Refurbished 32GB HTC One M8 for $270 [no contract]

Among the latest wave of eBay featured Deals, you can get the manufacturer refurbished HTC One M8 with your choice of Android or Windows, for $270 with free shipping with a limit of five per customer. No contract, you own it right away. This is a GSM factory unlocked phone.

May 5-11: 3 Bonus stars with Breakfast Sandwich

Between May 5-11 in 2015, if you are a Starbucks Rewards member, you can earn 3 bonus stars (in addition to the one standard star) when you purchase any breakfast sandwich (eight different choices). You can use this promotion as many times as you like. No coupon code needed and no opt-in required. The usual terms and conditions apply for these type of promotions.

Assuming a 50c value per Reward star (assuming you redeem your Reward on a $6~ item). you are effectively getting $2 off per qualifying purchase.

CM Storm Devastator Keyboard and Mouse Combo for $30

If you are looking for a cool looking keyboard and mouse style-matched duo, currently the best selling PC Gaming Keyboard at amazon.com is the Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator going for $30, in your choice of three LED light scheme colors. These are wired (USB) low-profile gadgets, and average 4/5 based on 1450+ customer reviews. Even if you are not a gamer, you may find these of interest if you are a hardcore keyboard user or like their style. Note however that this is NOT a mechanical keyboard! You can buy as many as you like, there is no quantity restriction at the moment.

On the other hand, if you want to pay even less, there’s the EagleTec K005 combo that goes for $24 instead. Again, this is not a mechanical keyboard.

AMEX Offers: Spend $20+ at Sam’s Club website, get $20 back

If you have an American Express card that is eligible for the “AMEX Offers”, check your account. They launched a new offer is pretty pretty good. You spend $20 or more at the Sam’s Club website, and you receive $20 back as a statement credit on your account. The offer is not good at Sam’s Club brick and mortar stores, only their website.

You have to manually opt-in to the offer from your AMEX account before you can use it. You can only use it once during this promotional period which ends 9/30/15. The item must ship before the deadline, so don’t use this offer on pre-orders of unpredictable shipment. There are restrictions which you can find under the “Term” section over there.

Screenshot of the offer below:

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May 26: Thank You Rewards sale [for existing members]

If you are a member of the Citibank Thank You Rewards program, and have earned rewards ready to spend, they are having a one day Reward sale, on May 26 in 2015, from 9am ET to 11:59pm ET on that day. Select items in select product categories will be available to get with fewer rewards than usual. This offer is only for members. You do not pay for this with real money, you pay for them with your previously earned rewards.

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Kindle First May 2015 e-book selections are now ready (pick one of four)

May is here and this means, among many other things, a new four-pack of pre-release e-books is available at Amazon’s Kindle First program. If you are a Prime member, you can get one of those e-books for FREE, and you can start reading it right away, before the general public. If you like more than one, you have to wait until June 1st to buy them like everybody else.

If you are not a Prime member, you can purchase one of the four for $1.99. The general public will have access to all four ebooks on June 1st, so this is a plus if you like to be among the first to read and discover new books.

The four selections for May 2015 are:

  • “(R)evolution (Phoenix Horizon Book 1)”, start of a new book series, by PJ Manney in SciFi Thrillers
  • “Crow Hollow” by Michael Wallace in Historical Fiction
  • “Sugar” by Deirdre Riordan Hall in Contemporary Fiction
  • “Queen of the Trailer Park (Rosie Maldonne’s World Book 1)”, start of another new book series, by Alice Quinn, Alexandra Maldwyn-Davies

You can find and pick from the May 2015 selections, between May 1st-31st, at the Kindle First page. Happy e-reading!

[DEAD] Samsung Galaxy S4 (Sprint) with free S-View Flip cover for $250

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May 3-9: $10 off $50+ in Gap and other gift cards

For the shopping week of Sunday May 3 until the close of business on Saturday May 9 in 2015, at Staples brick and mortar stores, you automatically get a $10 off discount if you purchase $50 or more in gift cards from GAP, Sephora and Spafinder. The purchase must be made in one transaction with a $50+ total. No coupons, no rebates, an instant discount at the cash register.

