Bargain Moose

eBay has a new cashback program called ‘eBay bucks’ whenever you see the ‘bucks’ symbol on something, it means that you qualify for 2% back. That 2% will come back in the form of an eBay certificate sent to you every 3 months for you to spend on eBay. It is an easy way to save more money when shopping on eBay.

• Start earning eBay Bucks

I did some casual browsing and right now there doesn’t seem to be a massive amount of qualifying purchases. So I cheated and went back to the Brand Outlet where I knew I would get some action. I looked up my favourite mini Dyson for comparison: a refurbished Dyson DC31 selling for $149.99 CAN. It tells you right on the auction that you would receive approx. $3.16 US back in eBay Bucks if you bought this. Which equals around 2%. I know it isn’t tons, but for coupon clippers like me, it is pretty cool and can add up over time.

Thanks eBay: you have managed to impress me, for a brief moment!

This seems like a pretty decent deal from Paypal and eBay. If you spend $50 or more on Ebay Canada and pay by paypal, you will be credited with $10 free cash!

• Click here to shop online @ Ebay Canada

• Click here to sign up for the $10 cashback offer (Now expired)
  

There are quite a lot of T&Cs regarding this ebay Canada offer, so I will paste the main ones in here:

Receive $10 cash back on your first purchase of $50 or more (excluding tax and shipping & handling) (“Offer”). Offer applies exclusively to transactions ebay when you use PayPal as the payment method. Offer begins November 19, 2009 at 12:00:01am ET and ends December 2, 2009 at 11:59:59pm ET. The maximum amount of cash back allowed per PayPal account is $10.00 (USD). The cash back will be deposited into your PayPal account by December 10, 2009.

To be eligible for the Offer, you must: (1) sign up for the Offer by clicking the link on the email or on the Offer page located at (2) open a new account or have a confirmed Canadian PayPal account in good standing, and (3) complete a qualifying purchase on eBay.ca no later than December 2, 2009 using your PayPal account, which has the same email address that is linked to your eBay UserID.

You can read the full T&Cs here.

Don’t forget to check out The Big Deal page, where ebay does some great deals with free shipping.

This is not your standard coupon offer, but it is a discount with a difference for La Senza Canada. It’s actually a PayPal offer.

• Click here to shop online @ La Senza Canada

If you spend $60 or more there, then pay with Paypal, your Paypal account will be credited with $10 cashback by the 10th of December 2009. The terms say that this deal can be combined with other offers, such as this La Senza coupon I posted yesterday.

Some notes from the T&Cs:

To receive this Offer, you must use a Canadian PayPal account in good standing and complete a qualifying purchase no later than November 19th 2009, 11:59:59AM EST. The maximum amount of cash back allowed per PayPal account is $10.00 CAD. The cash back will be deposited by PayPal into your PayPal account by December 10th, 2009.

Exclusions: PayPal Mobile transactions, gift certificate payments, gift card purchases, and payments made when you are not logged into your PayPal account. If the payment is refunded or cancelled at any time, you are not eligible for the Offer. If the payment is refunded after you receive the cash back, PayPal will deduct the cash back amount from your account. Offer can be combined with other La Senza offers, including the 10% Prestige, Elite, and VIP member discount.

As this is a bargain-hunters blog, I’m sure many of you are also Ebay addicts. You might be interested to hear that you can get a little bit of extra Ebay cashback if you’re buying anything there.

• Click here to shop @ Ebay Canada

• Click here to get Ebay cashback @ Dealguild.com

The deal is this:

Dealguild Canada, the cashback website, offer a 26% cashback amount, based on the amount of ebay’s revenue. Obviously, it doesn’t mean 26% cashback on the amount you spend, but 26% of eBay’s revenue which will be a substantially smaller amount.

Depending on what you buy, the selling fees (and therefore ebay’s revenue) may differ. There’s a guide here if you are interested in knowing more about the various fees for various auctions.

Obviously 26% of the ebay revenue on your purchase isn’t amazingly huge, but if you are a regular ebay shopper, then I’m sure those pennies would really add up.

To finish with a bit of light-hearted entertainment, have you heard Weird Al Yankovic’s “Ebay” song or read XKCD?

Here’s a tip for the Skype users. If you pay for Skype call credit or Skype subscriptions, you can save yourself a whopping 16.25% on those costs!! Dealguild Canada offers 16.25% cashback on any Skype purchases. You can read a bit more about it on the Dealguild site.

