Deal Update: Sold Out!
This is today’s woot, so you have until 1:00 AM EDT tomorrow if you want it!
Woot.com

Among the many upgrades to the blogger interface is built-in categories, drag and drop editing, and the ability to make private blogs, like ctownbeta2.blogspot.com where i can post all of the really cool deals that only people with a special invitation can see.
😉
Unfortunately this upgrade is currently only available on new blogs, but it will soon roll out for current blogs!
Blogger Beta Linky
Blogger Beta Tour Linky
Hat Tip:Life-Of-Rubin

Wow, that was almost too easy.
I posted this deal just 2 days ago, and already have my code for the free photo book!
Enjoy!

Dell Online Rebate Submission Linky
Dell’s rebates now process within 24 hours when submitted online!
If only more retailers would move towards such consumer friendly policies…

All you need to do is vote on 1 international hotel and when the guide is published they will send it to you.
Registration Linky

SD Card Linky
$9 Rebate Linky

Headset Linky
$10 Rebate Linky

Valid only on prepaid hotels that display “Low-Fare Guarantee”
Book by 08/29, Stay between 09/05 and 11/19.
Use This Link And
Use promo code: ORBSCOOPS at the hotel booking page.

Parking spot available for $150/month.
No more circling for parking!
Discounts available-Contact Aviva for more info!
646-701-1870
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Choose in-store CompUSA pickup to save on shipping…

Blunt Scissors Linky
Pointed Scissors Linky
Limit of 5 2-packs of each kind of scissors per order.
Reward members never pay shipping!
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Wide-Ruled Notebooks Linky
College Ruled Notebooks Linky
Limit of 5 of each notebook per order.
Reward members never pay shipping!
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Crayons Linky
Limit of 5 24-packs per order.
Reward members never pay shipping!
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Book by 09/05 for travel between 09/06 and 11/16.
Save $10/one way, $20/round trip.
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Use code: JBFRIENDS

Deal Update: Dead!
Limit 1 coupon per buy.com account. No purchase necessary.
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Softcover Photo Book Linky

Free Shipping On $50 Linky
$15 Off $75 Linky
Just click on the outlet store where there are lots of items on clearance.
Some items to keep you cool…
Octo-Rocker, Normally $60, Now $20
Misting Tiki Lounger, Normally $60, Now $20
Large Misting Fan, Normally $20, Now $10
Mini-Misting Fan, Normally $13, Now $8
And some other odd stuff on sale…
Deluxe Talking Handheld Poker Game, Normally $50, Now $10
Laptop Lap Desk, Normally $40, Now $30
Electronic Mosquito Zapper Swatter, Normally $15, Now $10
Ballpark Hot Dog Grill, Normally $50, Now $40

Mouse Linky
Use code: FREESHIP
$10 Rebate Linky (Purchase By 08/12)

I’ve made a few of these photo books and they are stunning. When people see it they assume that it must have been a professional project costing hundreds of dollars!
The book contains has a cover picture, and at least 20 pages of pictures inside(additional pages, normally $1, are now .80) and is hardbound in leather. Each page can contain anywhere from 1 huge picture, to a bunch of small ones. Captions can be added to each page easily.
Uploading your pictures and organizing them can be a challenge, but when you get the book, I’m sure you’ll agree it will have been well worth the effort!
So what are you waiting for? Make a vacation or even a wedding book with all of those digital pictures you have sitting on your computer!
Photo Books Linky
Shipping is automatically free on all orders over $20 until 08/15.
Use the following coupon for 20% off (Exp. 08/22): A7AF-BOOK

For Clevelanders only…
Marc’s is offering prepaid Speedway cards that will take off .10/gallon of gas!
The prepaid cards are only available in-store…
Offer Linky
Store Locations Linky

Northwest “Courses” Linky
The WP200 course offers 100 miles, plus 2000 miles if you book and fly a Northwest flight in the next 90 days.

