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$1.19 Filet-o-Fish

March 26, 2009 at 8:17 PM

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At this point, some of you have already heard about the new Filet-o-Fish promotion from McDonald’s [MCD]. Announced a few days ago with the traditional TV commercial outlets, with a somewhat cutesy singing fake mounted fish, the Filet-o-Fish is discounted to $1.19, rather than the previous sale pricing of 99¢. However, there is also the matter [...]

Following (Up on) Dido

March 15, 2009 at 12:00 PM

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As several of you know, we were following the Starbucks [SBUX] iTunes Pick of the Week hiccup over Dido’s “Quiet Times” song. It seems that now even the Sony [SNE] Music Dido site has picked up on the story, announcing that the Pick of the Week for the “Quiet Times” song is available. Which is [...]

Switcherback on Dido Song

March 12, 2009 at 4:42 PM · 1 comment

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As I was traveling around among the several Starbucks outlets in my area, I picked up another Dido Pick of the Week card to see if the SKU-to-code association in the iTunes database had been fixed yet. And, lo and behold, yes… or is it? There are two possibilities here: All of the redemption codes [...]

Here’s the start of the 2009 Starbucks-iTunes Picks of the Week list of cards that I’ve accumulated thus far. As many of you already know, I’ve been tracking and collecting the iTunes freebies that are offered periodically at Starbucks [SBUX] outlets. Without further ado, here’s my new list for 2009 list… presented in order of chronological [...]

Switcheroo on Dido Song

March 11, 2009 at 2:00 AM · 2 comments

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Remember the Starbucks [SBUX] Pick of the Week promotion with Apple [AAPL] iTunes? If you’ve been following along and picking up a card each week, you may have noticed that last week’s offer was ostensibly Dido’s “Quiet Times” song. However, I noticed that when I input the code for the song, I ended up downloading [...]

In a curious twist of fate (wherein Halo 3‘s Legendary Map Pack was offered as the launch offer), Bungie’s original Halo game is being offered as this week’s Holiday Deal of the Week on Xbox LIVE. For those of you who already have the original game in its original form, you most likely won’t need [...]

Flame On… You?

December 18, 2008 at 6:19 AM

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Have you ever wanted to smell like a flame-broiled Whopper? Well, you’re in luck this holiday season, as Burger King’s [BKC] limited edition men’s body spray called FLAME™ is now available. Is it real? Well, judge for yourself: order it online from Ricky’s site (or pick it up from your nearby Ricky’s store). Not sure [...]

Xbox LIVE’s Holiday Deal of the Week

December 1, 2008 at 9:12 PM · 2 comments

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As reported by Larry (Major Nelson) earlier today, Xbox LIVE will be starting a new promotional program called “Holiday Deal of the Week”. Obviously on a weekly cycle, there will be an offering that is typically sold via the Xbox LIVE Marketplace that will be discounted or otherwise provided with a purchasing incentive. The announcement [...]

Black Friday Deals at Amazon

November 28, 2008 at 12:05 AM

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So, now that Black Friday is here, check out Amazon.com’s Black Friday deals.  I’m not sure if the deals just stop once Black Friday is over, but hopefully not.

Black Friday!

November 28, 2008 at 12:01 AM · 1 comment

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I was so worried that I was not going to be able to rush out of the house and stand in all sorts of lines to buy… whatever it is that’s being sold. Like electronics, food, games, food, clothing, food, house improvement products, food, and food… But there was a massive flood of E-mails from [...]