Yup, it happens to all of us.  But it really hurts those of us particularly sensitive to parting with our moola.  My laptop broke.  Yeah, yeah – I know, it was sputtering on it’s last breath when America was living high off home equity loans.  But I take care of my stuff and kept it running 2-3 years past it’s heyday.

So where does a tightwad start looking when trying to find a deal on a brand spanking new laptop?  Of course I have a folder full of rock bottom deal sites…on my dead laptop!  Ug.   Rather than telling you about the hundreds of sites I slogged through while hogging a friend’s computer for an evening – I’ll cut to the chase.  The best deal I found was not from some obscure back-alley NY electronics dealers, it was from Best Buy!  Damn…I coulda saved some time knowing that up front.  Here’s the really cool thing, you can use Best Buy coupons online and then pick up your stuff right away.  Music to my eyes and wallet.  A great deal + a coupon, and I didn’t have to wait (or pay!) for delivery.