If you want to learn more about how this blog works, please be sure to read the Cheapskate FAQ. OK, that wasn't such a quick note after all. Just because there's a disconnect between this posted deal and what you're told by a company rep doesn't mean there's dirty work afoot. In other words, when I write about a deal from, say, Best Buy or Secondipity, I'm merely reporting information I've discovered - information that was accurate when I reported it. Even so, it's not uncommon for phone reps to be unaware of these online deals, and for brick-and-mortar stores to have different prices than their Web counterparts.Įxcept where noted, CNET has no direct relationship with any vendor. Most of the deals I find are available exclusively online, though there are exceptions (like the $60 TV from Target I posted the other day). Many a frustrated reader will call the company (or one of its stores, if applicable) in hopes of getting that price, only to be told there's "no such deal and there never was," or, "We don't know where CNET got that information." Unfortunately, the especially awesome ones tend to sell out quickly, sometimes very soon after my post goes live. Quick housekeeping note: The deals I share are in stock and available at the time I post them.
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