This month’s Casey’s pizza special is a large Chicken Quesadilla pizza for $13.99 plus tax. Order online at caseys.com or by calling your local Casey’s General Store.
@therealjrn The closest Casey’s to you is in Claremore, OK (about 370+ miles from you), but since you insist: 918-379-6817. Seems a little far to go for pizza.
@tohar1 I only like the breakfast pizza if it’s on flatbread.
Use coupon code BFST while ordering online and get a large breakfast pizza for $12. Coupon is good through July 15.
ETA: If you order online and are using a coupon code like the one I shared, it’s best to go ahead and pay online. The discounted prices haven’t always been ringing up correctly at the register. The cashiers can get the right price for you if they know what they’re doing but it might take a few extra steps.
@msklzannie I didn’t realize they offered flatbread primarily because I usually buy only one slice at a time. For that price, I might have to use my Meh Seal-A-Meal & freeze the rest of the pie! Thanks!!
I don’t know if this has been posted in previous deals topics:
Members of the armed forces receive 20% off race tickets at Iowa Speedway. IowaSpeedway.com
1-866-787-8946
I’m not sure how the discount is applied since you have to have an account to get very far in the online ordering process. You might have to order by phone. IDK.
@msklzannie My son-in-law is in the military. My daughter ALWAYS asks, everywhere we go if they have a military discount. It’s surprising how many places from restaurants to the ballpark offer it.
Today only, July fourth, Will Wight has made all his Kindle titles free. He writes fantasy. I haven’t read them yet, but a couple thousand pages of stories is a couple thousand pages of stories.
@sammydog01 Yep, here’s to 4 more years of the Trump presidency so “Big Spice” Bill has some reason to “give away” his delicious wares…it’s better for him rather than just telling us he has a boat payment due.
Yeah Bill, I’ll be voting. I wonder if anybody has told the Democrats about the new date for them to vote?
ENHANCED OBDII FUNCTIONS: Being capable of performing full OBDII diagnostic functions like Read/Erase codes, I/M Readiness, Data Stream, Freeze Frame, Support to O2 Sensor Test, On-board Monitor Test, EVAP System Test, Vehicle Information, the creader CR319 is suitable for DIYers to efficiently troubleshoot the Check Engine Light and the diagnostic trouble codes. Instead of paying a mechanic to have the DTCs read and MIL turned off, Fast read and clear the trouble codes , find out what the problem is and perhaps fix it. The CR319 OBD2 scanner is an upgraded version from the more basic code reader with additional functions of O2 Sensor Test, EVAP System Test, and On-board Monitor Test, to initiate a leak test for vehicle EVAP system, or to troubleshoot the fuel efficiency and vehicle emission’s status.
@mfladd All of the ones I have looked at say they work for 1996 and newer so I missed it by two years. I wonder what would happen if I plugged it in, anyway?
@cf1@mfladd Yikes. I hope your car is a cool ‘classic’ car. Otherwise, kudos for keeping it running for 25 years. There were some compliant cars before 1996. Is yours on the list? http://www.obdii.com/connector.html
@mfladd This is one of those ‘I don’t need it but now I want to upgrade’ deals. I have a simpler OBD2 scanner that has definitely been worth its minimal cost. I used it a lot on my pos Tribeca and to scan other peoples cars. Knock wood, I haven’t had any need for it on my CX-5. Almost 94k miles in 4 years and it’s been great.
@cinoclav@mfladd I’ve been pretty happy with my 06 tribeca that just hit 270k miles. After getting a cheap Bluetooth obd reader years ago, I haven’t bothered with wired ones.
@kuoh I’ve owned two Subarus. Both had major mechanical issues. Had a Legacy with transmission problems. The Tribeca leaked oil like a sieve. Had the block replaced in it. Eventually the head gasket went as they’re notorious for. Nothing like your car overheating on your way to your father’s funeral. Google ‘Subaru head gasket problems.’ I’m glad you’ve had good luck with yours but IMO, fuck Subaru. Never again. Their customer service was totally useless regardless of their known problems. Ironically I drive by their North American headquarters quite often. I’d like to stop in and share my opinion one day. Btw, it was an '08.
@cinoclav I had a 1992 SVX followed by the 2006 Tribeca. I can’t say either were problem free, but they were certainly more reliable than the Ford Probe, Lincoln Mk VII, Mercury Sable, Ford Thunderbird, Chevy Astro and many other domestic brands that have been in my family and all of those were bought brand new from dealers. The Subarus, Toyotas and Hondas on the other hand have all lasted way longer and my Tribeca was a demo with 16k already on the clock.
As for dealership experience and competence, that seems to be more of a toss up no matter the brand, which is why I’ve been doing my own repairs and maintenance when it doesn’t require heavy equipment or expensive tools.
@kuoh While the dealership service department sucked as well, I was actually referring to Subaru of America’s customer center. I spent plenty of time on the phone dealing with them. I’ve had a mix of American and Japanese over the years. Outside of my current Mazda, the best car I owned was probably my Mustang. Unfortunately, being a Mustang it also liked to slide all over the road in inclement weather. I traded it in for a Tribute, but that was a bit of a dud. Can’t blame Mazda for that one though since underneath it was a Ford. At this point I wouldn’t hesitate to buy another Mazda. Sales and service experiences have been phenomenal and the vehicle itself is great. Although I love having the extra cargo capacity of an SUV, I’m really tempted to move over to the 6 since they’re coming out with an AWD version with the 2.5 turbo.
@therealjrn That, or I know I had it in my saved list. Do you think they offer discounts sometimes based on what you have saved? I have even seen it before with dog food where deals were offered to some, but not others.
@mfladd I know AMZN tried “adaptive pricing” in the past and I thought they had quit it. Hm…I just cleared my cookies and it still shows 10% I think it was at 20% yesterday but I really didn’t “look” at it.
I buy a lot of crap off of AMZN so does that work for me or against me?
@mfladd PS My car is about 200 miles away from that magical 100,000 mark. I probably need to find out why my check engine light has been on for 3 years. I’ve had a couple of places look at it but they never have figured it out. They can clear it, but it comes back in less that a week.
@mfladd@therealjrn Did they give you the codes before clearing them? There should be no magic needed for most cars to hit 100k with normal maintenance. It’s often when you get near 200k or a couple of years out of bumper to bumper warranty that rust starts to really affect the body, suspension and disintegrating the wiring and harnesses, assuming the engine and transmission haven’t elected for earlier retirement.
Um…maybe…it’s been awhile…if I had it/them I don’t now.
There should be no magic needed for most cars to hit 100k with normal maintenance.
Indeed. My car has been garaged all it’s life. It was made in 2002. I bought in in 2010. All that has been needed was routine maintenance since I’ve owned it. It runs and looks great.
It’s often when you get near 200k or a couple of years out of bumper to bumper warranty that rust starts to really affect the body, suspension and disintegrating the wiring and harnesses, assuming the engine and transmission haven’t elected for earlier retirement.
Re-posting in July, as apparently I was distracted this morning and posted in June
Macys.com is having a Black Friday in July sale. If you download and order from the app, you can bundle an additional 25% discount off the sale price!!
I like Macy’s for taking care of us when KitchenAid ignored a common (all over the reviews) electrical burning smell from their (not inexpensive) Countertop oven. Gave up after 2 replacements and Macy’s gave us full credit toward our wonderful Breville.
But more recently, hate Macy’s for refusing to honor the Alexa Echo Dot buy two deal clearly spelled out on their own webpage. Customer Service was oblivious and denied what was in plain English. Polite attempts to get tranferred to a manager were met with “put you on hold until you hang up”. Twice.
@cinoclav@RedOak@tinamarie1974 As long as you’re not coming to the Macy’s Distribution Center here in my home town. My son-in-law works there part time and I’d hate to lose him.
@ruouttaurmind Good question that I could really use an answer to. It’s been a super lousy last two weeks. My time on meh has actually been a welcome distraction.
@cinoclav I’m here for you. The day I was goated, I had to fly back to TN to get him set up with home hospice care. Two weeks later he passed away. So I spent quite a bit of time as an absentee goat. I guess you could say I have some blames coming to me. It would be my honor be your own personal Goat. So… Blame away!
@ruouttaurmind I appreciate that. Just been a lot of issues/problems/annoyances between home and work. I really need an entire change of scenery. Always easier said than done.
@ruouttaurmind@therealjrn@tinamarie1974 Yikes! I hope that’s not something I have to look forward to just for being a goat. Glad you’re still hanging around with us! And thank you, I hope people are enjoying the tournamehnt.
Over in a different topic, @tinamarie1974 tells us “Macys.com is having a Black Friday in July sale. If you download and order from the app, you can bundle an additional 25% discount off the sale price!!”
@communist@ruouttaurmind@mfladd I bought one a few weeks ago (had a $6 coupon) and it works just fine. I’m very happy with it.
And when I contacted Woot CS about a scratched screen on my scratch and dent Kindle papewhite they sent me a different one and a return label. They even gave me a coupon.
@communist@ruouttaurmind@sammydog01 Ugh…I do have the Ring doorbell to hook up. White? Maybe the kitchen. But I would rather have black for the living room.
IMHO, the 1st gen Show sucks in comparison to the 2nd gen. In every way. Both sound and screen quality.
World of difference and well worth searching for the 2nd gen for in the neighborhood of $130.
(We got one for $135 rectified from Amazon. Like every recert Amazon Echo product we’ve bought, it was brand new condition, even wrapped in the static protective sheets.)
(BTW, demo’d the new Show 5 and they appear to have nailed it for a compact package unlike the Spot. Decent sound and crisp display. Fair price even at $89… hoping for more than a $10 discount like their twofer deal.)
@RedOak@ruouttaurmind I am not spending $135, moneybags! But I wanted another dot because I am replacing my the one GoogleMini I have in the living room. I like Alexa WAY more than I do Google. So $50 is not so bad. I play catch up when it comes to tech and prefer the bargain basement bin
@mfladd@ruouttaurmind yah, we tested Google Home and Alexa for a year using a 2nd gen Dot and a Google Mini next to each other.
We finally grew tired of dusting off the neglected Mini and unplugged it. Went all in Alexa in the home.
BTW, I’m cheap as well but the larger 2nd gen Show screen actually makes it useful for streaming content in the kitchen and that same bigger screen is wonderful for viewing our also cheap Wyze cams (vs in the much more limited usefulness phone app).
@communist@ruouttaurmind@sammydog01 OK, I have my show all set-up and I am very happy with it. Not the greatest sound and screen can be a little dark, but it suits my purposes perfectly.
As for re-certified - I dunno - mine looks brand spanking new in every way possible.
Prime Day Echo/Alexa deals
Save $50 on Echo, just $49.99
Save $70 on Echo Show just $159.99
Save $40 on Echo Plus, just $109.99
Save $20 on Echo Input, just $14.99
Save $120 on Portal from Facebook with Alexa Built-in, just $79
Prime Day Fire Tablet deals
Save $20 on the all-new Fire 7 tablet, just $29.99, or get two for $49.98 – a $50 savings
Save $30 on the Fire HD 8 tablet, just $49.99, or get two for $79.98 – an $80 savings
Save $50 on the Fire HD 10 tablet, just $99.99, or get two for $179.98 – a $120 savings
Prime Day deals on kids’ devices
Save $40 on the all-new Fire 7 Kids Edition tablet, just $59.99, or get two for $99.98 – a $100 savings
Save $50 on the Fire HD 8 Kids Edition tablet, just $79.99, or get two for $139.98 – a $120 savings
Save $50 on the Fire HD 10 Kids Edition tablet, just $149.99, or get two for $279.98 – a $120 savings
Save $25 on Echo Dot Kids Edition, just $44.99
Prime Day Kindle deals
Save up to $80 on Kindle Oasis (ninth generation), plus get a $5 eBook credit and three months free Kindle Unlimited, starting at just $174.99
Save up to $50 on Kindle Paperwhite, plus get a $5 eBook credit and three months free Kindle Unlimited, starting at just $84.99
Save $30 on the all-new Kindle, plus get a $5 eBook credit and three months free Kindle Unlimited, just $59.99
Prime Day Fire TV deals
Save $25 on Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote, just $14.99
Save $25 on Fire TV Stick 4K with Alexa Voice Remote, just $24.99
Save $50 on Fire TV Cube, just $69.99
Save $100 on Fire TV Recast, now starting at just $129.99
Get a $45 Sling TV Credit, which can be applied to $15 off your first three months when you buy a Fire TV Stick, Fire TV Stick 4K, Fire TV Cube, or Fire TV Recast
Get 50% off for three months when you subscribe to SHOWTIME or STARZ on Prime Video channels or in app
Get 50% off for three months when you subscribe to CBS All Access on Prime Video channels
Get Sega Classics for just $4.99
@communist I am now extremely happy with mine. The new tech might be better, but mine was $50. Let me know what you think and if it shows up in new condition.
I am afraid I cannot speak to the KU topic. In fact Kindles in general. I bought a Paperwhite in a Woot-off. I took it with me when I was traveling in September/October and just wasn’t able to bond with it. I chose to sell it on to another forum member.
Yes, Prime Video gives you the opportunity to subscribe via Amazon Channels (or whatever they’re calling it now). You can review the various options here.
If you have Prime, read that Prime email if you usually ignore it like I do.
Spend $10 at Whole Foods thru 7/16 and get $10 to spend on Amazon 7/15 or 16 (Prime Days). Credit does not appear to have to be used on “sold by Amazon”
We don’t use unlimited Amazon Photo that comes with Prime but upload a single photo using the Amazon Photo app as a first time user and get a $15 credit to use toward your next Amazon purchase. Credit applies only to “sold by Amazon” items. Credit expires 8/31/2019. Might have to receive the offer directly.
Don’t blame me if you don’t read the fine print yourself. Blame the goat.
i know what you’re thinking, that a bottle of water at Whole Foods is $10, but i don’t but much there. The first thing i do is buy a point of beer to drink while shopping, and they now rewrite payment for that up front, so it’s separate from the rest.
I just got power precision cooker clearanced for $6 in-store at my local Walmart. It’s out-of-stock online but may be available locally. (I nabbed what appears to be the last one within 50 miles of my location in south-central/southeast Iowa.)
In the Alexa vs. Google Home shenanigans, if you’re (mistakenly, IMHO) on the Google side, Google is selling their Google Nest Hub display unit for $50 off $129 ($79), shipped free since it is over $35.
If it is as typical, 'going to guess the usual cast of characters like Best Buy will offer the same deal.
@RedOak I’m on “the wrong side” and prefer Google over Amazon, and I recommend the Lenovo Smart Display over the Google Home Hub. Better sound, bigger display, same money.
@mfladd@Trillian Whew! I looked at a demo vid of that thing and realized what a completely dorky purchase this would be…thank you for talking me back off the ledge!
Amazon Warehouse Prime Day Celebration
Extra 20% off
Exclusively for Prime members, Amazon Warehouse takes an extra 20% off select open-box, used, and closeout items during its Prime Day Celebration Sale. (Eligible items are marked with “20% off”.) Prime members bag free shipping. Discounted items include computers and tablets, TVs, Amazon devices, headphones, and kitchen gadgets.
@mikibell Thanks for the heads up. I ordered the headphones I’ve been thinking about for a few months. Fingers crossed the cosmetic damage is just the packaging.
@mikibell I got them today. The box looks like it spent some time in a basket of buffalo wings, but inside the headphones are pristine. They charged up great, but I haven’t had the chance to fully test out the advertised 22 hour battery life. Saved seventy bucks because the box was dirty. Score.
@tinamarie1974 Thanks, we went to petsmart yesterday but didn’t find a deal on small dog beds, this got what we wanted in our price point. Of course then I added about $30+ extra stuff… Overall a win.
@cinoclav@raccoon81 really? Maybe their lack of brick & mortar and centralized distribution network lowers their COGS enough to offer deeper discounts?
@raccoon81@tinamarie1974 Basically right. They didn’t start off that way. PetSmart bought them in 2017. I believe they’ve kept them a separate entity. They just took them public last month. I bought a few shares but they haven’t moved much.
Anyone with a Tuner+DVR (Silicon Dust HDHR, Tivo+KTTG, Hauppage, Centon, PlexDVR, etc.) and Win10 wanting to remove commercials with MCEBuddy, holla. Extra donor login code to a fellow mehtizen.
Use mine to embed show image, movie/episode metadata, H.265 in mkv, and to strip commercials. Like buttah.
Why would you want one of these? For all those times when you have a non-wifi device that you want to place somewhere away from your router, and don’t feel like stringing a 40 foot ethernet cable down your hallway and into the spare bedroom? This device has a network jack on the bottom. Plug in your old non-wifi PC, network capable (non-wifi) printer, streaming device, BD player, the laptop with the dead internal wifi radio, and whatever else you want to add wifi to, and suddenly your device has wifi capability!
For twelve bucks, it’s worth having one or two on hand even if you don’t have an immediate need.
@ruouttaurmind Just hoping you don’t get one with the European Type C plug as pictured. Might be a little far away from your router by the time you plug it in.
@ruouttaurmind
Shhhhh i was being so good! But I have this black and white laser that I use for crap work that is not wifi enabled… Stupid printer only cost me like $35 10 years ago! Guess it is worth $12 to make it wifi enabled
@ruouttaurmind I got one, just in case the Blink camera I bought for the garage needs a little help. My phone gets the wi-fi in the garage, but it is a little weak.
I had added it to my cart earlier and got busy with work, just ordered it now at the deal price. But when i just clicked on the link above it’s still counting down.
@cinoclav@djslack@ruouttaurmind Very strange. I cleared my cookies (logging me out), then went to the link and it put one in my cart at the deal price when I logged back in. I had the countdown timer and everything.
@cinoclav@djslack@ruouttaurmind@therealjrn
I prefer the more capable HooToo hotspot devices because they can also be a VPN hotspot in a hotel for phones and computers. But nifty device for under $20.
(Reposted a here as well as in the “Amazon Prime” thread… in case it saves someone else some perusing time. )
Had planned to mostly ignore Prime Day but…
$10 credit for buying strawberries and blueberries at Whole Foods - just about the only two things competitively priced there.
Our annual (I know this because the top of the screen told me) $25 Amazon gift card for a $5 credit.
$5 for a $24.99 Amazon Smart Plug when ordered via Alexa. (Don’t worry, once in your cart, you can verify and complete the order in the app or in a browser.)
A two pack of TP-Link Smart Plugs for $20.xx. (Yah, I realize other plugs might be a bit cheaper, but we fell into a TP-Link Smart Plug world and have been very happy with them and only a single TP-Link app over and above the Alexa app. I resist additional apps like they’re the plague.)
A couple (the limit) of those $5.49 Samsung 32 GB microSD cards because it seems we’re always needing them and they work fine in Wyze cams.
and just to dot the commercialized afternoon, another wonderful INFRAY double AAA cell penlight flashlight for $9.74. Sweet little flashlight.
Hey, which of you wound up with those AquaJoe garden hoses a couple months ago? Here’s a good companion accessory from *Joe Direct: AquaJoe OneTouch adjustable hose nozzle - two pack for $5 and free shipping (after code PRIMEJOE on checkout). Similar nozzles are about $9 each at Walmart.
@ruouttaurmind there were 3 in stock, so I ordered then checked back. Now there are 4 in stock. Everyone hurry up and order so we can replenish their warehouse!
@Barney I am quite pleased with the quality. Excellent buy for $2.50 each. I’ll give mom one with one of the Aqua Joe hoses from a few weeks ago. Housewarming gift once she finds a house.
@Barney Thank you for saying. But really I’m just trying to make up for all the times I maybe wasn’t such a good son (teen years anyone?) And, as pointed out in another thread, she did teach me how to use the potty after all. I know from personal experience, that is not a task filled with excitement and good times.
If I was in the market for an android phone right now, I would definitely have to consider this one for the price and features. I don’t love the built in Alexa business, but it’s a decent phone at a great price. Plus, Moto Mods compatibility.
@sammydog01 They are sweetened with Splenda (sucralose as @cinoclav revealed). It’s surely not good for you, but the jury is still out on whether or not it’s actually bad for you. Check out the latest artificial sweetener info at cancer.gov and let your conscience be your guide.
RE: the 40% off coupon, I think it’s got something to do with already having an active S&S subscription to something. I have used S&S in the past, but always delete my subscription once the item arrives.
I really like the smalls because it’s not a freakin’ 20 minute commitment like the full size ones are, and the tin fits well into a pocket. I would like to have ordered 3 packs, but the coupon was only good for one pack. I go through a tin in about two weeks.
Cancer isn’t the only side effect to consider. How it metabolizes (or interferes/interacts) with existing pathways is also a piece of the puzzle, e.g. blood sugar-hunger and salt-thirst relationships, etc.
@mike808@ruouttaurmind@sammydog01 Several years back I developed some respiratory issues. I was wheezing for about a week for some unknown reason. I had chalked it up to allergies even though it was an off time of the year for them. One day I felt absolutely fine and I figured it had cleared up. A day later the wheezing returned. I realized at that point that it was being caused by something specific but I wasn’t sure what. Going over the previous day in my head I tried to figure out what I may have done differently. It suddenly hit me. I had been using a Mio water additive all week but hadn’t used it the day before. Being the curious type along with a glutton for punishment, I ran a little test, alternating my usage of the Mio. Sure enough, when I used it the wheezing returned. Yes, Mio uses Sucralose as its primary sweetener. Doing a little research I found one of the more common side effects was shortness of breath and wheezing. I’ve done my best to stay away from it since then. Just accept the calories of regular sugar and stay away from laboratory engineered sweeteners.
@sammydog01 I have heard of the Sorbitol curse. As I understand it, some people are affected by Sorbitol similarly to the way Olestra used to affect people.
@cinoclav@ruouttaurmind The sugar alcohols are known to cause gastric problems in some people. Nothing dangerous, just very unpleasant. Some people may be sensitive to sucralose. As for your Healthy Focus reference their home page touts the use of essential oils for actual diseases so I wouldn’t count that list as gospel.
If it makes you short of breath don’t consume it. That doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s bad for most people.
(Forgot to mention, not a doctor so don’t listen to anything I have to say.)
