Since we moved into our new house, we never got cable service – yes – no TV service at all, all we have is internet! Why? Because we didn’t watch much TV and whatever we wanted to watch (Family Guy, House, Office) – it was all available on hulu.com – for free!
So last Sunday, I really wanted to watch the game (MN Vikings vs GB Packers) but I didn’t wanna go out, so instead of ordering cable and starting an HD plan for $50 or $70 per month or singing up with NFL or ESPN to watch online… I thought I’ll try an Over-The-Air HDTV Antenna.
The whole ordeal turned out to be time saving and money saving. The antenna was $35 but I got it for $19 which made the deal even sweeter.
This is how it happened:
After reading all the review I wanted to buy this antenna:
So I picked it up and was going to checkout and I thought… wait… I have ShopSavvy app on my Sprint HTC Hero Android phone.. let me scan the bar code…
You can scan a bar code with this app and it will show you how much it is selling for locally (cheapest first), what it’s going for online and even some reviews.
So I scanned the bar code on the box and it showed me that within 5 miles there is a Walmart thats selling it for $19!! I went to the Customer Service at Best Buy and told them this is selling for $19 at Walmart… Best Buy price-matched and I got a killer deal.
Came home, hooked it up to my LCD HDTV, did a channel scan with both Cable and Antenna options. Within a few minutes I was watching Fox HD with 5.1 surround sound. It was amazing.
Moral(s):
1. When buying something – always check how much it is selling for locally and ask for price-matching. (Get ShopSavvy App on your phone!)
2. If you want to watch NCB, ABC, FOX in HD – don’t go for cable.. just get this antenna for $19 and you will get these channels for free for life!*
* Some channels might not be available depnding on your location!
Sameer
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