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.  

Mobile Money

                                                                             

Most of us are used to cutting coupons to make our money stretch a little bit farther, but now we can use our cell phones in addition to our scissors! Yep, there's an app for that. A couple of weeks ago I got a free bag of popcorn at my local theater just for showing a special bar code at the concession stand. Don't you just love technology?


“Smartphone use is on the rise and more consumers are expecting instant access to everyday shopping needs," said Cailyn Aanonson, spokeswoman for CouponSherpa.com. She continues “It only makes sense, as it’s instant, accessible and doesn’t require printing out a coupon from home beforehand – thus, you can decide what coupons to use as you shop, rather than before you leave home.” Coupon Sherpa is a terrific online couponing web site that now lets shoppers load grocery coupons to their existing store loyalty card via their iPhone devices. The coupons and the app are free.

Consumers can input their ZIP code, using the app, to see what offers are available locally. Then, shoppers can select the coupons, which are automatically added to their grocery store loyalty card to use during checkout. More and more retailers, restaurants, and grocery stores are using mobile money to draw in customers.

“Aside from already offering scannable and exclusive coupons for restaurants and retailers, the CouponSherpa app has now expanded into offering grocery coupons,” Ms. Aanonson said. Consumers can also email coupons to friends and family and create their own favorites list of stores.

Another terrific web site to check out is www.mobilecoupon.com Merchants add their deals to the site and shoppers simply load the geo-targeted coupons on their phones. Apps are available for free on the iPhone App Store.

Customers who love shopping at Target will be happy to learn that they can get exclusive offers up to five times a month on your web-enabled cell phone via text message, when you sign up for their program at www.target.com Purchase with your Target credit card to save an additional 5 percent!

If you've discovered www.FourSquare.com then you know that you can become a "Mayor" of a particular restaurant or retailer and receive their special offers, simply by checking into their location on your cell phone every time you shop there. You can also earn silly badges and see where your friends are hanging. Kinda silly, but worth checking out if you're a frequent customer of a certain vendor.

Remember, all of these mobile money programs remind consumers that "message and data rates may apply", so be sure you know what your mobile plan includes or charges to receive such messages. Mobile marketing is HUGE these days and getting bigger, as merchants are learning more about it.