Can you imagine having to stare at someone 2 feet away from you for an entire flight?
This has to be worst idea since the Airbus “standing room seats” idea of last year.
USAToday Article On Backwards Seats
New York Times Diagram Of Standing Seats
The Backwards Future Of Air Travel???
HOT! $10 Off $25 Coupon At Dick’s Sporting Goods!
Coupon Linky(Exp: 05/19)
Coupon requires signup in Dick’s free rewards program…
HOT! 30% Off At Eddie Bauer!
Eddie Bauer Linky
Use code(Exp:04/29): FRNDFAM
Cleveland To/From Los Angeles For $127+ RT!!!
Fare just loaded-allow up about 4 hours until it’s bookable…
It’s not quite $10, but it’s a great fare, especially for the summer travel season.
(And you’re even allowed to bring your own food onboard!)
Cleveland-LAX-$127+ RT On Midwest
Reader Request: SD Cards!
Zak asked in a comment,
“Im leaving on birthright in a month, and staying the whole summer, and I need a second 2gig SD card. If you could find me one within a week or two that’d be swell.”
Hey Zak, enjoy Israel-I’m jealous of you!!!
Having a couple of high capacity memory cards is definitely the best way to go on a vacation!
I always take tons of pictures and then turn them into a beautiful photo book(which is so much nicer than having a bunch of loose photographs, or worse, having a bunch of digital files left on your hard drive that nobody will ever get to see) thanks to Shutterfly!
Here are a few good options, most of the best deals I found are from buy.com so you can save $10 if you open a new google checkout account, or save $5 off $50 for opening a new buy.com account
Option 1: Buy.com
This will be just $12.95, but it requires a $22 Rebate:
2 GB SD Card Linky
$22 Rebate Linky(Limit:2)
Option 2: Amazon.com
This card is just $18.38, but you’ll need to get 2 of them, or add some other stuff to get free shipping if you aren’t prime.
2 GB SD Card Linky
Option 3: Buy.com
This is a 2GB SD card for $19.95 shipped-no rebate to worry about!
2 GB SD Card Linky
Option 4: Buy.com
Want a really big card? Here’s a 4GB SD card for just $32.99 shipped-no rebates!
4 GB SD Card Linky
Columbia Sportswear Men’s Rainsuit, Normally $50, Now Just $9.99!
Update: DEAD!
Columbia Sportswear Men’s Rainsuit Linky
Note that some sizes and colors are $9.99, and some are $34.95.
When you choose a $9.99 rain suit in the blue box on the right side of the page it will say “In Stock. Ships from and sold by Amazon.com”
When it says $34.95 it will say “In Stock. Ships from and sold by NorwaySports.”
Be sure that it says sold from amazon.com to get the $9.99 price and free shipping on $25 orders.
Scroll down to yesterday’s deals for fillers to get you to the $25 free shipping level.
BOILING HOT!!! SKYBUS AIRLINES INAUGURATES NEW SERVICE! TICKETS TO START AT JUST $10!!!!!!!!!
More Skybus Info Linky
Skybus is aiming to become the Ryanair of the USA.
They will be totally no-frills, everything that can be charged for, will be charged for.
Every single Skybus flight has just 10 seats on it for $10, so don’t hesitate to buy a ticket-what do have to lose???
Their hub will be Columbus, OH.
You can fly for $10 to/from such cities as Los Angeles(Burbank, CA), Oakland CA, Seattle, and Ft. Lauderdale.
Airline info:
-With over $230 Million, no airline has ever launched with more startup capital, the previous record was Jetblue’s $130 Million.
-Skybus currently has 8 Airbus A319’s, and has orders for 57 more!
-Each plane has just over 150, all leather seats.
-Want to advertise? For just $500,000 a year you can plaster your name across the entire body of a Skybus plane!
-They will be flying from a lot of secondary airports:
By saying x =They really mean y:
Los Angeles=Burbank.
S. Fransisco=Oakland
Seattle=Bellingham, WA
Vancouver=Bellingham, WA
Boston=Portsmouth, NH
Here are the other airports where they mean what they actually say:
Columbus, OH.
Greensboro, NC.
Richmond, VA.
Kansas City.
Ft. Lauderdale
-Columbus, OH has given Skybus incentives worth tens of millions of dollars for the hub.
-With a huge Columbus hub promised to be developed, Ohio will now have 3 cities with major hubs, Continental in Cleveland, Delta in Cincinnati, and Skybus in Columbus. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe it is now the only state to have 3 separate cities with hub airports.
Policy Info:
-The gist of their policies is that all you are buying is your airfare, anything else is additional.
