03.26.09
Posted in Cleaning, Ecofriendly Shopping, Giving Back, Great Ideas, Housekeeping, Phones, Tech Stuff at 12:46 am by Deb Savvy
It’s crazy how many old cell phones and chargers most people have sitting around the house. I have a huge drawer in my office filled with nothing but cell phones and phone accessories. There must be at least six – and a couple of chargers for each of them. And a car charger or two. And some old PDA’s, too, now that I’m thinking about it. I’d love to get rid of all that stuff – but I never really had a clue of what to do with all of it. It’s not like I’m going to toss a bunch of cell phones in the garbage can.
Did you know you can drop all your old cell phones, pagers, PDAs, chargers and other communications accessories at any Staples
store? They’ll recycle them and better still, they’ll donate a portion of proceeds to the Sierra Club
.
Clean your house – help green the planet! How great is that!
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01.29.09
Posted in Easy Gifting, Electronics, Gadgets, Phones, Practical Gifts, Tech Stuff, Valentines for Her, Valentines for Him at 7:08 am by Deb Savvy
What a great gift for Valentine’s Day! Or just about any other day!
Say I love you with an iPhone, iTouch or iPod – and your Valentine will keep you close to your heart long after flowers would have faded or chocolates would have long since been eaten. And if your one true love already has the phone or media player of their dreams, then you can always thrill them with new accessories, a case, docking station, bluetooth device or other add-ons.
And, of course, for devoted users of all things iPhone, iTouch and iPod, you can’t go wrong with the gift of iTunes Gifts
including all the latest iPhone Applications
.
We’re here every day scouring the web and reporting on how to get the best deals on the best stuff from the best sources the web has to offer. Don’t miss out. Visit us often. Get more for less. Find exactly what you’re looking for at the best possible price. That’s what we’re all about.
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11.24.08
Posted in Computers, Electronics, Gadgets, Tech Stuff at 7:09 am by Deb Savvy
With the ultra-tiny, ultra light Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Laptop Computer 
, you can take your entire e-world with you where ever, when ever. This tiny dream keeps you connected with your e-mail, Word documents, Facebook flirts and more. It’s all right there at your side – light as a feather. Well, almost as light as a feather.
At prices that start at UNDER $350, there’s no reason not to stay connected.
See the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Laptop Computer and all kinds of accessories and travel cases at Dell™ Home 
.
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10.30.08
Posted in Phones, Tech Stuff at 5:02 am by Deb Savvy
Believe it or not, my laptop was not the only thing that crashed before I left for my big journey. The day before that happened, my iPhone 
developed a weird problem. The little switch on the side that turns the ringer on and off suddenly got loose in its little housing and stopped working. A major problem, as far as I’m concerned. I need to be able to use my phone silently. Anyway, I made an appointment and stopped in for a little visit at the Apple Store 
Genius Bar.
Overall, I have to say it was one of the most positive technical failure experiences I’ve ever had. Especially with the phone. Since the switch was the only thing that wasn’t working, I synched and backed up my phone and iTunes before heading over to the Apple Store . I arrived about 10 minutes early as the suggest and much to my surprise there was a Genius ready to help me right then. Within a couple of minutes he quickly verified the problem, decided that the phone needed to be replaced and confirmed that this would all be covered for free as part of the Apple Care package I purchased for my phone. The replacement phone is exactly the same as the phone I had and my original Apple Care support is still valid for the balance of that contract (over a year) so if I have another problem, I’m still covered. I was out the door in less than 15 minutes with a phone that worked. Once I got home I plugged the replacement phone into the computer – a message flashed on the screen asking if this was a replacement iPhone or an additional iPhone to be activated. One click later all of my contacts, music, calendars, text messages and e-mails were restored to the new phone – it was miraculous. I never expected to old text messages to be restored. And it only took about 5 minutes!
These days it’s all too rare to have a truly positive customer service experience -especially when it comes to a mobile phone. Kudos to Apple Store .
I’ve loved my iPhone ever since the day I took it out of the box, but I’m an even bigger fan now.
Thought you’d want to know.
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10.20.08
Posted in Computers, Home Office, Tech Stuff, Who We Are at 7:22 pm by Deb Savvy
Sad but true fact: These days we rarely get to enjoy a truly positive customer service experience when it comes to computer hardware. Well, today I am here to share an exception to that rule. Last week I started having some trouble with my Dell 
laptop. My screen would start blinking out of the blue. The touch pad would seem out of touch. Then it started to freeze and require frequent rebooting. By Thursday the thing totally went crazy and it became clear that I was in need of some serious customer service.
