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Woot-off checkers are great to leave open as a tab in your browser because they automatically update and tell you when the next woot has started…

The trick is to find one that is stable!

Here is a list of a whole bunch of them-if you find a good one be sure to come back and post it!

Woot-Off Checkers Linky

Remember-the good deals last just a few minutes, so check often!
Who knows, you may actually get the Bag Of Crap this time…or maybe not.
www.woot.com
Woot-Off Starts Tonight!!!

Offer Linky
The plan includes unlimited phone calls, sms, picture mail, walkie-talkie, and internet access.
It is currently being tested out for phones with area codes in the following markets: Philadelphia, Tampa Bay, Minneapolis, and the S. Fransisco/Bay Area.

This is pretty crazy…
News Article Linky

Google Maps now lets you choose your route and add destinations!

Now try it yourself!

Check out this route from LGA to 770 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn.

Google maps by default takes you on the Grand Central West to the congested BQE.

Let’s say you want to go on the Jackie Robinson instead. Just put your mouse at the beginning of the route and a white square will show up saying “Drag to change route.” Drag the box to the right about an inch to force the route onto the Grand Central West. Google will now automatically reroute you over the Jackie Robinson.

You can right click on the Start/pause/end points to remove them. Additionally you can right click anywhere on the map to add a new destination, or to add an origin if you have removed all start/stop points.

Pretty cool, no?

Update: I decided to call Amazon and speak to a manager instead of just relying on one email communication.
The extremely sympathetic manager preemptively refunded the money for my entire order!!! (I would’ve been happy with a partial refund!)
It’s amazing customer service like this when something goes wrong that truly sets Amazon apart.

Originally posted on 07/16:

Original Pinzon Post Linky

Amazon shipped only part of my Pinzon order to me.

I made 2 orders, 1 was for 8 swirl dof glasses and 2 decanters for $18.78.
The other was for 8 swirl pilsner glasses, 2 swirl pitchers, 4 swirl dof glasses, and 1 decanter for $40.

My 1st order was completely canceled.
My 2nd order was only half shipped-half of it was canceled, but I was charged the full $40!

I complained to them about the “scam” that they pulled and was offered a $10 gift certificate.

Not good enough.

Looks like it’s time to fight the charge with AMEX…

There’s not much that you can legally do about a canceled order, but to send out a partial order at full price just isn’t right!

Ctownreaders ordered several hundred of these Pinzon sets from Amazon last week- What are you going to do?

Update 2-11:00AM-CNN has just published the list in English.

Update: According to the Brazilian news article below, at 9AM today TAM announced that there were 186 people on board.

I don’t normally post these stories, but I still haven’t seen a list of passenger names on any of the English language news sites, so here is a list of the 176 passengers from a Brazilian news site.
List of passengers on TAM 3054 (Portuguese)

At least 15 more people on the ground were killed.

The Airbus A320 landed in bad weather, and crashed into a gas station, causing a fire of over 1800 degrees Fahrenheit

11 years ago a TAM flight skidded off of the runway at the same airport, killing all 96 on board…

I have personally flown out of Sao Paulo’s domestic airport, Congonhas, on multiple occasions.
It is right in the middle of the city and indeed has a very short runway (shorter than the runway at Chicago/Midway where the Southwest Airlines accident occurred a few years ago)

After my incident going from the much farther international airport, Guarulhos, to the city, I actually moved some of my domestic travel to leave from Congonhas instead of Guarulhos…

This is the first time that I can remember ever seeing an airline willing to sell elite status.

You can buy 90 day elite status ranging from Silver to Platinum, for prices ranging from $200-$600, depending on whether you currently have any elite status on USAirways.

If within those 90 days you fly between 7,500 and 22,500 miles (depending on the elite level that you bought into) you will be able to keep the status until February 2009.

Offer Linky
Elite Benefits Linky

Packet 8 Promotional $25 Statement Credit Signup Linky

Uniden UIP165P $30 Rebate (Free After Rebate)

Remember to port your sunrocket phone number to another carrier asap so that you won’t lose your phone number!!!
When placing an order, just select “Keep my old number” instead of “Get a new number.”

Packet 8 has a Residential 1 year unlimited calling plan to US and Canadian phones for just $199.99 (that’s under $17/month!)
Other plans include a $24.99/month monthly plan and a $49.99/month plan with unlimited calling to numerous countries throughout Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East (And the answer is yes, Israel is included in the unlimited global plan).

Additionally they give you a free(after rebate) Uniden cordless/expandable phone with a built-in router when you sign up.

A very neat benefit of having VOIP service is realized when you are traveling internationally. You can simply plug an ethernet cable into your phone and you will have a US based number and be able to make free phone calls back to the US from wherever in the world that you may find yourself!

There is a $29.99 activation fee, but when you go through the link above you will receive a $24.99 credit on your first bill to help offset the fee.

As far as call quality goes, in Brazil we used Packet 8 for a year, and it worked out very well for us.