@cinoclav@ruouttaurmind@sammydog01 do you know how hard it is to find gum with real sugar? Every day after lunch at work I would chew gum with xylitol because it’s supposedly good for your teeth after eating. Without fail, my stomach would start to feel funny within a few minutes. For the longest time I just assumed it was whatever I ate. It didn’t make me run to the restroom or anything, it just made me feel sick.
@RiotDemon I do know how hard it is because now I’m afraid of xylitol and its evil cousins. I ate half a bag of sugarless lifesavers that one time and probably deserved what I got but I’m not taking any chances. I used to buy gumballs from Target but I’m trying to chew less gum. Those ginger mints I linked above are really good especially after coffee. Target Gumballs
@RiotDemon@sammydog01 My family has had issues with fake sugars forever… starting with saccharine. For the longest time, no one believed me when I said trident gum made me ill, headaches, upset stomach, etc… Now, my children laugh at me because I insist they chew sugar gum. They think I am insane because every other mom doesn’t want their kids to chew sugar gum… sigh…
Roku.com is offering every streaming device at a discount (presumably as an alternative to Amz Fire TV Prime Day deals). For example the Roku Ultra is $70 normally $100. Their entry level Roku Express is $25, normally $30 (though I’d suggest spending the extra $10 and getting the Streaming Stick for it’s advanced WiFi capability; $35 normally $50).
The Tor.com eBook Club Selection for July 2019 is…
THE EMPEROR’S BLADES:
CHRONICLE OF THE UNHEWN THRONE, BOOK I
by Brian Staveley
In The Emperor’s Blades by Brian Staveley, the emperor of Annur is dead, slain by enemies unknown. His daughter and two sons, scattered across the world, do what they must to stay alive and unmask the assassins. But each of them also has a life-path on which their father set them, destinies entangled with both ancient enemies and inscrutable gods.
Kaden, the heir to the Unhewn Throne, has spent eight years sequestered in a remote mountain monastery, learning the enigmatic discipline of monks devoted to the Blank God. Their rituals hold the key to an ancient power he must master before it’s too late.
An ocean away, Valyn endures the brutal training of the Kettral, elite soldiers who fly into battle on gigantic black hawks. But before he can set out to save Kaden, Valyn must survive one horrific final test.
At the heart of the empire, Minister Adare, elevated to her station by one of the emperor’s final acts, is determined to prove herself to her people. But Adare also believes she knows who murdered her father, and she will stop at nothing—and risk everything—to see that justice is meted out.
I like the non-Amz “anti-Prime Day” deals I think. Like…
Sun/Snow/Aqua Joe is offering the Martha Stewart MTS-1300PW Electric Pressure Washer with Adjustable Spray Wand (1450 Max PSI, 1.4 GPM) in your choice of Mint or Slate Gray for $46 and free shipping, no sales tax in many states (after applying code PRIMEJOE on checkout).
This unit has sufficient capability for most homeowners. Maybe not up to the task of washing down a two story home, but ideal for decks, driveways, single story homes, vehicles, etc.
@Barney Odd. The site was offering me free shipping.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
EDIT: I see what happened. I had a chainsaw and edger in my cart (checking out the total prices) when I saw the MS pressure washer. So it was offering free shipping due to the total value of the items in my cart.
Yes, with the additional cost of shipping, this is NOT a deal.
Now if you wanted to order that purple chainsaw and get free shipping…
Between Prime Day week, and my repeated carousing up and down I-40, I’ve been lax about deals.
Let’s try to get back on track with some toys.
Amz: John Deere 70 piece 1:64 scale farm machinery and livestock play set for $21 and free Prime shipping or free shipping with $25 orders. The braindamaged camel says this is the lowest price in three years. Normally $30, the lowest price this year has been $27. This is even lower than Black Friday pricing.
I guess I still have the farm on my mind. Now just a pleasant piece of my own personal history.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Not a fan of the green machine from Moline? We got you covered…
Many of the farm boys joke that Case = Can’t Afford Something Else.
Some of the old timers will call International Harvester equipment by the nickname “cornbinder”. Why? Dunno! But it took me years to finally realize they were talking about IH equipment, and even the old IH pickups and SUVs.
@UncleVinny You would think after a couple hundred years of farming a plot of land, all the rocks would have been long since combed and picked. Mom’s plots have been farmed for about 150 years and still produce rocks on a regular basis. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
OR, you can order the 3 Pack from Morningsave for $15 if you prefer? Let’s see… two more dollars, two less trackers… I don’t know, all this algebra is too much for me right now.
@ruouttaurmind It is a membership fee, which in Missouri is exempt from sales tax. And yet Meh collects it without basis in law.
The BS excuse I got was “because there are Meh employees in Missouri”. That’s fine for actual taxable goods, which I do pay when I purchase something from Mediocre, but the monthly VMP itself has no tangible good, being a membership fee. It is explicitly an exempt category of transactions by MO statute. IMHO, it is just Meh being lazy about defining two classes of “items” in their inventory system - taxable and non-taxable.
I don’t know if they charge sales tax on shipping, but if they don’t, there is no excuse for being lazy and not moving VMP fees into the non-taxable category. It is not rocket surgery if they can already figure out which states even have sales tax to charge and which ones don’t.
@ruouttaurmind In for a cancellation!
There goes the $5 bonus from the Prime Day GC deal. And $1 digital cash back for slow ship means $3.89 for a decent looking watch for under $4.
@mike808@ruouttaurmind if they didn’t cancel the $13K Canon lenses and other high dollar cameras they sold for $94 this week, they’re probably not too worried about this watch. Wish I’d have known about those deals.
In for one because I fondly remember indiglo from my childhood.
@djslack@ruouttaurmind I have a Expedition w/Indiglo I’ve had for over 10 years and does what it needs to. This looks like a dressier office watch, so for $5, no complaints.
@djslack@mike808@mikibell@ruouttaurmind@therealjrn
Well, dammit, I’m seeing that it’s again selling for $9 and I bought one. WTF am I going to do with it? I guess I can stand on the corner wearing my trench coat and try to sell it.
@mfladd Attractive is subjective. It’s not particularly my preferred style or color, but it’s not necessarily hideous. My taste in things becomes flexible in relationship to discount level. Isn’t that also the meh.com business model after all?
For me this was a “function over fashion” purchase.
This is historically the precursor to cancellation I receive when Amz is dragging their feet fulfilling an order:
Hello @ruouttaurmind,
We’re encountering a delay in shipping your order.
The new delivery date is indicated below. If you still want to receive this item, please let us know. We apologize for the delay.
The new delivery date is:
Not yet available. We’ll e-mail you as soon as we have a delivery date.
@mikibell In the Phoenix area where I live, it is definitely warm in the summer. In the spring though, (from September through May) it’s incredible.
But Arizona has lots of different climates. From high alpine forests to lowland desert within a two hour drive.
My favorite is the Mojave desert area where I live. Many people don’t understand the beauty of the desert and think “beautiful” and “desert” are mutually exclusive. I’m blessed with the vision and see beauty all around me.
Remote features TV power and volume buttons, plus Roku voice search. Streaming Stick supports 802.11ac WiFi. Includes 30 days trial subscription to Showtime and Sling TV
I have this model connected to the bedroom TV. Working fine for my needs. 1080p and peppy responsiveness. Just a bit less peppy than my Ultra, but quite decent for the price of admission.
@ruouttaurmind@mfladd@Barney Crap! I guess I do allow TV in my bedroom because here I go, getting ready to go into 100 degree heat to pick up my online order from Best Buy. Shit…still…30 clams aint bad for this. Now I won’t have to move my Office Roku into the bedroom. Alexa told me I would appreciate it later.
@Barney@speediedelivery This is still brought up on slickdeals. Sometimes clip coupons are not always available to everyone on amazon. For some strange reason they are offered to only certain people. I ran into this situation the other day.
@Barney@speediedelivery Also no coupon for me (yes, I have Prime). It’s pretty common for these offers on Amz to be targeted at a certain consumer type. Eg. the Altoids deal I posted on Prime Day.
@Barney@ruouttaurmind@speediedelivery my v8 said it was delivered today but is not here. While looking on Amazon’s site for an option to report this, I saw that it’s now even cheaper and has a 27% off coupon.
@Barney@djslack@ruouttaurmind@speediedelivery Sorry about your shipment going missing, @djslack. But thanks! My original case came today and I reordered with the new coupon. I need to go check the dates on the ones that came today to see why they are selling them so cheap.
@djslack Mine arrived yesterday. I reordered with the coupon and it said out of stock until 7/31 so my order would be delivered 8/6 or so.
Call or stop in your local post office or whichever delivery company that should have dropped off you box with the tracking number. I would not wait too long since it says delivered.
@speediedelivery Thanks. Amazon’s official advice was to wait 36 hours because a package could say delivered up to 36 hours before. I didn’t think that made a lot of sense but who knows. The delivering post office isn’t open until Monday, though, so if I haven’t seen it by then I will try them.
Amazon Protective Cover for Kindle (7th Generation, 2015), Black - will not fit 8th Generation or previous generation Kindle devices or Kindle Paperwhite
$FREE to a good home. I paid $15, I see it’s up to $30 now.
I’m trading in my Kindle Monday and I have its cover up for grabs. I don’t want to send it in with the Kindle because I imagine it will just be discarded. Unless they’ll give me credit for it too? Do they do that?
Sorry folks, the Amazon Protective Cover for Kindle (7th Generation, 2015), Black - will not fit 8th Generation or previous generation Kindle devices or Kindle Paperwhite has been sold.
@therealjrn Yay! So, are you trying to say, the Amazon Protective Cover for Kindle (7th Generation, 2015), Black - will not fit 8th Generation or previous generation Kindle devices or Kindle Paperwhite?
It just so happens that I specialize in 7th Generation, 2015 Kindles.
Edit: Nathan, my mailman, is going to love me. I told him I had no more packages coming after he delivered a BUNCH of my Prime purchases on Saturday. (He needs a bigger mail truck).
But I forgot about the 3 sets of Meh/Mediocre shirts, and then I ordered the case of V-8, and now this. Poor Nathan.
Massgenie: Note, you must be logged into your account and click on the “Join Power Deal” circle button to add item to cart. Currently they need two more people to activate the Power Deal.
@Barney ahhh… For some reason I wasn’t logged in, so I couldn’t see the daybreak info. Thank you… bought the kid a Michael Kors wallet thingy for Christmas.
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@ACraigL@mikibell@therealjrn I bought one a couple years ago, just after they were released into the wild. Straight out of the box a system update was requisite but it didn’t have enough available storage space to process and install the update. It was stuck in a boot loop. Back to Newegg it went.
Since meh.com seems to be out of the knife business, let’s turn to the other place for a fair deal on a unique creation from Cold Steel: 36MD Drop Forged Bowie knife for $25 and free Prime ship, or whatever they charge for non-Prime ship.
Drop forged from a single piece of 52100 High Carbon steel and featuring a clip point and drop hilt. MSRP is $90, selling for $45 at Amz (lowest price I found). Includes Cold Steel’s patented Secure-Ex sheath.
According to BladeHQ: This is high carbon tool steel. It typically has .98-1.10% carbon. This steel is harder than many others, and consequently it holds an edge well. This is one of the best steels to use if you are worried about it holding an edge. This material is used often for hunting knives. The major drawback to this steel is that it has less chromium than other steel and consequently can rust.
Why the hello did I buy yet another knife? I’m not even a fan of clip point knives.
@OldCatLady without being arsed to click your link, I heard the settlement is only for folks who paid out of pocket for credit monitoring services. Is that right?
@medz I only briefly read the documents I received from Equifax, but I’m pretty sure that’s not accurate. They are offering as a minimum, your choice of free credit monitoring or $125. Additionally, they are compensating for time and trouble consumers have spent trying to straighten out any issues arising from the breach, plus all out of pocket expenses.
@OldCatLady@ruouttaurmind Most important thing to know is that you can file a claim if you were actually part of the group with your information breached. You can check it here: https://eligibility.equifaxbreachsettlement.com/en/eligibility
I wasn’t so I guess I should be happier about that than the chance to grab some money or free credit monitoring.
@cinoclav My information was comprised. I was made aware of this at the time (mid-2017ish?) by one of my credit card companies.
At the time, I contacted all my credit card companies and banks and requested new account numbers and cards. Since all were aware of the situation, they each already had a procedure in place.
Next I had to update my payment information for utilities, service providers and retailers.
I would guess I spent around 12 to 15 hours involved with the whole project.
I’m unsure if I will claim my time, but at a minimum I’ll file for the $125.
I’m not really a “grab the easy money” sort, and try to conduct myself with integrity and honor professionally and personally. I’m still on the fence about whether claiming my time qualifies as dishonorable. Equifax makes money from my information. And they messed up, and sacrificed my privacy after profiting from same. So I see the justification for my being reimbursed.
OTOH, why does it feel almost smarmy or dishonest to take their money?
@ruouttaurmind Take their money, you’ve earned it and they suck. Sorry you had to go through all that. It always happens to the nicest people. I’ve never had it that bad but I did have my bank card compromised. That was a minor pain in the ass compared to what you dealt with.
Many people have failed to realize the risk isn’t over just because a couple years have passed. The potential for identity theft remains even after you’ve taken action to change account numbers or even cancelled accounts. Theoretically this risk remains in perpetuity. If you opt for the cash rather than credit monitoring, be vigilant. Check your tri-agency report regularly.
I keep getting credit monitoring emails, although I’m not sure if it is from the Target or Home Depot or Hewett breaches. I’ve had monitoring for about ten years due to a combination of those.
Rakuten Kobo (dba Walmart eBooks) has a handful of audiobooks on sale today. Half a dozen titles for $5 and no membership required (you do have to sign up for an online account, but IIRC, you can use your Walmart UID or Rakuten UID if you have one?)
I have yet to purchase from eBooks, so I’m unsure what format they use to distribute audiobooks. After purusing the list of discounted titles, it’s not looking like today is the day I’ll find out either. But maybe there’s something there for your tastes?
Because I just like saying “melodica”: Mugig via Amz offers this 32-keys Melodica with Carrying Case for $8 after code 3Y5KLITU at checkout, and free Prime ship or free ship with $25 order.
Normally $20, this is the lowest price ever since the original product listing in November of 2018. In fact, the tridromedary says it’s the only discount ever. Take that with a grain of salt, but if you really like saying melodica like me, then you should jump right on.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Ok, I’m a little surprised. Just for fun I did a light price search for melodicas. This is about half the price of the cheap toy ones at Walmart, eBay, Amazon, etc. So I guess if you’re just dying to own a meldocia, this is the deal you’re looking for.
Ok, I’ve nursed this as much as I can and still only managed to squeeze in half a dozen “meldocia” (is that the plural of meldoica? “Melodica”?)
Ok, make that eight. Once for every dollar this thing costs.
@ruouttaurmind That’s a great deal! Even if the thing turns out to be cheap crap, it’s still cheaper than the cheapest crap.
Melodicas are a lot of fun, if I didn’t already have one, I’d be all over this one.
Fair warning though… like all wind instruments, they’re gross.
You’ll be surprised how much spit drools out of the thing after a short time playing it.
I need to get one of those hoses for mine; I assume it acts a bit like a p-trap and catches at least some of the spit before it gets inside the instrument.
Mrs. @medz will wind up shutting you out. Hope you have a comfortable sofa.
I gave my nephew drums for Christmas a few years ago, and an electric guitar two years ago. I’m not that popular in that household, except with the kids.
First of all, buying a tube separately also costs $8; second, I checked my vintage Hohner melodica and none of those tubes would even fit it; finally, this one has 5 more keys.
I bought it from a customer when I worked at a music store - don’t remember what I paid, but it wouldn’t have been much.
Near as I can tell, it’s from the late '60s/early '70s.
And yes, I did buy an old, presumably used, mouth blown instrument…
Luckily, it included a couple of mouthpieces still sealed in plastic; I threw the other one out.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Anyone receive theirs yet?
My new melodica will be arriving sometime today and I’m unreasonably excited for it…
Unreasonably because, in my experience, the more excited I get about an Amazon impulse buy, the more disappointed I am when it arrives. lol
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@DennisG2014 Mine’s out for delivery. I won’t be able to slobber all over it since it’s a Christmas present…we’ll see how it’s packaged…I probably won’t play with it…too much anyway.
@ruouttaurmind@sammydog01@medz@therealjrn
It’s here! It’s here!
So, here’s my take:
I doubt you’ll ever find a better deal on a melodica.
You could definitely find a better melodica, but probably not for at least 3x as much.
I was surprised that it came with an extra tube/mouthpiece set - I just looked at the item description and it does mention that - the same/similar tube & mouthpiece sets sell from ~$4 - ~$12. Just for one tube & 1 mouthpiece!
The melodica itself is definitely above toy grade - it’s a real musical instrument - but it definitely has a cheap feel to it. It sounds… like a melodica. All plastic w/ some rough edges, very narrow keys - it’s the same length as my Hohner melodica that has 5 fewer keys (and a metal body & higher grade plastic keys).
But, it’s not fair to compare it to the Hohner - cheapest new one I could find was $32 and that only has 25 keys.
So, again, thank you RUO for posting this. Anyone who paid $8 for this can rest assured that they’re getting a pretty amazing bargain and more than their money’s worth!
And now, I’m going to put my new melodica back in its case and put it on the shelf next to my old melodica to join it in collecting dust.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@DennisG2014 I agree. We’ve enjoyed it so far. I can already do the first few bars of the My Little Pony theme! Kid seems to play it more than other instruments.
COSTCO DEAL
Not a Costco member? This deal is not for you. Though you might be able to use a Costco gift card given to you by a member to get in and pay, YMMV. ProTip: If they let you, pay $1 (or a minimum) on the GC and the rest on a Visa.
HP Instant Ink GC 20% off
$60 HP Instant Ink GC for $47.99
You get a code to apply to your HP Instant Ink account for a credit. Your monthly fee just reduces your credit balance until you run out and then it resumes charging your card on file.
This is also the only way to save on other subscriptions like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, and prepaid phone services.
This is the first time I’ve seen discounted prepaid cards for HP Instant Ink. Basically, buy 2 x $60 and you’ll lock in 20% off for a year’s service @ the $10/mo 300 pg level.
Can’t say enough good things about the “Printer Ink-as-a-service”. Never worry about running out of ink - they send it before you run out and you pay the same per page, no matter how much you print. They recycle the empty cartridges with prepaid shipping for bonus points.
If you have HP Instant Ink and are a Costco member, grab a couple.
Let’s see if I can get @ruouttaurmind to spend as much money in one go as he has made me spend here and there…
I don’t know this for a fact but it seems like Lowe’s may be phasing out Kobalt in favor of its new boo Craftsman. They have this fairly badass 43" 12 drawer matte black combination tool chest for $498:
It includes both the base cabinet and the top chest for about what you’d pay for just the base cabinet anywhere else. The cabinets feature ball bearing slides, included drawer liners, and kwikset smartkey locks and the till has gas lifts on the lid and a built in power/USB strip as well. The only obvious corner that’s cut is it seems to be all 20 gauge steel, but it is plenty sturdy in person and I expect will last me approximately forever in home use.
It came well packaged and free of dents and dings with approximately 20 cubic feet of styrofoam packaging. Assembly is minor but a helping hand is useful for getting the top cabinet on the base. All in this thing weighs about 300 pounds.
Get yourself a 10% off coupon code and walk out the door with basically a half price or better tool chest compared to everything else on the market.
Also available in lime green if that’s your thing. (It’s actually not bad, they had one on display when I picked up my black one and I almost wanted to trade for it.)
@djslack I have looked at the “zombie green” version and really like it!
But, alas, you are precisely 3 days late my friend. What are the chances?
Sunday afternoon as I was working on a plumbing issue with mom’s RV, she was inside, deviously pecking at her iPad. In an excessively generous display of gratitude (purportedly for everything I’ve done over the last several months?) she ordered this. It’s supposed to be delivered on Saturday morning sometime before noon.
The lime green Kobalt. I might have preferred the 24” depth of the Kobalt vs. 16”/18” depth of that Craftsman, but it’s such an amazing gift I’m not about to complain!
Well, congratulations @djslack. You did it. You’ve caused me spend more money in a single transaction than all the melodica purchases combined.
So I got to contemplating all things toolbox and “mom budget” related. I wasn’t very comfortable with her spending so much money on me. Especially before she finds her new home. She may need that cash soon.
I discussed it with her and she eventually acquiesced, agreeing to cancel the order for the Craftsman. I happened to have $300 in Lowe’s gift cards, so I struck a bargain with her to let me use my gift cards and she could cover the balance above $300.
I picked up my new Kobalt tool chest this morning. Of course I paid the balance myself and will be very evasive when she brings up the topic of settling up her share.
@djslack I checked every Lowe’s within 50 miles but couldn’t turn up a green one. They are showing “available for delivery” in some local stores, but that’s for truck freight @$80 fee. So black it was.
Thank you for your review. It was that which tipped the scales to Kobalt.
@djslack I hope you’re pleased with yourself. Because of you I won’t be replacing the shower surround this weekend since I spent all my gift cards on a toolbox.
I stopped by Lowe’s on my way home tonight (always an expensive proposition for me). They had a few of these tool chest combos back in stock for $500. But it’s an updated version. They’re now using Kwikset SmartKey lock cylinders in the locking mechanism. So the toolbox could be set to use the key to your house if you have Kwikset locks. There are a few other minor updates as well.
@narfcake the small flathead screwdriver blade on my squirt e4 has opened many locks for me over the years. A wave rake would be an awesome blade to have on it, though.
I don’t usually carry my picks with me so they’re not universal enough in the time of need.
Since I splurged on some fancy Blink cameras and an Echo Show 5 over the Prime Days I figure I may as well go all in.
These are considerably less expensive than new (listed as used) but if past “used” purchases from AMZN holds true, they should be near brand new condition.
@therealjrn Too be honest, Besides the smaller size, I am not that much more impressed with the Show 5 over the original Show (I have both). @sammydog01 thoughts?
@mfladd@therealjrn I use mine as an alarm clock. The show 5 (and the newer big shows) have different clock faces to pick from. The gen one has just the one. The show 5 goes to sleep and has big numbers too. Ok they’re blood orange, I wish you could change that.
So I prefer the gen 1 in the kitchen and the 5 on my nightstand.
