I’m looking into a few reports from users that they are not seeing new posts even when refreshing the page.
In the meantime, if you are experiencing this issue, please use ctownbochur.blogspot.com to access the site as that appears to not have the issue.
Also please post a comment here if you have experienced this issue.

Hmm…On 2nd thought this post reminds me of the catch-22 situation of the Dell technician that tells the user with problems getting online to please logon to dell.com to download the latest drivers for his system…

I’ve blogged in the past about Continental’s long-standing program that allows you to buy miles and a bunch of other discounts/goodies for a reasonable price, once per year.
The miles are especially helpful in a pinch, like if you needed a few more miles for a free ticket to Israel…(On Continental, non-stop from Newark to Tel Aviv is 70k in coach and 100k in business-first)
You can still buy yourself one of the packages until 09/15, after that date they will no longer be offered.
To order one call the OnePass Service Center at 713-952-1630
The coupons and companion certificates are actually usable, and can even be redeemed online!
There are 2 levels of privilege packs:

Executive Pack-$95.95
– 5,000 OnePass Bonus Miles
– $99 Continental Airlines Companion Ticket Valid On Any Fare
– Complimentary President’s Club Passes (2)
– Caesar Park and Caesar Business Hotels Room Upgrade
– One Free Weekend Day Rental With Avis
– One Car Class Upgrade with Hertz
– 15% off Leisure Weekend Rentals with Hertz
– Earn Triple Miles with Dollar

Prestige Pack-$135.95
– 7,500 OnePass Bonus Miles
– $99 Continental Airlines Companion Ticket Valid On Any Fare
– $25 off $175, $50 off $275, $100 off $400 Travel Certificate
– Complimentary President’s Club Passes (2)
– Presidents Club Initiation Fee Waiver
– Leather document holder and luggage tag
– Complimentary 3-Month Subscription to InsideFlyer
– Caesar Park and Caesar Business Hotels Room Upgrade
– Free Avis Upgrade
– One Car Class Upgrade with Hertz
– 15% off Leisure Weekend Rentals with Hertz
– Earn Triple Miles with Dollar

This is such a smart idea. 2 thumbs up!
Instead of carrying around multiple memory cards for your camera or shlepping your laptop on your vacation, just pick up this card reader storage device!
It’s compatible with all of the major flash memory formats, transfers your entire card with the push of a button into a new folder, has great battery life, and has a screen to confirm that the transfer was successful!
Memory Card Reader/60 GB Storage Device Linky

Shutterfly has introduced 3 new photo books with introductory pricing starting at $14.99.
Photo Books Linky
As attested to by many users here the photo books are really amazing!
Plus if you order a photo book you’ll automatically get an additional 20% off.
There is also a free shipping code for photo books (To redeem go to “My Shutterfly”, and then go to “Enter special offer code,” Code Expires 10/31): PBKC-SHIP
Also if you are a new customer, you will get an entry in the raffle that will i”yh take place next week, just email me your name and order info!

Matis’ voice is (more than) a little off for this concert, but it’s still excellent overall!
Double points to whoever correctly identifies the white words on his yarmulkah!
Triple points to whoever correctly identifies the crowd-surfing bochurim there (you guys are so busted 😉
Download linky(Click on the “free” download button, then wait the amount of seconds stated, and then download it!)

Can be booked at Frontierairlines.com
Valid for travel through the end of the year.
Total cost after tax is just $88!

1 GB SD Card Linky
$14 Rebate Linky (Limit 2 Rebates Per Household)
The coupon is only valid for new buy.com accounts(so just make a new one!)
$5 Off $50 Coupon Linky

250 GB External Hard Drive Linky
The coupon is only valid for new buy.com accounts(so just make a new one!)
$5 Off $50 Coupon Linky

Noticed an ad on the pda phone website that i work for, pdaphone.com for a free treo 650 when you assume the 15 months left of a sprint contract for an awesome sero plan.
Sero Details Linky
Free Treo Offer Linky

Gap.com Linky
20% Off $75 code(exp. 09/24): SKINNY20
Free shipping on $50 with Gapcard: Freeship
Free shipping on $100: Free100

Bananarepublic.com linky
Use code(exp 09/12): fallforyou
In-store Coupon Linky

Update-2:45pm: Fare is currently bookable! Cheapest travel dates are Tues/Wed/Sat. Mon/Thurs/Fri are slightly higher, not valid on Sun.
Booking Linky
This fare was also loaded at 12:30pm, so it should be available to purchase by 2:30-5:00pm depending on the site.
The fare rules say they are good for travel through August 2007!

