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My 20-year anniversary as an SD member!

272 325 January 5, 2024 at 09:22 AM
20 years ago I joined Slickdeals: Jan 7, 2004. (I'm pretty sure I browsed earlier, but never created an account; I think my first deal was a Palm IIIxe.) I don't comment a lot. But I browse multiple times a day. I love this site. It has been so important to me. Thank you for 20 great years!

A few memories:

Circuit City $5 video game clearance of July 2004:
https://slickdeals.net/e/28785-huge-circuit-city-game-clearance?v=1
I got a bunch of gamecube and GBA games that I still have today.

My first HD TVs, including a sweet plasma that won't die:
https://slickdeals.net/e/2850611-panasonic-42-in-plasma-720p-for-212-at-target-ymmv?v=1

Of course a couple of TouchPads:
https://slickdeals.net/e/3220862-hp-touchpad-9-7-wifi-tablet-16gb-100-32gb-150-free-shipping?v=1

BlackBerry PlayBook:
https://slickdeals.net/e/3901351-blackberry-playbook-16gb-149-32gb-199-64gb-249-at-office-depot-after-staples-coupon-ymmv?v=1
This was a fun device, even with the flaws.

Lots of Redbox rentals:
https://slickdeals.net/e/6135216-official-redbox-free-rental-codes-for-new-existing-customers-post-other-codes-here-too?v=1

$100 Arcade1Up table:
https://slickdeals.net/e/14674253-arcade1up-ms-pac-man-8-games-in-1-full-size-cocktail-table-100-free-store-pickup?v=1

Electric Bird scooters our family uses often:
https://slickdeals.net/f/14615620-bird-es4-800-dual-battery-8-mile-range-800-watt-motor-electric-scooter-renewed-199-free-s-h?v=1

2 FP deals I submitted:
https://slickdeals.net/e/13148101-walgreens-free-8x10-promo-code-junefree-free-in-store-pickup?v=1

https://slickdeals.net/f/16820714-red-pocket-prepaid-plan-unimtd-everything-gsma-10gb-gsmt-cdma-8gb-199?v=1

And lots of various bikes, appliances, furniture, fast food meals, electronics, video games, toys, TiVo.

Thanks again to Slickdeals and to the whole community! Here's to 20 more years for me!
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01-05-2024 at 10:19 AM.
01-05-2024 at 10:19 AM.
Nope, never heard of you?
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01-05-2024 at 10:53 AM.
01-05-2024 at 10:53 AM.
Happy anniversary! Cheers Behind every deal there is a story Smilie
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01-05-2024 at 11:35 AM.
01-05-2024 at 11:35 AM.
Quote from regis100 :
20 years ago I joined Slickdeals: Jan 7, 2004. (I'm pretty sure I browsed earlier, but never created an account; I think my first deal was a Palm IIIxe.) I don't comment a lot. But I browse multiple times a day. I love this site. It has been so important to me. Thank you for 20 great years!

A few memories:

Circuit City $5 video game clearance of July 2004:
https://slickdeals.net/e/28785-huge-circuit-city-game-clearance?v=1
I got a bunch of gamecube and GBA games that I still have today.

My first HD TVs, including a sweet plasma that won't die:
https://slickdeals.net/e/2850611-panasonic-42-in-plasma-720p-for-212-at-target-ymmv?v=1

Of course a couple of TouchPads:
https://slickdeals.net/e/3220862-hp-touchpad-9-7-wifi-tablet-16gb-100-32gb-150-free-shipping?v=1

BlackBerry PlayBook:
https://slickdeals.net/e/3901351-blackberry-playbook-16gb-149-32gb-199-64gb-249-at-office-depot-after-staples-coupon-ymmv?v=1
This was a fun device, even with the flaws.

Lots of Redbox rentals:
https://slickdeals.net/e/6135216-official-redbox-free-rental-codes-for-new-existing-customers-post-other-codes-here-too?v=1

$100 Arcade1Up table:
https://slickdeals.net/e/14674253-arcade1up-ms-pac-man-8-games-in-1-full-size-cocktail-table-100-free-store-pickup?v=1

Electric Bird scooters our family uses often:
https://slickdeals.net/f/14615620-bird-es4-800-dual-battery-8-mile-range-800-watt-motor-electric-scooter-renewed-199-free-s-h?v=1

2 FP deals I submitted:
https://slickdeals.net/e/13148101-walgreens-free-8x10-promo-code-junefree-free-in-store-pickup?v=1

https://slickdeals.net/f/16820714-red-pocket-prepaid-plan-unimtd-everything-gsma-10gb-gsmt-cdma-8gb-199?v=1

And lots of various bikes, appliances, furniture, fast food meals, electronics, video games, toys, TiVo.

