Are the deals that good? I mean is it worth waiting for mail-in rebates and scavenging the 'net to save a few bucks? Yes!

Most of the time, the deals will only save you about 10-20% compared to the best price you can find online. But that's not bad to start with. Other times you can save 50-90, sometimes even 100%. I've seen several "freebies" that would normally cost $50-100+. There are even very rare instances where you can acquire something for free and make money on it. While these deals usually require the most work to accomplish, they offer very high rewards: getting paid to buy stuff - wow!