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Memorial Day Sales!

We will be adding links/sales all day Savvy Shoppers. Get ready for Memorial Day Sales.

Here are a few... many more to come!! Memorial Day Savings! Actually, most of the Sales are already active.

• Origin's (50% on games storewide)
• Lenovo (Save up to 15% on select ThinkPad laptops and free shipping with Coupon: MEMORIAL)
• Books a Million ($25 off $100+ purchase with coupon MDSL25)
• Sears (Extra discount plus free shipping all weekend)
• Crocs (Up to 30% off Hot Styles)
• Wirefly (Save $25 on the new HTC One S)
• Magazines.com (Save over 50% on top selling titles)
• OfficeMax (Great deals on supplies & More)
• Pac Sun (Buy One, Get One 50% Off & free shipping with coupon PACFSO)
• PetCo (20% off sitewide)
• Swimsuits 4 All (25% off + Free Shipping Sitewide with code MEMDAYSHIP)
• Paul's TV (Recycle & get up to $500 off plus great prices)
• Amazon.com Memorial Day Sales

Kohl's 15% off in store Coupon.

Best Buy Memorial Day Sale Friday (5/25) through Monday (5/28). Savings on TVs, laptops, smartphones and more.

Timberland's Memorial Day Sale event is now live. Recieve 20% off your order with code MEMDAY12.
Ends 5/29

Save on Memorial Day Sale at TimeLife.com! 11% OFF all orders. Use code: MEMORIAL11

(Valid from May 23-28)

Dell Outlet is also running a good Memorial Day Weekend Sale. Good Coupons below.

25% Inspiron R series: C5Z38$T983WBMQ

25% Inspiron 14z: 8$PRPMVX6$CV27

15% XPS 13: Q9M6WQ60M87?4L

20% XPS 14z or 15z: QH6H0FKR179C1C

20% XPS 15 or XPS 17: 8S7K0LSGTTL?C5

• Under Armour (Free Shipping on Orders of $75 or More with Code AFPD6WJ764YJ)
• Big Dogs (Buy 1, Get One 50% off Memorial Day Weekend)
• One Hanes Place (Summer Sleepwear from $7.99)
• Danskin (Purchase 3 or more items on the site and save 30% OFF)
• Hobbytron (15% off any order with coupon 15OFFMEMORIAL)
• Szul Jewelry (Save up to 90% on Jewelry from just $14)
• ABT Electronices (Applicances, Speakers and more on sale)
• Wine.com (Up to 40% on select wines)
• Perfume.com ($7 off $70 or more with code SEVEN70)
• Yoga Clothing (20% off with coupon MEMORIAL20)
• 6PM (Memorial Day Super Sale)
• HSN (Get $20 off when you spend $100 on select items)
• Macy's (Extra 15% Off at the Memorial Day Sale with code MEMDAY)
• Magellan's Travel (20% off sale items)
• Warner Bros (save up to 60% on select DVD and Blu-Rays)
• Ashford ( $30 off orders above $250 or $60 off orders above $500 or $120 off orders above $1000 or $220 off orders above $1990 with coupon MEMORY)

 

Booksamill​ion.com Memorial Day Coupons

$25 off $100+ purchase at Booksamillion.com! Use Coupon Code MDSL25 at checkout. Valid Memorial Day weekend only. 

 

Get an extra 20% off your $50+ order at Booksamillion.com! Enter Coupon Code M2685DX at checkout. Valid Memorial Day Weekend only 

Original Penguin Memorial Day Sale

Take 40% OFF all sale merchandise during the Memorial Day Event, Ends 5/28 Use Code OPSALE40

Shop OriginalPenguin.com now & save 30% on all full priced items. Valid 5/22-5/28 Use promo code OPMEMORIAL30

Aeropostale Memorial Day Sale + $20 Off Purchase of $100 or more w/ Code 20MEM (Valid 5/26 - 5/28) 

 

Sears Memorial Day Sale & Values! 3-Days Online Only EXTRA 5-15% off Thousands of Items plus FREE Shipping & Delivery.

Note: Link won't be active until Sunday 5/27

 

 

 

Birds on Fire - (Kindle Fire)

 

Birds on Fire

It happened when one day while I was sitting on my couch in my Angry Birds boxer shorts. I was playing the game of the same name on my Kindle Fire as my son looked at me from the other side of the couch and said, "dad, are you playing Angry Birds again?" I looked at him and smiled and said "yes son, I am." He winked at me and said "me too dad, me too". He was indeed playing the game, on HIS brand new Kindle Fire. It was at that precise moment (or maybe later) that I realized that I was hooked on Amazon.com.

