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Macy's craziness

Looks like Macy's is doing some serious price dropping on clothes for men and women today.

Today's "Price Drops of the Day" e-mail has clothes, clothes, clothes (and a wireless rear stereo amplifier).

My wife says these DKNY dresses are great, and I concur (with her blessing, of course). In her words, "Now THOSE are summer dresses": a sleeve cap dress, and a colorful sleeveless dress with a belt. Both are under $50, down from almost $90.

Macy's also dropped the price on this sexy T-back dress that might be seen at an upscale nightclub or on a special someone on night out, hmmm? Yowzers.

Where are the guys' clothes?

Guys, we're not left out of the savings bonanza. This Tommy Bahama twill pant should do for Friday at work or the weekend. Dropped from almost $100 to just over $20, how can you lose?

Instead of checking the blog, which may be too late to get the deal before it sells out, you can sign up for Price Drop of the Day summary e-mail by getting an account here. Sent once a day, no spam, privacy respected, first thing in the morning. Get your deals while they're hot! (E-mail us if you're interested in waking the neighbors with a new wireless amplifier.)

Don't forget to check out our Facebook Fan page, download our Toolbar for one-click coupons and savings (it hides automatically when you're not using it), and tell your friends how to save money while partying it up in their new duds!

James

Labels: clothes, dress, pants, sale, savings

I'm all in favor of the Salvation Army...

but what's all this about Christmas in July at retailers? Are we supposed to be buying stuff for the winter holidays now? Tell us what you think about all this. (And where am I supposed to put these gifts for the next five months?)

Nobody knows the deals I've seen...

Devoted Price Protectr fans know about Price Drops of the Day. Every day Lowlo (our price watching owl) scours the items we're watching, looking for the best deals. We then share the top handful with you in a single free e-mail first thing in the morning. Thousands of our users already know the awesome deals that pop up every day. Some of these deals are so good, they sell out within hours or minutes of us sending out the e-mail!

For example, for you outdoorsy types, today's PDOTD included $300 off a 2-person tent from Backcountry.com, now only about $140 with free shipping. They only have 10 left as of this posting so buy it here . I don't know of anyone else with an unconditional lifetime refund policy like Backcountry.com. (See their "Return Policy".)

Also recently in our PDOTD emails, huge discounts on these women's shoes from Banana Republic, and this dress from Ann Taylor.

If you want to receive PDOTD emails, sign up for an account here.

Meanwhile, don't forget to check out our Facebook Fan page, download our Toolbar for one-click coupons and savings (it hides automatically when you're not using it), and tell your friends how to save money while holiday shopping in July!

James

Labels: add-on, alerts, Facebook, lightning sale, PDOTD, price drops, savings, toolbar

Many who have bought through Amazon have used Amazon's Post-Order Price Guarantee. The guarantee allowed the user to get their money back on the difference of any Amazon price drop within 30 days of buying an item from Amazon.

Users bought with the confidence of getting the lowest Amazon price at the time of purchase and up to 30 days later, a confidence even more important in an economy where more and more people need ways to save money.

It has come to our attention that Amazon has ended their price protection guarantee. It appears that any items ordered as of today will no longer be eligible for price drop rebates at Amazon.

Price Protectr has always been a fan of Amazon (we're die-hard Amazon customers ourselves). Many thousands of Price Protectr user enjoy shopping there, and we lament the loss of this customer benefit.

In light of this development, Price Protectr has decided to accelerate the launch of a new service that will enable faithful Amazon customers to still enjoy the benefits of Amazon's great service while retaining the peace of mind that came from price protection.

Within 60 days, Price Protectr plans to offer price protection to Price Protectr users who shop at Amazon. Details will be announced, but here's the long and short of it: If you're a Price Protectr user who buys from Amazon through one of Price Protectr's services, you'll automatically receive a refund of some or all of the difference between the Amazon purchase price and the reduced Amazon price for a period of time after your purchase.Thanks, and long live Price Protection!

Price Protectr

Labels: Amazon, guarantee, rebate, savings

Wow! Lowlo has not been lounging around the pool this summer. This morning we discovered that we passed the $23 million mark! That's one busy owl.

Don't forget to tell your friends about our newest ways of helping you save when you shop, including deal alerts, price watching, and price targeting!

Lowlo's got your back, so enjoy your summer road trips, festivals, concerts, and shopping! We'll keep watching prices for you.

Labels: deals, prices, savings, statistics

Labels: deals, prices, savings, statistics