What would you do to score the best Black Friday deals this year? Black Friday is coming up this week, and these are the things we have to think about. Would you storm Best Buy and throw ‘bows at midnight? Camp out for 10 days? Skip Thanksgiving dinner all together to get to Thursday’s deals? … Kill a man?
For the sake of humanity, you should do none of the above for an iPad, or an HDTV, or any consumer product, even if it is the best Black Friday deal you could find. Because your dignity, unlike an iPad or HDTV, is priceless. Just have to point that out. With that being said, let’s get to the best deals of this year, sorted by the behemoth sellers who are peddling them.
By all means, we encourage you to take this information in stride. Don’t pitch a tent on a sidewalk, don’t abandon all moral compass, and please, please, please, don’t miss out on Thanksgiving turkey to go to Target. You’re better than that.
Target
Ah, Target. You go in to buy a new dish rack and a pack of gum; you leave $95 in the hole. What did you even buy?, is the question, and Things you didn’t even know you needed is the answer. So this Black Friday, enter your local Target, or the closest Target you can find that’s located in the middle of nowhere, with a plan. And your brave face, because here’s what’s up for grabs:
This brand new gadget is selling for $479 at Target, $20 down from its standard cost. But, you’ll receive a $100 gift card from Target at checkout to use on a future purchase, bringing the iPad’s cost, technically, down to $379.
In the market for a new phone? With a new contract, you can get the 16GB iPhone 5s for $179, $20 down for its regular cost of $299, plus a $30 gift card to use on something else, taking the money spent on the iPhone down to $149.
20 Percent Off Everything with a Black Friday Purchase
You like Target, don’t you. Target knows you’ll be coming back. So if you’re out there fighting your way through the masses to get to the best deals, Target will give you a little something in return, which, depending how you look at it, is either a trap or a sentiment of gratitude.
So, if you spend $75 or more this Black Friday, Target will email you a 20 percent off coupon for one shopping trip between December 1 and December 7, which will be good for everything in the store. Not too shabby, since Target likely has a good portion of the things on your list anyway.
Amazon
Blurring the lines between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Amazon has great deals that you won’t even have to put on pants to snag. You’ll have to be quick with a mouse, yes, but since Amazon’s deals span an entire week, there’s less pressure to rush. Here’s what Amazon’s got cooking on the web:
Samsung 65-inch 1080p LED HDTV
Need a new TV? Not messing around about your TV-viewing experience? This Samsung model should do you good, with 65 inches of HD screen. This baby is usually worth around $2,700, but this Black Friday, you can get it for $999 with free shipping, while it’s still in stock.
Google Chromecast Streaming Media Player
Plug this bad boy into your HDTV, and stream anything playing on your iPad, computer or smartphone seamlessly, with a Wi-Fi connection. Supports Netflix, YouTube, HBO Go, and more. It’s on sale for Black Friday for $29.99.
Samsung 55-Inch 1080p 3D Ultra Slim Smart LED HDTV
It’s the TV of the future, and it’s almost 50 percent off. Why watch TV in regular old 2D vision when you can watch it in 3D? Originally priced at $2,500, you can snag it at its temporary discount price of $1,297.99.
Best Buy
What’s Best Buy got up its blue-and-yellow sleeves this year that’s making people live in a tent for days upon days? Surprise: pretty hefty deals on gadgets.
$199 for a book-reading vehicle? Meh. $99 for a passageway into the wonderful world of reading? Somehow that just rings better. Best Buy’s got 1st edition Kindle Fire’s on sale for fifty percent off.
Macbook Airs are expensive – if you want lightweight, carefree beauty, you’ll have to pay for it – and when was the last time you heard of Apple having a sale? LOL. If you or someone (super special) on your list is in need of a new laptop, and they have sleek, refined taste to boot, spring for a new Macbook Air from Best Buy. You’ll still have to sell both arms and both legs to get it, but you’ll save $150 in the process.
Do you lead an awesome, action-filled life? Do you want to start and/or know someone else who does? Then snag a GoPro HD for $199, as opposed to its regular price of $349, and let the fun begin.
Walmart
When all else fails, head to Walmart. Not saying that Walmart’s a poor Black Friday option, but when Amazon’s offering online deals for a full week, Best Buy’s the reigning queen of Black Friday, and Target is Target, Walmart can fall to the wayside. But, for some added incentive, unlike some jerks over at Target, Walmart has a one-hour guarantee for those who are in line by 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving. Here’s what they’re offering up:
Not all about the Apple game? Snag the newly released HP Android Mesquite tablet from Walmart for just $89.
Don’t need all the bells and whistles that come with the 5s? Walmart’s 5c is not only $45, but on Black Friday you’ll receive a $75 gift card with that $45 purchase, totaling your expenses at negative dollars. You can’t beat that with a stick.
Sure, this ain’t no Macbook Air. But will that laptop (event with a $150 discount from Best Buy) will clock in at over a grand, you can steal this HP version from Walmart this Black Friday for $178, down from its original price of $318.
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