• Click here to check out the free cashback on Dealguild Canada

I have used this service a few times now. The cashback tracks in within a few days, and you can claim it once it is in your account, usually within a few months. It’s great because I’d be buying the Skype credit anyway, so getting 16% back is a real bonus! There are no charges or anything, you get the full 16% as cashback.

I make calls from my computer quite often, and Skype is really cheap to call other countries. Sometimes I have to call Europe or Australia because of my work, and the calls hardly cost anything! Every so often, I top up my Skype account with a few bucks, and always make sure I go through Dealguild first.

Thanks re-ality!

Starting on Monday the 15^th of June, Dell Canada is doing a special 10 days of deals!! I have no idea what products will be on offer yet. But if it is anything like previous days of deals, there should be great offers on laptops, desktops, monitors, electronics, computer games, and accessories.

Click here to check out the daily deals @ Dell Canada

• Day 9: (Tuesday 23^rd June 2009)
  

Dell 22″ 1080P LCD Monitor $179.99

Nintendo DSi Portable Gaming System $169.99

Transformers : Revenge of the Fallen XBOX 360 $59.99

Westinghouse Digital 26″ LCD HDTV $349.99

Dell UltraSharp 3007WFP-HC 30″ Monitor $899

Belkin Bundle : Mini Surge & Laptop Cooling Stand $24.99

• Day 10: (Wednesday 24th June 2009) – ???

I’ll update the above post each day when the new offers are available, so be sure to come back and check this post.

As always, FREE SHIPPING from Dell Canada.

Don’t forget that you can also get up to 5% cashback with Dealguild Canada.

EXPIRED DEALS:

• Day 1: (Monday 15^th June 2009)

• Sanyo 42″ AVP-4232 widescreen plasma TV – save $350 – now $649!!
• Jabra BT5020 BlueTooth Headset - save $60 – now $19.99!!
• Dell 18.5″ IN1910 HD Flat Panel Monitor -  save $100 – now $99.99!!
• Viewsonic 7″ Digital Photo frame – save $60 – now $39.99!!!
• Targus laser laptop mouse - save $38 – now $11.99!!!
• DM Tech Starry 7 Internet radio - save $150 – now $99.99!!
• Inspiron 15 Laptop - save $120 – now $549!!!
• Inspiron 537 mini tower pc - save $205 – now $599!!!

• Day 2: (Tuesday 16^th June 2009)
  • Dell S2309W 23″ 16:9 Monitor – save $110 – now $199.99
  • Iomega 1TB usb hard drive - save $80 – now $119.99
  • Viewsonic Pro8100 HD projector - save $3100 – now $1899.99
  • Asus R600 GPS – save $100 – now $99.99
  • Trendnet wifi G router - save $20 – $19.99
  • Dell SP2309W 23″ WS HD monitor - save $160 – now $259.99
  • Dell Studio 15 laptop - $200 – now $999
  • Dell Studio 540 desktop – save 355 – now $999

• Day 3: (Wednesday 17^th June 2009)
  • Philips 52′ 120Hz 1080P High Definition FHD LCDTV $1799
  • Nintendo Wii Gaming Console Bundle $339.99
  • Canon FS200 Flash Memory Camcorder $259
  • Kingston Kingston DataTraveler - 16GB $29.99
  • Yamaha Canada 5.1-channel 5-Disc CinemaStation $329
  • Targus Canada 15.6″ Messenger Notebook Case $19.99
  • Dell Studio XPS laptop $1329
  • Dell Inspiron desktop $669

• Day 4: (Thursday 18^th June 2009)

• Dell SX2210 21.5″ Widescreen Monitor & 2.0Mp Webcam $229.99
• SHARP 32″ Aquos LCD 1080P Full HDTV $899
• Philips 300W Gaming SoundBar With Wireless Subwoofer $299.99
• Seagate FreeAgent Theatre HDD Media Player $99.99
• DAYMEN LowePro Transit Notebook Backpack - Black $24.99
• Sony BDP-S360 Blu-ray Disc Player $269.99
• New Inspiron 15 notebook $699
• Studio 17 notebook $109

• Day 5: (Friday 19^th June 2009)

