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Black Friday shopping guide: Best places to buy

by Josh Smith Josh Smith RSS Feed Nov 25th 2009 at 6:00AM

Filed under: Bargains, Shopping, Black Friday

Seasoned Black Friday shoppers know that the best way to save during this all-important shopping day is to plot out a course of action ahead of time. That means knowing what you want and where to get it -- at the lowest possible price, of course.

Such planning entails scouring the Black Friday ads and comparing prices and selection. To help ease the load, WalletPop has done some of the legwork for you. We've combed through the ads that have been released so far and dug up the best deals on everything from high-definition TVs and Blu-ray players to tools and sweaters.


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A flatscreen TV for $9.99! Best Buy really is the best buy -- or not

by Mitch Lipka Mitch Lipka RSS Feed Aug 12th 2009 at 2:00PM

Filed under: Shopping, Technology, Consumer Ally

Psst. How'd you like to get a 52-inch Samsung flat-screen TV for $9.99? Hot off the back of a truck? No way. How about from BestBuy.com?

If you popped onto Best Buy's Web site overnight that's the price you would have found instead of the actual price of $1,699.99. Word got around fast and the item became a hot-seller -- showing up as "sold out" by morning. Some customers commented about ordering several at that new low, low price.

But, alas, Best Buy replaced the missing digits -- adding another $1,690 to this seemingly amazing offer. And shortly thereafter, the TV and the comments apparently were pulled from the site altogether.

So what about all those people who ordered at the special price?

No dice. You're not getting the TV, not for that price.


"It was an unfortunate human error," Best Buy spokeswoman Susan Busch told WalletPop. "As you probably noted, the erroneous info was quickly taken down. We are not processing orders for the TV at that price. We apologize to our customers for any confusion or inconvenience caused by this pricing error."

Busch said she didn't know how long the erroneous price was online or how many orders were placed at that price.

Talia Ran, 23, an executive assistant in Washington, D.C., got a call from her brother -- who notified everyone he knows -- at 5:32 a.m. alerting her to the price. She doesn't have much room for such a big TV in her apartment, but for 10 bucks she'd find a spot.

Even though she realized the price was a mistake, she said still hoped her order would slip through.

"I kind of hoped they would forget about me and send them anyway," Ran said.

Then she got an email canceling her order.

"I know there isn't any legal recourse but there has to be something that Best Buy can do to ease our loss," Ran said. "I would think they would want to do something to honor the commitment made between the consumer and Best Buy when we clicked 'continue with purchase.' At the very least shouldn't Best Buy feel compelled to offer the same TV for a discounted price to those who did order?"

It might seem unfair, but Best Buy and most online retailers have error policies buyers agree to (usually without reading the terms) before making a purchase.

Here's an excerpt of Best Buy's policy: "Errors will be corrected where discovered, and Best Buy reserves the right to revoke any stated offer and to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions including after an order has been submitted and whether or not the order has been confirmed and your credit card charged."

A few years ago, Amazon.com was sued after canceling 6,000 orders for a $1,000 TV mistakenly priced at $99. Amazon won because the error was considered unintentional and shoppers agreed to the terms of its error policy before making their purchase.
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I'm sorry, 911 is out of your calling area...

by Mitch Lipka Mitch Lipka RSS Feed May 28th 2009 at 2:30PM

Filed under: Recalls, Buyer Beware

If there's one number cell phone users can remember it's 911 in case of an emergency.

But if you're the owner of a Samsung Jitterbug, you had better be in your carrier's service area or help won't be coming. The phone has been recalled by Samsung Telecommunications America, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reported.

If you are in the wrong place at the wrong time you could get the message "out of range, try again later" -- not the most reassuring message when you're frantically dialing 911 for help.

Jitterbug is being marketed to seniors and others who might be inclined to take advantage of its simplified design with large, easy to use keys.

Samsung or its distributor, Jitterbug, are supposed to contact each customer to give them a software upgrade. The affected ,models are SPH-a110 and SPH-a120 with standard key pads and version BB14 software.

If you have one and have not been contacted, call Samsung at (866) 304-4980.

Jitterbug says the glitch shouldn't affect most customers. Its vice president of customer service said the main problem would be for those in rural areas where there is limited cell service.

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Save the environment - and your wallet - with $40 solar cell phone

by Aaron Crowe Aaron Crowe RSS Feed Mar 2nd 2009 at 9:30AM

Filed under: Bargains, Extracurriculars, Shopping

The world's first solar powered touch screen cell phone -- Samsung's Blue Earth -- won't be released until later this year and doesn't have a price set for it yet, but you can bet it's going to be costly.

