After Christmas sales for the Golfer!

Doyou know a golfer or perhaps are you a golfer who perhaps didn't get what you were looking for under the tree this year? Maybe this set of after Christmas deals can help you get out of the dog house or just put a smile on your face!

Save witht he coupons and links below! Do not forget the coupon codes. I have listed them in the links!

10% Off All Odyssey Putters. Enter Coupon Code: TENOFFPUTTERS During Checkout

10% Off Titleist Drivers, Fairways & Hybrids. Enter Coupon Code TITLEISTWOODS at checkout. Offer ends 123108

10% Off All Callaway Woods at 3balls.com. Enter Coupon Code: CALLAWAY10 During Checkout

Buy More-Save More Cleveland 588 RTG Wedges. Buy 2 Wedges, Get 5% Off. Buy 3 or More Wedges, Get 10% Off.

Buy More-Save More on Titleist Wedges. Buy 2 Wedges, Get 5% Off. Buy 3 of More Wedges, Get 10% Off. No Coupon Required. Offer Ends 123108.

Buy More Save More on Golf Apparel at 3balls.com. Buy 2 Apparel Items, Get 10% Off. Buy 3 or More Apparel Items, Get 20% Off. (Exclusions Apply)

After Christmas Entertainment Sales

So Christmas has come and gone and the retailers are still trying to find a way to make a profit this year. The advantage is definitely to the consumer this year. Prices are dropping and sales are mounting in a way that many of us have never seen before. Here is the latest on a huge sale on Entertainment goods that have hit the after Christmas sale bins!

On the Televeision front there is a 50% off coupon sale running for fans of The Office, House Hero's and even going back in time for this one Alf! But it is a limited time sale and ends on January 3rd! Use the link below and don't forget the coupon code!

TV Series The Office,House,Hero's, & Alf all over 50% OFF Coupon=TV5BUNDLE Expires Jan 3
On the CD side of things there is an up to 50% off sale on slect items running right now! Again this one is a limited time offer and ends on January 3rd! Use the link below to see which CD's are included!

SAVE up to 50% OFF select CD's Expires Jan 13

FOr those fans of Bruce Springstein there is a special deal going on currently for a pre-order of his latest CD! Use the link below to pre-order and get your pre-order bonus! This one is offered in limited quantiy so act fast!

Pre-order Bruce Springsteen: Working On A Dream
Limited-Edition CDDVD with Free Poster
Only $12.99
While Supplies last

And for those of you who are planning on making your New Years resolution to get into shape this year, why not get ready in advance and save while doing it by getting a 25% discount on those Fitness Videos you have been looking at! Don't forget to use the coupon code at check out to save with this one!

25% OFF Fitness DVD's Coupon Code: FITSAVE25P16 Expires Jan 13

Here come the real sales - the after Christmas sales part III

Starting of this group is VistaPrint

VistaPrint is running a Winter Clearence Sales with deep discounts, Up to 90% savings!

You can use this as an opportunity to get ready for next year with the following deal:
Enjoy 50% off Calendars plus FREE photo uploads at VistaPrint.com! Order your Calendar Today! Or you could use this as an opportunity to get ready for next Christams and save time and money and strat off your next Christmas right and save 50% OFF Custom Printed Holiday Products from VistaPrint!

There is always Flowers.com

Martha Stewart's own personal collection of vases, planters, and bowls provided the inspiration for the collection's quintessential vase forms. Produced in ceramic, metal, and glass, these specially designed vases create lovely floral arrangements. After the flowers are gone, you'll have a keepsake vase, and you'll always be ready when a gift of fresh flowers arrives.

Save 15% on flowers & gifts by Martha Stewart, enter code MARTHA59, offer ends 1.31.09

With New Years just around the corner maybe you are planning on ringing in the new year in a different city - why not take advantage of the huge deals out there in on travel. But who really has the best deals on travel? Compare them all with one site!

New York Hotel Deals - Paris Hotel Deals or perhaps Florence Hotel Deals there is no easier way to find the best rates out there quickly. They feature over 200,000 hotels in 20,000 destinations across 195 countries with over 900,000 hotel deals.

While we are on the subject of getting away fo rthe new year - guess who else is getting in on the big sales this year.





They are even having givaways and contests now - here is the latest one ... Good Luck!

Here come the real Sales - the after Christmas sales part II

Lets Move on to TigerDirect

The After Christmas TigerDirect Overstock/Liquidation - Limited Time Only!
The link above shows the latest 9 products available in the Liquidations section of TIgerDirect. Many more products are now on the After Christmas Sales list. Here are just a few:

Moving on to the Big O

Here are just a few of the offers running in the After the Holidays promotions at Overstock.com

25% off Select Kitchen & Dining Clearance at Overstock.com! Offer valid 12.26 to 12.31

Clearance Priced: Dyson Vacuums at Overstock.com! Offer ends 12.31.08.

