Slickdeals Comment Appreciation Awards - Round 5

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GREAT DEAL!! No coupon for me ($3.68). BUT I ordered these previously and think they may be the best sandwich cookie I have ever eaten. I've never eaten a cookie with such an advanced design before.

Top side of the cookie is like a lid. The bottom is more like a shallow jar made of cookie. So when you bite into it, the Nutella doesn't go everywhere. I manage to get 5 tiny bites out of every cookie. It's soft like the nutella in a jar. Not sandwich creme flavored nutella.

I went through my first bag in about 2 weeks, eating 1 a day until my subscribe and save arrived with 2 replacement bags.

The cookie itself is crisp and blows away any sandwich cookie I have ever eaten. That said, it is such a niche product it could easily be discontinued in six months. People need to spread the word...

If you have the coupon you should consider purchasing them if you enjoy nutella. I don't think you will be disappointed.

Had an interesting experience at the Target in Eagle Rock, a neighborhood of Los Angeles. I figured no way I'd get the deal because I never get these deals, but I saw the Eagle Rock Target showed 7 in stock around 10am today. Everywhere else said OOS. I didn't believe it but looked an hour later and it showed 5. I thought, oh wow, that could mean they actually have some and are selling at the clearance price. Being 15 min away, I figured worth a shot, so I jumped in my car and raced over there.

Two nice guys were waiting in the TV area. I asked if they were there for the C3. They said yeah and that the employee was getting them from the back! She rolled up with five on a cart and asked if I wanted one! I was shocked. The first guy bought two. The second guy bought one. I bought one, and a young guy showed up after me to get the last one. I almost bought two but when the younger guy showed up, figured I'd share the love.

Turns out, others had shown up earlier in the day but were turned away because the employees didn't think they had any. I happened to show up after they found them. Took them awhile to bring them up so must have been stored in some corner somewhere in their warehouse.

This is the first YMMV deal I've ever been fortunate enough to snag and my first ever 4K display so am very appreciative! Congrats to those who also found one and good luck to those still trying!

This rate is … out of this world…

I didn't realize loctite and super glue were made by the same company. I bet they make all sorts of puns about bonding at their corporate retreats

Going to try intro to python I would like to understand what my son is talking about thanks

Make sure you swap that basic crunchy taco for another Doritos Loco or even a soft taco supreme for free. Makes it an even better deal.

I will tell you a secret that really nobody knows and I just want to say that this is 100% for real because I have done this around 20 times in my life already and I have never gotten bit once - even when the mosquitoes were thick and swarming all around me.

Clove oil.

I buy 2 oz bottles of the essential oil from piping Rock for a few dollars a bottle and a bottle will last around 50 applications for one person. Each application is good for 100% no bites no matter how thick the mosquitoes are for a minimum of 3 hours and a maximum of 4 hours. But you have to reapply it every 3 hours to guarantee you will not be bitten at all. The good part is that it only takes three drops from the dropper or an eyedropper per application straight from the bottle. You simply take three drops and put it into your palm and rub your two hands together and then go over your skin and the entire clothing you're wearing as well from head to foot and just keep rubbing all over your body like this for about 2 minutes and you will be 100% bite free no matter how bad the mosquitoes are or how many there are or whatever time of day it is doesn't matter either. It is 100% guaranteed to work 100% effectively like this. It is probably the best kept secret there is. The stuff is better than deet but only for 3 hours like I said. It is also not toxic the way deet is completely toxic.

try it and you will be shocked!!!

I will tell of my situation to help those that might be looking to use it for the same reason. I've used an iPad with a paper screen protector with the GoodNotes app, a Scribe with premium pen and an Boox note air 3 color, which I had high hopes for since it's colored and I'm an Android user. I use it strictly for note taking. If there are added features like ebook or something, cool, but not the main purpose of the device.

So, I desired something that can take my handwriting and quickly convert it to text. Hands down, the iPad with GoodNotes is far superior than the Kindle or Boox. The iPad will not only convert in real time, which does an outstanding job at understanding chicken scratch, it puts the text neatly on the lines in order, even when I don't write on the line. The other 2 devices, you have to write everything you want, then use a tool to select what you want converted and then it spends some time and converts it. But it leaves it exactly where you wrote. This is such a tedious process and looks nowhere as clean, just completely disorganized. Not even the remarkable 2 and Supernote have this power. It's literally limited to iPad with GoodNotes app.

The second was highlights, which are incredibly important for note taking. I really wanted to like it, but gray-scale just doesn't work for highlights. The Boox, which I had super high hopes for since it was in color, there is no function to highlight your notes. People confuse the marker as a highlighter.

