranteeCellular (98.7%), and says it comes with a clean ESN and charger. SIM not included for the GSM part. Over 2300 units sold so far from this listing. No contract!
25% off Peet’s branded Tea with coupon (ends 8/31/15)
Peet’s Coffee is switching their teas from their house brand to their newly purchased Mighty Leaf teas. As part of the transition, they are having a 25% off clearance sale of their own teas at their stores. Now this sale is also available on their website via coupon. Coupon code 15TEAJ gets you 25% off. The sale is only good on their own branded teas, not the Mightly Leafs. The coupon expires 8/31/15. Free shipping if your order is $59 or more, otherwise shipping is additional.
They have both loose leaf and tea bag options. Some teas have both, but most of them are either one or the other. Their website not only carries tea tins, but there you can also buy some of their teas in bulk bags of either 1/2 lb or 1 lb.
Some of their teas are carried at some grocery stores and specialty retailers. It is likely that at some point (if they haven’t done already) those retailers too will put them on sale. Typically you’ll find tea bags there.
PayPal Offer: free 2-month Google Play Music trial
PayPal has another online promotion, you see this when you try to login or logout from their site (and it could also be shown at other places). If you use PayPal as your payment method, you can get a two month free trial of the Google Play All Access music subscription service. After the free trial ends, your Paypal account will be billed monthly unless you cancel the free trial.
Treat Receipt returns at Starbucks on July 27
It must be summertime because the Treat Receipt is back at Starbucks! During this incarnation, if you present a receipt from earlier in the day, after 2pm local time, you can get any grande cold drink for $2.50. The promotion runs July 27 until August 9 for everyone (you don’t have to be a Rewards member for this offer). But Rewards members get an extra week, for them, the offer expires August 16 in 2015 instead.
If you haven’t done this before, it’s fairly simple. You get your Starbucks receipt before 2pm (any purchase qualifies, big or small). Then visit again during the same day after 2pm, show them the before-2pm-receipt, and get any grande cold drink for $2.50. Considering how expensive some of their drinks are, this can easily be 50% or even less the standard price.
TIP: you can visit at 1:30pm, get something, get the treat receipt, and after 2pm, get a $2.05 cold grande beverage. So if you don’t have to technically visit twice, just buy something before and after 2pm. Because of lines and clock differences, don’t wait until 1:55pm to do this 🙂
Shipping soon: 15.6″ Windows 10 Toshiba C55-C5241 laptop for $450
UPDATE (7/29/15): as of this update, the laptop is in “This item has not yet been released.” status…
ORIGINAL POST: If you want to be among the first to jump aboard the fresh Windows10 train, at Amazon.com, shipping right now (as of the time of writing), is the brand new 15.6″ Toshiba Satellite C55-C5241 laptop for $450 with free shipping with a limit of three per customer.
This is powered by the Intel Core i5-5200U 2.2GHz processor which currently ranks #556 at cpubenchmark.net. It has 8GB of RAM and 1TB hard disk (5400rpm), along with good old 1366X768 pixels screen resolution and mobile Intel graphics. It has a DVD burner and the usual assortment of ports.
NOTE: this shares the same Amazon product listing page with the Windows 8 version, so their reviews are combined. Most of the reviews there at the moment are for the older W8 version!
Refurbished HTC One M7 (former Verizon, GSM unlocked) for $100
How low can you go? How about $100? That’s what it takes to get you the seller-refurbished 32GB HTC One M7. This was a Verizon phone that its GSM component has been unlocked for any GSM carrier. The listing says clean ESN and already over 300 units got sold from this particular offer. Limit five per buyer with the silver color being the only one offered. The seller is GuaranteeCellular (98.7%). As usual with seller-refurbished items, the risk is higher, so keep that in mind if you don’t like taking risks or having to return items. No contract!
Big Game Sale at Google Play (ends 7/27/15)
If you want to score some popular Android games for less, there is a big sale good until 7/27/15 at Google Play. The amounts are fairly small, so you may want to buy a gift card or prefill your account with store credit if you don’t want your credit card blasted with multiple $0.60 transactions (if you go on an app shopping spree).
The list includes Monument Valley (99c), Game Of Thrones (Telltale, 60c), Room Two (69c), NBA Jam, Need for Speed, Grand Theft Auto, the all important Goat Simulator, and more. A total of 23 games are part of the sale. You can buy as many as you like.