Clearance Priced: Dolce Cabo Long-sleeve Button-up Turtleneck Sweater at Overstock.com! Offer ends 12.31.08.

5% off Home Gyms at Overstock.com! Offer valid 12.26 to 12.28

Moving on to Diamonds International




In addition to the above banner showing gift of the week sale items, Diamonds International is offering the following coupon: Save 50% plus an additional 10% off with coupon code: TAKE10 at www.ShopDI.com

More sales items and information to follow ...

Here come the Real Sales - the after Christmas sales

The retailers made little to nothing this year in the time between Black Friday and Christmas Day. That is traditionally the time of year that retailers make or start to turn a profit. Not this year. Sales were at the worst levels they have been in years.

In an effort to make some profit many of the retailers have activly switched gears and started huge after Christmas sales!

Here are some of the best:

Lets Start off with Walmart



Right now you can save Big with Clearance Items at Walmart.com There are a multitude of items that are at clearence pricing as the mega chain makes an attempt at turning a profit from this years Christmas sales season. They are offering Huge Savings on Clearance Toys and Electronics Clearance items and Save More on Clearance Apparel Items while the after Christmas sale runs. Starting this Sunday, Wal-Mart will introduce additional savings and new values on select electronic games, $60 savings on select HDTVs, and reduced prices on home and office goods. These Advertised Values will be available in limited quantity and for a limited time only.

Lets move on to Macy's

Macy's will be running an assortment of sales and specials. Here is an overview of what they have to offer.

Get an Extra 15% off at macys.com! Plus, save 20-65% + values & shop 2-day specials for a limited time. Use promo code XMASGIFT at checkout. Offer Valid 26-Dec-2008 through 30-Dec-2008. Exclusions apply.

During the Macy's after Christmas sale you can receive a Bonus Buy $59.00 Diamond Accent Star Earrings with any jewelry or watch purchase at macys.com! Valid 26-Dec-2008 through 21-Jan-2009.

Buy 1 Get 1 FREE Yamazaki "Hafnia" 5-Piece Place Setting at macys.com! Valid 25-Dec-2008 through 30-Dec-2008.

SPECIAL 60% off Calvin Klein Home Meadow Grass Bedding at macys.com! Valid 25-Dec-2008 through 27-Dec-2008.

More Deals to Follow...

One Full Shopping week to go

Here we are folks, it’s almost Christmas 2008. As we look out at the economic landscape and wonder what we can afford to put under the tree this year, the retailers of America are wondering what they can do to get things out of there stores!

America is sitting in a recession and the average shopper is a little more leery of parting with the small amount of money that they have. With job security low and the economic forecast bleak to be kind, American retailers are looking at the worst holiday sales figures they have seen in decades by most accounts. Toy stores, video game retailers, electronics shops and clothing stores have to find a way to make the merchandise they had purchased in preparation for the holidays move out the door and off there books.

So how will the retailers get the American consumers to part with the little bit of money that they have? Simple, they are going to run sales on a massive scale.

As the clock ticks down we will see sales to the tune of 40, 50, 60 and even 75% discounts from the suggested retail prices on all most anything you can think of. The more threatened a store is that the bottom line dollar figures they need to maintain to pay staff and distributors the deeper they will slash the cost to the consumer.

This coming weekend will see the onslaught of massive mega sales. As the days dwindle to the Christmas holiday you will see BoGo’s on an epic scale. Online e-tailers will not want to be left out of the mix and you will see free shipping and deep discounts there as well, though the opportunity to have those gifts under the tree for Christmas morning are starting to fade.

Though we were planning on performing the majority of our holiday shopping weeks ago, we held off knowing full well that the discounts had not yet surface to there full potential. We plan on running our full Christmas shopping list over the next 7 days, with the majority of our concentrated purchasing being performed on next Monday when we suspect the true retailer panic should be at a historic level.

A size 10 boot to the head for Bush

Today as current President Bush visited Iraq and attended a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, he was reminded of how mush he is disliked through out the world. Again I am reminded of how highly he thinks of himself and his policies, and how much of a stark contrast his personal view is from the national and international view of him and his policies. His foreign policy was defined today with a aggressive statement. A size 10 for an exclamation point on the end of it.

Muntadar al-Zeidi, a correspondent for Al-Baghdadia television, an Iraqi-owned station based in Cairo, Egypt shouted in Arabic "This is a farewell kiss, you dog!" as he threw what appeared to be his right shoe and then bent over and pulled his left shoe off took another shot at giving President Bush a boot to the head.

Bush dodged both low velocity shoes easily, though he was visibly shaken after the first shoeing attempt. Each shoe slammed the the American flag against the wall as they stood proudly behind President Bush.