You see, the grand total of our matching Fires was $399.98. I paid no tax, so don't strain yourself trying to figure that part out. As soon as our new devices arrived via 2 day UPS (free because I am a proud member of Amazon Prime - not to mention the Knights of Columbus) I registered the devices at Amazon and immediately downloaded free versions of every Angry Bird version I could find on to both of them. Yes, there were small ads with the free versions of the games. But who cares? I had managed to pick up a pair of tablets and loaded them with fun for less than the price of a single iPad!

I decided that in order to use the Fires to their full potential, I should perhaps consider the fact that they are "also" e-readers and use this fantastic technology to make a smarter child. I downloaded some books (for FREE, are you paying attention?) from my new favorite website on to my son's Kindle.. I got a book of fun facts about Troy Aikman, another about Jeremy Lin, and a couple of kids books. Why? Because I was going to improve my son's reading level, that's why. Did you leave to get a drink or something? And because I'm notoriously cheap - but that's just between us (and my wife, who doesn't agree with me that paper towels should be "reused").

Anyway, I'm hooked. I'm attached, addicted and deeply smitten with Amazon.com. When I get an Amazon Gift Certificate in my hands I run, not walk to the site to see what's hot. Then I buy it. Because you only live once. And because kids should be smarter and make you feel less guilty about using technology.

Enjoy the games!

Jerrito 

 

Kindle Fire on Sale at Amazon

Kindle Fire Reviews

 

(HOT!) Refurbished Kindle with Special Offers eReader $49

Refurbished Kindle with Special Offers eReader $49 (HOT!)

Here you go Kindle fans. At the moment Amazon Local is offering $20 off Voucher for Kindle eReader with Special Offers (refurbished) for Free. Your price for the Kindle is $49 after the voucher. Voucher must be redeemed by 5/29/2012! The refurbished Kindle has a full one-year warranty, same as a new Kindle. Not bad right? Start by clicking here for the Voucher Wait for Voucher to be emailed to you Next click here to order the Kindle for $49 after voucher

*EXPIRED*

I love free kindle books.

Hot Dell Friday May 11 Desktop Deals (Valid ONLY May 11)

LIMITED TIME ONLY. When Dell feels like expiring this coupon (When lots of them sell!) they will. Might happen early.

 

Nice Dell Desktop Deal - $404.99 for Inspiron 620 desktop with 2nd Gen Intel Core i3 processor, 4GB, 1TB hard drive, and a 22-inch Dell monitor

Get this Inspiron 620 desktop with 2nd Gen Intel Core i3 processor, 4GB, 1TB hard drive, and a 22-inch Dell monitor for only $404.99 + Free Shipping after Coupon Code C37RP9M3NDQQ22

Dell Inspiron desktop w/ Intel Pentium processor, 4GB, 500GB hard drive, 20-inch Dell monitor for $404.99

Valid FRIDAY May 11 only. Limited Quantity! Inspiron 620 desktop w/ Intel Pentium processor, 4GB, 500GB hard drive, and a 20-inch Dell monitor for $404.99 only + Free Shipping! Code C37RP9M3NDQQ22 Discount will not start until 5/11 morning. After limited quantity coupon, the price will be $429.99

Dell Vostro desktop w/ 2nd Gen Intel Core i5 processor, 4GB memory, 500GB hard drive, 20-inch monitor for $431.31

Valid FRIDAY May 11. Dell Vostro 260 business desktop with 2nd Gen Intel Core i5 processor, 4GB memory, 500GB hard drive, and a 20-inch monitor for $431.31 only after coupon code 23LBB0BDXPH2FZ 12 Days of Dell - New offers every day. Every offer lasts for 24 hours only

 

5 Step Checklist For Picking Your New Laptop

5 Step Checklist For Picking Your New Laptop

Picking out a new laptop can be a dizzing process if you do not have some sort of strategy. I recommend a "needs based" approach. This will help you make many of the major decisions and will filter the PC market from vast down to finding "ON SALE" that actually fits your needs! I'll be dealing with PCs here because there are just a few Mac models and if your going to shell out those dollars, you likely know what you want anyway.

Many techs tell people just to read reviews on Newegg and Amazon, decide how big you want the screen and go for it... We do recommend reading reviews at Newegg and Amazon, but you need to work up a "mental model" of your laptop needs before you start reading the reviews.

The First two items on the Needs Checklist are screen size and battery life.

Checklist Item #1 Form Factor which drives Screen Size --- Basically you can split mainstream laptops down into 3 categories; Large, Midsize, and Small(ish).

-- Large generally means 17" and above, usually heavy and are basically a desktop computer you can carry around. You can get plenty of disk, memory, screen real estate. You will also get other important desktop features, like extra usb ports, video capabilities and so on.. This is the one you will most likely need if your a hard core gamer or need to extensively process photos or video.

