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DealDash.com always highlights and celebrates our national holidays with many special features, and the Fourth of July holiday will be a huge celebration as well that DealDash shoppers will not want to miss.

DealDash will offer special bid packs, a car, some special patriot items, and a significantly large time as highest bidder bonus as well as super cheap bids!

Of course, patriotic Americans have made it a tradition to celebrate our Independence Day with family gatherings, outdoor barbecues of hotdogs and hamburgers, watermelon, potato salad and spectacular displays of fireworks. In fact, Americans are expected to consume 150 million hot dogs during the 4^th.

But what is this holiday really all about and how much do we really know about the history of the Fourth of July? Did you know the most difficult color to produce in a fireworks display is the color blue?

July 4^th History

The vote for independence actually took place on July 2^nd and the first public readings of the Declaration of Independence took place July 8, 1776 in Philadelphia’s Independence Square? However, the Continental Congress formally adopted the Declaration of Independence, announcing the colonies’ separation from Great Britain, on July 4.

Ever since July 4, 1777, Independence Day was celebrated with bonfires, bells and fireworks.  The U.S. Congress made Independence Day an unpaid holiday for federal employees. It was not until 1938, however, that Congress changed Independence Day to be a paid federal holiday.

This year, the 4^th of July comes on a Sunday. Does that mean working people will still get a federal holiday? Yes. When Independence Day is on a Saturday, it is observed on Friday and when July 4 is on a Sunday like this year, it is observed on Monday, July 5.  Government offices and schools will be closed.

Why Shop on July 4

Often times during a special holiday like July 4, many other DealDash shoppers are so busy with family and friends that they might not have time to shop. That means it might be the best time to shop because we might have a lot less competition.

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.

If you have not shopped on DealDash.com for a while you might be missing out on some amazing new features.

I started shopping on www.DealDash.com Feb. 8, 2012, so I have seen many changes over the years. While some special features remain the same, DealDash often introduces new ways to keep shopping on this penny-auction site fun and interesting.

Something I especially like is the variety of ways customers can win free bids. As a customer who makes DealDash a daily habit I especially like the “Daily Challenge” to win free bids. One recent example was to “join in 15 auctions to win 20 free bids.” That’s an awesome deal for DealDash customers because we only have to place one bid on 15 auctions to get 20 bids in return. That gives us an extra 5 bids and as a bonus we might actually win one of those auctions with only one bid.

Let’s take a look at some of the latest new features that I’ve seen.

Winners Got 90 Percent Off

When auction winners get 90 percent off that means DealDash pays 90 percent of the selling cost for the winner while the winner only has to pay 10 percent of the selling price when the auction closes. That sure was an awesome deal for DealDash customers.

As of this writing, DealDash is running a similar feature which they have had for several years now — 50 percent off the selling price. This means DealDash will cover half of the selling price of the auction and the winner only has to pay half of the selling price of the auction.

I really enjoy these special features.

4X or Even 5X on the Clock

If I remember right, DealDash recently ran a feature where customers received as much as 5X on the clock. Instead of getting 9 seconds on the clock for every bid placed, instead DealDash shoppers got up to five times on the clock for a total of 45 seconds (9 x 5) on the clock for each bid placed. Placing bids during this feature moved my green time-line to the right a lot faster. It sure is exciting when I get to collect more than 1,000 free bids when it gets to the end.

I think it’s really awesome when DealDash gives us 1X or 2X on the clock, which they have done for several years now, but when DealDash gave us 4X or even 5X on the clock I found that to be even more exciting.

If you were not shopping during these recent DealDash special features, you really missed out.

Bottom Line

DealDash tends to keep their auctions fresh and I don’t know when DealDash will run these special features again, but the only way to ensure we do not miss any new features, it’s a good idea to check in on a daily basis.

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.  

Hi all you DealDash.com shoppers! Are you planning any summer trips to places where the sun never sets?

Did you know June 21 is the longest day of daylight in the year and there are six places on earth where the sun never sets during certain parts of the year?

Wow! It must be difficult for people to sleep when there is no night, but imagine all the activities people can do in such places when it never gets dark.

