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Weekly discussion thread

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u/crownpuff — 1 day ago

Aliexpress Sunshine Savings update

Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1x_PmVHiQNHyw5t05peEDG1DcCKDCvH_UPd3p7yCw4xg/edit?usp=sharing

I don't usually update this frequently but Anbernic decided to drop prices on some specific variants of some of their devices after my last update. There are some really good prices on devices. Additionally, Saving Mondays credit is currently available for daily redemption during the sale instead of just using it on Mondays for some additional stacking.

As usual, regular sitewide coupons are around row 39 for US customers and on rows 26 and 29 for people not from the US. For more info on Saving Mondays, I post weekly threads on the subject on r/crownpuffdeals.

Ship from US deals (pretax, postcoupon):

$18 K36

$33-34 Grey 35XXSP (Historical Low, Use $4 off 29 saver or add filler to hit $39 to use $5 off 39)

$37 Black 34XX (Historical Low, only 3 in stock as of posting)

$38 White CubeXX (Historical Low)

$42 Blue 40XXV (Historical Low)

$56 34XXSP ($8 off 59 plus 2JVA254L6BJV store coupon code for $5 off)

$85 RGDS

$85 Sundara

$145 Ananda (Historical Low)

Finally as always, in the interest of transparency, I am providing two spreadsheets. The first spreadsheet is the regular spreadsheet with both affiliate and non affiliate links. For each affiliate link, there should be a corresponding non-affiliate link. The second spreadsheet is the first spreadsheet but with all affiliate links completely removed.

Spreadsheet Link
affiliate and nonaffiliate https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1x_PmVHiQNHyw5t05peEDG1DcCKDCvH_UPd3p7yCw4xg/edit?usp=sharing
nonaffiliate only https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sbdyczU3nlluQfZUdtRFBfDHvzS2VjdVCn7p2U_LYD0/edit?usp=sharing
u/crownpuff — 3 days ago

Aliexpress Saving Mondays May 16th

Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1x_PmVHiQNHyw5t05peEDG1DcCKDCvH_UPd3p7yCw4xg/edit?usp=sharing

Coupons are around row 40 for people from the US and on rows 26/29 for people not from the US. For those that have trouble accessing Savings Monday, there's a direct link on row 37 of my spreadsheet. The Saving Mondays section of my spreadsheet is near the bottom of my spreadsheet around row 400. Saving Mondays is a US specific promotion.

First Saving Mondays thread since the return last week although the page says it's ending again on the 25th so we'll have one more Saving Mondays after this one. There are a few superior store coupons to the clippable ones so the Vention mice and hubs are slightly better deals than the screenshots show. Attached images show discount breakdowns.

Sample saving mondays deals located around row 390 of spreadsheet ($5.01 of savings monday credit, coins, coupons and pretax):

  • $.30 for two Vention wireless mice (Store coupon code stack: 16BSK44TWQRT)
  • $3 for 3 USB 3.2 hubs (Store coupon code stack: 16BSK44TWQRT)
  • $12 8Bitdo Ultimate 2C
  • $24 EasySMX S15

Anbernic also dropped prices on the RGDS and 34XXSP. The new postcoupon prices for those two devices are:

  • 34XXSP - $54 ($8 off 59 plus 2JVA254L6BJV store coupon code for $5 off)
  • RGDS - $85 (Use $12 off 85)

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Saving Mondays primer:

For those unfamiliar, Saving Mondays is a US specific app promotion on the homepage that has a piggy bank icon. There's also a direct link to Saving Mondays on row 37 of my spreadsheet.

In order to maximize Saving Mondays, there are 3 common discounts that are stackable.

