Comments on: The Best Deal I Ever Got http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/the-best-deal-i-ever-got/ Spending Wisely: Making Smart Personal Finance Decisions Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:53:40 +0000 hourly 1 By: Crystal http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/the-best-deal-i-ever-got/comment-page-1/#comment-741 Crystal Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:32:14 +0000 http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/?p=1432#comment-741 I've been buying discount gift cards off of Ebay and using Discover cash back rewards for places we were going to shop anyway or for gifts for people who suggest specific gift cards. I find most of my great deals on new stuff at Amazon.com or Ebay. I also google for coupon codes and check our Entertainment book before buying anything. I find the best deals for used stuff on Craigslist. For example, we are looking into getting a freezer for the garage so we can start stocking up on good meat deals. My parents suggested getting one that has auto defrost...they start new at $450 around here. I've found several on Craigslist for $150-$200 that are less than a year old (mostly because people are moving). Even a basic small chest freezer starts new at $170 but is only $50 on Craigslist. I will totally bookmark Slickdeals, Retail-Me-Not, and Fatwallet, thanks! I’ve been buying discount gift cards off of Ebay and using Discover cash back rewards for places we were going to shop anyway or for gifts for people who suggest specific gift cards.

I find most of my great deals on new stuff at Amazon.com or Ebay. I also google for coupon codes and check our Entertainment book before buying anything. I find the best deals for used stuff on Craigslist.

For example, we are looking into getting a freezer for the garage so we can start stocking up on good meat deals. My parents suggested getting one that has auto defrost…they start new at $450 around here. I’ve found several on Craigslist for $150-$200 that are less than a year old (mostly because people are moving). Even a basic small chest freezer starts new at $170 but is only $50 on Craigslist.

I will totally bookmark Slickdeals, Retail-Me-Not, and Fatwallet, thanks!

]]> By: mschachle http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/the-best-deal-i-ever-got/comment-page-1/#comment-688 mschachle Sun, 14 Feb 2010 03:35:58 +0000 http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/?p=1432#comment-688 Great ideas. When I decide to buy something, I enjoy searching the internet to find the best deal. A few other options are www.fatwallet.com and Bing cashback. Great ideas. When I decide to buy something, I enjoy searching the internet to find the best deal. A few other options are http://www.fatwallet.com and Bing cashback.

]]> By: LeanLifeCoach http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/the-best-deal-i-ever-got/comment-page-1/#comment-667 LeanLifeCoach Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:16:54 +0000 http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/?p=1432#comment-667 You've got me beat... on anything new. In the last year my perspective has changed though and I am finding myself much more open to previously loved merchandise. Last year I got a refurbished PC with more power and memory than I'll ever need for $90 with a 1 year warranty off eBay. I'll never buy another new PC again! .-= LeanLifeCoach´s last blog ..<a href="http://eliminatethemuda.com/2010/02/why-the-gdp-needs-a-makeover/" rel="nofollow">Why The GDP Needs A Makeover</a> =-. You’ve got me beat… on anything new. In the last year my perspective has changed though and I am finding myself much more open to previously loved merchandise. Last year I got a refurbished PC with more power and memory than I’ll ever need for $90 with a 1 year warranty off eBay. I’ll never buy another new PC again!
.-= LeanLifeCoach´s last blog ..Why The GDP Needs A Makeover =-.

]]> By: Kyle C. http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/the-best-deal-i-ever-got/comment-page-1/#comment-664 Kyle C. Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:47:44 +0000 http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/?p=1432#comment-664 That is a damn good deal. Another place to stop by when you are shopping like that is retail-me-not.com. Like slickdeals they use user submissions but they take online coupon codes. I like to stop by there before I purchase anything to see what savings they have. It saved me $90 on one purchase over the holidays. .-= Kyle C.´s last blog ..The Great Debate – My Wife Wants a New Car =-. That is a damn good deal. Another place to stop by when you are shopping like that is retail-me-not.com. Like slickdeals they use user submissions but they take online coupon codes. I like to stop by there before I purchase anything to see what savings they have. It saved me $90 on one purchase over the holidays.
.-= Kyle C.´s last blog ..The Great Debate – My Wife Wants a New Car =-.

