Let's face it: this year's recession-busting
Black Friday sucked, featuring a few good deals but no single blockbuster worth getting up at 2:00 am to stand in the cold. Over the weekend we still maintained a bit of hope that
Cyber Monday would bring something worth getting excited about, and while right now it looks like we're set for another disappointingly bargain-free day full of nothing but work and turkey sandwiches, one deal did catch our eye. Amazon has a Nintendo DS up for just $99; that's $30 less than you'll find it elsewhere --
if you can find it elsewhere. The catch is it's the "Limited Edition Pink Ribbon" version, and pink and white is not
exactly the perfect color scheme for those
about to rock. However, a deftly-placed AC/DC sticker might let you feel the joy of supporting a good cause this holiday season ($5 goes to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation) while also avoiding any embarrassing taunting from thoughtless friends.
Update: This deal is done! Back up to $129.99.
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posted Dec 1st 2008 8:24AM
Doesn't look too bad, actually.
Worse case scenario, send it to Colorware.
I own one of those and everyone someone asks me about it, I say I care a lot for breasts, and wanna save them all. Not to mention chicks love a man that cares about their problems.
Who doesn't love breasts? I don't wanna see any of them get sick!!
Without the pretty pink ribbon
You'd end up just like me
Black friday did kind of suck this year, at least it did for me. I didn't even go out. Most every good deal I saw in the stores I could get for a similar price online most any other time of the year anyway.
BF indeed sucked big time...
good deal for a good cause. And remember that men can get breast cancer too.
Yeah... but...
it's pink... -_-
Only the manliest of all men wear pink!
moob cancer?
nothing says your manly like donating to a cause that supports what man loves most*
*breast being somewhere adjacent to beer
Are you seriously bashing a disease that can easily infect and kill your mother?
quite clearly not!
Wow Engadget.. grow up..
They were selling those ribbons at my school today, and tons of people (mainly guys in fact) bought them and wore them.. Just because you don't like it, doesn't make it bad..
I'm a guy and I have some pink shirts in my closet, but that doesn't make me gay now does it?
Well according to you guys it does..
Especially since all Engadget writers are real manly men.
it's back up to $129.99...
Dead already. wow that was quick
good cause.....gay symbol
Cause it would be SO embarrassing to show that you support the fight against breast cancer; what would your mother say!?
Best bet really - in trying to find the best deals - is to be patient, track what's out there, and make sure you know the market (or the product that you are tracking) very well. See when the sales are on and when a good time is to buy. Don't get tricked by all the BF and Cyber Monday hype. Just track constant deals and opportunities at sites like http://www.CouponsCatalog.com
I just got this for my mother. Purchased from Amazon on Nov. 12 for $130. Is there any way to get the 30 bucks back?
I also bought this for my mom (Nov 27th) and was also wondering about the $30 discount. I ended up writing Amazon to see if it was possible to get credit....and THEY DID! How cool is that? This is part of the response I got from Amazon:
"Unfortunately, we do not have a post-order price guarantee."
but then a couple lines later they wrote this:
"Under the circumstances, I'll make an exception for you and issue a refund for the price difference in the amount of $30.00. You should see the refund in the next 2-3 business days.
Please understand that I'm issuing this refund because of the exceptional circumstances, and I'm doing this for you against our standard policy."
Everybody's got AIDS!
AIDS! AIDS! AIDS! AIDS!
it's not an aids ribbon, it's breast cancer.
Whew! I got one this morning when I first read this. Glad I jumped right on it cause I see the deal is done already. For those that have one or will get one and have concerns about the "pink" ribbon, just go to decalgirl.com or gelaskins.com. They have cool skins that will cover the whole thing up and since it is the white one any of the skins will match.
J&R has some pretty good cyber monday deals as well.
http://blog.jr.com/jr-cyber-monday-deals/
Why not simply transfer 5 bux to that foundation and buy what you want? Oh wait then you can't show off of course.
Perhaps you can engrave the receipt though.