What shall be your first purchase at DealExtreme?

Pertaining to my previous post on DealExtreme, I thought I would put together some possible choices for your "first purchase". I have set an upper limit of $10 and here are 20 possibilities. =) Cool Ring-Style Fingertip USB Optical Mouse Price: $6.92 - Allows you to control the cursor/mouse and type at the same time - Perfect for using in constrained areas (airplanes, trains and buses) - 75% lighter than typical optical mouses (~1oz weight) - USB powered Plug and play - Scroll wheel feature available as well, just like regular mouses Digital Mosquito Repeller Keychain Price: $2.71 - Drives away annoying and harmful mosquitos and similar bugs - Powered by CR2032 cell battery (included) - Effective range: 6~10 meters diameter (manufacture rated) - LED indicator comes on when device is activated Hyundai Soft-Neck Laptop Microphone Price: $3.03 - Perfect for internet telephony (VoIP)or speech recognition - Plug & play with every sound card - Flexible microphone arm Solar Powered Sports Watch (Black) Price: $5.83 - Alarm function - Rechargeable Li-On Battery inside -Water Resistant -Dual Powered (Solar/Battery) Mini Tritium Glowring Keychain (10-Year Green Glow) Price: $9.80 - Completely contained and self-powered - Glows continuously for 10 years (even in 10 years of complete darkness) - Ultra bright green glow - Perfect for tagging zippers (on tents, bags, etc), tying on keychains, flashlights, etc - Learn more about Tritium on Wikipedia.com Smiley Face Badges (Mega 48-Pack) Price: $7.69 Roll and Tap Activated Digital LED Dice (4-Pack Assorted Colors) Price: $4.98 - Cell batteries included - Simple tap on the dice or roll it to activate - Plays sound effects while randomizing for a result - 7 Bright LEDs displays highly visible dice digits Reusable Double Eyelid Makers (4-Maker Pack) Price: $3.32 9 LED Flashlight 20000mcd 2-pack Price: $5.48 - Custom built with LEDs rating 20,000 mcd - Best use for all Indoor and outdoor activities - Durable waterproof aluminum body Real+Growable Lucky Bamboo Plant In-a-Bottle Keychain (2-Pack) Price: $2.64 - Real, Live Lucky Bamboo inside the keychain - The Bamboo can be taken out from the keychain and put into gardening pots to be grown Imazine Ion Sports Watch (with Ionizer) Price: $6.60 - Large-digit digital clock - Awarded by Korea Institute of Design Promotion (manufacturer claimed) - Built with high quality silicone rubber - Ionizer (1900 ions/cc) and "far infrared ray" (>90%) help reduce fatigue and stress(manufacturer claimed) - Comes with batteries In-Ear Stereo Earbuds (3.5mm Metallic Orange) Price: $3.83 - Excellent attenuation of ambient noise - Extremely small and lightweight - Come with spare Ear buds and Versatile ear buds fit comfortably in your ears - In-ear designed Mini Pucca Clock Keychain Price: $4.86 Likon 7x18 Monocular Price: $6.66 Desktop Newtons Cradle (Large) Price: $8.86 - Every action has an equal but opposite reaction-right before your very eyes - Science demonstrated clearly and simply and with a touch of a amusement - To play with the balance ball is a game of fun. If you pull up one ball and release, you will see only one ball move from that reaction. If you pull up two balls, two balls will react Precision Magnetic Screw Drivers 9-Piece Set with Internal Tip Storage Price: $4.04 - Full Metal Construction - Magnetic Tips - Handle with Pen Style Clip - Handle's body can store all detachable screw driver tips - Screw Drivers: T3, T4, T5, T6, T8, Star 1, Triangle 2.3, M 2.6, Cross 3.0 USB SIM Card Reader Price: $3.63 - USB SIM card reader and phonebook. - Copy your SIM card to your computer for easy editing, transferring of information and safekeeping. - PC address book included. - Back up several SIM cards to one location. - Load information from your PC to your SIM card. - Information back-up includes address book and SMS messages. - USB 1.1 interface of fast reading/uploading. 3M Scotch Brite Hi-Tech Cleaning Cloth for Gadgets Price: $2.98 - Great performance in wiping off oil stain and absorbing tiny dusts - Washable and long-lasting - Can be used to clean LCD's, computer screens, camera lens, the surface of precise instruments, cars and disks Classy Black Business Card Case Price: $3.82 - High quality and durable - Sleek design and compact size - Durable construction and elegant outlook Microwave Potato Chips Maker with Slicer Complete Set Price: $7.99 - Make yourself oil-free, low calorie crispy potato chips - Easy to use potato slicer included - Chips maker maximum heat allowed: 200'C - Slicer maximum heat allowed: 80'C

DealExtreme - Free shipping worldwide

Recently, I was recommended to DealExtreme by a friend. This place is truly a shopping paradise that has items from many categories such as Computers, Electronics, Car Accessories and Toys, to name but a few. To make the deal sweeter, can you believe that it offers free shipping worldwide? And in case you are wondering, there is no minimum spending amount required. If this item you have your eye on costs 1 buck, DealExtreme will still ship it to you FREE. All you pay is that 1 buck. Don't stare, I am serious! The first item I bought was this 3.5mm Audio Extension Cable that cost a mere $1.60. I got it neat and all it cost me was just that amount. With it, I can now easily switch between my PC speakers and earphones. If you are skeptical that there is probably only that cable that costs little, here's a link that will make you think again... check out these gift ideas that are all in the $2 range. Since you are at it, go browse the top sellers too. Yea, go gawk. Another plus point about DealExtreme is that users get to post reviews about the products. You can read and evaluate if a particular product is worth buying. In case you think the reviews are cooked up, I really doubt it. I find the reviews too genuine and the pros AND cons of the items don't seem filtered. And so, it is up to you whether you want to buy e.g. something not totally perfect but relatively dirt cheap. There are really many things available on the site and I literally spent hours browsing the variety. I would suggest you search using keywords or through their categories and sub-categories (hover your cursor over the categories). By now, I hope I have got you a little excited... if you are not, you probably don't like to shop anyway so scram. :P Just one piece of advice, you may wish to start your first purchase with something cheap so that if you do not like the DealExtreme experience for whatever reason, at least you won't lose much. This was the approach I took... with that $1.60 cable before I went on to other things (shhh...). Enjoy your shopping! :D PS.: There is an affiliate program for those who are interested. You may notice that I have included my referral code as part of the links above so if you really hate me to the core, then use the "clean" links instead. *pout* PPS.: You can actually opt to buy something withOUT registering for an account (e.g. those who want to stay anonymous) so it is entirely up to you.