February 2016 - Page 2 of 4

Cold? DealDash Can Warm You Up!

As I’m writing this sitting in Boston, it was one degree today. ONE DEGREE! Luckily, DealDash has some great items to warm you up.

Let’s start with the most obvious things, space heaters! DealDash has a few different space heaters up for auction at various times, there are different ones that are purely utilitarian and others that provide warmth as well as being very decorative as well.

Starting with the utilitarian, there are a few different styles of Lasko brand heater that are oscillating ceramic tower heaters, and if you’re interested in the more decorative heaters, there are also heaters that even look like fireplaces! And if you’re interested in a patio heater for outside, DealDash has those as well. If you’re interested in any of these kinds of heaters just click on this link here and it will take you directly to them on DealDash.

Lasko Oscillating Ceramic Electric Space Heater Lifesource 20-inch Tall Heater Fireplace

Fire Sense Patio Heater

There are some other great things that DealDash has that can help you warm up, such as a heating pad, or even an electric blanket. Both of these items can be a great comfort to you if you stick either one of them in your bed at night and turn them on about 10 minutes before you go to bed at night. They will heat up your bed and make it nice and toasty warm for you when you slid in under the covers. However, please make sure that you turn them off before you actually go to sleep, though. We wouldn’t want you to get overheated at night. However, if you forget it isn’t such a big deal – both of these items have an auto shut-off feature. If you would like to see these items on DealDash, please just click this link here.

SoftHeat Ultra Moist/Dry Heating Pad

However, when I’m at home and I’m feeling a bit chilly, the very first thing that I like to do personally is use my heated foot massager! It makes my feet feel not only toasty warm but also relaxed as well. DealDash has not only just heated foot massagers, but even whole body massagers. Now that sounds relaxing and warm. If you would like to check out the heated massagers that DealDash has to offer, please just click this link here.

Schultz ZycraPulse™ - Massage Lounge Chair (ships March 2016) Schultz ZycraPulse™ - Foot & Calf Massager

Hopefully the temperatures will warm up soon, but even if they don’t, rest assured that you are prepared for the winter temps and weather ahead. Check out the auctions and see what you would really like to bid on and WIN! See you on DealDash everyone! Good luck and happy bidding.

There’s More to Getting Organized Than Boxes

As the title suggests, there’s lots of different ways to get organized. Let’s see how DealDash can help you get organized.

If you live in a small space, or live in a large space with just too much stuff, then you probably needs some tools to help you get organized. There’s tons of different items that use can use to get yourself organized, let’s go through the different rooms of the house and see what we can find to get organized.

Kitchen-

What do you think of when you imagine kitchen organization? I think Tupperware!! Instead of having tons of random take out containers to keep your leftovers in, how about a beautiful new fresh set of Tupperware? DealDash has a few different sets to choose from. Speaking of kitchen organization, DealDash also has some great storage solutions for K-cups. Instead of keeping your K-cups in boxes all over the counter, how about a nice storage container to put them in?

Rubbermaid 40-Piece Food Storage Set Mind Reader Anchor Storage System for Keurig Coffee Pods

Bathroom-

Do you have a problem with too many things in your bathroom? I know I do! From different lotions, make up, hair straighteners, blow driers, and many other things my bathroom is not as neat and tidy looking as it could be. There’s a storage solution for that; how about a beautiful cabinet with a door to keep all of your extra bathroom stuff in?

Sauder Peppercorn Floor Cabinet in Cinnamon Cherry

Bedroom –

What sort of clutter do you have hanging around your bedroom? I know that I have lots of books just sitting around. How about a new bookshelf to organize those wayward paperbacks? Are you the sort of person that clutter just piles up in your bedroom from other areas of the house? How about a large cabinet with multiple shelves to organize all of that stuff?

Monarch Specialties Cappuccino 69-inch Ladder Bookcase South Shore Storage Cabinet

Kid’s Room –

Oh, kids. They are the cutest yet messiest people on earth. For your children’s rooms, I suggest storage bins for toys, and book racks for their books.

