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Wal-Mart: Take This Deal, and Get $100 for Free

 
By Ann Hynek
FOXBusiness
     
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    Welcome to OnSale at FOX Business, where we look at cool stuff and insane bargains. 

    Attention Wal-Mart shoppers: get Smart. This week, the retail giant is offering $100 gift cards to shoppers who opt for one of their weekly specials, which could also help you stay connected. And, starting Tuesday, fans of The Beatles: Rock Band will have the chance to expand their song selections, and rocking-out skills. 

    Getting Smarter

    In the market for a new smart phone? Through Friday, Wal-Mart (WMT) is offering big savings on its entire collection of BlackBerry devices. All four of the major carriers are available: AT&T (T), Sprint (S), T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless (VZ).

    All you have to do is sign up for a two year contract, and get smart with one of these models:

    AT&T Curve 8310

    AT&T Bold 9000

    Sprint Curve 8330 (In Red and Titanium)

    T-Mobile 8520 (In Black, White, and Frost)

    T-Mobile Pearl 8120 (In Emerald)

    Verizon Storm

    Verizon Storm II

    Buy a smart phone and a two year contract and get free money.

    Yes, seriously: Wal-Mart is offering those who take the deal a $100 Gift Card. You can keep the gift card for a rainy day or use it in store after picking up your new phone.

    Too busy to stop by your local Wal-Mart store? Go online at Walmart.com, buy a BlackBerry and a two year contract, and get a $100 Walmart.com e-Gift-Card e-mailed to you in four to six weeks.

    Gamers Getting More Beatles Love

    Attention gamers: love your Beatles: Rock Band, but wish you had more songs to choose from?

    Apple Corps Ltd., MTV Games and Harmonix have announced Tuesday they will begin offering via download a second Beatles album, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The album, first released in 1967, will now be just a click away.

    It’s the second full Beatles album to hit Rock Band  since the game launched on September 9. Beatles fans, seeking the tune “All You Need is Love” on Xbox LIVE, have downloaded the song more than 100,000 times. And it seems love goes a long way, as the proceeds of those sales went to Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres. 

    For $1.99 per song, you can download “Fixing A Hole,” “She’s Leaving Home,” “When I’m Sixty-Four,” “Lovely Rita,” “Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!,” “Within You Without You,” “A Day in the Life” and others for Xbox 360 and PlayStation3 System. You can get the “Complete the Album Pack” for $13.49. If you’re using a Wii, you can get individual songs for $2 each.

    Know of a great deal or insane bargain? E-mail the goods to Onsale@foxbusiness.com and share the wealth.

     

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