Take a sneak peek at Black Friday deals
The rotten economy notwithstanding, Black Friday will undoubtedly produce the usual levels of retail insanity.
If you're intrepid enough to brave long lines and deal-crazed crowds on the day after Thanksgiving, well, I salute you. And I offer you BlackFriday.info, a site that rounds up Black Friday ads well in advance so you can plan your shopping (i.e. figure out where you want to show up at 4 a.m.).
As of Friday, the site has ads for about two dozen stores, including Best Buy, Radio Shack, and Staples.
Truth be told, I'm not seeing any deals that are vastly superior to the kind of stuff I post daily. That's not me being self-congratulatory. It's me being surprised that stores aren't stepping up with lower prices. I mean, where's the $150 Blu-ray player? Or the $500 42-inch HDTV?
Maybe we'll see better deals emerge as the big day draws closer. For now, I'm unimpressed. But if you find anything truly Cheapskate-worthy, by all means hit the comments section and let everyone know.
Rick Broida, a technology writer for nearly 20 years, is the author of more than a dozen books. In addition to writing CNET's The Cheapskate blog, he oversees BNET's Business Hacks. Rick is a member of the CNET Blog Network and is not an employee of CBS Interactive. Disclosure. Deals found on The Cheapskate are subject to availability, expiration, and other terms determined by sellers. Follow Rick on Twitter at cheapskateblog.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16889433001&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL111308&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL111308-_-LCDTV-_-L0A-_-89433001
I am in the market for an HDTV (must be 1080), but if prices don't go where I think they should, then I won't buy.
Guess all those fat-cats who hid their savings in UBS Swiss Banks are thinking they'll need to shore up their IRS losses by keeping prices fairly level.
Time to the pay the piper a living wage, eh?
Then, because of their greed, we'll see more stories like this:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081114/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/economy;_ylt=AoBbNOb8JOwmCVSLfxPkJiis0NUE
...and then they'll cry for a bailout of their own, in order to keep their 7 houses.
So what little we saved on our purchases on Black Friday, we'll be paying back into the fat cats' pockets with our income taxes.
46 in. Samsung 650 w/ 120 Hz and a samsung blu ray player for $1530 at Amazon w/ no tax and free shipping and snatched it up. I am so glad i pulled the trigger, because after seeing BB and CC's ads they can't even come close to that deal.
40" Samsung LCD 1080p 20000:1 Contrast for $799.99
32" Samsung LCD $499.99
Samsung BluRay Player- $199.99 (I'd pay $80 more for a Samsung over Walmarts Memorex)
Better than buying from an Online Company who Backs Nothing for a $100 savings.
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_05757968000P
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by sghanna
November 17, 2008 3:25 PM PST
- I find the best tech deals on slickdeals.net; as for the best non tech deals look at dealnews.com
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