• 80GB Playstation 3 Console bundle $449.99
• Sony Cybershot DSCS950 10.1 MP Digital Camera $129.99
• Sony Canada 2-Pack of 2GB Memory Stick PRO Duo (Mark2) $19.99
• Dell UltraSharp 2709W 27″ Widescreen monitor $599
• Microsoft Zune 120 GB Video MP3 Player Bundle $179.99
• Mini 10v XP $329
• Inspiron 545 $699
• Logitech Cinema Advanced Surround System $69.99

Day 6: (Saturday 20th June 2009)

• Pure Digital Flip UltraHD Digital Camcorder $199.99
• Canon Rebel XS 10.1MP DSLR Camera $439.99
• Canon PowerShot SD780 12MP Digital Camera $239.99
• FUJIFILM Finepix Z33WP 10MP Camera $189.99
• Dell Studio XPS 13 Laptop $1249
• Dell Studio XPS Computer $1599

Day 7: (Sunday 21st June 2009)

• Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS 10 MP Digital Camera $229.99
• Aluratek USB 2.0 External 8X DVD Writer $99.99
• Kensington Shredmaster Shredder $119.99
• Dell P703W All-In One Printer $239
• Dell Studio 14z laptop $949
• Dell Studio One 19 PC $1514

Day 8: (Monday 22nd June 2009)

• Dell UltraSharp 2408WFP 24″ Widescreen Monitor $499
• American Power Conversion ES 750 Master Control $69.99
• VTECH COMMUNICATIONS Digital Three Handset $49.99
• Sony Canada MDRAS50G Active Style Headphones $39.99
• ViewSonic 22″ Widescreen LCD HDTV $299.99
• Seagate 1.5TB 32MB 7200RPM FreeAgent Desk Drive $149.99
• Studio 15 Notebook $799
• Studio XPS desktop pc $1299

It’s a common misconception that a roomba is some sort of pleasure-vehicle for cats. You might be interested to hear that a Roomba also vacuums the floor. Who’d have thunk it!?

Dell.ca have a great offer on the Roomba right now. The dealio is that you can buy the red roomba for only $159.99 from Dell Canada, including free shipping. This is a saving of $90 on the regular roomba price! Don’t foget you can get a bit of free cashback too.

• Click here to order a Roomba from Dell Canada

I’d like to get a roomba, but I think my apartment is too small to really justify it. Plus, the kitchen is the only room without carpet, and I don’t know how well they do on carpeted floors. I’m just a geek, I want every techie gadget I can get my grubby little hands on!

Youtube is coming down with kitty-riding roombas. And how about this cool time lapsed pic of a roombas path?

(Expired)

Get this one fast if you are interested!? As I mentioned in my blog post about Canadian daily deals, New Egg Canada does a Shell Shocker deal every day. Today they have a great offer on a Fuji Film digital camera.

The “FUJIFILM Z100fd Silver 8.0 MP 2.7″ 230K LCD 5X Optical Zoom Digital Camera” is priced at only $87.99! You also get free shipping on the ShellShocker deal from NewEgg Canada. If you need a new digital camera, this might be a great idea!

• Click here to order your FujiFilm digital camera from NewEgg.ca!!

On the New Egg website, most reviewers give this digital camera a rating of 5 out of 5, which is pretty decent, with hilarious comments such as “Eggcellent compact camera!” There’s also a full review on Steve’sDigicams if you want to read it.

P.S. Possibly free cashback too.

Dell are offering loads of items on special offer for Mother’s Day. Most of them seem to be pink, but don’t let that put you off!!

• Click here to browse all the Mother’s Day Deals @ Dell Canada.

There are quite a lot of items to choose from, and they’re not necessarily Mother’s Day gifts. Some are just things you could treat yourself with!

Thoughts:

The 7” ViewSonic digital picture frame looks like a good idea (pictured  right)!

• Click here to see the Viewsonic digital frame for $49.99 @ Dell.ca.

I don’t actually own one of these yet… one of the few gadgets that is not yet in my home! This is one item that I think would be excellent for a Mother’s Day gift. You could load it up with great pics of the family, kids, grandkids, etc. Then wrap it and give it to mom as a present.

How about a Roomba (pictured left)? Getting mom a vacuum cleaner for Mother’s Day always seems a little bit sexist… but in the case of the Roomba, I think it’s a really good idea! Most people nowadays have tiles or hardwood floors, and the Roomba is excellent on these.

• Click here to see the Red Roomba for $199.99 @ Dell Canada.

It’s funny that if you check on youtube, the Roomba seems to be utilised more as a cat vehicle than a vacuum cleaner! Do you have a Roomba, do you like it?