-The first 2 checked bags are $5 each, so it’s less than what Spirit charges.
-All tickets go to Columbus, OH. so if you want to go from Burbank to Ft. Lauderdale you will have to buy 1 ticket from Burbank to Columbus, and 1 from Columbus to Ft. Lauderdale.
-All seats are first-come, first served, however for $10 per flight you can purchase priority boarding. It is recommended to buy the priority boarding when you buy your ticket as there is only a limited amount of them sold on each flight.
-To keep costs down, all communication is currently only available by email, there is no public phone number!
-Changes to flights are $40+change in fare.
-They say that food and beverages will be for sale-so you can’t bring your own, Do you guys think that they will really enforce that?
I will continue to post more information on Skybus, so keep checking back!
Hurry! A Real Airfare Sale On Spirit! Save $12 Each Way On All Tickets!
spiritair.com
It’s good to see a Spirit sale that makes it possible to actually take advantage of the sale!
You must book tickets by 04/24-11:59pm edt.
You must travel between May 1, 2007 to June 13, 2007 and August 15, 2007 to November 15, 2007.
Use the following code in the promo code field on the spirit homepage to save $12 off each way: 24HOURS
Thanks to reader L.L. for the heads-up!
A Few Amazon Fillers…
In case you want either the grill($22.49) or ipod case(-$1 AR) but not both here are some more filler options to get above the free shipping threshold…
Russell Athletic Workout T-Shirt-$5.99
Motorola Bluetooth Headset Carrying Care-$6.99
Izzue Blue Dress Shirt-$7.89
SIZZLING HOT! HURRY! George Foreman Family Sized Grill, Normally $79.99, Now Just $22.49 From Amazon!!!
Update: DEAD!
Free shipping if you’re prime, otherwise you’ll need to add $2.51 to get free shipping…
George Foreman Family Sized Grill Linky
HOT! Speck ToughSkin+Belt Clip For 2nd Generation iPod Nanos For Negative $1 After $19.99 Online Rebate From Amazon!!!
Free shipping if you’re prime, otherwise you’ll need to add $6.01 to get free shipping…
The rebate can be submitted online after you get the item!
Get $25 Restaurant Certificates, Plus A Bonus $10 GC With Every Order, For $4 Or Less!!!
Be sure to use this link so you can support this site while you save!
Restaurant.com Linky
Bonus $10 GC Linky
Enter the following code in your cart and then click “recalculate”: April (Exp: 4/30)
Kosher restaurants include:
Chicago:
-BB’s Bagels-Category: American-$10 Off $15 Certificate For $1.20
-De’nali’s-Category: Vegetarian-$10 Off $20 Certificate For $1.20
-Michael C’s-Category: Jewish/Kosher-$25 Off $25 Certificate For $4
-The Great Chicago Food & Beverage-Category: American-$10 Off $30 For $1.20
Los Angeles:
-Delice Bakery-Category: Jewish/Kosher-$25 Off $25 Certificate For $4
Miami:
-Tea For Two-Category: Italian-$10 Off $15 Certificate For $1.20 or $25 Off $35 Certificate For $4
New York:
-Abigael’s-Category: American-$25 Off $35 Certificate For $4
-Bistro Grill-Category: French-$25 Off $25 Certificate For $4
-Da Mikelle II-Category Italian-$25 Off $35 Certificate For $4
-Domani’s Ristorante-Category: Italian-$25 Off $25 Certificate For $4
-Park East Grill-Category: Jewish/Kosher-$25 Off $25 Certificate For $4*
-Talia’s Steakhouse-Category: Jewish/Kosher-$25 Off $35 Certificate For $4*
If You Find Any More Kosher Restaurants Then Please Post A Comment!
Please Note: Certificates are valid for dine-in only, and may have other restrictions!
*To get the $4 price at Park East Grill or Talia’s Steakhouse, you must purchase a $25 gift certificate for a “friend” in the “give a gift” section, and then redeem that restaurant.com GC for the actual restaurant certificate that you want…
More $100+ RT Sale Fares From Northwest!
This is not a complete list of the $100 fares…
Los Angeles-Baltimore-$100+ RT On Northwest
Los Angeles-Indianapolis-$100+ RT On Northwest
Los Angeles-Nashville-$100+ RT On Northwest
Los Angeles-Philadelphia-$100+ RT On Northwest
Phoenix-Baltimore-$100+ RT On Northwest
Phoenix-Detroit-$100+ RT On Northwest
Phoenix-Indianapolis-$100+ RT On Northwest
Phoenix-Nashville-$100+ RT On Northwest
Phoenix-Philadelphia-$100+ RT On Northwest
HOT! Columbus, OH Airfare Deals!!!