]]> By: Monevator http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/the-best-deal-i-ever-got/comment-page-1/#comment-660 Monevator Fri, 12 Feb 2010 08:49:57 +0000 http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/?p=1432#comment-660 Maybe it's a UK thing but throughout the recession you've just had to go to one of the discount coupon aggregation sites and type in a name. Sometimes you'd get a list of several options! This only works for chains, but some pretty classy ones have been doing it. .-= Monevator´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Monevatorcom/~3/WNoCGNIZhKc/" rel="nofollow">Should you back Bolton in the China shop?</a> =-. Maybe it’s a UK thing but throughout the recession you’ve just had to go to one of the discount coupon aggregation sites and type in a name. Sometimes you’d get a list of several options! This only works for chains, but some pretty classy ones have been doing it.
.-= Monevator´s last blog ..Should you back Bolton in the China shop? =-.

]]> By: debtmaven http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/the-best-deal-i-ever-got/comment-page-1/#comment-659 debtmaven Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:08:24 +0000 http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/?p=1432#comment-659 Wow. That's amazing. I just bought 4 canon SD 1200s for work in the last month and the best deal I got was $149, free shipping, no tax, and a free SD 2 Gig card. I still have to buy a few more, but due to economic slowdowns right now (and lack of cash flow), we can't have any more non-essential spending for the rest of the month, if not longer, so I'm going to have to wait to buy 4 more. I will definitely have to try that site! Monevator, I'd love to hear what you do to find restaurant deals. Oddly enough I just wrote a post yesterday about my results with restaurant.com (having bought a year's worth of $25 coupons at 80% off). Other than that, what else do you use for coupons? .-= debtmaven´s last blog ..<a href="http://debtmaven.wordpress.com/2010/02/10/update-on-restaurant-com/" rel="nofollow">Update on Restaurant.com</a> =-. Wow. That’s amazing. I just bought 4 canon SD 1200s for work in the last month and the best deal I got was $149, free shipping, no tax, and a free SD 2 Gig card. I still have to buy a few more, but due to economic slowdowns right now (and lack of cash flow), we can’t have any more non-essential spending for the rest of the month, if not longer, so I’m going to have to wait to buy 4 more.

I will definitely have to try that site!

Monevator, I’d love to hear what you do to find restaurant deals. Oddly enough I just wrote a post yesterday about my results with restaurant.com (having bought a year’s worth of $25 coupons at 80% off). Other than that, what else do you use for coupons?
.-= debtmaven´s last blog ..Update on Restaurant.com =-.

]]> By: Monevator http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/the-best-deal-i-ever-got/comment-page-1/#comment-656 Monevator Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:43:25 +0000 http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/?p=1432#comment-656 Great work. Do you ever wonder where it will end though? If I'm going out to a chain restaurant, I automatically scan for some sort of deal now and I nearly always find one. I hope they don't just bump the prices up to compensate eventually, so if you *don't* sleuth about you have to pay more. :( Great work. Do you ever wonder where it will end though? If I’m going out to a chain restaurant, I automatically scan for some sort of deal now and I nearly always find one. I hope they don’t just bump the prices up to compensate eventually, so if you *don’t* sleuth about you have to pay more. :(

]]> By: Little House http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/the-best-deal-i-ever-got/comment-page-1/#comment-652 Little House Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:31:23 +0000 http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/?p=1432#comment-652 Wow! That is really a great deal. I haven't checked out SlickDeals, but will definitely give them a go now. I usually buy coupons off eBay, and search for coupon codes online before purchasing anything. You never know what deals are out there. It's silly not to do a little investigating. Stay warm today! I don't want to gloat, but it's going to be close to 70 in SoCal! Of course, that means I have to go to work :( Maybe there <em>are</em> benefits to living in snow. .-= Little House´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleHouseInTheValley/~3/BQr-KkXk-ig/" rel="nofollow">What Makes a City Great?</a> =-. Wow! That is really a great deal. I haven’t checked out SlickDeals, but will definitely give them a go now. I usually buy coupons off eBay, and search for coupon codes online before purchasing anything. You never know what deals are out there. It’s silly not to do a little investigating.

Stay warm today! I don’t want to gloat, but it’s going to be close to 70 in SoCal! Of course, that means I have to go to work :( Maybe there are benefits to living in snow.
.-= Little House´s last blog ..What Makes a City Great? =-.

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