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I have a simple system that works very well:

Never order anything online before checking dealnews.com; Takes 10 additional seconds, saved me thousands. Among other things, they give you every single Lenovo deal (including through the Microsoft Store, which is often better than the coupons in the Lenovo store -- and usually arrives within a couple of days rather than 3 weeks), and they give you the past deals/coupons, so you can see if you need to wait a couple of days to get a 30% price reduction -- Lenovo, and many other vendors, have 30% off in two out of every 3 weeks, or two days out of every week.



Every time I see a box for a coupon code, I check retailmenot.com - Similar to you, this has saved me hundreds of dollars.


When you shop in a store, ask if they have a price match guarantee and then pull up Google Shopping :)


Have you genuinely used that technique, where I am price match promises say internet pricing doesn't count. Indeed sometimes their own websites have lower prices.


I've had very mixed results.

* MicroCenter stores won't price match online stores, only nearby competitors.

* Sears stores will price match their own website (which is apparently a mostly separate business), but I don't think they will match any other websites.

* Windstream internet's website didn't work, and when I called in, they told me I'd get the deal on the website. When I got the bill, it was 40% higher. I had to jump through a bunch of hoops on the phone to eventually find out that the price they quoted me is only for places where they have competition. But they gave me the discount anyways since I asked.


It depends on the store. I've had Fry's match a Newegg price before.


Did it at Best Buy (pulled up Amazon).




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