This week’s roundup also includes insights on technology rip-offs, the future of coupons, and tactics for handling everything from hard-nosed negotiations to selling stuff on Craigslist.
To celebrate its fifth anniversary, EyeBuyDirect offers a buy-one, get-one-free promotion for orders placed by March 14. The minimum order is $14.95 per pair of glasses, and the freebies are for standard single vision lens, no sunglasses allowed.
During the past winter holiday shopping season, free shipping was a big trend. Retail giant Walmart, for instance, offered free shipping on some 60,000 items. Now, instead of continuing to expand free shipping services, Walmart is ramping up its “ship-to-store” program, in which shoppers order merchandise online that they’ll later pick up in a store [...]
“We’re seeing 40 mpg become the new 30.”
Now through March 15, shoes at Payless are being sold on a buy-one, get-one-half-off basis. Shipping adds $5.95.
It’s time for more financial lessons from unusual sources—including Dungeons & Dragons, your own full bladder, and a certain Twitter superstar.
A woman in Oregon teaches one very unconventional cooking class.
Growing vegetables in your own backyard can be enormously rewarding, with payoffs including delicious super-fresh foods and a decreased grocery bill. To get started the right way, take the advice of an expert who considers costs at every turn.
Use the coupon code MOD4TEN39 to get 40% off your entire purchase at sporting goods specialist Modells.com. The promo code is valid for purchases through Thursday, March 10, and free shipping is available for orders over $49.
“You pay $50 per month for Internet at home, $30 per month for Internet on your phone, and, now, $30 for Internet on your tablet. You pay for the same exact thing three different times. As more and more devices become connected, some company is going to have to step-up and address this current reality.”
