Black Friday and Cyber Monday steals and deals 2014

We'll have hardly eaten our turkey dinner when the Black Friday and Cyber Monday steals and deals hit the stores!  Some have even started already!

Here are some great places to help you get started on your Christmas shopping list!

1) Amazon - Amazon offers something for everyone. The leading online giants are offering great discounts on a wide variety of items from nearly all major departments, which includes; household items, electronics, clothing apparel, toys, jewelry, and books. The best deals are the Lionel Train sets and Kenneth Cole watches for men. 

The Deals:

Buy one Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Toys get one free 

Up to 40% off Lionel Train sets

Up to 40% off popular books 

Up to 30% off Dyson products 

60% off Kenneth Cole men's watches

50% off Hush Puppies for boys 

 

 

 

2) Old Navy - When it comes to clothing, very few places can top Old Navy. Old Navy is a perfect place to buy jackets, fleece, sweaters, jeans, and pajamas. Old Navy is offering 5 Day Deals for 50% off all sleepwear, and an Early Bird Special for 30% off the entire store. Enter the code EARLYBIRD to cash in on the incredible savings. They are even featuring a giveaway on Black Friday where one lucky store shopper will win a million dollars in their Overnight Millionaire sweepstakes contest. 

The Deals: 

30% off anything in the entire store

50% off all sleepwear

Deals starting from $4

 

 

 

3) Target - Target is quite diverse when it comes to selling products. They sell clothing, electronics, toys, back-to-school stuff, and outdoor patios. You can find a wide assortment of great deals for sweaters and artifical Christmas trees by shopping their online store. The deal on toys is perfect for surprising your nieces, nephews or grandchildren on Christmas Day!    

The Deals:  

Buy 1 toy get another from the same brand at 50% off 

40% off sweaters

50% off artifical trees

Handbags and wallets that are 50% for the second item

Boots that are 50% off for the second pair 

25% off Christmas stockings. 

 

 

4) K-Mart - The major retailer specializes in low prices for just about any item you can think of. K-Mart is offering up Black Friday deals for children's toys, Christmas products and Lego sets, and household appliances. The Lego sets make ideal Christmas presents for kids. 

The Deals: 

30% off on vacuums

40% off Lego sets

Board games for under $10

10% off Christmas related products. 

 

If you're already a K-Mart Member, you can enter the codeHOMETHX15 to receive 15% off a wide assortment of househould items. 

5) Best Buy - Best Buy specializes in electronics and all sorts of gadgets for the tech lovers. Best Buy is offering some fantastic Black Friday deals on tablets, Samsung products, and desktop monitors. If you're not that tech savvy, you can always contact their Geek Squad for more info on electronic items. 

The Deals:

Samsung Galaxy S 5 Cell Phone for $1

Tablets starting from for $49.99

Amazon Fire TV Stick for $24.99

 

 

 

6) Staples - Staples makes shopping easy, especially when all you need to do is click a mouse to complete a transaction! Staples offers a variety of office equipment, school supplies and electronics. The best deal, by far, is The Boxflex WR30M Pro Strapless Heart Rate Monitor. It was $129.99 before and is selling for only $9.99 during Black Friday. You can't go wrong there!

The Deals:

The Boxflex WR30M Pro Strapless Heart Rate Monitor for $9.99

Beats By Dre Executive Headphones for $159.99

Brother MFC-7360N Laser Multifunction Printer for $99.99

Circuit Expression 2 Cutting Machine for $159.99

 

 

7) eBay - eBay is the internet auction powerhouse, which offers a tremendous variety of online shopping departments. The major departments to pay attention to during Black Friday are electronics, clothing, fashion,  jewelry, and accessories for men. Samsung items are also on sale. The free shipping is the icing on the cake here! Start preparing your wishlist today. 

The Deals:

Invicta watches up to 90% off

60% off home and garden items 

Certified 1ct diamond stud earrings in 14K white gold with screw-backs for $695

Lenovo ThinkServer TS140 Tower Server System for $319 from $599

 

Other retailers offering up great deals, includes; Toys R Us, Babies R Us, Costco, Kohl's, RadioShack, Overstock, Game Stop, and through eBay.  

