If you’re a Netflix customer I don’t have to tell you how awesome it is, and if you’re not you may think you can’t justify spending 18 bucks a month for the standard membership plan. But in asking around I realized that plenty of folks — including current members — didn’t notice that a few months back Netflix added several plans that go as low at $10 per month. So if you’re a current member and feeling wasteful when you leave a couple discs on the coffee table for two weeks without watching them, you may be better off downgrading. Just click on “Your Account” then “Change Membership” to see the various plans. And new customers can now sign up at any price level — not just the standard 3-at-a-time plan. Not exactly an insider tip, but it’s a good way to shave a few bucks off your monthly expenses without giving up a great service.
October 12th, 2005
MSN Money has a good article about things you’d be better off buying used rather than new. Or better yet, borrow them for free when you can. (You may remember your grandparents once mentioning something called a “library.”)
October 12th, 2005
I must admit I’m a bit addicted to Woot, a funky online store with an even funkier business model. Just don’t look for store categories or product comparison tools. They sell just one thing at a time, and each night at midnight Central U.S. time a new product goes on sale. If it sells out — and many items do — the sale is over. But either way that day’s Woot gets replaced the next night and the process repeats. The products skew geeky (speakers, MP3 players, cameras), but the Wootsters aren’t afraid to throw in a lemonade maker or the infamous Bag O’ Crap (a bag of God-knows-what for a penny plus shipping). And even if you don’t end up buying, the wacky product descriptions and raucous discussion forums are worth the trip.
Check out Woot
October 10th, 2005