  • Saving Monday: Row 37 of my spreadsheet or the piggy bank icon on the homepage of the app
    • Daily check-in for maximum bonus but you can get a smaller discount if you just check-in today.
    • Saving Mondays claim period ends on midnight Tuesday PDT. The Saving Mondays credit expires on midnight Wednesday PDT.
  • Sitewide coupon codes: Row 40 of my spreadsheet for US buyers and rows 26/29 for people outside the US
    • These codes don't seem to clip right now so you need to manually enter the coupon codes at checkout
    • If you have Saver, there are some codes in Saver that are better than the current available coupon codes.
      • For example: $5 off 39, $7 off 49
  • Coin discounts:
    • Click on the link of the item
    • Go to the home page of the Aliexpress app
    • Click on the coin section
    • Click on either the "viewed" tab or "discount finder"
    • Click buy it now
    • Apply relevant coupons

Also since Aliexpress combines all discounts in the coin section now, the best way to view actual discounts is to browse/search for items prior to claiming Saving Mondays credit. Since often times, Saving Mondays distorts the coin discount summary as items with 1-2% coin discounts will appear in the coin section but show up as 20%+ discounts because of the preapplied credit from Saving Wednesdays.

Previous week threads:

https://www.reddit.com/r/crownpuffdeals/comments/1squ4to/aliexpress_saving_mondays_april_20th/

https://www.reddit.com/r/crownpuffdeals/comments/1skgoq9/aliexpress_saving_mondays_april_13th/

https://www.reddit.com/r/crownpuffdeals/comments/1se4oh4/aliexpress_saving_mondays_april_6th/

https://www.reddit.com/r/crownpuffdeals/comments/1s87aue/aliexpress_savings_monday_march_30th/

https://www.reddit.com/r/crownpuffdeals/comments/1s1r06o/aliexpress_savings_monday_march_23rd/

https://www.reddit.com/r/crownpuffdeals/comments/1rwl4br/savings_monday_march_17th/

https://www.reddit.com/r/crownpuffdeals/comments/1rpahtc/saving_mondays_and_ship_from_us_update_march_9th/

https://www.reddit.com/r/crownpuffdeals/comments/1rkv81z/saving_wednesdays_and_aliexpress_seasonal_sale/

https://www.reddit.com/r/crownpuffdeals/comments/1ren8xb/saving_wednesdays_february_25th/

https://www.reddit.com/r/crownpuffdeals/comments/1r8bpkp/saving_wednesdays_february_18th/

https://www.reddit.com/r/crownpuffdeals/comments/1r22zec/saving_wednesdays_feb_11th_and_new_choice_section/

https://www.reddit.com/r/crownpuffdeals/comments/1qw0ioh/savings_wednesday_update/

u/crownpuff — 3 days ago
▲ 145 r/SBCGaming

Aliexpress Sunshine Savings Sale: Comparison of Prices

EDIT: Reddit seems to have some problems with images right now. These were the images attached: https://imgur.com/a/kwMohbO

https://www.reddit.com/r/bugs/comments/1tgtyw5/is_there_some_problem_with_pics_on_the_android/

Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1x_PmVHiQNHyw5t05peEDG1DcCKDCvH_UPd3p7yCw4xg/edit?usp=sharing

This sale starts on a Monday which is nice since it coincides with Saving Mondays. For those who do not know, Saving Mondays is a weekly promotion that Aliexpress runs on their app for US customers. It's around $5-10 in store credit that stacks with other discounts. Saving Mondays is indicated by the piggy bank icon on the home page of the app. Alternatively, I have a link to Saving Mondays on row 37 of my spreadsheet.

As usual, regular sitewide coupons are around row 39 for US customers and on rows 26 and 29 for people not from the US. For more info on Saving Mondays, I post weekly threads on the subject on r/crownpuffdeals.

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As a whole, prices are pretty mediocre. However there are several pretty sweet deals. For example, the SD 865 Flip 2 in the ship from US section is $146 before taxes which is a historical low by around $25. Also, certain color variants are significantly cheaper than other variants. Additionally, there was a $144 RP5 when the sale started last night but there were only 3 in stock. Those quickly sold out.

Anbernic prices seem pretty mediocre for this sale. For some reason for the last few sales, Anbernic has been late in updating their prices. Sellers usually drop their prices at the start of the sale but I have observed a pattern where Anbernic will drop prices on some of their devices a day after the sale starts.

Decent Ship from US deals (postcoupon and before tax):

Miniloong pocket - $56 (Historical low, grey variant)

Retroid Pocket Flip 2 SD 865 - $146 (Historical low, indigo or grey only)

Decent Ship from China deals (postcoupon and before tax):

RG Rotate - $87

Finally as always, in the interest of transparency, I am providing two spreadsheets. The first spreadsheet is the regular spreadsheet with both affiliate and non affiliate links. For each affiliate link, there should be a corresponding non-affiliate link. The second spreadsheet is the first spreadsheet but with all affiliate links completely removed.

