Got an expired digital converter coupon?
Maybe you listened to our advice and already requested your government coupon worth $40 toward the cost of a digital television converter box.
The boxes will allow owners of older televisions who rely on over-the-air television signals to continue to watch their favorite shows after Feb. 17, 2009, when a government-mandated switch from analog to digital television signals goes into effect.
However, if you got your coupon too early, it may have expired before you got a chance to redeem it. Most stores started stocking the converters only within the last few months, although consumers could request coupons since February.
So what can you do with an expired coupon?
Apex Digital will give you $10 off the cost of the DT250 converter box with an expired converter coupon, according to the Orange County Register Gadget blog. Just enter the coupon number as well as the code "APEXSAVE10".
However, that blog also points out that Best Buy sells the DT250 converter box for $49.00, $10 less than the manufacturer is charging.
Check out digital converter box reviews by The Sun and Consumer Reports, as well.
(photo: Glenn Fawcett/Baltimore Sun)
Categories: Cheap/Frugal, Digital television, Shopping
