Author: Mike Flacy

    Editor-in-Chief for The CheckOut. During my free time, I love to write about pop culture, home theater, digital photography, social media, mobile technology and cool gadgets!

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  • 5 Ways to Save on your upcoming PS5 / Xbox Series X purchase

    With the Sony PlayStation 5 and the Microsoft Xbox Series X currently slated to hit shelves at the end of 2020, we’ve come up with a handful of tips to help you save money on the upcoming...

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  • 8 Smart Home Tech Upgrades for the Bedroom

    If you are looking to bring a little technology into the bedroom to smarten up your home, we’ve collected a list of eight items (as well as some cheaper alternatives) that will upgrade your lifestyle. This includes upgrades...

    • Posted 6 years ago
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    5 Ways to Smarten up your Outlets / Light Switches without Smart Plugs

    If you are interested in making your home a bit more friendly for charging mobile devices as well as add new features like built-in nightlights or Wi-Fi functionality, there are tons of aftermarket plug-in options that you...

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    Following Walmart, Target announces all stores will be closed on Thanksgiving

    Likely not the last store to announce store closures on Thanksgiving, Target will be closing all stores on Turkey Day for the first time in a decade. Both Walmart and Target have been comparing for in-store shoppers...

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    Walmart will close for Thanksgiving this year

    Closing for Thanksgiving for the first time in roughly a decade, Walmart has made the decision to give employees the day off prior to one of the busiest shopping days of the year, Black Friday. The same...

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  • Best Buy, Starbucks, Walmart and other stores make face masks mandatory for customers

    Announced earlier today, electronics retailer Best Buy has announced all customers will be required to wear face masks when shopping inside retail locations. This new requirement starts on July 15 at all locations in the United States....

    • Posted 6 years ago
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    Amazon has pushed Prime Day into October

    As detailed by CNBC today, Amazon has pushed the planned September Prime Day date to early October due to the continuing strain coronavirus has put on suppliers. Third-party sellers received an email this week that encouraged sellers...

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  • Walmart will be hosting drive-in movies starting in August

    In a partnership with Tribeca (the company that runs the Tribeca Film Festival), Walmart has announced that 160 select locations around the United States will have their parking lots converted to a drive-in style movie theater. While...

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    Here’s the Top 5 Credit Card Rewards for July – Sept. 2020

    While plenty of retailers have their own credit cards to earn a percentage back on a purchase or 0% interest for 6 to 12 months (along with astronomical interest rates if you don’t pay it off each...

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    7 Amazon Services & Discounts You May Not Have Known Existed

    While the many perks of an Amazon Prime membership are relatively well-known at this point, there are a number of Amazon services, programs and discounts that Amazon doesn’t really advertise much. We’ve collected our favorites and listed...

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    Amazon plans summer clothing sale for June 22

    Likely attempting to help clothing manufacturers get rid of additional inventory of summer clothing due to the closure of retail locations, the online retail giant has set a June 22 date for a “Fashion Summer Sale Event”...

    • Posted 6 years ago
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    Here’s the Top 5 Credit Card Rewards for April – June 2020

    While plenty of retailers have their own credit cards to earn a percentage back on a purchase or 0% interest for 6 to 12 months (along with astronomical interest rates if you don’t pay it off each...

    • Posted 6 years ago
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