Refurbished Samsung Galaxy S5 (unlocked, former AT&T) for $250 [no contract]
This has not turned into a Galaxy blog, it’s just that there are many specials today. The latest one is the manufacturer refurbished Samsung Galaxy S5, model SM-G900A, a former AT&T model, but sold unlocked, for $250 with free shipping, in either black or white (the gold and blue sold out) by eBay seller “QualityCellz” (99.2%). This works with any compatible GSM carrier, not just AT&T. The seller offers 14-day returns plus the Samsung warranty on the refurb. This is NO CONTRACT! You own it. Tempting indeed…
… especially when you consider that the Galaxy S6 took away the microSD slot and the removable battery, assuming of course you value those features a lot. As of the time of writing, over 600 units were sold from this particular eBay offering. If I had a $250 eBay Gift Card, I would be next 🙂
Refurbished 16GB Sony Xperia Z C6606 (T-Mobile) for $105
If you are Sony-curious and are looking for a phone to use on the T-Mobile network or as a Wifi-only device, the 16GB Sony Xperia Z C6606 is available in seller refurbished condition, locked to T-Mobile cell-wise, for $105 with free shipping, with a limit of five per customer, by eBay seller “Chubbiestech” (98.8%). Nearly 1000 of them sold so far from this listing. No contract!
It comes with a charger but no other accessories. For cell use, you have to provide your own SIM card.
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge (SM-G925A) Unlocked (ex-AT&T) for $600
This is a limited time offer, it is currently the front page deal you see at the eBay website, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge is offered for $600 with free shipping by eBay seller “QualityCellz” (99.2%). Per the listing, this is a new condition product but was opened in order to unlock it (formerly an AT&T device). It is available in black, with a limit of five per customer. The white option sold out already. This is model SM-G925A. No contract, and you can use it with any compatible GSM provider.
PS: if only I had a $600 eBay Gift Card ready to go 🙂
Refurbished Samsung Galaxy S4 with 1yr warranty (AT&T or Verizon) for $250
If you like the protection of a 12-month warranty, and like to purchase from Amazon actual (not random sellers on eBay), and you don’t like contracts, and you don’t want to have the latest model immediately, then you can get the certified pre-owned Samsung Galaxy S4, with a 12-month warranty and all accessories, in your choice of AT&T or Verizon (but NO CONTRACT) for $250 at Amazon.com by Amazon actual. This is not unlocked, it’s either AT&T or Verizon depending on your choice.
Motorola Moto G (prepaid) for $40 with promo code
IF you are part of the Fry’s Electronics emailing list, your Sunday promo code can get you the prepaid Motorola Moto G smartphone (no contract) for $40 instead of $50. The website appears to be out of stock, so this is good only if are near a Fry’s brick and mortar stores. This offer is mentioned on the upper half of their weekly ad. The promo codes are personalized in that they can’t be reused, so your best bet is to sign up because the ones posted online have probably been used up already.
PS: the ad does not say which carrier, but judging by other recent offers, this may be Verizon (purely guessing).
Samsung Galaxy S6 (G920i, unlocked) for $500
The brand new Samsung Galaxy S6, model G920i (International Edition, GSM only, no CDMA), is currently offered for $500 with free shipping, with four color schemes to pick from, with a limit of five per customer by Breed (97.9%) on eBay. This is a 32GB factory unlocked GSM phone, no contract, but keep in mind, the S6 does not have a microSD card.
15% off Gap Gift Cards at Staples (July 26 – Aug. 1)
At Staples brick and mortar stores, between Sunday July 26 AM until Saturday August 1st PM in 2015, you can get 15% off GAP gift cards. No coupon needed, they will be automatically discounted. This includes the whole GAP family of brands, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Athleta, etc.
July 23-26: 25% off Packaged Coffee at Starbucks
For four days only, July 23-26 in 2015, Starbucks Rewards members can get 25% off packaged coffee, which includes whole bean, instant coffee, and the convenient single-use pods, by mentioning promo code 2533 when buying. The Reserve coffee is excluded from this promotion however. You can use this promotion up to five times during this promotional period. Coffee hoarding time! This was sent via email a few hours ago.
If you are not a Rewards member, it is free to join and take advantage of the various promotions. And once you hit 30+ transactions, you get upgraded to the highest level of benefits.
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