Update-4:15pm: Fare is currently bookable on united.com! Cheapest travel dates are Tues/Wed/Thurs.
These fares were loaded at 12:30pm, so they should be available to purchase by 2:30-5:00pm depending on the site.
I’ll report back when an how these fares can be purchased.
The fare rules say they are good for travel through August 2007!
Valid departure cities:
-Cleveland
-Charlotte
-Houston
-Orlando
-Philadelphia
-Phoenix
-Pittsburgh

Also multiple airlines currently have sales to SJU from lga/jfk/ewr from $148…

Bose AA Miles Linky
Hint for the question at the end of the video: The QC2 and QC3’s have the same audio/sound quality/noise cancelling features.

Last Update: 12:30am
WEP200 Linky
Dont wait until the sale ends!!!
This headset is as small and light as they get!
The headset can be used with the included ear-bud for use without a hook(great for people who wear glasses!) or with the included ear-hook.
Cnet notes that this one of the smallest, most compact and clear headsets they’ve seen to date!
Cnet Review And Video Linky
Treocentral gave this new headset a 5/5 review and an “award of excellence”, noting that the audio was so clear that the people he conversed with complimented, “I didn’t even know you were using a headset”
Treocentral WEP200 Fact Sheet Linky
Treocentral WEP200 Review Linky
I dont know about the rest of you, but i’ve already ordered mine after reading all of these reviews!
I’ll report back when I get it with how it compares to my current headset(which i love) the Sony Ericsson HBH-IV835 but dont expect this price to stick around that long!

Dell Inspiron E1505 Linky
Specs:
-Intel Core Duo 1.60GHz
-15.4″ WXGA with TrueLife
-512MB Ram
-60GB Hard Drive
-24x CDRW/DVD

Logic 3 Linky

Deal Update-7:30pm: DEAD!
This fare has extremely limited dates as far as i can tell…
The price is $118 including all taxes on nwa.com
No minimum/maximum stays are required.
If anyone books this please come back and post a comment!
Confirmed available dates(as of 11:10am)
DTW-LAX:
10/27
11/03
11/07
12/06
12/07
12/08
12/09

LAX-DTW:
11/03
11/14
12/05
12/06
12/11
12/12
12/13

Free Wi-fi linky
Be sure to select the pay-as-you go plan so that you wont need to call them up to cancel!

My whole family got their citibank/AA companion certificates from the 05/18 AA card deal for 25,000 miles and a companion cert with no fee for 1 year.
Anyone else get theirs yet without calling citi up?

I’m back in Cleveland just in time to see this site hit yet another milestone…
Also, for anyone who signed up for and ordered photos from snapfish or shutterfly or signed up for and bid on any ebay item via the ad links here while I was away, I need you to email me your name and order info in order to enter you into the raffle! If you haven’t signed up yet for free photos with free shipping there’s still time to do so before the raffle!

(Now all of you smart alecks can’t complain about the speedometer-for all you know it is over 120 MPH;)

This deal is slightly complicated, but with all of the entertainment coupons it’ll pay for itself within a month and you’ll generate money for a worthy cause!
(The price above is for the typical $32 book and $5 shipping, some cities may be higher or lower…)
Step 1: Go to the Entertainment Education/Group Site
Step 2: Click on “Don’t know your group account number?”
Step 3: Type in the name of an institution, e.g. “Chabad,” (The city/state is not required.)
Step 4: Select your preferred institution, and click “continue”
At this point a cookie will have been added to your browser to take $7 off the entertainment book, but shipping is still $5.
Step 5: Close the browser window.
Step 6: Click on this link to get free shipping in addition to the $7 off: entertainment free shipping linky
Step 7: Add your city’s book to your cart and checkout.
Step 8: Check the box to use automatic renewal and get an additional $5 off the current book. (citicards.com even offers free one-time credit card numbers for cardholders!)
Step 9: Checkout and then save on everything from local kosher restaurants to hotels to American Airlines!