-- Midsize generally means 13" to 16" and usually gives a price point and features list that is attractive to the average user.

-- Small generally 12" and under which includes super light tablets, netbooks and a diverse range of the laptops that have been sized with a smaller screen, keyboard and less features.

These are broad generalizations that are meant to help build a "mental model" of your needs. Do you need a large screen because of your poor eyesight or do you work with large spreadsheets? Do you need a "portable desktop"? If not, then when you see the price of these big screen beasts, you will likely be drawn to a smaller form factor. If you want extreme portability and are basically going to surf, socialize, play lightweight games, email and use it as a reader, then the tablet is the ticket. If the tablet prices seem a little high for your budget right now, look at the netbooks the other small format laptops. While the large form factor laptops are almost always at the top of the price range, the smalls are split. The netbooks tend to be very economical because people have drifted towards the tablet, but if you need a low end price point, don't rule out a netbook. That leaves the middle of the road, the average buy which is the midsize. If you can rule out the netbook,
tablet and the large screen laptops, then you are left with the sweet spot of the market. These 13" to 16" laptops are the most numerous by model and vendor, the most configurable for add-ons, and most often on sale

What is the sweet spot right now, it is the 15-16 inch laptop with an Intel Core i3 processor, 4GB memory, and 500GB hard drive for right around $400. If your not seeing that on sale, keep looking and you will. That is a lot of computer for $400 or less. if you watch the sales on Crazytowndeals.com you will see them come up almost weekly


Checklist Item #2 Battery Life --- This can be a tough one to nail down because it can depend on what your doing on the laptop. Some screen intensive operations pull power like crazy and if your a person that cranks up your the screen brightness, well it all effects the battery life.  Generally speaking, you can also relate the number of square inches of screen to battery life. I had a 10" netbook that I loved because it did everything I needed and would regularly get 6-7 hours of battery life. We recently bought a Kindle FIRE and are very happy with the battery life. My big dog work laptop gets 2 hours from a ton of battery and that is the top end. So read the reviews and just remember that generally if you need more battery run time, you have to pay for it.... more money, less screen, and less power hog devices.

Checklist Item #3 RAM --- Thats easy, the more the merrier! For the smallest laptops, it is not uncommon to find 1 MB of Ram loaded, but if your going to stream video (Youtube or Netflix), you will need to step up to at least 2 MB of ram and either stay with a tablet or move up to a midsize laptop. For a rule of thumb, 2MB is the low end.... 4MB is mucho better.

At this point you should be getting a pretty good idea of what your shopping for and it is a good time to see who is respected as far as build quality, price, service and so on... PCWorld and other such mags are a good place to start to see who builds what and generally what the price points are.. Also review NEWEGG and AMAZON reviews to get some feedback from real users. Builders come and go over the years. Right now the leaders are clearly, Dell, IBM and Apple. Do others make laptops? Sure, but if you need a recommendation, I'd stay in this group of MAKERS.


Checklist Item #4 LATEST WIZ BANG TECH--- OK, generally you pay a hefty premium for newer generation components like the latest processors and solid state drives. What do you get? World Peace! Well, almost. You get faster boots, much better performance if your doing compute intensive operations like encoding video, and longer battery life. So if budget is not a real issue and your a power gamer or do video production, make sure you look for the latest quad core processors and as large an SSD drive as you can afford. For the average user, using a
processor that is a generation back is fine (i3 is the sweet spot right now), but if you can afford it, a small boot SSD can really make your life easier.


Checklist Item #5 Inputs and Outputs Gotta Haves ---

USB Ports-- remember to figure out how many you need. Generally at least 2 of them. One for a wireless mouse micro transmitter and another for either thumb drive, camera, ipod, DVD drive or a usb connected hard disk. 3 would be better but most can get by with 2. If you need HDMI outputs or other specific ports, then your typically out of the sweet spot. Also, having an SD card reader is really nice if you have SD devices.

Webcam-- If you plan on video chatting with friends and family, make sure your laptop comes with a built-in webcam. Most should, but not all will, and this is an easy component to forget.

So there you have it, a short list of what your Laptop NEEDS. Keep looking around for a week or so and you will be able to find the sweet spot laptop. Believe me..... vendors think this way and always have that sweet spot device occasionally on sale. For Dell, its the Inspiron 15 laptop with Intel Core i3 processor, 4GB memory, and 500GB hard drive for $379.99 shipped. Good Luck, do your homework, and buy what you need, not what you want.