Please Note:I do not have first-hand experience on ATA or on any of the remaining LCC’s, so what follows is only what my research came up with, and not with the help of first-hand experiences as with the Southwest, Jetblue, and Airtran articles…

What you need to know:
Website: www.ata.com
Phone Number: 1-800-435-9282
Main Airports Served:
MDW(Chicago-Midway), HNL(Honolulu)

Mileage program details:
Name: ATA Travel Awards
Website: www.ata.com/awards
Earning Details: Earn 250 point for each one-way coach ticket. Earn 500 for each one-way business ticket. Earn 250 additional points per one-way if booked online.
Points Expiration: Points expire 12 months after earned.
Redeeming: Redeem 3000 points for a Continental US companion ticket. 6000 points for a Continental US ticket. 9000 points for a Mexico/Caribbean ticket. 12,000 points for a Hawaii ticket.
Award Ticket Expiration: 1 Year from date of issue.
Capacity Controlled: Yes
Blackout Dates: No
Elite Status: Don’t waste your time. Earn 15,000 points from flying, and get priority boarding…
Upgrades: Sometimes available at the gate.
Notable:You can receive Southwest Rapid Reward credits instead of ATA points upon request.
ATA Travel Awards: 1.5 stars/5 stars.

Co-Branded Credit Card: None.

What you may not know:
-Changes to flights are $50 plus any difference in fare.
-ATA, often confused for the profitable Airtran, has emerged from bankruptcy largely due to its’ profitable codeshare agreement with Southwest.
-In bankruptcy ATA axed most of its’ flights, as well as it’s Indianapolis hub.
-ATA now flies primarily to cities that Southwest doesn’t want to go themselves, such as New York and Honolulu, so that Southwest can sell flights to these destinations on southwest.com through codesharing.
-ATA also offers service to Maui and Hilo from the US mainland, and is in fact the only carrier that currently provides nonstop service from the mainland to Hilo.

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Jcpenney.com Linky
Use code(Not valid on sale items/exp. 08/23): ADMIRE

What you need to know:
Website: www.airtran.com
Phone Number: 1-800-Airtran, Push Option 2 for faster service…
Main Airports Served:Hub: ATL(Atlanta). Focus Cities: BWI(Baltimore), MCO(Orlando).

Mileage program details:
Name:A+ Rewards
Website: www.aplusrewards.com
Earning Details: Earn 1 credit for each one-way coach class ticket, 1.5 credits for each one-way business class ticket.
Points Expiration: Credits expire 12 months after earned.
Redeeming:
-4 credits for a free one-way upgrade.
-8 credits for a free one-way coach ticket to anywhere that Airtran flies (even to the Bahamas!)
-16 credits for a free one-way business ticket to anywhere that Airtran flies.
-32 credits for a round-trip mileage earning coach ticket on any airline within the Continental US.
-50 credits for a round-trip mileage earning coach ticket on any airline from the Continental US to Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, or Mexico.
-100 credits for a round-trip mileage earning coach ticket on any airline to anywhere in the world.
Award Ticket Expiration: Ticket must be issued within 1 year of redeeming points. Travel is valid for 1 year after issue of award ticket.
Award Ticket Change: 1 free change is allowed for either the dates, cities, and the name of the passenger, additional changes are $50.
Capacity Controlled: Coach Award-Yes, Business Award-No
Blackout Dates: Yes
Elite Status: Is offered to anyone who is elite on any other airline, and for flying 20 one-ways in 90 days, or 50 one-ways in 1 year. Elite status never expires!
Elite Status Benefits:
-Automatic upgrades from select fares.
-Free space available upgrades at the gate.
-Guaranteed ability to buy a seat even on a sold-out flight
-Transfer credits to any other member.
-Advance seat assignments on all fares.
-Dedicated check-in lines and security entrances.
-Priority boarding.
-Change and cancellation fees waived on select fares.
-Purchase upgrades from lower fares in advance of all other customers.
Upgrades: Available for $35-$70 in advance for elite members, or at the ticket counter for everyone else.
Notable: Airtran’s coach award availability has been very poor this year due to the recent Wendy’s soda cup promo
A+ Rewards Ctowngrade: 3.0 stars/5 stars.
Pros: Has a decent elite/upgrade program. Once achieved, Elite status never expires. Allows one-way ticket awards. Lots of redemption options, starting at just 4 credits. Easy to redeem business awards.
Cons: Points expire after just 12 months, No online award ticket redemption, poor coach award availability.

