Giving you all da scoops on what’s hot and what’s not in Hawaii
Just heard through the grapevine (actually from a coworker who was told by the Compusa cashier)
LIQUIDATION starts on Wednesday, 12/12/07
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* another grape (on the vine) just told me that the sale doesn’t start until Thursday 12/13/07 - so, take your chances: check it out on Wednesday or wait until Thursday - YSYL
Yup, Christmas is almost upon us. But wait! Thanksgiving hasn’t even arrived yet! What does that mean…? It means that it’s time to start preparing for…
Wait for it…
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Black Friday.
That’s right. Black Friday - the day after Thanksgiving. The busiest shopping day of the year. The day that stores ridiculously slash prices to lure you into their store. The one and only day of the year that the Apple store actually has a sale. Most stores open at the break of day. CompUSA opens at midnight. Last year, my daughter and I went to the CompUSA sale. We spent 1 hour hunting down the goods. Then we spent 2 hours in line waiting to pay for our goods.
Here’s a tip: Go to the sale with a friend and have them stand in line immediately when they enter the store. By the time you find your goods, your friend might be close to the registers.
If you want Da Scoops on how to get a head start on Black Friday, check out Blackfriday.info. At Blackfriday.info, you can find out about sales ahead of time or even secret, unadvertised sales. Plus, you can subscribe to it to receive alerts when new sales are added. Wal-Mart has already started Blackfriday a few weeks ago. Acer laptops sold for ~$425 each.
Found another Black Friday site here.
And then there is The Official Black Friday 2007 Site.
So if you want to avoid the masses, check out these sites. Maybe you can get your Christmas shopping done before the turkey is even carved.
T-Mobile will again be offering free text, picture, and video messaging (including IM) all day on Father’s Day. details
Ryan, will Skype be reciprocating too?
Ryan is today’s Honolulu Advertiser Island Life feature!
Click da pic!
I stumbled upon this jewel at a garage sale. Huh? Yes, at a garage sale. While we were looking at the things for sale, I couldn’t help but enjoy the different songs that were playing. I thought it was someone’s playlist on their iPod until I heard a commercial break and the station’s call letters - 99.5 The Jewel. As soon as we returned to the car, I quickly switched the radio station to the Jewel. And it’s been on that station just about the whole time since then. Unfortunately, I can’t catch the station at work and not too clear at home, but very well in the car.
Give it a shot. What’ve you got to lose - it’s free. Maybe the Jewel will take you too, back to a time when life was easier.
btw, our favorite station to listen to when we’re in Vegas - KSNE or Sunny 106.5. Click on it, listen live - and image yourself on vacation…
I first saw Gizmobies at Meadows Mall in Las Vegas. I thought they were so kewl, I wanted to buy an iPod just to plaster some on. But since they weren’t readily available in Honolulu, I passed on buying an iPod - and bought a Samsung K5 instead.
But hold on to your earbuds! Gizmobies are now available at Ala Moana center. I don’t know how the guy did it, but he was able to secure a kiosk right in front of the Apple store. Talk about location, location, location!
What are Gizmobies, you ask? They are soft cushion skins for your iPod video, nano, and mini. They simply stick on to your iPod. Also, the skin is a little tacky too so you can leave your iPod on your dashboard without worrying about it sliding off. And when you remove the Gizmobies, it doesn’t leave any sticky residue on your iPod.
Cost? $20 each. However, you can buy 2 for $35 and 3 for $40. And you can mix and match them too so if you don’t want to drop $20 for one, get together with a couple of your friends and go in together to buy 3 at once - even if you all have different styles of iPods. Or buy a couple for youself for when you feel like changing around the skins. They also make great gifts.
btw, I’m not affiliated with Gizmobies or the guy who’s selling them (although I do own some Apple stock). I just wanted to pass on this find. And as all gadgetphiles know, YMMV.
May 13th isn’t just any old day. It’s the day we thank our moms for all they do for us. And what better way to do that than send her a message from her favorite kid? Whether you send Mom a text message, a photo message, video message, or an IM, it’s FREE all day on Mothers Day.
So, if you don’t subscribe to text/photo/video messaging and want to know what all the fuss is about, now’s your chance to play with messaging - for free! All day long! Send a message to yourself if you’d like. It’s free!
Ever see a picture on the web that you thought would make a good wallpaper for your phone? Now’s your chance to load it to your phone:
Have fun playing with messaging!
Hawaii’s one and only anime convention - Kawaii Kon. After only 2 years, they’ve outgrown the Ala Moana hotel and it’s now at the Hawaii Convention Center.
But hurry, you already missed Friday and Saturday so Sunday is your last chance to check out the vendors, artists, and most of all - the cosplayers.
Sunday’s hours: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
1 day pass: $25
Hanging out in the lobby just to snap pictures of cosplayers: FREE!