Or at least more than $40. That's how much -- yes, $40 -- that Chinese mobile manufacturer ZTE plans to sell its Coral-200, a solar powered phone for the masses, according to the Web site Inhabitat.com.

This basic looking solar phone is black, not a coral blue like Samsung's beautiful solar phone, and it isn't a touch screen cell phone either. But it does have a solar panel on the back that powers the phone to provide 15 minutes of talk time for every hour of sunlight.

The Coral-200 launches in June. If it launches before the spiffy looking Blue Earth solar phone, it's an inexpensive way to be on the cutting edge of solar phones.


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Circuit City reduces inventory -- the easy way

by Gary E. Sattler Gary E. Sattler RSS Feed Jan 14th 2009 at 12:30PM

Filed under: Extracurriculars, Ripoffs and Scams, Shopping

This is really just a story about simple thievery, but the details are just too good not to share. It seems that the employees of a Circuit City store in North Carolina simply watched a $2300 television walk out the door.



What's even more amazing, as related by the article at SalsburyPost.com, is that one well meaning CC employee even offered to assist the thieves in fastening the heisted television to the top of their car. Unfortunately, the crooks departed before the employee could fully assist them.


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Beware of going cheap on your HDTV purchase: A personal account

by Josh Smith Josh Smith RSS Feed Dec 29th 2008 at 10:00AM

Filed under: Simplification, Technology

It's that wonderful time of year where my wife and I participate in our annual tradition of purchasing a new TV. It's not that we want to buy a new TV every year but for the last 3 years our almost 1 year old TV set has died. Thankfully we purchased the TVs at a small chain in the Midwest, Rex Electronics, which offers an incredibly cheap extended warranty. Normally I would caution against wasting your money on an extended warranty but I've found cheap extended warranties to be invaluable when it comes to off brand TVs.

If we hadn't opted for the 2 year warranty, which only cost $20, we would have easily spent over $2,000 on no name HDTVs over the past few years. Alternately, we could have spent the money on one name brand 1080P HDTV and had money left over for surround sound! Thankfully when our last TV died on Friday, we were able to pay a little extra and get a Samsung with excellent reviews, something I wish we had done from the start. As an added bonus, the picture is 10 times better than the Soyo it replaced.


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Wait! Flat panel TV prices will be coming down.

by Carol Vinzant Carol Vinzant RSS Feed Dec 9th 2008 at 1:30PM

Filed under: Shopping, Technology, Recession

Amid all the depressing news about the lousy economy and even worse retail season I find one piece of news quite cheerful: not only have flat panel TV prices fallen enormously. They're on their way down further.

Writing for the New York Times recently Eric Taub points out that while salesmen say prices are as low as they can get (Shocking!), prices are due to dip further. (He also helpfully notes that springing for the higher resolution 1080p is pointless if you're getting a television that's 40 inches or less. Samsung told investors today in San Francisco that price wars are hurting its margins, so it's investing in a more expensive, faster-refreshing screen.


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Black Friday roundup is back, Best Buy, Target, Staples and more

by Josh Smith Josh Smith RSS Feed Nov 19th 2008 at 3:00PM

Filed under: Bargains, Shopping, Technology, Black Friday

Don't miss our Liveblog, all day November 28!

Black Friday is almost here with every day bringing more ads full of deep discounts. While many of these ads are unconfirmed leaks from stores like Best Buy, Circuit City and Target; several store including Staples and Dell have confirmed their ads with Dealnews.com. Additionally, T-Mobile and Bare Necessities have shared their Black Friday specials directly with WalletPop.com readers.

As we approach the week of Black Friday there will be plenty more ads coming out and more information on when to get in line or to log on in order to get the best deals. We are still waiting to see what Amazon and Walmart as well as many others bring to the table this year. Keep checking back, we'll be sure to let you know what to look for on Black Friday as well as what deals to expect on Cyber Monday!

Scenes from Holiday Shopping

    NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 17: Peter Ripka and New York Giants Quarterback Eli Manning attend Judith Ripka's Holiday Shopping Night hosted by Eli Manning at Judith Ripka on November 17, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Thos Robinson/Getty Images for Judith Ripka)

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    NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 17: David Ripka poses with New York Giants Quarterback Eli Manning at Judith Ripka's Holiday Shopping Night hosted by Eli Manning at Judith Ripka on November 17, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Thos Robinson/Getty Images for Judith Ripka)

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    NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 17: (L-R) Brian Ripka, New York Giants Quarterback Eli Manning, and David Ripka attend Judith Ripka's Holiday Shopping Night hosted by Eli Manning at Judith Ripka on November 17, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Thos Robinson/Getty Images for Judith Ripka)

