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This weekend only, 6pm takes 60% off men's, women's and kid's Timberland footwear for prices as low as $13.98. Check out the Annapolis 2-Eyelet Oxford (pictured), originally $75, now $30. Shipping is $6.95 or free with $100 and there's no sales tax (except KY, NV, NY). Sizes and quantities are limited, so act fast.
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Through 12/27, take 20% off sale items already reduced up to 60% off at Gap via code GAPEXTRA20. Check out the Girl's Uniform pique polo, which drops from $16.50 to $8.99 (select colors) and now $7.20, the Men's Carpenter fit jeans, which drop from $44.50 to $24.99 and now $20, and the Women's Long blazer (pictured) marked down from $98 to $59.99 and now $48. Shipping is $7 or free with $50 and sales tax is charged in most states.
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Restaurant.com takes 80% off all their dining certificates via code CHEER. This means that $10 certificates, which normally sell on Restaurant.com for $4 are now just $.80 and $25 certificates, normally $10 are just $2. This is a great way to save at your favorite restaurant. Obviously, not all restaurants participate, but there is definitely a good selection to choose from. Just be careful to read the fine print as many restaurants exclude alcoholic beverages, weekends and other things. Hurry, the offer ends 12/31!
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For a limited time, REI takes up to 30% off North Face jackets and apparel. The North Face Women's Crimptastic Hybrid Down Jacket (pictured) lowers from $229 to $159.83, the Men's North Face Tahoe Hoodie Down Jacket is marked down from $249 to $174.83 and the Men's Prism Optimus Down Jacket reduces from $299 to $204.83. Shipping is from $5.99, in-store pickup is free and sales tax is charged to states with REI retail locations
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CHEFS Catalog takes up to 70% off select items for their end of the year sale. The Nifty 3-Tier Oven Companion is marked down from $20 to $14.99, the Deni Mini Deep Fryer (pictured) lowers from $45 to $29.99 and the Cuisinart Electric Griddle EPM-7 lowers from $235 to $79.95. Shipping is from $4.99 and there's no sales tax (except FL). Spend $99 and your order ships for free.
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Apple.com has new inventory of refurbished models of the iPod Nano 16GB Player specially priced for a limited time at $129, $50 less than a comparable new model. The 16G Nano holds up to 4,000 songs and offers up to 24 hours of music playback or up to four hours of video playback. It comes with Apple earphones, a USB cable a dock adapter, and offers the exact same 1-year Apple warranty as a new model. Shipping is free with sales tax charged in most states.
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Through 12/30, use code MINUS20 to take an extra 20% off sale items at Athleta. This drops the price of the Chakra Tank (pictured) from $49 to $29.99 to $23.99, the Eco-Licious Tights lower from $59 to $34.99 to $27.99 and the Satori Shawl Sweater drops from $98 to $59.99 to $47.99. Shipping is $7 and sales tax is charged to most states.
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Back to Basics Toys has the Polar Express G-Gauge Train Set for $90. Use $5 shipping and 15% off $50 code TOYSDEC9 (expires 12/28) to lower the price to $76.50. The set comes with a remote control, g-gauge track, locomotive, coal tender, passenger coach and three figurines. Shipping is $5 and there's no sales tax (except MO, VA).
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For a limited time, all Fuzz Collection and outlet shoes are buy 1 get 1 free at Crocs.com (to get the deal to work, you must purchase two different sizes or styles). This sale stacks with our exclusive 20% off code BRADSDEAL20 and shipping is free on all orders through 12/31! The popular Women's Crocs Alice Slip-on is marked down from $19.99 to $15.99 with our 20% off code.
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CHEFS Catalog takes up to 70% off select items for their end of the year sale. The Nifty 3-Tier Oven Companion is marked down from $20 to $14.99, the Deni Mini Deep Fryer (pictured) lowers from $45 to $29.99 and the Cuisinart Electric Griddle EPM-7 lowers from $235 to $79.95. Shipping is from $4.99 and there's no sales tax (except FL). Spend $99 and your order ships for free.
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At BradsDeals, I've been on a multi-year quest to find us a service that provides easy and affordable integration of payroll, 401k and health care. I'll be chiming in shortly with a more thorough review of my experiences but let me give you one example of why my quest has been so futile. Despite being two products of the same company, here's how "integration" works between SurePayroll and Sure401k, who, incredibly, remains one of the most attractive options: 1) Employee signs into Sure401k.com and adds or changes a contribution. (At this point, we should be done but it won't be that easy!) 2) Employee prints out totally redundant paperwork and submits to employer. 3) Employer logs in to Sure401k and confirms the change. 4) Employer is then instructed to login separately to SurePayroll and manually transpose (in 2009?) the figures because Sure401k is unable to pass this data to SurePayroll. This wastes a ton of time and exposes the process to an unnecessary margin of error. There is no excuse for this not being a one-step process.
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As I just mentioned on the Black Friday Facebook Fan Page for the new BradsDeals Black Friday 2009 website, if you're looking for a great deal on a really, really good laptop, HP has their HDX 16t Premium Series Notebook for $599.99 after $300 off code NBML34309. It's loaded but be sure to select the free hard drive and memory upgrade. This will likely last only 24-36 hours since the code will only work 800 times!
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I've mentioned the recent price drops in LCD monitors but Dell's 20" S2009W LCD has just cracked the $100 mark! It is currently $99, the lowest price yet, after a $50 instant discount at Dell.com. I do not currently have an end date for this pricing so it may not last long. Dell's 20" LCD Monitor is a staple at businesses of all types - I use 3 myself at BradsDeals.
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I recently needed a projector. It was a one-off thing so I first looked at renting. Even if you can get the "from $99" rate, you're still talking more like $134 after shipping for one day of the simplest, most basic projector in existence. If you up the quality of the projector, you're quickly at $175 to $200, or more. So I bought this Infocus Projector from Amazon for $399 (the price may only display at right under "More Buying Choices"). It is much better quality than the rental, I can use it for more than one day and I get to keep it forever. I anticipate using it at least once or twice more and that is all it takes to justify the cost!
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Anne D'Innocenzio at AP just put out a story about slow back-to-school sales through July. We're seeing this at BradsDeals. Our traffic numbers are well above expectations as more shoppers are focused on coupons and discounts. But they are hesitant purchasers: we are seeing smaller order sizes and more of a focus on discount stores (think Target, Overstock.com, Kohl's). There is a very interesting point here: The uptick in car buying spurred by the government's "cash for clunkers" program might siphon away sales from other categories like clothing and home furnishings Might? I can guarantee it. The American consumer has no more money now then they did a few months ago. If 250,000 people just stretched to spend approximately $5 Billion in hardly a week on new cars via the Clunkers program, back-to-school retailers will certainly have to settle for a smaller piece of a very finite pie.
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