If there’s one thing that the mad rush on $99 HP TouchPad tablets proved in late summer, it’s that there are plenty of price-sensitive consumers in the marketplace. They’ll bite on tablets and e-readers, but only if the price is right—i.e., less than half the price of an iPad.
Which retailers grant full refunds on purchases returned within 180 days? Or a full year? Or pretty much whenever the customer feels like it?
The average family will drop a bit over $600 to prepare for the upcoming school year. Here are seven stores with deals that’ll help the money go further.
You’ve barely gotten used to the kids being off from school, and you probably haven’t even taken a summer vacation yet. So the fact that back-to-school shopping season has begun may seem annoying. And the idea that stores are already pushing shoppers to get into the Christmas shopping frenzy? That’s doubly annoying.
Backpacks and messenger bags are available for free from Staples. Follow this dealnews link to get a mail-in rebate that’ll cover the full cost of a backpack from manufacturers such as High Sierra and Jansport. The offer is available for orders made by July 31. Free shipping is possible too. More on Time.com: See a [...]
From April 11 to 17, you’ll get $10 off in-store purchases of $50 or more at Staples, so long as you print out and present this coupon (thanks Fat Wallet).
From now through April 15, Staples is allowing customers to make copies of 30 pages of tax returns (15 double-sided pages) totally free of charge. Find the nearest Staples location here.
For whatever reason, going back to school is associated with pushing one’s credit card to the limits. Perhaps not so much this year. Back-to-school spending is expected to be down nearly 8 percent compared to last year. Here are ten links that may help you save more than the average pupil.
See a penny, pick it up. All day long, you’ll be lucky enough to buy something with it at Staples. Or CVS or OfficeMax. These are among the stores hosting attention-grabbing penny sales—just 1¢ for things like highlighters, paper folders, batteries, spiral notebooks, and crayons—in the hopes of stirring up business in what is expected [...]
I awoke this morning from a disturbing dream. In the dream, I was…typing. Actually, I was cutting and pasting within a document in an effort to format it correctly for a blog post. I’m not kidding. I wish I was. Of all the places to let my unconscious roam in my too-few hours of sleep, [...]
