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One deal a day sites are springing up all over the internet. Why? Because they're fun! You can find out about a bargain without being overwhelmed by choices. You can check them very quickly once a day. And there's always the chance you'll find just what you were looking for at a great price!
But you'll always need to act fast, because when they sell out, they're gone. Quantities are always limited, and featured items and discounts are only available for one day.
woot!
The Best and Most Popular
The best of these is unarguably woot!. One of the most popular sites on the internet, woot! features brilliant writing, a popular discussion group, and an amazingly loyal audience. So loyal that when woot! lists their famous "bag of crap", it sells out literally in minutes.They primarily sell electronics, usually things like computers and peripherals, or sound equipment and accessories, but some cooking- related items too. They've recently featured a lot of toasters.
Items are sold directly from woot.com to the purchasers, and you must be a woot! member to buy anything. All previous feature descriptions remain in their blog and discussion area, though of course not for purchase.
All the writing on their site is extremely entertaining: not only the product descriptions, but also podcasts, their weekly web roundup, and even their FAQs. And they have the only clever Google ad I've ever seen, in years of ad reading.
Yugster
Electronics
Another favorite - very well done and very popular - one deal a day site is Yugster.com. Well written, well designed, it also features a limited number of one item per day. But there's also a "Second Chance Offer" when the original product is sold out. Yugster ships to the U.S. and Canada, and changes their product at 6:00 a.m. eastern time. Bits du Jour
Windows and Mobile Software
Bits du Jour primarily features Windows software, but also occasionally has applications and games for iPods, Palm Handhelds, and Windows Mobile PDAs and Smartphones. Bits du Jour offers instant gratification to bargain-hunters looking for deals on software.All software is purchased right from each product's own vendor, providing a welcome assurance that copies are legal and current.
MacZot!
Software for Macintosh
Another popular software site, MacZot!, features software for the Macintosh platform, plus discussions of the featured apps. Their popular MysteryZot features several low-priced (but unnamed until after the feature is complete) programs in one package, and usually sells out.The software is sold by MacZot, not by the products' individual vendors. Unlike the other sites described here, products that aren't sold out during their feature day remain for sale on the site's discussion page.
Great Roundups
- Deal of the Day Tracker
- Deal of the Day sites by category, popularity and more. There's a ton of information here - over 100 sites tracked.
- Bargain Jack
- Bargain Jack has recently added a list of his favorite a One Deal a Day sites to his excellent bargain collection. He's got discussions too, and the Alexa rankings for each site.
- DealSucker
- Dealsucker adds discussions of each site, and lets registered users customize which sites show up in the list.
- Zero Day Deals
- Another time-saving roundup of today's deals.
- Today's DOD
- Another great-looking roundup, with nice big pictures.
Comments? Additions?
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dealoftheday
There is really nice website WWW.DEALSUCKER.COM Posted October 28, 2006 |
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positivementality
Great list, thanks for it :) Posted October 21, 2006 |
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kantfindit
Found a site www.mysmoot.com - got it from the clark howard travel e-scapes newsletter. Has one deal per day and compares deal to other travel sites. Posted October 14, 2006 |
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oneitemadaycom
I want to add my new site into the mix - www.oneitemaday.com - a listing of the 24 hour deal sites, but it shows what they daily deals are. Still tweaking, fixing, ect, but feel free to check it out. Also feel free to send me comments and suggestions. Posted October 10, 2006 |
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doolally
Anyone know of any UK based sites? Posted October 08, 2006 |
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Michael_Carey
Am I the only one frustated by seeing past deals that I missed. But then, that's the idea isn't it? Posted October 06, 2006 |
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wachob
and another two: OneGourmetGoodie.com and OneToddlerGoodie.com Posted October 03, 2006 |
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wachob
and another two: OneGourmetGoodie.com and OneToddlerGoodie.com Posted October 03, 2006 |
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KeithRosen
It is a smart market idea to avoid static to the buyer. Posted September 30, 2006 |
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Rusty-Quill
Hey fantastic lens! Very comprehensive - I'd love it if you'd join my "Review Central" group here on Squidoo. But you have to join today - it's the latest Deal of the Day. ;) Posted September 26, 2006 |
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Mike_G
Excellent site, you got a lot of great deals on there and I will be coming back to see whats new. Posted September 24, 2006 |
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bonus-hunter
Very interesting, I´ve just launched a freebie lens so its good to see that I´m not the only bonus hunter round here :-) Posted September 24, 2006 |
