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    Costco adopts 90-day return policy on electronics

    A free 2 year warranty and 90 days return is still way better than Circuit City, Bestbuy, or anyone else for that matter. This keeps all the abusers away and keeps prices low for the rest of us honest people.
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    Paypal $15 of $30 offer (Feb. 8 - March 31)

    How do we know this isn't a PHISHING or SPAM collection site? Why do I see no mention of this on the Paypal website. If this were legitimate, there would be a link to it from the Paypal website itself. Keeping my gmail account free of SPAM is worth more than the $15 I'd save here.
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    MP3 to WMA Converter???

    I second the recommendation for dBpowerAMP. Although, it would be better if you created them from a CD to WMA, not from MP3 (or any other lossy format) to WMA. I know it's popular to bash Microsoft around here, but WMA is infinitely better than MP3 at 64kbps for stereo music, which is why...
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    HOT MAMA! Where To Put Your Money If It's Just Sitting In a Checking Account

    APY = Annual Percentage Yield = Compounded (will the higher than APR) APR = Annual Percentage Rate = Simple/Uncompounded (will be lower than APY) Most banks do daily compounding, but pay out monthly. So, to compare apples to apples, always compare one bank's APY to another banks APY. It...
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    Office Depot Restocking Fees. March 14th

    It only makes sense since so many people abuse more liberal policies. Many shameless losers probably "borrowed" a laptop and projector for a presentation, only to return it a couple of weeks later before their credit card bill even arrived. It would have cost several hundred dollars to rent...
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    Ultra 3.5" USB 2.0 External Hard Drive Enclosure with Fan $20 AR

    I don't see any rebate on any of these...did it expire?
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    Famous bread recipe *Free*

    While you're at it, why don't you ruin another of my favorite forums. Post your stupid off-topic bread recipe at http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/ ... you'll see how fast it gets deleted from the photography forums. It would be Off-topic there, it's off-topic here, the only difference is no...
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    Famous bread recipe *Free*

    Just get the :| F* :| out of the Hot Deals forum. YOU'RE WWWWAAAAAYYYYY OFF TOPIC with your Julia Childs bread recipe talk!!!!
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    Famous bread recipe *Free*

    I'm sick of seeing this on the Hot Deals forums & my RSS feed from it on Google IG. Take your crap to a food forum like http://forums.craigslist.org/?forumID=22 . Come back to us when you hear about a great deal on Opteron 165s.
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    Klipsch ifi at costco $199 (ipod speakers)

    Went to the Costco in Redondo Beach, CA with the intention of getting these. They had them in-stock, but I decided to get the Altec Laqnsing inMotion IM7 they had right next to these instead. The Altec Lansing was $217 vs $199 for these...I decided to go for the AL because it was very portable...
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    Mongoose Full Suspension Mens Bike 149+40 shipping

    It's just a marketing gimmick calling these Kmart quality toys a "full suspension mountain bike". They're great for riding around with your family around the block or the park, but that's it. It's a class action lawsuit waiting to happen when a couple of people crack their heads by believing...
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    (Possible backorder?) Polk R15 bookshelf speakers $39.99 pair + S/H @ outpost.com

    Louder than anyone will ever need as computer speakers. This gives you 6-8W of TRUE audiophile output, a lot louder than the fake "claimed" 40W Sony Powered speakers I used to have. It's loud enough for classical music, Pearl Jam, Pink Floyd, Nirvana, Fugazi, Shakira....it fills up my...
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    (Possible backorder?) Polk R15 bookshelf speakers $39.99 pair + S/H @ outpost.com

    I'm using a 12V Lite-on power supply that originally came with a Motorolla Surfboard cable modem I used to use. The plug size, volts, and polarity were perfect for this. I guess it's a pretty standard size and volts. For what you want, you would need to find a DVD player with built-in DTS...
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    (Possible backorder?) Polk R15 bookshelf speakers $39.99 pair + S/H @ outpost.com

    G*D D*MN these sound SOOOOO much better than the crappy Sony powered desktop speakers I had. I just got around to hooking up these speakers to the Sonic Impact 5066 amp and am so amazed by how good the combination and my high-bitrate LAME VBR MP3s sound. This < $100 amp and speaker combination...
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    Monarch Black Friday

    haha, I guess they might give you a "Monarch Fanboy special deal" and refund you for the credit card interest that you accrued while they took their sweet time shipping your order.
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    Monarch Black Friday

    Stormside: correct, but that's the problem, MONARCH DOESN'T MAKE IT CLEAR that it isn't following the "GENERAL INDUSTRY RULE". It's sneaky not to follow the GENERAL INDUSTRY RULE about shipping first, then charging.
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    Monarch Black Friday

    It's Federal Law, they can't charge until they ship. You shouldn't have to pay interest on an item if they're taking 2-4 weeks fulfilling it. Only the small shops like monarch and tankwhatever do this nonsense because they don't have legal counsel advising them, and a bunch of college students...
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    (DEAD) 10 free iTunes *Must score 8/10 or better on a Ford driving skills test

    I already told you I hate drivers ed...give me the cheat sheet!
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    (DEAD) 10 free iTunes *Must score 8/10 or better on a Ford driving skills test

    What's the link for the answers? I looked but couldn't find them...and I hate the DMV and my driver's ed class from High School!!!
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    Monarch Black Friday

    WARNING: THOSE BASTARDS AT MONARCH CHARGE YOUR CREDIT CARD AS SOON AS YOU ORDER, EVEN IF THEY SHIP YOUR STUFF 2 WEEKS LATER. That's the first time any online retailer has done that...Buy.com, Amazon, and every other major retailer waits until they SHIP to do that.
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    BestBuy/Xbox Inventory Locator

    (176 premium, 58 core) 20 minutes from work...I'll be late to work tomorrow!
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    (Possible backorder?) Polk R15 bookshelf speakers $39.99 pair + S/H @ outpost.com

    I got these to replace my Sony Desktop Speakers connected to my computer. I also got a highly rated Sonic Impact 5066 amp from Buy.com for $26 with free shipping. It amazes me how many of us have top-of-the-line Soundblaster cards, but then pair them with cheap $30 Sony/Labtech/Altec-Lansing...
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    Last Opteron 165 Inventory for 2 weeks @ NewEgg

    I've just ordered my 165 from Newegg. For a motherboard, I'll probably go with the DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813136152 . Can you guys recommend good memory for overclocking that combo? I'll be happy with a stable 2.5/2.6 Ghz...
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    AMEX Business Gold $50 Free/No fee -- HOT or NOT?

    It looks like this site just gets a referral fee for every application that came by way of their site. The site where you apply is actually american express, as verified by their SSL ceritificate issued by Verisign. The thing is that this is only an introductory offer for the 1st year. I...
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    Free Chipotle Burrito Today - 10/31/05

    Just what this country where 60% of the population is F-A-T needed. What a bunch of pigs :o we are to not be satisfied with the 1000+ calories that one of there oversized pasta bowls provides to begin with....that's not even counting the 5 greasy breadsticks the typical pig there eats with his...
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    Free Chipotle Burrito Today - 10/31/05

    No way, my nephew works at Chipotle, and says half their ingredients come out of a CAN! Baja Fresh is AUTHENTIC FRESH Mexican, and they pride themselves on making everything without any cans or microwaves. Chipotle is half-ways between Taco Bell and Baja Fresh with regards to freshness and...