Archive for the 'Spending' Category

Update for My Price Match Experience

This is an update to my price match post on Wednesday. A quick recap: A online store matches competitors’ prices but it requires that price match requests be made within 7 days. I goofed and I didn’t make my request until 15 days after I placed the order.
Most of the comments sided with the store [...]

Price Matching Policy and Time Limit

There are enough chaos in the financial markets. I’m not going to post anything related to investing this week. There’s plenty to read and digest about Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch and AIG. I believe all eyes are on WaMu now.
Should a business stand firm on its price matching policy? That’s the question for today.
I have [...]

Recession and Wii

I want to buy a Wii. I played a Wii at my sister’s place and I liked it. Now I want to buy one but I can’t find one. Except on eBay, where it’s sold above MSRP, the Wii is out of stock everywhere. When they come into stock, the units are sold out immediately. [...]

Microsoft Live Search cashback Program

Thanks to Jonathan at My Money Blog for the heads up on Microsoft’s Live Search cashback promotions, I got a one-year subscription to Financial Times newspaper through Magazine.com at a really good price. The regular subscription price at ft.com is $298. Magazine.com discounted it by 50% to $149. Now I’m getting another 70% off to [...]