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I miss the old giveaway days....

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This time of year, i get tis nostalgic feeling when i think of online shopping. Do you remember years ago when places like Amazon had crazy black Friday giveaways? It was like first come first serve, you would have to sign in and wait for the exact time to push the button and hope you were one of the first 50 people or something like that and depending on the giveaway you would be able to purchase the item for real real cheap. Other sites did stuff like that too. I know Dr.Oz did one of those "first 50" to get through would get whatever they were giving away. I won 2 Kindles one year! I miss those days so much!
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rc9238
11-19-2025 at 05:26 PM.
11-19-2025 at 05:26 PM.
Quote from dealhustlr :

Kohls has been good for cheap appliances.
This year is the first time that I haven't seen any mention of Toastmaster/Hamilton Beach deals at Kohl's. So yes, I definitely miss the good ol' days of free-after-rebate deals.
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rc9238
11-19-2025 at 05:28 PM.
11-19-2025 at 05:28 PM.
Quote from dealhustlr :
Frys, Newegg, Tiger Direct, Circuit City, CompUsa, Staples, Officemax, Office Depot, Best Buy, Buy.com, Ross Simons.. Linen and things. $20, 500Ct sheets. Goose down comforters.
I vividly remember the boatloads of freebies, especially from Fry's, Circuit City, CompUSA, & Staples. Unfortunately it will never be like that again.
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valmont325
11-20-2025 at 09:38 AM.
11-20-2025 at 09:38 AM.
Quote from rc9238 :
This year is the first time that I haven't seen any mention of Toastmaster/Hamilton Beach deals at Kohl's. So yes, I definitely miss the good ol' days of free-after-rebate deals.
OMG I totally forgot the Free after rebate deals!
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minifigg
11-26-2025 at 09:01 AM.
11-26-2025 at 09:01 AM.
So far nothing FAR.
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Fatty_Matty
11-26-2025 at 11:34 AM.
11-26-2025 at 11:34 AM.
Quote from LordOfIron :
Ha, I knew I wasn't the only one that kept a spreadsheet. All those free and rebated items from Kohls, Jcpenney, Staples, OM, OD, Frys. Not only did I track all those rebates I had to keep track of who got gifted what. I couldn't be giving the in-laws the same toaster 2 years in a row...
Pours out some Hennessy for Fry's, iYKYK
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jasonwm
11-27-2025 at 02:18 AM.
11-27-2025 at 02:18 AM.
Quote from valmont325 :
This time of year, i get tis nostalgic feeling when i think of online shopping. Do you remember years ago when places like Amazon had crazy black Friday giveaways? It was like first come first serve, you would have to sign in and wait for the exact time to push the button and hope you were one of the first 50 people or something like that and depending on the giveaway you would be able to purchase the item for real real cheap. Other sites did stuff like that too. I know Dr.Oz did one of those "first 50" to get through would get whatever they were giving away. I won 2 Kindles one year! I miss those days so much!
100% agree!!!!
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J3ff
11-27-2025 at 06:54 AM.
11-27-2025 at 06:54 AM.
F in the chat.
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Wjacobs
11-27-2025 at 06:05 PM.
11-27-2025 at 06:05 PM.
yeah and jcpenny gave out christmas ornaments every year. Now everyone wants to decrease the discount and have black friday for 2 weeks or more. It's pointless to even call it black friday anymore. Just call it black november.
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The Foundation
11-27-2025 at 06:39 PM.
11-27-2025 at 06:39 PM.
I got my wife a nice pocket book from the eBay deals. It was a 4-500 pocket book for like 25 bucks.
That was a good hit.
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Prof. Chaos
11-27-2025 at 08:51 PM.
11-27-2025 at 08:51 PM.
Here I thought it was the Slickdeals giveaways during the season. Last time was what 2018/?
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11-28-2025 at 01:30 AM.
11-28-2025 at 01:30 AM.
Quote from Prof. Chaos :
Here I thought it was the Slickdeals giveaways during the season. Last time was what 2018/?
Wave We're currently giving away prizes daily through the end of the year. More details here https://slickdeals.net/f/18822175-slickdeals-daily-draw-giveaway-enter-now-for-a-chance-to-win-see-official-rules?v=1
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minifigg
11-28-2025 at 04:31 PM.
11-28-2025 at 04:31 PM.
Quote from LavenderSunflower :
Wave We're currently giving away prizes daily through the end of the year. More details here https://slickdeals.net/f/18822175-slickdeals-daily-draw-giveaway-enter-now-for-a-chance-to-win-see-official-rules?v=1
Awesome! I just entered but although I have commented like crazy since 11/25, I have no bonus entries. Odd.
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Prof. Chaos
11-28-2025 at 06:05 PM.
11-28-2025 at 06:05 PM.
Quote from LavenderSunflower :
Wave We're currently giving away prizes daily through the end of the year. More details here https://slickdeals.net/f/18822175-slickdeals-daily-draw-giveaway-enter-now-for-a-chance-to-win-see-official-rules?v=1
Thank you. I rarely go to the home page and never noticed the sub-forum for the giveaways.
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valmont325
11-30-2025 at 10:50 AM.
11-30-2025 at 10:50 AM.
Yay Slickdeals! Thank You for the Giveaways!
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