These are only valid for travel in May…
These airfares are not yet available to book! They will be bookable within the next few hours or so…
Columbus-Los Angeles-$100+ RT On Northwest
Columbus-S. Diego-$100+ RT On Northwest
Columbus-Portland, OR-$100+ RT On Northwest
HOT!!!! HURRY!!! Free $10 GC For Lowe’s!!!
You have to call up a number to get the GC, however it is a totally automated process!
Just call 1-877-569-3740 and then enter prize code 6-7251-7806-3404-7370.
There is no need to go to the promo website, but here it is anyway:
Lowe’s Promo Site Linky
As always there’s no guarantee that you will get this-so good luck!
HOT! Citi Identity Monitor Credit Score Service-Normally $12.95/Month, Now Just $4.95/Month!
Update: DEAD! Don’t miss it if this becomes alive again. Sign up for deal notification alerts here!
This service lets you check all 3 of your credit scores, and all 3 of your full credit reports.
It also alerts you by email of any changes.
$4.95/Month Signup Linky
Just beware that the $4.95 offer doesn’t come with the first month free as the standard $12.95/month offer comes with.
Sign Up For "Thanks Again," Get 500 Free Miles, Make a Purchase And Get Another 500 Miles!
You must give these guys a credit card number to sign up so that they can track your purchases.
If you just want the signup bonus there’s no reason that you can’t give them a citi virtual card number or prepaid card number…
In my area it appears that the only current merchants they have are dry-cleaners.
500 Free United Miles Linky
500 Free Continental Miles Linky
500 Free Delta Miles Linky
$5 Off $50 At Buy.com When Opening A New Buy.com Account!
A new buy.com account only requires a new email address…
Coupon Linky(Exp: 04/30)
HOT! HURRY! $10 Off Any Purchase At Shoebuy! Plus Save An Additional 10% When You Open Register With A New Account!!!
Update 4: DEAD!
Update 3: I have included direct links to all styles of crocs that shoebuy sells, get your tisha b’av shoes now while they’re cheap!
Update 2: If only all codes were so easy to figure out! Here is today’s $10 off $10 code: msncm04202007
Update: The code below is now expired, here is a new code: msncm04192007
Shoebuy offers free shipping and free return shipping!
Just follow the above link an create a new account while checking out and you’ll save an additional 10%!!!
Use the following code for $10 off $10: msncm04182007
Here are some direct links for their Adult Crocs:
Prices listed are before and after the $10 and 10% Off!
Adults Crocs Athens-$29.95/$17.95
Adults Crocs Cayman-$30.95/$18.85
Crocs Scutes-$32.45/$20.20
Crocs Professional-$35.45/$22.90
Adults Crocs Endeavor-$37.95/$25.15
Crocs Off-Road-$39.95/$26.95
Crocs Crete-$39.95/$26.95
Crocs All-Terrain-$59.95/$44.95
HOT! Free Shipping And 20% Off $75 At Gap.com When Using A GapCard!
Gap.com Linky(Using this link helps support this site!)
20% Off Code: (Exp. 05/06): GCSUMRWD
Free Shipping Code: FREESHIP
Both codes require the use of a GapCard.
Don’t have a GapCard?
It’s a very easy card to get, and it’s a good card to start building your credit with.
You can apply for it via the link on the Gap homepage.
Up For Grabs! $10 Gift Card At Gap.com For A Loyal Ctown Reader!
A little something to celebrate getting 600,000 hits…
You must pay with you GapCard to qualify for the $10.
This code is good for only one use: Bc6kwjp05jmq
Please leave a comment once it’s used!
Be sure to go to gap with the following link!
Gap.com Linky
Northwest Gets Rid Of Free Standby!
Effective April 24, Northwest Airlines will no longer offer the ability to standby for a same day flight for free.
They casually slipped this policy change into a press release touting a new $25 confirmed standby, which the other major carriers have had for a long time already.(Gotta’ love marketing…)
Confirmed standby allows you to change your flight, on the day of departure, to any other flight departing the same day for $25 if seats are available.
The only difference is that NWA will require you to pay $25, whereas AA, Continental, Delta, And United all allow you to standby for free for a same day flight if you dont want to pay $25 for confirmed standby.
Will the other major carriers match? We’ll have to wait and see…but I can’t imagine at least a couple not going along with NWA…
250 Free AAdvantage Miles!!!
Sign up for a free points.com account-get 250 free AA miles!!!
It says that a citi AA credit card is required-but it’s not!
