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Electronics

Verilux UVC Sanitizing Wand

February 24, 2010

I love shopping at Costco. One of the true joys of a Costco membership is the weekly treasure hunt. Every once in a while, I will come across a new product that I have never heard of. Last weekend, I spotted the Verilux UVC Sanitizing Wand. This magic wand, all for a one-time easy payment [...]

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Sony 46″ LCD TV

February 24, 2010

Back in July of 2008, Costco was selling a Sony 46″ 1080P Bravia LCD HDTV (KDL46WL135) for $1,999.99. Fast forward 18 months later, Costco now sells a Sony 46″ 1080P LCD HDTV (KDL46VL150) for $799.99. Had I known that 60% fall in prices were in store, I would have waited it out. But for those [...]

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Adobe CS4 Web Premium

December 10, 2009

Amazon sells the Adobe Creative Suite 4 Web Premium for $1,495.00. The Mac version, for some reason, costs $1,515. Upgrade pricing is $569.99 / $577.99 (Mac). But, SoftwareMedia.com has the CS4 Web Premium for $699.00. That’s not an upgrade price, but the price for the full web premium suite. Curiously, the upgrade price is $460.00 [...]

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Duracell AA Batteries at Home Depot

September 15, 2009

Home Depot sells a pack of 20 Duracell AA batteries for $10.97, or $0.549 per battery. For a pack of 16 Duracell batteries, the Costco per unit price is $0.531, the Lowe’s price is $0.623, and the Target price is $0.650.

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Leapfrog DVDs on Sale at Costco

September 11, 2009

Amazon sells LeapFrog’s Letter Factory , Let’s Go to School and Talking Words Factory DVDs for $8.49 a piece. At 43% off the $14.98 list price, it looks like a bargain. But, I just spotted the same 3 DVDs at Costco selling for $5.99 per DVD, or 60% off the list price. Sure, Costco’s DVD [...]

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Costco Batteries

August 1, 2009

If I am in a different store, Costco doesn’t make it easy for me to figure out whether I should buy right away or hold off until the weekly Costco run. While Costco does have a website, not all items sold in the warehouse appear on the website. Absolutely horrible photo. Couldn’t get a close-up [...]

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AA and AAA Batteries

August 1, 2009

I needed some AAA batteries and picked up an 8 pack at OSH. I really don’t have too many devices that require AAA batteries, so I wasn’t going to buy that jumbo pack from Costco, even though on a per battery basis, it would likely have been much cheaper. If I bought a 4 pack, [...]

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Apple iPod Touch

July 10, 2009

Apple sells the iPod Touch 8GB for $229.00 and the 16GB for $299.00. If you don’t want to pay full retail, Costco sells the 8GB for $214.99 and the 16GB for $274.99, which is a few cents more than Amazon. I was really surprised that the iPod Touch 8GB was selling for more than $200 [...]

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