Tag Archives: Amazon

You probably don’t actually want to read this.  I’ve warned you.  I’m still warning you.  Okay.  You asked for it. My step-grandmother got me a UV-flashlight since I travel so much.  She wanted me to be able to check whether or not the bed sheets were changed before I used …

Amazon is offering $0.99 rentals on a bunch of movies this weekend–180 of them to be exact. In addition, some of the $0.99 rentals are available for purchase at $6.99.  You have 30 days to start the rental and then anywhere from 48 hours – 7 days to watch, depending …

The Belkin 3-Outlet SurgePlus Mini Travel Swivel Charger Surge Protector (with two USB ports) is on sale for $13.99. I’ve had this for the last three years and it’s been great, especially when outlets are limited. When nightstands only have one outlet (usually in the lamp), I’ve been able to …

Amazon currently has Civilization III: Complete (PC: Steam version) for only three quarters.    This game requires at least Windows 2000 and 128 MB of RAM (so check your requirements before downloading 😉 ). From its description: Sid Meier’s Civilization III: Complete, the latest offering in the Sid Meier’s Civilization …

For the next few hours (or until it sells out), you can get a Mr. Potato Head Dalek Sec–one of the villains from the Doctor Who series–on sale for $13.95. The Mr. Potato Head comes with a top with the typical Mr. Potato Head googly-eyes, but also comes with the more …

When Amazon released the Echo, they promised to continually make it better.  This has come in the form of products you can use the Echo with (for example, dimming the lights via speech), and apps the Echo connects to (for example, I connected to an audio RPG app that let …

It’s always nice when our opinion counts.  It is even nicer when our opinion can net us some $$$. Now, your opinion as a travel enthusiast can help influence future products–and maybe even net you an Amazon gift card.  Ed from Pizza in Motion is awarding prizes to some people …

Amazon’s Deal of the Day is on luggage and other travel items. The timing was perfect for me.  I just busted the wheel on my carry-on bag and was hoping to find a good, cheap spinner. So I went in for this one, priced at just $39: I like the …

I just received an email from Amazon with a bunch of deals on their devices as part of their Back to School Sale.  The Amazon Echo is not on sale, unfortunately, but the Amazon Tap is. Here is a comprehensive listing of the sales from Amazon. Fire Kids Edition From …

Two days ago, I wrote about a promotion on Amazon where you can get $10 in free Amazon credit towards the app store if you download the free app, Hay Day. This promotion specified “download” when other offers have not.  Amazon’s app store only works on Android phones.  However, readers were reporting …