OT: What was your hottest deal of 2003?

[stultus]

Replay 5504. Got 2, only one worked, still really happy!

 

[DorkBoy]

I got a Vasectomy for FREE thanks to BCBSofNC 12/27/03

YES my balls still HURT

 

[hevnsnt]

Yeah I would say my best deals would be the many hard drives I got for almost nothing.

 

[Salvador]

NM

 

[pxc]

Probably the better than free after rebate OD Visioneer XP 100 portable scanner was the best deal I got.

$89 refurb Dell 2350s (2) from last March was also pretty hot.

 

[azdevil]

I always miss them Dell deals At least i got 3 ReplayTVs 200gb WD HD for $50 and tons of free crap and magazines!!;0

 

[Bot69]

Originally posted by: azdevil
I always miss them Dell deals At least i got 3 ReplayTVs 200gb WD HD for $50 and tons of free crap and magazines!!;0

The free (refurbs) condoms were definitely hot! :beer: Thanks jokersmoker for all the freebies.

 

[herkulease]

Originally posted by: aehlers

Originally posted by: Salvador
I'd say my best deal was the WD120SE hard drive that I PM'd to BB at CC and ended up putting $30 in my pocket after rebates.

Sal

Copy that. The deal, for those who don't remember, was:
$179.99 (base price)
- 110.00 (110% PM of the BB drive at $79.99)
- 70.00 (WD MIR)
- 30.00 (CC MIR)
+ 5.27 (tax on $69.99)
+ .74 (2 stamps)
-----------
- $24.00 profit

2 stamps? why you use 2 stamps?

anyhow for me same deal. I should've been greedy and grabbed all or atleast few more. I just took 2 that I needed. ended up buy 2 more few months later. Arghh.

 

[EXman]

hmm OM $199 for a C-4000

Staples returned to me $349 on my card for a return that I only paid $312 for??? retarded manager even said it was ok when I tried to correct him???

REPALTV =SUCK as I bought 3 and 1 was dead and 2 they Fed me over on even though I ordered on the 17th... c0cksuckers:evil: glad though TV is the Debil!

 

[Crackabot]

Originally posted by: shady06

Originally posted by: Crackabot
Dell Axim X3i for $79+tax

none of those shipped did they?

I don't want to turn this into an Axim thread so I'll just say that yes, some shipped before they caught on, and some people called wondering what happened to our PDA's they ordered, and got their orders reinstated. I called and was told to buy one at the retail price then when I received it I could have it price matched back to $79, So I did, and they re-credited me the difference.

While I don't buy the "Dell is Evil" line, the way they handled this mistake was so un-even handed that it just smells bad. While I did get mine, they refused to do the same for my brother even when shown proof that I got mine. so they offered him a free crappy camera which they later canceled saying the CSR had no right to give it to him.

 

[mmartinalpha]

http://www.alteclansing.com/product_details.asp?pID=251&sID=1

Those for ~$8 after tax.

CC selling them for $100 with $60 in MIRs. PM $65 price at compusa.com to CC (took a couple tries). Deal was posted here, don't think that many people got in on it though.

 

[summerbreeze]

Picked up the Sony GW III LCD RP 60" for $1500 less than list, by pitting CC vs Sears in a PM contest

 

[ErikaeanLogic]

hmm, sooo many to choose from!

prolly the best deal I got was for the 802.11b MS broadband router and USB wireless adaptor from Staples for $8 + $10 tax. . .but then again, it's MS hardware so I've gotten what I've paid for

 

[TerryMathews]

Mine was Sherwood RD-6108 5.1 DD/DTS new, not refurb receiver from Outpost.com for $79.99 + S&H.

 

[clarkmo]

Sept 2003
CC WD 120 gb hard drive
$159.99
$80 rebate
$60 rebate
$10 rebate
Got the $80 rebate twice after the mixup.

May 2003
Cendyne 4x DVD+r at Staples
$229
$50 coupon
$50 rebate
Post Sale price match to Office Depot

Final credit to my Mcard $93.23

Final price = 141.64 less $93.23 = $48.41
poppygood on deal #1
MysticMan1 on deal #2
Hope you had a good Xmas, guys. :music:

 

[Yo2]

Originally posted by: 50
Just wondering what did you get? I think the best deal this year was the footaction tent sale...

I bet you bought a case of tinactin...

...about as boring and bloated as this OT thread will be

 

[Skiddex]

i was a big fan of the dell 1600sc deal at the beginning of last year for some insane price, forget what. has pulled through great for running linux and compiling my java and c++ crap for classes

 

[Crucial]

42" plasma screen for $2150 from Dell. Original price was $3162.

 

[milagro]

Dell poweredge 600SC Pentium 4 2.4 (only 533 bus though) for $300. It was a relatively slow year for hot deals for me..

 

[SemperFi]

I saw quite a few good deals that I either missed or passed on. The best deal I got this year had to be my $50 direct tivo. I have it Monte'd with a linux kernal that is hackable. I can now burn movies to dvd + and -r thanks to the OD BF deal. I even learned a bit of linux thanks to a hott deal.

Thanks for the deals folks. :beer: Heres to an even better year. :beer:

Oh I just remembered the Radio Shack remotes that were clearanced. That 2107 lcd screen remote for $29 was killer also. Too bad I don't really like it.

 

[John]

I picked up a brand new Denon 3803 HT receiver for $648.06 shipped from an authorized e-tailer.

 

[NICKel]

My 11 year free subscription to Stuff magazine!

 

[Jorman]

Mine has to be the 17" Planar LCD for about $280. Still can't believe Dell fulfilled everyone's order. I should have bought more than 1!!!

 

[sheltem]

can't remember any particularly, but my most recent one is a north face varius guide jacket for $135, which normally goes for $200. these babies are never on-sale.

 

[passivex]

My hottest deals for 2003 are:

1st place: Sony DRU500A for free! (Ordered from Dell for around $289. Dell made me wait 2 months. I cancelled after the first month. A month later Dell shipped and never charged me! Wow!)

2nd place: 20" Apex TV from the OfficeMax deal for ~$50 AR. I got 2. Sucks that they are mono but I got the $27 Inspire T2900 system (from Fry's day after Xmas sale) to remedy that problem.

3rd place: Logitech Z560 for $100 shipped right when they came out from Dell.

4th place: Chang Ming ATX case for $22 shipped from Newegg.com. Quality case with 2 internal fans, front LEDs, and quality 400W PS. Crazy!