@therealjrn I had a Ring Pro before switching to SkyBell. At the time (prior to the Amz acquisition) Ring was a victim of their own popularity. They didn’t have the cloud infrastructure to provide satisfactory response time when answering a doorbell event or initiating a live view. No doubt that improved once Amz took the reigns.
I really like the color “night vision” video from the SkyBell versus the traditional grayscale nighttime images from Ring. And SkyBell’s no cost cloud services versus Ring’s pay-to-play model. But if the SkyBell takes a dump I think I’ll give Ring another shot because of the better IoT integrations.
@ruouttaurmind Yeah, I’m not thrilled with the $3 a month charge for the cloud service for the Ring. The Blink cameras have free cloud recording. I imagine I’ll have a Bink up over my front door anyway. I thought I would just see what I can see with both systems and go from there.
@sammydog01@therealjrn Yup, gen 1 is perfect in the kitchen, the Show 5 is in the living room for the eventuality of when I put my ring doorbell up. I will be stuck with the cloud cost because my entire system is ring, except for my blink cameras. I really can’t believe they put such a shitty speaker in the Show 5. I swear my dot has a better one. It is nice it has a sleep mode though. The original show is always on entertaining the darkness.
@mfladd@sammydog01 Well crud. I got my Ring’s battery all charged up, got the app installed, got the camera hooked into the wifi, can see live video on my phone, and enabled Alexa’s “skill” to use the Ring app.
But she can’t find the doorbell. :le_sigh: I just rebooted my phone and rebooted the Show 5…no dice. I shall try again tomorrow. Maybe if I hang back she’ll decide it was her idea all along, just like my cat.
I know everybody’s waiting to hear if Alexa and my RVD2 ever made the connection. This morning I attempted to pair them up again and it appeared Alexa had still not found the RVD2. But lo…when I brought up the devices in Alexa’s app…behold…there it was.
@ruouttaurmind@ThunderThighs does these types of giveaways where you just say something in the forum and your comment number is your entry. Then she uses Excel to generate the random number winners. You just have to keep an eye on the shenanigans over there to enter.
@OldCatLady I signed up for it, but in conjunction with my new Prime Day Kindle. I’m having difficulty finding “the hottest magazines” but every book I’ve looked at lately is eligible.
Lowe’s has Adams Mfg Corp Stackable Plastic Rocking Chair(s) with Solid Seat on sale for $19.99 (50% off).
My Lowe’s is showing 20 in stock. Check your local Lowe’s via the website (though it’s not always correct).
@mfladd I saw these when I was picking up my toolbox on Friday. Comfortable enough, but as is typical of plastic patio furniture, not ideal for large or heavy folks. I’m just over 6’ and I found the seating surface just a bit shorter than I would have preferred. And maybe just a bit wobbly, even beneath my modest 145lb weight. Still, I would have purchased if I had a place to put it.
@ruouttaurmind I went to Lowe’s and saw these chairs. They had them strung up with cables so I couldn’t give it a test sit but just leaning on the arms I could cause considerable wobble. That 350 lbs must have been a static load test under optimal conditions.
Deal? I dunno. But, this had to see the light of day for one reason or another.
Amazon has Gemmy the Twerking Bear - Compatible with Alexa for $8.03.
Add some fun to anyone’s day with Twerking Bear, an animated plush that lip-syncs with Alexa spoken responses and reacts to timers, alarms, reminders and notifications.
It will also move its mouth to lip-sync along with Alexa responses such as weather, random facts and other information. Twerking Bear does not lip-sync to Amazon Music while dancing
@craigthom@RiotDemon@therealjrn@tinamarie1974 He also does not lip sync during music. His entire brain is required to focus his ass on twerking.
There is sooo much wrong with this gif.
@ruouttaurmind@sammydog01@therealjrn@mfladd It says that it arrives in packaging that reveals what’s inside it. So… Nathan, the mailman, is going to know what I ordered? Hmm.
@craigthom@mfladd@ruouttaurmind@sammydog01@therealjrn Amazon thoughtfully sent me an email today to let me know that I could get the Gemmy twerking bear for the low price of $39.99. Congratulations to those of you who got in, your assets have appreciated quickly.
@therealjrn and dammit, wouldn’t you know it… Just like I didn’t get into Bitcoin when it was cheap AF, I also bought no Gemmys when they were $7 and change.
I should have learned my lesson. I could be driving a Gemmy Lamborghini right now.
CVS PHOTO: 11"x14" Custom Canvas Photo Print
CVS Photo has 11"x14" Custom Canvas Photo Print (Unframed) on sale for $10 when you apply 75% Off promo code CANVASP75 in cart. Select free ship to store / store pickup where available
@RiotDemon@therealjrn I am not sure. The site I did one at before told what pixelation and stuff it had to be. I had to have medz and ruouttaurmind work on it to increase it. But it was a big print.
@mfladd@RiotDemon@therealjrn I wouldn’t use a photo from Facebook just because of the really aggressive jpg compression they use.
Their help section says you’ll get a warning if your resolution is too low for the print you’ve selected.
For that price I didn’t spend too much time selecting a picture as a test.
I had to recrop it because they use part of the image to wrap around the sides. I have dozens of butterfly and bumble bee photos I’ve taken this summer, but very few honey bees, so less digging and thinking was involved.
@craigthom@RiotDemon@therealjrn I took advantage of this deal too. I used a pic of the kids at Disney. How can you not use this deal for $10? That’s a cheap lunch somewhere.
It would be uncool to print someone else’s picture, at least without permission.
The honey bee (only the one so far) wouldn’t let me get as close as I wanted to, and it didn’t spend much time on each fennel blossom, but I got a few decent in-focus shots.
Some of the butterflies and all the bumble bees have been so busy eating they’ve let me get the camera within six inches.
I think it would be good if you were printing something fuzzy or modified to make it look like a painting, but I’ll stick with smooth stuff for photos.
Wyze Cam Pan 1080p Pan/Tilt/Zoom Wi-Fi Indoor Smart Home Camera with Night Vision, 2-Way Audio, Person Detection, Works with Alexa & the Google Assistant for $25.00!
I bought one.
Be aware this is from a new seller on amazon. I am not worried because if anything is awry amazon will make good on it - even if it is a 3rd party seller. This seller is also selling the non-tilt camera for $15.
@therealjrn Same. I picked these up for inside while I will now use my Blinks outside. Add my ring doorbell and Ring security system and I am set. I am also going to get the smoke alarms that work with Alexa. The only thing I am lacking is glass breakage.
But guess what I found. Amazon Guard: https://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=18021383011
You can set it up in your Alexa app. Tell Alexa to turn it on when you leave and she will monitor for the sounds of glass breakage and smoke alarms and notify you if it is detected!
If you saw how small my “cottage” is you would laugh at me for all this
@mfladd Interesting! Origianally, I was going to use a couple of Blinks inside, but with these new cams I can more completely get the outside covered. Thanks for telling me about the Guard thing. I need to look into those Alexa-friendly smoke alarms perhaps.
@mfladd I know I damn sure don’t need her help with calendars, contacts or scheduling. Shit, it seems every new app wants the keys to my contact list. I’m pretty well plugged into Google calendar (one for personal, one for business) and I keep my contacts separate (at least I hope I do) by using one list for business and one for personal. I just don’t know what the fuck she can do for me.
I don’t have any smart plugs or lights or thermostats…hm
It’s only been a week, maybe I need to go read some tutorials or something.
@therealjrn Buy the TS-Link mini’s when they go on sale! You won’t be sorry. I love having them hooked up to different lights and stuff around the house I want to control.
I also use it to control a nest thermostat. Love it.
@craigthom@therealjrn I had reservations too. But they use Amazon’s return policy. Also if there is any issue amazon will make it right. They are either a scam, or they are just trying to pad their reviews as a new seller. Either way, I am good.
We should be glad these never hit Slickdeals or they would have been gone in 2 sec.
I’m not going to break my arm patting myself on the back before my cameras from “Exotic Drip” get here in good shape. I noticed they didn’t give AMZN the USPS tracking, they just said 'we shipped them" lol
@mfladd@therealjrn I would check out the packaging. Wyze uses Xiaomi cameras with their own firmware. I imagine it’s possible to buy those cameras wholesale and pirate the Wyze firmware.
(Through AliExpress the Xiaomi cameras aren’t worth the effort, but I imagine in wholesale lots they would be cheaper.)
@mfladd@therealjrn Since you’ve sold your soul to Wyze, grab a 2-pack of their new smart plugs for $15 (pre-order; shipping in September). They are supposed to be well integrated into the Wyze ecosystem and can be set up to turn on when motion is detected with the Wyze Sense stuff.
@therealjrn Sorry, I just saw the price and sent it on to you quick. I did see yesterday that a 2 pack was around 28+ bucks at Sam’s Club if you are a member. @routtaumind Thanks, I will have to check them out.
Your Amazon.com order of “Wyze Cam 1080p HD Indoor…” has been canceled.
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My order for the first three hasn’t been canceled…Yet
My AMZN credit card is showing a pending charge for the canceled camera–hopefully it will just go away.
@mfladd@therealjrn Thanks for the update. I look forward to the further adventure of your exotic drip, which sounds like two-thirds of a Meh order number.
@craigthom@therealjrn Yup, just got off the phone with amazon. They said we will not be charged for that camera. Also, call them about the other tilt cameras you ordered. I mentioned I ordered the tilt cameras from the same company. Rep said she put in a A-Z claim and was immediately notified that it was accepted, and my account refunded. If the tilt cameras show up it doesn’t matter - we are still refunded. Apparently she said Exotic Drip ended their amazon relationship before it ever started. It was still worth the chance of cheap cameras to me - knowing full well we could get our money back from amazon if there was an issue - which there was.
I was hoping for maybe a $5 inconvenience credit from amazon as they sometimes do - not from my rep this time.
@craigthom@mfladd I called and my rep “Rosheidi” was no help. He want me to wait until the estimated delivery window for the 3 cameras has closed. As for the pending charge for the newest order, he said that was just an authorization. Oh well. It was worth a shot.
@therealjrn I would call back again to another rep later. Mine was the one who just initiated it on her own. Next time tell the rep that the tracking codes given by exotic drip are “invalid” on usps tracking. State your unhappiness with amazon for bringing in a brand new seller who has already left, and you have been inconvenienced enough.
I already received an email saying my two tilt cameras were refunded.
@craigthom Beep beep beepabeep! Update!
A different rep called me back and fixed it–a complete refund like @mfladd and he mentioned that “Exotic Drip” had a very bad feedback rating. Many complaints of things not being shipped.
Who knew? If you can’t trust the name “Exotic Drip” who can you trust?
@craigthom@mfladd Um, yeah…interesting…it might have to do with my unsatisfactory rating I gave poor Rosheidi. They sent me a survey, I filled it out noting that English-impaired Rosheidi could not be bothered to look at the vendor and wanted to make me wait until the faux “delivery date” had passed. They offered another phone call to fix it.
Ta da.
The guy who called, Devin must be a tier 2 support–major props to Devin. He earned hisself 5 stars baby. He was quick and efficient.
@mfladd lol Imma HUGE Clark Howard fan (the show) but some of those “clarkdeals” aren’t such a great deal. You know, this sketchy website called meh.com sometimes posts deals there!
@mfladd@therealjrn I had my problems with my own Amazon rep today. Name was Sumatra or something like that. Hell, they couldn’t say my name correctly, why should I theirs?
Anyway, a book and then an Audible book were charged to my account. I was told to delete them. How in the hell can I delete them if they aren’t there? Finally, someone else came on the phone and saved me from slamming my barely used smartphone into the wall.
Absolutely one of the most frustrating weeks I’ve had in a very long time.
At least the Mediocre customer reps speak English. But I’m not too sure about that @Cythwulf.
At the end of my call to Rosheidi, I told him I needed for him to speak clearly and slowly and tell me his name and how to spell it because I was making a record for when I had to call back when the cameras weren’t delivered. He did, and I thanked him and hung up. I wasn’t rude, but I made sure he understood I was displeased. I don’t think they use their real names anyway, not like here on meh, right @Cythwulf?
@Barney@Cythwulf@mfladd@therealjrn Last fall I got an email telling me my guaranteed delivery date was going to be missed, and I was fed up with that happening, so I called (or, you know, clicked and they called) to complain and ask for $5 or a month of Prime or something.
For twenty minutes the woman kept insisting that the delivery date hadn’t been missed yet and that it would be delivered that day. She was not swayed by the email I read her saying it wouldn’t, or the tracking number that showed the package in another city.
“So this email is wrong? The tracking number is wrong?”
I finally gave up and didn’t have the energy to do it again, so they won.
@sammydog01 I have no idea what happened and if they did, they aren’t saying.
I’ll just keep watching my emails, my Oasis (that’s where they said my orders were placed, but they aren’t there), and my Kindle account. That’s all I can do, I guess.
I’m so looking forward to my next little get-together with the Amazon reps. Yeah, right.
woman kept insisting that the delivery date hadn’t been missed yet
I think that’s a problem for some of the reps–the event you are complaining about hasn’t occurred “yet” I suppose the key is to wait until you’re definitely past the delivery. That’s probably why my Rosheidi didn’t feel compelled to “fix it” I probably got lucky with Devin being so proactive. I wonder how many call centers and reps Bezos has anyway.
Chase Freedom cards have a 20% off Kindle ebooks offer (up to $2 max, or $10 ebook price). Look for it in the Chase Rewards offers. You enable it and then before you buy an ebook make sure your 1-click settings are set to your Chase card.
@RiotDemon Just my own experience, really. Rayon, nylon, polyester, spandex, etc. don’t absorb the foot juice the way cotton does. All that foot juice sloshing around my toes makes my feet stank.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I can’t possibly be the only one up in here who drives vehicles from the previous decade?
So back in the old days, factory audio systems didn’t tend to have yer fancy-schmancy features like Bluetooth. So unfortunate schlubs like me are forced to rely on devices like these, being offered by VicTsingDirect via Amz:
VicTsing Bluetooth FM Transmitter with adjustable gooseneck
AND
VicTsing Bluetooth FM Transmitter with power-off feature
Both items for $13.29 and free Prime ship or free ship with $25 order.
Yes, you receive TWO Bluetooth to FM modulators for less than $14.
Here’s how:
Add this item to your cart. Be sure to clip the “5% off” coupon on the product page first. Then add this item to your cart. Then go to checkout and enter this discount code: XJQA9SG2. Your total due will be $13.29 (plus tax where applicable).
Why on earth would you want two? Well, again, maybe you’re like me, and you have two vehicles, and BOTH of them have the curse of age, neither featuring integrated Bluetooth capabilities? Or you have a friend who also drives an older vehicle without Bluetooth, and you want to share your windfall?
Frankly, I couldn’t care less what you do with the second one. Just place your order, fool! Hurry, before the discount code expires!
I have used a very similar device for a couple years now. Perfect for audiobooks and podcasts, maybe a bit lacking of fidelity for music if you’re at all picky about the fidelity of your music.
@ruouttaurmind I bought this. I suppose I’m supposed to be jumping up and down about it, not sure why. However, a friend of mine is very happy about getting my second one and says that I should thank you.
@ruouttaurmind@therealjrn The only thing holding me back from buying this for the Jeep is the fact that I don’t have an unlimited data plan and I don’t have any current music on my computer.
I would have picked up the Spotify/Hulu deal now that I cut out cable TV, but alas it is gone. I am hoping someone will team up with Pandora.
@Barney, You realize you’re gonna need to use your phone with this, right? That means a trip into “the drawer” to retrieve it. Let me know if you have any questions about setting it up, k?
@mfladd, As I mentioned, these things aren’t really ideal for music, as they lack much audio fidelity. So maybe you’re not really missing out on much? Although I do like to use mine for Google Maps navigation.
@brakeforbeer These vendor discount codes are usually limited to a certain number of respondents. Once I saw the deal hit SD I knew it wouldn’t last much longer.
Here’s not so much a deal as a deal tip: When best buy takes an item off sale, they may take a few days to update their eBay listings with the new price.
I had my eye on two Chromebooks that had open box excellent units in stock. The price was discounted on both but only one product specified it was on sale. On Saturday I went to the store to see and touch the two I was trying to decide between. Decided on the Samsung but they didn’t have my spec in stock so I’d have to order online. Then it got to be late Saturday night. I finally decided to pull the trigger and both units had gone up by $150 and $200. All the open box items went up with them.
Later I searched eBay and found the open box listings for both. The Dell price had been raised to match their website, but the Samsung I’d decided on had not. I ordered for $180 less than they were currently selling for on their site. The only downside was that I couldn’t use my reward gift certificate, but I’ll either find a use for it or it will expire like many of its brethren before it.
They didn’t raise the price on the Samsung until sometime today, from the looks of it.
TL;DR - want a best buy open box goodie but the price went up on you? Check eBay where best buy lists open box items. The old price may still exist there.
@mfladd OMG these are the best gummi bears too! They are the same ones Buc-ees sells under their own brand. If you look at them closely they have an A molded into them.
I really, really don’t need 5 lbs of gummi bears. BRB, just clicking over to Amazon to look at them.
Not a deal but I wanted to tell you guys about a good customer service experience to counterbalance all the bad ones in here.
A couple of years ago my husband bought me a trash can for Christmas. Am I a lucky girl or what? But wait- it has a motorized lid! It responds to the word open or a motion sensor. I would be watching TV in the kitchen with my daughter and it would randomly open. We thought this was hilarious. And the dog quickly learned to trigger the sensor with his nose- trashy munchies all the time!
Sadly the motor recently stopped working- we had to open and close it like peasants. So I checked online- 5 year warranty!
I wrote in to customer service and they told me to turn it off and on again. No dice. Then they offered me a new one! Woo! But they don’t have the stainless color in stock. They said I could get a funky colored one now, wait a month for the stainless, or get something similar. How about the foot pedal one instead? THEY SAID YES! The dog will be disappointed. And I get an outlet back.
The company is Simple Human. They sell ridiculously expensive trash cans but I’m a believer. Thanks, CS guys!
@sammydog01@therealjrn
Wait until you get a load of their $200 makeup mirror. Got one for the wife on sale at Costco for $160. Well spent, IMO. Wife approves.
Here are a few 4th of July sales from major retailers
@cinoclav
UNBLAME for starting this thread before you started your goat thread.
The
approves.
@mike808 This one will be much more popular.
This month’s Casey’s pizza special is a large Chicken Quesadilla pizza for $13.99 plus tax. Order online at caseys.com or by calling your local Casey’s General Store.
@msklzannie What’s the phone number?
@therealjrn Nevermind that - what the hell is a Casey’s???
@mfladd @therealjrn
@mfladd @tinamarie1974
@mfladd @therealjrn
QT>Casey’s!
@therealjrn The closest Casey’s to you is in Claremore, OK (about 370+ miles from you), but since you insist: 918-379-6817. Seems a little far to go for pizza.
@tinamarie1974
/giphy No way, Jose!
@msklzannie @tinamarie1974 we here in Iowa have both Casey’s and QT. And Casey’s is way better than QT!
@msklzannie The breakfast pizza at Casey’s is the bomb! Fortunately, they’re all over the place up in Fargo…
@tohar1 I only like the breakfast pizza if it’s on flatbread.
Use coupon code BFST while ordering online and get a large breakfast pizza for $12. Coupon is good through July 15.
ETA: If you order online and are using a coupon code like the one I shared, it’s best to go ahead and pay online. The discounted prices haven’t always been ringing up correctly at the register. The cashiers can get the right price for you if they know what they’re doing but it might take a few extra steps.
@msklzannie I didn’t realize they offered flatbread primarily because I usually buy only one slice at a time. For that price, I might have to use my Meh Seal-A-Meal & freeze the rest of the pie! Thanks!!
@tohar1 Seal-A-Meal? I believe you need to get on over here and vote!
https://meh.com/forum/topics/cinoclavs-field-of-32-day-2
@therealjrn I just realized that the distance I gave was for how far it was from me, not you.
@msklzannie LOL It’s about 15 miles from me…still too far. That’s why I didn’t want to correct you
@msklzannie I’ll be passing through Camden, TN on Wednesday. Might have to stop in for a pie after I visit the Patsy Cline/PA-24 memorial.
Nokia 7.1 for $300 ($50 off). Unlocked, Android One (Pie).
Amazon, Best Buy, B&H Photo.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HD2X91Q
Totally dig my 6.1 which runs $180 when it is on sale.
I don’t know if this has been posted in previous deals topics:
Members of the armed forces receive 20% off race tickets at Iowa Speedway.
IowaSpeedway.com
1-866-787-8946
I’m not sure how the discount is applied since you have to have an account to get very far in the online ordering process. You might have to order by phone. IDK.
@msklzannie My son-in-law is in the military. My daughter ALWAYS asks, everywhere we go if they have a military discount. It’s surprising how many places from restaurants to the ballpark offer it.
Horrorstor two bucks on Kindle- I love this book.
https://www.amazon.com/Horrorstor-Novel-Grady-Hendrix-ebook/dp/B00JCRXBSU/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1562098267&sr=8-1
@sammydog01 I looked to see if I had this, I thought I had already…doh. “borrow expired”
@therealjrn Plop down two bucks ya cheapskate. I own the audible book- Bronson Pinchot reads the catalog parts.
The Curse of Chalion is $.99 everywhere. Any Bujold fans? https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/18539023-curse-of-chalion-ebook-on-sale-for-99
CCleaner Professional is 50% off through July 7.
@msklzannie Sale has been extended till July 14th.
Today only, July fourth, Will Wight has made all his Kindle titles free. He writes fantasy. I haven’t read them yet, but a couple thousand pages of stories is a couple thousand pages of stories.
@Nate311 Thanks!
@sammydog01 Woot appclusive Coco & Mac Toys Break Dancing Robot with Colorful Lights and Music for 15 bucks.
@therealjrn noooooo. Do not buy. I can hear it’s annoying song already.
@therealjrn @sammydog01
Skip to 4:15
@RiotDemon @therealjrn That’s awesome! I’m glad I didn’t buy one!
HIKING! VIKINGS! STRIKE KING [BRAND FISHING LURES]! AWESOME!
It’s the four year anniversary of Trump announcing his run for presidency. So of course Bill the Hippie has freebies.
Free New Hope gift box, no purchase required, shipping is $3.95.