 Amazon.com Laptop Deals

 Best Buy Laptop Deals

 Newegg Laptop Deals

 Dell Laptop Deals

 

 

($86.39) Keurig Elite Coffee Brewer B40, ($107.99) Keurig B60, ($129.59) Keurig B70

 

Did you get the Keurig Coffee maker you wanted this Black Friday? No? Did you get in on one of the sweet Keurig Deals we posted at Christmas? No? Have no fear, Keurig deals are here again Savvy Shoppers.. well at least for a few days.

Kohls.com is taking 10% off Keurig Makers in cart, then you get to save your self an additional 20% off with coupon code SUNSHINE20 at checkout.  At the moment, shipping is free. Take a look at the Keurig deals we posted for you below. Some pretty hot deals indeed. The Keurig reviews are always good! ...ok I haven't seen a bad one yet.

Enjoy the Keurig Elite Coffee Brewer B40 for only $86.39 after coupon code MFF20AFF.
Free shipping. 

Grab the Keurig B60 Special Edition Coffee Brewer at Kohl's for only $107.99 after coupon SUNSHINE20. 

Get this awesome Keurig B70 Platinum Coffee Brewer at Kohl's for only $129.59 after coupon SUNSHINE20. 

 

$299.99 Toshiba Laptop (4GB DDR3 Memory, and 320GB Hard Drive) at Best Buy (More Toshiba Laptop Deals)

 

This Toshiba laptop deal starts this Sunday.

Toshiba Laptop with AMD Dual-Core Processor, 15.6" Screen, 4GB DDR3 Memory, and 320GB Hard Drive, $299.99

Best Buy Laptop Deal. (Link won't be active until Sunday)

All Toshiba (deals) Laptops  at Best Buy.

New Kohls (Valid May 9-16) 30% off Coupon (w/ Kohl's Charge Card) (Code: MAY30)

 

 

Well here we go again Savvy Shoppers.

Do you have a Kohl's Charge Card my friends? Yes? Good, prepare to save big money yet again at Kohl's online. Use the latest and greatest 30% off to save big money on everything from clothing to coffee machines. I've purchased everything from my Dyson Vac to kids sprinklers at Kohls the last month. I'm also a big fan of shopping in store at our local Kohl's store in Suffolk Va. It's always clean and the customer service their is top notch.

How could we forget Kohl's Cash right? Earn $10 for every $50 you spend 5/9 - 5/13 (Redeem 5/14 - 5/26)

Coupon Code MAY30 is valid 5/9 - 5/16

Update: You also get free shipping with stackable coupon code MVCFS4FUN

Click here and start finding deals Savvy Shoppers. (kohl's Sale link)

So what are you waiting for? Great Sales + an extra 30% off = big savings

By the way, one of the awesome things about the coupons Kohl's sends out is that there are no exclusions.

 

Is Apple fiddling while Rome is Burning?

 

Is Apple fiddling While Rome is Burning?

The most curious hype is going on about the new iPhone5. Is it about the hot quad core processor upgrades, new displays, new connectivity, new apps, new support; nope! All the buzz is about the new home button. What is the new shape? Is it still round? Concave or convex? Maybe even virtual which will leave space for a larger screen...

The Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference in June was sold out in seconds recently with everyone looking for iPhone launch details, so you do not have long to wait.

My issue is that all of the Apple buzz is around something that almost NOBODY really cares about! A HOME BUTTON? really? So the question is, Is Apple fiddling while Rome is burning? The fact is Apple might actually lose the LTE patent war and once the iPhone form/service package functionality is truly provided by 8 manufacturers, the price will drop like a rock and Apple will move on to innovate in another space.

So if your a "got to have the latest hyped tech geek" Get ready to buy! Your going to have a lot to talk about with your friends. I can see the Superbowl ads now.... apple geeks showing their new HOME button to friends that are less fortunate. Now Now..... don't hate..

Actually, we have an iPhone and love it, but when it comes time to replace it..

Best Buy iPhone deals.

Apple iPhone deals at Amazon.

Sprint iPhone deals.

Update: VERIZON DEALS!

 

$79 Kindle with $30 Walmart Gift Card starting 4/29 (Kindle deal)

 

Is there a Walmart near you Savvy Shoppers? Of course there is right? Don't have a cool Kindle? Have you seen the Kindle reviews? If you love to read, you'll want one. Didn't like the price of the Kindle? Check out this Kindle deal at Walmart starting 4/29

At the moment this is an in store Walmart deal, we don't see it available online YET.

Purchase this kindle with wi-fi for only $79 and get a $30 Gift Card.
Click here and take a look at the weekly ad w/ Kindle deal in it..

Will Amazon match this offer? Now that would be nice wouldn't it? Here is Amazon's link to the Kindle in case they match Walmarts Kindle deal Savvy Shoppers.