Good until Wednesday night (1/10/18), Rakuten is offering 15% back in rewards on almost all purchases made at the Rakuten website. You must be a rewards member (free to join) in order to get the 15% back in rewards. You pay the price you see on the website. This is not a discount coupon. Infact a coupon is not needed.
Monday: 20% off $300+ Monoprice orders
If you are planning a big Monoprice purchase, coupon code RES18 gets you 20% off orders of $300+ in eligible items at the Monoprice website. You can test the coupon in the shopping cart over there without logging-in or creating an account. The $300 minimum must be reached with eligible items. Exclusions apply. One redemption per customer. This ends Monday night at 11:59pm pacific time (or so)…
Speaking of Monoprice, a number of their USB-C chargers are now in-stock and shipping.
New Instant Savings offers for January 2018
January is here and with it another round of manufacturer-initiated instant savings promotions. Over 500 products are participating in these, you can find them all using the various categories and filters at Adorama. More on these later in the week as I “digest” them…
(ENDED) 20% off $150+ Monoprice orders until Sat PM
This coupon expired…
(ENDED) Thursday: 15% off at Rakuten with coupon
This coupon expired… For Thursday until 11:59pm pacific time, coupon code NEWYEAR15 gets you 15% off on almost everything at the Rakuten website. As usual, there are exceptions and exclusions to the coupon.
BorrowLenses Coupon: 15% off OR $25 off
BorrowLenses is back with a new coupon. Coupon code HEYA2018 gets you either 15% off OR $25 off your next camera gear rental. Their system automatically gives you the best discount among the two options. Coupon expires 1/8/18. The orders must be scheduled to arrive to you by 1/15/18. Their shopping cart will tell you.
(ENDED)18% off Overstock Gear coupon at KEH [corrected]
This 1-day coupon expired…
It’s coupon time! Running until 11:59pm ET tonight 1/3/18, coupon code OVERS01A gets you 18% off Overstock Gear at KEH Camera. 495 items are available as of the time of writing. You can use the various options on the left hand side to filter them by brand, system, product kind and more!
CORRECTION: oops, I messed up the dates. Wednesday is 1/3/18, Tuesday was 1/2/18. I am unstuck in time once again! All apologies for the confusion! The day of the week is ahead of the actual date and that confuses me even more!
(ENDED) 18% off Overstock Gear coupon at KEH
CORRECTION: oops, I messed up the dates. Wednesday is 1/3/18, Tuesday was 1/2/18. I am unstuck in time once again!
This 1-day coupon expired…
It’s coupon time! Running until 11:59pm ET tonight, coupon code OVERS01A gets you 18% off Overstock Gear at KEH Camera. 495 items are available as of the time of writing. You can use the various options on the left hand side to filter them by brand, system, product kind and more!
Adorama Year End Sale
Adorama is running another Year End Sale featuring a variety of products, including a DJI drone sale, along with the previously mentioned lighting sales and various doorbuster-y camera bag sales…
15% off Monoprice until Sun PM
Running until Sunday night at 11:59pm, coupon code NEW18 gets you 15% off most items at the Monoprice website. Exclusions apply as usual. You can test the coupon by entering in the shopping cart (you don’t have to login or sign-up for an account to test the coupon discount).
Separately, they are running an End of Year Clearance sale. Some of these items may be eligible for the coupon, but I have no way of knowing without testing every single one of them.
Still Good: Corel PP2018U for $50, Pho Elements 18 for $68, Etc
The “Digital Day” is over, but as of Saturday 11:06am ET, this sale continues…
PHOTO AND IMAGING SOFTWARE
+ Corel Painter 5 Essentials for $25 as digital download or PC/Mac Disc
+ Corel PaintShop Pro 2018 Ultimate – Amazon Exclusive for $50 as a digital download
+ Adobe Photoshop Elements 2018 for $67 delivered by mail (PC/Mac), or $70 as a digital download (PC or Mac)
+ Pinnacle Studio 21 Ultimate for $90 as a digital download or Disc by mail
+ this sold out: 1-Year Adobe Creative Cloud Photography Plan offered for $90, digital download, limit two per customer
EVERYTHING ELSE
+ these expired
10% off Used Cameras and Lenses at KEH
KEH Camera is closing the year with a 10% off sale on Cameras and Lenses. The prices are reflected automatically on their website. There’s no coupon code to enter! The sale ends 12/31/17 at 11:59pm ET, which is when the free 365-day warranty promotion ends as well.