Thanks again to Slickdeals and to the whole community! Here's to 20 more years for me!
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01-05-2024 at 12:57 PM.
01-05-2024 at 12:57 PM.
Congrats! I was first introduced to Slickdeals while in college via Iconian's HP Touchpad deal. My first deal I ever shared was a local one to a single store in Oklahoma City lol https://slickdeals.net/e/5590464-vibram-bikila-ls-bogo-free-total-40-blue-seven-in-oklahoma-city

Then I posted a deal that got -16 votes. Since then though I've had a ton of great finds Smilie I didn't buy the touchpad deal though (was poor and in college and didn't have a need for one) but I have spend tens of thousands probably over the last 10+ years cause of the site. Glad you're here though and congrats on the 20 years!
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01-05-2024 at 06:01 PM.
01-05-2024 at 06:01 PM.
Quote from regis100 :
20 years ago I joined Slickdeals: Jan 7, 2004. (I'm pretty sure I browsed earlier, but never created an account; I think my first deal was a Palm IIIxe.) I don't comment a lot. But I browse multiple times a day. I love this site. It has been so important to me. Thank you for 20 great years!


Thanks again to Slickdeals and to the whole community! Here's to 20 more years for me!
Congrats. Applause

I've got you by 6 months so I can still call you a n00b lol.
I joined over the Dell Axiom Windows CE PDA for $79 which did NOT ship Mad
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01-05-2024 at 09:42 PM.
01-05-2024 at 09:42 PM.
Happy 20 years!

Pretty sure I found my way to SD because of a sweepstakes. It was something for Coty Cosmetics and had an addictive online game where you skied around a mountain or something. I came to SD for sweepstakes codes and stuck around for survey info and freebies. Never been a deal person.
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01-06-2024 at 10:48 AM.
01-06-2024 at 10:48 AM.
Congrats on twenty years deal-seeking and sharing!!
Behind you by about a year.
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01-06-2024 at 12:37 PM.
01-06-2024 at 12:37 PM.
Quote from DC :
Congrats. Applause

I've got you by 6 months so I can still call you a n00b lol.
I joined over the Dell Axiom Windows CE PDA for $79 which did NOT ship Mad
I remember that deal and wishing it would have worked! But I probably hadn't officially joined SD yet; just still lurking back then.

Honestly, those early PDAs were very exciting. Windows CE coulda been amazing. Palm was a nice, clean OS. It's too bad iPhone steamrolled everyone because they never competed well enough.
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01-06-2024 at 01:21 PM.
01-06-2024 at 01:21 PM.
happy 20th! Groupwave

i also lurked for months before i ever registered and even when i finally did it took years before i started posting much. my 2nd post was even a "deal" , although i know i it took a long time for me to find my way out of the coupons forum laugh out loud

Cheers to you and may there be many more years of deal hunting and sharing here in your future
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Quote from regis100 :
I remember that deal and wishing it would have worked! But I probably hadn't officially joined SD yet; just still lurking back then.

Honestly, those early PDAs were very exciting. Windows CE coulda been amazing. Palm was a nice, clean OS. It's too bad iPhone steamrolled everyone because they never competed well enough.
I had lurked for a couple of months prior and joined just so I could join in on the bitchfest as I was pretty upset my order had gotten canceled.

Around that time I had an hp Ipaq that was pretty good. Used an external GPS puck and could have a real time driving application. Can't remember if the Axiom was an upgrade or not vs the Ipaq.
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01-18-2024 at 07:36 PM.
01-18-2024 at 07:36 PM.
Quote from regis100 :
20 years ago I joined Slickdeals: Jan 7, 2004. (I'm pretty sure I browsed earlier, but never created an account; I think my first deal was a Palm IIIxe.) I don't comment a lot. But I browse multiple times a day. I love this site. It has been so important to me. Thank you for 20 great years!
Dang, mine was 5 days ago and didnt even know it.

You are #8361 and I am #8814

Means roughly in 6 days SD at that time added 450ish users or about 75 a day.

It was a small crowd back then Smilie
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01-19-2024 at 01:35 AM.
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Quote from Viffer :
Dang, mine was 5 days ago and didnt even know it.

You are #8361 and I am #8814

Means roughly in 6 days SD at that time added 450ish users or about 75 a day.

It was a small crowd back then Smilie
I like hearing how people found SD. Do you remember how you got here?
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01-19-2024 at 01:16 PM.
01-19-2024 at 01:16 PM.
Quote from Viffer :
Dang, mine was 5 days ago and didnt even know it.

You are #8361 and I am #8814

Means roughly in 6 days SD at that time added 450ish users or about 75 a day.

It was a small crowd back then Smilie
What's with the 4 digit SD numbers? look around

/ SD'er #388
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01-20-2024 at 08:29 AM.
01-20-2024 at 08:29 AM.
Quote from DC :
What's with the 4 digit SD numbers? look around

/ SD'er #388
How do you find that info? Sorry, I am a noob.
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