Co-Branded Credit Card:
Airtran’s Visa gets you 6 credits at signup. The signup bonus can only be earned one time. Earn 2 points for each $1 spent on Airtran, 1 point per $1 for everything else, 1000 points=1 credit, i.e. Spend $8000, get a free one-way ticket. Earn 1 point for each $1,000 in balance transferred, up to $10,000, the fee is 3%, up to a maximum of $50. Annual fee: $39.
Credit Card Grade: 2.0 stars/5 stars.
Application Linky

What you may not know:
-Airtran offers the best student airfare deal out there, called X-fares: Previous post on x-fares linky
-Airtran offers Free XM Satellite Radio at every seat, so you’ll never miss a baseball game while flying!
-Standby is free on any other flight the same day.
-Airtran is one of the only airlines to offer one-way award tickets.
-Airtran only operates the Boeing 717 (2×2 in business, 2×3 in coach, capacity-117) and 737 aircraft (2×2 in business, 3×3 in coach, capacity-137)
-Airtran is the world’s largest Boeing-717 operator.
-Changes to your flight cost $50 plus the difference in fare, cancellation of a non-refundable flight costs $50, the remainder may be used for 1 year.
-Airtran’s best fares can be found during their systemwide sales that occur at least once every month.
-Airtran’s international service includes the Bahamas, and will soon include Cancun.
-Regular passengers receive assigned seats at check-in. Elite, corporate, and full-fare passengers receive assigned seating at the time of booking.
-You can become a lifetime elite member on Airtran by faxing in your elite status information on any other airline! Previous post on Airtran elite status linky
-Airtran has been profitable for 7 straight years.
-Although Airtran tickets can be bought at 3rd party sites such as Orbitz, they are often significantly cheaper by booking them directly from airtran.com

©2006 Ctownbochur.com
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$24 Rebate Linky
$3 Rebate Linky

Update:08/29/06
Effective immediately, Jetblue points will never expire if:
-You own the Jetblue credit card.
-You earn/spend at least 1 Trueblue point every 12 months.
This makes the Trueblue mileage program far more valuable and useful, and makes Jetblue the only LCC that has points that may never expire.
Updated Ctowngrades:
Trueblue: 2.0 stars/5 stars.
Credit Card Grade: 4.0 stars/5 stars.

What you need to know:
Website: www.jetblue.com
Phone Number: 1-800-Jetblue
Main Airports Served:Hub: JFK(New York-JFK). Focus Cities: LGB(Long Beach, CA) FLL(Fort Lauderdale), BOS(Boston).

Mileage program details:
Name:Trueblue.
Website: www.jetblue.com/trueblue
Earning Details: Earn between 2 and 6 points for each one-way ticket. Currently there is an ongoing promo for double points if you book your Jetblue ticket online.
Points Expiration: Points expire 12 months after earned.
Redeeming: Redeem 100 points for 2 free one-way tickets.
Award Ticket Expiration: 1 Year from date of issue.
Capacity Controlled: Yes
Blackout Dates: Yes
Elite Status: N/A
Upgrades: N/A
Trueblue Ctowngrade: 0.5 stars/5 stars.
Pros:Award ticket can be used as 2 seperate one-ways.
Cons: No elite status or upgrades. Capacity controlled seating with blackout dates. Tight expiration dates. Nearly impossible for casual flyer to get enough credits(100) to redeem.

Co-Branded Credit Card:
Jetblue’s AMEX gets you 25 Trueblue points at signup. The signup bonus can only be earned one time. 1 Amex point per $1 spent, 200 Amex points=1 Trueblue point, i.e. Spend $20,000 to get a free round-trip. Annual fee: $40.
Credit Card Grade: 1.0 stars/5 stars.
Application Linky

