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QVC Tricks Thousands Into Overpaying For Wii and Accessories [Bad Deals]
QVC Tricks Thousands Into Overpaying For Wii and Accessories [Bad Deals]
Reader Joe/Mordecai spotted an awful QVC deal on a Wii, a crappy game and some accessories. He writes: While channel surfing this evening I happened to skim by the QVC channel (around 6:50pm CST Sunday night) and noticed they were selling Wiis for the holiday season. The only thing that ...
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ft.com — Published: October 30 2009 16:36 | Last updated: October 30 2009 16:36 Nintendo is looking at the... business model of Amazon’s Kindle as it considers the future for its portable consoles, the company’s president said on Friday. “I’m interested because ... (more) Nintendo ponders Kindle tactics for consoles
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Latest Wiimote Attachment: Baby [Oh Baby]
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QVC selling Wii bundle for $80-$140 more than you ought to pay
CrunchGear — ... I think we’ve learned something today: not to buy stuff off the TV. QVC was selling, last night, a Nintendo Wii, Go Play Circus Star Games, and a bunch of accessories (golf club, tennis racket, etc.) QVC wanted $362.97 for the bundle, but if you look at the retail price for all this, it comes out to $239.97. Yes, that’s a $140 premium. For what? ...

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