There is a 30 day money back guarantee-as long as you use less than 300 minutes, you will not be charged for the monthly fee, and the activation fee will be refunded as well.

www.mets.com/delta
Use promotion code: SKYMILES

All tickets must be picked up at will-call.
A 500 mile Delta voucher will be included at will-call for each ticket purchased.

The Upper Reserved seats are normally $17, and are just $10 with this promotion.
Valid dates:
Tue., August 7 7:10 p.m. vs. Atlanta Braves
Wed., August 8 7:10 p.m. vs. Atlanta Braves
Thu., August 9 12:10 p.m. vs. Atlanta Braves
Tue., August 21 7:10 p.m. vs. San Diego Padres
Wed., August 22 7:10 p.m. vs. San Diego Padres
Thu., August 23 7:10 p.m. vs. San Diego Padres

You can purchase up to 12 tickets per game.
There is a ticketmaster surcharge of $2.25/ticket and $4.50/order.

Despite the dozens of emails I would receive from people letting me know about the latest Sunrocket $99 promotion 2 years of phone service, I never made a post on them.
They just seemed too desperate to survive.

Sunrocket service abruptly ended yesterday, leaving hundreds of thousands of customers stranded.

Don’t wait-call your credit card company and file a chargeback immediately.
There are time limits to when you can file a chargeback (although some issuers, like AMEX, are particularly lenient in enforcing those limits)

Pentax Optio E30 Linky
$20 Rebate Linky

Jabra BT350 Bluetooth Headset Linky

2GB Ram Linky
$20 Rebate Linky

Related Post:
AAdvantage Credit Card Reduced Mileage Awards For July-September 2007 Linky

These are valid from any US48 city for AA flights between September 7, 2007 and November 14, 2007.
You must be a Citi AAdvantage cardholder to book travel.
Just call 800-882-8880 to claim the award and reference the award code listed next to each destination.

Destinations:
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Coach: 17,500 CBPLMM18
Business/First: 52,500 CBPLMM53

Fort Myers, FL
Coach: 17,500 CBPLM18
Business/First: 37,500 CBPLM38

Tampa, FL
Coach: 17,500 CBPLM18
Business/First: 37,500 CBPLM38

Jacksonville, FL
Coach: 17,500 CBPLM18
Business/First: 37,500 CBPLM38

Honolulu, HI
Coach: 27,500 CBPLM28
Business/First: 67,500 CBPLM68

Kona, HI
Coach: 27,500 CBPLM28
Business/First: 67,500 CBPLM68

This is today’s woot, so hurry up and buy it before it sells out!
2 pack=$13.99 Shipped
4 pack=$22.98 Shipped
6 pack=$31.97 Shipped
Woot.com linky

Conagra Amazon Linky
Use code: SNACKS99

Like sunflower seeds (or want to give a funny gift to someone who does?)
You can get 324 bags of sunflower seeds for under $40 shipped with this coupon!
David Seeds (OU certified) In-Shell Sunflower Seeds (324 Bags) Linky

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AA announced that you can now confirm a seat for $25 for a same day travel flight change within 12 hours of your desired flight.

Previously you had to do it within 3 hours of your desired flight.

This change will make it much easier to confirm a change to switch to a flight later than your original flight, rather than be limited to changing to an earlier flight becuase of the 3 hour rule.

The best thing about confirmed standby is that it works even on mileage and priceline tickets, which normally do not allow standby at all!

Here’s hoping that other airlines will match this customer-friendly policy change!

Rules:
-Only available for domestic/caribbean flights.
-No changes are allowed in origin/destination airports.
-Changes to the connecting airports are allowed.
-Changing from an itinerary with a stop to nonstop or vice versa is allowed!

PR Linky
Confirmed Standby Linky

www.aa.com/dealfinder
AA’s deal finder is a small downloadable application that will check multiple times daily for cheap AA fares when running in your system tray.
You just tell it where you want to go, for what dates, and for what price, and when a match is found it will tell you!

Whe you download the app. you will also receive personalized offers based on your travel interests (in your DealFinder profile) and exclusive discounts and promotions!

Just call Verizon at 888-226-0799 and tell them you got a mailing that said to call up concerning if Verizon’s Service package is still meeting all of your needs.

You should get a $10 credit over the next 4 months of phone bills!

Good Luck!

Last year I upgraded the supplied 40 GB 4,200 RPM(Rotations per minute) hard drive on my Dell 700m notebook to a 100 GB 7200 RPM hard drive.

Being the early adopter that I am I paid dearly for it at the time ($220 or so) but it was the best upgrade that I made on my laptop.

The performance boost from the 7,200 RPM hard drive was much more noticeable than from more RAM or a faster processor.

After the upgrade windows booted up in literally half the time, and programs opened up without any delays (e.g. before the upgrade firefox used to take a fair amount of time to open up, afterwards it didn’t take any time at all!)

At any rate Dell is now selling the 160GB 7,200 RPM drive for just $129, which is an unbeatable price.

The drive is manufactured by Seagate. (You can tell that it’s a Seagate by clicking on the picture of the hard drive to enlarge the image!)

Even though the links say that it’s for a “Latitude D820″ this will work fine in any notebook that takes standard 2.5″ SATA notebook hard drives.

