OT: Internet Bargain Hunting

[terpkristin]

Dola,
I second (third? fourth?) craigslist if they have one for your area. I LOVE craigslist.

/tk

[Franklinnoble]

Originally Posted by terpkristin

Odd this should come up today, when I noticed something at www.lifehacker.com on the same subject (it's a great site in general for random tips and tricks and hacks for...well, life).

Anyway, http://evilsoft.blogspot.com/2005/04...life-hack.html
recommends using an RSS reader and certain websites. I may try this, once I have money again. Personally, I've used www.pricegrabber.com and www.bizrate.com with great success, but I'm intrigued by the RSS feed trick.

/tk

Sounds like you've found a good way to find some cheap new dishes.

[FrogMan]

gotta list my favorite place for cheap books: www.bookcloseouts.com


They sell new, out of print books at bargain prices. Best of all for Canadian customers, they have two shipping points and one of them is from Canada (the other is US), so you don't pay customs and shipping is very affordable...

FM

[QuikSand]

Re-posting from another thread...

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I generally don't fall for this sort of promotion, but right now, it doesn't look so bad:

hxxp://www.firstusa.com/cgi-bin/webcgi/webserve.cgi?partner_dir_name=bp_premium

Chase and BP are offering a Visa card, which appears to offer some good stuff:

1. Offer expires 8/31/06. Earn a total of $75 in BP Gift Cards good for gas or other purchases at any BP location: earn a $40 BP Gift Card when you make your first purchase within 3 months of account opening; earn an additional $35 BP Gift Card when you spend at least $1,000 in everyday purchases within 3 months of account opening. If you qualify, BP Gift Cards will be sent to you 6 to 8 weeks after your eligible purchases appear on your billing statement. See back of BP Gift Card for terms of use.

2. Your earning percentages are doubled during the first two billing cycles after your account is opened. This offer is valid only for first time BP Rewards Visa cardmembers. Existing BP Rewards Visa cardmembers are not eligible. If your account is not open for at least 6 months, BP and Chase reserve the right to deduct the Double Rewards from your BP Rewards Program account.

3. You will earn a 5% rebate on every $1.00 of net purchases made at participating BP locations. You will earn a 2% rebate on every $1.00 of net purchases made at retail establishments that classify their merchant location for Visa/MasterCard as Dining (excluding retail establishments classified as Fast Food Restaurants), Airline, Auto Rental, or Lodging and a 1% rebate on all other net purchases (excluding purchases made at merchants where non-BP or non-Amoco fuel is sold. These purchases do not earn rebates.) Net purchases means purchases of goods and services made by you or any authorized user on your account minus any returns or refunds. You do not earn rebates on balance transfers, cash advances, finance charges, unauthorized or fraudulent charges, or fees of any kind, including fees for products that protect or insure the balances of your account.

We're considering getting one of these, having its limit set way down to something like $200, and using it as a gasoline card only. For a couple of months, 10% off on gas is pretty substantial, and 5% off is still more than $2 a tank. The nearby BP happens to be the cheapset gas within easy distance of us, anyway. *shurg*