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In this week’s video, the deals are all related to the Academy Awards. Well, to be fair, this theme is mostly an excuse for Hayes to make jokes about blue cat people, but we found some deals to talk about, too. And we wanted a chance to dress up a little. So, enjoy the show!

As always, links to the deals we mention in the video are posted below.

• MacHeist bundle for $19.95
• Up to 65% off past Oscar winners on DVD and Blu-ray, from Amazon
• Up to 40% off current Oscar nominees on DVD and Blu-ray, from Barnes & Noble
• 5 Oscar-nominated films for $25 at CineMark Theaters
• Marchesa gowns 65% off at the Outnet
• Face painting kit for $9.95

Also, as Hayes mentioned, CheapTweet will be at South by Southwest Interactive. If you’ll be in Austin for the conference, come find us! We’ll have stickers.

It’s March, and that means South by Southwest is almost here!

South by Southwest (SXSW) is a music, film and technology conference and festival held every year in Austin. It’s ten days of interesting panels, fun parties, lots of networking and creativity all over the place. And best of all, CheapTweet will be there! We had a great time last year and are really looking forward to this year.

Both Hayes and I (Jenn) are speaking on panels during the Interactive portion of the conference. Hayes is speaking on a very cool panel titled “The Broke Diaries: Using Blogs And Twitter To Live Cheaply”. Hayes and his fellow panelists will be discussing ways to use social media tools to save money. That panel is at 2:00 on Friday, 3/12 in Hilton Room A/B. Jenn’s speaking on the panel called “Is Technology Weakening Interpersonal Relationships?” (Her answer? No way.) That panel is at 3:30 on Friday, 3/12 in Room 12AB. We’ll post notes about both when we’re done.

We’ll have a bunch of sweet CheapTweet swag to hand out – t-shirts, stickers, and more! If you’re attending SXSWi, let’s meet up. We’d love to talk to you in person.

Also, we’re launching a bunch of cool new features next week. Don’t worry – you don’t have to attend SXSW to use the features. We’ll be talking a lot more about this soon. So stay tuned for the big news.

See you in Austin next week!

It’s Friday! This week, we’re itching for some adventure. It’s been a long, long, long winter and we’ve been working really hard the past few months. It’s time for an adventure! So all the deals we’re sharing this week are full of adventure. We also finally have an answer to the question “Where is my jetpack?” Links to these deals are posted below the video.

Plus, you might notice that we’re wearing matching shirts. These are our kickball jerseys – Hayes and I play on a kickball team here in Austin called The Whales. Our new season starts tonight, so we’re dressed for game day. Go The Whales!

• $2 off Planet Shark admission, expires 3/14
• $5 off Jungle Island admission, expires 3/31
• Virgin America Primetime Fare Sale, flights as low as $49 one way, ends 3/01
• Europe travel deals from Expedia, up to 40% off, book by 2/28
• Martin personal jetpack for $76,000

Also, please enjoy this outtake from this week’s video, where I almost break our awesome Flip camera with the kickball.

CheapTweet is headquartered in Austin, Texas, and it never snows here. Seriously, never. But it’s snowing today, and we think that’s kinda awesome. Here are a few pictures and a quick video. Yay snow!

This week, our happy hour video is all about pets. We’ve just launched a new pets category on CheapTweet, where you can find great deals on pet supplies, food, toys, and more. We picked out a few of our favorite pet deals to talk about in this week’s video (the deals are linked to below), but there are tons more discounted pet items on CheapTweet.com.

Enjoy the video and happy Friday!

Love Your Pet Day, 2/20

• Snowflake dog sweater
• Hamster food dish
• Frontline Plus – $29.77 for a 3-month supply
• World’s Best Cat Litter – $4 off coupon

Walking the Dog Day, 2/22

• Medium-sized dog leash
• Eco-friendly dog collar

International Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day, 2/23

• BOGO Meaty Bone dog biscuits
• Milk-Bone Essentials Plus biscuits – $1 off

Pet Dental Month, February

• Best Bully Sticks
• Pedigree Dentastix – $1 off coupon

And be sure to check out our brand new pets category and previous happy hour videos. Also, please enjoy these pictures of some of our favorite pets.

Rooney

Evie

Kida

We’re about to launch a brand new and extremely cool CheapTweet feature. This feature will change the way you find deals, making it faster, easier and more fun to find the exact deals you’re looking for. You’ll learn a lot more about it soon.

Before its public debut, however, we’re providing an early sneak peak to our most loyal users. And as a reader of our blog, that’s you! If you’d like to try this feature before it becomes public, just click here to sign up. We’ll send you an email with more information. This is your chance to see the new CheapTweet before anyone else does!

In this week’s CheapTweet Happy Hour, we talk about deals on home haircut accessories (yes, you heard that right), free medicine and free food, and some more of our favorite Etsy sellers. Links to these deals are posted below the video.

Have a great weekend!

• Haircut umbrella (pictured below)
• Free Excedrin by mail
• Einstein Bros buy one bagel, get one free
• @polishedtwo jewelry
• Etsy Austin Street Team

And if you haven’t seen our previous happy hour videos, you should check them out.

Andrew, the industrious CheapTweet mailroom clerk, is back with another reader letter. This week, Andrew answers a tough question about how to find the perfect Valentine’s Day gift for that not-so-special someone.

If you missed the last post from the CheapTweet mailroom, watch it here.

Do you have your own question for Andrew? He reads emails, too, so feel free to send him your questions. Maybe he’ll read it in the next CheapTweet mailroom video! You can also follow Andrew on Twitter at @ishak.

We’re updating a few pages on CheapTweet.com to provide more information to CheapTweet visitors. Among other changes, there’s a revamped About CheapTweet page, which includes more detailed information about who we are, recent press mentions, etc…

And, there’s a brand new FAQ and Help page! If you ever have a question about how CheapTweet works or why something isn’t working the way you think it should, check here for answers. We’ll continue to add to this page as we grow. Let us know if you have a question that isn’t currently answered here!

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Every day, we’ll post links to great deals, as well as CheapTweet.com site updates, company news and pictures from various events. Feel free to ask questions in the discussion board or post links to your favorite deals.