If you want to trade-in your own camera gear and you are a fan of shopping at KEH Camera for more gear, you can get 5% more on your own used camera gear if you get paid with a KEH gift card instead of a cold hard cash cheque.
(ENDED) LAST CALL: Ends Thursday 11:59pm ET: the B&H 2-Day Sale!
This surprise 2-day sale expired…
20% off BuyDig Clearance with coupon
Buydig is having an end of year clearance sale running until the end of the calendar year (12/31/17). These items are eligible for 20% off coupon CLEAROUT15 as well. You can use the categories on the left hand side of their website for “Camera Accessories”, and “Camera Bags”, and “Batteries” and “Battery Charges” and “Lenses” and “Nikon Lenses” and “Lens Accessories” and “Cameras” and more… You can only view one sub-category at a time…
NewEgg Storewide clearance sale
NewEgg is having their After Christmas Clearance Sale, with a variety of tech products as usual. Some offers may require a promo code, and for that, you’d need to sign up for their email newsletter. Details on that at the very top of the aforelinked page. Promo codes expire by 1/1/18 or earlier if sold out.
(ENDED) 25% off BorrowLenses rentals
This sale ended… Borrow Lenses is back with another coupon. Use promo code BYE2017 to get 25% off camera gear rentals that will be delivered or picked up by 12/30/17. The order deadline is the same.
(ENDED) Massive B&H Photo 2-Day Sale (instead of the usual Daily Deals)
These 2-day sale offers expired…
Ends 12/31/17: 365-day warranty at KEH on USED (BGN+) Gear
Used camera gear purchased in “BGN” (Bargain) or better conditions (EX, EX+, up to “LN”, Like New) made by December 31st in 2017 at KEH Camera get a 365-day warranty, instead of their customary 180-day warranty, so keep that in mind if you are planning a used purchase in the next few days/weeks. No coupon is needed for this; the purchase date determines the warranty eligibility…
If you are looking for ideas on what to buy, check their Overstock Sale. A total of 541 items are currently available there. There is no coupon for this, the price you see is the price you pay. These are items, that as the name suggests, are overstocked, so they have more flexibility on the pricing…
Their Sunday-to-Friday promotions that featured about a dozen coupon-discounted items per week is no longer running, that’s why you haven’t seen it on this blog…
LAST CALL for Amazon Christmas Delivery (YMMV)
Amazon’s sprawling infrastructure gives them more flexibility for last minute Christmas deliveries, but because of the nature of this sprawl, there is not a single deadline for all shoppers like B&H Photo and Adorama. How late you can place a pre-Christmas Amazon order depends on many factors including:
- your location
- which products you want to buy
- the physical location of the products you want to buy (eg are they available locally/nearby?)
- if you are a Prime member (or willing to pay more for 1-day delivery)
Based on the above factors, and according to the Amazon Holiday Delivery page, the range varies wildly, from “already too late” to Sunday up to 9:30am local time (best case scenario) for regular Amazon deliveries. Or you can go as late as Sunday at 9:14pm local time (best case scenario) with Prime NOW (Prime members only). Prime NOW has a smaller subset of the regular Amazon inventory.
You can get a better estimate by going to the product page of the items of interest, add to cart, and check the options and estimates for delivery. Let’s use two popular tech items for example. The Amazon product page tells me that the all new 7″ Kindle Oasis can arrive here before Christmas, while the Apple Beats Solo 3 will arrive after Christmas. On the other hand, if you live near an Amazon warehouse that has the Beats Solo 3 in-stock, then you will be able to get them before Christmas. And vice versa on the Kindle Oasis.
STRATEGY SESSION
If you don’t need to receive the items by Monday, there are two good reasons to wait until late Monday or Tuesday to place an order:
1) you may get Amazon gift cards as gifts, so you can use those to pay for your next purchase
2) it reduces the stress/load on the delivery drivers who are scrambling for last minute deliveries.
