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DealDash will celebrate Labor Day in a very generous way with a charity event and we can all play a big part in it.

I was pleasantly surprised to learn that DealDash will donate the final sum of all auction wins paid on Labor Day (excluding car auctions) to help firefighters in their work. That means by shopping on Sept. 6 we not only have the opportunity to win more awesome items on DealDash but we will be helping our firefighters at the same time. How awesome is that?

Firefighter Statistics

As of Oct. 24, 2019, there were 29,705 fire departments in the United States. Of these only 3,009 (10 percent) departments are comprised solely of career firefighters, and 19,122 (a whopping 64 percent) of these departments are comprised of all volunteer firefighters.

In addition to fighting fires, today’s firefighters also respond to medical emergencies and other types of calls. They stay busy throughout the day checking equipment, doing vehicle maintenance, housework/cleaning, writing reports, training and education, working on staying physically fit, and conducting public safety demonstrations and station tours.

Most firefighters are obviously not in it for the money. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics dated Feb. 13, 2017, the average firefighter makes about $50,850 annually or $24.45 per hour; and the top five states listed for hiring firefighters were Texas, California, Florida, Washington and Arizona.

According to statistics listed on the internet, the worst wildfire in US history was a blaze that started in 1871 in Peshtigo, Wisconsin. It burned about 1.2 million acres and killed at least 1,152 people.

The first volunteer Union Fire Company in America was created by Benjamin Franklin in 1736 in Philadelphia, but there were no full-time firefighters at that time.

It was not until April 1, 1853, however, that the first professional and fully paid fire department in the United States was established in Cincinnati, Ohio. Miles Greenwood, co-inventor of the first practical steam fire engine, served as the department’s first chief.

A 2017 National Run Survey in Firehouse Magazine listed the Los Angeles Fire Department Fire Station 9 (FS9) as the busiest fire station in the country.

Bottom Line

There could not be a more fitting time for DealDash to make a charity donation to our firefighters than now, especially since Sept. 11 marks the 20^th anniversary of the devastating attacks on the World Trade Center. Of the 2,977 lives lost, 343 were brave heroes from the New York City Fire Department who died while rescuing civilians who were trapped.

In special recognition of firefighters like these let’s all shop on Sept. 6 so we can help DealDash contribute a large sum of money to a most deserving group of people — our firefighters.

This sponsored blog post was submitted by: Barbara L. Sellers. Barbara was compensated by DealDash for this blog post. Blog posts are written by real DealDash customers. The opinions and advice here represent our customers’ views and not those of the company.

Attention all DealDash.com lovers!

You will not want to miss shopping during the Labor Day specials from Sept. 4 to 10. DealDash will feature special Labor Day bid packs, and highlight some special items including a boat, a vacation auction and an automatic espresso machine.

Many people might not know what Labor Day is all about. When I was young and naïve I used to think Labor Day was in recognition of women for going through labor during childbirth. Of course, I was wrong, but why do we celebrate Labor Day?

Labor Day History

Labor Day was created by the labor movement in the late 19^th century to pay tribute to American workers. It is a public holiday when schools and most businesses are closed. This year Labor Day is Sept. 6. In 2022 it will be Sept. 5 and in 2023 it will be Sept. 4. It is a typical tradition on Labor Day to wear red, white and blue in honor the colors in our American flag as well as our men and women in the armed forces.

On this special day off we honor the men and women who fought tirelessly for workers’ rights, especially the eight-hour work day we now have. In other words, Labor Day recognizes all of the many contributions and achievements hard-working Americans have made over past years up to present day America. But who started Labor Day?

A carpenter and labor union leader named Peter J. McGuire came up with the idea for Labor Day in 1882.  He thought American workers should be honored with their own day off, so he proposed his idea to New York’s Central Labor Union and they thought the holiday was a good idea, too.

It was not until June 28, 1894, however, that President Grover Cleveland signed a law to designate the first Monday in September each year as the national holiday we know as Labor Day. Cleveland reportedly did it as a peace offering following a deadly strike in Chicago when Federal troops brutally crushed a strike by railroad and Pullman sleeping car company workers, leaving 30 people dead.

Don’t Miss It

Regardless of how we choose to celebrate Labor Day we will not want to miss the many special shopping features on DealDash Sept. 4 to 10, so we should mark our calendars now so we will be sure not to miss it.

This sponsored blog post was submitted by: Barbara L. Sellers. Barbara was compensated by DealDash for this blog post. Blog posts are written by real DealDash customers. The opinions and advice here represent our customers’ views and not those of the company.

Did you know 55 customers won a brand new vehicle on DealDash.com since October 2018?

You might wonder why anyone would want to shop for a new vehicle on DealDash. Wouldn’t it take an enormous number of bids to win such a high-dollar item? The answer to that question is, “Most times yes, but sometimes no.” So far, the best deal was a 2019 Nissan that sold for only $670.99 and the winner only used 633 bids.

