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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  • BLACK-FRIDAY-shoppers
    The 5 Worst Black Friday Deals of 2014

    While the majority of us love snagging great deals while shopping on Black Friday, either online or at the store, there are number of fairly horrible deals out there this year that are designed to take advantage of consumers...

    • Posted 11 years ago
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    Shut Up and Take My Money: Oreo Churros & Oreo Creme Dip

    Do you like classic Oreo cookies? Do you like yummy fried churros? How about combining the two into an amalgamation of infinite sweetness that will make your taste buds break out into an 83-minute version of Ode to Joy? And...

    • Posted 11 years ago
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    B1G1F? B&M? YMMV? 40 Online Shopping Terms Explained

    Ever wonder what all those abbreviations mean on our deal posts as well as various online shopping forums around the Web? For some that’s relatively new to online shopping, all these little abbreviations can be confusing. And we bet...

    • Posted 11 years ago
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  • This is Why You Should Shop Online on Black Friday

    The jokesters over at College Humor created a hilarious set of how-to graphics to illustrate the dangers of shopping at a retail store on Black Friday. Slathered in a heavy layer of dark humor, the graphics depict situations...

    • Posted 11 years ago
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  • Prime-Photos
    Prime Perk Alert: Amazon now includes unlimited photo storage

    Piling on to the numerous existing perks of Amazon Prime membership, the retailer has rolled out unlimited cloud storage for photos uploaded from iOS and Android mobile devices as well as the line of Kindle tablets. Of...

    • Posted 11 years ago
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    10 Things You Shouldn’t Buy on Black Friday

    With Black-Friday caliber deals kicking off already this morning at stores like Walmart and Amazon, the shopping season is in full swing. However, not everything that goes on sale on Black Friday is going to be the...

    • Posted 11 years ago
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    Spigen Slim Armor iPhone 6 Plus Case Review: Slim Enough

    One of the downsides to purchasing a new iPhone from Apple is the insane markup the company attaches to first party cases. Using the iPhone 6 Plus as an example, the two cases sold by Apple include...

    • Posted 12 years ago
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    Cheaper Than Amazon: Week of October 27th, 2014

    You can admit it. We all do it. It’s a compulsion, a necessity, an obsession. Anyone that uses the Internet checks Amazon when shopping for something. Don’t get us wrong, we do it too. And quite often,...

    • Posted 12 years ago
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    Shut Up and Take My Money: FireTV HDMI Stick

    After Google carved out a new market segment in the home theater space with the Chromecast, the rest of the industry has rushed to create similar devices for anyone that was interested in easily converting any Internet-challenged...

    • Posted 12 years ago
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  • Home Simpson in Chocolate Carbonite
    Pop Culture Figures Frozen in Delicious Chocolate Carbonite

    Brought to you by the same creative mind that deep-fried numerous gadgets for a photo shoot, Henry Hargreaves is back with another awesome collection of photos. This time, he’s combined the process of freezing pop culture figures...

    • Posted 12 years ago
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    Cheaper Than Amazon: Week of October 20th, 2014

    You can admit it. We all do it. It’s a compulsion, a necessity, an obsession. Anyone that uses the Internet checks Amazon when shopping for something. Don’t get us wrong, we do it too. And quite often,...

    • Posted 12 years ago
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    Shut Up and Take My Money: iPad Foosball Table

    Definitely an awesome desk accessory for anyone stuck in the office, the iPad Foosball table is a miniature version of Foosball that combines an iPad, four real spinners and a companion app. Specifically made for the older generation...

    • Posted 12 years ago
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