4/28/07 Newsletter

"Deals that are nifty by Sister Thrifty"

Years ago I created a big spreadsheet for all the grocery stores around town, trying to decide which store was the least expensive. Of course, the price of items changed from week to week, making one store the better deal one week and a different store less expensive the next, depending on sales. One thing I noticed was that some of the best deals to be had consistently were found at the big warehouse clubs. My favorite is Costco. A study by the Economic Research Service at the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture shows that you save a substantial amount of money shopping at warehouse clubs and Wal-Mart Supercenters. Hey, anywhere you can buy tires and cool whip is quite a store.

The study was done over a five-year period, and, on the same quantity of an item, you will save from 5 to 20 percent. As a result, those stores represent about a third of grocery store spending these days. Costo even pays cash back at the end of the year up to 2% of purchases. Alternatively, regular supermarkets use "high-low" pricing, where some items are extremely cheap and others are marked up significantly. The supermarkets tout the low, sale items in advertisements to lure you in, but they hope you'll buy the higher-priced ones when you're there. The only bad thing about the big clubhouses is you have to be able to resist some of that great stuff and be be able to control impulse buying.

What's going on with Vonage these days? People who have loved the service are upset that the company may go under. Some say it's highly likely that the company will go bust. Not only is Verizon attacking the company in court, but Vonage has also done a poor job of satisfying customers in recent months. You probably want come up with a back-up plan for when the company shuts down, and you might want o check out sunrocket.com. Sunrocket has a different business model, whereby you pay for a year up front. It's $199 a year, plus junk fees, and you get unlimited calling. It works out to about $17 a month. The one unknown is how people will port their numbers once Vonage goes bon voyage. The company won't be concerned with helping people port their numbers to another company once they've gone under. So, you probably want to make the switch now. Other VOIP services are Packet8 and Lingo. Check them out.

May 1st is National Pizza Day at Pizza Hut. They are giving away one slice of pizza (cheese or pepperoni) per person between 3 and 5pm. This is going to be nationwide, with advertisements on TV and in USA Today on May 1st.

This week's freebies features a ton of stuff for your car:

Automotive Lubricant Sampleshttp://www.nyeautomotive.com/ask.htmSample Kit from Caplugs.comhttp://www.caplugs.com/kits.aspFree Car Care Guideshttp://www.carcare.org/car_care_guide/consumer2.shtmlCar-pons - Free Automotive Couponshttp://www.car-pons.com/Free Car Keychain for Surveyhttp://autosurvey.hitart.com/Sample of Armour All Glass or Cleaning Wipeshttp://www.aa-ownercenter.com/index.phpFree National Corvette Museum Magnethttp://www.corvettemuseum.com/freegift/Sample Bottle of Dri Wash 'N Guardhttp://www.waterless.8m.com/request.htmlFree Cheap Car Insurance Quoteshttp://usaautoinsurance.org/Automotive Interiors & Accessories, Inc. - Sample Request http://www.automotiveinteriors.com/samples/carpeting_$3.htmFree Auto Carpeting Sampleshttp://www.autostyles.com/acsallsamples.htmFree 2007 Fuel Economy Guide http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/altfuel/feg_orderform.htmlSample of Knight Shield Professional Car Care Productshttp://www.knightshieldinc.com/ContactUs.htmFree MagnaFine Auto Air Freshenerhttp://www.magnefine.com/forms/form.htmlPennzoil More Miles Club http://www.pennzoil.com/moremilesclub/default.htmlSample of Speed Brite Auto Wax & Cleaner http://www.galladechem.com/speedbrite/sample.htmFree Tire Gauge Keychain for Car Ins Quote Survey http://yourcar.headplug.com/Free Automotive Film Sampleshttp://www.gilafilms.com/free-samples.htmFree Car Air Freshener Sampleshttp://airfresheners.homestead.com/Sample2.htmlFree Samples for Auto Body Shopshttp://www.autobodyonline.com/samples.cfmFree Swissol 60 Page Car Care Handbookhttp://www.swizol.com/E/US/KontaktHandbook.htmFree Water Washable Air Filter Oil Samplehttp://www.qwiktimeproducts.com/page2.html

That's it for now. Have a GREAT week!
CENTSerely,

Sister Thrifty