Tot Tutors Toy Organizer Tot Tutors Book Rack, Espresso

Garage –

For the garage, there are lots of things to organize, and DealDash has just the items that you need to store them. For sports equipment and things of that nature, how about some shelving? It’s important to keep your tools in good order, so how about a nice tool cart? DealDash has some really great options.

Edsal Welded Steel Rack

I hope this gave you some ideas on how to organize different areas of the house using DealDash auctions to save some money. Why don’t you check out the auctions and see what you would really like to bid on and WIN? See you on DealDash everyone! Good luck and happy bidding.

Let’s Play a Game! How Much Do You Know About DealDash?

I thought we might have a little fun today on the blog. Let’s test your DealDash knowledge!

Here’s how it will work – I’ll put up 10 questions here at the top, see how many you can answer, I will put the answers down at the bottom of the article. Have fun and no peeking until you answer the questions!

When was DealDash founded?
What does BIN stand for?
How much does DealDash charge for shipping?
How many items per week can you win?
There are two DealDash offices. Where are they located?
What bidding tool does DealDash offer to everyone free of charge?
Does DealDash ever give away free bids?
How long do you have to pay for your auction after winning?
What hours is DealDash open for bidding?
Is DealDash legit?

Are you still thinking? Do you need a little more time? Are you ready with your answers? Scroll down to see the correct answers and see how many you got right!

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When was DealDash founded? DealDash was founded in February of 2009 by William Wolfram. Seven years later, the company has 8 million US registered shoppers.
What does BIN stand for? Buy It Now. If you do not win an auction, you can get your bids back, by using the unique DealDash Buy It Now option. If you bid 100 times on a $50 Walmart Gift Card and don’t win, you can just buy the item for $50 and get all your bids back for free. You can now re-use your bids to try to win another auction!
How much does DealDash charge for shipping? Nothing! DealDash offers free shipping on absolutely 100% of everything both won and BINned on the site. There is even free shipping on extremely heavy items such as furniture.
How many items per week can you win? You may win up to 9 auctions per week. You can follow how many wins that you have accumulated by logging in and looking at the winning limit slots right next to the bid amount. The system will not allow you to bid after you have reached your limit. All remaining BidBuddies will be automatically cancelled.
There are two DealDash offices. Where are they located? The two DealDash offices are located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Helsinki, Finland.
What bidding tool does DealDash offer to everyone free of charge? DealDash offers a great bidding tool called the BidBuddy to every single bidder, free of charge. The BidBuddy strategically places bids for you. It waits until the last second to bid. You can put a limit on how many bids will be used, and you can cancel or cancel and re-start it at any point in the auction.
Does DealDash ever give away free bids? Yes!! Anyone who has won an auction for a tangible item (no bid packs or gift cards) can post a photo of themselves with the item and post it on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and Pinterest to earn bids. There is an article that I wrote detailing exactly how to accomplish this at this link here.
How long do you have to pay for your auction after winning? You have exactly 14 days to pay for your winning auction. You can find your winning auctions on your DealDash dashboard.
What hours is DealDash open for bidding? DealDash is open 24 hours, 7 days per week! Unlike a lot of other bidding sites, DealDash never closes, not even on holidays.
Is DealDash legit? DealDash is 100% legit. Here is an article that I wrote detailing DealDash’s Better Business Bureau and SiteJabber scores at this link here.

How did you do? Did you know all of the answers or did you have to peek? I hope you enjoyed this little DealDash quiz. If you’re interested in reading even more tips and tricks check out the “Tactics & Tips” section on DealDash. Good luck and happy bidding everyone!

DealDash is Trustworthy, and Here’s Proof

Did you know that DealDash is a Better Business Bureau accredited business?

Not only that, even more impressively DealDash is actually rated an A+ on the Better Business Bureau. There are a few different ways that the Better Business Bureau uses to rate businesses. Some of these ways include:

Length of time business has been operating
Complaint volume filed with BBB for business of this size
Response to any complaint(s) filed against business
Resolution of complaint(s) filed against business

According to the Better Business Bureau website, they have a total of 156 reviews on BBB, and 145 of them are positive, and 5 of them are neutral. Those are some really great percentages of happy customers.