$20 Off $100 Gap.com Code Generator Linky
Free shipping on $100: Free100
After you get your code be sure to come back here to use the following link so that you can support this site while you save!
Gap.com Linky

Sony Refurb External USB Floppy Drive Linky

Coupon Linky
Stay by 09/30…

Fly to select cities worldwide for 7,500 less miles than American Airlines regularly charges!
Tickets are valid from any US48 city.
Highlights:
Calgary, Montreal, Toronto, or Vancouver for just 17,500 miles.
Numerous Carribean and Mexican options for 17,500 miles.
Uruguay/Chile for 32,500 miles.
Paris for 32,500 miles.
Japan for 42,500 miles
Q3 Reduced Mileage Awards

Still on the road, but here’s a continuation of the LCC roundup, back due to popular demand!

What you need to know:
Website: www.frontierairlines.com
Phone Number: 800-432-1359
Main Airports Served:Hub: DEN(Denver). Focus Cities: CUN(Cancun), LAX(Los Angeles), SFO(San Fransisco), MCI(Kansas City)

Mileage program details:
Name:EarlyReturns
Website: www.frontierairlines.com/frontier/frequent-flyers.do
Earning Details: Similar to the “legacy carriers,” Earn 1 mile per mile flown.
Miles Expiration: None as long as there is activity every 2 years.
Redeeming:
-15,000 miles to the US(including Alaska) or Canada, 25,000 miles to Mexico.
Award Ticket Change: Changes to the date/time are free. Changes to destination are $35. Cancellation is $35.
Capacity Controlled: Yes
Blackout Dates: No
Elite Status: Ascent Level: 15,000 flown miles in a calender year. Summit Level: 25,000 flown miles in a calender year.
Elite Status Benefits:
Ascent:
-Free DIRECTV® service
-25% mileage bonus on Frontier flights
-Priority check-in and boarding
-Preferred seating assignments
-Priority lines at most airport security checkpoints
-Exclusive Ascent Customer Service toll free number
-EarlyReturns® Plus. Redeem 30,000 miles for any available seat within the U.S or Canada. 45,000 miles for any available seat to Mexico.
Summit:
All of the above, and
-50% mileage bonus on Frontier flights
-$25/$100 standby fee waived the day before, the day of and the day after on return flights
-One extra free checked bag (three bags total)
-Complimentary onboard alcoholic beverages
-Exclusive Summit Customer Service toll free number
Upgrades: N/A
EarlyReturns Ctowngrade: 3.5 stars/5 stars.
Pros: Has a decent elite program. Top-Notch expiration policy for an LCC. 15,000 mile award travel is a true bargain!
Cons: No upgrades. Somewhat limited reward options.

Co-Branded Credit Card:
Frontier’s Mastercard gets you 15,000 miles at signup, enough for a free flight! The signup bonus can only be earned one time. Earn 1 mile for each $1 spent. Earn 1,000 miles for each $1,000 in balance transferred, up to $10,000, the fee is 3%, up to a maximum of $50. Annual fee: $49.
Credit Card Grade: 4.0 stars/5 stars.
Application Linky

What you may not know:
-Frontier offers DirecTV on all flights for just $5(free for elites)
-Frontier flies an all-Airbus fleet offering a generous amount of legroom(33″ pitch) and seat width(18″).
-Changes to regular tickets will set you back $100, the highest penalty of the LCC’s.
-Standby on the same day is free, confirmed standby for the same day is $25. Confirmed standby on the day before or after your flight is $100(free for summit members)
/history lesson mode on/ The original Frontier airlines, which was also based in Denver operated from 1950-1986. It was acquired by People Express in 1985, and the failed merger sent both airlines into bankruptcy in 1986. Continental acquired both of the airlines in 1987, and operated a hub in DEN which it scaled back and closed after its own 1991 bankruptcy. Sensing opportunity, the former execs of Frontier reopened the airline under the same name with of course a hub at DEN…/end history lesson/
-Frontier flies to many Mexican destinations, and is the only US based LCC to fly to Canada or Alaska.

Both coupons expire 09/04
$10 Off $20 Coupon Linky
30% Off Coupon Linky

As outlined below there are 3 ways of earning a raffle entry, however I incorrectly stated that for ebay you need to place a winning bid; you actually only need to register via the ebay link on the right and place any bid, it doesnt have to be a winning bid!
The other 2 ways remain the same: Register through the links above, and order at least 1 free photo from shutterfly or snapfish (snapfish even ships the free photo for free with the code above!)
Good luck!