You can still pick up a jar of Justice free with a $5 purchase.
https://www.penzeys.com/online-catalog/new-hope-gift-box-green/c-24/p-3233/pd-gb?utm_source=marketo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=07-06-19 New Hope Box STORE EST&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTVdZM1pqbG1ZakV5WlRZNCIsInQiOiJGRGZxK3dtZFZ3TW1cL1U5akVDRnI1MG1jMXN1b0JtenhJWFJCQ0p5N3dYNEtpdWM3NWp1SWRubjdNYStMcDI2Q1Q0WXk0alwvVmdSRzdlb2p6OE5wNWFhc0Z3eXFmdnFEcVJBaW02bFE2SkY4dmUzNmJMemNPTHc4ek1PYXJUZ05CIn0%3D
@sammydog01 Yep, here’s to 4 more years of the Trump presidency so “Big Spice” Bill has some reason to “give away” his delicious wares…it’s better for him rather than just telling us he has a boat payment due.
Yeah Bill, I’ll be voting. I wonder if anybody has told the Democrats about the new date for them to vote?
LAUNCH OBD2 Scanner CR319 Scan Tool
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07QLTYKDW/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_1?smid=A1XQ9SM36WZG5P&psc=1
20% off w/ clip coupon from amazon: $19.19
ENHANCED OBDII FUNCTIONS: Being capable of performing full OBDII diagnostic functions like Read/Erase codes, I/M Readiness, Data Stream, Freeze Frame, Support to O2 Sensor Test, On-board Monitor Test, EVAP System Test, Vehicle Information, the creader CR319 is suitable for DIYers to efficiently troubleshoot the Check Engine Light and the diagnostic trouble codes. Instead of paying a mechanic to have the DTCs read and MIL turned off, Fast read and clear the trouble codes , find out what the problem is and perhaps fix it.
The CR319 OBD2 scanner is an upgraded version from the more basic code reader with additional functions of O2 Sensor Test, EVAP System Test, and On-board Monitor Test, to initiate a leak test for vehicle EVAP system, or to troubleshoot the fuel efficiency and vehicle emission’s status.
@mfladd Sadly these do not work on my car. I feel so left out of the fun.
@cf1 why? Is it pre-computer port? I just got mine and plugged it in to my work car. So much nicer than the ones I have to use with an app.
@mfladd All of the ones I have looked at say they work for 1996 and newer so I missed it by two years. I wonder what would happen if I plugged it in, anyway?
@cf1 @mfladd Yikes. I hope your car is a cool ‘classic’ car. Otherwise, kudos for keeping it running for 25 years. There were some compliant cars before 1996. Is yours on the list? http://www.obdii.com/connector.html
@mfladd This is one of those ‘I don’t need it but now I want to upgrade’ deals. I have a simpler OBD2 scanner that has definitely been worth its minimal cost. I used it a lot on my pos Tribeca and to scan other peoples cars. Knock wood, I haven’t had any need for it on my CX-5. Almost 94k miles in 4 years and it’s been great.
@cinoclav @mfladd I’ve been pretty happy with my 06 tribeca that just hit 270k miles. After getting a cheap Bluetooth obd reader years ago, I haven’t bothered with wired ones.
KuoH
@kuoh I’ve owned two Subarus. Both had major mechanical issues. Had a Legacy with transmission problems. The Tribeca leaked oil like a sieve. Had the block replaced in it. Eventually the head gasket went as they’re notorious for. Nothing like your car overheating on your way to your father’s funeral. Google ‘Subaru head gasket problems.’ I’m glad you’ve had good luck with yours but IMO, fuck Subaru. Never again. Their customer service was totally useless regardless of their known problems. Ironically I drive by their North American headquarters quite often. I’d like to stop in and share my opinion one day. Btw, it was an '08.
@cinoclav I had a 1992 SVX followed by the 2006 Tribeca. I can’t say either were problem free, but they were certainly more reliable than the Ford Probe, Lincoln Mk VII, Mercury Sable, Ford Thunderbird, Chevy Astro and many other domestic brands that have been in my family and all of those were bought brand new from dealers. The Subarus, Toyotas and Hondas on the other hand have all lasted way longer and my Tribeca was a demo with 16k already on the clock.
As for dealership experience and competence, that seems to be more of a toss up no matter the brand, which is why I’ve been doing my own repairs and maintenance when it doesn’t require heavy equipment or expensive tools.
KuoH
@cinoclav @mfladd Well, I think it is a cool, classic car. There are an awful lot of them around so it isn’t exactly rare or exotic.
Similar to the following but mine has gold wheels and is green.
@kuoh While the dealership service department sucked as well, I was actually referring to Subaru of America’s customer center. I spent plenty of time on the phone dealing with them. I’ve had a mix of American and Japanese over the years. Outside of my current Mazda, the best car I owned was probably my Mustang. Unfortunately, being a Mustang it also liked to slide all over the road in inclement weather. I traded it in for a Tribute, but that was a bit of a dud. Can’t blame Mazda for that one though since underneath it was a Ford. At this point I wouldn’t hesitate to buy another Mazda. Sales and service experiences have been phenomenal and the vehicle itself is great. Although I love having the extra cargo capacity of an SUV, I’m really tempted to move over to the 6 since they’re coming out with an AWD version with the 2.5 turbo.
@cinoclav @kuoh I have a cheap OBD with Torque Pro app too, but I find this much easier. It also does more things for not much money more.
@mfladd I forgot to post I ordered this, but I must have dragged my feet too much because the coupon I got was for 10% off. Still a good deal.
@therealjrn That, or I know I had it in my saved list. Do you think they offer discounts sometimes based on what you have saved? I have even seen it before with dog food where deals were offered to some, but not others.
I think you will like it!
@mfladd I know AMZN tried “adaptive pricing” in the past and I thought they had quit it. Hm…I just cleared my cookies and it still shows 10% I think it was at 20% yesterday but I really didn’t “look” at it.
I buy a lot of crap off of AMZN so does that work for me or against me?
@therealjrn Nope, mine is showing 10% today too. You were just late to the coupon party.
@mfladd PS My car is about 200 miles away from that magical 100,000 mark. I probably need to find out why my check engine light has been on for 3 years. I’ve had a couple of places look at it but they never have figured it out. They can clear it, but it comes back in less that a week.
@therealjrn oooo…a mystery! Report back what it is.
@mfladd @therealjrn Did they give you the codes before clearing them? There should be no magic needed for most cars to hit 100k with normal maintenance. It’s often when you get near 200k or a couple of years out of bumper to bumper warranty that rust starts to really affect the body, suspension and disintegrating the wiring and harnesses, assuming the engine and transmission haven’t elected for earlier retirement.
KuoH
@kuoh @mfladd
Um…maybe…it’s been awhile…if I had it/them I don’t now.
Indeed. My car has been garaged all it’s life. It was made in 2002. I bought in in 2010. All that has been needed was routine maintenance since I’ve owned it. It runs and looks great.
Thanks for the warning!
–TRJ
Re-posting in July, as apparently I was distracted this morning and posted in June
Macys.com is having a Black Friday in July sale. If you download and order from the app, you can bundle an additional 25% discount off the sale price!!
@tinamarie1974 You beat me to it, but mine has a graphic, so I’m stubbornly keeping it posted.
@ruouttaurmind leave it! Clearly I was distracted by all these birthday posts. It is clearly @cinoclav fault. Lol
@ruouttaurmind @tinamarie1974 I’m in your head.
@tinamarie1974
I like Macy’s for taking care of us when KitchenAid ignored a common (all over the reviews) electrical burning smell from their (not inexpensive) Countertop oven. Gave up after 2 replacements and Macy’s gave us full credit toward our wonderful Breville.
But more recently, hate Macy’s for refusing to honor the Alexa Echo Dot buy two deal clearly spelled out on their own webpage. Customer Service was oblivious and denied what was in plain English. Polite attempts to get tranferred to a manager were met with “put you on hold until you hang up”. Twice.
@RedOak sounds like a job for @cinoclav!
@RedOak well that is stinky. In general I have good luck with them, but there is always that one CS reps rhat thinks they own the store.
@RedOak @tinamarie1974 Considering the week I’m having, I may be willing to go there with a large blunt object and take care of your problem.
@cinoclav @RedOak uh THAT bad?
/giphy bummer
@cinoclav @RedOak @tinamarie1974 As long as you’re not coming to the Macy’s Distribution Center here in my home town. My son-in-law works there part time and I’d hate to lose him.
@cinoclav
Hmm. Who can the Goat blame when they’re the one having a crapper day?
@ruouttaurmind Good question that I could really use an answer to. It’s been a super lousy last two weeks. My time on meh has actually been a welcome distraction.
@cinoclav @ruouttaurmind
/image mirror mirror on the wall
@cinoclav I’m here for you. The day I was goated, I had to fly back to TN to get him set up with home hospice care. Two weeks later he passed away. So I spent quite a bit of time as an absentee goat. I guess you could say I have some blames coming to me. It would be my honor be your own personal Goat. So… Blame away!
@ruouttaurmind I appreciate that. Just been a lot of issues/problems/annoyances between home and work. I really need an entire change of scenery. Always easier said than done.
@cinoclav GoaT’s curse, maybe? So sorry. Hope it gets better!
/giphy good vibes
@tinamarie1974 You all are helping.
@cinoclav
/giphy ghost hug
@tinamarie1974
@cinoclav @tinamarie1974 @ruouttaurmind
I was a December GoaT…I was in the hospital with congestive heart failure (along with some other stuff) within two weeks that January.
Your brackets have been outstanding and very nicely timed with the birthday celebrations Clavvy.
:sending goat super-power:
@ruouttaurmind @therealjrn @tinamarie1974 Yikes! I hope that’s not something I have to look forward to just for being a goat. Glad you’re still hanging around with us! And thank you, I hope people are enjoying the tournamehnt.
Over in a different topic, @tinamarie1974 tells us “Macys.com is having a Black Friday in July sale. If you download and order from the app, you can bundle an additional 25% discount off the sale price!!”
That other place has the Echo Show 1st Generation, used good condition, for $50. Maybe that’s a deal, dunno.
@ruouttaurmind hmmm…I would feel better if it was coming from the warehouse.
@mfladd Exactly. At least then it’s a super easy return for misrepresented condition. Woot CS isn’t as easy to work with on returns.
@ruouttaurmind
sigh
last time it was $50 i regretted not getting it
this time i waited and waited and omg black sold out so i bought white
@communist @ruouttaurmind @mfladd I bought one a few weeks ago (had a $6 coupon) and it works just fine. I’m very happy with it.
And when I contacted Woot CS about a scratched screen on my scratch and dent Kindle papewhite they sent me a different one and a return label. They even gave me a coupon.
@communist @ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 Ugh…I do have the Ring doorbell to hook up. White? Maybe the kitchen. But I would rather have black for the living room.
@communist @ruouttaurmind @sammydog01
Goddamnit!
@mfladd I attribute my success in business to my uncanny ability to solve problems in a creative manner.
@mfladd @ruouttaurmind This was my first thought ☻
@ruouttaurmind
IMHO, the 1st gen Show sucks in comparison to the 2nd gen. In every way. Both sound and screen quality.
World of difference and well worth searching for the 2nd gen for in the neighborhood of $130.
(We got one for $135 rectified from Amazon. Like every recert Amazon Echo product we’ve bought, it was brand new condition, even wrapped in the static protective sheets.)
(BTW, demo’d the new Show 5 and they appear to have nailed it for a compact package unlike the Spot. Decent sound and crisp display. Fair price even at $89… hoping for more than a $10 discount like their twofer deal.)
@RedOak @ruouttaurmind
What does “rectified from Amazon” mean?
/rectum? Damn near killed em!
@ruouttaurmind @therealjrn haha, believe it or not that was a double autocorrect fail. It first autocorrected to “reverted”!
@RedOak @ruouttaurmind I am not spending $135, moneybags! But I wanted another dot because I am replacing my the one GoogleMini I have in the living room. I like Alexa WAY more than I do Google. So $50 is not so bad. I play catch up when it comes to tech and prefer the bargain basement bin
@mfladd @ruouttaurmind yah, we tested Google Home and Alexa for a year using a 2nd gen Dot and a Google Mini next to each other.
We finally grew tired of dusting off the neglected Mini and unplugged it. Went all in Alexa in the home.
BTW, I’m cheap as well but the larger 2nd gen Show screen actually makes it useful for streaming content in the kitchen and that same bigger screen is wonderful for viewing our also cheap Wyze cams (vs in the much more limited usefulness phone app).
@communist @ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 I forgot Prime Day is only 3 days away. Perhaps I should have waited!
@communist @ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 OK, I have my show all set-up and I am very happy with it. Not the greatest sound and screen can be a little dark, but it suits my purposes perfectly.
As for re-certified - I dunno - mine looks brand spanking new in every way possible.
@mfladd FYI…
Prime Day Echo/Alexa deals
Save $50 on Echo, just $49.99
Save $70 on Echo Show just $159.99
Save $40 on Echo Plus, just $109.99
Save $20 on Echo Input, just $14.99
Save $120 on Portal from Facebook with Alexa Built-in, just $79
Prime Day Fire Tablet deals
Save $20 on the all-new Fire 7 tablet, just $29.99, or get two for $49.98 – a $50 savings
Save $30 on the Fire HD 8 tablet, just $49.99, or get two for $79.98 – an $80 savings
Save $50 on the Fire HD 10 tablet, just $99.99, or get two for $179.98 – a $120 savings
Prime Day deals on kids’ devices
Save $40 on the all-new Fire 7 Kids Edition tablet, just $59.99, or get two for $99.98 – a $100 savings
Save $50 on the Fire HD 8 Kids Edition tablet, just $79.99, or get two for $139.98 – a $120 savings
Save $50 on the Fire HD 10 Kids Edition tablet, just $149.99, or get two for $279.98 – a $120 savings
Save $25 on Echo Dot Kids Edition, just $44.99
Prime Day Kindle deals
Save up to $80 on Kindle Oasis (ninth generation), plus get a $5 eBook credit and three months free Kindle Unlimited, starting at just $174.99
Save up to $50 on Kindle Paperwhite, plus get a $5 eBook credit and three months free Kindle Unlimited, starting at just $84.99
Save $30 on the all-new Kindle, plus get a $5 eBook credit and three months free Kindle Unlimited, just $59.99
Prime Day Fire TV deals
Save $25 on Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote, just $14.99
Save $25 on Fire TV Stick 4K with Alexa Voice Remote, just $24.99
Save $50 on Fire TV Cube, just $69.99
Save $100 on Fire TV Recast, now starting at just $129.99
Get a $45 Sling TV Credit, which can be applied to $15 off your first three months when you buy a Fire TV Stick, Fire TV Stick 4K, Fire TV Cube, or Fire TV Recast
Get 50% off for three months when you subscribe to SHOWTIME or STARZ on Prime Video channels or in app
Get 50% off for three months when you subscribe to CBS All Access on Prime Video channels
Get Sega Classics for just $4.99
@mfladd @ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 still waiting for mine, estimate is next Tuesday for delivery. still says preparing for shipment
@communist I am now extremely happy with mine. The new tech might be better, but mine was $50. Let me know what you think and if it shows up in new condition.
@mfladd @ruouttaurmind Diff b/w Kindle Paperwhite and the “new” Kindle?
We just got a new PW a few months ago on sale. Already have KU, so do they add the months on to your existing sub?
Can you get CBS All Access or Showtime on Prime Vudeo without cable? We’re OTA and stream NFLX and AMZN.
@mike808 This article seems to do a decent job comparing the two Kindle models.
I am afraid I cannot speak to the KU topic. In fact Kindles in general. I bought a Paperwhite in a Woot-off. I took it with me when I was traveling in September/October and just wasn’t able to bond with it. I chose to sell it on to another forum member.
Yes, Prime Video gives you the opportunity to subscribe via Amazon Channels (or whatever they’re calling it now). You can review the various options here.
@mfladd it’s basically brand-new.
Both the device and the charger both had the plastic that needs to be peeled off like the new devices
@mfladd
Prime: Credit dollars…
If you have Prime, read that Prime email if you usually ignore it like I do.
Spend $10 at Whole Foods thru 7/16 and get $10 to spend on Amazon 7/15 or 16 (Prime Days). Credit does not appear to have to be used on “sold by Amazon”
We don’t use unlimited Amazon Photo that comes with Prime but upload a single photo using the Amazon Photo app as a first time user and get a $15 credit to use toward your next Amazon purchase. Credit applies only to “sold by Amazon” items. Credit expires 8/31/2019. Might have to receive the offer directly.
Don’t blame me if you don’t read the fine print yourself. Blame the goat.
@RedOak I ain’t got no Whole Foods near me.
But I did do the photo one and can expect my email confirmation of credit within 14 days. Thanks!
i guess the $10 has to be in one transaction.
i know what you’re thinking, that a bottle of water at Whole Foods is $10, but i don’t but much there. The first thing i do is buy a point of beer to drink while shopping, and they now rewrite payment for that up front, so it’s separate from the rest.
I just got power precision cooker clearanced for $6 in-store at my local Walmart. It’s out-of-stock online but may be available locally. (I nabbed what appears to be the last one within 50 miles of my location in south-central/southeast Iowa.)
@msklzannie link is broken.
@mfladd Oops. I didn’t check to make sure it was working.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Power-Precision-Cooker-Sous-Vide-with-Sous-Vide-Cookbook/992671284
@mfladd @msklzannie Not available around me but here’s the BrickSeek link: https://brickseek.com/walmart-inventory-checker/?sku=992671284
In the Alexa vs. Google Home shenanigans, if you’re (mistakenly, IMHO) on the Google side, Google is selling their Google Nest Hub display unit for $50 off $129 ($79), shipped free since it is over $35.
If it is as typical, 'going to guess the usual cast of characters like Best Buy will offer the same deal.
@RedOak I’m on “the wrong side” and prefer Google over Amazon, and I recommend the Lenovo Smart Display over the Google Home Hub. Better sound, bigger display, same money.
@ruouttaurmind the competition between Amazon and Google is great for both eco-systems.
And makes Microsoft and Apple look pale for their Cortana and Siri efforts…
Pressure cooker for $29 at morningsave daybreak. Or maybe a kitchen bomb. Good luck deal seekers!
@sammydog01 I’ve got in my shopping cart over there.
Somebody stop me. I already bought the $50 coffee maker from meh today and now I’m looking at this over on MorningSave
@therealjrn
/image stop sign
@therealjrn @Trillian
@mfladd @Trillian Whew! I looked at a demo vid of that thing and realized what a completely dorky purchase this would be…thank you for talking me back off the ledge!
@ruouttaurmind Did you see this? I didn’t which is a good thing.
https://home.woot.com/offers/lego-technic-bugatti-chiron-race-car?ref=w_cnt_wp_0_33
@sammydog01 Dang it! I would have been all up in that!
McDonald’s is giving out free french fries to customers who use Apple Pay on the McDonald’s mobile app this Friday — and every remaining Friday in July.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/mcdonalds-giving-away-free-fries-161650268.html
@mikibell You should post this in the Apple Pay thread.
@therealjrn butttttt then I would have to go outside the three or four threads I read
Amazon Warehouse Prime Day Celebration
Extra 20% off
Exclusively for Prime members, Amazon Warehouse takes an extra 20% off select open-box, used, and closeout items during its Prime Day Celebration Sale. (Eligible items are marked with “20% off”.) Prime members bag free shipping. Discounted items include computers and tablets, TVs, Amazon devices, headphones, and kitchen gadgets.
https://www.dealnews.com/lw/click.html?20,2,18079730
From dealnews:
https://www.dealnews.com/Amazon-Warehouse-Prime-Day-Celebration-Extra-20-off/18079730.html
@mikibell Thanks for the heads up. I ordered the headphones I’ve been thinking about for a few months. Fingers crossed the cosmetic damage is just the packaging.
@Nate311 best of luck… Let us know!
@mikibell I got them today. The box looks like it spent some time in a basket of buffalo wings, but inside the headphones are pristine. They charged up great, but I haven’t had the chance to fully test out the advertised 22 hour battery life. Saved seventy bucks because the box was dirty. Score.
@Nate311 sweeeet!
If today’s offering isn’t quite your style the Vera Bradley outlet has 30% off clearance items. Stuff is pretty cheap.
https://outlet.verabradley.com/outlet/browse/Clearance-1892076373?promo_position=outlethomepage&promo_name=collections&promo_id=clearance
It’s back! Buy one get one free - True Acre Foods Chicken & Vegetable Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog Food (40 lbs) $39.99 ($37.99 if you choose subscribe and save).
https://www.chewy.com/true-acre-foods-chicken-vegetable/dp/177002?utm_source=shopzilla&utm_medium=cpc&utm_content=True Acre Foods&utm_campaign=f&utm_source=partnerize&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_campaign=110l1347&utm_content=0
My dogs are very happy with this food.
Be aware it appears you can only use this deal once. So if you used it once you might be SOL. You might want to try a spouse or relative.
If you are brand new to Chewy, I have a code I can whisper to you. It will get you an additional $15 off.
Kasa Smart WiFi Plug Mini by TP-Link
on wOOt Clearance $12.59.
https://sellout.woot.com/offers/kasa-smart-wifi-plug-mini-by-tp-link
I been waiting for a good price on some of these.
And…they are sold out.
Woot’s having a Prime Day BOGO sale on T-Shirts 7/14-7/16 Looks to be “Prime Exclusive” but I don’t think the link is live yet.
@therealjrn It’s working now. Yay!
@therealjrn Glad someone posted this! Here’s my catalog link in case folk are looking for my stuff:
https://shirt.woot.com/catalog?q=%40acraigl
“When I think of good stuff I think of @ACraigL”
“@ACraigL has all the good stuff”
@therealjrn
Chewy.com is having their summer sale. Prices are up to 50% off on thousands of items!
@tinamarie1974 Thanks, we went to petsmart yesterday but didn’t find a deal on small dog beds, this got what we wanted in our price point. Of course then I added about $30+ extra stuff… Overall a win.
@tinamarie1974 I just saw that in my email. I can know get American Journey dog food: buy one get one free (1 per customer).
@mfladd oh good. Guess you will have some very happy puppies…well at least until later this week sometime.
/giphy cone of shame
@mfladd @tinamarie1974 That’s one strange looking dog. I bet all the other dogs pick on him.
