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What exactly can a penny buy these days? This is a question often asked. Google the question and you will find a few answers. Not much, apparently, according to most. Well, I was pleasantly surprised when I actually set out to make purchases for one cent. This blog documents the various items I scored for a penny or less.

What qualifies a purchase as a penny loot? The cost of anything mentioned in this blog includes the purchase price, tax, shipping and handling fee, if any. If a rebate is involved, the postage to mail it is part of the cost. If a coupon is bought and used in the deal, that figures into the total as well. And the total cost must be equal to or less than US$0.01. The item must also be procured from a source available to the public - "My aunt gave me a sweater" doesn't count.

Some costs are not included in the one cent total. Chief among them is the time and effort to hunt for and complete the deals. Gas and mileage is not counted if a trip to the store is required. Computer and office equipment amortization, paper and ink expenditures are all excluded.

As expected, quite a few of the items I bought came from China. Depending on your tastes and needs, some of the stuff may be considered totally worthless. But that is not the point of this exercise.

This blog also does not dwell on where and how the items were bought. I frequent a few deal sites for information that lead to some of the purchases. The various auction sites are also a treasure trove to explore. But I would rather devote the blog to present the results - the items I obtained for a penny or less, in no particular order.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Audio Headset - In-Ear Headphones

I got just 2 of these in the past.  It came with 2 spare pairs of ear gel.  The quality is terrible.  The one I already opened went bad within a week - no sound on one side.  That was one cent not very well spent.

2 comments:

  1. Nice blog, but would you mind adding the link to where you purchased the items? I'd frequent your site if it were useful for me in that way.

    Thanks!

    http://www.marksatterfield.com

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  2. Mark,

    Thank you for visiting and your comments. I do occasionally post links when it makes sense, as in the case of the USB Bluetooth Dongle.

    Most of the deals are long gone by the time I receive the item and photograph it. It can take a month to wait for something from China, from which many of the items originated.

    If I happen to see the item available again I may mention it. But I lack the resources to keep track of the deals diligently. And if it is an auction situation the results will vary. I myself have difficulty replicating these deals. So I do not intend to make this blog into a deal site.
    Cheers,
    CentiMoney

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