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Crucial 4GB USB Flash Drive Linky
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TRENDnet Wi-Fi (802.11g) Router Linky
If you need wi-fi on your notebook or desktop you may also want to get this usb adapter for $17.
Delta Tickets: Get an automatic 5% cash rebate on your AMEX statement plus double miles by using the Delta business Amex.
Get an automatic 3% cash rebate on your AMEX statement plus Starpoints/Trueblue points by using a Starwood or Jetblue business amex…
Seems like Delta is having softer than expected demand for their new Atlanta-Shanghai route…which is why they filed this gem of a fare
Atlanta To Shanghai, China-$565 All-In RT On Delta
Sample Valid Date: 04/08-04/15
This fare is also valid from other departure cities at a slightly higher rate (All prices include all taxes) Here are some valid cities:
Ft. Lauderdale/Miami: $583
Houston: $596
Baltimore/Boston/Cleveland/JFK: $629
(All prices listed in this post were accurate for travel from 04/08-04/15 on Delta.com as of the time of this posting)
Update: Dead!
Fare valid for travel through the end of scheduling!
Washington DC-Denver -$97+ RT On Northwest
Kauai, the oldest and most lush of the Hawaiian islands, is one of the most beautiful places on this planet…you’re in for a real treat if you go! (Feel free to email me for activity suggestions!)
Travel is officially valid through 06/04, however finding valid dates may be a little tricky…with a little luck you should be able to price out a $400 fare with all taxes.
Newark-Kauai, HI-$360+ RT On AA and United
Update 2: HURRY! Alive Again!
Update: DEAD!
Kit Includes:
-Travel Case
-AC Travel Charger
-DC Car Charger
-USB 2.0 Sync/Charge Cable
-FireWire Charging Cable
-Earbud Headphones
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Buy one get one free coupons are available now for 20 oz. and 2 liters in the top left-hand side of the site!
Portable Folding Speaker System For iPod/MP3 Linky
Use $9 off coupon: LOVE9D
Update: Eli comments that he was able to call the Clear support line (866-848-2415) to confirm that the first year will be free (a savings of $128) and to remove the auto-renewal option so that he won’t be charged for the program after the year is up.
Related: Free Hyatt Platinum Status
Airports accepting the Clear card
HT: the fan club
Ergotron Neo-Flex LCD Wall Mount Linky
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You must sign up by 03/31.
Status is valid for 90 days. If you stay once in a Hyatt during the 90 days then the status will last until 02/28/09.
HT: Nooch
Creative Noise-Canceling Headphones Linky
$30 Rebate Linky
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If you have a Banana/GAP/Old Navy card you will get 25% off your entire purchase, otherwise you will get 20% off.
You will want to print up both of these if you’re going to use it in a store…
Find a great deal in today’s Amazon sale? Post a comment and share the wealth!
Why wait on hold and try to find your way around a phone tree maze when you can have companies call your phone or talk to you over the web for free?
I used the Starwood callback link extensively while traveling in Israel in order to make and change award reservations (which was especially nice because incoming calls are free on Israeli cell phones!)
It’s just too bad that more companies don’t utilize this great technology…
Know any other popular companies that use click-to-talk technology? Please post a comment!
Link to all 489 eligible products
Use the following code at checkout (Exp: 03/31): GENMILLS
Use the following code on the checkout page: ZINE3
Average Amazon.com customer review rating: 4.5/5
Philips Active Noise Canceling Earbuds Linky
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Shoebuy Linky
Shoebuy Crocs Post Linky
Use the following code for 20% off:
MADNESS08
You can pick up the highly rated New Balance MX608 running shoes in black, white, or white/navy for less than $44 shipped with the coupons!
When you register for a new Shoebuy account an additional 10% off is taken off automatically at the final checkout page for the first 60 days that the account is open!
Shoebuy always offers free shipping and free return shipping!
Update 2: Appears to no longer be bookable!
Update: Jetblue, like most LCC’s (low-cost carriers) does not prohibit hidden-city ticketing. I know for a fact that Airtran actually allows you to buy a hidden-city ticket and check your luggage through to the connecting city instead of the final destination. I am not sure if Jetblue will allow you to do this, but if someone tries it out please report back!
Related: Jetblue’s contract of carriage
Jetblue has gone crazy.