@mfladd @therealjrn haha, yeah I refreshed the giphy like 10 times just to get the cat. Figured I would not press my luck!
@mfladd @tinamarie1974
@raccoon81 @tinamarie1974 Kind of ironic since PetSmart owns Chewy.
@cinoclav @raccoon81 really? Maybe their lack of brick & mortar and centralized distribution network lowers their COGS enough to offer deeper discounts?
Who knows?
@raccoon81 @tinamarie1974 Basically right. They didn’t start off that way. PetSmart bought them in 2017. I believe they’ve kept them a separate entity. They just took them public last month. I bought a few shares but they haven’t moved much.
@cinoclav @raccoon81 I didnt know they went public. I will have to do some research. Hopefully they don’t go the way of pets.com
Anyone with a Tuner+DVR (Silicon Dust HDHR, Tivo+KTTG, Hauppage, Centon, PlexDVR, etc.) and Win10 wanting to remove commercials with MCEBuddy, holla. Extra donor login code to a fellow mehtizen.
Use mine to embed show image, movie/episode metadata, H.265 in mkv, and to strip commercials. Like buttah.
@mike808 interesting but so far for me tablo with the commercial skip is working pretty well. Like simplicity and not running a computer 24/7
If anyone wants to play with a 3D pen Amazon has the Star Trek edition 3doodler Create for $19. The newer version, the Create +, is less prone to jamming but the price is right to try it out. Plus it comes with Star Trek projects.
https://www.amazon.com/3Doodler-Licensed-Printing-Plastic-Strands/dp/B072HHW41F/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=3doodler&psr=PDAY&qid=1563201120&s=prime-day&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&sr=1-1
@sammydog01 They also have the Cherry coloured 100-pack filament for about $4.
@ruouttaurmind Yep, I bought some. Just be aware that it’s not compatible with the Create. It’s for the Start, the kids version that won’t burn you.
https://forums.woot.com/t/bag-o-crap-purple-daze/454401
Prime Day BOC Still up slowly
@raccoon81 Is this one the same one?
https://sellout.woot.com/offers/boom-of-cannons-1
still up
@therealjrn Interesting… seems to be 2 different ones. I found via forum just by chance.
@raccoon81 Got one. Thanks??
@MrMark @raccoon81
Me, too. I have mixed feelings about this.
@MrMark My condolences…
@MrMark @raccoon81 @Trillian Oh, I’m very sorry.
Whelp, this just landed.
@ACraigL Oh…that’s sweet!
FML. I just can’t help myself. If I see a deal, I’m powerless to avoid posting it.
Prime Day deal. Stock up and save on this TP-Link N300 WiFi Range Extender, Repeater, Wifi Signal Booster, Wired Access Point for $12 and free Prime shipping.
Why would you want one of these? For all those times when you have a non-wifi device that you want to place somewhere away from your router, and don’t feel like stringing a 40 foot ethernet cable down your hallway and into the spare bedroom? This device has a network jack on the bottom. Plug in your old non-wifi PC, network capable (non-wifi) printer, streaming device, BD player, the laptop with the dead internal wifi radio, and whatever else you want to add wifi to, and suddenly your device has wifi capability!
For twelve bucks, it’s worth having one or two on hand even if you don’t have an immediate need.
@ruouttaurmind Just hoping you don’t get one with the European Type C plug as pictured. Might be a little far away from your router by the time you plug it in.
@cinoclav Oops. I grabbed the wrong image. Mea culpa.
Here ya go!
@ruouttaurmind
Shhhhh i was being so good! But I have this black and white laser that I use for crap work that is not wifi enabled… Stupid printer only cost me like $35 10 years ago! Guess it is worth $12 to make it wifi enabled
@mikibell I used one to add wifi to my old Dell desktop.
@ruouttaurmind I got one, just in case the Blink camera I bought for the garage needs a little help. My phone gets the wi-fi in the garage, but it is a little weak.
As you said, good to have on hand anyway.
@ruouttaurmind So I can find this in the PrimeDay listings but it comes up at $19.99.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@cinoclav @ruouttaurmind It sure does, now
:sad_panda: Mine rang up as a “deal of the day” with an $8 discount.
@cinoclav @ruouttaurmind @therealjrn it says 17h 22m left for me. It does say prime members only.
I had added it to my cart earlier and got busy with work, just ordered it now at the deal price. But when i just clicked on the link above it’s still counting down.
@djslack @ruouttaurmind @therealjrn Weird, now it shows as $11.99 again. Time for a ‘just in case’ order.
@cinoclav @djslack @ruouttaurmind Very strange. I cleared my cookies (logging me out), then went to the link and it put one in my cart at the deal price when I logged back in. I had the countdown timer and everything.
@cinoclav @djslack @therealjrn Strange. Link shows $20, but added to my cart and checkout total shows $12.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@cinoclav @djslack @ruouttaurmind @therealjrn
I prefer the more capable HooToo hotspot devices because they can also be a VPN hotspot in a hotel for phones and computers. But nifty device for under $20.
Prime people, if you qualify:
https://sellout.woot.com/offers/balance-on-crocodiles-1
It says 31 days, but I think it’s 5 days for the Prime sales.
Going, going… Gone
@Barney I made it to the VOP, but it just went into an endless waiting cycle. Probably for the best anyway. I really can’t spend any more money.
@ruouttaurmind Sorry.
Jumbo Down Alt Pillows-2 Pack
Jumbo, Dumbo Down…I go through lots of pillows…these look ok for $17 a pair. I’ve already got 6 pillows in back-up so I won’t be trying them though
https://home.woot.com/offers/jumbo-down-alt-pillows-2-pack-1
(Reposted a here as well as in the “Amazon Prime” thread… in case it saves someone else some perusing time. )
Had planned to mostly ignore Prime Day but…
$10 credit for buying strawberries and blueberries at Whole Foods - just about the only two things competitively priced there.
Our annual (I know this because the top of the screen told me) $25 Amazon gift card for a $5 credit.
$5 for a $24.99 Amazon Smart Plug when ordered via Alexa. (Don’t worry, once in your cart, you can verify and complete the order in the app or in a browser.)
A two pack of TP-Link Smart Plugs for $20.xx. (Yah, I realize other plugs might be a bit cheaper, but we fell into a TP-Link Smart Plug world and have been very happy with them and only a single TP-Link app over and above the Alexa app. I resist additional apps like they’re the plague.)
A couple (the limit) of those $5.49 Samsung 32 GB microSD cards because it seems we’re always needing them and they work fine in Wyze cams.
and just to dot the commercialized afternoon, another wonderful INFRAY double AAA cell penlight flashlight for $9.74. Sweet little flashlight.
@RedOak Okay…thanks for letting us know.
Hey, which of you wound up with those AquaJoe garden hoses a couple months ago? Here’s a good companion accessory from *Joe Direct: AquaJoe OneTouch adjustable hose nozzle - two pack for $5 and free shipping (after code PRIMEJOE on checkout). Similar nozzles are about $9 each at Walmart.
And look, @Barney! They come in purple too!
@ruouttaurmind All right! Two purples on their way. (I hope). Thanks!
@ruouttaurmind there were 3 in stock, so I ordered then checked back. Now there are 4 in stock. Everyone hurry up and order so we can replenish their warehouse!
@djslack @ruouttaurmind Good for older folks that don’t have the grip strength they used to.
Didja get a purple one, @Barney?
@ruouttaurmind Damn, I forgot to look. I’ve been busy playing with my I.R.K. plunder.
@ruouttaurmind Nope, no purple.
I got the yellow-green and the light blue, both worthy colors.
Hey, these are REALLY nice (and the price was nice, too). Thanks for posting this deal.
@Barney I am quite pleased with the quality. Excellent buy for $2.50 each. I’ll give mom one with one of the Aqua Joe hoses from a few weeks ago. Housewarming gift once she finds a house.
@ruouttaurmind You are a good son. I hope she knows how lucky she is to have you.
@Barney Thank you for saying. But really I’m just trying to make up for all the times I maybe wasn’t such a good son (teen years anyone?) And, as pointed out in another thread, she did teach me how to use the potty after all. I know from personal experience, that is not a task filled with excitement and good times.
Prime Day Deal: Moto G6 32GB/3GB RAM Prime Exclusive version with Alexa for $110 and free shipping.
If I was in the market for an android phone right now, I would definitely have to consider this one for the price and features. I don’t love the built in Alexa business, but it’s a decent phone at a great price. Plus, Moto Mods compatibility.
/image Moto G6 small
@ruouttaurmind Oh! Oh! Oh! This is the one I have. lt’s the perfect phone for my nightstand drawer.
@Barney I have a nightstand on each side of the bed. If you’re like me, then you’ll need to order another phone. You know, to keep things balanced?
@ruouttaurmind I only have one nightstand. The dog bed is on the other side. Guess I saved some money, huh?
@Barney It’s ok, I’ll find some other way for you to spend it…
@Barney @ruouttaurmind that must be a very big drawer!!
@tinamarie1974 I was accused of having big drawers by @therealjrn.
@Barney @therealjrn
now that was not nice!!
@tinamarie1974 And I have a long memory.
@Barney every good woman does
@Barney @tinamarie1974
The exact thought I had “doesn’t every woman?”
@ruouttaurmind
@ruouttaurmind I can tell you are a wise man. Why? Because you THOUGHT it, but didn’t SAY it
@tinamarie1974 Because I realize every woman has a very long memory?
@ruouttaurmind nice!
@ruouttaurmind @tinamarie1974 Because you also realize that many women back each other up.
@OldCatLady
This is me, sitting over here quietly keeping quiet.
@therealjrn You started it all.
I waited patiently, now here it is…
Prime Day Deal: Altoids Smalls Peppermint, 1/3oz package of 9 tins for $4after clipping 40% off and S&S discount (40% off first S&S order of this item, qty limited to one).
Still waiting for those socks, Amazon.
/image Altoids Smalls Peppermint
@ruouttaurmind Sucralose =
@ruouttaurmind I like these. I think they have sugar but are strong so you can’t overdo them.
https://www.amazon.com/Big-Sky-Ginger-Delights-Spicy/dp/B071XB6D3P/
I wish I had a coupon.
@sammydog01 They are sweetened with Splenda (sucralose as @cinoclav revealed). It’s surely not good for you, but the jury is still out on whether or not it’s actually bad for you. Check out the latest artificial sweetener info at cancer.gov and let your conscience be your guide.
RE: the 40% off coupon, I think it’s got something to do with already having an active S&S subscription to something. I have used S&S in the past, but always delete my subscription once the item arrives.
I really like the smalls because it’s not a freakin’ 20 minute commitment like the full size ones are, and the tin fits well into a pocket. I would like to have ordered 3 packs, but the coupon was only good for one pack. I go through a tin in about two weeks.
@cinoclav @ruouttaurmind @sammydog01
Prefer the Wint-O-green flavor. Agree on the minis.
Cancer isn’t the only side effect to consider. How it metabolizes (or interferes/interacts) with existing pathways is also a piece of the puzzle, e.g. blood sugar-hunger and salt-thirst relationships, etc.
@mike808 @ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 Several years back I developed some respiratory issues. I was wheezing for about a week for some unknown reason. I had chalked it up to allergies even though it was an off time of the year for them. One day I felt absolutely fine and I figured it had cleared up. A day later the wheezing returned. I realized at that point that it was being caused by something specific but I wasn’t sure what. Going over the previous day in my head I tried to figure out what I may have done differently. It suddenly hit me. I had been using a Mio water additive all week but hadn’t used it the day before. Being the curious type along with a glutton for punishment, I ran a little test, alternating my usage of the Mio. Sure enough, when I used it the wheezing returned. Yes, Mio uses Sucralose as its primary sweetener. Doing a little research I found one of the more common side effects was shortness of breath and wheezing. I’ve done my best to stay away from it since then. Just accept the calories of regular sugar and stay away from laboratory engineered sweeteners.
@cinoclav @mike808 @ruouttaurmind @sammydog01
Wow. Thx for sucralose info.
@cinoclav @ruouttaurmind The sorbitol gets me. There was this long road trip and I had sugar free lifesavers. Don’t ask.
@sammydog01 I have heard of the Sorbitol curse. As I understand it, some people are affected by Sorbitol similarly to the way Olestra used to affect people.
@f00l @mike808 @ruouttaurmind @sammydog01
@cinoclav @f00l @mike808 @ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 never heard of this. Crazy
@ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 Similar sweetener reaction to the infamous Sugar Free Gummi Bears. Those reviews will go down in history.
https://www.amazon.com/Haribo-SUGAR-Classic-Gummi-Bears/dp/B006J1FBLM
@cinoclav @ruouttaurmind The sugar alcohols are known to cause gastric problems in some people. Nothing dangerous, just very unpleasant. Some people may be sensitive to sucralose. As for your Healthy Focus reference their home page touts the use of essential oils for actual diseases so I wouldn’t count that list as gospel.
If it makes you short of breath don’t consume it. That doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s bad for most people.
(Forgot to mention, not a doctor so don’t listen to anything I have to say.)
@cinoclav @ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 do you know how hard it is to find gum with real sugar? Every day after lunch at work I would chew gum with xylitol because it’s supposedly good for your teeth after eating. Without fail, my stomach would start to feel funny within a few minutes. For the longest time I just assumed it was whatever I ate. It didn’t make me run to the restroom or anything, it just made me feel sick.
Now I just don’t chew gum anymore.
@RiotDemon I do know how hard it is because now I’m afraid of xylitol and its evil cousins. I ate half a bag of sugarless lifesavers that one time and probably deserved what I got but I’m not taking any chances. I used to buy gumballs from Target but I’m trying to chew less gum. Those ginger mints I linked above are really good especially after coffee.
Target Gumballs
@sammydog01 xylitol is terrible for dogs as well.
I had a blow pop the other day. The gum was good for about a minute. Occasionally I’ll find hubba hubba or bubblicious.
@RiotDemon @sammydog01 My family has had issues with fake sugars forever… starting with saccharine. For the longest time, no one believed me when I said trident gum made me ill, headaches, upset stomach, etc… Now, my children laugh at me because I insist they chew sugar gum. They think I am insane because every other mom doesn’t want their kids to chew sugar gum… sigh…
I should say… that is one of many reasons my kids think I am insane… they may be justified in their thinking
@RiotDemon
/image dubble bubble tub
Roku.com is offering every streaming device at a discount (presumably as an alternative to Amz Fire TV Prime Day deals). For example the Roku Ultra is $70 normally $100. Their entry level Roku Express is $25, normally $30 (though I’d suggest spending the extra $10 and getting the Streaming Stick for it’s advanced WiFi capability; $35 normally $50).
Similar discounts on their speakers as well.
/image Roku Ultra
Woot: Silhouette Cameo 3 Craft Bundle for $180. Not a barn burner, but a fair deal considering the bundled items.
Download a Free Ebook of THE EMPEROR’S BLADES by Brian Staveley
The Tor.com eBook Club Selection for July 2019 is…
THE EMPEROR’S BLADES:
CHRONICLE OF THE UNHEWN THRONE, BOOK I
by Brian Staveley
In The Emperor’s Blades by Brian Staveley, the emperor of Annur is dead, slain by enemies unknown. His daughter and two sons, scattered across the world, do what they must to stay alive and unmask the assassins. But each of them also has a life-path on which their father set them, destinies entangled with both ancient enemies and inscrutable gods.
Kaden, the heir to the Unhewn Throne, has spent eight years sequestered in a remote mountain monastery, learning the enigmatic discipline of monks devoted to the Blank God. Their rituals hold the key to an ancient power he must master before it’s too late.
An ocean away, Valyn endures the brutal training of the Kettral, elite soldiers who fly into battle on gigantic black hawks. But before he can set out to save Kaden, Valyn must survive one horrific final test.
At the heart of the empire, Minister Adare, elevated to her station by one of the emperor’s final acts, is determined to prove herself to her people. But Adare also believes she knows who murdered her father, and she will stop at nothing—and risk everything—to see that justice is meted out.
Download before 11:59 PM ET, July 19th, 2019.
@therealjrn I just got that in the mail. Apparently I’m a member of the Tor book club. It’s probably your fault.
@sammydog01
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@therealjrn link is broken?
@mfladd Oops, here: https://www.tor.com/2016/07/11/one-free-book-every-month-announcing-the-tor-com-ebook-club/
That’s the original announcement
@therealjrn TY
TWIZZLERS!
After the 35% off its something like $7. Don’t make me do math.
@sammydog01 I hate you for this.
@Barney No, you just love Twizzlers more than me.
@sammydog01 You are just now figuring this out?
@sammydog01 Twizzlers, IMO, are nasty waxy nonsense. And black licorice is like gargling sewer-water. But Red Vines! Mmmmm, delectable.
@sammydog01 @UncleVinny I love twizzlers (red), but have never had a red vine!
@sammydog01 @tinamarie1974 just imagine a little rope made of angel kisses, and then color it red
@sammydog01 @UncleVinny wow! You are very invested in your red vines!
@sammydog01 @tinamarie1974 my motto for Meh forum posts is “too much hyperbole is never enough”.
@sammydog01 @tinamarie1974
@UncleVinny is full of beans when it comes to red vines. Yuck, nasty. Eat at your own risk.
@Barney @sammydog01 @UncleVinny I don’t know if I have ever seen them in the store. Maybe I am just not observant?
@Barney @sammydog01 @tinamarie1974 Mmmmmmm, beeeeeeeeeeans!
@tinamarie1974 idd uoy oticne htat het’sre eomthsngi dod btoua sith tensece?
@tinamarie1974 Don’t look too hard for them.
@Barney @sammydog01 @tinamarie1974 @UncleVinny
I stand firmly in the Twizzler camp.
But I also agree that Black Licorice is fucking disgusting!
@UncleVinny what do you mean, I didn’t notice anything odd.
@Barney @mfladd @sammydog01 @UncleVinny now we just need to convince you to start calling them sprinkles!
@tinamarie1974
@mfladd don’t tease me
@Barney @mfladd @sammydog01 @tinamarie1974 that would certainly rustle my jimmies!
@tinamarie1974
“Sticks and stones might break my bones;
But chains and whips excite me…”
~Rihanna
@mfladd
@Barney @mfladd @sammydog01 @tinamarie1974 @UncleVinny
@mfladd we can’t be friends any longer
I like the non-Amz “anti-Prime Day” deals I think. Like…
Sun/Snow/Aqua Joe is offering the Martha Stewart MTS-1300PW Electric Pressure Washer with Adjustable Spray Wand (1450 Max PSI, 1.4 GPM) in your choice of Mint or Slate Gray for $46 and free shipping, no sales tax in many states (after applying code PRIMEJOE on checkout).
This unit has sufficient capability for most homeowners. Maybe not up to the task of washing down a two story home, but ideal for decks, driveways, single story homes, vehicles, etc.
@ruouttaurmind Nice, but shipping is around sixteen dollars. I will have to learn to live without Martha.
@Barney Odd. The site was offering me free shipping.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
EDIT: I see what happened. I had a chainsaw and edger in my cart (checking out the total prices) when I saw the MS pressure washer. So it was offering free shipping due to the total value of the items in my cart.
Yes, with the additional cost of shipping, this is NOT a deal.
Now if you wanted to order that purple chainsaw and get free shipping…
@ruouttaurmind I got it on the hose thingys, but not on this. Went back and tried it again.
I guess Martha doesn’t love me.
@Barney Ya, read my edit above. That was my fault. Sry.
@ruouttaurmind NP I’ve about spent all my pennies. Anyway, who want to hose down the deck and trim the trees? Nope, I really don’t.
But gee, that purple trimmer sure is pretty…
@Barney @ruouttaurmind you should make it up to Barney and buy HER the edger and chainsaw, so that she can get free shipping too
@mikibell @ruouttaurmind Nah, I’ll just take the cash.
@Barney is sounding just like mflassy now!
@ruouttaurmind Hey now, what did I ever do to you?
you’re an all-star
@Barney mflassy used to tell me “I’d like you to buy me that t-shirt, but how about if you just send me the money instead of the shirt?”
@ruouttaurmind I miss several personas who are no longer around here. And I now know, that he is never going to return. It makes me very sad.
@Barney Hasn’t he poked back in here as recently as a few weeks ago? Under a different nom de plume?
@ruouttaurmind I don’t think so, not this time. He’s been deeply hurt and I don’t blame him.
@Barney @ruouttaurmind I thought the primejoe coupon made shipping free?
Edit: NVM, now I see it. Only certain items are free shipping on that deal.
@Barney He still chats with me over at the other place, so at least we can carry on our inane conversations, so that’s something anyway.
@Barney @ruouttaurmind
Ewww. It’s hard enough being a Pats fan, but now I’m also a creepy purple dinosaur?
@Barney @mflassy @ruouttaurmind You’re back!
@mflassy You also like to make a liar out of me, too, don’t you?
@Barney @mflassy What do you expect from a Pats fan?
@Barney @ruouttaurmind @mflassy What’s up, Bitch!? Glad to see you lurking about!
Best Buy has the Silicon Dust HDHR Quattro on sake for $99.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/silicondust-hdhomerun-connect-quatro-tuner-free-live-ota-tv-black/6079602.p?skuId=6079602
@mike808 Impressive they could balance it on top of a sake bottle.
@mike808 Deal is dead. Back up to a buck and a half. Bummer, I was ready to break loose of my weeping credit card too.
Between Prime Day week, and my repeated carousing up and down I-40, I’ve been lax about deals.
Let’s try to get back on track with some toys.
Amz: John Deere 70 piece 1:64 scale farm machinery and livestock play set for $21 and free Prime shipping or free shipping with $25 orders. The braindamaged camel says this is the lowest price in three years. Normally $30, the lowest price this year has been $27. This is even lower than Black Friday pricing.
I guess I still have the farm on my mind. Now just a pleasant piece of my own personal history.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Not a fan of the green machine from Moline? We got you covered…
Amz: Case IH 20 piece 1:64 scale farm machinery and livestock play set for $22 and free Prime shipping, or free shipping with $25 orders. This set was actually down to $20 a week ago, but I was on the road and couldn’t post it then.
Farm equipment trivia:
Many of the farm boys joke that Case = Can’t Afford Something Else.
Some of the old timers will call International Harvester equipment by the nickname “cornbinder”. Why? Dunno! But it took me years to finally realize they were talking about IH equipment, and even the old IH pickups and SUVs.
