Deals – The Garage Journal

Is it really a sale if you don’t need a damn thing? And what’s Black Friday supposed to be if you’re not actually in the market for anything? You can probably guess how I’d answer both of those. I’ve never been much of a coupon hound. That said, the last few months of this internet economy have absolutely kicked my ass. Mix together our apparent moral mismatch with the folks controlling the ad dollars, add a shitty economy on top of it, and Q4 would be a bloodbath if revenue was the thing steering this ship. And even though it’s …

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I don’t buy into the madness of Black Friday or Cyber Monday. No adrenaline rush, no dopamine hit, none of that consumerist lunacy—unless, of course, it’s something I actually need. That’s rare. But, I have a personal relationship with Noco… Not the corporate kind of relationship—hell, I don’t even know anyone at the company. But I’ve been using these things for years, and they’ve never let me down. Not once. Anyway, word on the street is Amazon’s practically giving them away right now. A full-on fire sale. You can check out all the deals, but if you want my advice, …

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Black Friday, Prime Day—Good God, the frenzy of consumerism is enough to drive a sane man mad. The whole charade is designed to lure you into buying junk you don’t need and will rarely use, all under the seductive guise of a bargain. I already hemorrhage enough cash and accumulate enough crap to last several lifetimes. But last week, necessity reared its ugly head. I needed a few things and figured I’d gamble on Prime Day, hoping the capitalist gods would smile upon me. The prices didn’t plummet as dramatically as I’d hoped, but I did save a few bucks. …

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