Is your mom technically savvy? How about that Sony ebook reader? (pictured below right) Well, actually, forget about mom, I recommend you get this one yourself. This is the exact same model that I own, same color and everything. I bought it a few months ago, and haven’t looked back!

• Click here to see the Sony reader for $329.99 @ Dell Canada.

I managed to get a hold of about 7GB of sci-fi ebooks, and have them saved on my PC. I can then transfer a few at a time onto the reader, and read them at my leisure. People always seem funny when I show them my Sony reader. They think that they wouldn’t like it, as they’d miss the feel of a real book. But the Sony ebook reader is so great, that I feel myself reaching to the top corner to manually turn the page! Right now, I’m reading “Twilight” and it’s a real digital page turner!

EVERYTHING HAS FREE SHIPPING! There’s possibly free cashback @ Dealguild too.

The May deal is up and running for The Canadian Entertainment Book! You can purchase your copy for only $14.99, and that includes free shipping!

• Click me to order your Entertainment Canada coupon book!

If you haven’t heard of Entertainment books, I’ll tell you a wee bit about them. You can buy an entertainment book for specific cities, e.g. Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, etc. Inside the coupon book, you will find a load of special offers, and restaurant coupons, such as buy 1 get 1 free offers, or percentage discounts.

On their website, you can check out the offers in the chosen city, see if there are any restaurants you enjoy eating at. As well as deals on eating out in the coupon books, there are also attraction coupons and travel discounts.

I reckon that even if you only use the Entertainment Book once or twice, it will have paid for itself with the amount you save on eating out!

A friend of mine bought this coupon book last month, and has used it a few times in his city. He states it has MORE than paid for itself, so it’s well worth the fifteen bucks!! I recommend you think about how often you eat out, and work out if it is worth buying the discount book. Even if you only eat out once a month, then it would still be worth it.

One point to note is that it goes down in price a dollar or two every month, as the coupon book only lasts until December this year.

Remember, if you are a DealGuild member, you can also save yourself $4 on this deal with free cashback!

Another hot deal from Dell in todays Days of business deals! Dell Canada are selling the Dell UltraSharp 2709W 27-inch Widescreen Flat Panel LCD Monitor for only $549 with free shipping too! It’s normally $999, so that’s a saving of $450!

Click here to buy this 27” monitor @ Dell Canada. (See deal in right sidebar)

A note on the specification:

• 27″ Widescreen monitor
• Max Resolution 1920 x 1200
• Response Time 6 ms
• Signal Input HDMI, DVI-D, VGA
• Image Brightness 450 cd/m2
• Image Contrast Ratio 3000:1 (dynamic)
• USB Hub, 9-in-2 card reader
• 3 year warranty

I actually have the 24” older model of this monitor and it is excellent. It’s excellent for gaming, watching movies, anything really. I really want to buy this but my 24” screen works perfectly well so it’s hard to justify the expenditure for a mere 3” more of screen real estate.

There are some other good offers too in today’s deal, so check them out!

P.S. Up to 5% cashback @ Dealguild.com.

(NOW EXPIRED) This is a really excellent bargain if you need a new screen for your desktop PC! The monitor will be on special offer today only, as it is part of the Dell 10 Days of Deals on their business site.

• Click here to see this monitor deal @ Dell Canada.

If the direct link doesn’t work for the product, you’ll have to go to the small business section via the links at the top, and click the banner for their daily deals.

The Dell UltraSharp 2209WA monitor is $369.99 on their regular site, so $189.99 and free shipping is absolutely fantastic!

I’ll paste in a few bits of the specification for your reference:

• 1680 x 1050 resolution in widescreen format
• 4 USB 2.0 ports, VGA and DVI-D
• 6ms response time
• 300cd/m2 luminance (brightness)
• 3 year warranty
• Dynamic Contrast Ratio: 3000:1

In my opinion, this monitor could cope with anything you could throw at it, be it office work, gaming, movies etc. The 4 USB ports are so handy too – we have so many little devices that need plugged in nowadays! I have my graphics tablet, my ebook reader, my thumb drive, my mp3 player… all running on USB!

I actually have a 24” Dell Ultrasharp monitor, a slightly older model, which I bought a few years ago when it was many times this price!! It’s a really excellent monitor, top class. One really interesting feature is the ability to rotate the screen by 90 degrees. If I am working on long Microsoft word files, I just swivel the monitor round and it makes it so much easier to work!

