Can we get rid of insignificant deals?

[BohicaSD]

OK, lets face it, your life is not going to change in any material way if you save a dollar or get some meaningless stuff FAR, or you save $2 somewhere on something. The bottom line is ... What constitutes a SlickDeal and should everyone have to wade thru this miniscule stuff to score a deal on something significant.

Well yes, I suppose we could get into a discussion about how even a $1 or 2 make an important contribution to some folks lives, but if that is the case, they should be spending more time hitting up the parents for $, clipping more coupons from the Sunday paper, working harder at their job, putting in an hour of overtime, (do the math) etc.

I am tired of seeing save 90% deals on pencils at Staples that maybe cost $4 at full retail.

Am I alone among all the deal junkies who believe the chase is more important than the kill?

Just my 2 cents, but if you wait a week it'll be down to 1 Cent.

[BohicaSD]

Eckerd's Clearance @ BigLots 70% off, YMMV


Big YMMV; only stop if you are driving by. I went by my BigLots store today which happened to be near a closed Eckerd's and they seem to have moved 1/5 of all the Eckerds stuff to Biglots. Most of the stuff were things that could not be sold resold in CVS (i.e. Eckerd's brand stuff and vitamin supplements). Everything was 70% off this green retail value sticker price. This is YMMV, because I only went to one BigLots and saw this (NW San Antonio, TX). I brought my little sis, and we ended up buying these:

4 Duracell AAA NiMH - $4.00
small box of Jelly Belly - $0.60
stickers - $0.05
pencil - $0.10

On another note, my BigLots also had lots of boxes of Powerbar ProteinPlus expiration in a few day for $0.40. Better hit up the gym tonight.
Last edited by Prince_K : Today at 06:52 PM.

[XXnarg]

What is insignificant to some is significant to others.

I buy supplies and donate them to the charities I work with. This is stuff they need, like office supplies. They don't have the skills or the knowledge to know how to find deals like this, so it means a lot to them.

You might buy only a dozen pencils a year, while someone else might buy several gross.

[Mavtech]

I agree. Some people love those office supply deals. We wouldn't be able to do what the OP says because the definition of a Slickdeal changes from member to member.

[thesamenewguy]

I disagree

[BikerEric]

insignificant to who?
You?

[hunterr83]

Now now, calm down guys. Remember, one man's trash is another man's treasure.

[Sunday]

I agree with OP.

[steaksauce]

This thread sucks and is insignificant! :cool:

[XXnarg]

I'm not an audiophile, so I think all these stereo and speaker and headphone deals are insignificant.

:D

[justme-]

The relevence of the deal and significance of a deal is subjective. 90% off pencils that cost $1.00 is a significant deal in percentage of savings, as would be 5% off a 80" Plasma TV with an average retail of what, $10,000? but ANY deal is only good IF you need it and who's to say who need what and when?
What if I don't like computers, or I hate Dell, the multitude of savings posts for them are insignificant and therefore should be removed?
If you don't like the deal DON'T READ IT after you see the title. It's not hard to not click on the listing is it?

[geeves]

Forget that a deal is a deal, even a insignificant one. Any way, I cracked my self up when sombody told me how to get cheep to free candy from CompUSA.. And I found my self looking for 1.00 12 packs at target. It might not be useful all the time but Its fun to read about them.