Frugal Finds (4/3/09): Turn your camera on as Ritz turns off lights at 300 stores

On April 3, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Frugal Living

The Blawgirl crawls the Interwebz to find steals and deals for the frugal law student and the competitive bargain shopper. Find a new Frugal Finds 11:30 (ish) p.m. PST every Monday through Saturday! Also, each post is updated as I come across items. You’re welcome.

Alerts:

Ritz Camera is closing over 300 of its 700 stores as part of its bankruptcy reorganization plan, according to MarketWatch. For the closing stores, liquidation sales begin April 4, and will run until stock is depleted. A complete list of store closings is available here in PDF format. (via DealNews)
If you’re a Borders Reward member (which is free, btw!), you can get 50 percent off best sellers using this print-at-home coupon. Sale runs today through Sunday. (via CheapTweets @bearabledeals)

Gadgets and Gear:

TigerDirect.com is offering the HP 550 Celeron 2GHz 15.4″ Widescreen Notebook for $429.99. A $50 mail-in rebate brings the computer, which originally costs $499, to $380. You just tack on another $1.99 for shipping. The rebate ends August 30. (via DealNews)
Dell Small Business is offering the Dell Vostro 1510 Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8GHz 15.4″ Widescreen Notebook, which is originally listed for $897, for $499 with an additional $25 for shipping. Sales tax is added where applicable. (via DealNews)
The HP Home & Home Office Store offers the HP Pavilion dv4t Pentium Dual-Core 2GHz 14.1″ Widescreen Notebook in Espresso Black or Moonlight White for $569.99 with free shipping and a free deskjet printer via the directions found on the DealNews Web site.
CellHut.com is offering the Jabra BT5010 Wireless Bluetooth Headset for $29.99. Apply coupon code “DNEWSBT5010N” to drop it to $9.99 with free shipping. (via DealNews)
Staples offers its Staples Loft Large Desk for $99.90 with free shipping. (via DealNews)

Entertainment:

If you want to get a little traveling done before law school, Travelocity currently has deals on 100 hotels that cost less than $100 per night. They are also offering $100 off a 5-night flight/hotel combo via code “TOYOTA100″ and $75 off a 3-night Vacation in Savannah via code “SAVANNAH75″. An example: room rates at the Circus Circus Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas start at $26.28 beginning April 26. Deals expire April 30. (via DealNews)

Odds and Ends:

Cooking.com is offering the Joyce Chen 14″ Carbon Steel 9-Piece Wok Set for $49.95 plus $9.99 for shipping. Suggested retail for the set is $90. The 9-piece set includes a 14″ wok with dome lid and bamboo handles, 9″ spatula, 13″ slotted spatula, 12″ corner spatula, cooking chopsticks, 12″ wire fry rack, and 5″ stainless steel skimmer with bamboo handle. I don’t know who this Joyce Chen is, but, if you don’t know your pots and pans, lemme ‘splain why a wok is on this list: You can pretty much cook anything in a wok, which makes having one in your cooking arsenal a good frugal investment.
Buy one Grand Slam Breakfast and get a free Grand Slamwich 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 8 at participating Denny’s. (via CheapTweet via Nation’s Restaurant News)
Free mini churros with purchase of mini sirloin burgers at Jack In The Box using this coupon. Coupon valid through April 10. (via CheapTweet via Coupon Cravings)
Get 50 percent off one item at Old Navy using a coupon. Follow directions at the DealNews Web site to get the coupon. Offer expires April 9.