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We added a bunch of new deals from Backcountry.com tonight, including some free shipping offers and some great deals on winter clothing, just in time for the ski season!

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We added some great new deals last night for Altrec, Best Buy, Cooking.com, and Staples. My favorite this week? Free massage chair with select Samsung HDTVs at BestBuy.com. If my roommate hadn't just bought a new TV, I'd get one just for the chair! Talk about kicking back after work in style...

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We're working hard to expand our repertoire of sites, adding a couple more non-electronics retailers this week. Class, say a nice "hello" to Ann Taylor's trendy little sister, Ann Taylor Loft. We've also added Babies "R" Us so you can protect those last minute Little Mermaid and Crazy-One-Arm-Man Halloween costumes!

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We just added a bunch of great new deals from Best Buy. Whether you're looking a new digital camera, a major appliance, or just some DVDs, there's a deal for almost everything.

We've also teamed up with Zappos and have a couple new deals from them.

Keep checking the deals page before you shop. You just might save some extra money!

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Looking for some new clothes? Well, you're in luck. Tonight we've added Abercrombie & Fitch and Ann Taylor to our list of supported retailers!

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I'm not sure if this is new, but it's the first I heard of it. I got an email from Amazon this morning announcing that they're now selling MP3s!

Amazon MP3 offers Earth's biggest selection of a la carte, DRM-free MP3 music downloads. With over 2 million songs from more than 180,000 artists represented by over 20,000 major and independent labels, Amazon MP3 complements Amazon.com's existing selection of over 1 million CDs to offer customers more selection of physical and digital music than any other retailer.

Every song and album on Amazon MP3 is available exclusively in the MP3 format without digital rights management (DRM) software. This means that Amazon MP3 customers are free to enjoy their music downloads using any hardware device, organize their music using any music management application, and burn songs to CDs.

Most songs are priced from 89 cents to 99 cents, with more than 1 million of the 2 million songs priced at 89 cents. The top 100 best-selling songs are 89 cents, unless marked otherwise. Most albums are priced from $5.99 to $9.99. The top 100 best-selling albums are $8.99 or less, unless marked otherwise.

Every song on Amazon MP3 is encoded at 256 kilobits per second, which gives customers high audio quality at a manageable file size.

Sounds pretty sweet. I'll add a link on the deals page so everyone has quick access to cheap, DRM-free music!

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First things first, this week's two-fer adds popular requests Lowes and White House Black Market to the list of supported retailers. Keep the retailer requests coming! Maybe yours will make it next week.

Next, we added a bunch of great new deals over the weekend. Offers that last through the holidays for Altrec, offers ending this week for money off purchases at Best Buy, and a bunch of new free shipping coupon codes for Cooking.com.

You might also noticed the blog has changed. We're now powered by Blogger which lets us tag new posts and lets you leave comments and trackbacks. So welcome to the new-and-improved blog and speak up! We're interested in hearing what you have to say.

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Way back In January, right after we launched, Sree Sreenivasan did a TV piece on Price Protectr. Now, 10 months later, Sree featured us again in his piece, Free Consumer Info on the Web (video is also available). Talk about a blast from the past.

Thanks again for the spotlight! It seems like we've grown so much in 10 months. Who knows where we'll be another 10 months from now.

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Notice that new tab up top? We're happy to bring a new feature to the site, Price Protectr Deals! We've teamed up with a few of our supported retailers to offer you some cool deals you might not find elsewhere. Free shipping, money off, coupon codes... it's all there.

We're going to be adding more retailers and deals every week, so check back often. And if you know of a deal we don't have listed, let us know!

So next time you're shopping, remember to come to Price Protectr before and after your purchase. We'll help you save some money every time you visit!

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That's right, as of today we've protected over 6 million dollars in purchases. That's a lot of stuff!

For all you first-time users, welcome to Price Protectr. And for all you PP regulars, thanks for coming back!

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Today's Two-Fer Tuesday adds American Eagle Outfitters and Crutchfield. Shop on!

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We've had an overwhelming response to our Name the Owl Contest and have received some incredibly creative and zany entries. We were supposed to pick a winner today, but we were so amazed by some of the creativity, we've decided to extend the contest another month! So, if you haven't entered yet, make sure to do it by November 7th. That should be plenty of time to put together the winning entry and figure out how you'll be spending your $400.

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It's been a while since we last posted some fan mail. Here's one we got earlier this week:

Your service ROCKS!

A friend told me about your website a while back and I do a lot of online shopping, so I decided to give it a whirl. Since signing up since this past June I have saved close to $150.00! I'm still trying to figure out if there's a catch, but as long as I'm saving money (and we're talking REAL money), I'm all for it! Thanks for providing such an awesome service!

-Dawn from Puyallup, WA

Thanks Dawn! There is no catch :-) We're just happy to help save you money. Thanks for using Price Protectr and keep passing us on to your friends -- we'll save them money too!

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According to a new study, you can often get a lower price on an item just by asking:

More than 90 percent of shoppers who tried to negotiate a discount on furniture, electronics and appliances, floor and demonstration models, and medical bills got one on at least one purchase in the past three years

Click here to read the rest of the article.

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Today we're happy to welcome Nordstrom, one of the most requested retailers over the past few weeks. And, also by request, we've added London Drugs for our Canadian friends. Speak up and keep those requests coming! We have plenty more exciting retailers planned for the upcoming weeks.

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