They have a $59+ one way fare ($80 including all taxes) to/from Long Beach, CA and S. Jose, CA.
Here’s the rub: The flight connects in your choice of JFK or Boston.
So feel free to buy a one-way ticket to/from Long Beach, CA and S. Jose, CA. and then get off in JFK or Boston for just $80!
This is not bookable on Jetblue.com!
This deal works best on Orbitz.com ($83-$84)
The cheapest site to book this on will be on Priceline.com ($80) but it doesn’t seem to always work there.
-Just click on “One-way” and do a search from LGB to SJC or SJC to LGB.
-Choose Jetblue as the carrier (Jetblue won’t always show up on Priceline)
-Buy the ticket, fly from Long Beach to JFK for example, and throw away the connecting portion from JFK to SJC!
Sample valid date: 04/01.
Caveats:
1. Obviously this will only work for the one-way from either Californian city to JFK or Boston. For the other way you’ll just have to pony-up the normal one-way fare to CA. Therefore this deal is best if you’re just looking to get from CA to JFK or BOS.
2. Checking your luggage may prove tricky. It is unknown if Jetblue will allow you to check your luggage to a connecting city.
Earlier today USeless Airways published cheap fares to/from Hawaii and all 3 of Continental’s hubs throughout the end of their schedule.
I didn’t post it because it was a fake, they had published a great fare but they allocated exactly zero seats to the sale!
Nevertheless Continental felt the need to protect its fortress hubs and just matched all 3 of the fares. And they actually had the class to allocate seats to the sale fares!
Houston-Honolulu-$340+ RT On Continental
Cleveland-Honolulu-$353+ RT On Continental
Newark-Honolulu-$432+ RT On Continental
You can save an additional 5% instantly off these fares and get double miles by using your Continental MC and using the code: Onepass
20,000 Starwood Starpoints transfer into 25,000 Flying Blue (Air France and KLM’s joint loyalty program) miles.
That is all you will need to have to get to Israel or any other “European” destination in March or April!
In that article he pointed ways of getting to Israel for 40,000 Starpoints or less (Via transferring Starpoints to JAL, British Airways, LAN, or Flying Blue)
Now S.B.S. points out (via fellow Clevelander “Beaubo”) that the Flying Blue program has special reduced mileage awards released every 2 months called “Web@wards.” These awards are 50% off the regular rate.
For March/April there is a Web@ward to/from Chicago or Toronto and Europe Zones 1, 2, or 3.
This is how Flying Blue defines Europe:
Europe 1: Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Netherlands, and Switzerland
Europe 2: Austria, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Malta, Norway, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden
Europe 3: Albania, Algeria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Libya, Latvia, Lithuania, Morocco, Poland, Czech Republic, Romania, Western Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Tunisia, Ukraine, and Yugoslavia
The cost for the round-trip ticket is just 25,000 Flying Blue miles!!!
That’s right, open 2 free Starwood AMEX credit cards and you’ve got a mileage ticket to Israel!
As Flying Blue considers Israel to be part of Europe (zone 3), it qualifies as a valid origin or destination.
Even better, unlike with most carriers, you can book one way award tickets with Flying Blue, so if you want to go one-way it will be just 12,500 Flying Blue miles!
The Web@wards to/from Chicago and Toronto can only be flown with KLM via Amsterdam. Web@wards are not valid on Skyteam partners such as Continental or Delta (although nonstop travel to Israel on those carriers is allowed on the regular 40,000 Starpoints/50,000 Flying Blue miles award to Europe zone 3.)
There is also a March/April Web@ward for Los Angeles to/from London nonstop on Air France for just 12,500 miles OW/25,000 miles RT.
Taxes and fuel surcharges, which can be hefty on international carriers, are extra.
Flying Blue Wab@wards: March/April 2008
Unfortunately, you cannot search online for mileage availability on Flying Blue unless you have the required miles in your account.
The best bet for checking availability will be by calling Flying Blue at 1-800-375-8723
Coming soon: How you can check for mileage ticket availability on dozens of airlines.
All coupons expire on 03/06, or after 10,000 uses.