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    NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 17: (L-R) Brian Ripka and his brother David Ripka speak with New York Giants Quarterback Eli Manning at Judith Ripka's Holiday Shopping Night hosted by Eli Manning at Judith Ripka on November 17, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Thos Robinson/Getty Images for Judith Ripka)

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    NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 14: A worker touches up the recently unveiled Lord and Taylor Christmas windows November 14, 2008 in New York City. The Commerce Department reported today that retail sales fell by a record 2.8 percent last month in another worrisome sign for the economy ahead of the holiday shopping season. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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    NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 14: People view the recently unveiled Lord and Taylor Christmas windows November 14, 2008 in New York City. The Commerce Department reported today that retail sales fell by a record 2.8 percent last month in another worrisome sign for the economy ahead of the holiday shopping season. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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    NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 14: People shop inside Macy's next to holiday decorations November 14, 2008 in New York City. The Commerce Department reported today that retail sales fell by a record 2.8 percent last month in another worrisome sign for the economy ahead of the holiday shopping season. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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    This combo picture shows Japan's toy giant Bandai employee Hajime Kondo sticks his finger into the box from a small hole "Tuttuki bako", which has a LCD display showing his virtual finger and another object to interact with at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on November 14, 2008. Bandai, which introduced the toy in Japan on November 15 for the Christmas shopping season, aims to sell 100,000 units of tuttuki bako by the end of March. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)

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    Japan's toy giant Bandai employee Hajime Kondo sticks his finger into the box from a small hole "Tuttuki bako", which has a LCD display showing his virtual finger and another object to interact with such as a human face animation, a panda clutching a ball or a karate-practicing stickman at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on November 14, 2008. Bandai, which introduced the toy in Japan on November 15 for the Christmas shopping season, aims to sell 100,000 units of tuttuki bako by the end of March. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)

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    Japan's toy giant Bandai employee Hajime Kondo sticks his finger into the box from a small hole "Tuttuki bako", which has a LCD display showing his virtual finger and another object to interact with such as a human face animation, a panda clutching a ball or a karate-practicing stickman at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on November 14, 2008. Bandai, which introduced the toy in Japan on November 15 for the Christmas shopping season, aims to sell 100,000 units of tuttuki bako by the end of March. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)

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Best Buy
Best Buy's leaked ad brings several tempting door busters to the table, including a 50" plasma for $899 and a 32" LCD for $399. There's a well equipped Toshiba laptop sporting a 15.4' screen, dual core processor, 3 GB of ram and a 160 GB hard drive for $379! There's also one of the best deals on an Xbox 360 so far, including two extra games on top of those which come with the holiday bundle for a total of four games in the $299 package.

Circuit City
Circuit City ups the ante this year by offering several name-brand HDTV deals on Black Friday including a 42" Samsung Plasma for $699 and a 32" Toshiba for $449! At these prices, there's no reason to go with a store brand when you can enjoy the quality of Samsung or Toshiba. Circuit City, which has filed for bankruptcy and is closing many stores, is also discounting numerous video games and Blu-Ray titles for Black Friday. Even though many of these titles have been out for a few months, they make a great gift to go with one of the many Xbox 360 deals going on.

What's else is on tap at places like Target, Staples and Dell?


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Nintendo Wii + Wii Sports, FREE from T-Mobile

by Gary E. Sattler Gary E. Sattler RSS Feed May 18th 2008 at 2:15AM

Filed under: Bargains, Shopping, Technology, Daily Deal, Career

naThe Daily Deal forSunday, May 18 2008

Let me begin this Daily Deal post by stating that this deal is available only in the UK (for the time being). My thinking is, if enough potential U.S. customers make it known to Samsung that they would really like to see a deal like this surface in the U.S., maybe we could make it happen. I think it would take about 300,000 inquiries, so tell a whole bunch of your friends about it.

For a limited time, T-Mobile in the UK is giving away FREE Nintendo Wii systems plus Wii Sports, to customers who purchase the new Samsung Soul U900 mobile phone and contract for 18 months in T-Mobile's Flext 35 user plan.

The Samsung Soul was just released in April and it has been grabbing a lot of attention from reviewers. This is a full featured phone with a 5mp, auto focus camera, and web browser. Consumer response has been very mixed on this phone. You can get the specifications and read about 400 consumer comments at cellswholesale.com.

Now in reality, just the fact that they're giving away Wii systems to move these phones kind of speaks for itself. So here's what I recommend to our UK readers. If you're due for a new service provider and you like the T-Mobile contract, then here's what you do; Buy the phone, get your free Wii system, move the service contract to a phone you really like, and sell the Samsung Soul U900 on eBay for cheap.

There's a Daily Deal for you!

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