http://damox.com/shopping FatWallet, SlickDeals, Dealcatcher and Froogle - wrapped into one Wed, 14 Feb 2007 04:29:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here's something that's not just annoying, it's also definitely illegal: Best Buy uses a different internal website than the public one, and their internal website is used as proof of a products price. This doesn't seem like such a big deal at first. I'm sure many retailers have internal websites ... http://damox.com/shopping/2007/02/14/best-buy-internal-website-plays-part-in-scam/ As you can see from the picture, COMPUSA has decided to give away a free iTunes gift card with each Zune purchase. Perhaps someone should notify the store that iTunes music will not work on the Zune. Or maybe not, this is kind of funny.compstupid.jpg (JPEG Image, 522x242 pixels)Technorati Tags: ... http://damox.com/shopping/2007/02/09/compusa-sells-zune-with-a-free-itunes-gift-card/ I just discovered this very Web 2.0ish site that provides very useful tools for anyone buying and selling on eBay. Basically, they mash up all sorts of data on various products, so you know how much certain items should sell for. You could probably use this site in combination with ... http://damox.com/shopping/2007/02/07/buy-and-sell-better-on-ebay-with-wipbox/ It seems the only thing worse than those Buy.com commercials, featuring their annoying CEO Scott Blum, is Buy.com's customer service. I've linked to a horror story from a customer who ordered something from Buy.com, paid for it with Paypal, saw the amount deducted from his Paypal account, and was then ... http://damox.com/shopping/2007/01/15/buycom-customer-service-nightmare/ I'm going to avoid advertising specific sites on here as much as I can, but it is absolutely necessary that you know about Woot.com. This site has become famous for its creativity - or some would say gimmick - each day, they offer one product. Usually this product is deeply ... http://damox.com/shopping/2007/01/09/wootcom-one-day-one-deal/ Although they don't advertise it, Amazon.com does have a 30-day price guarantee, so if you've bought something from them you can get credit if the price goes down a few weeks later. The number to call is 1-800-201-7575, and then press 7 to get a human right away. Just ... http://damox.com/shopping/2007/01/04/amazoncoms-secret-30-day-price-guarantee/ If you buy a CD from Best Buy, don't expect to get a refund when it the CD player in your car can't read it. A man tried that with a Tony Bennett CD the other day, and the Best Buy manager told him there were state and federal laws ... http://damox.com/shopping/2007/01/01/best-buy-calls-911-on-man-asking-for-refund/ Black Friday is here again! It's the official start of the 2006 holiday shopping season, and stores were mobbed at the wee early hours of the morning by shoppers looking to get that portable DVD player or XBox 360. In the newscast I've posted below, one man even cries because ... http://damox.com/shopping/2006/11/24/happy-shopping-day/ I've built this little site because everyone is always asking me where I shop online. I always seem to find the best deals, and everyone thinks it must be some secret site I know about. It's not. I know a bunch of great sites that track amazing deals from all ... http://damox.com/shopping/2006/11/21/welcome-to-shopping-deals/