From the video the Flag was the only thing that had the Presidents back. Muntadar al-Zeidi, the would be shoeman was taken down in the video by a fellow journalist. It was after Muntadar al-Zeidi was already down that Secret Service storms into the picture to control the situation.

There are some reports that White House press secretary Dana Perino suffered an eye injury in the news conference melee but I can't seem to find her in the video. Unless she was either behind the flag or under the podium.

The President later played down the situation stating "I didn't feel the least bit threatened by it"

In the Iraqi culture, throwing shoes at someone is a sign of absolute contempt. This was evident in 2003 as Iraqis thrashed a statue of Saddam with their shoes after U.S. marines toppled it to the ground.

Facebook Virus Spreading

The name of the virus is "Koobface". It is a Trojan that's been running through Facebook like a California wildfire. To most of us this Trojan is known as "the Facebook virus" since the Trojan only seemed to be resident on Facebook. Unfortunately that containment has now lapsed.

Koobface is now showing up on MySpace, Bebo, Friendster, MyYearbook and even BlackPlanet.Once a users PC is infected with Koobface it spams the users friends with comments on their profiles. Those comments appear to come from the infected user directly. Comments saying things like "Are you sure this is your first acting experience?", "is it u there?", "impressive. i'm sure it's you on this video", "How can anyone get so busted by a spy camera?" and "You're the whole show! i'm admired with you."

Each of the spammed comments are designed to appeal to people's vanity. They question "is that really a video of me?" and out of human nature they click through on the link provided in the spam comment.

The link actually takes them to an off-site page which pretends to offer a video download from "YuoTube," yes the old miss spelling ploy, since it has the same letters most people wont even notice until it is too late. The page then stalls saying that you need a new version of Adobe's Flash Player installed in order to continue.

Of course, if you click the button to proceed with the install, you're infected. Infected users are then directed to even more contaminated web sites when they try to use search engines, which puts them at risk of identity theft, among other things. "Search terms are directed to find-www.net," according to a McAfee spokesman it also"enables ad hijacking and click fraud."

New or rather an Old email scam hitting in-boxes once again

So our office received an interesting e-mail this morning telling the recipient that they are due a rebate from the IRS and that they should log in to claim the money. Let me post the e-mail for you.

E-Mail:

After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity
we have determined that you are eligible to receive
a tax refund under section 501(c) (3)of the
Internal Revenue Code. Tax refund value is $189.60.
Please submit the tax refund request and allow us 6-9 days
in order to IWP the data received.
If u don't receive your refund within 9 business
days from the original IRS mailing date shown,
you can start a refund trace online.

If you distribute funds to other organization, your records must show wether
they are exempt under section 497 (c) (15). In cases where the recipient org.
is not exempt under section 497 (c) (15), you must have evidence the funds will
be used for section 497 (c) (15) purposes.

If you distribute fund to individuals, you should keep case histories showing
the recipient's name and address; the purpose of the award; the maner of
section; and the realtionship of the recipient to any of your officers, directors,
trustees, members, or major contributors.

To access the form for your tax refund, please click here

This notification has been sent by the Internal Revenue Service,
a bureau of the Department of the Treasury.

Sincerely Yours,
John Stewart
Director, Exempt. Organization
Rulings and Agreements Letter
Internal Revenue Service

I have removed the link that was in the e-mail originally as I don't want anyone to click on it.

This e-mail showed up like this in the inbox:

From: Internal Revenue Service

Except I have set up our e-mail set up to show the Source Address which made it show up like this:

From: Internal Revenue Service [mailto:service@***-***.com]

(I removed the real website address - I will explain why below)

Now I don't like to point fingers here but in an effort to keep everyone from sending e-mails to this address lets figure out who it is. Or at least who it isn't.

I ran a whois query on the domain that was listed as the sender and got information that showed my suspicion of this email to have been justified. I am sure of one thing, and that is who it is not.

Do I think this is who is responsible for the scam that is being run here? Would you think it was?
I don't think it is. I think someone got into the e-mail database and gave themselves an e-mail address from that server so they could use an address that looked better than IRSGUY @ Hotmail.com

Why do I think that?

When I look at (and I have a habit of doing so allot) the Source code of the link in the e-mail I see that it is pointing at another website all together.

It is pointing to (http://www.*********.com/refund/login.html) (I broke that link too so don't click it)

That website is also not associated with the Treasury or the IRS. Point of the story? Even though many of us are money hungry and looking at our stacking bills and thinking about Santa and the list of items he has to provide this year - don't let some scam artist separate you from you money or identity. Check everything.

Take no link at its cover value - Remember Don't judge a book by it's cover?
Apply the same principle to the links you get in your emails and the ones you find on the web.