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Finally – A Gas Coupon Worth Clipping, from Exxon

I’ve been posting silly gas coupons lately, mostly because I’m shocked that gas stations expect people to get excited at the opportunity to save a whopping 1 cent per gallon on their next fill-up.
The 1-cent-per gallon (limit 12 gallons) coupon from Holiday amounts to  a savings of  0.28%.
I’m sorry, but that’s just plain offensive.  No, on [...]

More Silly Gas Coupons: Save 4 Cents at Fleet Farm Gas Stations

My recent post about one of the most ridiculous gas coupons I’ve ever seen – Save 12 cents on a $42.50 purchase at Holiday Gas Station – has been pretty popular, so I thought I’d post another.
This coupon isn’t quite so bad, but it ain’t great. Act now and you can save a whole [...]

Ridiculous Gas Coupons – Save 0.28% at Holiday Gas Station, courtesy of Cub Foods

Who wants to save 12 cents on a $42.50 gas purchase?  Apparently Holiday Stationstores and Cub Foods thinks you’ll be chomping at the bit for this little “deal.”  (And I *do* mean “little.”)

After completing my purchase at the Cub Foods grocery store, the clerk made sure that I took this print-at-the-register coupon with me.  ”Wait!”, [...]

How to extend the life of your disposable razor blades

Razor blades are expensive. At an average cost of roughly $2.50 per “premium” blade (such as Schick Quattro or Gillette Fusion), a well-groomed man can easily spend hundreds of dollars on replacement blades each year.  Thankfully, there are a few things you can do to maximize the life of your razor blades. In fact, [...]

Google Nexus One Coming Soon? A Tale of 2 URLs

Android Guys reports that Google is set to release a new phone, the Android-based Nexus One, on January 5.  They speculate:
Google will push full VOIP usage on these, meaning no voice/sms plans needed at any carrier. Voice calls will go through Google Voice on Data SIM cards and will provide unlimited free voice calling. And [...]

How much does a fountain soda pop like Coke actually cost a Restaurant?

In short – not very much.
According to this article at Newsweek, the syrup to make a single cup of Coca-Cola costs $0.000052, or .0052 cents.
The concentrate for 70 percent of Coca-Cola’s 1.5 billion drinks served each day originates in the tax haven of Ireland, where enough concentrate for 50,000 Cokes costs $2.60—including labor. The concentrate’s [...]

Get Free Shipping at Staples.com

Staples.com already offers free delivery on all orders over $50. I found this little tip at Slickdeals.net that explains a trick you can use to get free shipping on all orders from Staples.com, even those that total less than $50.
The Trick:

Go to My Account > Personal Information
Delete any information in the [...]