@ruouttaurmind This all reminds me of a (to me) quite strange farming machine that a friend pointed out to me:
A rock picker! Of course that’s a thing…but I never had heard of one.
@UncleVinny You would think after a couple hundred years of farming a plot of land, all the rocks would have been long since combed and picked. Mom’s plots have been farmed for about 150 years and still produce rocks on a regular basis. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
@ruouttaurmind our lovely mother earth has her mysteries
@ruouttaurmind @UncleVinny Frost heave. Some years produce more than others. New Englanders build walls from this crop.
Amz: TrackR pixel - Bluetooth Tracking Device - 5 Pack for $13 and free Prime ship, or free ship with $25 order.
OR, you can order the 3 Pack from Morningsave for $15 if you prefer? Let’s see… two more dollars, two less trackers… I don’t know, all this algebra is too much for me right now.
@ruouttaurmind what about my vmp discount?
@medz Yup, with VMP you’re only paying $0.50 more for 2 less trackers.
@medz @ruouttaurmind
You forgot the $0.38 sales tax that Meh collects on top of VMP, so it’s really $0.88 more for 2 fewer trackers.
@mike808 @medz may live in a state without sales tax. Last time I ordered from Morningsave (a couple months ago) they didn’t collect tax.
@medz @mike808 @ruouttaurmind Shouldn’t these people blaming meh.com for sales tax be/have been paying them all along? Scofflaws! The lot of 'em!
@medz @ruouttaurmind @therealjrn
When Meh collects sales tax on a service, it is they that are the scofflaws here.
@mike808
Service? What service does meh sell? Unless you’re saying they’re collecting sales tax on shipping?
Fun fact: in certain circumstances I am required to collect tax on services. Not all services are universally exempt in all states.
@ruouttaurmind It is a membership fee, which in Missouri is exempt from sales tax. And yet Meh collects it without basis in law.
The BS excuse I got was “because there are Meh employees in Missouri”. That’s fine for actual taxable goods, which I do pay when I purchase something from Mediocre, but the monthly VMP itself has no tangible good, being a membership fee. It is explicitly an exempt category of transactions by MO statute. IMHO, it is just Meh being lazy about defining two classes of “items” in their inventory system - taxable and non-taxable.
I don’t know if they charge sales tax on shipping, but if they don’t, there is no excuse for being lazy and not moving VMP fees into the non-taxable category. It is not rocket surgery if they can already figure out which states even have sales tax to charge and which ones don’t.
Yes, some people still wear wristwatches. And sometimes a cheap @$$ watch is the right tool for the job…
Amz: Timex Men’s Quartz South Street Sport Watch Model T2N105 for $9 and free Prime ship or free ship with $25 order.
Brown leather strap, day/date complication, Indoglo backlighting, WR 30 M, 36mm two-tone case.
Dromedary says lowest price ever by about $20. Maybe it’ll end up being cancelled, but I’m in for one to find out. Good gift item if it shows up.
@ruouttaurmind Nice! In for one $9 quartz Timex!
@ruouttaurmind In for a cancellation!
There goes the $5 bonus from the Prime Day GC deal. And $1 digital cash back for slow ship means $3.89 for a decent looking watch for under $4.
@mike808 @ruouttaurmind if they didn’t cancel the $13K Canon lenses and other high dollar cameras they sold for $94 this week, they’re probably not too worried about this watch. Wish I’d have known about those deals.
In for one because I fondly remember indiglo from my childhood.
@djslack @ruouttaurmind I have a Expedition w/Indiglo I’ve had for over 10 years and does what it needs to. This looks like a dressier office watch, so for $5, no complaints.
@djslack @mike808 @ruouttaurmind up to $38 now…
@mikibell
So that order cancellation email ought to be coming in any time now…
@djslack @mike808 @mikibell @ruouttaurmind Would you believe $41.45 now? yowzer.
@djslack @ruouttaurmind @therealjrn I’m wearing an Indiglo watch right now and I love it.
However, this being a man’s watch and my wrist is very small, I just couldn’t justify buying it. Yes, Barney DID NOT buy it. -sigh-
@Barney @djslack @ruouttaurmind I’ve never had a fancy schmancy Indiglo watch.
@djslack @ruouttaurmind @therealjrn Stick with us kid, and we’ll show you the world.
@djslack @mikibell @ruouttaurmind @therealjrn
@djslack @mike808 @mikibell @ruouttaurmind @therealjrn
Well, dammit, I’m seeing that it’s again selling for $9 and I bought one. WTF am I going to do with it? I guess I can stand on the corner wearing my trench coat and try to sell it.
I hate all of you.
@Barney Same thought here! … but it’s cheaper than a catshirt, so I ordered one too.
@narfcake I think I have an extra trench coat.
@Barney @djslack @mike808 @mikibell @ruouttaurmind @therealjrn thank you. This made me giggle!
@tinamarie1974 I am so pathetic.
@Barney @tinamarie1974 ok …it’s back to 9 …I do own a trench coat… BUT i have a 14 yo who would probably will love it!
Course it wont arrive for 1-4 weeks…so I will forget about it and be pleasantly surprised when it arrives.
@Barney nope! I was picturing a woman on the corner with a purple trench coat lol
@tinamarie1974 A dog in a brown trench coat won’t do?
@Barney well that is cute
@Barney @djslack @mike808 @mikibell @ruouttaurmind @therealjrn I bought one, are you people happy? Shit.
@djslack @mike808 @mikibell @ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 @therealjrn @narfcake
I don’t know about the rest of you, but I feel so much better now that sammydog has joined the club.
@Barney @djslack @mike808 @mikibell @narfcake @ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 @therealjrn Wow…it is a deal, but…is it attractive? That’s up to the beholder
@Barney @djslack @mike808 @mikibell @narfcake @ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 I, for one, thought it was about time she joined…
@mfladd Attractive is subjective. It’s not particularly my preferred style or color, but it’s not necessarily hideous. My taste in things becomes flexible in relationship to discount level. Isn’t that also the meh.com business model after all?
For me this was a “function over fashion” purchase.
@sammydog01
As a matter of fact, I am. You see, I’m graded on a productivity metric. Initiating conspicuous consumption is my jam.
This is historically the precursor to cancellation I receive when Amz is dragging their feet fulfilling an order:
The new delivery date is:
@ruouttaurmind That’s weird, I got the same letter! I wonder if I got your letter by mistake?
@ruouttaurmind @therealjrn Mine is “expected tomorrow evening by 9pm”, but it hasn’t shipped yet
Still waiting for these to ship too (they were $2 a watch!!)…
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B014TXDDMK/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I think I might have problem with ordering inexpensive watches!!
@therealjrn Stop stealing my emails!
@mikibell The dollar store near me has similar digital watches in about a dozen different designs (adults and children’s designs). For a buck. A BUCK!
@ruouttaurmind yeah but the cost to travel to AZ would outweigh the benefit of purchasing $1 watches…
@mikibell Aah, but you’re in luck! I happen to live in Arizona and I know how to mail a package, dirt cheap!
It’s lucky for you I don’t have a mailing address for you, or you’d wind up with a few dozen cheap watches on your doorstep.
@ruouttaurmind BTW… traveling to AZ is on my bucket list… it looks beautiful, but hot !
@mikibell In the Phoenix area where I live, it is definitely warm in the summer. In the spring though, (from September through May) it’s incredible.
But Arizona has lots of different climates. From high alpine forests to lowland desert within a two hour drive.
My favorite is the Mojave desert area where I live. Many people don’t understand the beauty of the desert and think “beautiful” and “desert” are mutually exclusive. I’m blessed with the vision and see beauty all around me.
@ruouttaurmind sigh…
@ruouttaurmind I love purple.
@mikibell @ruouttaurmind
@ruouttaurmind @therealjrn you guys jinxed me… now I have the same email… sigh… I guess no $9 watch for me!!
@mikibell I’m not copping to that. This is all on @ruouttaurmind.
@ruouttaurmind got my cancellation this morning.
Best Buy DotD through midnight CT, July 20th: Roku Streaming Stick with Insignia Purple Remote Cover for $30 and free ship/delivery (in select locations) or free in-store pickup.
Remote features TV power and volume buttons, plus Roku voice search. Streaming Stick supports 802.11ac WiFi. Includes 30 days trial subscription to Showtime and Sling TV
I have this model connected to the bedroom TV. Working fine for my needs. 1080p and peppy responsiveness. Just a bit less peppy than my Ultra, but quite decent for the price of admission.
I would, but I don’t allow televisions into my bedroom. My bedroom is a sleep sanctuary that shall not be defiled - unless it’s by me
@mfladd We know…Alexa told me she was very impressed last night! What was that slapping sound?
@ruouttaurmind I love purple.
@ruouttaurmind @mfladd @Barney Crap! I guess I do allow TV in my bedroom because here I go, getting ready to go into 100 degree heat to pick up my online order from Best Buy. Shit…still…30 clams aint bad for this. Now I won’t have to move my Office Roku into the bedroom. Alexa told me I would appreciate it later.
@Barney @mfladd @ruouttaurmind @therealjrn Don’t forget to check ou the ROKU channel.
@Barney @mfladd @ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 There’s a whole lotta bang for yer buck in Roku’s. I like the free Pluto channel a lot.
@mfladd @ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 @therealjrn
At least I haven’t bought this.
@Barney @mfladd @ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 But it’s beautiful Barney!
@mfladd @ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 @therealjrn
I can’t.
This seems like maybe it’s a deal? I’ll leave it for you all to research the price and weigh in with some pricing deets…
Morningsave Daybreak Deal: Rayovac Rechargeable Battery Bundle, includes 16 AA, 8 AAA, 2 Chargers for $20.
@ruouttaurmind I thought “we” had decided the batteries were crap, and the charger was stupid. At least that’s what @narfcake said.
@therealjrn Ya, but @narfcake has catshirts on the brain, so can ya really trust the judgment?
@ruouttaurmind @therealjrn
They are crap. 600mAh AAA and 1350 mAh AA are weak sauce chemistry.
Rayovac has 900mAh AAA NiMH, so these are junk.
https://www.batteriesplus.com/productdetails/battery/rechargeable/aaa/nickel-metal-hydride/raypl724=4
@ruouttaurmind @therealjrn 8ball says:
Better not tell you now
/8ball
@narfcake @ruouttaurmind @therealjrn
Fortunately I don’t need batteries.
@Barney @narfcake @ruouttaurmind You definitely don’t need these batteries.
Oral-B Vitality FlossAction Rechargeable Battery Electric Toothbrush with Automatic Timer - $14.99
On sale at amazon for $19.99 and $5.00 clip coupon.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078Y357PS?tag=slickdeals09-20&ascsubtag=428f1bc2ab4111e9bd40f6836995d55b0INT&th=1
@mfladd Whew! I already have one of these.
@Barney @mfladd I got one for a buck at Woot. Top that.
@mfladd @sammydog01 Well aren’t we all hoity-toity. And Cora told me that you are mean – you won’t share your food with her.
Amazon Prime has a case (24 cans) of V-8 for $6 with coupon.
https://www.amazon.com/V8-Original-100-Vegetable-Juice/dp/B00LM3G7IS/ref=sr_1_1?crid=L1G7XSKKS5PO&keywords=v-8+vegetable+juice&qid=1563669918&s=gateway&sprefix=v-8%2Caps%2C244&sr=8-1
I love me some V-8.
@Barney I dislike drinking it, but it is my secret ingredient in beef stew.
@Barney @mfladd should I point out that it is no longer a secret?
@mfladd @tinamarie1974 I also thought that buying this might help to cancel out my 5 pound purchase of Twizzlers.
@Barney It doesn’t like me, no coupon. It says $8.56 for me.
@speediedelivery The coupon is still there. Do you have Prime?
@Barney Yup. The spicy V8 is 22 something so 8 isn’t bad just not as good as you see.
@speediedelivery Do you have another browser to try it on?
@Barney @speediedelivery This is still brought up on slickdeals. Sometimes clip coupons are not always available to everyone on amazon. For some strange reason they are offered to only certain people. I ran into this situation the other day.
@Barney @speediedelivery Also no coupon for me (yes, I have Prime). It’s pretty common for these offers on Amz to be targeted at a certain consumer type. Eg. the Altoids deal I posted on Prime Day.
@Barney @ruouttaurmind @speediedelivery my v8 said it was delivered today but is not here. While looking on Amazon’s site for an option to report this, I saw that it’s now even cheaper and has a 27% off coupon.
@Barney @djslack @ruouttaurmind @speediedelivery Sorry about your shipment going missing, @djslack. But thanks! My original case came today and I reordered with the new coupon. I need to go check the dates on the ones that came today to see why they are selling them so cheap.
@djslack Mine arrived yesterday. I reordered with the coupon and it said out of stock until 7/31 so my order would be delivered 8/6 or so.
Call or stop in your local post office or whichever delivery company that should have dropped off you box with the tracking number. I would not wait too long since it says delivered.
@djslack @ruouttaurmind @speediedelivery @therealjrn I have ordered both cases. My second order came today. And both have Dec. 2020 expiration dates.
@speediedelivery Thanks. Amazon’s official advice was to wait 36 hours because a package could say delivered up to 36 hours before. I didn’t think that made a lot of sense but who knows. The delivering post office isn’t open until Monday, though, so if I haven’t seen it by then I will try them.
Amazon Protective Cover for Kindle (7th Generation, 2015), Black - will not fit 8th Generation or previous generation Kindle devices or Kindle Paperwhite
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KRM9AT8/
$FREE to a good home. I paid $15, I see it’s up to $30 now.
I’m trading in my Kindle Monday and I have its cover up for grabs. I don’t want to send it in with the Kindle because I imagine it will just be discarded. Unless they’ll give me credit for it too? Do they do that?
@therealjrn You are giving this away? I’ll take it! Hell, I’m not proud.
@Barney SOLD!
Sorry folks, the Amazon Protective Cover for Kindle (7th Generation, 2015), Black - will not fit 8th Generation or previous generation Kindle devices or Kindle Paperwhite has been sold.
@therealjrn Yay! So, are you trying to say, the Amazon Protective Cover for Kindle (7th Generation, 2015), Black - will not fit 8th Generation or previous generation Kindle devices or Kindle Paperwhite?
It just so happens that I specialize in 7th Generation, 2015 Kindles.
Edit: Nathan, my mailman, is going to love me. I told him I had no more packages coming after he delivered a BUNCH of my Prime purchases on Saturday. (He needs a bigger mail truck).
But I forgot about the 3 sets of Meh/Mediocre shirts, and then I ordered the case of V-8, and now this. Poor Nathan.
@Barney you could share your twizzlers with poor Nathan…
@mikibell Are you kidding me? The Twizzlers are all mine. However, from time to time, I do bake him cookies.
@Barney With sprinkles or jimmies?
@mike808 Neither.
Citizen Paradigm Blue or Black Dial Eco-drive Watches $69 each + free s/h
$174, but enter PROMO CODE: SDCITPAR69 and the price will come down to $69.
https://www.watchmaxx.com/watches?brand=Citizen&series=Paradigm
They also have a silver womens Paradigm for $75.
They are $159 on Amazon.
I love my Eco-Drive watch.
@mfladd put that on my Christmas wish list, please!
@mfladd I love watches. I love all kinds of watches. I love this watch (women’s). Some might say I have a watch fetish.
I am not going to buy this watch. Now go away and leave me alone.
@Barney @mfladd Let me know when it gets down to $9.
Crocs Kids All Styles: Starting From $10.39 AC + Free Shipping
Rakuten.com has kids Crocs starting at $10.39. Use code APPAREL20. Must be logged in to your Rakuten account to apply the promo code.
If you sign up for Rakuten you can get a $10 walmart card or Rakuten Bucks.
https://www.rakuten.com/shop/bhfo/search/crocs_kids/#ShopSearchComponent?
Massgenie has a Microsoft Xbox One Wireless Controller (Sport White) and 12 Month Xbox Live Membership for $79.99.
https://www.massgenie.com/microsoft-xbox-one-wireless-controller-sport-white-and-12-month-xbox-live-membership-1abc34178c2dface
Massgenie: Note, you must be logged into your account and click on the “Join Power Deal” circle button to add item to cart. Currently they need two more people to activate the Power Deal.
Also, TEXT MASSGENIE TO 80000 & GET $5 OFF
@mfladd you seem to be doing a lot of shopping today!
Power Deal has been activated now.
Morningsave has the 20% coupon up!
@OldCatLady Thank goodness, I’ve given up shopping.
@OldCatLady morningsave doesn’t like me… i haven’t gotten a coupon since June
@mikibell This is for everyone.
THANKS-AAH5
It’s because the morning Daybreak sale sold out. (Well, I think you can use it. It won’t hurt to try.)
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@Barney ahhh… For some reason I wasn’t logged in, so I couldn’t see the daybreak info. Thank you… bought the kid a Michael Kors wallet thingy for Christmas.
Converse Chuck Taylor All Star Seasonal Color High & Low Top Sneakers for $25 and FS.
Converse.com has select Chuck Taylor All Star Seasonal Color Unisex High & Low Top Sneakers on sale for $25 each when you apply promo code COLOR in cart. Shipping is free w/ a Converse account (free to signup).
https://www.converse.com/shop/p/chuck-taylor-all-star-seasonal-color-low-top-unisex-shoe/162453MP.html?pid=162453MP&dwvar_162453MP_color=mouse&styleNo=161423F&pdp=true&cp=AFF_PRF_CNV_NA_US_EN_20190326_Slickdeals+LLC_DeepLink&cjevent=f4d06115ad3f11e980a403e60a24060c&cid=4943581
Note, size and color availability may vary.
Example colors:
All Star Seasonal Color Low Top $25 w/ code COLOR
Mouse
Pale Vanilla
Ridgerock
Barkroot Brown
Teal Tint
Mineral Teal
Punch Coral
Blue Hero
Icon Violet/Pink Pop/White
Pink Foam
Violet Ash
Strawberry Jam
& More (sizes may be limited)
All Star Seasonal Color High Tops $25 w/ code COLOR
Purple for @Barney
@mfladd now THAT is a good deal!
@mfladd I like purple.
Woot has The Intel Compute Stick for $28!
https://sellout.woot.com/offers/intel-corp-boxstck1a8lfc-compute-stick
@ACraigL sold out…
@ACraigL @mikibell It sold out before I could figure out what is was!
@ACraigL @therealjrn same here… sounded cool though, once I read the description!
@ACraigL @mikibell @therealjrn I bought one a couple years ago, just after they were released into the wild. Straight out of the box a system update was requisite but it didn’t have enough available storage space to process and install the update. It was stuck in a boot loop. Back to Newegg it went.
@ACraigL @mikibell @ruouttaurmind @therealjrn
A RasPi is a better deal, or an android stick.
Better yet is a GL-iNet or HooToo box to setup a VPN access point for your phone as the interface.
Thankfully Woot still sells products I can understand. Liquid Ass Fart Spray for 11 and change…
https://sellout.woot.com/offers/liquid-ass-fart-spray?ref=was_that_me
@therealjrn If I mix this into a bottle of PooPourri, do they cancel each other out?
@cinoclav
/giphy science!
Amazon has Monoprice 5.1 Channel Home Theater Satellite Speakers & Subwoofer for $68.82.
$68.82 after clipping $29.00 instant coupon.
https://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-108247-5-1-Channel-Theater-Speaker/dp/B007YLQUWK
Since meh.com seems to be out of the knife business, let’s turn to the other place for a fair deal on a unique creation from Cold Steel: 36MD Drop Forged Bowie knife for $25 and free Prime ship, or whatever they charge for non-Prime ship.
Drop forged from a single piece of 52100 High Carbon steel and featuring a clip point and drop hilt. MSRP is $90, selling for $45 at Amz (lowest price I found). Includes Cold Steel’s patented Secure-Ex sheath.
According to BladeHQ: This is high carbon tool steel. It typically has .98-1.10% carbon. This steel is harder than many others, and consequently it holds an edge well. This is one of the best steels to use if you are worried about it holding an edge. This material is used often for hunting knives. The major drawback to this steel is that it has less chromium than other steel and consequently can rust.
Why the hello did I buy yet another knife? I’m not even a fan of clip point knives.
/image Cold Steel 36MD Bowie
https://sport.woot.com/offers/36md-drop-forged-bowie
@ruouttaurmind It’s with great gratitude that I note no link to the sale was included.
Is it possible to drop forge something without the words “drop forged” ending up on it? Are those letters somehow part of the process?
@therealjrn That’s what happens when I’m online shopping at 2AM after being awakened by a huge thunderclap.
Cheers! https://sport.woot.com/offers/36md-drop-forged-bowie
Maybe a volmod who trips across this thread would consider revising my post…
@walarney There are a handful of forging methods and a few variations of each. Probably the most common are drop, press, roll, and hammer forging.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@walarney I prefer knives that are not dropped during the forging process. Have you ever seen how filthy the floor of a blacksmith’s workshop is?
@ruouttaurmind @therealjrn I tripped and fell into a puddle, thanks.
@RiotDemon Send @ruouttaurmind the dry cleaning bill.
@therealjrn, I sure hope @RiotDemon didn’t skin her knee when she tripped and fell! I’m not sure my liability insurance covers online incidents?
Many thanks, @RiotDemon. I don’t care what @therealjrn says, you’re awesome.
DIPLOMAT! RAT-A-TAT! FAT CAT! AWESOME!
Crap. I forgot that word summons the evil one.
Zip it, @mediocrebot.
POKER! JOKER! NOT MEDIOCRE! AWESOME!
EVERYTHING IS AWESOME!
@therealjrn Well now you’re just baiting.
@ruouttaurmind
Received my knife this afternoon. I like it. Good value for the price.
Not exactly a deal, more a settlement action. https://slickdeals.net/f/13252885-equifax-at-least-125-back-for-2017-breach-for-147-million-of-us
@OldCatLady without being arsed to click your link, I heard the settlement is only for folks who paid out of pocket for credit monitoring services. Is that right?
@medz I only briefly read the documents I received from Equifax, but I’m pretty sure that’s not accurate. They are offering as a minimum, your choice of free credit monitoring or $125. Additionally, they are compensating for time and trouble consumers have spent trying to straighten out any issues arising from the breach, plus all out of pocket expenses.
