Lindsay Sakraida

Features Director

As the Features Director at dealnews, Lindsay Sakraida oversees a team of writers and manages content direction for weekly feature stories. She specializes in writing about shopping trends and lifestyle subjects. Prior to joining the dealnews team in 2009, Sakraida worked for several organizations in the publishing and Internet industries, including American Photo, Esquire, and others. Her work with dealnews has appeared on MSN Money, and as a freelance journalist, she has been published in a variety of prominent publications, including SMASH, New York, and CMJ.com.

Lindsay Sakraida’s Most Recent Features

The Best and Worst Things to Buy in September

Each month, we analyze the dealnews archives from the past few years to glean information that might arm readers with useful advice on how to shop in the coming weeks. From Labor Day sales to airfare deals, here's our guide on the best and worst things to buy in September.

The Top 5 iPad Alternatives: Cheaper, and Several at Recent All-Time Lows

There's no arguing that Apple's iPad is the most desirable Internet tablet on the market right now (if you exclude the recent rush to snag a cheap HP TouchPad), but just because everyone wants one doesn't mean everyone is happy to shell out the cash. We've got the top five iPad alternatives, and, conveniently, most of them have been available at all-time lows recently. So it just might be a good time to go alternative.