The six places where the sun continues to shine are:

• Norway. In Svalbard, Norway, for about 76 days, from May to late July, the sun never sets, and in the Northern-most inhabited region of Europe, the sun shines continuously from April 10 to August 23. Perhaps that’s why Norway is known as the “Land of the Midnight Sun.”
• Iceland. The sun shines there from May 10 through July.
• Canada. In Inuvik and the Northwest territories, the sun shines for about 50 days in summer.
• Alaska. The sun doesn’t set there from late May to late July.
• Northern Sweden. From early May to late August, the sun does not set there until midnight and it’s up again by 4:30 a.m.
• Northern Finland. In the northern parts of Finland people see the sun for 73 days straight during the summer.

What significance does the first day of summer have for DealDash shoppers? While we relax and play in the sun, perhaps we could bring our electronic device with us and do some summer shopping on DealDash, too.

Summer Shopping on DealDash

The first new 16-foot boat has already gotten off to a fine start. If you missed out on getting a bid in before getting locked out, you might want to keep your eyes open in case DealDash decides to auction off another one.

At least it’s not too hard to shop for some other summer items DealDash has listed for auction now:  Here are some of the items we might already have on our summer shopping list:

• Charcoal Smoker and/or a Wood Fired Pellet Grill Flame Broiler. That might be just what we need to do some barbecuing.
• BBQ Tool Set. I won a set of these and use it every summer. It such a nice set that it’s the envy of the neighborhood
• Men’s Golf Driver. This might be just what any golf enthusiast might want.
• Croquet set with carrying case. I remember how much fun I had playing this game with my many brothers and sisters on nice summer days.
• Rain jacket and/or umbrellas. We must be prepared for those rainy days during the summer, too. I never had an umbrella when I was growing up, but when I got older I started collecting them. Now I feel very foolish if I get caught in the rain with 36 umbrellas at home.

Most likely DealDash will be introducing other summer items, too. The best way to make sure we never miss out on an opportunity to win any of these items is to open up DealDash every single day. I’ll see you there!

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.

When shopping on DealDash.com do you ever check out the winners?

We have two choices. We can look at the “Featured Winners” list of all customers who recently got an extra good deal by winning an auction using only one or two bids or we can check out the “View All Winners” list.

Why Look at the Winners List?

Some DealDash players might wonder why I suggest they should check out the winner’s lists.

Actually, various auctions often run in trends. One week several perfumes might frequently sell low. Another week several sets of earrings or rings might frequently sell for bargain prices. This week, it appears that several bid packs have been selling at bargain prices. It often changes, but if we keep our eyes open we might make better choices of what we should place bids on from day-to-day.

Another reason why we should check the “Winner’s List” on a regular basis is to find out the screen names of the DealDash customers who are winning the most auctions. If we see the same screen name listed several times that player must know something we might not yet know. By watching how those winners play we might be able to develop a better strategy and win more auctions, too.

Common Winner Traits

Regardless of what “winners” do – whether they are competing in auctions on this penny-auction site or if they are competing in a sport to win the World Olympics – they all have a few things in common – determination and consistency.

If I write down the screen names of frequent winners on DealDash, I will see those same screen names nearly every time I sign in to do some shopping myself. In other words, frequent winners are also frequent shoppers who consistently sign in to DealDash.

Bottom Line

It always takes time to develop any special skill – including the skill of becoming successful shoppers on DealDash.

We can never win anything or succeed at anything if we never try. Nothing ever happens if we don’t try. We all had to take our first step and face the risk of falling before we learned how to walk. Nearly everything in life is like that.

Success never just happens. We must take that first step to reach our goals. We might not be successful the first time we try something new or different but we often learn more from our failures than we do from our successes.

The most important thing is for us to be determined enough to consistently try and try again. If we do that most of us will eventually reach our goals, and that includes winning auctions on DealDash.

Sometimes I placed bids in the same auction several times before I finally won the product I wanted. Some auctions are simply more popular and have much stiffer competition than others. So the bottom line is to try and try again until we finally win.

Happy shopping everyone!

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.