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- Microsoft Office 2010 3-PC for $90
Microsoft Office Home & Student 2010 is on sale for $90 today, and free shipping.
Includes Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and OneNote, and usually sells for over $110.
Includes both 32- and 64-bit versions, and is licensed for either version on up to 3 computers.
For someone looking for a free and not-so-feature-packed alternative, Google Docs and Microsoft Web Apps have a free word processor and spreadsheet online.
They let you have groups of people editing the same document at once, and your files are available online and accessible by any of your computers and most wireless devices.
They are perfect for simple things like grocery lists, personal accounting, and writing a document but Microsoft Office will have way more features for professional users.
Since Office installs on your local machine, it will not require an Internet connection to use.
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- Duke Nukem Forever for Playstation3 for $5 in-store
Duke Nukem Forever for Playstation 3 for $5 with in-store pickup.
Usually sells for at least $12.
The game has some fair to poor reviews, though.
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- free shipping on all orders
Free shipping on all orders through April 21, regardless of the order total.
Only available on products in-stock and sold by Best Buy, and may not apply to oversized items like a gigantic TV.
For example, a pack of 8 cable ties is $5 with free shipping.
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- 16GB MicroSD Memory Card for $16
PNY 16GB MicroSD Memory Card for $16 with free shipping.
Works in mobile phones and portable devices that have a MicroSD memory card slot.
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- 8.5" Portable DVD Player for $70
Coby 8.5" Portable DVD Player for $70 with free shipping today.
An older model with decent reviews.
BestBuy.com purchases can be returned to a Best Buy store if the product does not work out for you.
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- 15" Portable Monitor for $100
AOC 15.6" USB-Powered Portable Monitor for $100.
Uses no power cord or VGA cord, just a USB cable.
Can be useful as a second computer monitor for a laptop computer.
Looks like it could be a useful product for making presentations, where you can point the laptop at you and this screen at a customer.
Usually sells for about $115.
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- Wireless Mini Mouse for $10
Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mini Mouse 4000 in Blue or Red for $10 with free shipping.
The reviews are not so good, so this mouse is definitely a $10 mouse.
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- Westinghouse 37" LCD 1080p HDTV for $280 or $299
Westinghouse VR-3730 37-inch LCD 1080p HDTV for $280 with in-store pickup, or add about $19 for delivery.
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- Spot Spot 2 GPS Messenger for $10 (expired)
$10 with free shipping.
This is a GPS locator/messenger device.
To use, this will require a $99 annual subscription.
Detailed description can be seen on REI.com.
Be sure to read the reviews as some are a bit mixed.
As one reviewer writes, this is not a substitute for a real Emergency Locator Beacon which would sell for $250 or more.
Those devices do not require an annual fee, and are what people take on mountain climbs and in remote areas when being located would be the difference between life & death.
This device looks and feels cheap, plus it requires a $99 annual subscription to use.
But as some people write, this works to send your contacts your GPS location with pre-defined messages that include your current location, such as "I'm OK, here's where I am" or "I need help."
According to the reviews though, it has some battery problems and some messages are sent with no location included.
In a real emergency, it may be best to have a real Emergency Locator Beacon.
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- Lord of the Rings Trilogy Extended Blu-Ray 15-disc set $50 (expired)
This set includes 6 Blu-Ray discs, with each of the 3 movies on two Blu-Ray discs in full 1080p with DTS-HD audio.
The additional 9 discs are DVDs with 26 hours of bonus material including behind-the-scenes.
BestBuy.com put this collection on sale today only for $50 with free shipping.
Most other stores sell it for $75 to $100.
The collection's UPC code is 794043140617 if you need help finding it on other stores for a price comparison.
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- Turbotax Deluxe Federal, State, Federal E-File $36
TurboTax Deluxe for Windows with Federal and State tax returns, and includes a Federal E-File.
Price is $36.
This version usually sells for around $45, $50, to as much as $55.
The software prepares and files your federal tax return electronically.
It includes a single state return which you can print and mail, or pay extra (likely somewhere around $17) to have the state return filed electronically.
There is a TurboTax Free Online which prepares and files your federal return electronically.
Adding a state return with e-file through TurboTax Free costs $28.
If you and your household had an adjusted gross income of $57,000 or less in 2011, you can use any of the FreeFile Services.
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- Dynex 32" LED-Backlit LCD 720p HDTV for $200
Dyson 32-inch LED-Backlit LCD 720p 60Hz HDTV (model DX-32E250A12) for $200 today with free shipping.
The product reviews on BestBuy.com are very good for the price.
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- RCA 46" LCD 1080p HDTV for $450
RCA (46LA45RQ) 46-inch LCD 1080p HDTV for $450 today with free shipping.
Lots of positive reviews on BestBuy.com and Amazon.