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Since you just got paid, being Friday and all, it’s time to spend all that cash before Sunday ever arrives like the wild, edge-living child you are. And your best value is on certified refurbished Amazon Echo units that are just $79.99 at the moment. That’s $85 off their normal price and $100 cheaper than the brand new ones. That’s a heck of a deal!
The $80 Amazon Echo can be had in either black or white and of course, includes Prime shipping. Go!
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is now in stores! Even though many of you have had the phone in hands for some time now, thanks to pre-orders, if you were holding out for some reason, today is the day you can walk into a store and buy one. It’ll cost you close to $1,000 should you buy one without a deal, but since almost everyone is hosting some sort of Galaxy Note 8 deal, you’ll get you the new S Pen-powered phone from Samsung at a much lower price.
That’s going to be up to you to ultimately decide, since there are a number of factors here, including carrier, level of discount, if there is a trade-in involved, etc. We’ve tried to compile the best Galaxy Note 8 deals for you below to hopefully help make this process simpler.
I like this deal a lot because it covers all carriers plus the unlocked model, and offers you an instant discount up to $300 as long as you have a decent phone from the past 2-3 years to trade-in that still works. And when I say “instant,” I do mean that. Rather than having to wait for your trade-in discount to come off weeks later, Samsung takes the discount off immediately at the time of purchase, only to ask you to send in the phone once your new Galaxy Note 8 arrives. They’ll then accept the trade, make sure the phone meets their standards (powers on and holds charge, normal wear and tear, functioning display, etc.) and let you know that you’ll see no extra charges and that the trade-in has been accepted. That’s it!
They are currently offering $300 off for phones like the Google Pixel and Pixel XL, LG G6/G5/G4, Galaxy Note 5, S7, S7 Edge, and iPhone 7 or 7 Plus. But if you have a Galaxy S6, S6 Edge, or S5, as well as pre-iPhone 7 iPhone, they’ll still shave $200 off.
So if you have a phone as old as the LG G4 ($300 off) and want to trade it in for the unlocked Galaxy Note 8 ($930), you’ll walk away with the phone for roughly the price of the Galaxy S8. That’s not bad. Oh, let’s also not forget that Samsung is still handing out freebies with purchase, so you can get either a free Gear 360 or a bundle that includes a 128GB microSD card and fast wireless charger.
To see the full list and get that $300 discount up front, hit up that link below.
T-Mobile is doing a mostly straight-up buy one, get one free deal on the Note 8. You buy two Galaxy Note 8 devices on 24-month equipment install plans (EIP) and then apply a redemption code after the fact for a rebate card that will let you pay off the second device.
This gets a bit tricky since you have to pay $210 up front for each phone (so $420 out of pocket), because they cost $930 each and T-Mobile can only finance $720 per phone. When you get your rebate back, it’ll be for the full $930 to at least give you back that down payment and allow you pay the second phone off.
Once you buy the two phones, you’ll then check for promo eligibility at this T-Mobile Promotions Center site by entering promo code “17CSAMN8BOGO” within 30 days of the second device purchase. Once you sign-up for the rebate, it’ll take about 8 weeks before you get your prepaid MasterCard (value up to $930). More details at this post.
T-Mobile will also let you grab the freebies: Gear 360 or SD card/wireless charging bundle. Redeem here.
Verizon’s deal is a pretty good one if you have a decent phone to trade-in. They’ll slash up to 50% off the price of the Galaxy Note 8, though the whole situation is a bit wonky.
Verizon works this by not giving you $480 off (half the price) up front, they instead apply a promo credit of up to 50% off over 24 months with the device payment plan they require you to sign-up for. So you’ll get a credit back on your bill after a couple of billing cycles that’ll offset the cost/discount. I know that’s impossible to understand, but just know that you’ll get a discount, it’s just spread out over 2 years worth of monthly payments.
I’d list out the phones that’ll get you $480 off the $960 retail price, but Verizon makes that impossible to figure out. You will have to walk you the process and plug-in your phone to determine its value. Again, this is a wonky deal at best.
Verizon will also let you grab the freebies: Gear 360 or SD card/wireless charging bundle. Redeem here.
AT&T has a couple of Galaxy Note 8 deals to be aware of. I’ll try not to make this confusing, but one is a $300 trade-in offer, while the other is sort of a buy one, get one free, though the second one won’t be fully free because of the price of the Note 8.
Trade-in deal: The trade-in deal is similar to Samsung’s because AT&T will give you up to a $300 prepaid AT&T card the minute you trade-in an eligible phone. That card can then be used to pay off up to $300 of the Galaxy Note 8 you just bought. It is a “Private Label AT&T Promotion Card,” though, so it has to be used to buy things from AT&T or pay off bills.
Semi-BOGO: I’m calling this the “semi-BOGO” because it almost gets you a Note 8 for free after buying one. It works like this – you buy two Galaxy Note 8 phones with an AT&T Next or AT&T Next Every Year installment plan and then receive bill credits for the second device that should cover the cost. The thing is, the bill credits max out at $750, so since the AT&T Note 8 costs a whopping $950, you’ll have some extra to pay in there.
AT&T will also let you grab the freebies: Gear 360 or SD card/wireless charging bundle. Redeem here.
