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Avoid pesky shipping costs with Free Shipping On

by Brad Linder Mar 4th 2008

Has this ever happened to you? You run out of ink, paper, good books to read, or something else, so you go online to order replacement as soon as humanly possible. You find what you need for a good price, add it to your cart, and then when you hit the checkout button the shipping charges hit you like a 2 ton heavy thing. The truth is while many sites like Amazon promise free shipping on orders over a certain price, it's not always easy to tell if an item qualifies for free shipping.

Free Shipping On is a new service that makes it easier to find free shipping deals. First, the site has a huge database of deals and coupon codes you can use to get free shipping from stores like Newegg, Circuit City, Staples, Wal-Mart, Best Buy, and Apple. The site is sort of like CouponMountain, Techbargains, or xpBargains, except it focuses specifically on free shipping deals.

But you can also use the service to search Amazon and eBay only for items that can be shipped for free. No more surprises in the checkout aisle... or cart.

[via AppScout]

Tags: amazon, bargains, commerce, coupons, ebay, ecommerce, free-shipping, free-shipping-on, shipping

Filed under: Fun, Internet, Web services, Google

Search Google for coupons

by Chris Gilmer Oct 30th 2007

Along with pinpointing business locations on Google Maps, companies can also list coupons to draw traffic into their locations. However, what if we wanted to search deals in a certain area only, and the store location didn't matter much. That could be a little difficult to find, until now.

Mike Blumenthal has discovered a way to search through a unique Google interface that pulls up coupons that have been entered into Maps. This secret interface allows users to search for coupons in a city based location and get results back without a giant pinpointed map. Simply visit this link and type in a city for all participating area coupons, you will be presented with a listing of deals. Happy coupon hunting!

[via SearchEngineLand]

Tags: business, coupons, deal, deals, google, maps

Filed under: Business, Fun, Internet, Web services, Social Software

Get unknown online coupon deals with RetailMeNot

by Chris Gilmer Oct 26th 2007

Is there a better way to end a long week than to sit down in front of the screen and do a little shopping? For some, maybe, but how about when you get good deals?

Shopping online. We all do it out of convenience and the fact that we are able to surf around for the best deals from the comfort of our own homes. RetailMeNot is a website that compiles coupons from major online retailers and makes them available to anyone who wants them. They are the coupons that the stores don't tell you about. We covered this site way back in 2006, but since then they have completely redesigned their service.

The RetailMeNot website is simple to use, enter the shopping site you want to check coupons for and you will be presented with a generous list of coupon codes and what their deals consist of. Then use the coupons upon checkout from said stores. RetailMeNot also lets users surf around by popular stores, popular coupons and keywords that they have in their database.

RetailMeNot is a quick and easy way to make sure you are getting the best deal online. Some of the deals might have limited time access, and their success rates are noted under stats for each coupon.

Tags: coupons, deals, shopping, store

Filed under: Internet, Web services, Search

Check out unbiased deals with Tjoos

by Chris Gilmer Oct 16th 2007

Everyone wants the best price possible when buying goods and services, and with so many shopping comparison sites online we are sure to get goods that are priced to our satisfaction. But are they really showing us all the deals out there?

Services like MySimon, Bizrate and NexTag aside, Tjoos does not play favorites to stores that only have affiliate programs where these sites earn a commission by referring visits. Some of these comparison shopping websites may indeed not show lower priced merchandise in favor of only showing goods that are part of affiliate programs.

Users are still shown good deals, however, not all the good deals that might be available in the marketplace. For instance, a search on Bizrate for a 'Canon digital camera' brought up affiliate results for stores such as eBay and Dell among others (mouse over product links to see affiliate URL paths). Tjoos scans the web and searches out the best deals, volume discount options, coupons and discounts from all over, comparing the actual prices and not just the advertised prices. The website is still a work in progress with contact lenses the only item listed under products. However, the coupons section is jam packed with online retailers listed in alphabetical order and offering such deals as 15% at Adobe, Unlimited DVD rentals at Blockbuster, $30 off at CompUSA, 10 free songs at Napster and 40% off shoes at Zappos.com.

If it's an unbiased deal you are after, Tjoos is a site you should add to your list of discount hunting locations.

Tags: coupons, deals, discounts, shopping, tjoos

Filed under: Windows Mobile, Palm, Holiday Gift Guide

December PDA software sales

by Brad Linder Dec 18th 2006

It's December, and that means crazy sales on everything, even PDA software. Not that I really expect you to buy a copy of Conduits Pocket Player or eSoft Interactive's Word Challenge for that special somebody in your life. But if you do, you can save a few bucks this month.

Here's a few bargains we dug up. Feel free to post others in the comments section.

Conduits has a coupon code for 35% off of anything in the Conduits Store. The code is holidaysale2006 and it's good through January 31st, 2007.
eSoft Interactive is going a bit further, slashing prices on all the games in their store by 50%. The coupon code ESOFTHOLIDAYS is good through Januardy 1st, 2007.
PocketGear is offering 20% of any purchase. The code holiday20 will only work for a limited time, but it's not clear when it expires. In the past, PocketGear codes have been known to work long after the promotion had ended, so keep this one handy and see if it works even after PocketGear takes the banner ad down from their site.
This one's not software based, but Pocket PC Techs makes cables, screen protectors, and power accessories for PDAs. They also do PDA upgrades and repairs. The coupon code PPCTCAMPXMAS02 will save you 20% on any purchase made through January 15th, 2007.

Tags: bargains, coupons, deals, discounts, specials

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