P.S. Dealguild Canada offer up to 5% cashback on Dell purchases.

Do you need a little extra screen real estate? Would you like to see more when sniping on eBay for those last minute bargains? Would you like to have to scroll down less when reviewing your friends’ statuses on Facebook? If you’re still using that old 14” CRT screen, I’m LOLing at you! Get an LCD monitor! It’s about time! Buy.com have a pretty good deal on this 20” Acer Widescreen monitor.

• Click here to go to the Buy.com Canada website.

When you click through to the site and search for “X203H” you will see that it is priced at $149.99. But everything added to your cart will be reduced by 5% – making this monitor only $142.49. Here’s a sweetener too – free shipping! Can’t say fairer than that!

Here’s a little bit of the specification to whet your appetite:

• Screen size: 20″
• Max Resolution: 1600 x 900
• Brightness: 300 cd/m²
• Maximum Response Time: 5ms
• Ports: VGA & DVI
• Warranty: 3 year

In my humble opinion, that’s a pretty good spec. It would be a good all-round monitor, for basic office work, home entertainment, even gaming. I like how it has a 3 year warranty, that’s a bit better than your standard 1 year. I’ve never owned an Acer screen, but I’ve heard pretty good things about the brand. If you’re just using a 14” or 15” screen right now, the jump up to a 20” is quite substantial – makes things a lot easier to do when you’re working on the computer.

If you’d like to check out some customer ratings and comments, most users gave this monitor an excellent rating over on NewEgg.ca.

And for those of you who like getting something for nothing, use Dealguild Canada for 2% cashback on your Buy.com buys!

I just got an email from The Source by Circuit City who is announcing a special Spring Sale! They’re offering up to 70% discount on certain products.

Click here to browse the deals and steals @ The Source Canada.

Here is a break down of the discounts in each category:

• All GPS Systems on sale
• Save up to 40% on Travel
• Save up to 38% on Toys
• Save up to 50% on Portable Audio
• Save up to 50% on Audio
• Save up to 68% on Recordable Media
• Save up to 43% on Home, Office & Phones
• Save up to 40% on Computers
• Save up to 50% on Computer Accessories
• Save up to 70% on Accessories
• Save up to 50% on select Headphones
  
  

One thing that is really handy about The Source by Circuit City is their “collect at store” feature. You can choose the items you are interested in online, add them to your cart, and collect at your nearest location. This saves you paying any extra shipping fees. You can see on each product if it states “1 hour in-store pickup” or perhaps “3 day in-store pickup” so you know exactly when you can collect your chosen goodies! Additionally, if you want to claw yourself back a few dollars, you could use Dealguild for 2.6% cashback!

I’m having a quick browse through the store to see if there is anything of interest. Here’s what I’ve spotted:

• NEXXTECH™ DVD Rs 25-PACK (Search for 2619908 for DVD-R and 2619909 for DVD +R) for only $9.99 (Save $3 on the regular price)

• CENTRIOS™ BLACK PEARL WIRELESS SPEAKERS (Search for 4015110) for only $129.99 (Save $70!)

• CENTRIOS™ 8″ PORTABLE DVD PLAYER (Search for 1611558) for only $119.99 (Save $80!)

• NEXXTECH™ USB MISSILE LAUNCHER (Search for 6311703) for only $29.99 (Save $10

Can you see any more good deals?

Wow, look at this nice piece of kit! It’s a 42” Sharp LCD TV from Dell Canada! It’s priced at only $865.97 and that includes free shipping too. 42” of lovely LCD TV! Yes please! The previous price of the LC-42SB45U LCD TV was $1239.97, and has been reduced by $374 – nice!

Click here to check out this awesome deal from Dell Canada.

I’m not very savvy when it comes to the technical specs of this kind of thing, but here are some points that might interest the tech-savvy Bargainmoose readers:

• Full HD 1080p
• Three HDMI Inputs and two component
• Built-in ATSC / QAM / NTSC Tuners

There are a few customer reviews and ratings here on the Cnet site.

Hey! Don’t forget you can get up to 5% cashback from shopping @ Dell through Dealguild Canada.

I have a 1080p Panasonic 42” TV, and it’s just gorgeous. My friends all have smaller TVs, and they’re so jealous of the size of mine. Needless to say, Wii games nights are always held at my house. Plus I ALWAYS make them wear that darned wrist strap.

EDIT – deal reported to be good until April 11th 2009