If you don’t plan on owning the Galaxy Note 8 and are on Sprint, you can get the phone at 50% off through their 18 month lease program. No trade-in is required either, all you have to do is sign-up with Sprint and their Flex Lease, and choose the Note 8. You’ll pay just $20 per month for the life of the lease. Also, if you want to keep the phone for less time than that, their Galaxy Forever program will get you a new Galaxy phone after 12 monthly lease payments.
Sprint will also let you grab the freebies: Gear 360 or SD card/wireless charging bundle. Redeem here.
And if you don’t want to go through a carrier or Samsung, feel free to head over to Best Buy. Best Buy basically has most of the deals above, outside of T-Mobile, since they don’t sell T-Mobile service. But you’ll find the 50% off trade-in deal at Verizon, the BOGO from AT&T, and the 50% off lease deal from Sprint. It does not look like they are currently offering discounts on the unlocked models.
Currently on Best Buy, compatible Samsung device owners can grab a Fast Wireless Charging Convertible for $72, down from its usual price of $89.99. While that does sound steep for a wireless charger, the convertible is Samsung’s high-end charger, capable of tilting and laying flat, allowing you to prop up your device or lay it flat while it charges.
As for which of Samsung devices support this charger, anyone who owns a Galaxy S7, S7 Edge, S8, S8+, or Galaxy Note 8 will be able to get a charge from this unit.
Follow the link below to pick one up for yourself.
Best Buy Link
DEAL UPDATE: Samsung is also selling their Fast Wireless Charging Stand for just $40.95 right now ($19 off).
Samsung’s new Gear Fit2 Pro looks like a hell of a fitness band. From its color touchscreen, GPS, heart rate monitor, and 5ATM water resistance, all at a price of $199.99, I’m not sure I could point you to a better fitness value. After reviewing the original Gear Fit2 and finding it to be very impressive, especially at its original price, this one also seems like it should be on your shortlist of fitness wearables.
The Gear Fit2 Pro comes in black or black/red models, costs $199.99 and can be had from a variety of retailers. Best Buy currently has the best deal, though. If you pick one up for BBY, they are tossing in a pair of Samsung’s new U Flex headphones. That’s a free pair of $70 headphones that fall into the dog collar trend of headphones, only these should be more comfortable and capable of taking a beating, thanks to their flexible body.
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Who knows if Amazon is about ready to release a new Amazon Echo or not, but the amount of substantial discounts they are producing as if they were won’t fetch any complaints from us. Today, you can grab a certified refurbished Amazon Echo for just $79.99 in what must be the best Amazon Echo deal to date. Amazon lists that at an $85 discount, which is pretty nuts.
This Amazon Echo deal includes both black and white models, so depending on your home decor, you do have a choice. Of course, there are also Amazon Echo skins that’ll help you customize even further.
You don’t need me to explain what an Amazon Echo is, do you? Depending on how you just answered that, let’s just say that this is a deal worth pouncing on. You can go Google Home or Amazon Echo at this point for a smart home speaker assistant, and I’m not sure I have a preference. My advice would be to go with whichever is cheaper at the moment. For today, that’s the Amazon Echo.
UPDATE: As some have pointed out, QVC is running a crazy deal for new Amazon Echo units where the price has been dropped to just $74.95.
Amazon is hosting a storage sale today as a part of its Daily Deals program and while there aren’t many discounted products that are mobile-related, these Samsung USB Type-C flash drives sure are. Not only that, but they are USB 3.1 and come with either 64GB or 128GB of fast storage. These, my friends, are sweet little mobile accessories to store all of your goods on.
The units feature a 5-year warranty, plus are water, temperature, x-ray, shock and magnetic proof. They can push data at up to 150MB/s, will work with both laptops and mobile devices, and are certainly small enough to fit in a pocket or bag.
The 64GB unit is just $23.99 today ($6 discount), while the 128GB unit is $42.99 ($12 discount).
The T-Mobile Galaxy Note 8 BOGO deal is now live for those who have been holding out on a pre-order. As expected, you can buy a Galaxy Note 8 and get a second free, but you’ll have to sign-up for finance agreements and a new line, while waiting for a prepaid MasterCard to reimburse you for the cost of the second device.
The basics here are this. You buy a Galaxy Note 8 on a 24-month equipment installment plan (EIP), then add a line to purchase a second Note 8 (or Galaxy S8/S8+) on another 24-month EIP. You’ll then check for promo eligibility at this T-Mobile Promotions Center site by entering promo code “17CSAMN8BOGO” within 30 days of the second device purchase. Once you sign-up for the rebate, it’ll take about 8 weeks before you get your prepaid MasterCard (value up to $930).
You will have to “maintain an active, eligible rate plan for each eligible Galaxy phone” with T-Mobile for both lines or they will charge you for the phones.
Who is eligible? New and existing T-Mo customers, so basically everyone.
Here are some other tidbits to know:
As we head into Labor Day Weekend and the kiddies run back to school, we’re seeing a bunch of good deals on tech goods around the web. Verizon is one that’s hosting a decent accessory sale for the next few days that includes 50% off Google’s VR headset, plus a bunch of big discounts on Moto Z Moto Mods.
We’ve captured a few of the best below, but $40 off Daydream View is a good one, as is the $100 off the freshly announcement Moto 360 Camera Moto Mod. The new Moto Gamepad Moto Mod is also down $30. If you aren’t in need of a Moto Mod or three, the Chromecast Ultra is discount by $10 too.
For other deals on cases, headphones, speakers, security cameras, and screen protectors, hit up those links below.
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