4-Day Monoprice Coupon: 15% off (no minimum)
If you never found time to prepare a big order to take advantage of the Monoprice coupons, fear not! They have now launched a coupon running for four days, giving you more time to plan your order. Coupon code ENJOY gets you 15% off most items at the Monoprice website. Some exclusions apply as usual. You can test the coupon by adding items of interest in the shopping cart and the coupon and see what happens. You don’t have to create an account or login to test the coupon. The coupon expires Monday night 12/25/17.
National Geographic Last Minute Sale (up to 70% off)
The official National Geographic store is having a Last Minute Sale featuring a variety of products discounted up to 70% off. There is no coupon code, just add to cart and proceed. As usual, price-check items you are not familiar with price-range-wise, as Nat Geo products can be all over the place across the interweb shops.
YMMV eBay Bucks 6% to 8% ($25+ minimum)
IF you are participating in the eBay Rewards program, you may have also been invited to participate in another Bonus Bucks promotion, you get 8% eBay Bucks if you use the official eBay app, or 6% if you use the website. Eligible items must be $25+. Promotion runs until Thursday 12/21/17 at 11:59pm pacific time.
First you have to manually activate the offer from the eBay email or your eBay messages (if invited/selected to participate). Some exclusions apply as usual and the maximum rewards you can earn is $100 per transaction, and $500 during the promotional period.
A good place to look for ideas are the eBay Deals along with the Trending Deals (shows only 100 trending deals, less overwhelming to look at than their main deals page). There’s also a dedicated search box there that searches only the Deals, not everything else on eBay.
Another way to look for ideas is our eBay Category posts here…
45% off Dell Refurbished Laptops/Desktops
Running until Thursday 12/21/17 at 11:59pm central time, Dell Refurbished has a couple of coupons. As usual, free shipping, and coupons do not work on clearance items…
+ 45% off any Dell Laptop or Desktop (excludes E6430 models) with coupon SNOW45DELL
+ 35% off any Dell Monitor or Docking Station with coupon SNOW35DELL
FREE Overnight shipping at Adorama (1700+ options)
Adorama is running Free Overnight shipping promotion on 1700+ different products from a variety of manufacturers, including Canon, Leica, Nikon, Sony, Sigma, DJI, Pentax, Zeiss, Tamron and more. Use the left hand side of their website to filter by manufacturer (expand the “Brand” area to see all the participating manufacturers).
The cut-off points are:
PS: I added convenient links at the top of the blog sidebar!
Amazon Deadlines for Christmas
Amazon has a variety of deadlines for Christmas purchases.
+ Friday DEC 22 is the last day for the usual 2-day Prime shipping
+ Saturday DEC 23: for some areas, this is the last day for Prime 1-Day shipping. Minimum order of $35 is needed for this option
+ Sunday DEC 24: for other areas, this is the last day for Prime 1-Day shipping. Minimum order of $35 is needed for this option. Ends by 9:30am local time (or earlier, varies by region), so this is for very early orders (or late night Saturday orders).
+ Sunday DEC 24 by 9:14pm local time (or earlier, varies by region): PRIME NOW deliveries, Prime members only. Minimum order amount required (varies by region).
+ Monday DEC 25: gift cards and other digital purchases
It is important to note that for local deliveries (Prime NOW, 1-Day Prime shipping) the items of interest must be in-stock at a local/regional facility, otherwise there isn’t enough time to get to you in time.
The shopping cart will give you a more accurate estimate when you are about to place an order. There are many variables in play, so the above deadlines are only a guideline/estimate.
(ENDED) KEH Camera USED Coupon: 12% off EX & EX+ Cameras and 15% off EX/EX+ Lenses
This 2-day promotion expired…
Adorama Over-Stock sale (8000+ options)
Adorama just launched an Over-Stock Sale featuring over 8000 products. You can use the various options in the left sidebar over there to filter by product category, manufacturer, price range, and such! Unfortunately I am not IBM’s Watson, so I cannot digest 8000+ products in milliseconds, so this is a DIY adventure if interested 🙂
(ENDED) 2-Day KEH Camera USED Coupon: 12% off EX & EX+ Cameras and 15% off EX/EX+ Lenses
This 2-day promotion expired…
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