It’s just about impossible to be a large company without having any complaints at all, and DealDash has had just 22 complaints in the last year. That’s an amazingly low number of complaints if you take into consideration that DealDash does literally hundreds of transactions per day, and thousands upon thousands of members.

If the Better Business Bureau A+ rating doesn’t impress you – how about a 4.5 out of 5 star rating on SiteJabber? What is SiteJabber you might ask? SiteJabber is a web site for customers to find trustworthy online businesses and avoid scams. SiteJabber was founded in 2008 in San Francisco, California and has been described as “the Yelp for websites and online businesses”. Customers create SiteJabber accounts to rate and review online businesses using an overall star-rating as well as criteria such as service, value, shipping, returns and quality. SiteJabber receives over 1 million monthly visitors and have reviews of over 45,000 online businesses, so you know they’re legit.

If you go to SiteJabber and look up DealDash, they have 2,972 reviews and over 2,400 of the reviews are either 4 or 5 star ratings. Again, it’s so amazing considering how many people use DealDash every day.

I hope that this reassures those of you who might have been a little bit skeptical about exactly how legit DealDash really is. If you’re interested in reading even more tips and tricks check out the “Tactics & Tips” section on DealDash. Good luck and happy bidding everyone!

Living Healthy: Do You Even Lift, DealDash?

Welcome back to DealDash Blog’s Living Healthy series. Today’s blog is all about weightlifting for beginners.

Are you ready to start your journey into weightlifting or weight training? If you’re a total beginner, then this article is for you! If you have already started your training regimen this might be a little too simple for you, but keep reading you never know when you might pick up a tip or two. I am going to tell you the simple and basic guidelines and rules for starting out in a weightlifting program; no matter if it’s for strength, weight loss, or just overall fitness this article can help you figure things out and really make the most of your new journey into being fit and healthy.

First, let’s talk about some things that you don’t want to do:

Using too much weight, too soon – this is a great way to injure yourself and ruin your fitness plan before you even get started. Pick a reasonable weight to start with, but if you can perform 30 reps with a certain weight, you probably should bump up the weight a little bit at a time.
Moving through repetitions too quickly, going too fast; because remember, there is nothing gained by lifting weights too fast. You should always lift weights in a slow and controlled manner. It’s better for the muscles, it increases tension and lessens the likely hood of having an accident and injuring yourself.

Now that we have a couple of the “don’ts” out of the way, let’s get to the “do’s”:

You don’t need to weight train every day to get healthy. Significant strength and fitness progress can be obtained obtained with only two workouts per week. Of course, it would be a great idea to get in some cardio exercises a couple of days per week, also. Don’t forget to also take a couple of days per week to rest, as well.
Take one day off from weight training between each workout. The days in between are the days that you should be getting in your cardio workouts.
For the best results, at least one set of 8-12 repetitions should be performed
It should take four to five seconds to complete one repetition through a complete range of motion; in a slow and very controlled manner.
Rest at least 30 seconds and no more than 90 seconds between sets of each exercise; and 1 to 2 minutes between each exercise.
Stay hydrated! There’s nothing worse than getting dehydrated and having to stop training for the day. Be sure to drink at least the minimum recommended 8-10 glasses of water each and every day; dehydration can make you weak, have headaches, and if it’s an ongoing problem it can even make you sick.

Now that you have some work out tips, how about checking out DealDash to see what kinds of weight training equipment they have for auction? They have weight benches, dumbbell sets, fitness mats, kettleballs, and so much more! Just click on this link and it will take you to some of the great fitness products that DealDash offers.

Gold's Gym XR 5.9 Slant Bench Bowflex SelectTech 552 Dumbbells

I hope this article has started you on the road to fitness. If you’re interested in getting some items to help you on your journey head on over to DealDash. I’m sure that you’ll find something that you can use to help yourself get healthy. Good luck and happy bidding everyone!