Some new vehicle winners got a fantastic deal using a relatively low number of bids while others did not. Just like any other auction, it’s a matter of bidding in the right vehicle auction at just the right time.

It appears that most of these brand new vehicles have a BIN price of $25,000.00 to $31,000.00 but some are more. Of course, a truck or a Tesla has a higher retail value.

If you are new and did not yet have the opportunity to participate in a vehicle auction, no sweat, you can still bet on one of the five new vehicles up for auction as of this writing – the Volkswagen, 4WD truck, one of the two Chevrolets or a Nissan. Each vehicle description includes detailed information under the headers of: Mechanical, Exterior, Interior, Safety, Dimensions and Fuel Efficiency.

To Bid or Not to Bid

Before placing bids on a new vehicle it’s important to know the following information upfront:

• Winners are responsible for Tax, Title & Registration fees (for BIN/Dealership MSRP pricing) upon taking ownership of the vehicle
• Images show options & trim packages that are not included
• The vehicle must be signed for in person and collected from the local dealership within 14 days of confirmation of payment from DealDash to the dealer.  

I cannot imagine anything more exciting than winning a brand new vehicle, especially for several thousand dollars less than the retail value. Nonetheless, winning a new vehicle takes some planning to ensure we have enough money to cover the closing cost, tax, title and registration. We each must figure out how much we can afford or if we could quickly get a loan to cover it.

If we are already in the market to purchase a brand new vehicle, that’s great.  If we have already been saving money to purchase a new vehicle, anyway, we might have everything to gain and nothing to lose by seriously bidding for a new vehicle on DealDash. If we win, you might SAVE several thousand dollars, and if we do not win, perhaps we could BIN?  But we should only bid on the make of vehicle that we really want to win because once we win a vehicle we cannot come back to win another one that we like better. Previous winners of other car auctions are not eligible to participate in this auction. One vehicle per customer makes it possible for more DealDash customers to have an opportunity to win a deal of a lifetime.

Even if we cannot afford to try to win a new vehicle ourselves, it might be a good idea to pay close attention to the screen names placing oodles of bids on them. Several previous winners placed more than 100,000 bids or more to win a vehicle. Therefore, if some players do not win but BIN that might mean they could get 100,000 bids or more back. Perhaps that might explain why some players appear to have an endless supply of bids when competing with us in other auctions. I don’t know about you, but I would not want to compete in the same auctions with anyone who has that kind of bidding power.

This sponsored blog post was submitted by: Barbara L. Sellers. Barbara was compensated by DealDash for this blog post. Blog posts are written by real DealDash customers. The opinions and advice here represent our customers’ views and not those of the company.

Isn’t the year 2021 flying by quickly? We are nearing the end of August and before long we will experience back-to-back holidays – Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Is it any wonder we often get so stressed out by the time we put up decorations and wrap gifts?

Well, there’s no need to fear because DealDash.com is here. Perhaps we could enjoy this year’s holidays stress-free. Now that’s a novel idea. All we have to do is to start our shopping early. In fact, I have a true story to share with you how shopping on DealDash year ‘round has saved the day for me.

You see, as a single, senior citizen on a limited budget, I have been trying to save money to get some major dental work done, and we all know how expensive that can be. Add that to higher tax, double the cost for gasoline and higher prices for groceries, I was feeling the financial crunch as I’m sure many everyday hard-working Americans do. In fact, I thought  I might not be able to give my granddaughter much for Christmas this year. However, thanks to DealDash, I had a pleasant surprise.

You see, I had the habit of shopping on DealDash throughout the entire year. Whenever I won something I knew would make a nice gift, I usually put those items up on a closet shelf to wrap later on.

While I was cleaning and organizing some of my closet shelves recently I was happy to discover that I had several nice gifts I had put away for my granddaughter more than a year ago but I had forgotten all about them. So last year I bought other gifts for my granddaughter instead. Now that I found three more gifts – a huge artist kit, a label maker and a laptop stand (all items she could still use); my Christmas shopping is already done. 

That’s right. Because I shopped on DealDash year ‘round I am now looking forward to a 2021 stress-free holiday season. Not only did I find gifts that I had put away for my granddaughter, but I also found gifts for nearly everyone else on my shopping list, too.

Beat Holiday Seasons

There are many reasons why it is a good idea to shop early and avoid the mad shopping rush during the holiday season.

Many of us are just now beginning to recover from closed businesses and lost jobs, and that’s all the more reason to shop on DealDash.com. If we look over all of the products DealDash has to offer we are sure to see something that would make an awesome gift for a family member or friend.

When we shop during the “off season” we might even find it easier to win various items at a bargain price. I’ve won many high-dollar items on DealDash I would not be able to buy at full price.

If we shop early, we can stay stress free and enjoy the upcoming holidays a lot more.

This sponsored blog post was submitted by: Barbara L. Sellers. Barbara was compensated by DealDash for this blog post. Blog posts are written by real DealDash customers. The opinions and advice here represent our customers’ views and not those of the company.