What are the best Black Friday deals?

[Duer 157099]

I never engage in this shopping thing at this time, but just for kicks, what are the best deals that you know about?

The only one I really am tempted by is the 50" tv at Target for like $240.

What else is tempting?

[Tobin S.]

1. 20% off our entire purchase at CVS

The coupon is actually good until December 8th, but it was sent out just before Thanksgiving with Black Friday in mind, I'm sure.

[lunamagica]

2. 50 inch Panasonic TV in Brandsmart for $199.00. I really, really want one for my mom.

Her big screen TV died. She's elderly and it's her main form of entertainment, but for health reasons I can't make it

They say they have "at least 40 tvs per store", but I bet they'll be gone less than an hour after opening.

Sad that those deals are for the young and healthy

[femmocrat]

3. Target won't have it by the time you get there.

Even if you are the first one in line. Trust me.

[lunamagica]

4. Why do you say that?

[femmocrat]

5. Happens to me every time I go there for one of their advertised specials.

Seems like they only get a few in and I don't get there fast enough. Or something.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. Bait and switch.

These big stores will stock just a few of their big advertised sale items, so they run out almost immediately and you have to buy the more expensive things that they have a lot of. Black Friday is the biggest scam ever.

[lunamagica]

12. I can't imagine how furious I'd be if that happened to me

I had no idea...

[Brigid]

6. Staying home.

That's a great Black Friday deal.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. Yep. No way in hell would I shop on Black Friday.

[7wo7rees]

10. Rise above. Don't participate.

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[lunamagica]

13. Rise above? Tell that to the parents who can hardly afford to buy toys

for their children and see this a way to stretch their very few $$$.

[HappyMe]

15. It's a good way to stretch a limited amount of money.

[Incitatus]

18. Indeed!

I understand some people go for the deals the could not afford otherwise, but I have no intention of going on shopping on Black Friday. I try to get my Christmas shopping done before Thanksgiving and buy the rest online.

[politicat]

9. Janome serger for $179; mechanical machine for $79.

My niece got a good machine last year and isn't ready for a serger. Even big box janomes are good machines and durable, though, so if someone on one's list is looking for a good starter machine, Hancock's the the place.

Other than that... Meh. Nothing even remotely tempting. I don't even like doing basic groceries between the 2nd week of November and the second of January.

I'm lucky - the boys get on trend backpacks or messenger bags, elder niece gets a textiles class (she's aiming at textiles engineer and is learning technical sewing) and supplies; younger niece gets new engines for her rockets and usually a new one to build. Shopping is done months in advance.

[Zorro]

11. Amazon

Canon Pixma MX922 printer for $64.99 ain't bad.

[rudolph the red]

24. That is a pretty good deal

Thanks for pointing that out, I ordered one for my sis.

[Sanity Claws]

14. I found something I needed and was going to buy anyway.

I had my eyes on short boots and running shoes from a particular manufacturer. I badly needed the sneakers; I had developed a hole on the sole of my current running shoes. The boots were 50% off and the running shoes were 30% off; then they were an additional 10% off and free shipping.

I hate to admit that I shopped on Black Friday but I got them online and was going to buy them anyway.

[OriginalGeek]

16. I'm headed out to Tandy leather to get a side

of tooling leather. They had some online for close to half price so I'm hoping the store will have some on hand. I have to go whether they are on sale or not though - I need about 20 sq feet to make everything I plan for christmas.

Don't know where I'm gonna buy an extra month to get them done though.

[RebelOne]

17. I never do Black Friday. I do Cyber Monday.

Good deals and you don't have to fight the crowds at the malls.

[Duer 157099]

19. OK then, where are the good Monday deals?

Anyone have a 50" tv for around $230 with free shipping?

[lunamagica]

22. I'l like to know too. nt

[noamnety]

20. I used black friday deals to generate cash.

CVS had kind of an early black friday thing, so I did phase one of my master plan there on Sunday. I paid $150 for a paypal mastercard with $150 on it, plus a $5 activation fee. My receipt printed $50 in CVS bucks.

I used those CVS bucks and $3 cash to buy milk, paper towels, laundry soap, peanut butter cups, migraine medication, cough drops, probiotics, gum, sparkling pomegranate drinks, stress relief gummy things, and I forget what else, but other things - all of which generated more CVS bucks, so at the end of that round I had $51 in new CVS bucks.

Today I took my paypal card to meijer and used $100 of it to buy a $100 gift card to lowes, which generated a $20 coupon off my next trip to meijer. That was my only actual black friday purchase - but I needed to buy something today to qualify for a $40 survey about my black friday purchases - I had to answer a few questions and upload the receipt.

So from my initial $157 expenses at CVS, I ended up with:
$100 in lowes gift cards
$50 remaining on the paypal card
$50 in CVS purchases
$50 remaining in CVS store credit
$40 in new paypal money, and
$20 meijer store credit.

[lunamagica]

21. Smart! nt

[noamnety]

23. The meijer deal is still going today I think.

There was a sign on the gift card display rack saying which ones generate the $20 coupon. I like those coupons because it's just $20 off a $20 purchase, you don't have to spend $100 to use it or anything.

Riteaid has a similar deal still running through today, they have a "home improvement gift card" - buy a $50 card and get $10 in Riteaid bucks back (limit 2). Those cards are good at home depot, lowes, and I think other home improvement stores.

I decided I'd rather have grocery money than drug store money - but then my husband claimed my $20 anyway for buying an air filter for his car and an oil filter for mine. I guess it's funny black friday shopping - no lines, no exciting giant screen tv's, but the free filters are practical.