This drive is available from Dell Home Outlet or Dell Small Business.
I would recommend buying from Dell Small Business, just in case Dell Home Outlet might send you a refurbished drive!

160GB 7,200 RPM SATA Hard Drive From Dell Home

160GB 7,200 RPM SATA Drive From Dell Small Business

Related Post:
Hot AMEX Signup Bonuses For July!

This is really simple, but it may not work for everyone.

I discovered this after activating a few family member’s cards.

When you are activating your card, push “0″ to speak to a live person.
They will run through a whole activation spiel with you.
As part of the spiel they will offer you the ability to add an additional card to your account and get 2,500 bonus starwood points for adding one cardholder, with no annual fee!

Getting an additional card should not affect your credit at all.

You do not have to give the other cardholders social security number, just a birthdate (Tell them that you don’t know their social security number).

If you are not offered the additional card or the 2,500 points, just ask for it!

Good luck, and please post your experiences!

Additionally I was not successful in one try at getting this promo for an existing card, but if anyone is successful, please post that as well!

All the watches are normally about $130, and are now about $70 shipped.
Skagen Black Mesh/Blue Face Watch Linky
Skagen Black Mesh/Black Face Watch Linky
Skagen Grey Mesh/Grey Face Watch Linky
Skagen Grey Mesh/Blue Face Watch Linky
Skagen Grey Watch #1 Linky
Skagen Grey Watch #2 Linky

Dell Inspiron 530s Slim Desktop Linky

I definitely recommend upgrading to the Core 2 Duo processor for $40, but other than that it’s just a matter of personal preference.

Specs @ $499:
-Intel Dual-Core 1.6Ghz Processor
Upgrade to Core 2 Duo 1.8Ghz for just $40.
-Vista Home Premium
-19″ Flat Panel LCD
Upgrade to 22″ Flat Panel LCD for just $100.
-1GB RAM at 667MHZ
Upgrade to 2GB Ram for $100.
-160GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM)
-48X CD Burner/DVD Reader
Upgrade to 16x DVD Burner for $30
-Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3100
-Data/Fax Modem
Upgrade to Data/Fax Modem plus 802.11b/g wi-fi card for $30

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FIRST SPOUSE COINS:

Are you looking to sell your first spouse coins?

We are willing to purchase up to 100 coins at a 30% profit to you over the mint prices.

We are paying CASH or Cashiers Check for these coins.
Preferably the boxes from mint should remain sealed.
If interested email us at:

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A New Way How To Get Out Of Your Cell Phone Contract (Posted 06/06/07)

“These were the customers that had nothing to do but call us every single day demanding credit. And they were getting it because customer care was getting exhausted from arguing with them. So a nickel at a time these customers were collecting literally thousands of dollars in credit balances.”

HT: Consumerist

Meanwhile, here at ctown headquarters we are happy to report that our 20 lines of Sprint service are still going strong…

$10 Rebate Linky
Asher O. sent me this rebate form that he got with his order. Seemingly it seems like it should be good for anyone.
I don’t recommend buying something counting on getting this rebate, but if you anyways bought something it’s worth a shot!

Update: This is the longest a bag of crap has ever stayed alive at woot.
Who knows if they will honor all of the orders!?!
At any rate it is less of a hassle than the last $1M bag of crap that I got in April…

Run, Run, Run!!!
www.woot.com

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$899 XPS M1210 Linky
Use $175 coupon code(Exp: 07/12 or after 5,000 uses): K0BH3R50CX2M4V

As far as all the Dell naysayers go, I can only speak for myself, but I’ve been using a similar Dell Ulraportable 12.1″ Notebook every day since I launched Ctownbochur.com over 2.5 years ago-and it’s still as good as new!

M1210 Specs @ $899:
-Intel Core 2 Duo 1.83Ghz Processor
-12.1″ WXGA Wide Screen LCD With Dell TrueLife
-Vista Home Premium
-Integrated 1.3MP Rotating Webcam
-Mobile Broadband Antenna
-1GB RAM at 667MHZ
-256MB NVIDIA GeForce 7400 (Choose this over the Intel option)
-80GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
-8X CD/DVD Double-layer Burner (DVD+/-RW)
-Dell 1390b/g wi-fi or Intel PRO/Wireless 3945a/g
-15 Month McAfee anti-virus/spyware/firewall security system.
-1Yr LoJack for Laptops Theft Protection

Instructions:
Step 1: Scroll down the page and click on the “Buy Both And Save” button to add the set of 4 Double Old-Fashioned DOF Glasses and 4 Highball Glasses to your cart.
Step 2: Go to your shopping cart and edit the quantity of both sets of 4 cups to 2 each.
Step 3: Proceed to checkout.
Step 4: At the checkout page the final price will plunge to just $39.99!!!

Go ahead and get your free 7.11 ounce slurpee at all 7-11’s today in honor of 7/11!
No coupons are necessary, while supplies last.
7-11 Store Locater Linky
Kosher Slurpee List (Chicago Rabbinical Council)
Kosher Slurpee List (Star-K)

Thanks to Ben Greenberger for the reminder!