Post #2/2
From my inbox:
“Do you know of any ways to cancel a cell-phone without paying $200?”
There are a couple of ways.
1. If your provider ever changes any terms or adds any fees you have the right to opt out of your contract for free, however you cant just continue using the service like when your contract ends regularly, you must actually cancel the service. Look for the fine print hidden in your monthly bills for these kinds of notices. Depending on your provider you’ll have 30-60 days from getting the bill to cancel for free.
2. You are always allowed to transfer a contract to someone else with no penalty, and you’ll be totally off the hook for any future bills.
Cell Trade has a service that arranges transfers of liability to another party, you offer your current plan and phone for a cheap price, or free, and the buyer gets a plan with a shorter contract that normally would be required. The cost for sellers is $20 and you only pay if you find a buyer that your satisfied with! Cell Trade doesn’t charge anything for buyers. You can even keep your old number, and get the buyer a new number when you do the transfer!
The last time I wrote about Cell Trade a few readers emailed me that they completed the transfer, so it’s tried and tested!
Cell Trade USA Linky

Post #1 out of 2.
Mini-SD Card Linky
Rebate Linky (Purchase by 09/02)

For the 2nd month in a row ctownbochur.com logged over 30,000 hits!
Some fun user stats for the month of August:
Browser:
Firefox-66%
IE-29%
Safari-2%
Netscape-2%

Platform:
Windows-94%
Mac-6%

Speed:
Broadband-95%
Dial-up-5%

URL
ctownbochur.com-70%
ctownbochur.blogspot.com-15%
ctowndeals.com-8%

Service
Optimum Cable-23%
Verizon DSL-16%
ATT DSL-9%
Comcast Cable-5%

Location
US-90%
Canada-2.5%
Israel-2.5%

Self Explanatory:
Average hits on a Wednesday-1,350
Average hits on a Saturday-325

So i picked up my free copy of the WSJ today at the Continental president’s club, (no, i dont have a club membership, but i still get in for free) and couldnt help but laugh at the timing of the article on the front page of the marketplace section…
Bloggers Struggle With What to Do About Vacation

I’m leaving for Crown Heights tomorrow, and then on to Philadelphia on Sunday, and wont be home until sometime in the middle of next week, so the verdict is open as to whether I’ll be updating on the road with my trusty 700m laptop hooked up to my 700p phone as a modem…

Ok, here’s the deal:
I’ll make 1 post for each active account opened(with free photos ordered) at shutterfly or snapfish through the links above, or for each active account opened(with a winning bid placed or item put up for sale) at ebay through the link to the right!

So, support this site without costing a penny out of your pocket, and get updates during my vacation, what can top that?

To make it even hotter for all you guys! Check this out!
For each active account opened as described above you will receive 1 raffle ticket for a prize.
The prizes (all are brand new and include free shipping inside the Continental US) will be determined as follows:
1-10 total accounts opened=1 GB flash drive.
11-20 total accounts opened=The above and a bluetooth headset.
21+ total accounts opened=The above and an MP3 player.
To get your raffle entries just email me your exact info. (which account you opened, at what time did you open it, at what time did you place an order/winning bid , and with what email address)

Good Luck, and thanks for your support!
Rabbi Daniel.

Discount Opt-In Linky

A few weeks ago I posted about Blogger Beta, (and in the process created a small uproar by implicating that i had a new blogger beta password protected blog where i post the real deals that i cant post here…)
While anyone can start a new beta blog, the ability to upgrade your blog is by invitation only, but i figured out how to get an invitation!

Step 1: Make sure your regular blog is associated with your gmail email address.
Step 2: Create a beta blogger account and beta blog using your gmail account info.
Step 3: Login to your regular blogger account after a day or so and on the dashboard page will be a blue blogger beta invitation box!

Regular Blogger Login: blogger.com
Beta Blogger Login: beta.blogger.com

If you’ll notice there’s this little search box in the top left-hand corner of this site, just type in whatever topic that you would like to find a deal about, click “search this blog” and it will search this site for you!
Also in the right sidebar is a nifty little drop-down archive box where you can whittle your hours away reading classic ctowndeals from the past 2 years, plenty of which can still help you today. (However please dont post a comment on a deal from December 2004 or even 2 weeks ago, trust me, no one will read it or respond to it, however feel free to comment about an older deal under a current post where people will see it!)

Coupon Linky (Exp. 09/04)

Continental has matched Delta’s fare sale to London for $198+tax Round-trip in coach, and $998+tax in their vastly superior BusinessFirst class, and best of all there is lots of availability!
The only difference is that Continental flies out of EWR(Newark)
Valid dates are 11/15/06-03/21/07, Sat. night stay is required.
If you have a CO credit card dont forget to use the code for 5-6% off!
continental.com

Headset Linky