Finally, the writing. Imo of the 3, the Kindle felt the least like writing on paper. The Boox came in second. The iPad with the paper screen protector felt the most like writing on paper. The only issue is it eats up your pencil tip after probably 2 weeks of heavy note taking each day. And I'm saying hours upon hours a day. I'm using an older iPad, so I'm not too sure what pens actually work. So, it's not easy finding cheap pen tips on AliExpress or Temu. Though I see plenty for newer gen iPads. The nibs for the Kindle and Boox are on there, but much research show the nibs last a super, super long time. Probably why they don't feel as good. They're more of a super smooth pen feel, but writing on something not paper, the iPad a pen or pencil feel like writing on paper. So if you're in the same situation, I recommend an iPad with a paper screen protector with the GoodNotes app. The GoodNotes app is on Samsung tablets, but the AI handwriting to text is only on iPad. Starting at $350, the iPad isn't much more than this. And it looks like the previous gen is $250.

This is all starting from an iPad. I wanted something that didn't have entertainment apps to steer me away from doing my work, so I tried the E-ink tablets. But to this day, I still haven't used the iPad for anything else, other than the GoodNotes app. I haven't been tempted to open something else once. That's what my smartphone is for. So if you don't need what I need, for the price on sale, a scribe isn't bad. The Onyx is a nice option especially being able to side load some android apps, but the color portion needs work. Found issues with the screen not great at refreshing. Possibly in another gen or 2 it'll be great.

For anyone considering, I purchased a Kobo Libra 2, a Boox Tab Mini C, a Supernote Nomad (A6x2) and the Kindle Scribe and tried them all in quick succession.

The Kindle Scribe had a fantastic feel to it, and the native Kindle reading experience IMO is still top notch. Writing was good, worlds better than writing on an iPad, but not as good or natural as the Supernote. That being said, I did enjoy it for what it offered - but definitely get the premium pen if possible. Having a dedicated eraser on the backside of the pen was intuitive and, despite technically being worse than a pen w/ a button, I found I liked it more. The Scribe was heavy - I hated holding it in bed while reading, and while it was fine to hold while sitting it still wasn't comfortable like other Kindles. Size wise it was also just slightly too big IMO to take with me - and at that point, there are other products that do the job a bit better. My hope is that Amazon will make an ~8 inch Scribe, update some software as they did after first releasing, and find a good middle ground product. However, it was lightning fast (for an eink device) - fastest I'd used. Even after returning it, I still consider repurchasing, so i'd say all in all if you're looking for your kindle to have a Notebook function and don't mind the weight, get it.

The Kobo Libra 2 reading experience was fine, but I found despite the touted synergy with Libby/Overdrive I couldn't actually get it to retain a setup for long, and the build quality felt pretty bad. Also can't use a stylus. That was a quick return for me.

The Boox Tab Mini C showed me how much I'm looking forward to color eink - I actually found reading comics in muted colors a fun experience. It's like living in an old movie - obviously the aficionados are in fits, but still, it was novel in a good way. It actually was a pretty powerful device, it ran the android version of the Kindle app well, and some basic games, but all in all it was a pretty uneven experience.

The Supernote Nomad was a fantastic writing feel, but I felt it really lacked in the reading department. Its version of Kindle ran slowly and ruined the product for me - despite having a lot of writing and productivity tools, I sold it off. It also had a bad tendency to move around the desk which drove me nuts. Integration with a bluetooth keyboard was possible (and what I was looking for - an all in one device) but the delay wasn't great.

And, for fun, anyone looking for a dedicated writing device (distraction free) look for a product called the Alphasmart Neo 2 - it's an old educational typing tool. It's basically a keyboard, tiny little screen to write a few lines on, and some ports to plug it into your computer, but goddamn it's the best writing-only tool I've used

Microcenter is like that crush of mine, she's always posting, showing me how good she can be, but when you DM her she isnt within 500 miles of you

Argh!!

I just paid $822.25 for this YESTERDAY!!

It was a warm Autumn Tuesday in September 2021.

I'm not a hero, I'm not a savior, forget what you know
I'm just a man whose circumstances went beyond his control
Beyond my control, we all need control
I need control, we all need control

What kind of gum does your dog normally chew?

This will work to repeal mosquitoes, but only if mosquitoes sign an agreement not to land on a person who is wearing the bracelet.

fwiw, it's recommended that probiotics have at least 1 BILLION (cue Dr. Evil pinky move) active cultures...this only has 100 million.

Miss the days of if you could eat $5 from Taco Bell, you were a fatty.

29c, 39c, 49c tacos!

I did a bunch of research between the NInja and the smaller version of this (ICE-21) before buying the ICE-21 and watched numerous videos

Freeze time is 24 hours for the basket, and you probably could shorten that to 12 hours or so if you have a cold freezer. There's also plenty of recipes that you don't need to cook -- most of the ones included are just milk, sugar, heavy cream, vanilla and whatever other flavors you add.

The biggest issues I saw with the Ninja are that it's not the same as churned ice cream - it's shaved ice. That's great if you want to do sorbet or something different, but it's not the same as ice cream.