What you may not know:
-Changes to your flight cost $25 if done online and $30 by phone (besides for the difference in fare) Cancellation of a non-refundable flight costs $30, the remainder may be used for 1 year from original date of purchase.
-Standby is free ONLY on the flight immediately preceding your flight, otherwise same-day confirmed changes are $25.
-Excluding the first 10 rows or so, which offer a still above average 32″, Jetblue offers more legroom in coach than any other carrier, at 34″
-Although Jetblue only offers only coach seating, every seat is leather and comes with free DirecTV.
-Jetblue only operates the Airbus A320(3×3 seating, capacity-156), and the Embraer ERJ-190(2×2 seating, capacity-100)
-Jetblue’s international service includes the Bahamas, Bermuda, Dominican Republic, and will soon include Aruba.
-No US airline has ever started with more capital than Jetblue.
-Jetblue occasionally has really good companion deals, called “get-it-together” fares, including a deal posted here last November for $130 from NYC to LA that brought 3,000 unique visitors over to ctownbochur.com
-Jetblue rarely bumps people off flights because it is the only US carrier that has a policy to not “oversell” flights, a practice followed by other airlines to compensate for no-shows.
-Jetblue allows each of the 2 free checked luggage pieces to be up to 70 pounds!
-Jetblue fares are not offered on most 3rd party sites (Orbitz, Expedia, etc.)
-Jetblue is the only airline that lets any customer pre-reserve a coveted exit-row seat.

©2006 Ctownbochur.com
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A Sony Vaio TX series laptop weighs just 2.75 pounds, is just an inch thin, has a battery life of about 7 hours, and has a built-in DVD burner!
I’ve been monitoring the price on this laptop ever since I laid eyes on it at my local Sony store, and this is the biggest sale that I’ve seen on it yet…
Cnet TX Series Review Linky (Rated Excellent)
When bought from Sony the TX750 is $2200, and the TX770 is $2500.
From Amazon the TX750 is $1798 after a $150 online rebate, and the TX770 is $2098 after a $150 online rebate.
Sony Vaio TX Page Linky
Amazon TX750 Linky
Amazon TX770 Linky
Always save money on amazon by using a9.com…

Update: The price has now been raised to $39.99…
George Foreman Linky
Always save money on amazon by using a9.com…

Promo Linky(Exp. 08/31)

Update: 08/08-12:00 pm: Deal is now dead!
Dell Dimension E310 Linky
To get the price down to $419:
-On the 1st page you must get rid of the $99 Corel WordPerfect.
-On the 3rd page you must get rid of the $49 dell on call, and the $79 security subscription.

Specs:
Pentium 4 3.06 GHz w/HT
1 GB Ram
17″ LCD
160 GB Hard Drive
Dual Drive DVD Burner+ DVD Reader.
Free Ink Jet Printer 725

What you need to know:
Website: www.southwest.com
Phone Number: 1-800-IFLYSWA, Priority Number for Rapid Reward Members: 1-800-248-4377
Main Airports Served: (While the legacy carriers have “hubs” in which nearly all traffic connects through, most LCC’s generally operate more point to point service, however even LCC’s place emphasis on certain airports)
LAS(Las Vegas), PHX(Phoenix), MDW(Chicago-Midway), BWI(Baltimore)

Mileage program details:
Name: Rapid Rewards
Website: www.southwest.com/rapid_rewards
Earning Details: Earn 1 point for each one-way ticket. Earn 2 points for each one-way to Hawaii, on codeshare partner, ATA.
Points Expiration: Points expire 24 months after earned.
Redeeming: Redeem 16 points for a round-trip ticket in the Continental US. Soon you will be able to redeem 32 points for a ticket to Hawaii on codeshare partner, ATA.
Award Ticket Expiration: 1 Year from date of issue. $50 extends a redeemed award for another year.
Capacity Controlled: Yes
Blackout Dates: No
Elite Status: N/A
Upgrades: N/A
Notable: Southwest’s Rapid Rewards used to be able to be redeemed as long as a seat on the plane was available, this was recently axed.
Rapid Rewards Ctowngrade: 1.5 stars/5 stars.
Pros: 2 year expiration is long for an LCC.
Cons: No elite status or upgrades. Capacity controlled seating, Hard for casual flyer to get enough credits(16) to redeem.

