Amazon has good news for last-minute holiday shoppers: the internet retailer said Thursday it’s extending its free shipping without a minimum purchase until Dec. 18 for items that arrive in time for Christmas. And for Amazon Prime customers who really like to procrastinate, Amazon said it will offer free two-hour delivery right up to midnight …
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Comcast is opening its gates to Amazon Prime Video, the cable giant’s latest integration with a tech rival that has some of the most directly competitive content yet. The two companies said Wednesday that Comcast would be rolling out Amazon Prime onto X1, the cable company’s high-tech pay-TV service used by nearly two-thirds of its residential cable-TV customers, over the …
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ShopRunner is one of those things I probably wouldn’t pay for, but would gladly accept for free. Feel likewise? Well, here you go: For a limited time, Cheapskate readers can get a free one-year ShopRunner membership. It normally costs $79, though anyone with a PayPal account or a select American Express or MasterCard card already qualifies for an ongoing complimentary …
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Amazon Prime customers went bananas for the e-commerce giant’s fast delivery option in 2018. Literally. Amazon Prime subscribers, who pay $119, £79 or AU$59 annually for perks such as free shipping and access to music, movies and TV shows, purchased more than 2 billion items on the site with one-day or faster delivery, the internet retailer said Sunday. And the …
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Amazon’s holiday shopping weekend broke records, and this year’s Cyber Monday now stands as the company’s single biggest shopping day ever. The e-commerce behemoth didn’t provide exact sales numbers for the day, but revealed that customers on its US site ordered more than 180 million items during the five-day period from Thanksgiving Thursday through Cyber Monday (known as the Turkey …
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As the calendar turns to December, my kids maintain they still believe in Santa — but only, I suspect, in an effort to keep the gravy train rolling. They are certainly more dubious in the summer months of the magical fat man and his challenging delivery schedule, flying reindeer or no. Would an admission of disbelief, however, result in no …
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My favorite part of Thanksgiving weekend is either making and eating leftover stuffing waffles or digesting the Thanksgiving feast (that is, napping) on the couch in front of televised football on Thursday. If you are unable to watch the TV broadcasts of the three NFL games, you have streaming options. Each one is a bit different, however, since each game is …
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Update, Nov. 17: Going forward, we’re tracking the best Amazon deals here. Amazon has revealed its expanded plans for Black Friday sales, including a long list of specific discounts and deals on Xbox bundles, TVs, electronics, Chromebooks, toys, board games, furniture, apparel, outdoor equipment — and everything else under the sun. These details are above and beyond the extensive discounts …
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Comcast’s latest channel is one that’s never been on cable before: Tubi TV, one of the most popular free movie-streaming services. Comcast is incorporating Tubi into X1, the cable giant’s internet-inclusive platform. The partnership means Tubi’s library of movies and other programming will be available and searchable on Comcast X1 like a regular channel or show, the two companies said. Rollout …
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Amazon is joining its rival retailers in beefing up its free shipping program just ahead of the holiday shopping blitz. In a first for the company, the Seattle retailer said Monday it’s dropping its $25 minimum for free shipping to non-Prime shoppers in the US. The offer starts Monday and lasts until Amazon’s delivery cutoff window for Christmas (which is …
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