Daily Cheapskate: IRobot Roomba 440 for $111 shipped

9/10/2011

IRobot Roomba 440 for $111 shipped

I've been dying for a Roomba or a Scooba for such a long time. We have hardwood floors throughout our entire house and a very sheddy little dog, and the thought of having a robot clean my floors for me....big giant wow. This deal, at nearly 50% off the usual price, might just send me over the fence.

Part of putting together this deal was thinking out of the box. I don't think about Drugstore.com as the kind of website that would be a good source for small electrics. I think of it more as the website where I'd buy shampoo and aspirin. I happened on the Roomba sale purely by accident.

Remember, this deal is dependent on ShopAtHome's Extra Cash Back Event, which ends on Monday, 9/12/11, so you'll need to act now. It is also for new Drugstore.com customers only, so you must be able to show them a new email address that has never been used on the site before.

Here's how to get the deal.

Click through the ShopAtHome.com link to Drugstore.com first, to make sure you get your 16% in cash back. Please note that this rate is only good through 9/11/11. On 9/12/11, it drops back down to 8%. (Remember, you must be a member of ShopAtHome.com and signed into your account to get your cash back. Not a member of ShopAtHome.com yet? It's free. Click here to join and get $5 cash just for signing up and using their site to make a purchase within 30 days.)
Once you're on the Drugstore site, add this Roomba 440 to your shopping cart. It's reduced from $199.99 to $164.99 because of their special sale on Roombas.
New customers get 20% off this order (until 9/30/11). You must be able to provide an email address never used before on Drugstore.com to show that you are a new customer. The price on the Roomba will drop by $33.00 and will show as $131.99 in your shopping cart.
Standard shipping is free.
Check out, paying $131.99. As a little bonus, you will get 5% ($6.60) back in Drugstore.com Dollars for use on a future purchase on Drugstore.com or Beauty.com.
With your 16% cash back, your grand total on this Roomba will be $110.87. If you count the Drugstore.com Dollars (I usually don't, but it's the same principle as CVS ECBs or Walgreen's RRs), your grand total will be $104.28.