-$25% off $999+ Inspiron Notebooks: KMQ?ZLS2RVWJ2K
-$30% off $1299 Inspiron Notebooks: 5MP61X32?QBKL2
-$30% off $999 Dimension Desktops: KT?W?81GW759MK
Logitech Labtec WebCam Pro Linky
$15 Rebate Linky
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8GB SD Card Linky
$6 Rebate Linky
Use the following code at checkout for 10% off (Exp: 03/05): SDC10POFF
Don’t forget to post a comment to share what you’ve bought!
Related: Nuvi Buying Guide.
Garmin Nuvi 660 Linky
Set Of 2 Pinzon Crystal Rumba 12-1/2-Inch Charger/Serving Plate, Was $75, Now $7.76
Set Of 4 Pinzon Crystal Rumba 9-Inch Entertaining/ Dessert Plate, Was $60, Now $9.29
Set Of 4 Pinzon Country Crafts Square Salad Plates (Florentina White), Was $35, Now $5.47
Set Of 4 Pinzon Country Crafts Charger Plates (Available in 3 colors), Was $80, Now $12.62
Update: Aaron notes that Starwood is letting people make reservations at the current rates as long as they get the points by the day of the actual hotel stay!
Coming soon: How to land a round-trip ticket to/from select North American cities and Israel for just 20,000 Starpoints, courtesy of S.B.S. (who else?!?)
Related: Starwood’s RevPAR Explained.
All Starpoint Redemption Options
Every year Starwood does an adjustment of hotels to make sure that they are in the correct RevPAR category. In years such as 2002 when travel and hotel rates were down, hundreds of Starwood hotels went down in their category rankings.
As the Starwood Preferred Guest program is dollar-denominated, when foreign currencies go up against the dollar, they will also rise in their RevPAR category. This fact, combined with generally high hotel occupancy rates last year mean that a number of Starwood hotels will be going up in category, although some will go down as well.
In the following complete list of Starwood properties you can see which hotels will be changing on category on 03/04 by the red dot before the hotel name.
If you are planning on staying in a Starwood hotel that is moving up in category, you should book it at the lower rate immediately. You are allowed to book a future stay at the current rate until 03/03. Starwood awards are generally fully refundable until the day before arrival.
Here are some brief category change notes:
-Sheraton Gateway Los Angeles (a nice, recently renovated hotel) is moving up from being a category 2 bargain to a category 3.
-The only Starwood property in Israel that will change category is the Sheraton City Tower in Ramat Gan, which will move from a category 3 to a category 4. The only other Starwood hotel in Israel ranked that high is the Sheraton Tel Aviv Hotel and Towers.
-In the good-news department, the most opulent hotel in the garden isle of Kauai, Hawaii, the Princeville Resort will fall from a category 6 to a category 5!
Complete list of Starwood Category 1 properties.
Complete list of Starwood Category 2 properties.
Complete list of Starwood Category 3 properties.
Complete list of Starwood Category 4 properties.
Complete list of Starwood Category 5 properties.
Complete list of Starwood Category 6 properties.
Complete list of Starwood Category 7 properties.
For reference sake, here are the hotel point options available, by category:
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Starpoints Needed, by Hotel/Resort Category |
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3,000 |
4,000 |
7,000 |
10,000 |
12,000 – 16,000 |
20,000 – 25,000 |
30,000 – 35,000 |
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just 2,000! |
just 3,000! |
7,000 |
10,000 |
12,000 – 16,000 |
20,000 – 25,000 |
30,000 – 35,000 |
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1,200 Starpoints +$25 |
1,600 Starpoints + $30 |
2,800 Starpoints + $45 |
4,000 Starpoints + $60 |
4,800 Starpoints + $90 |
8,000 Starpoints + $150 |
n/a |
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n/a |
n/a |
28,000 |
40,000 |
48,000 – 64,000 |
80,000 – 100,000 |
120,000 – 140,000 |
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1,000 – 1,500 |
1,000 – 1,500 |
1,000 – 1,500 |
1,000 – 1,500 |
1,500 – 2,750 |
1,500 – 2,750 |
1,500 – 2,750 |
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3,000 |
4,000 |
7,000 |
10,000 |
12,000 – 16,000 |
20,000 – 25,000 |
30,000 – 35,000 |
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1,000 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
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n/a |
n/a |
60,000 |
70,000 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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Award chart is courtesy of spg.com
The Ultimate Miles/Points Card:
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