We're always trying to make sure we're the best deal around. As we gear up for the holidays, we've been checking pricing from our competitors to make sure we're always, always, always cheaper. Here's what we found when we compared ourselves against Best Buy:
Pretty cool, eh?
Note: Our regular prices are still cheaper even without a discount, but we calculated the savings using our 10% coupon code. You can get this pricing by using coupon code ALWAYS10OFF.
Yep, some of us are in a bit of a panic. Recession? Depression? Temporary "adjustment" on Wall Street? While we all try and muster up the courage to take a peak at the status of our mutual funds, let's take a look at some things you probably don't need to invest in during this economic uncertainty. I'm no financial adviser, but my guess is that you're probably better off keeping your money in cash than investing in these gems:
A gold-plated Macbook Pro with sapphire Apple logo.
A $130,000 diamond-studded LCD TV. The most expensive TV in the world. Might be cool, but I have a hunch that you can probably get a good deal on a regular one from our friends at eCost.
An automatic cocktail shaker, for effortless entertaining and maximum laziness. Except you still have to summon the energy to get it out, open up the bottles of booze, fill the shaker, put it in the machine, turn it on, take it off of the machine, pour, garnish, and deliver the drinks. At only about $100, it's the cheapest item on my list of "stuff you don't need under any circumstances," and quite possibly my favorite. If I were more like James Bond and less like Jill Bouwma, I'd get one of these in a heartbeat.
A diamond iPhone. It's cool enough as it is, don't mess with it.
Nespresso Crystal coffee machine for just a hair over $4,000. But it is Swarovski crystal encrusted, a necessity in these trying economic times.
Things you probably do want to check out:
A SquareTrade warranty, of course. We're here for you no matter what and we know that shelling out cash for a replacement when your item breaks could be even more of an "ouch" nowadays. We won't allow any of your appliances to torture you mentally or emotionally -- like poor Robin and her KitchenAid. (read: This $%#$&-ing KitchenAid Refrigerator won't stop $%#$&-ing Beeping!)
Woot.com -- It's just cheap. Two-for-ones, grab bags, super cheap things you'd probably buy anyway. Today's Woot: A two pack of 5-outlet power squids for $7.99. They only put up one item a day, so visit the site early or sign up for Woot's RSS feed for immediate deal scoop.
PocketMoney -- the first financial management app for iPhone (there's a Palm version too). Check out the details of the app on justanotheriphoneblog.com.
Check out this article on ZDNet about iPhones cracking on their own. Cracks are appearing "out of nowhere." Just on the white ones though.
More about it here and here. Wait a minute, where did my second link go? Hmmm... a thread once on the Apple forum now seems to have mysteriously disappeared.
Seriously, a gust of wind will pop those suckers out faster than you can say Apple. Just when I was starting to get concerned that my ear canals were abnormally shaped, I discovered that many others are having the same problem.
There are two solutions that I found that modify the iPhone ear buds (or any Apple ear buds, for that matter):
Griffin EarJams - $19.99 Snap these onto your Apple ear buds and turn them into the in-ear style buds. Each set comes with 3 sizes so you're sure to get the right fit. Plus they come with a handy case for carrying all of the sets, in case your earholes spontaneously change size while you're out and about.
BudFits - $8.99 These inventive (but possibly a bit dorky) little gadgets snap onto the outside of your ear buds and turn them into those sport-type ear buds with the rubber extensions that go behind your ear to keep them from falling out. I just ordered these yesterday, so I'll report back once I've gone for a couple of good long runs with them on.
If you just don't like the Apple ear buds at all and want to replace them, note that not just any set of earphones will work. Check out Art of the iPhone's reviews on some full-featured earphones that'll work well with your iPhone.
UPDATE: Thumbs up for BudFits!
Want to get your hands on one of these cool t-shirts designed by SquareTrade's own Angie Chang? Leave us a comment about why you think you should get one, why you love SquareTrade, your coolest iPhone waiting-in-line story, or whatever else is on your mind. We'll contact the authors of our favorite five comments and send shirts their way. Oh, and don't forget to include a way for us to contact you.
We'll pick our favorites at the end of the day on Wednesday, July 16th.
sent from my iPhone
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