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Refurbished 11.6″ Acer CB3-111-C8UB for $150 [ChromeOS]

But Chromebooks are not standing still, they are “countering” that at the eBay deals, with Acer’s Outlet Store on eBay offering the manufacturer refurbished 11.6″ Chromebook CB3-111-C8UB for $150 with free shipping, with a limit of five per buyer, and a 90 day warranty from Acer.

It has 2GB RAM, 16GB on-board, and it is powered by a dual-core Celeron processor, with the usual 1366 x 768 resolution, and 2.7 lbs weight.

Refurbished 11.6″ ASUS X205TA for $160 [W8]

On the budget laptops front, among the anti-Chromebook SSD-Windows 8.1 options, eBay seller “voodublu” (99.4%) is offering the manufacturer refurbished 11.6″ ASUS X205TA for $160 with free shipping, with 90 day warranty from ASUS. There are over 700 units available as of the time of writing.

It has 2GB RAM, 32GB on-board storage, microSD storage (up to 64GB), quad-core Atom processor, battery life estimate of up to 12 hours, 2.2 lbs, etc.

Buy $50 in select Gift Cards, Get $10 off next purchase at Smart and Final

Smart and Final stores are back with another gift card promotion running from April 29 until the close on May 12 in 2015. If you purchase $50 or more in gift cards from the following brands (JC Penney, Michaels, Macy’s, Yard House, Cold Stone Creamery, and Jiffy Lube) in a single transaction, they will give you a coupon for $10 off your next purchase at Smart and Final. The coupon will print on the register receipt. If you shop at one or more of those places, this is a pretty good deal!

May 1-10: Half off Frappuccino Happy Hour at SBUX

Starbucks continues to roll out new offers to get people in the door. Between May 1-10 in 2015, they will have a happy hour that gets you half off the price of their Frappuccino blended beverages. The Happy Hour runs 3-5pm for everyone, but if you are a Staples Reward member, you get an extra hour, 3-6pm. Local times obviously. No coupon needed.

32GB LG G2 (unlocked GSM, no contract) for $190

More new phones on the horizon means more deals on previous models. Case in point, the 32GB LG G2, factory unlocked GSM, in new condition, in either black or white, is offered for $190 with free shipping by QualityCellz (99.2%) on eBay. Limit five per customer. No contracts!

This is a 4G LTE (Band 1- 2- 4- 5 and 17) phone, with a 5.2″ display, 2.26 GHz quad-core processor, etc.

According to the “Questions and answers” section towards the bottom of the eBay listing, it says:

“This phone is new and comes in the original at&t box along with charger, usb cable and user guide. The box was only opened for unlocking. “

Used Nexus 5 (Freedom Pop) for $200 [no contract]

Wow, this came out of left field at Stacksocial. A Nexus 5 Freedom Pop bundle! The good old LG Nexus 5 is offering without contract and with one year of free service from Freedom Pop for $200. This is a certified pre-owned with 16GB of on-board storage. See the details at the Stacksocial listing.

This is the basic Freedom Pop free plan (up to 500MB of free data per month) with a trio of non-free features include for free for a year (tethering, visual voicemail, usage alerts). You own the phone right away, so you don’t even have to activate Freedompop if you don’t want to!

This is last year’s Nexus device, with the Snapdragon 800, 2GB RAM (remember, this is pure Android, no skins to eat up memory), 1920 x 1080, Android 5.1, but sadly no microSD.

April 28 – May 4: Earn 8 Bonus Stars with purchase of three specific items

Starbucks continues rolling more rewards offers for people participating in their program. The latest covers the time period between April 28 until the end of day on May 4 in 2015. You will earn eight bonus stars if you purchase these three items (separately or together, it doesn’t matter):

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