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galaga I didn't do any shopping myself, and I'm glad I didn't considering what happened?
Black Friday deal roundup: recession edition
Engadget —
... of weak," or perhaps "simplistic, repetitive, and absolute doggerel." Or maybe we're just spoiled. Either way, we haven't seen much worth lining up at 3am for this morning, which is why we're safely indoors, coffee in hand, making fun of the poor souls out there braving the cold. But, in case you wanted a refresher of what's out there, online and off, here's what we've got so far: New finds:
Dell's "Day of Ultimate Deals!"
HP and MSN Live cashback savings
HP's Thanksgiving Savings Event ...
Black Friday sales up 3% on last year
Boing Boing Gadgets —
... There was also some confusion, with deals disappearing when they hit the checkout. HP and Microsoft promised 40 percent refunds at HP's online store, but ...
Live Search Team Apologizes For Black Friday Cashback Blackout, Promises Full Refund To Those Affected!
LiveSide - Windows Live news and interviews —
HP and Microsoft’s Black Friday promise of 40 percent refunds on everything in HP's online store got plagued with outage. When Microsoft Live Search Cashback came back up the refund offered was lowered to 3% at that! What happened? A significant spike in traffic caused the system to go down so the databases and indexes that support Microsoft Live Search Cashback had to be rebuild and redeployed! Of course this took some time, but it’s all fixed now. If you made a HP purchase through Live Search Cashback last Friday and got a 3% ...
Live Search promises full refund for Black Friday Cashback Blackout
D' Technology Weblog —
... HP and Microsoft’s Black Friday promise of 40 percent refunds on everything in HP’s online store got plagued with outage. What happened? A significant spike in traffic caused the system to go down so the databases and indexes that support Microsoft Live Search Cashback had to be rebuild and redeployed! Of course this took some time, but it’s all fixed now. ...