Co-Branded Credit Card:
Southwest’s Visa gets you 4 RR credits at signup, and $20 credit on Southwest. Earn 2 points for each $1 spent on Southwest, 1 point per $1 for everything else, 1200 points=1 RR credit, i.e. Spend $19,200, get 1 free round-trip ticket. Annual fee: $59.
Credit Card Grade: 0.5 stars/5 stars.
Application Linky

What you may not know:
-Southwest is one of the only airlines that does not charge any penalties for cancelling a non-refundable ticket, the entire value of the ticket you bought can be used for any other other ticket within 1 year of the date of purchase!
-Southwest is one of the only carriers that do not offer free standby, if you want to go on an earlier flight even that same day you must upgrade your ticket to an expensive fully-refundable ticket. However if you miss your flight by less than 2 hours, then you are eligible for free standby on a later flight.
-Southwest allows you to check 3 bags under the plane for free!
-Southwest has typically avoided large congested airports (i.e. Boston, New York City, Dallas/Ft. Worth) as part of their strategy to keep their planes on the ground for the least amount of time possible.
-Southwest was the original LCC, and currently flies more passengers domestically than ANY other airline!
-Southwest only flies Boeing 737 aircraft.
-Southwest does not fly a single red-eye flight!
-Southwest only offers coach seating.
-Southwest only flies in the Continental US.
-Southwest and ATA are the only LCC’s that have a codesharing program between them, allowing the accrual of mileage on either airline of your choice.
-Southwest offers their lowest fares via the downloadable program, “Ding,” named so for the ding emitted by your computer twice daily when they load new specials.
-Southwest fares are not offered on any 3rd party sites (Orbitz, Expedia, etc.)
-Southwest is the only carrier that doesn’t offer assigned seating, instead they assign you to one of 3 groups depending on what time you check-in, so it’s important to check-in online as soon as you’re allowed to! Didn’t get a “Group A” boarding pass? You may want to check out this site: www.boardfast.blogspot.com
-Southwest is currently testing assigned seating for select flights departing from SAN(San Diego).
-Southwest is the only major carrier to record a profit in every quarter since 9/11.

©2006 Ctownbochur.com
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Kensington Notebook Security Lock Linky

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BZ asked in a comment,
“Can you make a post about which airlines are not searched by orbitz, expedia? “
I’ll give a shot at it!
I find that the “Big 6” legacy carriers (By size: American, United, Delta, Continental, Northwest, and USAirways) are generally well represented by Orbitz, Expedia, and Kayak, etc.

In general a site like Orbitz will be about $6 higher than buying directly from the airline website itself, although on occasion orbitz may be cheaper than the airline’s own website, so if for nothing else, it’s a good place to start checking airfares.

This does not hold true however for the LCC’s (low-cost carriers)
At best, a site like Orbitz will display the LCC’s fare, however even when the airline is displayed it is often much cheaper to buy it at the airline’s own site.

Over the next couple of days I’ll focus on handicapping the LCC marketplace.

-Transfer at least 10,000 points into Delta miles and get a 25% mileage bonus, and a 15% off delta airfare coupon!
Registration Linky
-Transfer at least 100,000 points into Delta miles and get Delta Silver Medallion Status!
Registration Linky

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Update: 08/08 12:00 pm: Deal is dead!
Booking Linky
Yes, I know this is nothing compared to the famous $87 Airfare+Hotel deal, but then again that was from Los Angeles, and this is from New York, where the average Hawaii ticket is over $600…
The deal is available through the end of Delta’s schedule, but the tricky part is finding available seats for this ticket.
The deal is only valid when booking in the “T” fare class, and only when going to Hawaii via Salt Lake City.
So how do you know when this is available?
The best way is via another “Neat Travel Site” that I haven’t posted here yet, the Travel and Transport Class Availability site.
Instructions:
Using the Travel and Transport Class Availability site, check from EWR(Newark) to OGG(Maui) on Delta on your preferred dates.
When checking from EWR to OGG on 08/15 to 08/23 for example, I see that there are 9 seats in “T” on both legs of the outbound, and 9 seats from Maui to Salt Lake City on the return, but only 3 seats from Salt Lake City to Newark on the return.
In other words, Delta is willing to sell 3 seats for those dates at the $340 price.
Once you find dates that you want with “T” availability that go through Salt Lake City, go to the booking linky at the beginning of this post and book your flight!

Took AAdvantage of that 25,000 mile free credit card deal during AA’s 25th anniversary promo on May 18th?
Then you’ll have plenty of miles for the new AA promo to Cancun from 08/21 through 12/13 for just 20,000 miles!
Cancun Promo Linky
Didn’t take advantage of that credit card offer?
Keep checking back here because a little birdy told me it might just reappear over here sometime soon…

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Hidden SD Card Reader Linky
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Yes, this is a reliable store to buy from…