In addition, if you refreeze the Ninja after taking a few scoops, you need to re-process it again (which is way louder than the Cuisinart makers as it's essentially a blender). Meanwhile, I can just take the container with my ice cream out of the freezer and scoop it like normal ice cream.

In the end, they're just different tools. We personally have a garage freezer, so space isn't an issue and I'm not sure I trust the Ninja to last as long as the cheaper Cuisinarts. If space is a concern and you want to do other things besides ice cream / gelato, then yeah, the Ninja could make sense for you.

For those mentioning the Walmart irony - As a younger punk rocker contracted to Walmart.com IT in the early 2000s,I used to cringe at the various punk records I'd find on the site, but eventually, I realized it was just automatically adding every item every distributor they worked with carried, and at the time Caroline Records handled distro for various small record labels, so I would find all kinds of small anarcho bands being sold (Mortarhate is one I remember, home to Conflict, Icons of Filth, etc). As for DK particularly, Jello doesn't have any hand in how the band profits off the name anymore, they've licensed the music for commercials, so this isn't really a stretch no matter how it came to happen.

Don't buy these. These are terrible my wife bought them for the looks. They are a pain in the behind to put up. Then they come off really easily. And they are sharp. You cut your fingers, your curtains. They don't slide easily, probably rust on the balls on top.

The hate I hold for these....

Hmm, not sure I want a Zelda glass if Link might be broken.

FYI Staples's 15% off coupon (which you get for returning Amazon return items) works on these, dropping the price by almost 37 dollars bringing it to 212 dollars. Now that is a slick deal

Items (1)$249.99
Coupons (1)
-$37.50
Points redemption$0.00
Subtotal$212.49
ShippingFREE
Estimated tax$17.53
Total$230.02

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I went ahead and did the BYOD plan for $30 and was able to purchase the tablet immediately. I debated between that vs getting a new "free" phone first and then sign up for this tablet, but didn't really need a new phone and I'm not sure how long this deal will last if it takes 2-3 business days to get the phone. You'll need to get access to the SMS code sent to the new number before you can register your Metro account online. Total cost for the tablet was $3 (google voice # unlock) + $30 (BYOD plan) + $20 (tablet) = $53. Edit: YMMV, some people reported they had to call in to have an agent bump up their plan to $45 or $60 to place the order. The $30 plan worked for me.

Steps I took.
1. Signed up for a google voice number using a junk email.
2. Set up a voicemail PIN and then paid $3 to unlock the number. Follow these instructions:
https://slickdeals.net/f/17325810-metro-by-t-mobile-port-in-new-number-offers-select-smartphone-30-days-service-from-40-free-shipping?p=169554114#post169554114
3. Signed up for the $30 plan using an eSIM. https://slickdeals.net/f/17143504-esim-bring-your-number-online-25-metro-by-t-mobile-single-line-phone-plan-unlimited-5g-data
4. After paying for $30 plan, I wasn't able to add the tablet initially. It showed an error saying call in (I didn't). I logged into the account with another browser and then was able to buy the tablet for $20. I'm not able to buy more than 1, the second attempt it errors with "Sorry, you are not eligible to add a new line".

Update: Metro won't allow you to add a second tablet to your shopping cart if the first one is already on order but not activated yet. You'll see a message on the tablet product page saying "Sorry, you are not eligible to add a new line." and the "Add to Cart" button is greyed out. You can activate the first order once you get the shipping notification email (even before you get it). This will allow you to add another tablet to your shopping cart. Use this link and enter your order # to activate the first tablet after it ships. https://www.metrobyt-mobile.com/resources/activate This doesn't necessarily mean you'll be able to successfully place the order (see update 2 below), but will allow you to add it to the shopping cart and attempt the order.

Update 2: I see a lot of people reporting that after they add the tablet to the shopping cart and try to place the order, they get message to call into customer service and are unable to complete the order. I saw this post mention the likely causes: https://slickdeals.net/forums/showpost.php?p=170193645&postcount=24

Suggestions based on what worked for me.
1. Try incognito mode or private browsing mode on your browser.
2. Disable any browser ad blockers or whole network blockers such as pi-hole. Also try using a VPN such as Windscribe to bypass your network ad blockers.
3. Use a virtual credit card number from Capital One or Citi cards so Metro sees a new credit card. Another benefit is you can close it out after your purchase to avoid any additional charges (even though it's unlikely).
4. If the above doesn't work, trying shipping to a different address like a relative or friend. Use the name of person at that address (since you don't live there). You will get some verification questions about that person, so you will need to know some info about that person such as the height listed on their driver's license, past address history, colleges attended, vehicle ownership history. You'll have to answer 3 questions from one of those categories (maybe a few I missed).

I can confirm this tablet works with the $10 T-Mobile tablet line even though hasn't officially been unlocked.