Amazon's Share The Love
I've been looking more and more lately on how to take advantage of services I take for granted (like iTunes and Perl), and Amazon.com has come under fire recently. If you've got a wishlist, you may want to consider adding me as an "Amazon Friend" - you can do so with this link (in the toolbar). But why? Amazon's Share the Love. In a nutshell:
Each time you place an order for books, music, DVDs, or videos with us, we'll offer you the chance to e-mail your friends and give them an additional 10% off the items you bought. (You select which items, of course.) If any of those people purchases one of those items within a week, you'll receive a credit to use the next time you shop with us! Your credit will equal the dollar amount of your friend's 10% discount. Let's say you bought a CD for $15 and decided to Share the Love with a friend on that purchase. Your friend would be able to buy the same CD for $13.50. You would receive a credit for $1.50 (the difference) to use any time in the next 30 days. You are eligible to receive one credit per item shared.
Ultimately, you can create a poor man's purchasing circle by sharing the love with all your friends. Likewise, I'll be making a large purchase sometime next week, so if you want to get in on the savings, add me. No, I'm not a shill for Amazon - I expect you to also share the love with me (it gives me an opportunity to see what you're buying, to explore my own horizons, and frankly, to do so cheaper than normal).