@ruouttaurmind That’s what I read. For details, as always, RTFM.
@OldCatLady @ruouttaurmind Most important thing to know is that you can file a claim if you were actually part of the group with your information breached. You can check it here: https://eligibility.equifaxbreachsettlement.com/en/eligibility
I wasn’t so I guess I should be happier about that than the chance to grab some money or free credit monitoring.
@cinoclav My information was comprised. I was made aware of this at the time (mid-2017ish?) by one of my credit card companies.
At the time, I contacted all my credit card companies and banks and requested new account numbers and cards. Since all were aware of the situation, they each already had a procedure in place.
Next I had to update my payment information for utilities, service providers and retailers.
I would guess I spent around 12 to 15 hours involved with the whole project.
I’m unsure if I will claim my time, but at a minimum I’ll file for the $125.
I’m not really a “grab the easy money” sort, and try to conduct myself with integrity and honor professionally and personally. I’m still on the fence about whether claiming my time qualifies as dishonorable. Equifax makes money from my information. And they messed up, and sacrificed my privacy after profiting from same. So I see the justification for my being reimbursed.
OTOH, why does it feel almost smarmy or dishonest to take their money?
@cinoclav @OldCatLady @ruouttaurmind and apparently I was affected…great
you know who I am blaming…where is that collar?!?
@ruouttaurmind Take their money, you’ve earned it and they suck. Sorry you had to go through all that. It always happens to the nicest people. I’ve never had it that bad but I did have my bank card compromised. That was a minor pain in the ass compared to what you dealt with.
@tinamarie1974 Well, you could be on the list but not affected. Though I wouldn’t take any chances and I’d ask for new cards at the very least.
@cinoclav @ruouttaurmind I was affected, and I certainly will file. I’m paranoid enough anyway.
Many people have failed to realize the risk isn’t over just because a couple years have passed. The potential for identity theft remains even after you’ve taken action to change account numbers or even cancelled accounts. Theoretically this risk remains in perpetuity. If you opt for the cash rather than credit monitoring, be vigilant. Check your tri-agency report regularly.
While I was not personally affected, my SWMBO was and we did spend a lot of time [which of course we cannot specifically account for].
Unfortunately, I am running into a problem when I try to file an online claim for her.
Has anyone else had trouble with the Online Claim link not working?
When I click through it, I end up on this site address: “https://secure.equifaxbreachsettlement.com/” which simply says “403 Forbidden Microsoft-Azure-Application-Gateway/v2”.
Can anyone help me figure out what is going on, and how to get to the online filing site?
Thanks!
Thomas
@PhysAssist That site works for me now.
I keep getting credit monitoring emails, although I’m not sure if it is from the Target or Home Depot or Hewett breaches. I’ve had monitoring for about ten years due to a combination of those.
Rakuten Kobo (dba Walmart eBooks) has a handful of audiobooks on sale today. Half a dozen titles for $5 and no membership required (you do have to sign up for an online account, but IIRC, you can use your Walmart UID or Rakuten UID if you have one?)
I have yet to purchase from eBooks, so I’m unsure what format they use to distribute audiobooks. After purusing the list of discounted titles, it’s not looking like today is the day I’ll find out either. But maybe there’s something there for your tastes?
@ruouttaurmind I really need to read this topic more often.
Because I just like saying “melodica”: Mugig via Amz offers this 32-keys Melodica with Carrying Case for $8 after code 3Y5KLITU at checkout, and free Prime ship or free ship with $25 order.
Sorry, @Barney, no purple. Blue only.
Normally $20, this is the lowest price ever since the original product listing in November of 2018. In fact, the tridromedary says it’s the only discount ever. Take that with a grain of salt, but if you really like saying melodica like me, then you should jump right on.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Ok, I’m a little surprised. Just for fun I did a light price search for melodicas. This is about half the price of the cheap toy ones at Walmart, eBay, Amazon, etc. So I guess if you’re just dying to own a meldocia, this is the deal you’re looking for.
Ok, I’ve nursed this as much as I can and still only managed to squeeze in half a dozen “meldocia” (is that the plural of meldoica? “Melodica”?)
Ok, make that eight. Once for every dollar this thing costs.
@ruouttaurmind What about those meldocias and meldoicas, though?
@OldCatLady Short on sleep today.
@ruouttaurmind That’s a great deal! Even if the thing turns out to be cheap crap, it’s still cheaper than the cheapest crap.
Melodicas are a lot of fun, if I didn’t already have one, I’d be all over this one.
Fair warning though… like all wind instruments, they’re gross.
You’ll be surprised how much spit drools out of the thing after a short time playing it.
I need to get one of those hoses for mine; I assume it acts a bit like a p-trap and catches at least some of the spit before it gets inside the instrument.
@DennisG2014 @ruouttaurmind In for one! Kid and I will be able to sufficiently annoy mommy for sure.
Mrs. @medz will wind up shutting you out. Hope you have a comfortable sofa.
I gave my nephew drums for Christmas a few years ago, and an electric guitar two years ago. I’m not that popular in that household, except with the kids.
@ruouttaurmind Update: Also in for one.
First of all, buying a tube separately also costs $8; second, I checked my vintage Hohner melodica and none of those tubes would even fit it; finally, this one has 5 more keys.
Thanks for posting this, RUO!
@DennisG2014 You already own one?
Awesome! @ruouttaurmind Thanks- I just ordered another thing I have no use for. Maybe stage performances?
VAN GOGH! MANGO! TANGO! AWESOME!
@sammydog01 Yes, but not one of these.
Though, by this weekend, I will own one of these, too.
@ruouttaurmind Thanks! Got one for one of the grandgirls. Only 154 days until Christmas!
@ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 Here’s the one I have (this isn’t mine, but it’s the same):
I bought it from a customer when I worked at a music store - don’t remember what I paid, but it wouldn’t have been much.
Near as I can tell, it’s from the late '60s/early '70s.
And yes, I did buy an old, presumably used, mouth blown instrument…
Luckily, it included a couple of mouthpieces still sealed in plastic; I threw the other one out.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@sammydog01
Hey, if not spending your money, what value have I? My self worth is closely tied to your frivolous spending, so I thank you for today’s purchase!
@ruouttaurmind man, do you love spending my money
Anyone receive theirs yet?
My new melodica will be arriving sometime today and I’m unreasonably excited for it…
Unreasonably because, in my experience, the more excited I get about an Amazon impulse buy, the more disappointed I am when it arrives. lol
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@DennisG2014 Mine’s out for delivery. I won’t be able to slobber all over it since it’s a Christmas present…we’ll see how it’s packaged…I probably won’t play with it…too much anyway.
@ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 @medz @therealjrn
It’s here! It’s here!
So, here’s my take:
I doubt you’ll ever find a better deal on a melodica.
You could definitely find a better melodica, but probably not for at least 3x as much.
I was surprised that it came with an extra tube/mouthpiece set - I just looked at the item description and it does mention that - the same/similar tube & mouthpiece sets sell from ~$4 - ~$12. Just for one tube & 1 mouthpiece!
The melodica itself is definitely above toy grade - it’s a real musical instrument - but it definitely has a cheap feel to it. It sounds… like a melodica. All plastic w/ some rough edges, very narrow keys - it’s the same length as my Hohner melodica that has 5 fewer keys (and a metal body & higher grade plastic keys).
But, it’s not fair to compare it to the Hohner - cheapest new one I could find was $32 and that only has 25 keys.
So, again, thank you RUO for posting this. Anyone who paid $8 for this can rest assured that they’re getting a pretty amazing bargain and more than their money’s worth!
And now, I’m going to put my new melodica back in its case and put it on the shelf next to my old melodica to join it in collecting dust.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@DennisG2014 @medz @ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 @therealjrn
I kept waiting for someone to call it a mehlodica
@DennisG2014 I agree. We’ve enjoyed it so far. I can already do the first few bars of the My Little Pony theme! Kid seems to play it more than other instruments.
Bugs in the Kitchen Kids Game - $10.39 and free returns
https://www.amazon.com/Ravensburger-Bugs-Kitchen-Childrens-Board/dp/B00ECDKCUE/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=bugs+in+the+kitchen&qid=1564019889&s=gateway&sr=8-1
My kids like this game!
@mfladd I hate this game! (I occasionally have to play the IRL version.)
I do have one of those Hex Bugs, though, and it makes a good cat toy.
COSTCO DEAL
Not a Costco member? This deal is not for you. Though you might be able to use a Costco gift card given to you by a member to get in and pay, YMMV. ProTip: If they let you, pay $1 (or a minimum) on the GC and the rest on a Visa.
https://www.costco.com/HP-Instant-Ink-%2460-Prepaid-Card-E-Delivery.product.100483444.html
HP Instant Ink GC 20% off
$60 HP Instant Ink GC for $47.99
You get a code to apply to your HP Instant Ink account for a credit. Your monthly fee just reduces your credit balance until you run out and then it resumes charging your card on file.
This is also the only way to save on other subscriptions like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, and prepaid phone services.
This is the first time I’ve seen discounted prepaid cards for HP Instant Ink. Basically, buy 2 x $60 and you’ll lock in 20% off for a year’s service @ the $10/mo 300 pg level.
Can’t say enough good things about the “Printer Ink-as-a-service”. Never worry about running out of ink - they send it before you run out and you pay the same per page, no matter how much you print. They recycle the empty cartridges with prepaid shipping for bonus points.
If you have HP Instant Ink and are a Costco member, grab a couple.
Let’s see if I can get @ruouttaurmind to spend as much money in one go as he has made me spend here and there…
I don’t know this for a fact but it seems like Lowe’s may be phasing out Kobalt in favor of its new boo Craftsman. They have this fairly badass 43" 12 drawer matte black combination tool chest for $498:
It includes both the base cabinet and the top chest for about what you’d pay for just the base cabinet anywhere else. The cabinets feature ball bearing slides, included drawer liners, and kwikset smartkey locks and the till has gas lifts on the lid and a built in power/USB strip as well. The only obvious corner that’s cut is it seems to be all 20 gauge steel, but it is plenty sturdy in person and I expect will last me approximately forever in home use.
It came well packaged and free of dents and dings with approximately 20 cubic feet of styrofoam packaging. Assembly is minor but a helping hand is useful for getting the top cabinet on the base. All in this thing weighs about 300 pounds.
Get yourself a 10% off coupon code and walk out the door with basically a half price or better tool chest compared to everything else on the market.
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Kobalt-43-6-in-W-x-63-4-in-H-12-Ball-bearing-Steel-Tool-Chest-Combo-Black/1000792508
Also available in lime green if that’s your thing. (It’s actually not bad, they had one on display when I picked up my black one and I almost wanted to trade for it.)
@djslack I have looked at the “zombie green” version and really like it!
But, alas, you are precisely 3 days late my friend. What are the chances?
Sunday afternoon as I was working on a plumbing issue with mom’s RV, she was inside, deviously pecking at her iPad. In an excessively generous display of gratitude (purportedly for everything I’ve done over the last several months?) she ordered this. It’s supposed to be delivered on Saturday morning sometime before noon.
Nice try my good man. Nice try.
The lime green Kobalt. I might have preferred the 24” depth of the Kobalt vs. 16”/18” depth of that Craftsman, but it’s such an amazing gift I’m not about to complain!
@ruouttaurmind Wow, that is a very nice gift! And the timing on that is uncanny.
I’ll have to keep my eyes open for something else to try again with
@djslack that would be wonderful (take that @mediocrebot, I have other adjectives in my repertoire!) For crafting stuff… Alas, not this month!
Well, congratulations @djslack. You did it. You’ve caused me spend more money in a single transaction than all the melodica purchases combined.
So I got to contemplating all things toolbox and “mom budget” related. I wasn’t very comfortable with her spending so much money on me. Especially before she finds her new home. She may need that cash soon.
I discussed it with her and she eventually acquiesced, agreeing to cancel the order for the Craftsman. I happened to have $300 in Lowe’s gift cards, so I struck a bargain with her to let me use my gift cards and she could cover the balance above $300.
I picked up my new Kobalt tool chest this morning. Of course I paid the balance myself and will be very evasive when she brings up the topic of settling up her share.
@ruouttaurmind How considerate of you! It’s a great tool chest. Did you get the loud green or the stealth black?
@djslack I checked every Lowe’s within 50 miles but couldn’t turn up a green one. They are showing “available for delivery” in some local stores, but that’s for truck freight @$80 fee. So black it was.
Thank you for your review. It was that which tipped the scales to Kobalt.
@ruouttaurmind I hope you are as impressed with it as I am and that it serves you well.
I’ll consider my mission accomplished
@djslack I hope you’re pleased with yourself. Because of you I won’t be replacing the shower surround this weekend since I spent all my gift cards on a toolbox.
Wait a minute…
@djslack Necro-posting is fun.
I stopped by Lowe’s on my way home tonight (always an expensive proposition for me). They had a few of these tool chest combos back in stock for $500. But it’s an updated version. They’re now using Kwikset SmartKey lock cylinders in the locking mechanism. So the toolbox could be set to use the key to your house if you have Kwikset locks. There are a few other minor updates as well.
I’m a sucker for a gimmick I guess.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@ruouttaurmind mine has smartkey locks. I thought they all did? I guess maybe there was an earlier version that had a tubular lock?
Unfortunately all my other keys are Schlage so it doesn’t help me cut down on keys.
@djslack I must have gotten older stock. Mine has the typical small wafer cylinders like you might see in a file cabinet or desk drawer.
@narfcake the small flathead screwdriver blade on my squirt e4 has opened many locks for me over the years. A wave rake would be an awesome blade to have on it, though.
I don’t usually carry my picks with me so they’re not universal enough in the time of need.
Wait, ninja edit and I’m replying to a ghost?
POPSOCKETS! ROAD ROCKETS! SONNY CROCKETT! AWESOME!
Wootazon has the Ring Video Doorbells (Your Choice: Ring Video Doorbell or Ring Video Doorbell 2) for $49.99 (RVD) or $79.99 (RVD2)
Since I splurged on some fancy Blink cameras and an Echo Show 5 over the Prime Days I figure I may as well go all in.
These are considerably less expensive than new (listed as used) but if past “used” purchases from AMZN holds true, they should be near brand new condition.
@therealjrn Too be honest, Besides the smaller size, I am not that much more impressed with the Show 5 over the original Show (I have both). @sammydog01 thoughts?
@mfladd @therealjrn I use mine as an alarm clock. The show 5 (and the newer big shows) have different clock faces to pick from. The gen one has just the one. The show 5 goes to sleep and has big numbers too. Ok they’re blood orange, I wish you could change that.
So I prefer the gen 1 in the kitchen and the 5 on my nightstand.
@therealjrn I had a Ring Pro before switching to SkyBell. At the time (prior to the Amz acquisition) Ring was a victim of their own popularity. They didn’t have the cloud infrastructure to provide satisfactory response time when answering a doorbell event or initiating a live view. No doubt that improved once Amz took the reigns.
I really like the color “night vision” video from the SkyBell versus the traditional grayscale nighttime images from Ring. And SkyBell’s no cost cloud services versus Ring’s pay-to-play model. But if the SkyBell takes a dump I think I’ll give Ring another shot because of the better IoT integrations.
@ruouttaurmind Yeah, I’m not thrilled with the $3 a month charge for the cloud service for the Ring. The Blink cameras have free cloud recording. I imagine I’ll have a Bink up over my front door anyway. I thought I would just see what I can see with both systems and go from there.
@sammydog01 @therealjrn Yup, gen 1 is perfect in the kitchen, the Show 5 is in the living room for the eventuality of when I put my ring doorbell up. I will be stuck with the cloud cost because my entire system is ring, except for my blink cameras. I really can’t believe they put such a shitty speaker in the Show 5. I swear my dot has a better one. It is nice it has a sleep mode though. The original show is always on entertaining the darkness.
@mfladd @sammydog01
You should be writing ad copy with lines like that.
@mfladd @sammydog01 My Ring doorbell was delivered today. Sometimes having AMZN as your rich uncle works to Woot’s favor.
@mfladd @sammydog01 Well crud. I got my Ring’s battery all charged up, got the app installed, got the camera hooked into the wifi, can see live video on my phone, and enabled Alexa’s “skill” to use the Ring app.
But she can’t find the doorbell. :le_sigh: I just rebooted my phone and rebooted the Show 5…no dice. I shall try again tomorrow. Maybe if I hang back she’ll decide it was her idea all along, just like my cat.
I know everybody’s waiting to hear if Alexa and my RVD2 ever made the connection. This morning I attempted to pair them up again and it appeared Alexa had still not found the RVD2. But lo…when I brought up the devices in Alexa’s app…behold…there it was.
She’s a coy one that Alexa.
Holy Sharp Knives Batman! I just won a BRAND NEW Chef’sChoice 15 Trizor XV EdgeSelect Professional Electric Knife Sharpener from a cute little doggy named Madyson over on Woot! No charge for the extra dog slobber!
https://forums.woot.com/t/giveaway-enter-to-win-ends-7-26-ended/456813/1
@therealjrn CONGRATS!
@therealjrn How did you win? Digital Crap?
@ruouttaurmind @ThunderThighs does these types of giveaways where you just say something in the forum and your comment number is your entry. Then she uses Excel to generate the random number winners. You just have to keep an eye on the shenanigans over there to enter.
@therealjrn Nice!!! Congrats!
Not on sale, but Target has this mug set for ten bucks:
@Trillian Nice set of scapegoat mugs there!
@cinoclav knows what’s really in area 51
@therealjrn @Trillian Sup
@cinoclav @therealjrn
Somehow I’d missed the free 90 days Kindle Unlimited Prime members’ offer. It’s good through July 31. Check it out. https://www.scarymommy.com/spotted/amazon-kindle-unlimited/?utm_source=FB
@OldCatLady I signed up for it, but in conjunction with my new Prime Day Kindle. I’m having difficulty finding “the hottest magazines” but every book I’ve looked at lately is eligible.
@OldCatLady @therealjrn I have read you can get the audible version for the whispersync price with kindle unlimited.
Lowe’s has Adams Mfg Corp Stackable Plastic Rocking Chair(s) with Solid Seat on sale for $19.99 (50% off).
My Lowe’s is showing 20 in stock. Check your local Lowe’s via the website (though it’s not always correct).
@mfladd I saw these when I was picking up my toolbox on Friday. Comfortable enough, but as is typical of plastic patio furniture, not ideal for large or heavy folks. I’m just over 6’ and I found the seating surface just a bit shorter than I would have preferred. And maybe just a bit wobbly, even beneath my modest 145lb weight. Still, I would have purchased if I had a place to put it.
@ruouttaurmind Wow, it says 350 lbs on the website.
@djslack I’m sure it will support 350lbs. After a season sitting in the elements though…
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@ruouttaurmind I went to Lowe’s and saw these chairs. They had them strung up with cables so I couldn’t give it a test sit but just leaning on the arms I could cause considerable wobble. That 350 lbs must have been a static load test under optimal conditions.
Deal? I dunno. But, this had to see the light of day for one reason or another.
Amazon has Gemmy the Twerking Bear - Compatible with Alexa for $8.03.
Add some fun to anyone’s day with Twerking Bear, an animated plush that lip-syncs with Alexa spoken responses and reacts to timers, alarms, reminders and notifications.
It will also move its mouth to lip-sync along with Alexa responses such as weather, random facts and other information. Twerking Bear does not lip-sync to Amazon Music while dancing
Summoning @sammydog01, Queen of all things animatronic, Chancellor of Alexadom.
@mfladd No video?
@mike808
@mfladd just wrong
@mfladd @tinamarie1974
Fucking weird.
@carl669
@mfladd You got me. I had to buy it to entertain visiting kids.
@OldCatLady I knew someone would bite! Enjoy!
@mfladd @RiotDemon @tinamarie1974
That’s exactly what sold me!
@carl669
@mfladd @RiotDemon @therealjrn @tinamarie1974 I was ready to buy one, but it looks like this becomes your speaker. Is that right? That’s a bummer.
@craigthom @mfladd @RiotDemon @tinamarie1974 RIF
@ruouttaurmind I still haven’t plugged in my talking fish.
@craigthom @RiotDemon @therealjrn @tinamarie1974 He also does not lip sync during music. His entire brain is required to focus his ass on twerking.
There is sooo much wrong with this gif.
@ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 It’s down to $8.02 for me! Do you need a power strip?
@ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 @therealjrn $8.00 now!
Twerking Santa is $11.93
@ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 @therealjrn @mfladd It says that it arrives in packaging that reveals what’s inside it. So… Nathan, the mailman, is going to know what I ordered? Hmm.
@craigthom @ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 @therealjrn Down to $7.99
@craigthom @mfladd @RiotDemon @therealjrn I actually have that Dora costume!! No that is not me
@craigthom @mfladd @ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 @therealjrn y’all better get on chat with customer service… Down to $7.97 now.
@craigthom @djslack @ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 @therealjrn I think every time someone buys one they go down a penny.
@craigthom @mfladd @ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 @therealjrn
I think you might be right. $7.92 now.
I’m a buyer at a buck fifty or below. If nothing else, it comes with a power adapter.
@djslack @mfladd @ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 @therealjrn $7.83.
@craigthom @djslack @mfladd @ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 IT’S HERE!!!
(Balloon Dog for Scale)
@therealjrn It’s just as frightening as I imagined it would be. It shall haunt your dreams…
PS: $7.69 now.
@craigthom @djslack @ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 @therealjrn I like him! He’s got some junk in trunk too!
@craigthom @mfladd @ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 @therealjrn Amazon thoughtfully sent me an email today to let me know that I could get the Gemmy twerking bear for the low price of $39.99. Congratulations to those of you who got in, your assets have appreciated quickly.
@craigthom @djslack @mfladd @ruouttaurmind @sammydog01
The future economy will not be based in speculative bitcoin, but rather in the solid bedrock provided by Gemmy, the Twerking Bear.
Say brother, can you spare a Gemmy?
@therealjrn and dammit, wouldn’t you know it… Just like I didn’t get into Bitcoin when it was cheap AF, I also bought no Gemmys when they were $7 and change.
I should have learned my lesson. I could be driving a Gemmy Lamborghini right now.
@djslack @therealjrn I’m rich? I’m rich!! Yippee!!!
