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Russell Holly
Russell Holly is a Managing Editor on the Commerce team at CNET. He works with all of CNET to assemble top recommendations as well as helping everyone find the best way to buy anything at the best price. When not writing for CNET you can find him riding a bike, running around in Jedi robes, or contributing to WOSU public radio's Tech Tuesday segment.
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- Author of Taking your Android Tablets to the Max
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The holiday rush is finally behind us, and while the decorations are coming down, the New Year's resolutions are spinning up. With that, if you're looking for ways to cut costs, we're here to help you and share with you the best deals under $50. And I mean actual deals with real savings, not just fluff. It can be hard to decipher which deals will truly help you save and which ones will not.
A lot of brands have been raising prices and then calling it a sale when the price goes back to what it was two weeks ago and, honestly, I can't stand it anymore. That is not what I consider a deal at all, let alone a good one. This is why my team and I search the internet high and low to bring you the deals that are real discounts, not the deceptive stuff.
My team and I continually track and handpick the best offers from your favorite retailers, including Amazon and Walmart, as well as others, for our CNET Deals text subscribers. I'll text the best sales at no cost straight to your phone, so you can keep an eye on the hottest drops and jump on them before everyone else does. It is never a bad time to save money, and with the holiday expenses piling up, finding affordable items as we head into 2026 is more welcome than ever.
Why go through the effort of sifting through sales on your own when we can do it for you? Signing up for the CNET Deals text group (just scroll down) takes less than a minute. It is safe and trusted, plus you can opt out anytime. And the best part: It is free. The service costs nothing and you will save money on products you love.
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More about our deals text curation
This is the good stuff, not just "discounts" on items that were artificially inflated last week. We vet every deal to ensure the price is accurate and that the product is in stock when we send the text.
We send out a major Deal of the Day most days. During big shopping events, we send two texts a day on standout sales. If we find multiple deals at an ultra-low price, we hook you up in a single text.
My team and I apply the same care that we do across all of CNET, just in a bite‑size format. With daily deals texting, you will receive the same level of deep research and the same confirmation that these discounts are legitimate. And there is no AI pulling the strings. Real people are behind these texts and the research that has gone into finding the best deals.
We are a passionate and dedicated group of bargain hunters. So when we uncover something interesting for an affordable price, usually less than $50 with a significant discount, you will hear about it. If we find a cool thing on sale, we share that discovery. It is as simple as that. Join us today!