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We’re Talking Sales, Deals, and Best (or Worst) Buys on Today’s Open Thread

As we do every Friday, we're turning Racket over to you, the readers.

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Racket's "Rack to School" sale ends today, and it would be truly gauche on our part to make you talk about what a great deal we're offering on this Open Thread. After all, sales is sales and editorial is editorial and they should be kept separate, even when an offer like this one—$2.50 a month or $25 a year, what a steal!—is so incredible it should basically be covered as news.

But there's no reason we can't talk about sales generally, right? What's the best deal you ever scored? The worst? Me, I scored an old console stereo at the Lake Street Savers (RIP) for $20 in 1999, and I hauled that thing around the country with me for the next 25 years. True, the eight-track player never worked, but damn did Al Green records sound good on that baby. Should I mention my first car, a 1975 Dodge Dart (purchased in 1987) cost me just $250? I consider that a good deal even though the transmission went on me two years later.

The worst I ever got swindled? Law school.

And yes, we've now reached the point of the post where I say, as always, feel free to ignore this prompt and talk about whatever you want—including Racket's incredible "Rack to School sale," if you want, I can't stop you, if you insist. This is your Open Thread, after all.

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