Well, let me tell you – after a totally reasonable wait of less than 5 minutes, I was connected to a totally helpful Dell™ Home service rep located in Salt Lake City, Utah. We were on the phone for quite a while as he instructed my on how to run various diagnostic tests and I reported results back to him. By late afternoon the verdict was in – I needed a new hard drive, mother board and video card! I wasn’t as frantic as I have been in the past when a computer starts to get all wiggy – after the last time, I’m much better prepared for a tragedy. I’ve got online data backups and external hard-drive data backups (live and learn!) plus the laptop in question is not even a year old so I knew that whatever was wrong with it was covered under the warranty. The one thing that did have me worried was that I knew that I was leaving town on Saturday morning and there just wasn’t much time. And what happened? Before I even had a chance to explain my schedule needs, the plan was underway. The exact parts were being dispatched by overnight courrier to a technician in my area. The technician was supposed to call me after the parts were received and not later than noon and then COME TO MY HOUSE and perform the repair not later than 2 PM. And get this – that is exactly what happened. By 2 in the afternoon, my new best friend Cary the Dell™ Home Tech had replaced all the faulty components and reassembled my laptop to better than new condition. It’s running better than it did when it was brand new!
Don’t get me wrong, a computer crash is never fun. At its best, computer crash . But Dell™ Home made it as pain free is it could possibly have been. The only bummer was that I did have to restore a bunch of my programs and my data – an annoyance but hardly a tragedy. They TOTALLY took care of me and FAST.
Thought you’d want to know.
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10.15.08
Posted in Breaking News, Computers, Ecofriendly Shopping, Home Office, Tech Stuff at 2:47 am by Deb Savvy
More than one kind of apple is in season right now. Along with the fall bushels of Gala, Golden Delicious, Grannie Smith and Mount Fuji delights, a new crop is ripe for the picking at the Apple Store 
.
The completely refreshed MacBook line was unveiled today at Apple’s “Spotlight Turns to Notebooks” event. The all new MacBook boasts tons of exciting new features including:
- An ultra-thin LED-backlit display that provides crisp images and vivid colors which are ideal for viewing photos and movies, and the edge-to-edge cover glass creates a smooth, seamless surface NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, a revolutionary new 3D integrated graphics processor that features 16 parallel processing cores and delivers up to five times the 3D graphics performance as previous MacBook and MacBook Air™ designs.
- Apple has invented a whole new way of building notebooks from a single block of aluminum. And, just as important, they are the industry’s greenest notebooks!
- Plus, MacBook and MacBook Pro are now equipped with a new smooth glass Multi-Touch trackpad that gives users almost 40 percent more tracking area than before, making it even easier to use Multi-Touch gestures like pinch, rotate and swipe!
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09.09.08
Posted in Computers, Home Office, Limited Time Offers, Tech Stuff at 5:43 am by Deb Savvy
No, it’s not a misprint. It’s true. You can actually have a wireless laser printer of your very own for UNDER $100!
This offer is valid for a limited time only, so shop now before it’s too late.
Click here for more current special offers, discount, promotions and coupon codes from Office Depot.
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09.06.08
Posted in Discounts, Electronics, Hardware, Home Improvement, Shopping Tips, Tech Stuff at 1:01 am by Deb Savvy
Talk about smart shopping! for your order with PayPal and get $25 cash back on purchases of $125 or more or get $75 cash back on purchases of $250 or more. See Smarthome
for details.
Click here for more special offers, coupon codes and discounts from SmartHome.
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08.30.08
Posted in Electronics, Free Stuff, Gadgets, Games, Phones, Tech Stuff at 1:56 am by Deb Savvy
If you’re lucky enough to have an iPhone, then you need to take advantage of the whole new world of iPhone Applications now available at iTunes.com! Shop Now!
.
There are over 1000 new applications from which to choose. Games. Web short cuts. Business and productivity tools. And much more. And loads and loads of these hot new apps are FREE, FREE, FREE!
I just downloaded an oh-so fun little tidbit that turns my iPhone into a Magic 8 Ball! For FREE! Have fun and make your iPhone even more fabulous at the iTunes Store
.
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07.21.08
Posted in Electronics, Gadgets, Phones, Shopping Tips, Tech Stuff at 11:58 pm by Deb Savvy
The only thing better than my iPhone….
The new iPhone 3G. Faster downloads. True GPS. Improved surfing and web access. Loads of add ons. You would not have believed the lines around the block at the Michigan Avenue Apple Store this week! You can bypass the line entirely. Order online from Apple Store 
– activate your phone at home and you’re good to go. Have fun!!!!!!!
