Newegg: a few very cheap USB3 cables (FS), and some others w/ and w/o FS

[Mike64]

50% off with code BFCBCCM50, and free shipping. None of them has any reviews, but Coboc cables generally get reasonably good reviews on Newegg. Prices indicated are with the discount:

Coboc CY-U3-ABMM-3-BL 3ft USB 3.0 Type A to B (blue) $1.40
Coboc CY-U3-ABMM-6-WH 6ft USB 3.0 Type A to B (white) $2.00
Coboc CY-U3-AAMM-6-WH 6ft USB 3.0 Type A to A (white) $1.75

And some more USB 3.0 cables (look for the discounted ones, the code doesn't apply to all of them), but no free shipping.

And finally, all the Coboc cables with the same promo code discount, some with, some without FS.

 

[VirtualLarry]

No USB3.0 extension cables? Just A to B?

 

[Mike64]

No USB3.0 extension cables? Just A to B?

Not at -50% and FS, anyway... Did you look through the cables at the fourth and fifth links? I thought I saw an A/male to A/female cable in there somewhere, maybe even at 50% off, but not with FS. The prices with the discount but also with shipping are "pretty good", but not "hot" IMO, hence my singling out the three I did to post individually. I ordered 2 each of those for $10 net, which is about as "hot" as it gets for USB3 cables with at least a semblance of brand-reputability behind them...

[Edit] Never mind all that. The short answer is "no". There's only a short one currently in stock, and neither it nor the longer one that's OOS is/was discounted at all with that promo code.

 

[Mike64]

Was I the last person to discover that you can use Newegg promo codes only once, even for different stuff when the same code applies to many different products? (I found this out only after an automated reply to my messaged query about it directed me to their "knowledge base".) I'm not "outraged" and it's not the end of the world, but it is kind of annoying and I perhaps a little short-sighted on their part... Oh well, just means ordering from them even less than I already have been for the last couple of years.<shrug>

But in any event, I'll point out that one of the "other cables" included in this promo is a USB to parallel port adapter cable (for $4 with the code), which I didn't even realize were a Thing. For $8, I'll wait to order one (from wherever I end up ordering it) until I have a specific use for it, but at "half price" I would've grabbed one despite the low probability that I'll ever actually use it. (The most likely scenario would involve dumpster-diving, and it's been a while since I've seen a parallel port-only device even in anyone's trash...)

 

[VirtualLarry]

Yeah, Newegg promo codes are a single-use per account. Been that way, since, basically forever.

 

[Mike64]

Yeah, Newegg promo codes are a single-use per account. Been that way, since, basically forever.

Oh well. I wasn't suggesting it was a change in policy, and I guess it never came up for me because I wouldn't normally go to order more than one of an item in question. I can see limiting it to one order per product, but when a single code applies to a whole slew of 'em, it seems kind of short-sighted... but what to do I know?