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Using Amazon to Buy and Sell Textbooks

Posted on 23 August 2008

You’re heading back to school and the semester starts soon (if it hasn’t already for you) so that means time for the textbook buying ritual.  The cost of buying textbooks goes up every year and it’s a major part of the financial formula when paying for school, on average a student pays $900 a year [...]

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Office Vista Ultimate Available to Students for $59.95 with “Ultimate Steal” Offer

Posted on 20 August 2008

Microsoft is once again kicking off its “The Ultimate Steal” offer in which students can purchase Microsoft Office Ultimate for the bargain price of $59.95, or 91% off the suggested retail price.  A check of Amazon.com for the current price on Office Ultimate 2007 shows that it costs $519.99.
Last school year when Microsoft ran this [...]

iWaveCube Microwave Perfect Size for College Dorm Rooms

Posted on 18 August 2008

When you’re in a dorm room or tiny apartment you can be sure that space will be tight.  Being highly organized and having stuff that takes up minimal space is key.  Now, many of us these days have things we simply can’t live without, and a microwave falls under that heading.  But who wants to [...]

HP Coupon for $400 Off Pavilion Notebooks

Posted on 16 August 2008

HP.com has another $400 off coupon for the Pavilion line of customizable notebooks.  Just use coupon code NB6997 at checkout when you configure a Pavilion notebook for $1,299 or more and you’ll get $400 knocked off the price you see.  This offer excludes the Special Edition dv6700t and Special Edition dv2700t, other than that any [...]

Lenovo and HP Notebook Coupon Offers for Back-to-School

Posted on 12 August 2008

If you’re looking for a back to school notebook, now is certainly the time to buy.  Both HP and Lenovo have some great coupon deals running.  Lenovo.com has a one-day sale in which you can use coupon code USPONEDAY to get the following offers on ThinkPad notebooks:

Promo + Ecoupon discounts for IMC [...]

Sam’s Club Offering $15 Gift Card to Students with $40 Membership Sign-Up

Posted on 29 July 2008

If you’re in college and like to buy in bulk at Sam’s Club ($15 can buy you a lot of Hot Pockets there!) then now is the time to renew your membership or join up with Sam’s.  For any college student that presents a student ID and has a valid college e-mail address you’ll get [...]

Travel to Korea Provides Lots of Student Discount Options

Posted on 16 July 2008

While Europe is looking more and more expensive to travel to as the Euro currency continues to get stronger against the dollar and prices in that area of the world remain high, some parts of Asia might start to look more attractive to travel to.   Especially countries there that offer lots of cheap methods for [...]

Custom Textbooks are a Rip off for Students

Posted on 12 July 2008

The cost of textbooks going up year after year is nothing new, it’s been happening for a long time.  One way to avoid the high price of new textbooks is of course to buy used books.  Many students visit on campus used book stores, or online alternatives such as Amazon.com or eBay.  But of course [...]

FREE Batman the Dark Knight Movie Ticket for Buying Candy!

Posted on 08 July 2008

How can you go wrong with a deal that includes buying 3 bags of Hershey’s Reeses candy and getting a (sort of) free movie ticket to see the upcoming Batman the Dark Knight?  Well, the offer is true, and as a poor student that needs both an entertainment and candy fix this has you written [...]

HP Offering $400 off Coupon Code for Pavilion Laptops

Posted on 07 July 2008

HP is back offering a great coupon code on customizable Pavilion laptops once again. This time it’s a $400 off any customized Pavilion that you configure for $1,299 or more. So you can configure a nice $1,300 notebook and get it for $900 after applying the code NB7530 at checkout.
For instance, get the HP dv6700t [...]