Bargain Bastards

So I know some of you like to drink. Well I know I do, though I should stop doing it, but I was looking through some information and found out that the Iphone has a kinda wicked sounding app! The apps name is bartab, and it is a text based “coupon” redeemer. Let me kind of explain it, though I have not used it, I will give you the gist and get back to you after I have attempted it.

Ok so I live in Chicago somewhere, and if anyone reading this knows, its pretty expensive sometimes to drink. What this app asks you to do in the beginning is connect to facebook, which sadly I do not have, so I will have to use my girlfriends (i hate facebook). Then what you will be given is a map that shows the bars around you that have this feature enabled. I guess the bar has to participate in this and download some sort of program so you can redeem. So what you do is you send a text to a friend’s fb wall at the bar that’s participating. The recipient will then have to open his or her facebook page, of course, and redeem their drink within five minutes of receiving this text. Of course there is a small tiny catch, and if your friend is too cheap to pay or you’re too cheap to pay then this is not for you. The sender has to pay 1$ for this of course and the recipient also has to pay 1$ to receive it. Now really if that’s a “pain” then pay the full $5.50 or $7.00 on the drink if you want.

Over all this seems like a cool app, that’s if your city is included. They said that they will be adding more cities as the app gets polished. But really for 2$ overall it doesn’t seem like it takes rocket science to try it out. So go ahead and try it out. I will definitely put it to the test and get back and edit this after the jump. So go get your drink on!!!

You can find this app for FREE in the iTunes app store.

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Looking to satisfy your craving for tubed meats, but don’t want to spend any money? Well this deal is for you! Right now Jewel and Albertson’s stores have Ballpark Frank Hot Dogs on sale for $1.50 and $2 this week and when you combine then with the $2-off printable coupon found on Ballpark Frank’s Facebook site, they come out to be $0!

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I know this is sort of a contradiction from what I posted a few days ago regarding buying new video games, but this is actually a pretty sweet deal. I was always planning on buying Call of Duty: Black Ops on launch day as I know I’ll get tons of playing time with the multiplayer, but Halo: Reach was going to be a used purchase for the single player only. However, I’ve changed my mind due to the current deal running at Best Buy.

If you’re not a Reward Zone Member take a minute to sign up and then make sure to Opt-in to the Gamers Club so that you receive better deals on video games. The Gamers Club also makes it easier to get gift certificates back when you purchase games. For example, normally for the reward zone you need to spend $250 in order to receive a $5 gift certificate, but with the Gamers Club you only need to spend $150 on video games to get a $10 gift certificate. So this deal would also net you $120 towards that $150 you need for another $10 credit, so you’re next gaming purchase will get you a $10 gift certificate. So if you already have at least $30 worth of video games purchased since your last $10 gift certificate you could get both games for $65. Now let’s look at how it will all go down.

Now that you’re a reward zone gamer club member you have access to special deals, but what we’re interested in right now is the 500 bonus points you get for preordering Halo: Reach and Call of Duty: Black Ops (both offer 500 points each, so 1000 points). So each game will net you a $10 gift certificate for preordering them, so there’s $20 right there. Bestbuy.com is currently running a promotion where if you buy (or pre-order) any game or accessory over $39.99 they will mail you a $25 gift card (make sure to add the gift card to your cart, I don’t think it just automatically appears). So essentially you’ll have to buy the games up front for $120, but you’ll get back $45 in gift cards and if you’re anything like me and buy Movies/Video Games at Best Buy all the time, the gift cards will get used eventually so it’s just like having $45 bucks in your pocket.

Now as I mentioned before, if you already have at least $30 worth of games on your gamers club account, this purchase will net you another $10 gift certificate giving you a grand total of $55 in savings, basically buy 1 get 1 free for 2 of the hottest releases this fall! And that’s not all, if you find you don’t like one of the games and can’t see yourself playing it that often, sell it on eBay or Glyde the 1st or 2nd week it’s released and you’re sure to make at least $50 back, so you’ll almost get 1 game for free. This is what I will be doing with Halo: Reach. I’ll play through it and then sell it on eBay, thus allowing me to get Black Ops for next to nothing.

Also, if you don’t want to wait for bestbuy.com to ship the games (since they don’t guarantee release date delivery) make sure to do in-store pickup. I don’t see any stipulation regarding using that option instead of shipping as far as the $25 gift card goes.

Just an FYI, make sure you add the $25 gift card to your cart, see the image below. Click that link on either games product page and add the gift card to your cart. After you add 2 qualifying games the gift card will drop it’s price to $0.

If you’ve been holding out on purchasing the entire series of LOST then now is the time to buy. Everwhere else this set is going for $195, but using the promo code “N7Y9U9J” at Barnes & Noble you can pick this up right now, with free shipping, for $143. Just take note that this is the Blu-Ray version not the normal DVD (normal DVD is a little cheaper as well), but could you really watch LOST in anything other than HD? Also if you’re a new customer you can use promo code “X3K4T7B” for 20% off instead of the 15% that the first promo code gives you

Barnes & Noble | Promo Code: N7Y9U9J (for new customers use X3K4T7B)