Black friday
Nov 24, 2010, 1:18 am
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Black friday
Who's doing a bit of shopping on Friday?
Any good sales going on?
I'm going to watch Tigerdirect and Newegg, though I already bought a nice desktop off of newegg the other day.
I could assume woot will have the BoC
Any good sales going on?
I'm going to watch Tigerdirect and Newegg, though I already bought a nice desktop off of newegg the other day.
I could assume woot will have the BoC
Nov 24, 2010, 5:38 am
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1) I'm getting too old.
2) I've already got most of what I want.
3) The deals seem less attractive this year.
4) They've changed the start time from a sort-of appropriate 5 AM to as early as 3 AM in many of the stores.
5) Lots of brick & mortar stores allow you to buy the same deals online.
6) My kids & grandkids all prefer cash these days.
Therefore,
7) I think I'm staying home this year.
2) I've already got most of what I want.
3) The deals seem less attractive this year.
4) They've changed the start time from a sort-of appropriate 5 AM to as early as 3 AM in many of the stores.
5) Lots of brick & mortar stores allow you to buy the same deals online.
6) My kids & grandkids all prefer cash these days.
Therefore,
7) I think I'm staying home this year.
Nov 24, 2010, 8:54 am
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For the last couple of years I've relied on http://dealnews.com/ to keep on top of Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales. Anything I may buy will be online, though. There's no way I'm getting anywhere near a shopping mall.
Nov 26, 2010, 10:05 am
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I didn't realize how intense these early morning Black Friday deals were- suburban mall, sprawling multi acre parking lot was full. When I left I drove past a Best Buy, 1.5 hours prior to opening and 18 degree F temps, the line was 50 to 75 people long.
Nov 26, 2010, 8:03 pm
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I never did this before, but went to Target at 4 am for a Tom-Tom GPS. The shelf was half empty by the time I reached it.
Missed out on that one, unfortunately, perhaps because I went for the GPS first. I console myself that this will probably be the regular price in six months, and I don't need it right away.
Added later: The AmEx Daily Wish promo for next Wednesday, Dec. 1, is Target rebates. The main offer is $100 back if you spend $200. They have 250 of those. The secondary offer is $50 back if you spend $100. They have 750 of those, so the chance of snagging one is pretty good. That one should cut the regular price of a drive down to the levels of this offer, with no need to brave Black Friday crowds (rebate good for purchases through Dec. 18) or even go to the store, since you can use it at target.com. The time of day these go on sale hasn't been posted yet, but you can register with the site for an e-mail heads-up. It's usually around mid-day in the eastern U.S.
I got a Sole F80 at Sears this morning too, before driving home and going back to bed. However, a treadmill is a personal thing. A lot depends on how he'll be using it, how much he'll be using it, how much he weighs, how important electronic features are to him, and so on. What's right for me could be very wrong for him. If you want advice on treadmills, knowing that it will be too late for Black Friday by the time you get it, you'll have to say more about him. Meanwhile, check out the reviews at www.treadmilldoctor.com.
Added later: The AmEx Daily Wish promo for next Wednesday, Dec. 1, is Target rebates. The main offer is $100 back if you spend $200. They have 250 of those. The secondary offer is $50 back if you spend $100. They have 750 of those, so the chance of snagging one is pretty good. That one should cut the regular price of a drive down to the levels of this offer, with no need to brave Black Friday crowds (rebate good for purchases through Dec. 18) or even go to the store, since you can use it at target.com. The time of day these go on sale hasn't been posted yet, but you can register with the site for an e-mail heads-up. It's usually around mid-day in the eastern U.S.
I got a Sole F80 at Sears this morning too, before driving home and going back to bed. However, a treadmill is a personal thing. A lot depends on how he'll be using it, how much he'll be using it, how much he weighs, how important electronic features are to him, and so on. What's right for me could be very wrong for him. If you want advice on treadmills, knowing that it will be too late for Black Friday by the time you get it, you'll have to say more about him. Meanwhile, check out the reviews at www.treadmilldoctor.com.
Last edited by Efrem; Nov 27, 2010 at 8:23 am Reason: Add note about Daily Wish promo to match BF price
Nov 28, 2010, 4:33 pm
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Thanks Ill have a look. That Best Buy Amex deal for this week looks decent.
I never did this before, but went to Target at 4 am for a Tom-Tom GPS. The shelf was half empty by the time I reached it.
Missed out on that one, unfortunately, perhaps because I went for the GPS first. I console myself that this will probably be the regular price in six months, and I don't need it right away.
Added later: The AmEx Daily Wish promo for next Wednesday, Dec. 1, is Target rebates. The main offer is $100 back if you spend $200. They have 250 of those. The secondary offer is $50 back if you spend $100. They have 750 of those, so the chance of snagging one is pretty good. That one should cut the regular price of a drive down to the levels of this offer, with no need to brave Black Friday crowds (rebate good for purchases through Dec. 18) or even go to the store, since you can use it at target.com. The time of day these go on sale hasn't been posted yet, but you can register with the site for an e-mail heads-up. It's usually around mid-day in the eastern U.S.
I got a Sole F80 at Sears this morning too, before driving home and going back to bed. However, a treadmill is a personal thing. A lot depends on how he'll be using it, how much he'll be using it, how much he weighs, how important electronic features are to him, and so on. What's right for me could be very wrong for him. If you want advice on treadmills, knowing that it will be too late for Black Friday by the time you get it, you'll have to say more about him. Meanwhile, check out the reviews at www.treadmilldoctor.com.
Missed out on that one, unfortunately, perhaps because I went for the GPS first. I console myself that this will probably be the regular price in six months, and I don't need it right away.
Added later: The AmEx Daily Wish promo for next Wednesday, Dec. 1, is Target rebates. The main offer is $100 back if you spend $200. They have 250 of those. The secondary offer is $50 back if you spend $100. They have 750 of those, so the chance of snagging one is pretty good. That one should cut the regular price of a drive down to the levels of this offer, with no need to brave Black Friday crowds (rebate good for purchases through Dec. 18) or even go to the store, since you can use it at target.com. The time of day these go on sale hasn't been posted yet, but you can register with the site for an e-mail heads-up. It's usually around mid-day in the eastern U.S.
I got a Sole F80 at Sears this morning too, before driving home and going back to bed. However, a treadmill is a personal thing. A lot depends on how he'll be using it, how much he'll be using it, how much he weighs, how important electronic features are to him, and so on. What's right for me could be very wrong for him. If you want advice on treadmills, knowing that it will be too late for Black Friday by the time you get it, you'll have to say more about him. Meanwhile, check out the reviews at www.treadmilldoctor.com.
Nov 28, 2010, 9:29 pm
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Follow-up: went to a different Target Sat. evening because my wife needed some eye stuff. They had ONE of the 1TB drives on the shelf. Mission accomplished. (1TB ought to be enough for a while, but I've said that about assorted smaller capacities over the past 20+ years.)
So, no competition for the Target rebates from this quarter.
So, no competition for the Target rebates from this quarter.