Anyone still looking for a GPS for a gift?

[DeniseM]

SDKath found a GREAT deal for me today and I bought two of these -

Today only Mio Moov 500 with 4.7 in. touch screen $129.99 - regularly $249.99

This deal is good IN STORE and online!

 

[pjrose]

Thanks, I just bought it! Too bad I couldn't use my $10 off in-store coupon online - and it's not worth the hassle of driving to the store. I did click through UPromise, though, so that's a few extra $ in my account.

I wonder if TUG should start a bargain hungers forum? We shoppers seem to have a pretty big presence in the lounge

 

[capjak]

Garmin

I would go with name brand Garmin which you can get for similar price.

http://www.walmart.com/search/searc...&tab_value=89_All&adid=1500000000000006955330

 

[DeniseM]

I would go with name brand Garmin which you can get for similar price.

http://www.walmart.com/search/searc...&tab_value=89_All&adid=1500000000000006955330

I have really been looking and I couldn't find a Garmin with the same size and features anywhere near that price. The one you posted is more than $100 more than the Mio Moov 500.

 

[Icarus]

The one you posted is more than $100 more than the Mio Moov 500.

Which one? There's 76 items in that search result, with all different prices.

-David

 

[chellej]

My DS (16) sometimes has trouble finding his way home so we picked him up one of these. It is refurbished but for $79 it is a great entry level

http://www.buy.com/prod/magellan-ma...speech-and-bluetooth/q/loc/111/207875321.html

 

[glenn1000]

We got a Garmin nuvi 255W Portable GPS w/ 4.3" Screen & Spoken Street Names for our son for Christmas. It was $217 from Amazon with free shipping and is highly recommended by Consumer Reports.

 

[DeniseM]

Which one? There's 76 items in that search result, with all different prices.

-David

I thought he was recommending the one at the top of the list? Maybe not...hopefully he will post.

 

[pjrose]

My DS (16) sometimes has trouble finding his way home so we picked him up one of these. It is refurbished but for $79 it is a great entry level

http://www.buy.com/prod/magellan-ma...speech-and-bluetooth/q/loc/111/207875321.html

If my DD was having trouble finding her way home my first bet would be that it was because of someone else's DS, not because she needed a GPS!

 

[chellej]

If my DD was having trouble finding her way home my first bet would be that it was because of someone else's DS, not because she needed a GPS!

DS was actually doing a friend a favor & drove him to work and then got lost coming home No gilrls invloved this time

 

[Talent312]

If I stray from the mandated route, the Garmin-lady commands me to make a U-Turn.
I respond, "Oh, shut the h*ll up," and give it finger.

That seems to have the desired effect as next she says, in a seductive tone, "Recalculating."
I say, "Recalculate all you want, lady, I'm taking 8th Avenue."

 

[timeos2]

My wife calls our TomTom "smarty pants". We do get a kick out of the escalating warnings that are clearly wrong at times (or when streets are temporarily rerouted, detours, etc) that prohibit following "her" directions. Overall a very handy item to have but you can't put 100% faith in all it comes up with.

 

[Bruce W]

We have named ours "Mo" for moron. It always tries to send us, at least locally, on a route, that, distance wise, maybe a bit shorter, but, traffic and signals, substantially longer in time. But, of course, you really don't need a GPS locally, do you?

We did have a problem up in the Berkshires. Having never been there before, it was running about 1/2 a mile behind where we actually were. My fault that I did not pay too much attention, but, it told us to exit off the Mass. Pike after we passed the exit. Next one was 29 miles away. Guess getting a clear signal in the mountains is hard.

 

[SueDonJ]

If I stray from the mandated route, the Garmin-lady commands me to make a U-Turn.
I respond, "Oh, shut the h*ll up," and give it finger.

That seems to have the desired effect as next she says, in a seductive tone, "Recalculating."

In Don's car The Lady Of The Car is not seductive at all with her "Recalculating" - in fact we tease him about how snippy she gets! Now I guess we can also tease him that he missed out on a "deluxe" model.

I say, "Recalculate all you want, lady, I'm taking 8th Avenue."

I wonder how many times we see someone talking in a car and think they must be using a phone headset, when actually they're arguing with their Lady Of The Car?