Spreadsheet Link
affiliate and nonaffiliate https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1x_PmVHiQNHyw5t05peEDG1DcCKDCvH_UPd3p7yCw4xg/edit?usp=sharing
nonaffiliate https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sbdyczU3nlluQfZUdtRFBfDHvzS2VjdVCn7p2U_LYD0/edit?usp=sharing
u/crownpuff — 4 days ago

Sunday update

Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1x_PmVHiQNHyw5t05peEDG1DcCKDCvH_UPd3p7yCw4xg/edit?usp=sharing

Couple of things today.

  • Aliexpress will have a sale tomorrow and it'll coincide with Saving Mondays which is nice. Saving Mondays is a US only promotion indicated by the piggy bank icon on the home page of the app or I have a direct link on my spreadsheet on row 37.
    • Coupons will be updated tomorrow. US coupons will be around row 40 and coupons for other countries will be on rows 27-29.
  • Gamestop has a pretty sweet sale going on right now. They have some $15 games including first party nintendo games such as Super Mario RPG and Mario & Luigi Brothership. Additionally, if you have their pro membership and buy the games in store, they have a buy 2 new games get $10 off offer which stacks on top of the $15 games. So if you pick up an even number of games (2,4,6 and so forth), they're $10 each.
  • 7 eleven sent out 50 cent gas offers via text because their systems crashed on May 11th. 50 cent makeup discount expires on June 6th 2026.

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  • Gamestop stacking is pretty sweet too. I got these games for around $45. Breakdown:
    • 6*15 = $90 (base price for all 6)
    • Buy 2 in store and get $10 off offer for pro members*3 = $30
    • $5 Pro Membership monthly coupon
    • An additional 20% off because I bought Gamestop giftcards last Black Friday at 20% off
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u/crownpuff — 5 days ago

EasySMX M20 $25 or lower

Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1x_PmVHiQNHyw5t05peEDG1DcCKDCvH_UPd3p7yCw4xg/edit?usp=sharing

Deal is on row 394 of my spreadsheet. This discount stack requires the saver $10 off 69 coupon and 3000+ coins.

Instructions:

  • Click link on row 394
  • Navigate to the EasySMX store and clip the $10 coupon.
    • Code is MD916K1BCR7P (not sure if unique)
  • Clip saver $10 off 69
  • Return to the home page of the Aliexpress app
  • Click on the coin section
  • Click on either the "viewed" tab or "discount finder"
  • Click buy it now

EasySMX has a new telescopic controller called the M20. The MSRP is $70 and it has swappable dpads, analog/digital trigger switch and you can change between playstation and xbox layouts. $70 is pretty hefty though but there are quite a few discounts that are stackable on the controller right now. If you stack all the discounts, the controller should be $25 or less before tax. I was able to bring it to $21 because of the Saving Mondays credit I have.

https://www.easysmx.com/products/easysmx-m20-mobile-gaming-controller-with-rosync%E2%84%A2-rotating-abxy-layout-and-1000hz-polling-rate

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u/crownpuff — 10 days ago

RGB30 with Dusk

Managed to get Dusk to boot on my RGB30 using gammaos core. It's definitely not a good experience but I'm surprised it even works. I also tried Dusk on the Trimui Smart Pro on gammaos core but it didn't work.

Also does anyone know how to get zram swap working on gammaos core? I installed a module but I don't know how to add a parameter to define how large I want the swap space to be. I used the module linked below.

https://github.com/chickendrop89/magisk-swapspace

u/crownpuff — 11 days ago

7 Eleven stacking gas deal

Couple of new codes for 7 Eleven gas. "ALLIN" works for 50 cents off every 7th and 11th of the month through July. There's also a Dallas Stars 50 cent offer that 7 Eleven texted a link to redeem back on April 20th.