250 Free AAdvantage Miles Linky
HOT!!! Airtran 48 Hour Systemwide Nonstop Fare Sale!
Sale Linky (Purchase by 04/18-11:59pm EDT)
Airtran is having a massive fare sale on all of their nonstop routes, travel is valid until 05/31.
Ctown Prediction: Expect the “Big Six” to match many of these fares in the next airfare filing at 10:00 in the morning.
Sample OW+ fares:
To/From Akron, OH(CAK):
Atlanta: $44
Boston: $44
Ft. Lauderdale: $59
New York/LGA: $34
Orlando: $54
Tampa: $54
To/From Atlanta(ATL):
Akron: $44
Baltimore: $44
Boston: $59
Chicago/MDW: $44
Dallas/DFW: $54
Dayton, OH: $39
Denver: $79
Detroit: $44
Grand Bahama Island/FPO: $44
Houston/HOU: $54
Miami: $44
New York/LGA: $54
Pittsburgh: $44
To/From Chicago(MDW):
Atlanta: $44
Boston: $49
Charlotte: $44
Miami: $59
Minneapolis $29
Orlando: $54
Sarasota: $59
To/From New York(LGA):
Akron: $34
Atlanta: $54
Newport News/Williamsburg: $29
To/From White Plains, NY(HPN):
Atlanta: $49
Ft. Lauderdale: $59
Orlando: $54
West Palm Beach: $59
Continental Airfare Deals!
Save an additional 5% by using your Chase Continental MC and using the code: Onepass
Baltimore-Denver-$96+ RT On Continental
Double Miles On All Purchases With Personal Delta Amex Card Between 04/15 And 06/15 With Registration!!!
This offer is likely targeted and may not work for everyone, please leave a comment whether or not you were successful in registering for this offer.
You will need to have online Amex account management already set up to register.
Registration Linky
Free Rowenta "Art of Ironing" DVD…
Just what every bochur has been clamoring for!
Free DVD Linky
BOILING HOT!!! HURRY!!! $25 And $50 Fares On Southwest’s Ding!!!
Update: DEAD!
The fares are valid until tonight at 10:00pm edt!
This is a nationwide sale, but seems to be really good for Baltimore, Chicago, and Denver.
Travel is valid between 05/01-05/31, and does not require a RT purchase.
Don’t know what Ding is? That’s why there’s a search button in the top left hand part of this site-just enter “ding” then click search blog, and you’ll see everything I had to say about it since April 2005!
Sample One Way $25 Fares:
Los Angeles, Burbank, or Ontario to/from Oakland, Sacramento, or San Jose.
Baltimore to/from about 20 cities, including Chicago and Cleveland.
Chicago to/from about 25 cities, including Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia.
Sample One Way $50 Fares:
Los Angeles to/from Baltimore, Chicago, or Denver.
Baltimore to/from West Coast or Florida.
Chicago to/from West Coast or Florida.
Denver to/from East and West Coast.
Clarification On The Annual Fee Of A Credit Card…
Update: DEAD! Don’t miss it if this becomes alive again. Sign up for deal notification alerts here!
Based on the apparent confusion of some commenters in the “On The Road” post, I figure this may help some people out.
Apparently people that signed up for the Amex Business Platinum card during the $250 cash back promo haven’t yet been charged the $300 annual fee.
I know I wasn’t, and at least 2 other people haven’t been as well.
Normally a credit card with an annual fee will bill you that fee in the first 2 statements of the card.
Yossi asked in the comments,
“How do you know that when you cancel(the amex plat.) they wont charge you for all the time you had the card??”
I may have never fully explained this, which is an oversight on my part.
When you sign up for a card with an annual fee, or if you sign up for a card which is free for the first year, you are never forced to pay the annual fee.
As long as you didn’t pay the statement with the annual fee charge on it you can call up the credit card and tell them that you do not agree to pay the annual fee.
One of two things will happen, either they will tell you that you may continue using the card for another year for free, or that you must cancel the card.
However, they will not and cannot force you to pay the annual fee!
In the case of the -$250 Amex Platinum, you can request the $250 back as a check, enjoy all of the amazing benefits for the year, and whenever they charge you the fee, just cancel the card!
So you never have to worry about cancelling a card before 12 months are up-just monitor your statements for the charge!(Or better yet, follow my strategy for cancelling cards in the knowledgebase)
Also of note, many companies, including AMEX will pro-rate the annual fee even if you’ve already paid it. So if a card has a $120 fee, but you cancel it 2 months after paying the fee, they will refund the $100.
I know Chase will not pro-rate, I’m not sure about other companies-feel free to comment if you have first-hand experience with another company.