Deal of the Day – Logitech Wireless Keyboard K360
Any one who’s ever used a netbook knows what a pain it is to type on the small cramped keyboard. So when we espied an ad in the Staples flyer this week peddling a Logitech Wireless Keyboard K360 for...
View ArticleHey, Bibliophiles – Deals Can’t Get Any Better
We know, we know. All ye 64-letter, Twitter-constrained schmucks consider reading to be a cardinal sin. For desis, books are the new pariahs to stay away from. Let not even the shadow of the printed...
View ArticleEven After 170 Daily Deal Sites Kiss the Dust, There’re Still Another 360 Around
Madness. Sheer Madness! As we’ve said often, this daily deal/coupon madness has reached epic heights in the U.S. Perhaps, it’s because of the recession with fewer dollar bills in consumers’ wallets....
View ArticleGroupon Rebrands Indian Deals Site SoSasta into Horrid Sounding Crazeal
U.S. coupons major Groupon has rebranded its Indian deal site SoSasta into the weird sounding Crazeal. Apparently, the name SoSasta is not resonating well in South India and also supposedly not hip...
View ArticleDeal of the Week – Domino’s Pizza 50% Off
Yes, humans still eat pizza from Domino’s, yeah those dirty bastards who do dirty things to customers’ food. At least this Indian does. And if it’s cheap, SI likes it all the more. Did you know...
View ArticleGreat Deal – Free Blockbuster DVD 6-Months
For U.S. Readers Only Blockbuster is offering a great deal – FREE six-months one-DVD rental. Being a cheapo desi, I signed up and ordered The Dark Knight. Like most desis here, I do have Netflix...
View ArticleQatar Airways Launches Online Global Sale
Qatar Airways, ranked the world’s best airline by Skytrax for two years in a row, has rolled out a worldwide 3-day sale. The sale, which starts today and ends at midnight September 6 (local time in...
View ArticleDeal of the Day – Free 50GB Online Storage
It’s hard to beat the insatiable Indian lust for freebies or cheap stuff. But I doubt many Indians have clambered on the free online storage accounts. Here’s a short list of some prominent free storage...
View ArticleWatch Criterion Classics Free This Weekend
Movie streaming service Hulu is making available the Criterion Collection of great movies for free this long, President’s Day weekend. These are movies made by renowned directors, legends like Francois...
View ArticleUno’s 2 for $20 Deep Dish is a Nice Deal
Quick question – What’s better than a single Uno Chicago Grill Farmer’s Market (vegetarian) pizza? Quick answer – Two Uno Farmer’s Market pizzas. You can say what you will but I find it hard to believe...
View ArticleFree (Almost) Avis Weekend Rental
If there’s one thing desis in America love more than their children or parents, it’s saving money! So here’s an attractive deal that’s hard to beat. I’d even go so far as to say it’s a Great Deal! Car...
View ArticleMy First Free Foreign Movie on Viki
Chutiyas, it’s Viki with a V. Not Wiki, comprende? I don’t want to see any asinine comments about how you speed-reading gaandus logged on to Wiki and couldn’t stream any free foreign movies! A short...
View ArticleM-GO Deal Offers New Movies for 99-Cents
You can never have too much of cheap or free stuff, right? While I can’t get you greedy Indian savages free movies, I can point you to a deal at M-GO streaming service that offers recent Hollywood...
View ArticleWow! Comcast Stealthy Promotion Doubles Internet Speed to 50Mbps at Same Cost
(For Tiramisu) U.S. Internet service provider Comcast has a quiet online promotion going for existing customers that more than doubles Internet download speed to, hold your breath, sweetie, a blazing...
View ArticleHot iPhone Deals at Walmart, AT&T
Yes, you can now get the iPhone 5 for just $99. If you cheapo desis have been sitting on the sidelines, undecided on whether to get an iPhone or upgrade to the iPhone 5, there are a bunch of attractive...
View ArticleSweet Deal – If I Were Buying a Windows PC
If I were in the market for a Windows 8 PC, I would buy the Dell XPS 8500 offered by Deal Fisher today for $699.99 in a heartbeat. The price is at least a few hundred dollars less than what I could...
View ArticleLord Balaji’s Gimmickry
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a million times. All Religions are Nonsense. But I was stunned to find the world famous Sri Venkateswara Temple in Pittsburgh stooping to a “Devotee Appreciation Day”...
View ArticleFree Personal Cloud for Chutiyas
If there’s one thing Chutiyas a.k.a. Indians love more than even their litter (children), it’s free stuff. Mention the word “free” and you’ll draw Indians into a Pavlovian paroxysm of drooling,...
View ArticleEtihad’s Crazy Fares to India
Etihad Airways has a great deal for travelers to India from New York, Chicago and Washington.
View ArticleDeal of the Day – Free Download of Martin Scorsese’s Hugo
As part of Apple’s 12-Days of Gifts promotion (December 26-January 6), Martin Scorsese’s remarkable film Hugo is available for free download today. Of course, I quickly headed to iTunes and downloaded...
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