February, 2017

• 6 February

  Amazon Device Sale Through Valentine’s Day

  

  Amazon has discounted some of their devices through Valentine’s Day.  There’s a variety of Kindle and Fire products (but unfortunately, no Echo on sale). My Kindle is one of my favorite travel accessories.  The paper-like screen is much easier on my eyes than my iPad. From Amazon.com’s descriptions: Fire Tablet—Amazon’s …

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January, 2017

• 30 January

  Trump Blames Weekend Protests on Last Night’s Delta Outage

  

  Because there was no chance anyone could be upset by the executive order he signed late this past Friday, Trump took to Twitter to blame Delta for all the chaos at the airport this weekend. In case you weren’t sure if he was seriously tying that to the executive order, …

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• 29 January

  Update: If You Are Flying Delta, You Are Still #FKD (but things will be better tomorrow)

  

  Well, it looks as if things aren’t getting much better with Delta.  Finally, the ground stop on Delta flights has been lifted, but after many flights were canceled. From Bloomberg: Delta Air Lines Inc.’s grounding of U.S. flights was lifted after almost two and a half hours, ending the second …

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• 29 January

  Fly US to Casablanca, Morocco Starting at $561 from the US on British Airways

  

  Here’s a good sale to Casablanca, Morocco.  You can fly from multiple cities in the US for less than $600 on British Airways (and from one at just $611). From the Flight Deal:   Boston [BOS] – $572 Miami [MIA] – $579 Chicago [ORD] – $611 New York [JFK] – …

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• 29 January

  If You Are Flying Delta, You Are #FKD

  

  A failure with Delta’s systems has grounded Delta flights. So if you are flying Delta, you may be currently #FKD. From KARE11: Around 6 p.m. Sunday, social media lit up with word of long lines and delays at Delta terminals. A Federal Aviation Administration advisory stated Delta flights were grounded due …

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• 29 January

  Make Your Own Sample Box on Amazon: Pay $2-$4 each and get 100% Credit Back

  

  Amazon has been releasing almost-like-free sample boxes for $10-$15 that come with 100% credit back towards similar products. The limitations varied.  With beauty products, I had $10 towards any sort of beauty products.  With pet food, I had $15 towards anything from the companies in the box. But I really …

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• 28 January

  The $1,098.99 Uber Quoted Me For a Ride Actually Seems Pretty Reasonable

  

  I landed at DCA airport after a trip to Florida today.  I was a little shocked when I opened my Uber app. It quoted me $1,098.99 for UberX. Damn, how much is surge today?! After I got over my initial shock, I realized my app never updated from Florida.  Which switched …

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• 28 January

  Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children and Suicide Squad for Only $10 (BLU-RAY + DVD + Digital HD combo)

  

  There’s a sale on Amazon for two relatively new releases.  Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children and Suicide Squad are only $10 each for the blu-ray/DVD/Digital download combo sets. From one of the reviews of Miss Peregrine on Amazon: Another best selling teen fantasy novel hits the big screen and …

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• 28 January

  Why It’s Good Casinos Are Monitoring Your Gambling to See If You “Deserve” Free Drinks

  

  Some casinos in Las Vegas are enacting policies that measure how much you are gambling before you “earn” a free drink.  This has lead people to wonder if free drinks in Las Vegas are coming to an end. b The change in policy is this: When you go to a …

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• 26 January

  Free Uber Ride for Existing Users

  

  Most Uber discounts are only for brand new sign ups. The Flight Deal is featuring a promo that applies to existing Uber riders.  You can get a free ride of up to $15. The instructions are a little complicated, but the Flight Deal was able to get this discount to …

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