CVS PHOTO: 11"x14" Custom Canvas Photo Print
CVS Photo has 11"x14" Custom Canvas Photo Print (Unframed) on sale for $10 when you apply 75% Off promo code CANVASP75 in cart. Select free ship to store / store pickup where available
@mfladd ahhhhhhhhhhhhh I never know what picture to pick for these things!
@RiotDemon You will find one. $10 is a good price with free pickup. The online print places always get you with shipping most of the time.
@mfladd my problem is that I want to print everything and can’t choose just one.
@mfladd @RiotDemon What size picture will work? Can pictures from FaceBook come out decent?
@RiotDemon @therealjrn I am not sure. The site I did one at before told what pixelation and stuff it had to be. I had to have medz and ruouttaurmind work on it to increase it. But it was a big print.
@mfladd @RiotDemon @therealjrn I wouldn’t use a photo from Facebook just because of the really aggressive jpg compression they use.
Their help section says you’ll get a warning if your resolution is too low for the print you’ve selected.
For that price I didn’t spend too much time selecting a picture as a test.
I had to recrop it because they use part of the image to wrap around the sides. I have dozens of butterfly and bumble bee photos I’ve taken this summer, but very few honey bees, so less digging and thinking was involved.
We’ll see how it turns out.
@craigthom @RiotDemon @therealjrn That’s nice!!!
@craigthom @RiotDemon @therealjrn I took advantage of this deal too. I used a pic of the kids at Disney. How can you not use this deal for $10? That’s a cheap lunch somewhere.
@craigthom @mfladd @RiotDemon @therealjrn Did you take it? Really pretty!
@mfladd @RiotDemon @therealjrn @tinamarie1974 Thanks.
It would be uncool to print someone else’s picture, at least without permission.
The honey bee (only the one so far) wouldn’t let me get as close as I wanted to, and it didn’t spend much time on each fennel blossom, but I got a few decent in-focus shots.
Some of the butterflies and all the bumble bees have been so busy eating they’ve let me get the camera within six inches.
I pet the bumble bees. They don’t care.
@craigthom @mfladd @RiotDemon @therealjrn I dabble in photography and agree with your sentiments. Absolutely beautiful, great work
@mfladd @RiotDemon @therealjrn @tinamarie1974 I got my print a few days ago. It looks good, but I am not a fan of the canvas medium. It messes with the detail.
I think it would be good if you were printing something fuzzy or modified to make it look like a painting, but I’ll stick with smooth stuff for photos.
@craigthom @RiotDemon @therealjrn @tinamarie1974 Agreed. It is worth $10 bucks, but the pic I had done by one of the online retailers who specialize in this was much better.
I bought one.
@mfladd Shit! I bought another one.
Be aware this is from a new seller on amazon. I am not worried because if anything is awry amazon will make good on it - even if it is a 3rd party seller. This seller is also selling the non-tilt camera for $15.
@mfladd Picked up three for my living room, kitchen and garage. I like the free two week cloud storage and the optional SD card recording.
This place is going to be blanketed with these 3, a Ring doorbell and 5 Blinks outside.
@therealjrn Same. I picked these up for inside while I will now use my Blinks outside. Add my ring doorbell and Ring security system and I am set. I am also going to get the smoke alarms that work with Alexa. The only thing I am lacking is glass breakage.
But guess what I found. Amazon Guard:
https://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=18021383011
You can set it up in your Alexa app. Tell Alexa to turn it on when you leave and she will monitor for the sounds of glass breakage and smoke alarms and notify you if it is detected!
If you saw how small my “cottage” is you would laugh at me for all this
@mfladd Interesting! Origianally, I was going to use a couple of Blinks inside, but with these new cams I can more completely get the outside covered. Thanks for telling me about the Guard thing. I need to look into those Alexa-friendly smoke alarms perhaps.
@therealjrn The OneLink’s will work with Alexa but are expensive. The one I was thinking of is this First Alert that will work with my Ring System and is $47.
https://www.amazon.com/First-Alert-Detector-Carbon-Monoxide/dp/B00KMHXFAI/ref=sr_1_9?keywords=first+alert+alexa&qid=1564373686&s=gateway&sr=8-9
“Works with Ring
By clay282 on November 15, 2018
Very easy to hookup and stays monitored with my Ring security system.”
@mfladd Too rich for this Okie. I guess I’ll have to rely on Alexa’s ears and my neighbor’s beneficence like always…
I wonder though, I’m so new to Alexa and this Echo 5 device what other tricks I might be missing?
@therealjrn I am not sure how I found the Amazon Guard thing. I can’t remember if I was googling or I just found it advertised somewhere in the app.
@mfladd I know I damn sure don’t need her help with calendars, contacts or scheduling. Shit, it seems every new app wants the keys to my contact list. I’m pretty well plugged into Google calendar (one for personal, one for business) and I keep my contacts separate (at least I hope I do) by using one list for business and one for personal. I just don’t know what the fuck she can do for me.
I don’t have any smart plugs or lights or thermostats…hm
It’s only been a week, maybe I need to go read some tutorials or something.
@carl669
@mfladd Price is back up now. I wonder if that was supposed to be the price for the regular fixed camera. I have two of those and they work well.
@craigthom The seller we bought from isn’t even listed anymore. But my 2 cameras are already showing a shipped status.
@therealjrn Buy the TS-Link mini’s when they go on sale! You won’t be sorry. I love having them hooked up to different lights and stuff around the house I want to control.
I also use it to control a nest thermostat. Love it.
@craigthom @therealjrn They still have the wyze non-tilt camera listed for $15 if you are interested. Probably won’t be there long.
https://www.amazon.com/Wyze-Indoor-Wireless-Detection-Assistant/dp/B076H3SRXG/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=Wyze+Cam+1080p+HD+Indoor+Wireless+Smart+Home+Camera&qid=1564408080&s=gateway&sr=8-3
Edit: Fuck! I bought one of these too!
@craigthom @mfladd Shit, I guess I need one too, may as well cover the hallway…my first three cameras from last night are showing shipped as well.
$15…I spend more on lunch some days.
@mfladd @therealjrn I saw that, but I decided that I’d skip buying from “Exotic Drip”.
@therealjrn We should be glad these never hit Slickdeals or they would have been gone in 2 sec.
@craigthom @mfladd
/giphy Exotic Drip
@craigthom @mfladd @therealjrn you beat me to it!!!
@craigthom @therealjrn I had reservations too. But they use Amazon’s return policy. Also if there is any issue amazon will make it right. They are either a scam, or they are just trying to pad their reviews as a new seller. Either way, I am good.
@mfladd
I’m not going to break my arm patting myself on the back before my cameras from “Exotic Drip” get here in good shape. I noticed they didn’t give AMZN the USPS tracking, they just said 'we shipped them" lol
@craigthom @mfladd Looking at their storefront, I’m hoping “new seller padding their ratings” I’ll give them 5 stars if it works out.
@craigthom @mfladd @tinamarie1974
Oh, there’s more:
/giphy Exotic Drip
@mfladd @therealjrn I would check out the packaging. Wyze uses Xiaomi cameras with their own firmware. I imagine it’s possible to buy those cameras wholesale and pirate the Wyze firmware.
(Through AliExpress the Xiaomi cameras aren’t worth the effort, but I imagine in wholesale lots they would be cheaper.)
@therealjrn Great price on two pack of TP-Link Kasa minis.
https://slickdeals.net/f/13271443-kasa-smart-wifi-plug-mini-by-tp-link-hs105-kit-2-pack-17-49-at-amazon-ymmv?src=tdw
@mfladd @therealjrn you will be sorry when Alexa takes over!
@therealjrn @tinamarie1974 I will freely give my dirty Alexa the keys to the kingdom.
@mfladd @therealjrn it was the butt plugs, wasn’t it?!?!?!?!?
@mfladd MMDV It was $34.99 for the pair, no coupon, no discount for me. But thanks for looking out!
@mfladd @therealjrn Since you’ve sold your soul to Wyze, grab a 2-pack of their new smart plugs for $15 (pre-order; shipping in September). They are supposed to be well integrated into the Wyze ecosystem and can be set up to turn on when motion is detected with the Wyze Sense stuff.
@therealjrn Sorry, I just saw the price and sent it on to you quick. I did see yesterday that a 2 pack was around 28+ bucks at Sam’s Club if you are a member.
@routtaumind Thanks, I will have to check them out.
@craigthom
@mfladd said:
Well boys, trouble a’coming…
My order for the first three hasn’t been canceled…Yet
My AMZN credit card is showing a pending charge for the canceled camera–hopefully it will just go away.
@carl669
@mfladd @therealjrn Thanks for the update. I look forward to the further adventure of your exotic drip, which sounds like two-thirds of a Meh order number.
@craigthom @therealjrn Yup, just got off the phone with amazon. They said we will not be charged for that camera. Also, call them about the other tilt cameras you ordered. I mentioned I ordered the tilt cameras from the same company. Rep said she put in a A-Z claim and was immediately notified that it was accepted, and my account refunded. If the tilt cameras show up it doesn’t matter - we are still refunded. Apparently she said Exotic Drip ended their amazon relationship before it ever started. It was still worth the chance of cheap cameras to me - knowing full well we could get our money back from amazon if there was an issue - which there was.
I was hoping for maybe a $5 inconvenience credit from amazon as they sometimes do - not from my rep this time.
@craigthom @mfladd I called and my rep “Rosheidi” was no help. He want me to wait until the estimated delivery window for the 3 cameras has closed. As for the pending charge for the newest order, he said that was just an authorization. Oh well. It was worth a shot.
@therealjrn I would call back again to another rep later. Mine was the one who just initiated it on her own. Next time tell the rep that the tracking codes given by exotic drip are “invalid” on usps tracking. State your unhappiness with amazon for bringing in a brand new seller who has already left, and you have been inconvenienced enough.
I already received an email saying my two tilt cameras were refunded.
@craigthom Beep beep beepabeep! Update!
A different rep called me back and fixed it–a complete refund like @mfladd and he mentioned that “Exotic Drip” had a very bad feedback rating. Many complaints of things not being shipped.
Who knew? If you can’t trust the name “Exotic Drip” who can you trust?
@craigthom @therealjrn Yay - good! Interesting that another rep intervened.
I guess the drip wasn’t a good drip.
@therealjrn I just found this and it made me giggle.
https://clarkdeals.com/electronics/wyze-camera/
@craigthom @mfladd Um, yeah…interesting…it might have to do with my unsatisfactory rating I gave poor Rosheidi. They sent me a survey, I filled it out noting that English-impaired Rosheidi could not be bothered to look at the vendor and wanted to make me wait until the faux “delivery date” had passed. They offered another phone call to fix it.
Ta da.
The guy who called, Devin must be a tier 2 support–major props to Devin. He earned hisself 5 stars baby. He was quick and efficient.
@mfladd lol Imma HUGE Clark Howard fan (the show) but some of those “clarkdeals” aren’t such a great deal. You know, this sketchy website called meh.com sometimes posts deals there!
@mfladd @therealjrn I had my problems with my own Amazon rep today. Name was Sumatra or something like that. Hell, they couldn’t say my name correctly, why should I theirs?
Anyway, a book and then an Audible book were charged to my account. I was told to delete them. How in the hell can I delete them if they aren’t there? Finally, someone else came on the phone and saved me from slamming my barely used smartphone into the wall.
Absolutely one of the most frustrating weeks I’ve had in a very long time.
At least the Mediocre customer reps speak English. But I’m not too sure about that @Cythwulf.
@Barney @mfladd @therealjrn
Что это должно означать
@Barney @mfladd Aww, poor Barn…but don’t sell yourself short, it’s only Thursday.
At the end of my call to Rosheidi, I told him I needed for him to speak clearly and slowly and tell me his name and how to spell it because I was making a record for when I had to call back when the cameras weren’t delivered. He did, and I thanked him and hung up. I wasn’t rude, but I made sure he understood I was displeased. I don’t think they use their real names anyway, not like here on meh, right @Cythwulf?
@Barney @Cythwulf @mfladd
Вы не отсюда, не так ли?
@Barney So what happened? Did you ever find out?
@Barney @Cythwulf @mfladd @therealjrn Last fall I got an email telling me my guaranteed delivery date was going to be missed, and I was fed up with that happening, so I called (or, you know, clicked and they called) to complain and ask for $5 or a month of Prime or something.
For twenty minutes the woman kept insisting that the delivery date hadn’t been missed yet and that it would be delivered that day. She was not swayed by the email I read her saying it wouldn’t, or the tracking number that showed the package in another city.
“So this email is wrong? The tracking number is wrong?”
I finally gave up and didn’t have the energy to do it again, so they won.
@sammydog01 I have no idea what happened and if they did, they aren’t saying.
I’ll just keep watching my emails, my Oasis (that’s where they said my orders were placed, but they aren’t there), and my Kindle account. That’s all I can do, I guess.
I’m so looking forward to my next little get-together with the Amazon reps. Yeah, right.
@Barney @mfladd @therealjrn Я определенно отсюда. Откуда бы я еще был?
@Barney @Cythwulf @mfladd Конечно, ты сейчас здесь. Но вы пришли откуда-то еще, не так ли?
@Cythwulf Damn, that had to be you that I had so much trouble understanding when I had that HUGE problem with one of my Meh orders.
@Barney @craigthom @Cythwulf @mfladd
I think that’s a problem for some of the reps–the event you are complaining about hasn’t occurred “yet” I suppose the key is to wait until you’re definitely past the delivery. That’s probably why my Rosheidi didn’t feel compelled to “fix it” I probably got lucky with Devin being so proactive. I wonder how many call centers and reps Bezos has anyway.
@Barney @mfladd @therealjrn Нету. Родился и вырос в старых добрых США А.
@Barney Probably not me then. I only make tiny-regular sized problems.
20% off Kindle ebooks
w/ Chase Freedom card
Chase Freedom cards have a 20% off Kindle ebooks offer (up to $2 max, or $10 ebook price). Look for it in the Chase Rewards offers. You enable it and then before you buy an ebook make sure your 1-click settings are set to your Chase card.
I haven’t yet voted in today’s Field of 32 match up, but how about a cheap knife deal to honor it.
Amazon has the Kershaw Cinder (1025X) Multifunction Pocket Knife, 1.4-inch High Performance 3Cr13 Steel Blade with Stonewashed Finish, Glass Filled Nylon Handle, Liner Lock, Bottle Opener, Lanyard Hole, 0.9 OZ for $6.79.
@mfladd That’s awfully cute and I want to buy it just because, but my keychain gets a Leatherman Micra. Many more tools in a similar size.
@mfladd Fuck! I bought this too based on the reviews. I really have to stop posting deals
Fuck again! Now I’m even talking to myself too.
@carl669
@cinoclav I understand. But that Micra is $30. That’s above my keychain budget.
@mfladd They usually go on sale. I’ve bought several Micras for around $17 in the past.
@mfladd I got one of these as part of a Kershaw Walmart $20 Christmas set (with their screwdriver set and a decent knife).
The Cinder is fun. I practiced until i could open itty consistently with one hand. It’s a handy blade for opening boxes and such.
My one complaint is that the bottle opener is next to the key ring, if you’ve got it on a key ring, so it’s awkward, but it can still be used.
Amazon has Gold Toe Men’s 3-Pack Micro Flat Knit Crew Socks for $3.49 (shoe size 6-12).
Temporarily Out of Stock, but you can still order.
@mfladd I’m still shaping my feet to the weird ones meh sold a few months ago…
@mfladd Composition: 72% plastic. Gotta have all the cotton. Plastic socks make for stinky feets.
@ruouttaurmind Just like the meh and Cool32 shirts, we are going to have to agree to disagree on synthetics
@mfladd
/giphy replicant
@mfladd @ruouttaurmind I don’t know why everyone says that. I don’t use cotton socks anymore and now my feet have no stink.
@RiotDemon Just my own experience, really. Rayon, nylon, polyester, spandex, etc. don’t absorb the foot juice the way cotton does. All that foot juice sloshing around my toes makes my feet stank.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@ruouttaurmind Thats because those socks are self-moisturizing.
If you leave them on long enough, it will thicken into homemade organic artisanal Limberger.
@RiotDemon @ruouttaurmind Just need to make sure you’re wearing shoes with proper ventilation. A cotton/poly mix works well for socks.
I can’t possibly be the only one up in here who drives vehicles from the previous decade?
So back in the old days, factory audio systems didn’t tend to have yer fancy-schmancy features like Bluetooth. So unfortunate schlubs like me are forced to rely on devices like these, being offered by VicTsingDirect via Amz:
VicTsing Bluetooth FM Transmitter with adjustable gooseneck
AND
VicTsing Bluetooth FM Transmitter with power-off feature
Both items for $13.29 and free Prime ship or free ship with $25 order.
Yes, you receive TWO Bluetooth to FM modulators for less than $14.
Here’s how:
Add this item to your cart. Be sure to clip the “5% off” coupon on the product page first. Then add this item to your cart. Then go to checkout and enter this discount code: XJQA9SG2. Your total due will be $13.29 (plus tax where applicable).
Why on earth would you want two? Well, again, maybe you’re like me, and you have two vehicles, and BOTH of them have the curse of age, neither featuring integrated Bluetooth capabilities? Or you have a friend who also drives an older vehicle without Bluetooth, and you want to share your windfall?
Frankly, I couldn’t care less what you do with the second one. Just place your order, fool! Hurry, before the discount code expires!
I have used a very similar device for a couple years now. Perfect for audiobooks and podcasts, maybe a bit lacking of fidelity for music if you’re at all picky about the fidelity of your music.
@ruouttaurmind My 2002 Mercury and I thank you.
@ruouttaurmind I bought this. I suppose I’m supposed to be jumping up and down about it, not sure why. However, a friend of mine is very happy about getting my second one and says that I should thank you.
Thank you.
@ruouttaurmind @therealjrn The only thing holding me back from buying this for the Jeep is the fact that I don’t have an unlimited data plan and I don’t have any current music on my computer.
I would have picked up the Spotify/Hulu deal now that I cut out cable TV, but alas it is gone. I am hoping someone will team up with Pandora.
@mfladd @ruouttaurmind @therealjrn No data needed, it can read your music off a microsd or USB flash drive.
KuoH
@therealjrn You and your Merc are quite welcome.
@Barney, You realize you’re gonna need to use your phone with this, right? That means a trip into “the drawer” to retrieve it. Let me know if you have any questions about setting it up, k?
@mfladd, As I mentioned, these things aren’t really ideal for music, as they lack much audio fidelity. So maybe you’re not really missing out on much? Although I do like to use mine for Google Maps navigation.
@ruouttaurmind This was a great tip, but alas, now seems to be be expired
@brakeforbeer These vendor discount codes are usually limited to a certain number of respondents. Once I saw the deal hit SD I knew it wouldn’t last much longer.
@brakeforbeer I’ll sell you one of mine for $15 plus shipping.
Need something random and fun, either for the kids or the kid in you?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0776KJK3J
$9.99, was originally $30 and runs about $15.
@djslack WTF? - Lol
@djslack @mfladd Back in MY day, we didn’t need no machine to make our spitballs.
Here’s not so much a deal as a deal tip: When best buy takes an item off sale, they may take a few days to update their eBay listings with the new price.
I had my eye on two Chromebooks that had open box excellent units in stock. The price was discounted on both but only one product specified it was on sale. On Saturday I went to the store to see and touch the two I was trying to decide between. Decided on the Samsung but they didn’t have my spec in stock so I’d have to order online. Then it got to be late Saturday night. I finally decided to pull the trigger and both units had gone up by $150 and $200. All the open box items went up with them.
Later I searched eBay and found the open box listings for both. The Dell price had been raised to match their website, but the Samsung I’d decided on had not. I ordered for $180 less than they were currently selling for on their site. The only downside was that I couldn’t use my reward gift certificate, but I’ll either find a use for it or it will expire like many of its brethren before it.
They didn’t raise the price on the Samsung until sometime today, from the looks of it.
TL;DR - want a best buy open box goodie but the price went up on you? Check eBay where best buy lists open box items. The old price may still exist there.
Amazon has Albanese Candy 12 Flavor Gummi Bears 5 lb Bag for $10.61 using Subscribe and Save.
Assorted Gummi Bears: Cherry, Pink Grapefruit, Watermelon, Strawberry, Orange, Blue Raspberry, Lime, Grape, Green Apple, Mango, Pineapple, Lemon
@mfladd OMG these are the best gummi bears too! They are the same ones Buc-ees sells under their own brand. If you look at them closely they have an A molded into them.
I really, really don’t need 5 lbs of gummi bears. BRB, just clicking over to Amazon to look at them.
Not a deal but I wanted to tell you guys about a good customer service experience to counterbalance all the bad ones in here.
A couple of years ago my husband bought me a trash can for Christmas. Am I a lucky girl or what? But wait- it has a motorized lid! It responds to the word open or a motion sensor. I would be watching TV in the kitchen with my daughter and it would randomly open. We thought this was hilarious. And the dog quickly learned to trigger the sensor with his nose- trashy munchies all the time!
Sadly the motor recently stopped working- we had to open and close it like peasants. So I checked online- 5 year warranty!
I wrote in to customer service and they told me to turn it off and on again. No dice. Then they offered me a new one! Woo! But they don’t have the stainless color in stock. They said I could get a funky colored one now, wait a month for the stainless, or get something similar. How about the foot pedal one instead? THEY SAID YES! The dog will be disappointed. And I get an outlet back.
The company is Simple Human. They sell ridiculously expensive trash cans but I’m a believer. Thanks, CS guys!
@sammydog01 I have a foot pedal Simple Human trash can in my master bath. It’s great–it was just $15. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0013CAWKM/ I even bought their very expensive trash bags ($15 for 90 bags) to fit it. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073WXYYC6/ When they run out it’ll be Walmart bags in it.
Thank you for your “Good News” brief!
@therealjrn Mine cost $200. It’s a very nice trash can.
@sammydog01 HOLY MOLY! 200 CLAMS FOR A TRASH CAN?? You ARE a lucky girl!
@therealjrn I have never been so excited about a trash can!
@sammydog01 @therealjrn
Wait until you get a load of their $200 makeup mirror. Got one for the wife on sale at Costco for $160. Well spent, IMO. Wife approves.
https://www.simplehuman.com/sensor-mirror-trio
@sammydog01 They make the $25 paper towel holder I’ve had in my Amazon wish list for years. I should probably just buy it.