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06.27.08
Posted in Back to School, Computers, Free Stuff, Gadgets, Home Office, Limited Time Offers, Tech Stuff at 1:19 am by Deb Savvy
Plan ahead for back to school and reap huge benefits from Apple Store . Purchase a new Mac (Macbook, Macbook Pro, MacBook Air, or iMac) at the Apple Store for Education and:
- - get up to 10% discount
- - get a free 8G iPod touch or 8G iPod nano
- - get up to $100 off select printers
- - get up to 50% off Apple software
- - get $30 off your first year of MobileMe
- - get free engraving
- - get free shipping
Best of all, these promotions are stackable. That means you can take advantage of every single one of these great deals all at once! These great back to school promotions are valid through 9/15/2008.
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05.14.08
Posted in Books, Coupon Codes, Frames and Albums, Graduation, Newly Discovered Websites, Photography, Scrapbooking, Tech Stuff at 3:08 am by Deb Savvy
Next time you’re going to make a photo-book, take a surf over to Picaboo
and download their revolutionary new free photo book software. Create and organize as many photobooks as you want – for free. Share digital copies of your new photobook – for free. Access over 90 different page layouts, 30 fun fonts, 50 photo corners and over 15,000 custom backgrounds – for free. And whenever you want a printed copy of one of your favorite photo book creations, simply upload it to the Picaboo system and place your order.
Of course, the printed books are the only thing that isn’t free. Prices begin at $9.99. offers generous first time customer discounts and frequent special discount promotions. See the Picaboo homepage for details.
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04.22.08
Posted in Gadgets, Great Ideas, Hard to Find Items, Phones, Tech Stuff at 1:16 am by Deb Savvy
If you’re lucky enough to have an iPhone, then you don’t need me to tell you how great it is. And you also don’t need me to tell you how important it is the have a protective case and dust shield. Here’s a perfect option.
The iPhone Wrapz from ifrogz will protect your iPhone in style. Each case is treated with their proprietary anti-dust technology. 100% polished silicone. Available in a slew of cool colors including red, blue, brown, silver, pink, white, green and more. A steal for only $19.95.
PS: Faithful readers might be giggling. I started with a post called “London Calling” (http://savvyshoppingblog.com/blog2/2008/04/22/london-calling/), then a post about London (http://savvyshoppingblog.com/blog2/2008/04/22/and-speaking-of-london/) and now one about phones. Get it? Sometimes I crack myself up!
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04.19.08
Posted in Computers, Education, Learning, Tech Stuff, Unique Items at 4:52 pm by Deb Savvy
There’s nothing like it…
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02.06.08
Posted in Breaking News, Electronics, Gadgets, Music, Phones, Practical Gifts, Tech Stuff at 2:49 am by Deb Savvy
It’s really BIG news from Apple! Both the iPhone and the iTouch are now twice as big! Well, at least they can be if size matters to you. Apple Store has just unleashed two exciting new and BIG products.
- The revolutionary iPhone 8GB
is now available in a 16GB model for $499.
- They’ve also launched a brand new 32GB iTouch model (also $499) that joins the 8GB and 16GB models that will continue to be available.
Thought you’d want to know.
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01.23.08
Posted in Bargain Hunting, Computers, Home Office, Limited Time Offers, Tech Stuff at 4:22 am by Deb Savvy
Current weekly offers from Dell Business 
And, of course, more weekly Special Deals from Dell™ Home 
There are new deals every single week – check back every Monday for the latest. The ads here are programmed to automatically show the current best offers available.
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01.17.08
Posted in Breaking News, Computers, Electronics, Entertainment, Home Office, Movies, Music, Tech Stuff, Television at 2:44 am by Deb Savvy
Here’s some tech news that’s worth celebrating! Apple 
made some very exciting announcements from Macworld this week.
- They’ve just launched the MacBook Air – the thinnest, lightest Mac ever. Free shipping and customization. Starting at only $1799.
- And there’s new software for the iPhone and iTouch. It’s available free, so if you’ve got either, synchronize it today and you’ll be able to download the new software free. I’ve downloaded it already and am already enjoying some of its fun new features. You can now customize your home screen, rearrange icons and create custom pages. And that’s just the beginning.
- The all new Apple TV is now available and includes movie rentals and more. No computer required.
- And there a new Time Capsule wireless backup system for the Mac. Available in 500GB and 1000GB models.
- And last but certainly not least, Microsoft Office 08 for Mac is now shipping.
See all this and more at Apple Store .
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01.12.08
Posted in Cameras, Clearance Sales, Electronics, Ongoing Clearance, Photography, Tech Stuff at 4:51 am by Deb Savvy
It’s a great spot to surf for bargains and cameras and anything photography related – and much, much more.
They’ve got deeply discounted prices on top name brand electronics, instant rebates, free shipping and no tax.