From the previous thread:

Instructions:

  1. Install the app and register/login

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sei.android

iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/7-eleven-rewards-shopping/id589653414

  1. Text the following codes to 711711 (follow instructions and text zip code too)
  • ALLIN
  • Save
  • Fuel30
  • Fuel
  • Deal

Pay for gas via the 7 Eleven app when you get to the station in order to get the discount.

u/crownpuff — 15 days ago

Weekly discussion thread

Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1x_PmVHiQNHyw5t05peEDG1DcCKDCvH_UPd3p7yCw4xg/edit?usp=sharing

Few things to note:

  • Some new coupons appeared for Aliexpress. Coupons are located around row 40 for US based users and around row 26/29 for people not from the US.
  • Grubhub $50 off 100 via instacart will run on weekends throughout May for Grubhub+ customers.
  • For people that miss Saving Mondays, Dell/Alienware run a program called Alienware Arena. You get 500 Dell points every friday for checking in and additional alienware points throughout the week for maintaining streaks. You can cash those alienware points out for rewards such as Dell points. It's pretty similar to Saving Mondays. 500 Dell points = $5 on Dell on the dell website.
    • Dell points expire on the 15th of the 4th month after you earned them. So points earned in May will expire on September 15th.
    • Dell points can be used on anything Dell sells. For example, Dell sells physical Switch games so you can get a free Switch game every couple of months this way. Dell also price matches other retailers so you could potentially get double the switch games if you wait for sales.
    • There's a bunch of additional tasks you can do such as watching streams or linking your steam account plus playing games which will accrue additional points. Like coins, these additional tasks have heavily diminishing returns for time spent so I do not think it's worth it unless you were already going to play games on Steam anyways.
    • Link: https://na.alienwarearena.com/account/register
u/crownpuff — 18 days ago

Grubhub gold days - $50 off 100 via instacart

Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1x_PmVHiQNHyw5t05peEDG1DcCKDCvH_UPd3p7yCw4xg/edit?usp=sharing

This offer is a bit confusing but currently Grubhub is offering $50 off 100 for Grubhub+ accounts via instacart. The $50 off 100 offer works on weekends only during May. Grubhub+ is free with amazon prime or 99 cents to join. It's supposed to be a grocery offer but hardware works too. Unfortunately there will be fees but there are still some decent deals out there.

Instructions:

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  • Some stores such as Walmart have the same pricing on Grubhub/instacart as they do on their own app. Unfortunately there are still fees but as long as you stay close to the $100 minimum threshold, there are still some decent deals.
  • Examples of some deals I was able to find. These are prices before the $50 off 100 coupon and before taxes, fees, tips and whatever else Grubhub/instacart adds.

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u/crownpuff — 19 days ago

Aliexpress Summer Ready sale

Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1x_PmVHiQNHyw5t05peEDG1DcCKDCvH_UPd3p7yCw4xg/edit?usp=sharing

As usual, coupons are around row 40 for people from the US and on rows 26/29 for people not from the US. There are large gaps in the minimum thresholds for coupon codes right now. So if you have saver, it might be worth redeeming those codes. For example, $5 off 39 and $8 off 59 has a $20 difference so it would be worth using the $7 off 49 coupon on the 34XX.

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This is a full update of the ship from US and ship from China sections. Additionally, Anbernic decided to drop prices on some devices after I posted the ship from US update thread. This seems to be a recurring pattern with Anbernic as they do not drop prices on some devices when the sale begins.

One of the reasons that this sale feels decent is because there is a stackable Paypal pay later $12 off 139 promo running along with targeted coupons for some people. Targeted coupons are in the coupon center which are located at the coupon section of the profile on the mobile app. Alternatively, have a direct link on row 31 to the coupon center.

Also some of these deals are amalgamated listings which combine ship from US and ship from China listings. You might have to change your shipping option. Ship from US options are indicated by a US flag icon.

Not sure what current promos are running for Saver but there are often 99 cent/month saver offers. Sometimes there are $0.01/month Saver offers in the coin tasks section too. For those unfamiliar with Saver mechanics, Saver renews every 30 days beginning on the date you signed up. In addition, Saver renews for free every month provided you make at least two total orders over two different days during the 30 day period after you sign up.