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01.11.08
Posted in Breaking News, Computers, Home Office, Tech Stuff, Who We Are at 1:53 am by Deb Savvy
And I’m such a happy, happy girl. I am writing this on my brand spanking new 24 inch iMAC. WOW! Who knew that the world of computers could be this fast, easy and luxuriously comfortable? It’s my first MAC and I was a teeny bit nervous since it’s a whole different world of everything, but it’s been unbelievably easy.
I was also a bit worried that I wouldn’t be able to do much of my real work – but I was wrong about that too. This week, Apple announced the release of Microsoft Office 2008 for MAC. Available for pre-order at Apple Store – I’m going to be making some BIG spreadsheets on my massive 24 inch screen!
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01.06.08
Posted in Home Office, Limited Time Offers, Office Supplies, Paper, Shopping Tips, Tech Stuff at 1:58 am by Deb Savvy
Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know that office supplies are usually not nearly as fun and exciting as a great deal on Michael Kors bag - but this is the savvyshoppingblog afterall, and a deal is a deal. And this is one of the most generous savings offers I’ve ever seen from Office Depot. Click to Save $45 Off Your Order of $225 or More!
Valid between 1/6/2008 and 1/19/2008. No coupon code required.
If you are reading this after 1/19/2008, click here for updated information.
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01.04.08
Posted in Computers, Home Office, Tech Stuff at 2:54 am by Deb Savvy
It’s 2008 and I have resolved…
…That for me, this will be the year of the Mac. That’s right. After all, if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em!
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12.28.07
Posted in Cameras, Clearance Sales, Computers, Home Office, Tech Stuff at 6:46 am by Deb Savvy
Chances like this don’t come around very often – and now’s the time to take advantage. It’s the HP 
Red Tag Sale. Save up to 50% on HP products through 1/5/2008.
Save on select HP computers, printers, cameras, accessories and more.
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12.07.07
Posted in Electronics, Entertainment, Gadgets, Limited Time Offers, Music, Personalized Gifts, Tech Stuff, Teens and Tweens at 7:34 am by Deb Savvy
Planning on gifting an iTouch this season? You can make it truly one of a kind and make the shopping easy on yourself at the same time.
Order your iTouch directly from the Apple Store and get free engraving, free shipping and for a limited time only, free signature gift wrap. What could be easier?
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12.06.07
Posted in Coupon Codes, Discounts, Electronics, Father's Day, Gadgets, Gifts for Travelers, Limited Time Offers, Practical Gifts, Tech Stuff at 10:21 pm by Deb Savvy
It’s one of the hottest gifts of the season. The TomTom GPS system is the most popular and most highly rated navigation system these days. And it’s the perfect gift for just about anyone who doesn’t have it already. Great for carpool driving moms. Perfect for frequent travelers. And invaluable for anyone on your gift list who seems to be perennially lost.
Easy to install and even easier to use, the TomTom is a gift that keeps on giving. Especially if you shop at Brookstone.com 
– Get 20% off the NEW TomTom™ GO 720 Widescreen GPS System – a $499.95 value, now only $399.95! From 11/22/07 to 1/5/08. 
Click here for more special offers and current coupon codes from Brookstone.
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12.01.07
Posted in Computers, Electronics, Gadgets, Gifts, Great Ideas, Music, Phones, Tech Stuff at 5:59 am by Deb Savvy
Oh my god! I can’t even believe how passionately I am in love with my new iPhone. First of all, let me make it clear that I am totally NOT a gadget person. I could barely work my cell phone or my PDA. I even had trouble operating my iPod mini. The truth is, I probably would never have even dared to try an iPhone – I’d have been scared to death at operating such an integrated device. Oh was I wrong! I was a lucky, lucky girl this year and actually received my new 8 gig iPhone as a birthday gift last month.
Within minutes of removing it from the box, the phone was up and running with my same phone number and all of my contacts, calendars and mail accounts were synchronized from my Outlook file. Now I’m an iPhone pro – I watch YouTube videos on the subway, check e-mail in elevators and I’ve even created my own custom ringtones. I’m currently answering to Tom Petty’s classic ‘I Need to Know’! Every time I connect the phone to my computer, all my contacts, e-mail accounts, music, videos – EVERYTHING – is automatically synchronized. I never knew that my electronic life could be this fabulous. And now, instead of having three devices in my purse – I only need one. I’m in iPhone heaven. Purchase an 8GB iPhone for just $399 
and shop the entire world of iPhone Accessories 
at the Apple Store . Whether you need a new phone or not. Whether you’re shopping for yourself or looking for an awesome gift for someone really lucky! No matter the reason. Go iPhone. Just do it. Trust me. Life could not possibly be better. Get free ground shipping on all orders over $50! 
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