Lastly, MagicX seems to have setup an Aliexpress store. However for US customers, they only offer DHL shipping that costs $55. So unless they change shipping options, their Aliexpress store won't be competitively priced.

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Decent ship from US deals (pretax, postcoupon):

34XX - $47 ($45 if you have saver, use the $7 off 49)

RG Vita - $86 (Early bird quantity 1)

34XXSP - $56 ($54 if you use the $10 off 69 saver coupon and Anbernic store coupon 2JVA254L6BJV)

RG DS - $89 ($87 if you use the Saver $10 off 69)

RG 405M - $92 ($90 if you use the saver $10 off 69 coupon)

RG Slide - $108 (Historical low, black variant only)

RG 476H - $126 (Discount stack $15 off 139 sitewide with $12 off 139 Paypal promo and $5 off 50 Anbernic store coupon 2JVA254L6BJV)

RP5 - $157 (Grey variant only, combo with paypal pay later $12 off 139 promo)

Sundara - $111 (Back in stock after a couple of months)

Ananda - $161 (Combo with paypal pay later $12 off 139)

Decent ship from China deals (pretax, postcoupon):

34XXSP - $56 ($54 if you use the $10 off 69 saver coupon and Anbernic store coupon 2JVA254L6BJV)

RG 476H - $126 (Discount stack $15 off 139 sitewide with $12 off 139 Paypal promo and $5 off 50 Anbernic store coupon 2JVA254L6BJV)

u/crownpuff — 20 days ago
▲ 344 r/SBCGaming

Looking back 10 years ago, prices were much more reasonable for some devices back then. Even stores such as Gamestop had good pricing on devices.

Examples from back then and now:

Device March 2016 Gamestop pricing April 2026 Gamestop pricing
DS $9.99 $69.99
DS Lite $19.99 $79.99
DSi XL $39.99 $109.99
N3DS $159.99 $399.99
u/crownpuff — 21 days ago

Aliexpress coupon update

Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1x_PmVHiQNHyw5t05peEDG1DcCKDCvH_UPd3p7yCw4xg/edit?usp=sharing

Short update before the sale tomorrow as there are some targeted coupons available to some accounts. Nothing crazy but I saw $8 off 50. These targeted coupons are available in the home page of the app or the coupon center. I have a direct link to the coupon center on row 31 of my spreadsheet. For the usual coupons, they're around row 40 for US coupons and rows 26/29 for people not from the US.

Also this is highly speculative but there might be another Paypal checkout promo like there was for the April choice sale. I saw a screenshot earlier of someone's app showing a Paypal promo but I do not see it on my end.

u/crownpuff — 21 days ago

Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1x_PmVHiQNHyw5t05peEDG1DcCKDCvH_UPd3p7yCw4xg/edit?usp=sharing

Woot is running a sale on some video games, controllers and a few consoles as well. The code "GAMER20" takes 20% off on up to a maximum discount of $50 for one order on select items from this list. The code expires on 4/28/26 at 11:58pm CT. I have links to some of these items at the bottom of my spreadsheet around row 466. Also some games such as Legends Z-A are not the US versions but they'll work in English or any other language your switch is set to.

https://electronics.woot.com/plus/spring-video-game-sale-1

Anyone have experience using the 8bitdo arcade controllers? I'm thinking about picking one up and $40 seems pretty reasonable.

u/crownpuff — 23 days ago
▲ 44 r/crownpuffdeals+1 crossposts

Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1x_PmVHiQNHyw5t05peEDG1DcCKDCvH_UPd3p7yCw4xg/edit?usp=sharing

As usual, coupons are around row 40 for people from the US and on rows 26/29 for people not from the US. Coupon codes are pretty sparse right now but there are a few codes for the current Mother's Day Savings sale. Those codes only apply to certain items so honestly the Saver coupon codes are probably better.

Short update for today as its the last day of the Mother's Day Savings sale. Not sure if these are early bird deals but there is a R36s listing for $14 and there's a K36 listing for $15. There's also an $0.88 store coupon for both those listings. I'm guessing it's probably a clone at $14. Everything else is generally pretty mediocre although it looks like Hifiman has restocked the Sundaras in their ship from US store.

u/crownpuff — 24 days ago